I have been playing music actively since 2004. Right now I play piano/keyboards (with special emphasis on synthesizers) and a bit of bass clarinet. I am primarily interested in playing modern "out" jazz.
My main influences are: Frank Zappa, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Brad Mehldau, Andrew Hill, Joe Henderson, Muhal Richard Abrams, Don Pullen, Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Keith Tippett, Don Preston, George Duke, Edgard Varese, Igor Stravinsky
Some other music I'm interested in, but not so much influenced by: Yes, Captain Beefheart, Talking Heads, The Dead Milkmen, The Who, Parliament/Funkadelic
I also collect live music recordings, primarily Frank Zappa. My main source is BitTorrent, and my two favorite trackers are Zappateers and Dime A Dozen.