Couch Potatoes// Living Room Songs

Jack Lawrence Mayer (executive director) is filmmaker/video artist living in Chicago. He likes to film folks singing, dancing, playing instruments and filling moments between speech and thought. He was a founding member of the web comedy group Pushing23 and wrote and directed the 2010 feature film A Girl Named Clyde. His most recent project was the online-only short film, Waltz Across. He still thinks of the Southland as home. 

Dio Traverso (producing assistant, calendar man)
“No, not like Ronnie James Dio”
A proud Chicagoan, Dio was raised on a healthy diet of Nirvana, Iggy Pop, and REM by two post-punk parents. When he’s not lending a hand to lead-spud Jack Mayer on his latest hair-brained scheme, Dio wastes his time writing, stalking the Mojave Wasteland, and playing back-up bass for a doom metal outfit, Sorcerer Supreme. You can also find him under that one bridge near your place of business.

Kathleen Mayer (blogger) is a senior at Dartmouth College who writes weekly to biweekly posts (depending on her access to borrowed Mac chargers). The sister of site founder Jack Mayer, she owes all of her accomplishments to nepotism, dimples, and 5 hour energy.  She currently splits her time between Hanover and Atlanta, respectively the least and most gangsta cities in the world. Follow her on Twitter. No, don’t.

Josh Nalven (blogger) is 22 years old and lives in Chicago.  He does his shopping at the Lost & Found.  He would like to make or do stuff that people like, but for now he is going to try homebrewing.  He’ll make sure to save you a bottle.

e. phoebe k. holtzman (production manager) resides in cambridge, ma where she devotes her days to science, film-making, and entertaining children. most of the time she likes superheroes, outer space, and anything with a thumpin’ bass. all of the time she likes museums, going to the movies, and laughing at your jokes. 

Evelyn Dehais (Visual Artist) is an artist, performer, and extraordinaire setting ablaze to the Chicago area.

Aileen McGroddy (clown singer) is a theatre artist, clown, and woman about town in Chicago. She is a co-founder of The Harlotry and Necromancy Appreciation Society, and founder of Thanksgiving of the Month. She likes jumpsuits, mustaches, and cake.  

Mike Ioannides (web stuff) has an exceedingly difficult name to spell and plays a variety of instruments for a variety of Illinois big bands. He may very well be on the RIAA’s Most Wanted list.