New Covers I have been wanting to do a series of covers on YouTube for several years. Specifically covering music from my childhood and adolescence, the 1980’s – 1990’s. When I did the “Faith” cover just a few days ago, I decided that it was time to tackle this project. “Eternal Flame” This time, I’ve […]
Category Archives: Blog
All posts and categories live under the Blog category. This is Jose’s personal blog that spans many topics. Use the category menu on the right to see posts that are specific to that category or just browse through this category. Posts are organized here by publication date from newest to oldest.
Site Update: New Pages and Features
I have updated my site and taken some time to redesign a few pages. I will resume with a regular posting schedule that will be announced in January 2017. Below are a couple of highlighted update points. I hope you enjoy my improved site. Cheers! Jose New Pages “VIDEOS” I have gathered videos from YouTube […]
Video: Faith by George Michael (Tribute to George Michael)
I was so sad to learn that George Michael had passed. My two most favorite songs from him are “Faith” and “Freedom 90”. I wasn’t sure which one I wanted to cover, but ended up covering “Faith”.
Video: Fernando Sor’s “Waltz Op. 31 No. 1”
Here’s my arrangement of Fernando Sor’s study for guitar on the ukulele.
Video: “Tulak ng Bibig” by Julianne
“Tulak ng Bibig” by Julianne I made an instrumental cover of “Tulak ng Bibig” by Julianne. Julianne is a Filipino singer/songwriter. I like this song and thought it would be nice to make a different kind of cover video of this song on YouTube. (Video embedded below)
Video: The First Noel
The First Noel Happy Holidays to you and yours! I realize that this post is a few days late compared to when I uploaded the video. Apologies. This is the first christmas for me in my new office and this was the first video I shot there. So I guess it was fitting. When I sat […]
Video: Clip Tuner Shootout (SNARK, POLYTUNE, NS PLANETWAVES)
Here’s a little gear video I made where I was trying to see if there was any difference between the speed of these tuners.
Journal: New Studio Update
Moving On It’s official. I got the keys and progress is being made. I haven’t been updating the site for a while because I’ve been working on getting things in order with other projects. I’m incredibly excited that the new studio is finally ready to be moved into. I didn’t have to renovate it! My […]
Jose’s Top 10 Comedy Films of all Time
My top 10 Comedy Films of all TimeI love watching films. It is one of my hobbies. Here are my top 10 comedy picks in no particular order:Still CrazyFour Weddings and a FuneralAnalyze ThisMeet the ParentsDogmaTo Be or Not To BeOscarSchool of RockComing to AmericaLittle Miss Sunshine
Lyrics: “You and Me and Freedom” by Jose Bernardo
“You and Me and Freedom” I wrote “You and Me and Freedom” in the days immediately following the 9/11 tragedy. Unfortunately, I never recorded it. I feel it is finally time for me to share this with the world on the 15th anniversary of that tragedy. I remember that day very well. My sister woke […]