I'm so honored to be featured/interviewed in SAN FRANCISCO Magazine for the month of October which is the intersection of #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth and #LGBTHistoryMonth. It…[more]
The uncut COLMA: THE MUSICAL (2006) is now available on The Criterion Channel as part of the Asian “American Filmmaking Collection” alongside luminary Asian-Am filmmakers from the same era, curated by eternal champions Brian Hu and Chi-hui Yang!
This is the festival cut which brings back scenes missing from the theatrical release, including a whole…[more]
Remember when one of the Kickstarter rewards for my last film, Bitter Melon, was that I’d write a song about you? Well, I’m finally done with all 18 and I’m performing them live on May 23rd as the Closing Night Party of CAAMFEST (formerly known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival) in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (#APAHM).
Between having to quarantine alone on Thanksgiving, Mark quarantining away from me on Christmas and USPS not delivering all of my Christmas cards to folks (see below the video), I’ve had a very 2020 holiday, and I’m glad to say goodbye to the whole damn year. But first…[more]
It’s July 8, National Video Game Day, and I’m allowing myself to nerd out today by posting this playlist of video game music and even giving you my little rendition of the Space Harrier theme song! Click in to access the…[more]
Ok, so we’re back in San Francisco after having to pack up our Tokyo apartment in 9 days to avoid having my visa screwed with by the national lockdown, but there will probably be another vlog post about that - things have been crazy since we landed in the states on April 9, so here’ s very quick…[more]
Thanks to everyone who submitted a video to the "Mister Blue Sky" sing-along. We've all been going through a rough time, Mark and I just had to leave our apartment in Tokyo to move back to San Francisco as COVID-19 cases begin to peak in the United States AND Japan declares a state of emergency, so I'm really glad to be able to share…[more]
Ok…so the big Tokyo birthday bash has been canceled and even though we don’t know what’s going on, shit is NOT looking good right now, for any of us. So let’s do what we do! Here’s a new seed video:
So, today is my birthday and I was looking forward to doing my “go to” karaoke song, “Mister Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra at my birthday party here in Tokyo!
Alas, I had to cancel the party because I got sick and had to quarantine myself and it looks like a lot of you are quarantining yourselves, too. So if you want something to do where we can all collaborate on something, help…[more]
For February's vlog post (and ONLY for February!) I'm giving you an hour-long Valentine Mix of almost every love song I've written/performed between 2004 and 2020.
There are some songs from my own albums and films as well as songs I’ve written and performed for other directors’ films. There’s even the full “Crazy Like Me” from Colma: The … [more]
The next online sing-along is “Everything is Broken”, my holiday song for the displaced that I wrote on Thanksgiving back in 2010 - the last Thanksgiving I spent with my nuclear family. WOMP WOMP! And now, here’s a video of me…[more]
Hey everybody, a lot of you are going through it, and I get it. The time change, elections, breakups, smoky air, power outages, general darkness...I go through it, too. I'm glad you're all being open about your depression; I wouldn't have known otherwise. If you feel…[more]