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Listen to my track 'Palladino' in the new and slightly creepy Quizno's commercial.

15 Second Version

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Buddha.

When we don't see things as they are, we see them as WE are.

If you want to know your past - look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future - look into your present actions.

As a technique to identify the basic nature of the mind, first stop remembering what happened in the past, then stop thinking of what might happen in the future; let the mind flow of its own accord without the overlay of thought. Let the mind rest in its natural state. Observe. One can practice this while lying in bed in the morning, your mind awake but your senses not fully engaged. The conceptual mind that runs on thinking of good things, bad things, and so forth will get a rest. A little non-conceptuality can provide a much needed vacation.

Happiness refers to a deep sense of fulfillment, accompanied by a sense of peace and a host of other positive qualities.
Pleasure exhausts itself in the enjoying, just like a candle that burns down and disappears. - Matthieu Ricard

Here are some older songs from bands I was in. These are all demo recordings and some are better quality than others. I thought these would be fun to post so here they are, as they were.

THE SIDE ROOM 2002 - 2005 "Trip-Pop" as it was known. A collaboration between Mato Gucu (ex-12 Volt Sex singer) on vocals and myself on music and production. The Side Room mixed jazz, bossa nova, trip-hop drums and sounds with melodic vocals and memorable hooks. The band was active in the Las Vegas music scene in 2003 - 2005 and played a number of sold out shows at Las Vegas' exclusive House of Blues "Foundation Room". These songs are still available for licensing. 01. Cocktail 02. Hola Como Estas - demo 03. Frenemies - demo 04. Gonna Make My Move Tonight 05. Tonight 06. Can't Take It Alone 07. Sun Don't Shine - demo 08. Set It Free 09. Crossing The Line 10. Drowning in the Shadow of Myself 11. Marigolds

AUTOMATIC TAXI STAR 1998 - 2001 Pop Rock featuring myself on guitar, Tiffany Fredianelli - vocals, Johnny Fedevich - Drums, Tony Santoro - Bass. Dave St. John played bass, sang backups and produced the rough demos. Interesting note: Johnny played Ed Vallencourt in the 2000 rock film Almost Famous. Tiffany's brother is Tony Fredianelli, the guitar player from Third Eye Blind. A number of these tunes were featured on MTV produced shows. These songs are still available for licensing. 01. She's A Bit 02. Carnival 03. So Sue me 04. Flowergirl 05. You Don't Even Know - demo 06. Together - demo 07. Ain't So Innocent - demo 08. I Don't Wanna - demo 10. Set You Free - demo 11. *Dimension Four - demo (*written by Dave St. John)

MAMA ZEUS 1993 - 1996 My first band, heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin and a dose of The Black Crowes. I did a lot of interesting open tunings on the guitar in those days. I was fresh out of the Dick Grove School of Music in Van Nuys, California. Mama Zeus was Nicole Sottile - Vocals, Kyle Adore - Bass, Vinny Castaldo - Drums, and myself on guitar. 01. Milk & Honey 02. Mona Lisa 03. Night Blossom 04. Hedge 05. Haight St. Blues 06. Mad Girls Love Song 07. The Stream 08. Too Close To The Sun - Live 09. If Only - Live 10. Go There - Live 11. Free Me - Live 12. The Vibe Song - Live 13. Milk & Honey - Live 14. Night Blossom - Live 15. Haight St. Blues - Live 16. Mona Lisa - Live

Here's the video from my three month trip to Dharamsala, India where I was a volunteer with the Dalai Lama's Tibetan Library of Works and Archives. I hope you enjoy it! The file is 189mb so its quite large. If you want to save a copy to your computer, right click the video below and select "Save Target As". Its all yours.


Watch the video from my Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip
November 2005 | Starring: Matt Gucu and myself.