Hi, I’m Trent Lapinski.
Trent Lapinski’s Profile

Experience:

2001 – I launched one of the first blogs on the internet. It was an Apple news and product review blog named Apple-X concerning Mac OS X, and upcoming Apple technology rumors. The site started out as nothing more than a 14-year-old’s pet project, but quickly grew when Eoban Binder took over as editor and we added several volunteer writers over the years. I was also in high school at the time learning all I could about production from the TV Studio / media program my high school had. Which is where I learned graphic design.

2002 – Continued to run Apple-X, and attend high school.

2003 – At 16 left high school a year early and enrolled in community college at 17. I also continued to run my Apple news blog which I renamed AppleXnet.com (archive of AppleXnet). Then on the side, I worked for Clarins as a direct sales person at Macy’s.

2004 – Attended college at OCC in general education, and worked for Loreal as an Educative Administrative Assistant. I also continued to run my Apple news blog AppleXnet.com.

2005 – Attended college in general education, and worked for Loreal as an Educative Administrative Assistant. I also continued to run my Apple news blog AppleXnet.com.

2006 – By 19 I had three years of college under my belt, and had successfully been running my own Apple news and product review blog AppleXnet.com since I was 14. During my tenure as founder of AppleXnet the site was profitable from online advertising, and had received press access to both MacWorld and NAB. The site also employed several freelance writers. I then decided to sell AppleXnet, and began writing freelance for sites like ValleyWag.com, and SuicideGirls.com. I even was mentioned by The New York Times.

By the end of the year I accepted a position with two of the former founders of MySpace who had formed a new company, LiveUniverse. I left college for the opportunity, and set aside my writing career.

2007 – I focused solely on LiveUniverse and its primary property LiveVideo.com. I worked my way up from a media Producer to Marketing Communications Managers.

2008 – After an uneventful launch of LiveVideo.com I parted ways with LiveUniverse to explore new opportunities. I soon found myself in the halls of Playboy’s Media Tech Center in Los Angeles where I worked as a Web Developer and Social Internet Marketer. I lead a successful viral video campaign which generated new traffic, and renewed brand interest. Unfortunately due to the economic downturn I was laidoff with nearly 100 others.

2009 – Having reevaluated my life priorities and my quest for happiness I took sometime away from the corporate world and focused on freelance projects. Unfortunately, I also had to deal with the tragic disappearance of my Mom’s best friend Leta Cordes. Since November I’ve returned to Internet Marketing as well as SEO, and web development.

2010 – Continuing to work, and learning as much as I can.

Bio:

My life experiences and accomplishments have shaped me into a well rounded individual. Despite some hardships, they have instilled in me an unfounded maturity and wisdom that continue to push me forward. I’ve become a very passionate, honest, caring person who is constantly striving for truth.

I treat my philosophies on life like children, always caring for and nurturing them. Sometimes they misbehave, make mistakes, sometimes I don’t listen to them when I should, but I still love them. Luckily they grow with me as I experience what life has to offer.

I’m an existential agnostic romantic geek. I am an extremely honest person. I have an undying quench for truth and knowledge and I am not afraid to ask the questions and say the things no one else will. This of course gets me into a world of trouble and totally makes a mess of many of my relationships, yet curiosity continues to rule my world.

I was born in the Bay Area and lived there until I was 13, at 14 I moved to Orange County, at 21 I moved to Los Angeles, and at 23 returned to Orange County.

I’m also writing a novel about my childhood, and my life growing up in the digital age. I also play the guitar.

Current Gear:
- Black MacBook 2GHz
- Black 32GB 3GS iPhone
- Black/white Fender Stratocaster MIM
- ’06 white Scion Xa with black tinted windows

My Dogs:

Heros:

Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, Tom Morello, Bill Murray, Dave Grohl, George Carlin, Jon Stewart, Chris Cornell, Trent Reznor, Eddie Vedder, Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Tim Burton, Bono and The Edge, Bill Maher, Robert Downey Jr, Edward Norton.

Favorite Bands:

Audioslave, U2, The Beatles (John Lennon), Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, The Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Nirvana, Muse, Radiohead, Incubus, Pearl Jam, Street Sweeper Social Club, Soundgarden, Staind, Seether, Silversun Pickups, Tool, Coldplay, Minus The Bear, Jeff Buckley, System of a Down, A Perfect Circle, Sublime, Deftones, The Mars Volta, The Cure, The Dave Matthews Band, Stone Temple Pilots, Kidneythieves, My Morning Jacket, Kings of Leon, Death Cab for Cutie, Built To Spill, The Boxer Rebellion, Collective Soul, Jakalope, Jack Off Jill, Scarling, Poe, Bettie Serveert, White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Lacuna Coil, Metric, Slant, Interpol, Bad Religion, Underworld, Christopher Lawrence, Portishead, Louis XIV, Depeche Mode, Eisley, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tapping The Vein, The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower, fiREHOSE, Meat Puppets, Flyleaf, The Dandy Warhols, Zero 7, The Shins, Radio Birdman, I Am X, Von Bondies, Snow Patrol, Frou Frou (Imogen Heap), The Music, Wolfmother, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Temple of the Dog, At The Drive-In, Sparta, Toadies, Glassjaw, Refused, Thursday, Remy Zero, The Offspring, Mad At Gravity, Velvet Revolver, Social Distortion, Rob Dougan, Queens of the Stone Age, Puddle of Mudd, Play Pretty For Baby, Placebo, Moby, Jane’s Addiction, Green Day, Everclear, Counting Crows, The Clash, and more.

Favorite Movies:

Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Underworld 1-3, A Scanner Darkly, Terminator 2 and 4, Lost In Translation, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tim Burton), Garden State, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Ghost In The Shell 1&2, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Kill Bill 1&2, Waking Life, The Matrix, Boondock Saints, Cowboy Bebop The Movie, Donnie Darko and more.

Background:

I’m a life long Mac user, and I have been pursuing writing for 8-years, web design and development for 8-years, graphic design for 7-years, internet marketing for 6-years, and social networking for 5-years. I have notable experience with Adobe Photoshop, WordPress, and have coding experience with xHTML, CSS, Ajax, DHTML, and some PHP (MySQL), and Javascript. As for my history with computers, I started out on a Macintosh SE when I was age 4, then had a Mac Classic, after that an LC II, next a Performa 6300, an iMac DV SE 400mhz, a retired 15″ 1.25GHz PowerBook G4, and currently my black 2GHz MacBook. Hoping to get a MacBook Pro eventually.

Conclusion:

I guess that’s about it, if you want to know more about me feel free to contact me.