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The Straniero Inspires Pixar...

Friday, 27 February 2009

A long time ago I was contacted by the Pixar Animation Studios. They said that they were doing a short animation about one man bands and wanted to buy my DVD. I sold them a DVD for $10 and didn’t

The Hormonauts...

Thursday, 26 June 2008

A long time ago in Sardegna I met two Scottish guys busking rockabilly. They called themselves “Spalmabilly Cheesecake”. Later I met them at the Ferrara festival a few times and then they

Busking at 8,200 ft...

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

In July 2003 I did a gig in Pennabilli,Italy with a Brazilian circus that highly recommended that I get in touch with the organizer of the Ibero-American Theater Festival of Bogotá, Colombia. After

Barbie’s Chic New Condo...

Wednesday, 26 December 2007

Now that my daughter has reached 4 years old and is becoming a Barbie Girl I thought it was time to make her a Barbie World. I spent three months working on this house for her dolls. I have a habit

Storia da un Busker

da 1987

Fin da bambino, ho sempre amato suonare ma ero anche convinto che non sarei mai diventato un musicista di professione sicuro del fatto che, facendolo per denaro, sarebbe finito il divertimento ( e

A Busker’s Story

Since 1987

Ever since I was a little kid I always loved to play music, but I always said I'd never become a professional musician. I felt that if I did it for money it would stop being fun (and we all know

Consigli per i Busker

venerdì 16 marzo 2007

La gente mi domanda spesso : “Non e’ duro suonare in strada?” Rispondo io: “ Quando va bene e’ il miglior lavoro al mondo. Quando va male, diventa un incubo!”. Fortunatamente, negli ultimi 15 anni,

Busking Tips

venerdì 16 marzo 2007

People always ask, "Isn't it rough playing on the streets?" I always respond,"When it's good, it's the best job in the world. When it's bad, it's real bad." Luckily for us, in the last 15 years

Shizuoka Japan

sabato 7 ottobre 2006

After years of wanting to get an invite to Japan, I was invited to the Daidogei Buskers World Cup in 2006. It was a great experience going to Japan! I ate sushi with lots of wasabi for breakfast,

Japanese T.V. Ads

Thursday 24 February 2005

In the winter of 2004, I got a call asking if I was interested in participating in a casting for doing some TV ads in Japan for a chain of pachinko parlors called Meiho group. I’ve always been

Ooooh Sticky & the Greasy Pigs

Since 1989

How did I get together with "Ooooh Sticky & the Greasy Pigs"? The story goes like this... I was playing on the street in Rome one day about 13 years ago. I ran into a friend who told me that there

Maxwell St. Market, Chicago

mercoledì 28 marzo 2001

“First we’re gonna kill it, then we’ll take it apart, then we’ll kill it again”. It’s not like Chicago was exactly overflowing with cultural gathering places. In fact it’s a very segregated city.

Tammurriata-"The Rhythm of Vesuvius"

Friday 16 March 2001

The first time that I heard the rhythm of the tammurriata I was blown away. It was such an ancient sound with the rhythm of a fast heartbeat. After 12 years of being in the middle of the

Festivals In Italy

sabato 18 marzo 2000

There are literally hundreds of street festivals of all kinds each year in Italy. I personally recommend Terzo Studio for anyone looking to play in Italy. Their big festival is "Mercantia" at