Brian Funshine

	Let’s Sing CD Singable and interactive songs for kids and families around the world, with lots of funny voices, instruments, and sounds.
	Rainbow Fun Fun-tastic original, educational, and inspirational songs for kids and families to sing together.

Read some great CD reviews here…

Brian Funshine – Rainbow Fun
“It’s 23 Original and Educational songs For kids, that won’t drive adults crazy”

* There’s hope!

author: Maura D. Torino, Italy

I teach English to children in Torino,Italy. I was desperate for some music that was peppy, fun, and educational. Rainbow Fun rocks! The kids love it! They love to sing Hello/Goodbye To The Kids and these songs are infinitely more useful than the cd my boss gave me with songs like, What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor. If you don’t have Rainbow Fun…buy it now!
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Plentiful Talents, Educational Music, and Fun
author: Blossom M Turk Ed.D.

This modern young Renaissance man shares his plentiful talents with children and adults alike through his live performances and excellently executed CDs. With original music and lyrics, Brian¡¦s songs amuse, delight, entertain and educate. His intuitive understanding of how kids learn manifests itself in the multi-modal presentations. Using words, music, rhyme and movement, Brian¡¦s songs touch every child¡¦s learning style needs. By tapping into right and left-brain learning strengths, exploring kinesthetic as well as imaginative and language skills, Brian succeeds in providing dynamic and fun-filled learning experiences for his audiences. The only thing that could possibly be better than listening to Brian¡¦s CDs would be to be fortunate enough to be present at one of his live presentations.

Blossom M Turk, Ed.D.

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Let the Sun Shine on Brian Funshine!
author: Kelly Kinnard
Brian Funshine – Rainbow Fun

For children and those of us who grow, but refuse to grow up, Brian Funshine has released his debut CD, a sing-along instruction manual of peaceful, open-minded, important values. His low, somewhat Jim Croce-like voice, rings with optimism as he sings about enjoying nature, animals, outer-space, the rainbow spectrum, and accepting others – whatever their differences.

Abundant with talent, Brian sings both lead and harmony. Encompassing five instruments, he plays classical guitar, upright bass, five-string bass, mandolin and drums. Surprising the depths from which creativity and determination are conjured.

Brian plays each instrument as if he were handling a glass egg, with gentility, kindness and an overall positive attitude towards life, beginning with children and working his way up. And what is more important than our children?

Our sanity perhaps? This is where adults come in. Dont be surprised if you find yourself singing without realizing to this folk style music combined with rhythms from classic children’ssongs. My personal favorite is, That Alien Gal, for days when belonging seems awkward at best, an emotion we all surely experience. Brians melodies strike more than musical chords, but chords that are instrumental throughout life, beginning with the fundamentals. Be polite, dont judge, appreciate everything our human senses ingest, avoid irrational fears, celebrate every day.

While kids are gently guided into learning manners, respect, common courtesy and love, adults may also be easily influenced. Through this learning tool, Brian delivers a message of peace for children and adults alike. I’d be lying if I said I don’t listen to Brian Funshine when I’m alone.

Kelly C. Kinnard
Kel’s Kreashions
Degreed Free-Lance Writer
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Educational, Sensational, and Uniquely new music for kids and families
author: Family Fun Magazine

Brian Funshine’s debut CD, Rainbow Fun is a hit. The songs are diverse in style, pleasant for kids and adults, and easy to sing with your kids. It’s music for kids, that everyone can groove to.
From start to finish, Rainbow Fun is packed full of songs that evoke colorful images for everyone.
Songs about dinosaurs, monsters, animals, friends, family, aliens, etc.
WOW, how fun.
My personal favorite is Going to the Park, as it reminds me of my childhood, trips to the park with my family, and friends.
I highly recommend this cd for teachers, kids, and families, its a keeper, for sure,
thanks alot Brian Funshine,
Bill Mobley,
Family Fun Mag

Lyrically, with Let’s Sing, Brian has succeeded in developing songs that are educational, interactive, and utilize everyday English language structures, making them very useful in the classroom for children learning English as a Second Language (ESL), as well as native English speakers. At the same time, families will feel a sense of encouragement, when they are quickly able to sing along and be an active participant in the songs.

Brian’s ability to create various voices and instruments have resulted in very full sounding music, with a wide range of characters, diverse musical instruments, and funny sound effects, keeping kids attention on the music.

From the outset of the CD, “Hello, how are you today” mirrors an everyday conversation, in song, while concluding with counting Hellos, from one to ten.

“Rock Around the Circle,” invites kids to join in a Hokey Pokey type song game, while they can dance and pretend to be playing their favorite Rock N Roll instruments.

“I am Hungry” is a feast for the ears, as kids can sing about their every day needs, being hungry, thirsty, and tired while making the sound effects themselves.

“Shake it Up High” invites children to pick up something to shake, make a circle and shake it high, high, high, low, low, low, in, in, in, and out, out, out! Great fun!

“Little Baby Dinosaur,” is a role playing song, where kids curl up like an egg, waiting to hatch from inside a dinosaur egg, with a big Momma Dinosaur ending.

“Good Morning” sings about what we eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with some funny characters sharing their favorite foods.

“On My Face” is an upbeat tour through body part vocabulary, with a beat similar to a Russian folk dance.

“Flowers” invites the kids to pick flowers from here, there, and everywhere, give the flowers to a friend, and to use their imaginations.

“The Spaghetti Twist” is a new dance, with a twist to the left, and a twist to the right, a twirl of the fork, and YUM, take a bite. It’s upbeat and danceable.

“In My Bathtub” is a sing-along for bathtub time; complete with bubbles and a rubber ducky, this song is a winner.

“Little Squirrel” tells a story about a squirrel family, mommy, daddy, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa, aunt, and uncle, and their very big tree home.

“In My Rocket Ship” takes the kids on an interactive journey through space, including a lunch date with an alien, and a chance to practice counting down from 10-1. “1-101″ is simply that, an educational song that counts from 1-101, that kids love to sing.

“Alligator Goodbyes” begins with a full brass band and invites all the characters to sing along with Brian Funshine, in a chorus…Now it’s time, to say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye. See you later, Alligator (chomp) The final four songs are bonus songs from Brian Funshine’s debut release, Brian Funshine – Rainbow Fun. These four songs represent the best of Rainbow Fun, and offer the listener a chance to hear the folksier side of Brian Funshine.

Brian Funshine – Let’s Sing is a sure thing for kids ages 2-10, and great for use in the classroom, at home, or in the car. It’s still “Music for Kids, that won’t drive adults crazy!”

Reviewed By: Ilene Falley, Parent/Educator