9 3 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area , ▁performing ▁and ▁recording ▁with ▁Bor is ▁Dig , ▁East ▁Of ▁E den , ▁Gary ▁Cla xt on , ▁Brand i ▁She ar er , ▁and ▁Ted ▁Sav ar ese . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁of ▁career ▁question ing ▁that ▁P ete ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁teaching , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Rudolf ▁Ste iner . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁bro aden ing ▁and ▁deep ening ▁of ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁literature ▁and ▁language , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁providing ▁training ▁courses ▁in ▁painting , ▁drawing , ▁sculpt ure , ▁movement , ▁and ▁speech . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁went ▁again ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁where ▁he ▁renew ed ▁his ▁interests ▁in ▁micro ton al ▁music ▁and ▁instrument ▁construction , ▁with ▁Kra ig ▁Gr ady . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁and ▁trained ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁techn icians ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁as ▁a ▁rock ▁perform er , ▁with ▁an ▁eye ▁towards ▁original ▁instrument ▁cre ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Northern ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁studies , ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Music ▁Education ▁from ▁Son oma ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁recorded ▁and ▁performed ▁with ▁G ina ▁Ferr era , ▁R ented ▁M ule , ▁and ▁Tod d ▁H orton ' s ▁RO MP . ▁ ▁He ▁has