I have the chance to have a lot passions, the problem is that I don’t have enough time to push them as far as I would like to. So it’s by period, depending of my mood, friends, surrounding I do one more than the other, then come back to one etc..

However, there is one of my passion which I can do everyday and almost anytime: Human Beatbox..so let’s start with this one…

Beatboxing is my way of breaking silence. You know, this silence in the toilets at a critical time, or the one in the elevator, or when you are on hold on the phone, to me, all those little moment of loneliness have to be filled. It’s also an excellent way to keep the tempo, the vibes, to give a rythm to those casual moments which can sometimes sounds too routine. So what’s best than making a beat?!

Good Beatbox link: http://www.humanbeatbox.com/

The Parkour or Free Running is an activity (which started originally in France actually), with the aim of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. I used to practise it back in France, but even if it’s been a while I haven’t played around with streets obstacles, the spirit is still there and I swear I’ll get back to it soon!!!

Good Parkour link: http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/

More videos on my Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/spexistube

I’ve been playing Handball for almost 15 years, more than half my life when I think about it. I love this sport, combining strategy, arms and legs excercise, it’s one of the most complete sport I know. There is also a lot of contact, so that requires strong physical skills as well as a good team spirit. The latest is actually the main reason why I was keeping on doing it, I’ve made my best friends there who are now like brothers to me, but I’ll come to that later.

French Federation of Hanball: http://www.ff-handball.org/ffhb/index.php

Making music is also one of my big passion. It all started when one day, fed up of my casual tracks playing in loops in my small MP3 player (that was maybe 6 years ago now), I decided that I’ll make my own tunes so I can listen what I want. Very motivated thanks to my mate B-Kulcha, we end up releasing 2 CDs with a great variety of tracks, from Drum and Bass to Salsa, Hip Hop to Jazz, House to World Music..From time to time, I go back on my old Fruity Loops to express my vibes of the day.

Check out my music player:  http://www.spexis.me/music/

Like almost everyone, I love listening to Music. All kind of music, as I think there are excelent tunes in every genre, apart maybe from Trance and very Hardcore Metal (of course it’s only my opinion, I don’t want to offence anyone, but you can create your own website if you want to talk about metal) You can see on the right panel my weekly Top artists. I would also recommend you to get the iLikeplugin to your iTunes which gives you precious information about artists in concert in your region, as well as some cool free downloads based on your musical taste! Another way to enjoy your tunes peacefully is to get the plugin FireFMon Firefox which gives you total control of all your players (LastFm, iTunes, Youtube..) without leaving your browser!..love it.

Check out my LastFM profile: http://www.last.fm/user/Spexis

New horizons, huge landscapes, different cultures, flavors, smells, experiences, traveling is what makes a man rich from the inside, and that’s the most important. I have a lot of countries to discover and will spend all my life doing so (hopefully). I usually take quite a few pictures from my trips, gather and tag them into sets on my Flickr so everybody can enjoy them. That’s one of the good things of London, it’s deadly easy to travel anywhere from this city and for very reasonable price (well, most of the time).

Check out my travel pictures: http://www.spexis.me/travels/

Going out with my friends either for drink, big party or just a small chat plays a big part in my free time. I spent almost 20 years in Nantes where I used to live, and made my best friends there who are today like part of family, but luckily I met a good bunch of mates here in London too, so the party can goes on..yeah!! I don’t mention my family on this website as it’s too obvious that I love them, and I don’t want to sound too cheesy talk about it on the net. If you know me, click on the picture next to this paragraph so we can catch up on Facebook!

My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spexis

My LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/francoishotte

I love webdesign in the sense that it can gather every form of art. Within a website you can have videos, animations, photographs, illustration, music which is why it made a lot of sense to me to play around with HTML and Flash. I used to do my personal websites all in flash, they were quite nice I think, but at the end it’s heavy to load and hard to update, so doesn’t suit my needs. However if you want to have a look at my old website, feel free to do so here. I also invite you to check out my sister’s restaurant website that I’ve made using WordPress too!.

Examples of my designs: Belle Rive Restaurant, Greenwich Footbal Club and NOFA Urban Wear

Finally, when I’ve done all the above, or when I’m too tired to go to the DVD rental, I play with my Playstation 3 with games like GTA IV, Pro Evo 2009, Metal Gear Solid 4, Need For Speed Undercover, Assassins, Drake’s Fortune and many others…what I like in that is being the main actor of the movie, the main player on the pitch or just driving the best cars in the world for less than £30.

Good Video Games link: http://uk.gamespot.com/