Employee Spotlight: Brian Morse

What do you do at TJM and how long have you worked here?
I have been at TJM Promos for over two years now, starting with trading pins, then moving to lanyards and wristbands and currently designing challenge coins. Sometimes, I take out the trash.

What's your favorite product that you've helped design?
Of the products I have worked on so far, the challenge coins and pins have been my favorite as the palette allows for more detail, which in turn challenges me to be more creative.

What do you do on your off time?
I actually am not familiar with that term. Living on a farm produces very little off time. Any “extra” time left over at the end of a day is spent composing music, writing lyrics and poetry, video editing, performing at festivals or events, leading guided meditations, searching for lost socks, contemplating the meaning of lint, avoiding various forms of airborne fruits, making interesting hats with foil, experimenting with spices, and telling random fairytales to various stray ferrets.

What do you like most about living in central Florida?
I can see the stars, and that my closest neighbor is 5 acres away, yet still close enough to communicate with if I take a deep breath first.

What type of music do you play?
98% of what I play is original. It has been described by an indie radio station in Gainesville as “Tribal Blues”. While I have no idea what that means really, I like the way it sounds, so much so in fact that I have added it to my promotional materials.

Where can we see you/your band play next?
I often descend on open mics around the local area. There is a large stand of oak trees on the farm that books me nightly for impromptu concerts.  The bookings come at random intervals, so a quick check of the Treblehawk Facebook page will keep you posted. Or, those trees often have an extra seat. There will also be a 30 minute set at Ocala’s Pride event. I believe I go on just before the fall.

Any exciting things planned in the future?
I have contemplated wearing plaid sometime in the future. There are a few festivals that are flirting with me at this time, offering various fruit plates and olives complete with pimentos. A new CD and music video is currently in the works. I may also look forward to driving again sometime in the future, I hear it is all the rage these days.