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Hello and welcome to the profile in progress. ;-)

Name: Stephen Stryker

Occupation: mad scientist

Preoccupations: video games (obviously), writing (also hopefully obvious), composing and playing electronic music, collecting music, books and anime, building the ultimate stereo, online racing and Anarchy Online, art, thinking a lot about lots of stuff, Italian food, girl watching...

Essence: on my tax returns, I always write some whimsical job description, and on this year's, I wrote "Thought Provoker." I think this describes me today. Thinking, pondering the deep mysteries and meanings of life consumes me, and has for a few years now. I want to know The Truth. Since becoming a pocket philosopher, I've tried to weave what little truth I've gleaned from this crazy mixed up world in my crazy mixed up stories and music, and so far, I haven't had any complaints.

Favorite music

David Bergaud - composer for Ratchet & Clank and Resistance series

Devil May Cry soundtrack

Sonic Adventure soundtrack

Panzer Dragoon soundtracks

Anarchy Online soundtrack (I obviously love good videogame soundtracks)

Delirium

Enya

The Cure

Stone Temple Pilots

Nine Inch Nails (though I hate some of it - I have my odd moments)

Tomita (best synthesizer music EVER)

Synergy

Joe Satriani

Dream Theater (the proggier stuff)

Derek Sherinian/Planet X

Jordan Rudess

Eddie Jobson/UK/Zinc

Emerson Lake and Palmer

Genesis (old stuff before Phil Collins became James Brown)

Steve Hackett

Porcupine Tree

Yes

Rick Wakeman

Chick Corea - I own his old recording console!

Herbie Hancock

Joe Zawinul/Weather Report

Peter Hammill/Van Der Graaf Generator

Brian Eno

King's X

Iona

The Newsboys

Kerry Livgren/Kansas

Casting Crowns

(etc... it goes on a long ways)

Favorite anime (in no particular order)

Naruto

Bleach

Big O

Cowboy Bebop

Inuyasha

Trigun

Hellsing

Ergo Proxy

Love Hina (okay, guilty, I'm a sucker for cutesy romance)

(etc)

Favorite videogames

Ratchet & Clank series

Devil May Cry series (though the first one is still the best)

Phantasy Star series

Sonic series

Gran Turismo series - I loves me some racing

Anarchy Online (my MMORPG fix)

Metal Gear Solid series

Tales Of series

Virtua Fighter series

Tekken series

Last Gladiator pinball (heck, I dig any pinball game)

most shooters

(etc)

About me

(okay, gonna take a break here... whew)