microbiologist he studied music and biology before moving to europe his career has taken him to manchester berlin munich and hamburg for the 67 year old the world of sound is his home. the world of sound is your home said that i was interested to ask you when i was home because i actually before i looked i thought you were a european not in the in the last few years when i 1st got to know it's interesting that you point that out because like. for everyone. we never stay in the same place of the same time and relieve this mentioning of the small farm that i grew up on on the on the pacific coast that california doesn't really exist anymore california has evolved and become very very different today as a as a church so on us where i feel at home where home is i must say that it is where sound is that is where music is and is for the family is and i think for most people that's probably true you were chief conductor of the doj a symphony ocean i think 2000 to 2006 i remember it well i remember i remember it because you blew away a lot of cold webs i thought you played a lot of contemporary music brought a