2024 – launched a Laughing Squid Discord server
2023 – helped onboard over 150 people to Bluesky
2022 – became an advisor to IP3
2022 – joined SeizerDAO
2022 – started experimenting with AI art
2022 – co-organized “Cocktails Into the Future”
2022 – joined Dead Birds Society
2022 – joined CPG Pop
2022 – joined Midnight Labs
2022 – founded Non-Fungible Social Club hosting monthly meetups in NYC
2022 – joined PROOF Collective
2022 – founded The 75
2021 – joined CrisisDAO
2021 – joined the Llamaverse as an “Honorary Llama”
2019 – became an advisor to Scandinavian Spirits Group and Vī Aquavit
2014 – joined the Real-Time Academy of judges for The Shorty Awards
2013 – became an advisor to All Power Labs
2013 – became an advisor to Selfie / Speakup
2013 – joined the Executive Council of Internet Week New York
2013-2016 – member of Soho House
2012 – joined the Executive Academy of judges for The Webby Awards
2010 – became a co-host of Protocols
2010 – moved to New York City
2008 – organized Laughing Squid Lucky 13 at CELLspace
2008 – organized Laughing Squid Pre-ROFLCon Drinkup at The Asgard
2008 – organized Laughing Squid NYC Drinkup at Lolita Bar
2007 – organized Laughing Squid’s Last Minute Unholiday Party at Citizen Space
2007 – organized Laughing Squid 12th Anniversary at Varnish Fine Art
2007 – organized Laughing Squid Paradise Lost at Flora Grubb Gardens
2007 – organized Laughing Squid NYC Get-Together at Lotus Lounge
2007-2010 – attended O’Reilly Media’s Foo Camp
2006 – organized Laughing Squid: Decade 2 at Mighty
2005 – organized Laughing Squid 10th Anniversary at Varnish Fine Art
2005 – co-organized Webzine 2005
2005 – helped organize the original BarCamp in Palo Alto
2005 – organized Laughing Squid Blog Launch Party at Albion Castle
2004 – produced Will Franken at The Dark Room
2004 – organized 8 ½ Year Anniversary Show at 12 Galaxies
2003 – produced SXIP & Zero Boy at The Odeon Bar
2003 – organized Laughing Squid: NYC at CB’s 313 Gallery
2003 – launched the Laughing Squid blog
2002 – organized Laughing Squid 6th Anniversary Party at The Odeon Bar
2001 – married Lori Dorn in a unique wedding ceremony at CELLspace
2001 – organized Laughing Squid 5th Anniversary at The Great American Music Hall
1999 – organized Laughing Squid Analog Cafe 2.0 at CELLspace
1999-2003 – co-founder of The Tentacle Sessions
1998-2005 – online propagandist for The Billboard Liberation Front
1998 – organized the Laughing Squid Analog Cafe at Cyclone Warehouse
1998 – organized the Burning Man Film Festival at the Roxie Theater
1998 – founded Laughing Squid Hosting
1997 – organized the Santarchy Film Festival
1997 – made a documentary about The Cacophony Society’s 1996 Santacon event
1997-2000 – co-founder of San Francisco Bay Area events hotline The Number (#)
1997 – launched Santarchy.com, an online archive of Santacon events
1997 – organized the art car caravan for the first annual ArtCar Fest
1997 – co-organized the Defenestration inauguration
1997-2002 – worked as a member of Burning Man Media Mecca
1997-1999 – served as the webmaster for burningman.com
1996-1999 – co-organizer of the annual Santacon event
1996 – co-organized “The Playa Dust Lounge” (first Burning Man Decompression)
1996 – founded The Squid List, a San Francisco Bay Area events list
1996 – made a documentary about social surrealist painter Alonso G. Smith
1995 – joined Survival Research Labs as a crew member
1995 – joined the San Francisco Cacophony Society
1995-2002 – participated in the annual Burning Man event
1995 – founded Laughing Squid
1992 – moved to San Francisco
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