About me:
   My name is Matei Damian-Ulmu, I was born on second of june 1977 in Bucarest, Romania.
   I am a regular guy who wants to create music for people who are sick with the bulk of popular music which is offered by the "Mass-Media" today. 
   I wanted to play the guitar so badly I made my mother buy me one for my 10th birthday.
   I studied classical guitar for 5 years at the Music Academy of Bucharest and I also studied 3 years at Theological Academy.
   HIGHLIGHT KENOSIS is my way of mixing these two disciplines which is made possible by meeting three extraordinary people, who now support me in this dream. 
I like:
   Playing the electric, acoustic and classical guitar and composing music bursting from my soul. I love perfoming on stage.
   I like cooking exotic food and it's good to talk to wise people who I can learn from.
 
I'd like to meet:
   The Light of the World in the Afterlife. And here, more people who want to be helpful to others; more people who don't lie (I like honesty and trust) and talk more about the good parts instead of the bad parts of a person.
   People who are trying to find what the real Love is (not only what to make love is);
   More people who listen to jazz, classical and rock music.
 
Music:
   I like Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Nightwish, Muse, Paul Gilbert, Pat Metheny, Frank Gambale, Antonio Badalamenti, James Horner, Sissel Kyrkjebo and classical music.
 

 Movies:
   Trainspotting, The Painted Veil, Gilbert Grape, Titanic(for the attention to detail and professionalism in everything), Big Fish, Aviator, Catch me if you can, Blow, Full Monty, Devil's Advocate, Casino, Amadeus, Moulin Rouge, Gladiator, August Rush etc.
Mass-Media:
   I'm too busy to watch 99% of television and the 1% I can find on the web without being bombarded with comercials until I forget what documentary/movie I was watching.
Same with the radio. Anyway, I blame mass-media for finding this excuse that it promotes only what people are asking for. No!!! the people don't ask anything, mass-media is giving this low quality music, movies and shows. I don't believe people like so much violence and sex in their entertainment.

Books:
Books about musician's lives and stories of people who succeed in bettering themselves. 

 
Heroes:
   Jesus Christ and everyone who succeeds in improving himself or herself, everyone who is sensitive to other's problems and those who embrace the arts.
I prefere people who don't think too much about themselves.
 
Woman of my dreams:
   I know I am not perfect but I still dream of a beautiful, faithful, wise, calm, happy, working, serious,  spiritual woman. Don't laugh, I'm sure she exists!
My dreams:
   My dream is to share HIGHLIGHT KENOSIS's music with all the people in the world. I wanna share all my love and my feelings with everybody who is open to divine contemplation and gratitude, because from my point of view, this music is my present to God in exchange for the life He has given me.

You can visit my personal page on MySpace , at http://www.myspace.com/mateidamian