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That’s great! Because of that chemistry, it’s like you simply picked up where you left of all those years ago.
Now let’s talk about one of your latest projects with my good friend Italian Opera Singer Jonathan Cilia Faro, whom without, this interview with you would not be happening.
A few months ago you both recorded a video in Italy called “ La Dolce Vita” , I have seen the video and looks amazing!, how much fun did you have doing it?
It was so much fun. It was also tough because we did it all in one day. We were all over the place in Rome. It was jam packed. But it was great fun and Jonathan and I get along so well, both professionally and personally. We recorded the music in LA at a studio. I love his voice. He is a very talented singer, and the combination of our voices worked. His music producer blended it in a way that you wouldn’t expect.
Shooting the video all over Rome, was fantastic...getting all around in a vespa.
Now, I know Jonathan loves you because you are a great teacher and role model, are you happy to be working with Jonathan? What do you think of his skills as a singer and also a producer?
I love working with Jonathan. We hit it off straight away when we first met. We originally had a conversation on Skype. I liked creatively some of the ideas he had about what we could do together, and hearing how he envisioned it. I really liked the way he was talking and how he visualized it.
Then when I heard his voice, I was like “WOW, he is fantastic!”, and then I got to work with him at the studio, and then we did something together at a club in New York. We just have really good chemistry together. As a producer, I think he has great ideas. He is very smart.
We are now planning to do some concerts together in Italy, in May. I'm very excited about that.
Your music seems to be a great part of your current entertainment career, is that taking a more prominent part over acting/directing? Or is it just as equally important as acting?
I would say it’s equally as important. When I started doing it 4-5 years ago, it was taking a bit more of my time, because I had to invest time to create momentum. So it took away some focus from acting and directing. But now that the music is more established and growing, I am now able to focus back onto more acting and directing, and I have some film projects that I'm looking to get set up.
''And there is so much more that
I want to do with my acting career
that I feel like I've only touched the
tip of the iceberg so far.''