Mike Tamburo, also known as Brother Ong (born 30 March 1977 New Kensington, Pennsylvania) is an independent musician, sound explorer, music educator, filmmaker, musical instrument builder, interdisciplinary sound artist, gong enthusiast, storyteller, writer, meditation teacher, installation artist, painter, currently living in New Kensington, PA.
He is a well known multi-instrumentalist and plays the hammered dulcimer, gong, shahi baaja, swarmandal, autoharp, the crowned eternal (an instrument he built out of a headboard), tuning forks, guitar, percussion, electronic instruments, bulbul tarang, bass gopichand, gulbulgar, singing bowls, bells and clarinet.
Early in Tamburo's career he gained notoriety for his string playing (hammered dulcimer, guitar and shahi baaja).
His love for long sustained overtones and psychoacoustics led him to working with multiple gongs and other tuned metal instruments (bells, sound plates, singing bowls) as well as exploring the healing power of mantra and toning.
He writes about many of his adventures in an ongoing collection of stories called Without Beginning, Middle Or End.