ALKIVAR

Alkivar, self photograph, taken in 2002

BIOGRAPHY:

     Jon is an energetic party kid who grew up in the Washington DC Metro Area and was primarily exposed to hip-hop and urban underground culture through friends and WPGC 95.5FM the largest urban radio station south of NYC. Growing up in a neighborhood with kids who were mostly involved in the skateboarding community, he began to meet kids involved in the DC Graf scene. It would be these Graf kids who would later introduce Jon to the underground party culture.

     Attending his first warehouse party around late 1992 he immediately gained an interest in the early DC electronic music culture and started attending as many underground events as possible. It was at this time he first heard Acid house, while it was not his preferred style of music it did get him to listen to more of the UK sound. It was not until sometime in the summer of 1994, at a party in southern Virginia, that he first heard hardcore. The banging bass lines and the soaring pianos had him hooked.

     By the time Jon was in High School he was sneaking out at least one night a week to hit up a party. Jon gained a strong interest in the Jamaican Reggae culture through his next door neighbor Luchinvar while living in Takoma Park, MD. Luchi's father Lloyd was a former Sound System DJ in Kingston and would play his music proudly whenever the chance arose.

     It was around the summer of 1995 that Jon with his family and several boxes of stuff moved to Maine. Being put in a town he had only visited on vacation put an end to his regular partying. It was not until he met several of the DJs from WRBC 91.5FM (Bates College Radio) that he first found out about the local Maine scene. However, the parties he attended in Maine bore little resemblance to the scene he was used to; being more rock oriented, rather than hip-hop, freestyle and house oriented.

     While vacationing in Athens, Greece in 1996, he walked into a three story Virgin Megastore and picked up his first hardcore compilation the three CD This is Hardcore set mixed by DJ Vibes; this began his addiction to collecting hardcore records. Upon his return to the United States he moved to northern New England.

     The parties he attended in Maine bore little resemblance to the scene he was used to. It was not until a party in March of 2000 called "Mr. Wendal" that he first saw some of the various New England Hardcore DJ's play the tunes he knew and loved that he had not heard played out since his move.

     The following year in the early spring of 2001, he went to the UK on vacation. Visiting well known hardcore shops like Wax City , Elite Records , and Blackmarket Records, it is no wonder he returned home with two large bags full of hardcore vinyl and an empty wallet. Sadly Elite Records is no longer in business. After returning home he began to spin. Spending long hours as frequently as he could, he began to grasp the concept of beatmatching and scratching. A few years later and quite a bit poorer, he has amassed enough vinyl to make it impossible to find what he wants when he needs it...

A partial list of my vinyl – My electronic record collection

RÉSUMÉ:

Take a look at my résumé. I am currently looking for a web design job or network administration / IT position, if you know of something please post a link in my discussion forum. It has been absolutely impossible for me to find a position within the field while living in Maine. I am willing to relocate anywhere, and I do mean anywhere.

PHOTO / IMAGE CONTRIBUTIONS:

See: User:Alkivar/Images

ARTICLE CONTRIBUTIONS:

I, ClockworkSoul, award you this barnstar for your innovation and initiative in the creation of The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar

List of All Contributions:

Articles which made the Main Page:

• Graffiti - I've always been into good graf, some nice stuff in this article. (Featured Article on Feb. 18, 2005)
• Colditz Castle (Oflag IVc) - one of the best known POW camps of WW2. (Featured Article on Apr. 16, 2005)
• Boston Red Sox - I live in New England, by law you have to love these guys. (In the news: Oct. 27, 2004).
• John Peel - A great man who will be sorely missed by music lovers everywhere (In the news: Oct. 26, 2004).
• 2004 World Series - hopefully Boston can reverse the curse, got my fingers crossed. (In the news: Oct. 24, 2004)
• 2004 American League Championship Series - The nailbiter to end all nailbiters. (In the news: Oct. 20, 2004).
• Flaming Dr. Pepper - One hell of a great shot. (Did you know...: Oct. 16, 2004).

Selected articles which I've edited:

• aPOCALYPSE pRODUCTION cREW - a music piracy group I was in for a few years
• B-26 Marauder - My grandfather flew these during WWII. I'm also a member of the B-26 Marauder Historical Society.
• Blümchen - a totally hot German pop singer who also produced Happy Hardcore.
• Crime - I extensively redid the list of crimes for this article.
• Dungeons & Dragons - I've spent way too many years playing this game.
• Dungeons_&_Dragons_(TV_series) - Saturday morning cartoony goodness.
• Ecstasy (drug) - I've been involved in debunking myths on this article's talk page for months.
• Fucking,_Austria - Funniest name for a city ever. I think I will probably retire here.
• Genesis '88 - British Crew that was one of the originators of "Rave"
• Goldie - an amazingly talented drum and bass DJ, lucky git was banging Björk for a while too.
• Green Monster - The notorious green wall in left field of Fenway Park
• Happy Hardcore - "Music is my first love, and it will be my last" - DD Zion Blue Sky Day
• Hank Aaron - I've redone/shrunk the tables on this article to improve readability (102k -> 46k).
• Harry Lampert - the original artist on the comic book The Flash a great artist and a big loss.
• Hypercolor - Like wow man, totally radical to the max! '80s forever man!
• Kurt Cobain - A simplic, earthy, and very powerful musician. A devastating loss to music lovers everywhere.
• Michael Savage - Paleoconservative nutjob, but quite funny.
• MP3 - The end of the music industry as they know it. Its about goddamn time.
• Neal Boortz - Conservative libertarian talk show host I enjoy listening to.
• Nick Tahou Hots - Rochester, NY based restaurant. The ultimate drunk food.
• NASA - The most important scientific group in recorded history, IMHO.
• Ol' Dirty Bastard - Quite talented rapper, really nice guy too. R.I.P. bro.
• Operation Buccaneer - One of the larger Warez busts in recent history.
• Richard Marcinko - The Rogue Warrior, do not fuck with this guy, and always have a bottle of Bombay Sapphire around when he's near.
• Role Playing Game - I've been playing RPG's for years.
• The Humble Guys - An old skool warez group from the BBS days.
• uNITED cRACKING fORCE - a cracking group I was a member of for 5 years.
• Urinal - even the mundane articles can have some stuff of interest.
• Warez - I was involved in the illegal transfer of copyrighted software for a good 15 years.

Articles which I've created/started:

• Brom - My favorite Gothic artist.
• Crazy Legs - I didn't really create this, but turned 2 sentances into a full bio.
• DJ Icey - One hell of a crazy drunken bastard, but Eddie is a great DJ.
• Eli Thomas Reich - My godmothers father, a highly decorated Vice Admiral in the United States Navy.
• Henry Chalfant - One of the best known urban culture documentarians, Responsible for Style Wars.
• List of units using the B-26 Marauder during World War II - self explanitory.
• Operation Fastlink - Another large Warez bust in recent history.
• Paint marker and Permanent marker - two tools of the Graffiti trade.
• Rock Steady Crew - Another 2 sentance to full bio article. Old Skool Breakdance crew.