FrancisMaxino

Francis Maxino Sings 'Rocketman' by Elton John at an Open Mic Night at The Vic Public House, Nelson, New Zealand, eleventh of August, 2023. This video is for demonstration purposes only and no claims are made as regards to copyright of the material being covered by the artist which is namely; 'Rocketman', a song composed by Elton John.

A version of the song Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles performed by Francis Maxino.

A performance of the Aha song 'Take On Me' at the Open Mic Fridays @ The Vic Public House in Nelson on 18th of August, 2023. This video and music is for demonstration purposes only and there are no claims as to copyright in relation to this song and its composition being merely a unique interpretation of the work in question.

A lovely day had by all in attendance on J-Day in Latimer Square, Christchurch with entertainment by Francis Maxino.

A lovely day had by all in attendance on J-Day in Latimer Square, Christchurch with entertainment by Francis Maxino.

The complete audio of An Extemporary Variation On Nocturne No. 2 by Francis Maxino.

Opening proceedings with my newly developed piano work evolving into some semblance of a song for J-Day celebrations in Latimer Square, Christchurch, New Zealand, 6th of May, 2023.

Took some time after the market to play 'Barney the Lyttel Town Piano' in Lyttelton which seemed to be well received and appreciated by the local townsfolk and visitors. This piano is somewhat worse for wear but still playable and much like the upright grand pianola i trained on so is a familiar touch to bashing out some music..

Here I sing Locomotive Breath with Dave Alley providing incredible rhythm guitar at the Gypsy Fair in Asburton Domain 22/4/2023.

Putting in a bbomerang dance two prepare them two be caught from two throws in quick succession.

Ambient Ripples I Music In Artistic Spaces Series Grainstore Gallery, Oamaru

Espianic Musings Upon Gran Tremolo is a variative and exploratory impromptu played on Yamaha Grand Piano in Aigantighe Gallery, Timaru, New Zealand.

Part of my music in artistic spaces ongoing series where I spontaneously play, mainly pianos in galleries, surrounded and inspired by rich visual extravganzas of fine art. This time I am at Aigantighe Gallery, a magnificent gallery that has been converted from a house that was bequested by enlightened benefactors leaving it to be used as an exhibition space for the people of Timaru in perpetuo. This piece of music is entirely impromptu with some elements and sort of excerpts of piano pieces I am working on. The audio has been extracted from a mono recording on an iPhone and attempts made to improve the sound by splitting it into three and imitating stereo and equalising.

A street performance of my song entitled 'Big Brother Of Babylon'. Here I am playing a guitar provided by Artma the Spiritual Artist across from his crystal shop/gallery in the Royal Arcade, Timaru.

A Merry Tune For A Mediaeval Minstrel A Piece Written For Recorder By Francis Maxino Performed In rather pleasing acoustics of the Royal Arcade, Timaru, on a treble Brandenburg Recorder.

Took a delghtful walk on the beach with boomerangs and friends on Aramoana near Port Chalmers, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, The Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe, Multiverse, Omniverse...stopped for a while to play my ocarina to blend with the ocean. Videography: James Robinson

A song by Julie-Anne Carruthers 'Julzie'. One of numerous sessions in the 'Green Bus Co.' a live in studio that I planted into a classic old housebus that once travelled around The Gypsy Fairs throughout New Zealand. It was my friend and now deceased Ralph Bennet Eades' bus. I lived in it for a number of years literally creating music from my bedroom in the back. Here Jules is singing her song which was, I think, a reflection of when a lot of the human race were being encouraged to smother their faces and inhibit their breathing to inhibit the spread of a coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2, but many refused including her and sometimes myself, a strange exercise in social conformity where a new practice was donned by many without sufficient questioning or extensive enough research and those who did not conform to wearing face cloths frowned upon by the brainwashed. The truth is there is no evidence that masking of the public had any significant impact and never has on the spread of infectious respiratory diseases and all the post published studies and meta-studies have confirmed that it did not do anything and in some cases made the spread worse and due to the mask being an added fomite make people prone to other pathogenic microbes collected on the mask when handled and touched or simply breathed through. I added drums, bass and a few other things to Jules' song, enhancing the sound a little and in post production turned what was simply a guitar and vocal recording into something a bit more full and band like.

Inspired by the ambient sounds of New Zealand tuis and bellbirds, I play an impromptu piano piece based on the calls being piped throughout the Aighantighe Gallery...

This piece of grainy sonic art is called 'Cry Me A River'.

So Dunedin was a complete super blast of inspiring and somewhat evocative brilliance. Whilst striding nonchalantly through the inner city of Dunedin, I was surprised to be joined by a guitar weilding compatriot, a fine exceptionally musically talented young fellow, Leigham Fitzpatrick who joined me on a quest to find the longest piano in the world but were somnewhat distracted by playing music and singing together because our voices seemed to gel perfectly and automatically and naturally flowed from the moment we raised our instruments and voices in song...Quite remarkable. So after an afternoon of playing music, including playing cello! with pianos, going over a few songs a few times I ended up at The Inch Bar again, luckily, we were able to share our new found magical vocal blend with a version of 'Suzanne' by Leonard Cohen, though the more dour slower depressing version we did with piano earlier that day was much better...so here is 'Suzanne', a tender and exquisite song thrust into a slightly noisy wee bar with people talking about weird stuff in the background, all adds to the ambience?

Can't say I know this song as well as White Wedding. Actually not that well but why not.

A performance at The Grainstore Gallery in Oamaru.

A performance by Luke Hurley @ The Grainstore Gallery, Oamaru. Here Luke plays his song 'The Sound' with accompaniment by Francis Maxino and a delghtful interpretive dance by wee River.