User:Thaumata Strangelove

Thaumata Strangelove - Second Life Mentor

Second Life Experience

Hello, kids. I first came to SL in November 2005, after a friend told me that I'd appreciate the highly collaborative nature of the platform. They were right, and I have been here ever since. I really enjoy spending time exploring the nature of relationships and community in a virtual space, and you will find me working on things to that end most of the time:

I had a gallery at SL4B to display some of the artwork I've made here.
I follow the MusicDev discussion lists here at SL and tend to watch the music scene closely.
I recently became a mentor, so you will see me on that list, as well.
I'm a moderator for the PG SL Flickr group.

I'm always interested in new projects, so please let me know if you can use a hand.

Real Life Experience

In RL, I'm 29 and originally from Chicago. I majored in music (piano/voice) and then assisted an eye surgeon for a while, until I left to help start Splice Music. I did a lot of community directing for them and learned a lot there. I really enjoy traveling; I lived in Barcelona for a time and am currently exploring the UK. I am extremely interested in using the web to fund non-profit organizations, and once raised $10k USD on YouTube for breast cancer charities... mostly just to prove that I could.

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Contact

Email: thaumata@gmail.com
Skype: Thaumata

Off the Grid

Thaumata is a musician, playing piano since age 5, majoring in opera and tackling a plethora of teaching and performing gigs in the years since. Her current project is Splice, a website that allows musicians from around the world to make music together via the world's most advanced online sequencer and creative commons licenses. The 10-person Splice team will re-launch the site and present the world's most advanced online sequencer in June of 2007, which is making Thau's life a little hectic at the moment.

Another recent project was filming a portion of a pilot for VH1 for a show about airing your confessions on the internet, something Thau got very good at a few years ago, when she was one of the first people to use YouTube to broadcast her video diaries. The vlog got so much attention at the time that it was normal to get 200 emails a day from viewers. Thaumata used this power for awesome and launched a fundraising campaign for the 60-mile (90k) breast cancer walk she does each year. Through $5 and $10 donations from the internet, she raised nearly $10k for the cause in three months.

In her 'spare time', Thau likes to work on her spanish and meet new people. She calls Chicago her home, but often resides in Barcelona, Spain, as well as frequent trips to San Francisco for work.

If you'd like to keep up with Thau, she suggests her Flickr page or just googling for Thaumata and picking your poison.

Thaumata is a greek word; it means Miracles.