I am a husband, father, writer, musician, and brewer. Besides having written many music and film reviews and articles for various publications and sites over the years, I have also been a member of the bands Tyburn, Agro, Jim Neversink, and some other small projects that range from Appalachian folk to occult rock/doom metal. I was the manager and one of the brewers at Nottingham Road Brewing Company in the KZN Midlands of South Africa for seven years, and then joined Mescan Brewery in County Mayo, Ireland in 2021, when my family and I moved here permanently.