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This Modern Love: Com Truise

Did you know Com Truise is super skilled at mind control? These are just some of the things we discovered when we made him fill out our love questionnaire (which was shamelessly cribbed from OkCupid).

These days, online dating is as normal as online shopping. First it was social dating websites like Match.com, eHarmony, and OkCupid linking up nearly 40 million Americans. Now, it’s at everyone's very fingertips thanks to apps like Tinder, Zoosk, Tingle, and How About We. Whether it’s just a simple profile photo or a detailed survey of interests, the dating scene is more open and public than ever before. Soon, you’ll be able to turn your missed connections into full-on facial recognition. Oh wait, .

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So what better way to get inside the minds of creative individuals than having them fill out a dating profile? Featured today on “This Modern Love” is Brooklyn-based producer Seth Haley, who performs as Com Truise. Following his debut album ‘Galactic Melt,’ Com’s ‘Wave 1’ EP (out February 18 via Ghostly International) takes the self-described “synthetic/robotic astronaut” on a journey through a newly discovered galaxy. Com’s signature sound is still the same: cinematic, sci-fi inspired, and analogue-angled. His newest single, ‘"Subsonic," is a synthesizer soundscape of fast-paced cymbals and hi-fi glitches mixed with mellow ambient breaks. If we ever found ourselves on a smooth plane ride with bouts of turbulence, this certainly would be the theme song. And that would be just fine.

Com Truise: 28/M/Synthetic/Single/Brooklyn, NY

My self-summary:
I hail from central New York, lived there the majority of my life and pine for its simplicity on the regular. Spent a good five years in the advertising trenches before I switched everything up and was willingly forced to pursue a musical career. I love my family and my friends more than anything. I'm a nerd at heart; I have too many hobbies and not enough time. I'm usually a mellow and happy individual enjoying everything life throws at me, good or bad—it continues to form me into the person I am and will be.

What I’m doing with my life:
I currently produce music and perform a bit of it around the world. I spend a majority of my time around musical equipment and making coffee. I find myself in the kitchen a lot, I have this newfound obsession with cooking. It happens to be more of a science experiment but it's always delicious nonetheless.

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I’m really good at:
Drinking, synthing, breathing. I'm also good at distracting myself in awkward situations and my mind control skills are quite honed.

The first things people usually notice about me:
I'd say eyes, lately its more beard and hair, rather. I kept it quite short for a long time and pulled the trigger and let it grow a bit.

Favorite books:
Behold A Pale Horse, Neuromancer, Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day?

Favorite movies:
Blade Runner, THX 1138, Aliens, Battle Royale, Beyond the Black Rainbow.

Favorite TV shows:
Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Peep Show, IT Crowd, Anthony Bourdain.

Favorite bands/musicians:
Boards Of Canada, Oattes Van Schaik, The System, Prince, Future World Orchestra, Clark, Datassette, Madonna, Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Chemical Brothers, Network, I could go for days.

Favorite food:
Vietnamese, Northern Thai, Italian, Japanese.

The six things I could never do without:
1. Kentucky Straight Bourbon

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3. Bánh mì.

4. Family.

5. Synthesizers.

6. Beard Oil.

I spend a lot of time thinking about:
Propaganda, leather, if I've seen the end of the internet.

On a typical Friday night I am:
I'm most likely drinking, I like to make it challenging to find my way home. I love a good adventure.

The most private thing I’m willing to admit:
I sing in my car, yeah like the crazy girl you see when stopped at an intersection just about anywhere in the universe.

You should message me if:
If you can handle strong drink, you like it spicy and you can fill the sunday void that breaking bad has left me with.

Pre-order Com Truise’s, Wave I, EP now and see him live through March 15.

Maria is a writer and editor (for hire) living in Brooklyn. She barely tweets but regularly instagrams: @bobilapizza.

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