eccentric
Self-reliant and possessed of an uninhibited imagination, Andrew von Gregor is a fiercely private, openly eccentric autodidactic polymath. He has won awards for his music production, songwriting, and mixing expertise, as well as his website design work with companies like Sony, Victoria’s Secret, MTV, and many others. He holds several patents for his various inventions, and is a multi-talented and versatile individual with a wealth of advanced-level qualifications, knowledge and experience in a wide range of diverse fields, making him the go-to person for any project or endeavor.
Andrew, two-years-old, airing some of his Festivus grievances via his Seussian-blu fōn: “Greetings and salutations, dearest mother… What, pray tell, is the reason for all of these distracting tinsel plumes; moreover, by-when will they be replaced with the customary aluminium pole that traditionally adorns the joyous Festivus celebration?”
Serial Entrepreneur
In addition to his current professional duties as a session guitarist, composer and arranger in Tinseltown’s film and television industry, Andrew is very enthusiastic about creating original music for his personal enjoyment. He works in the business of music, not the music business; thus, he enjoys complete solidarity with his music and feels no pressure to succeed in the entertainment industry. Instead, he creates and oversees various knowledge-, skill-, entrepreneur-, and freelance-based ventures with unstoppable ambition comprising equal parts zest, zeal, vim and vigor! Andrew’s ventures include, but are by no means limited to: LA Music Mixing, UBCNM Productions, Marry Me Songs, Gallery Wilshire, Audio Scream Records, Booty Toots LLC, Adrenaline Love, The LA Songwriter Awards, et al.
Renaissance Polymath
When not immersed in his assorted métiers, Andrew explores diverse interests like cooking, baking, drawing, painting, ballet, chromotherapy, abstract mathematics, gestaltism, neuroscience, psychology, and studying the behavioral nuances of the humans. He also loves money and the magic of compound interest, and continues to modify and improve upon Vela, the machine learning-based robot companion he built/programmed, based on his multitude of boyhood diary entries about his being enamored of R2-D2.
Transcendental Meditator
Andrew is a trained and qualified meditator in the practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM), which is a non-religious, natural, effortless technique practiced 20 minutes twice each day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. The TM technique allows Andrew to easily settle his active mind inward, through quieter levels of thought until he experiences the most silent and peaceful level of awareness—pure consciousness.
Substance Abstainer
Andrew does not use alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, ayahuasca, ‘shrooms’ or any other drug, drink, psychedelic, hallucinogenic, or other mind-altering material or intoxicant—never has, never will.
Endurance Enthusiast
Andrew’s insatiable curiosity and constant pursuit of new challenges fuel his active lifestyle. In the mornings, usually just before dawn, he can be found running through the scenic routes of the Hollywood Hills, taking in the breathtaking views and pushing his limits. This dedication to fitness and adventure also leads him to participate in the annual LA Marathon, a testament to his endurance and passion for running.
“I have run 10 miles a day, every day, for 18 years. That’s 65 thousand miles—a third of the way to the moon. My goal is to run to the moon.” –Andrew von Gregor