Mako Funasaka is a 2006 Maple Blues "Blues Booster" Award Winner and 2011 Blues Foundation - Keeping The Blues Alive Recipient.

Mako has been documenting The Blues and Roots music since 2001 for television, dvd and Internet projects

In addition to his Talkin' Blues projects, he has also worked on Joel Goldberg's Downchild and Bruce Cockburn documentaries as an associate producer and a story editor.

Mako is currently working with Riddle Films as a producer and an editor on various musical and non-musical Video projects.

Festival Shoots

OTTAWA BLUES FESTIVAL
HERITAGE BLUES WHEELING WV
HOPEFEST CHICAGO
CANMORE FOLK CANMORE
OLD TOWNE SCHOOL FOLK FESTIVAL CHICAGO
LIMESTONE BLUES KINGSTON
SOUTHSIDE SHUFFLE, PORT CREDIT
LEGENDARY R&B CARIBBEAN CRUISE
HARVEST JAZZ & BLUES NB
HARBORFRONT BLUES
WATERFRONT BLUES
BEACHES JAZZ
PARTI GRAS, TORONTO
NOTODDEN BLUES, NOTODDEN NO

Festival Promotion

NOTODDEN BLUES FESTIVAL
PORT CREDIT SOUTHSIDE SHUFFLE
SMITHS FALLS BLUES FESTIVAL
BOSTON BLUES FESTIVAL
HERITAGE JAZZ AND BLUES

Awards Ceremonies

2012 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
2011 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
2010 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
2009 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
2008 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
2007 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
2011 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
2010 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
2009 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
2007 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
2006 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
2005 WC HANDY AWARDS
CANADIAN NATIONAL JAZZ AWARDS

Talkin Blues Interviews

JOHN JACKSON    DAVID GOGO    DONNIE WALSH    JOHNNIE LAWS    MATT MINGLEWOOD    CHUCK JACKSON    ROB TYCHOLIS    MICHAEL PICKETT    JACK DE KEYZER    DAVID ROTUNDO    LARRY GARNER    RICHARD FLOHIL    ANTHONY GOMES    HOLGER PETERSEN    TAB BENOIT    WALTER "WOLFMAN" WASHINGTON    ROCKIN' JOHNNY BURGIN    GARY KENDALL    TONY D    MELVIN TAYLOR    WILLIE "BIG EYES" SMITH    DAVID MAXWELL    EDDIE SHAW    EDDIE VAAN SHAW JR.    MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE    KRISTI JOHNSTON    PHILLIP WALKER    AARON TUCKER    DEREK ANDREWS    AL LERMAN    BYTHER SMITH    ERIC THOM    ANDREW GALLOWAY    EDDY BALTIMORE    RICK FINES    LAVAL COTE    PATRICK TURGEON    BRAIN SLACK    B.B. KING    STEVE HILL    SUE FOLEY    RUSSELL JACKSON    CHRIS SMITHER    RICO FERRARA    PAUL OSCHER    ALEC KIRKCARDY    JAMES ARMSTRONG    FRED LITWIN    BIG DAVE MCLEAN    CARSON DOWNEY    MAGIC SLIM    JIMMY BURNS    DUKE ROBILLARD    DEANNA BOGART    MARK HUMMEL    JOHN HAMMOND    ANN RABSON    SONNY RHODES    GUY DAVIS    SUGAR RAY NORICIA    CASH MCCALL    IAN GILCHRIST    STEPHEN GASH    DAVE BOOTH    MORGAN DAVIS    DOYLE BRAMHALL II    COCO MONTOYA    BENNY YEE    PAUL REDDICK    KENNY NEAL    BOB STROGER    TONY D    LITTLE T    HENRY GRAY    SUPER CHIKAN    HARRY MANX    DAWN TYLER WATSON    JOHN MCGALE    MARK MONAHAN    CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN    ANDERS OSBORNE    COLIN LINDEN    DICK WATERMAN    MARCIA BALL    BILL "SAUCE BOSS" WHARTON    DUTCH MASON    CHRIS THOMAS KING    RONNIE BAKER BROOKS    SHERMAN ROBERTSON    BLIND MISSISSIPPI MORRIS    LAURIE GIAMMARIA    JUNIOR WATSON    J. W-JONES    SOUTHSIDE STEVE MARRINER    ENRICO CRIVELLARO    ROB BOWMAN    EUGENE SMITH    MOJO MIKE    RONNIE HAWKINS    PETER "SAB" SABOURIN    MONSTER MIKE WELCH    SANDRA HALL    ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART    DARRELL NULISCH    PINETOP PERKINS    JAMES SOLBERG    JIMMY MILLENIUX BIG JOE MAHER    JERRY GUZMAN    DONALD KINSEY    RITA CHIARELLI    ROCKIN' JOHNNY BURGIN    HARMONICA SHAH    HOWARD GLAZER    DOUG JAMES    BRUCE KATZ    TOM LAVIN    WILLIE MACCALER    KENT "OMAR" DYKES    JOHNNY V    MUDCAT WARD    NEIL GOUVIN    ANDREA FAYE    GAYE ADEGBALOLA    ANSON FUNDERBURG    EDDIE TURNER    KENNY PASSARELLI    OTIS TAYLOR    KIM SIMMONDS    BIG BILL MORGANFIELD    EDDY "THE CHIEF" CLEARWATER    ALBERTA ADAMS    R.J. SPANGLER    W. C. CLARK    KENNY "BLUES BOSS" WAYNE    GORD ROBERTSON    SWEET BABY JAMES MESTON    SHIRLEY JOHNSON    PETE SCHMIDT    SHANE SCOTT    TROY GONYEA    KIM WILSON    OTIS RUSH    LUCKY PETERSON    RICO MCFARLAND    BRYAN LEE    TODD LITTLEFIELD    OTIS GRAND    REV. BILLY WIRTZ    RUSTY ZINN    LIL' ED WILLIAMS    GARRETT MASON    LAZY LESTER    FRED REIF    ROD PIAZZA    HONEY PIAZZA    JIMMY BOWSKILL    LONG JOHN HUNTER    ELLEN MCILWAINE    MICHAEL TARBOX    SMOKIN' JOE KUBEK    ANDREW "JR. BOY" JONES    JOHNNIE JOHNSON    JAMES MCINNIS    FRUTELAND JACKSON    BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND    BRUCE IGLAUER    BARRY DOLLINS    BILL PERRY    KELLY JOE PHELPS    STEVE GOMES    JON MOELLER    ODETTA    POPA CHUBBY    RICK ESTRIN    PAT MITCHELL    SOLOMON BURKE    BOBBY RUSH    BUBBA SULLIVAN    COREY HARRIS    GREGG ALLMAN    DEREK TRUCKS    CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE    TOMMY CASTRO    CURTIS SALGADO    RICHARD JOHNSTON    ROBERT RANDOLPH    BUDDY GUY    BORGAR DAHLE    TORHILD SIVERTSEN    TROND YTTERB    SEAN COSTELLO    PATRICK CARNEY    MEL BROWN    DEBORAH COLEMAN    HENRY BUTLER    BRENT STAEBEN    PAUL RISHELL    ANNIE RAINES    HUBERT SUMLIN    MIGHTY SAM MCCLAIN    DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS    DOUG WAMBLE    BERNARD ALLISON    MICHAEL FITZPATRICK    BIG JACK JOHNSON    LONNIE SHIELDS    MARIA AURIGEMA    MICHAEL FONFARA    SAM MYERS    NICK TREMULIS    JIM FRAHER    DAVID "HONEYBOY" EDWARDS    MATT ANDERSON    NEAL SCHON    TAJ MAHAL    T-MODEL FORD & SPAM    JULIAN FAUTH    KEB'MO    FINIS TASBY    NICK MOSS    SONNY LANDRETH    RENEE AUSTIN    BRUCE WHEELER    CHRIS WHITLEY    CHARLIE BATY    DR JOHN    SHEMEKIA COPELAND    SUSAN TEDESCHI    ROGER NABER    ZAC HARMON    TITO JACKSON    MICHAEL POWERS    BOBBY RUSH    WATERMELON SLIM    JAY SIELEMAN    KELLEY HUNT    JIMMY JOHNSON    JOHN MAYALL    ALEX SCHULTZ    TAD ROBINSON    CHRIS BARBER    STEVE PAYNE    JOEL LEBLANC    TOM EASLEY    THOM SWIFT    ERIC BURDON    KIM WILSON    LOU PRIDE    DAVID EARL    JAMES HUNTER    K.C. GROVES    ABIGAIL WASHBURN    KRISTIN ANDREASSEN    RAYNA GELLERT    JIMMY CARTER    ERIC BIBB    AL STEWART    REBA RUSSELL    JOHNNY RAWLS    IRMA THOMAS    BARRY MCCABE    DIUNNA GREENLEAF    RITA ENGEDALEN    LOUISIANA RED    IAN SIEGAL    KID ANDERSEN    KENNY BROWN    RICK HOLMSTROM    HARRY MANX    GARY CLARKE JR    SHARRIE WILLIAMS    STEVE GUYGER    ROBB STUPKA    BENJIE PORECKI    KEVIN ANKAR    MIKE MORGAN    WILLIE HENDERSON    SARAH DUGAS    LEONARD PODOLAK    JORDAN MCCONNELL    TANIA ELIZABETH    JIMMY DAWKINS    LURRIE BELL    BOB KOESTER    GUITAR SHORTY    TREASA LEVASSEUR    RYAN PERRY    KYLE PERRY    TAYA PERRY    CEDRIC BURNSIDE    LIGHTNING MALCOLM    LORENZO FARRELL    ERJA LYYTINEN    JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR    OLI BROWN    PAUL JONES    ROGER STOLLE    THOMAS RUF    JOSTEIN FORSBERG    JAMES COTTON    WAYNE JACKSON    STEVE MARRINER    TONY D    MATT SOBB    RICK KREHER    STEVE STRONGMAN    JIM GAINES    LEE OSKAR    LEON REDBONE    JANIVA MAGNESS    JOE LOUIS WALKER    ROBIN ROGERS    LONNIE BROOKS    JOHNNY ANDREASSEN    J.T. LAURITSEN    OLE THOMSEN    ERIC SARDINAS    WALTER TROUT    ROBERT HAGNAS    BILLY GIBSON    DANA FUCHS    COLIN JAMES    WAYNE BAKER BROOKS    MICHAEL FREEMAN    DAVID WILCOX    DOROTHY MOORE    ROGER EARL    EUGENE "HIDEAWAY" BRIDGES     ALLEN TOUSSAINT  

Artist Promotion

TAD ROBINSON BAND WITH ALEX SCHULTZ    JACK DE KEYZER    NICK MOSS & THE FLIP TOPS    JOHN CAMPBELLJOHN    MORGAN DAVIS    DARRELL NULISCH    FATHEAD    BOOBIE BROWNE    FRUTELAND JACKSON    SNOOKY PRYOR    ENRICO CRIVELLARO    MEL BROWN    DAVID GOGO    DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND    FATHEAD    SNOOKY PRYOR & HIS MISSISSIPPI WRECKING CREW    DAVID ROTUNDO    JULIAN FAUTH    MICHAEL PICKETT    BRYAN LEE    MEENA    SHAKURA S'AIDA    VIRGIL SCOTT R&B REVUE    CRISTINA PAOLETTA    PIANO-RAMA CD    JOHN MAYS CD

 

Web Sites

MEL BROWN    DARRELL NULISCH    LIL' DAVE THOMPSON    BILLY BOY ARNOLD    FINIS TASBY    DAVID MAXWELL    MARK BIRD STAFFORD    STEVE PAYNE    FATHEAD    DANIA MADERA-LERMAN    JULIAN FAUTH    BEN WOOLFITT    PETE SCHMIDT    DAVID ROTUNDO    BLUES FOR A BIG TOWN

Podcast Interviews

BILLY BOY ARNOLD    WATERMELON SLIM    RUTHIE FOSTER    HARRY MANX    CAM PENNER    SHARRIE WILLIAMS    GARY CLARK JR    GUITAR SHORTY    TREASA LAVESSEUR    AL LERMAN    BILL BOURNE    TERRANCE SIMIEN    JULIAN FAUTH    CARLOS DEL JUNCO    PAUL REDDICK    HARMONICA SHAH    JOHNNY RAWLS    BRYAN LEE    CURTIS SALGADO    JACK DE KEYZER    MONKEY JUNK    ALEJANDRA RIBERA    LEON REDBONE    DAVID ROTUNDO    MORGAN DAVIS    JAMES HUNTER    SHAKURA S'AIDA    TAJ MAHAL    JOE LOUIS WALKER    STEVE STRONGMAN    SMOKIN' JOE KUBEK    JOHNNY MAX    TOM LAVIN    HARRISON KENNEDY  Sugar brown   Joseph Rosen   John Donabie   Ross Neilsen   Ivan Neville   JON BROOKS  

Broadcast Television

TALKIN BLUES SEASONS 1-3
RHYTHM, ROOTS & SOUL SEASON 1

 

GOD'S GREATEST HITS (ASSOCIATE PRODUCER) 2012

god's greatest hits (editor) 2013 - 2014

the once live at the stagehouse (editor)

BRUCE COCKBURN - PACING THE CAGE (STORY EDITOR) 2012

FLIP, FLOP & FLY - 40 YEARS OF DOWNCHILD (ASSOCIATE PRODUCER) 2011

2010 CANADIAN ABORIGINAL AWARDS (FIELD PRODUCER) 2011



SYNDICATION

BRAVO! CANADA  COOL-TV
BET-JAZZ

DVDS

MEL BROWN - THE DVD
JACK DE KEYZER - SILVER BLUES

Web Site Images

JACK DE KEYZER    MEM SHANNON    DARRELL NULISCH    ALEX SCHULTZ    HOWARD AND THE WHITE BOYS    MATT MINGLEWOOD    BILL PERRY    TINSLEY ELLIS    SAVOY BROWN    BRYAN LEE    DAVID GOGO    TOMMY CASTRO    MEL BROWN    DAVID ROTUNDO    MARK BIRD STAFFORD    DYLAN WICKENS PROJECT    PETE SCHMIDT    W.C. CLARK    SWEET BABY JAMES TRIO    FATHEAD    JULIAN FAUTH    TOM HOLLAND & THE SHUFFLEKINGS    RICK FINES    JIMMY BOWSKILL    DAVID MAXWELL    SUZIE VINNICK    NICK MOSS    HARVEST JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL    HENRY BUTLER    BOSTON BLUES FESTIVAL    HOT TODDY    JOHNNY MOELLER    CHRIS WHITELEY    DANNY MARKS    MARK HUMMEL    JOHNNY MAX    SOUTHSIDE SHUFFLE BLUES FESTIVAL    DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND    CHUCK JACKSON    GARY KENDALL    HARMONICA SHAH    FINIS TASBY

YouTube Promotion

SHAKURA S'AIDA    HARRY MANX    JULIAN FAUTH    MORGAN DAVIS    CURLEY BRIDGES    DAVID ROTUNDO    FATHEAD    TREASA LEVASSEUR WITH THE SOJOURNERS AND THE MAPLE BLUES REVUE BAND    ROLY PLATT    MORGAN DAVIS    DAVID ROTUNDO    RUTHIE FOSTER    TOMMY CASTRO BAND    BILL BOURNE    JACK DE KEYZER    BROKENJOE    HOT TODDY    JOHNNY RAWLS BAND    JOHNNY MAX BAND    DARRELL NULISCH    HARRY MANX & KEVIN BREIT    DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND    FATHEAD    RUSTY ZINN    SAM MYERS    JAMES HUNTER    DAWN TYLER WATSON    FINIS TASBY    DIANA BRAITHWAITE & CHRIS WHITELEY    SAM MYERS    HARMONICA SHAH    FRUTELAND JACKSON    DARRELL NULISCH    MISS ANGEL & MEL BROWN    MEL BROWN    MICHAEL PICKETT    DAVID ROTUNDO BAND WITH JEROME GODBOO    STEVE PAYNE    MICHAEL POWERS    MARK HUMMEL AND THE BLUES SURVIVORS    REBA RUSSELL BAND    JULIAN FAUTH    TAD ROBINSON BAND WITH ALEX SCHULTZ    JACK DE KEYZER    FATHEAD