I made this TV spot for a Japanese chain of Pachinko parlors called Meiho group. They were filmed in Milan inside of the Teatro Litta. It was a really fun experience!

The song I wrote myself for the occasion.

The instrument is the Bordellofono.

At the end I say... “We’ll have a fun time!” (In Italian)

I made this TV spot for a Japanese chain of Pachinko parlors called Meiho group. They were filmed in Milan inside of the Teatro Litta. It was a really fun experience!

The instrument is the Stranierofono.

At the end I say... “We’ll have a fun time!” (In Italian)

This video was recorded on the side of the famous Galleria Umberto in Naples, Italy as a trial for the Mehio Group Japanese TV ads. This instrument is Radio Guaglione, and is all acoustic except for the vocals.

This video was recorded on the side of the famous Galleria Umberto in Naples, Italy as a trial for the Mehio Group Japanese TV ads. This instrument is Radio Guaglione, and is all acoustic except for the vocals.

Goldfishbowl Eyes is a Greasy Pigs song written in 1991 by Tam & me. It’s one of my favorites. This version I recorded for the Pennabilli Artisti in Piazza CD from 2004.

The first line of the song, “I’ve got Jesus in my guitar case”, came from when I was busking in Prague in 1989 and when I looked in the case at the money there was a huge marble head of Jesus that somebody must’ve stolen from a church. I’ve even got a photo of the moment. I left the head where I found it though. Bad karma. It was a banjo case, not a guitar case. Artistic license.

The song is in three parts. I play all the instruments with no electronic sounds. It starts with a trumpet slowed down 2 octaves so that it sounds like a trombone. Then a three part harmony of horns comes in for the bluesy intro part. The middle part has me playing guitar, banjo, trumpet, upright bass, drums, one normal vocal track and one with a megaphone. For the ska bit at the end piece I get out the ukulele and electric guitar and bring in the horn section and three back up vocals.

When Tony Clifton Circus asked me to make their demo video for them I told them that they made me sick! But when they told me that they’d pay me I put aside my love affair with Barbie dolls and we made this.

Tony Clifton Circus, the clowns most hated by Italian mothers, the bad boys of the piazza, the guys that hate Barbie to death... the guys with the big stuffed rabbit!

www.tonycliftoncircus.com

One of my many nicknames is the “Porta Portese Philharmonic Orchestra”. Here I am blasting through Rome’s biggest and most famous open air market at full volume early on a Sunday morning,

One of my many nicknames is the “Porta Portese Philharmonic Orchestra”. Here I am blasting through Rome’s biggest and most famous open air market at full volume early on a Sunday morning,

This video is an excellent representation of various street artists in Italy. My wife Emanuela Ambrosino and I did all of the shooting and editing. I’ve broken it into three parts because it’s long. The entire project was recorded in Certaldo at the festival of Mercantia.

In the 1st episode you’ll see...

Cristina Delmastro

Vito Garofalo

Ciccio Clown

Theater Schabernack

Est Ovest

This video is an excellent representation of various street artists in Italy. My wife Emanuela Ambrosino and I did all of the shooting and editing. I’ve broken it into three parts because it’s long. The entire project was recorded in Certaldo at the festival of Mercantia.

In the 2nd episode you’ll see...

Cristina Delmastro

Funk Off

Vito Garofalo

Felice Pantone

Stelton Flight

I Giullare del Diavolo