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John Tussey

With Aloha from Oahu, Hawaii

About Me


::: My new "Flowing" CD is now available at CD Baby:::
::: "Flowing", "Serenity" and "Free Flow" are available at Apple iTunes. :::
I live in Hawaii and love it here! The beauty that surrounds me is awesome! Green covered valleys and mountains, rainbows, waterfalls, the beautiful teal blue ocean and spectacular sunsets - WOW! This is what Hawaii is like! So beautiful and awesome! But, the people of Hawaii are what make it so very special!
I have a passion for music! I really love playing the piano, writing and arranging new music and co-writing songs with friends. I enjoy learning jazz chord progressions and am always listening for new sounds. I also enjoy reading the Bible, spending time with friends, meeting new friends, going to movies, hiking and exercising. I like to eat Italian food as well as all kinds of Asian foods. Sushi is great!
I have been playing piano since age 6. Studied piano as well as many other music studies with Albert Teoli in Wilmington, DE. Also studied piano with other instructors from New Jersey, Delaware and Hawaii.
In addition to teaching piano, I also give instruction for contemporary music theory, improvisation, composition, orchestration and various styles including classical, rock, gospel, classic and contemporary pop and funk, as well as instruction for playing piano and synthesizer with a band. I compose, publish and record original music. I currently have many original pieces of sheet music available as well as a book entitled, "Chord Progression Ideas for the Contemporary Pianist" and three CD's entitled, "Free Flow" , "Serenity" and "Flowing." All of these CD's are available at CD Baby. Please also check out Indieheaven , Apple iTunes , Napster , and Rhapsody. "Free Flow" , my first CD was distributed in the Philippines. I play professionally and have performed in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Kauai, Oahu and the Big Island of Hawaii as well as several locations in the Philippines on the island of Luzon. I have been interviewed on television and radio programs aired in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Hawaii and the Philippines.
I hope you enjoy my music.
To learn more about and purchase my CD's, please click on the CD covers below.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/9/2005
Band Website: angelfire.com/music5/keyboardartistry
Influences: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninov, The Free Design, The Carpenters, Chicago, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes, Mahalia Jackson, Andrae Crouch, Dino Kartsonakis, Tom Brooks, Jeff Duffield, Stephen Kenny, Sissy Hinmon, Jo Ann Castle
Sounds Like: Please let me know!
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Re: It's Supernatural!

This evening, as I was reflecting and pondering with much thanksgiving on the gift of music, I realized how awesome it is to have an ability that touches people's hearts that I cannot fully expla...
Posted by John Tussey on Wed, 30 May 2007 12:39:00 PST