Author Archives: douglasesper

About douglasesper

Father of two, husband of one, Douglas Esper is an author, screenwriter, actor, and musician from Cleveland, Oh. He has published two music-related non-fiction books (Reintroducing Chuck Mosley and Break When I’m Dead), a novel (A Life of Inches), and several short stories, including The Day We Hung The Tallest Thomas, which appeared in Frontier Tales. As a musician, Douglas toured with Chuck Mosley (Faith No More, Bad Brains) until the singer’s death in 2017. As an actor, he has 20 credits in films like: Bunker Heights (2027), The Obsidian Mirror (2026), Trivial (2023), and On Gallows Hill (2026?), which is currently making its rounds at festivals worldwide. His coming of age, road trip screenplay, Both Hands In is in pre-production.

Old Mike Patton Email Interview

Posted on 01/26/2019 by douglasesper

I had a chance to email a quick interview to Mike Patton as he promoted the Peeping tom album. The interview was posted on a site, but got lost over time. I found the email while organizing and thought I … Continue reading →

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the music career that wasn’t (part one)

Posted on 01/21/2019 by douglasesper

In 1999 I joined my first band, Fromandafly. There was a lot of things that led up to that moment and a lot that has happened in the twenty years since. These are the stories of the music career that … Continue reading →

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The Tent In North Ridgeville

Posted on 06/29/2018 by douglasesper

The first time I remember seeing the tent was during the summer of 2007. My wife, Michele, and I were newlyweds living in a duplex in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. We worked our tails off, but week-to-week we were just managing … Continue reading →

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Primus and Mastodon concert review

Posted on 06/14/2018 by douglasesper

Like the post’s title suggests, I recently reviewed the Primus and Mastodon show I caught last week in Columbus, Ohio The review was published by DomainCleveland and can be found here. In other news, I have completed the first round … Continue reading →

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A Really Boring Post!

Posted on 03/24/2018 by douglasesper

The title should’ve tipped you off that you could skip this one, but i wanted to give you all an update on my various ventures. It’s probably as much for me as it is for you seeing as how scatterbrained … Continue reading →

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