The Busking Project - Documenting Street Performance Worldwide

“This guy always draws a crowd and it’s really amazing to see him create a big sound. The song is Secrets by One Republic. You can buy his music on this site. Check it out!” Bryson Andrews, proving you don’t need a million dollar violin to impress people in the street. Buy his songs at [...]

This is the first video that James Hancox has made, and it’s made me quite jealous. Impressed, too! Especially considering the quality of the music. Here’s the description from under the video: KJ is just 14, & has already topped a couple of competitions. Wow. —————————————————————— I was wandering home, & heard a Jimi Hendrix [...]

Busking around the world is the traditional way. Not for these two. They needed to raise £450 in cash before getting on a plane to do a gig in London. In one day. Share and Enjoy:

Definitely worth the watch! This video seems sped up until you see the lady walking along in the background. A smooth and highly-polished show. Share and Enjoy:

Steam ON! is a street theater act performed by jugglers and acrobats. The scene plays in the world of steampunk, a fictional age where steam power is still widely used – like the Victorian era in Britain – that incorporates elements of both science fiction and fantasy. The three weird outlaw characters are running away [...]

Continuing our Open Stage Berlin series, here’s Dr Reggae singing Safriafrique in the Berlin Alexander Platz The Open Stage Berlin presented by Rock`n´Roll Pictures The Open Stage Berlin is a platform for presenting artists and musicians. My concept is to show the artists without any extravagant technical support, the way they were when I first [...]

Filmed by The Open Stage Berlin As her latest commenter has said, “I don’t understand a word, but it’s beautiful.” Icelandic/Swedish Hanna Mia is a young musician who combines her political work with her music. She is working towards becoming a musician who inspires people to work for a positive change in our society. It’s [...]

Filmed by The Open Stage Berlin A banjo, a guitar and a trumpet on the Berlin train system. Lovely dancing by the other passengers at some point. Wouldn’t it be nice if all carriages were dance halls? You can also see them here, filmed on an iPod(!) The Open Stage Berlin presented by Rock`n´Roll Pictures [...]

Filmed by The Open Stage Berlin In zwei Jahren voller Festivals, Reisen und etlichen Litern Kaffee im Proberaum haben die Ohrbooten ihren musikalischen Stil noch mehr zu dem werden lassen, der er ist, inspiriert durch eine volle Packung Leben: Ausdauerndes Touren bis in die hintersten Winkel des deutschen Sprachraums und als Aufwärmtraining zu den neuen [...]

Tyrone Elia (26) is a singer from New Zealand born in Auckland. He started play music when he was 11 years old. He started with RnB, and was influenced, as are all American teenagers, by hip hop. Then, with the help of his parents he was introduced to the music of Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix. [...]

A university project. So far I haven’t been able to get the buskers’ name or email, but it’s a fun interview with someone who really, REALLY doesn’t like bosses. Share and Enjoy:

Watching Shakerleg is a little difficult — you can’t help but feel the pain his fingers must have gone through over the years. He commits an act of violence with every smash. Unfortunately, thanks to a shoulder injury sustained while riding a bike, he has been forced to stop playing for a while. The problem? [...]

We had the chance to film The Singing Dragon in early September, and turned it down thanks to heat and exhaustion. A massive mistake, considering the power of his voice. He’s also a bit of a local legend. Enjoy! Filmed for Playing for Pocket Change by Mark Cersosimo and Michael A. Capasso. Playing For Pocket Change: [...]

We love the way this Chilean Man uses the space in the bus, and those lovely moves. Artista chileno quien con sus lindas canciones de la nueva ola le saca una sonrisa a cualquiera. Street Music in Santiago, Chile Share and Enjoy:

shortfilmsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/spandy-andy-tight-bright-fearless.html “What do you call your style?” “I call it spandex freestyle.” Spandy is a performer who promotes “positivity and acceptance through dance”. He’s a one man brand, definitely worth the watch, and very much the biggest smile in your day. Spandy – Andy: Tight Bright & Fearless Directed by Courtney Barton; Vancouver Film School; [...]

“Got a job, didn’t keep that job, and now I’m here.” Simple stuff from Erik Meier, one of New York’s liveliest busker guitarists. I often think “God, not another guitarist” when I come across a new one. It’s almost always unfair: generally speaking, the bad guitarists don’t make it as a street performer for very long, [...]

Don Witter Jr. was one of my first loves in the Manhattan Subways. I was feeling a bit shitty coming home from school, and there he was, chilling out with his classical guitar, seemingly unaware of the trains, trash and grime around him. For about five minutes I watched, until I realised I had no [...]

Living with a classical musician for way too long, I know how difficult it is for people of their training and tradition to take to the streets and busk. Performing medium that still insists on bow ties, the risk of being seen by fellow graduates on the streets is too much to bear for many [...]

In August we were given the opportunity to film Natalia Paruz, a.k.a. “The Saw Lady”, in the Union Square subway station. We followed her out to a local bar, and interviewed her while it rained outside. She gave the perfect interview: succinct, incisive and to the point. Probably because she is, by now, so used [...]

I filmed Angel Marin for Undercover New York, about two years ago. He was playing with Agua Clara in Times Square, and I’d not heard a sound like it there — so peaceful. Perhaps it’s fate that I’m writing this and putting it on the site while sitting in a family home in Cusco, Peru. [...]