Editing Greg Turk (section)

==Personal life==
Turk was born in 1961, and grew up in Southern California. He attended [[Santa Monica High School]] in the 1970s, where he was a member of the nonmusical group "The Olive Starlight Orchestra", along with [[David J. Linden|David Linden]], Keith Goldfarb, [[David Coons]], [[Susan P. Crawford]], Eric Enderton and [[Jan Steckel]]. He did his undergraduate work at UCLA.

A guitarist in a short-lived band while he attended UCLA, Turk performed with the group as "Industrial Waist", which also had Jack Watt (on drums; formerly Jackie Watt before he transitioned), the mathematician and teacher [[Paul Lockhart (mathematician)|Paul Lockhart]] (lead vocals, guitar; Lockhart later became known for writing the internet sensation, and later book, ''[[A Mathematician's Lament]]''), the [[Rhythm and Hues Studios]] co-founder Keith Goldfarb (bass guitar player), and Alex Melnick (the band's original drummer). Turk and Lockhart were roommates in Santa Monica for a couple of years while they attended UCLA.

Turk lives in Atlanta.