Music

Music

DANNY MOTT was born in England and raised in Canada. Danny has been involved in myriad recordings and in various countries, most notably in Jamaica and Cuba. Danny’s music is released under the moniker, “Mocombo” where he acts as composer, producer, engineer and musician. Mocombo is a versatile band project that shifts effortlessly between world music, traditional blues,...

DOCUMENTARY – The Contemporary Dance Company of Cuba

Cuba

A 3-part documentary on Cuba's premier dance company established by Fidel Castro circa 1960. A world class historic dance company that practices Orishas religion, has live percussion group and features insights to the philosophy of their dance company, there world performances and current dance works. They discovered my CD ...Mocombo Dreamscape and performed a piece at the Gran...

This is a One Million Dollars Photograph!

This is a One Million Dollars Photograph!

Meet and Greet

A Young Boy’s Dream Comes True: Meeting Sir Elton John In 1992, at the youthful age of 26, I was self-employed and making a living as a picture framer. I was fascinated by the potential of framing as an art form. In addition to creating one-of-a-kind art pieces, I was heavily involved in other arts like airbrush silkscreen,...

The Beatles and Me!

Collectibles

In my life. For everyone who knows me, you know that I am an undying Beatles fan. This is not a secret for anyone. I discovered the Beatles I was about thirteen years old at a childhood friend, Richer Francoeur. The first song I heard was Twist and Shout on an original Canadian album bearing the same title....

A brief history of the resonator guitars

8th February 2020

A brief history of the resonator guitars

Blues Music

Purred on by recognition of Bluegrass and acoustic Blues music, the resonator guitar is having fun with a renewed reputation. Whereas the Gibson Musical Instrument Firm at present owns the copyright to the Dobro identity, it is not uncommon to observe to refer to simply about any sort of resonator guitar as a “Dobro.” As a very American...

Johnny Winter signed my 1964 Gibson LGO

Blues Music

I remember that day very well. Having spent an afternoon party with Johnny Winter in his tour camper. Through a blues fan client, Blondin, I remember having introduced me to Johnny Winter's guitarist Paul Nelson before the show, who was also in charge of Johnny Winter's affairs. I wanted to offer him to do and created a limited...

Historical past of harp guitar

5th June 2021

Collectibles

All through historical past, musicians and instrument makers have turned to expertise to seek out options to their musical issues. 300 years in the past, including floating strings to a fretted instrument, was an acceptable resolution for musicians who needed to extend the bass vary of their guitar to attain their musical targets. Identified right this moment...

Johnny Winter a signé ma Gibson LGO 1964

Blues Music

Je me souviens très bien de cette journée-là. D’avoir passé un parti de l’après-midi avec Johny Winter dans son camper de tournée. Par l’entremise d’un client fan de blues, Blondin, je me souviens qu’il m’avait fait rencontrer avant le show le guitariste du groupe de Johnny Winter, Paul Nelson qui s’occupait aussi des affaires de Johny Winter. Je...

The 10 best acoustic guitarists in the world that inspire me