Favorite composers include Lalo Schifrin, Ennio Morricone (until about 1975), Piero P, Piero U, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Kenyon Hopkins, Quincy Jones, Goblin, Raymond Scott, Sun Ra, Michel Legrand, Oliver Nelson, Roy Budd, Krzysztof Komeda, Bernard Herrmann, John Dankworth, John Barry (1960s), Barry Gray, John Barry Gray, Jerry Fielding, Jerry Goldsmith (pre-ponytail), Henry Mancini (pre-combover), Edwin Astley, Laurie Johnson, Bruno Nicolai, Gary McFarland, Carl Stalling, Burt Bacharach, and The Great Les Baxter.

Musical interests include 20th century classical, jazz, soundtracks (mostly but not exclusively 1950s-70s), Latin, Brasilian, space-age bachelor pad, exotica, Moog, electronica, sitar, French pop, and Euro jazz.

Other interests include films, classic rum cocktails, wine, LPs, cats, synthesizers, outer space, cats on synthesizers in space, tikis, moderne design and architecture, literature, HO trains (steam-to-diesel era), leftist politics, view-master reels.

Contact me at dj_onya_birri at yahoo dot com.