Life Changes Show
Come and join the conversation about what's going on and what we can do together about it, with it, and for it. We have the choice; we have the power. We can do magic if we just believe!
A show about the changes going on in us, to us, around us, and because of us. Therefore, it's technically a show about "Everything," only with a how to make it better, see it better, be better.
In the show, there is talk about, and with, people who have either been through major changes, are helping others with major changes, or people who are changing the world for the better in a major way.
The show is a one-hour talk show format with a monologue by the host, a 30-minute interview with a guest of note, capped by a "Producer's Wrap" segment, in which Filippo and Co-Host Mark Laisure, and sometimes surprise guests, bring it all home for the listeners in a sometimes humorous and sometimes touching, but always entertaining conversation.
Guest, Emile Borde
Emile Borde has introduced the steel drums to a wide audience both in the U.S. and abroad having traveled extensively with his family group “Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band” he has toured and performed with top artists like “Cher”, “Jaco Pastorius”, “David Lubega” of mambo #5 fame, recorded several albums with various artists ranging from Jazz to Hip Hop and Classical styles.
Emile is performing in Los Angeles where he currently resides and will be happy to bring his special magic to your event both as solo or group, which can include fire and limbo dancers for a true Caribbean experience.
Areas of specialization
Live musical entertainment: writer/composer /steel-drummer.
Talent development /Exercise and fitness / Inventor / Video & photographer.
Professional Experience
Musical arranger/singer/instrumentalist/recording artist
Bandleader/solo artist/world tours with Cher and Lou Bega
National tours with Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band, Cultural Ambassador Trinidad & Tobago.
Venues
Casinos: Harrahs, Las Vegas Hilton, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City’s Boardwalk, Club Med, Disneyland,
Greenfield Village, Broadmoor Hotel, private engagements. nightclubs and restaurants, major conventions and state fairs.
Accomplishments
Detroit Metro Music Award for Best Steel Drummer Stage Presence.
Recorded with Bob Marley’s Wailers band and Francisco Mora’s Latin Jazz band.
Roy Brooks Aboriginal Percussion Choir
Produced documentary for the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band.
Musical Director, and Band leader for the Tropical Connection Band
Performed at Moers Jazz Festival in Germany with the Detroit All Stars, including world famous
Saxophonist James Carter.
Produce and market original compositions through CD and DVD.
Produced documentary for National Public Radio (NPR) 2003: Lost and Found Sound: Liberace and the
Trinidad Tripoli Steel band.
Published “Sometimes when we dance” Part of the collection at the International Library of Poetry.
Worked with Jazz Legend Othello Molineaux (Warner Bros)
Created and designed the Pan Pal with Rodney Boudreaux Phd.
Performed three times at the annual ZMF Music Festival in Freiburg Germany.
Special projects
Movie scores/scripts, children’s stories, infomercials, product marketing.
Christmas performance for Nickelodeon’s “Game Shakers” show.
Robek’s Juice. Sales and promotions.
Bassist with Los Angeles rock group Grand Rising.
Bottlist. Art of bottle balancing.
Musical consultant and actor for 2025 movie “Pan Gyul” shot in Nevis & St. Kitts
