Mino and Franco discuss music teaching, the difference between guitar students and violin students, music reading and Franco's new book, "Easy to Play Guitar Trios," published by Mel Bay. Mino learns to play the 3rd guitar part to one of the pieces, "Julia Delaney," while Franco plays the melody. Later, they visit a couple of Mino's original songs …

Looks like we still remember how to play guitar, more or less. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/Oleh Franco and Mino

The four of us make a pretty good group of song writers, don't you think? 47 minutes of live music and conversation you won't hear anywhere else. Take a listen to our first single available on Bandcamp: https://mondaynightswithmino.bandcamp.com/track/one-more-time We're also on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg…

Mino and Franco improvise a serious instrumental while they wait for the tea pot. We now have a track on Bandcamp. Listen and buy: https://mondaynightswithmino.bandcamp.com/track/one-more-time Our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/about Thank you for listening.…

What we hear and how we hear it is a topic of curiosity that Mino Christante and Luke Zitterkopf explore as they draw the fine line between listening to audio component performance or simply listening to music. What is the difference? Please check out the marvelous Avalon Jazz Band and support them by buying their music on Bandcamp. Here is the lin…

Not so very long ago, you could hop on a plane and attend an audio show to learn more about the world of high-end audio. Those days are over, and perhaps forevermore as the cost of cancelled shows takes its long-lasting toll on the audiophile industry for the magazines that depend on them, and for the established big names that maintained their sta…

Is it a sign of humility or egotism to release unpolished recordings? Mino and Franco discuss this as well as the fact that cramped spaces makes for better music, play two songs of Franco's inspired by domestic bliss, explore a little Billy Joel and do some nice instrumental improvising. Music starts at about 6min. Thanks for listening. mondaynight…

Tiptoe with audiophile industry veteran Mino Christante through the often painful nettle patch of reviews versus the hard reality: how to get to the bottom of better sound for your system in researching audio components. Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio joins in the discussion of the quickly changing field of players, as audio shows go extinct, m…

Audio consulting seems like risky business to audiophiles who are happy with their sound system performance. Explore the possibilities of continuous improvement with audiophile manufacturing veteran Mino Christante of Shunyata Research, and Luke Zitterkopf, designer of the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System. Mino Christante is worldwide distri…

We had a little dry spell but last night we sat down and made ourselves make music. No one was allowed a sip until we'd played a note. This is a recording of Mino writing, or uncovering a song. Or, perhaps, he's remembering a song. Socrates thought that learning is really recollecting. Thanks for listening. Send words of encouragement to: mondaynig…

A longing making train song by Mino. Bass by Greg Nottage. Electric guitar by Franco. See us play it on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjaMZdF12boOleh Franco and Mino

From our original musical, "Get Normal." Words and music by Mino Christante. Recorder in the stairwell by Franco Bertucci. See it on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86PuTKHi5CsOleh Franco and Mino

Get the low-down on how subwoofers can play a vital role in both a room and the crossover technology of a loudspeaker. In a world where it is often better to be seen and not heard, the subwoofer must impact the listening environment in profound ways without overpowering the listener. But how much is too much? Join Mino Christante and Luke Zitterkop…

Mino Christante was a fly on the wall and a fly in the ointment at Shunyata Research for 15 years, testing over 1500 audiophile product prototypes under the tutelage of Caelin Gabriel. Now, Christante hosts "Weekend Environments - A Sanctuary of Sound"- a weekly podcast. Follow Mino as he explores the concept of weak midrange among monitor speakers…

Accompany audiophile influencer Mino Christante on an imaginary trek across a rope bridge and find out how your audio system can enjoy immense improvement with the addition of pioneering feet component technology from Aluminous Audio. The Isolation Vibration Component Module brings deep nuance to your listening environment whether you place it unde…

Mino Christante has been in the audiophile industry over 15 years, most recently as former research assistant and prototype evaluator for Shunyata Research. Mino interviews Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio as they confer over the plethora of audio components and some important considerations on finding audio components that perform well together …

Luke Zitterkopf and Mino Christante pontificate on speaker placement in "tuning the room" for optimum sound system performance. The Gravitas Speaker System of Aluminous Audio comprises four sound sources rather than two, offering greater versatility in arriving at desirable listening results, even when good sound in certain rooms is just short of i…

Mino Christante narrates a tiny audio documentary on the Gravitas Speaker System by Aluminous Audio. Some people work on a design for a speaker and take their time. But not everyone takes 4,000 years. In this 6 or so minute micro-documentary, Mino Christante explains the origins of the Gravitas, design considerations that make it special and other …

A beautiful song Mino recorded a few years ago with his wife, Lexia, Dominic the engineer and plenty of reverb.Oleh Franco and Mino

A little boogie-woogie style tune by Mino. Franco on keys and bass. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYpGuUABG4I mondaynightswithmino@protonmail.comOleh Franco and Mino

Mino Christante was a fly on the wall as well as a fly in the ointment at Shunyata Research, as technical assistant for Caelin Gabriel for fifteen years. Now, Mino visits with Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio and discusses what spectral analysis waterfall graphs have to do with musical enjoyment in speaker system design. Mino distributes the Grav…

Audio industry veteran Mino Christante, formerly of Shunyata Research discusses some aspects of speaker design with Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio. His Gravitas Speaker System is the only speaker in the world that performs while completely suspended in air, and fully decoupled from the floor. Aluminous Audio…

Mino and Franco chat about the recording process and listen to three of their Monday night tracks. Songs by Mino Christante Say hello: mondaynighstwithmino@protonmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/aboutOleh Franco and Mino

Recorded live in a warehouse a couple of years ago...we think. Mino ran across it on his laptop and Franco added some bass, percussion and keyboards. Words and music by Mino Christante.Oleh Franco and Mino

A cozy, long session in the music cabin on a cold dark night. Two songs by Mino and a couple Dylan interpretations. Franco mushes on Mino's new keyboard set to "organ." We like feedback. What songs should we play next? mondaynightswithmino@protonmail.com Thank you for listening.Oleh Franco and Mino

Late one night, too late as usual, we sat down for two songs in Mino's music cabin: "Light as a Feather" and "Don't Push the River." Recorded live - no cuts...no rehearsal either if I remember correctly. Vocals and guitar by Mino; other guitar by Franco. A good night to you all. Words and Music by Mino Christante. (c)1980-2021…

Three nice instrumentals by Franco. The middle one was recorded in a big stone farm house in Italy...it's a traditional Russian piece interpreted by an American of one-quarter Italian descent.Oleh Franco and Mino

Us and Neil Diamond rocking out one summer evening. Greg Nottage on bass, Mino on vocals and guitar, Franco on keys and percussion. Also on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR-VSN3Z9ZAOleh Franco and Mino

The lyrics to this song are by ol' Bill Shakes. The music is a cover of the Barenaked Ladies' version of this song. Guitar and Vocals by Franco. The proper title is: "Blow, Blow Though Winter Wind" from the play, "As You Like It."Oleh Franco and Mino

Franco sings and plays electric. Mino sings, plays his baritone electric (and fiddles too). Special guest, Michael, plays pedal steel and bass while Sebastian graciously rocks the drums for two songs. An hour and a half of live, uncut music, half-remembered lyrics, beautiful chord progressions and haunting melodies. Two songs by Franco and several …

Perhaps our best recording on a Monday Night. "Letters of the Heart" by Mino Christante. Recorded on Franco's studio porch on a late summer evening. Watch us play in on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjoJtJZIcukOleh Franco and Mino

Franco and Mino sing a five hundred-year-old carol which lends itself very well to groovy bass, organ, congas and guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD4MoVgjJmEOleh Franco and Mino

Another haunting and beautiful tune by Mino. Recorded live. No overdubs. Franco plays his wooden recorder purchased on his trip to Italy. Mino plays Franco's classical guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtKAQLVHq4Oleh Franco and Mino

Mino does a great rendition of this cult classic (Franco has still not heard the original and isn't sure he wants to.) Guitar and vocals: Mino Recorder: Franco Recorded live in the winter.Oleh Franco and Mino

She is a little girl, who plays beside the ocean. She is a woman, who's won every man's devotion. Song by Mino Christante Enjoy the song on Youtube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QIxnSIllkI Thanks for listening.Oleh Franco and Mino

Extra credit if you can identify the background singers. Franco's site: www.awkwardguy.com Our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/Oleh Franco and Mino

Mino sings some Waylon Jennings, Franco sings some Shakespeare, other tunes are played and Nashville studio stories about Waylon recalled. Listen and watch more on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/Oleh Franco and Mino

Mino and Franco finally carve out sometime to record another half-hour podcast. First, they jam on an E minor, making it up as they go. Next, they play a haunting tune about broken promises and someone waiting in the corridor. https://www.facebook.com/minochristantemusic http://www.awkwardguy.comOleh Franco and Mino

On a dark winter night in 2017 Mino and Franco met after work and recorded this dark but whimsical not-quite-country-rock song. Be safe if you listen while driving. You don't want to wreck your mercedes. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVgOleh Franco and Mino

We do a lovely, haunting, Shakespeare song. Mino on violin. Greg Nottage on stand-up bass. Music by Franco. Words by Bill Shakespeare. Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDiQvcy-AYsOleh Franco and Mino

Cozy electric guitars and warm tube amps worked very well on this Monday night. The youtube version was recorded ten minutes before this version. This one is take 2. Maybe it's better. Mino on rhythm guitar, Franco on lead, Mino singing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFxnErQEW6oOleh Franco and Mino

Beautiful, haunting song of Mino's in 6/8 time with a twist of humor. Mino on guitar, violin and vocals. Franco on guitar, piano, percussion and backup vocals. Recorded in one evening in Franco's studio.Oleh Franco and Mino

Mino and Franco rediscover a slow burner from Mino's past, sing some Cat Stevens and discuss the pains and rewards of busking in the streets of France and Italy. On a whim, they play/remember a bit of "Tom Dooley," and "The Way You Look Tonight" and end with "Grace Before Meals," music composed by Franco. Thanks for listening. https://www.youtube.c…

One sad but feel-good song by Mino. Franco on guitar, backing vox, percussion and bass.Oleh Franco and Mino

Mino sings and rocks his baritone electric and Franco shreds his Mahogany Martin. We're on the web and it sounds like the police are coming. I don't think it's possible for you to enjoy listening to this tune as much as we enjoyed recording it. But you should try. Monday Nights With Mino on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1Je…

Mino and Franco play a lovely, long and luscious version of "Dave's Song," written in the early 2000s by Franco for his room mate, Dave. Franco sings a little bit. The night ends when Franco loses his phone in the piano... (Sorry Aunt B) Thanks for listening. More music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/…

Van Gogh was a wonderful artist and a bit crazy...just like Mino and Franco. Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minochristantemusic Franco's Poetry:http://www.awkwardguy.comOleh Franco and Mino

Do musicians know what listeners want? We discuss the question, play three songs and drink home-made cider. Mino sings a chilling rendition of, "American Pie," at the end of the episode. MNWM on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/ Franco's poetry: www.awkwardguy.comOleh Franco and Mino

Americana at it's best. Two acoustic guitars. Late night. Mino singing. Franco tired. The first take is so often a keeper. Recorded live in the music cabin. Words and Music by Mino Christante(c)(p)2020 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVgOleh Franco and Mino

This song could be New Age- except that it's too good. I love to listen to it while driving at night. Different than our Youtube version. 2nd song we recorded after starting MNWM about 3 years ago. Vocals, words, music by Mino Christante Piano and instruments, Franco Bertucci MNWM Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/ab…