Hobbies include music, reading, magic and keeping fit.
Magic
Roberto is a member of the Magic Circle (MMC), regularly entertaining clients and colleagues alike with his magic.
"I love the mystique involved in magic - people holding their beliefs momentarily to enjoy something quite out of the ordinary. Magic is a great ice breaker and source of enjoyment with clients and friends alike. I see lots of similarities between magic and psychology and it's perhaps here that my love for the art developed. Having people believe in the incredible is part of what I do"
Motivational Movies
Roberto is also an avid motivational movie maker, and currently undertaking a PhD on the psychological effects of video in sport. Here he will seek out inspirational and unusual music tracks to complement athlete and player videos.
He is a keen photographer, often taking photos of his clients in action and an avid reader of sport and business books, as well as various psychology texts.
Music - The Soul of Life
Music is a big part of Roberto's life. After DJ'ing on pirate stations TKO and Solar in the 80's he joined Choice FM for their first two years of broadcast. He also owned a nightclub in Chelsea's Kings Road (appropriately called Roberto's) where his music indulgance was gratified.
Often asked for top inspirational tracks, these wold include:
- Optimistic The Sound of Blackness
- Lovely Day Luther Vandross & Buster Ryhms
- Chasing a Dream Tashan
- I Can Nasir Jones
- Try The Sound of Blackness
- Proud Heather Small
Other favourites include plenty of 80's Jazz Funk, but also partial to some more commercial tracks!
iPod includes plenty of 'old school' classics
- Nights Over Egypt Jones Girls
- Heard it through the Grape Vine / What's Going on? Marvyn Gaye :
- LA Nights Yasuko Agawa
- Summer Madness Kool & The Gang
- Love has Come Around Donald Byrd
- Funkin for Jamaica Tom Brown
- Saulsalito Grover Washington Junior
- Don't Let it Go To Your Head Jean Carne
- Dominoes Donald Byrd
- Brazilian Love Affair George Duke
- Why I Came to California Leon Ware
- The Bottle Joe Bataan & Gill Scott Heron versions
- Expansions Lonnie Liston Smith
- Come with Me Tania Maria
- Love Is Contageous Taja Seville
Plus Marvyn Gaye, Teena Marie, Kanye West & 2Pac and loads more...
Favourite CD Album Collection: Mastercuts Jazz Funk / Rare Groove series