I wrote this with lots of electric bass loops and a mic. This is from my album made in japan 2005.
The video is Tokyo at night.

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MISUNG MONDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT IS BACK!! HERE’S AN OLD ONE!!!!

My version of  Madonna’s- ”Borderline“!! I did this version a long time ago. But it’s a cover of a girl’s song so here ya go!

More to come!

Borderline (bonus)< CLICK TO LISTEN CLICK TO DOWNLOAD!!

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This song seems to be my most popular.
I wrote this in Sonar in 2006 using a drum sample loop, guitar, shamisen, bass and my voice.

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“MISUNG COVERS GIRL SONGS” WEEK 4 OR 5!!!

SO, I’VE BEEN UP LATE ALL NIGHT LEARNING NEW GIRL SONGS! HERE’S A SONG THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY EAR.

“MAD ABOUT YOU! ” BY BELINDA CARLISLE! THE LADY FROM THE GO GO’S. YOU KNOW. THAT LADY.

SO HERE IT IS IN ALL IT”S GLORY. 

mad aboout you<click to listen and download

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I have always been a big fan of Weezer.  I got a lot of ridicule for liking this band, but whatever.  Good songs!

So, after a discussion with David Misung Stevenson, I decided to try and cover one of their songs.

Not too bad.  I decided I would force myself to do it in ABLETON LIVE so I could learn not only how to record, but also how to build a song in the layout section.

There are still a number of flubs here and there.  I have no idea where the drums get their random cymbals from, but I will figure this software OUT!

It blows my mind how intuitive Ableton Live is…just the learning curve is as flat as Mount Fuji!  IRONY! betch!

Without further ado

Justin DiCenzo – Weezer’s Only in Dreams

Here’s my disastrous attempt at covering Weezer’s ONLY IN DREAMS…a very short ONLY IN DREAMS

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WELCOME BACK TO MISUNG MONDAY! CONTINUING WITH THE “GIRL SONGS” THEME, HERE’S AN OLD CLASSIC FROM THE 90”S…”THE CRANBERRIES-LINGER” I COVERED . I MADE IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT.  BUT NOT BY MUCH..HOPE YOU LIKE IT. ENJOY !

click here to listen> linger<right click to download

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It’s my time – by me, played on trombone, synths, guitar and sung.

This is from my 2009 release: Good morning, goodbye

This video was shot on my iPhone 3g in 2010 around Shinjuku, at the school I’ve been teaching at for the last 2 years.

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ETERNAL FLAME EXTRAVAGANZA!

The Holidays are over so now it’s back to “GIRL SONGS!” As requested here’s a “Bangles” classic entitled “Eternal Flame”.

I tried to rock it out a bit, hope you guys like it. Enjoy! 

eternal flame cover 1 <click here to listen…and download

More to come!

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This song is called GAMEPLAN!

A song I wrote with Misung aka Dave Stevenson.
I emailed him the instrumental rough heard below and he sang over it.

Here is the demo

Then I re-recorded everything and sang it in a more exciting key.  Here is a rough mix by me:

Misung and I have been friends since I was about 14. The first time we sat down together and wrote something was a very strange experience to me at that age. He got out a tape recorder and a guitar and said, come on lets write a song. No paper, no pen, just make!

He is one of the most prolific people I know. Thanks Dave for writing this with me! More to come!

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In the tradition of not getting what you want and being a brat after christmas, here is this lovely song “the ottomen” (Jim, DaveJustin and  walter ) did back in 2009 about christmas time. It’s called “Christmas time!”

18_christmastime< click here to listen and download!!!

BONUS SONGS!! HERE’S SOME CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SONGS SUNG BY “THE OTTOMEN”

09_joytotheworld

10_letitbe_wewishyouamerrychristmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS TIME!!

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