Some ‘a you people just about missed it!
That was me. I’m the guy in the Roundtable Pizza commercial where the tomato freaks out and turns over the table!
Don’t believe me? Watch this over and over and over.
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Much like my trip to the Nez Perce reservation in Idaho, Black Dollar Productions was hired by the Autry National Center to handle audio on a film shoot in Second Mesa on the Hopi reservation in Arizona.
The majority of our filming took place in a corn field where the Hopi have dry farmed corn for hundreds of years. We filmed an elder telling his niece about the Kachinas and how they watch over the Hopi people.
Hopi is beautiful place, somewhere everyone should visit and learn about
Black Dollar Productions was hired by Image Line Productions to handle the voice-over duties for Shell’s promo video for the 2009 Eco-Marathon.
The Eco-Marathon is an international competition between university student teams each attempting to build the most fuel efficient vehicle.
Here is a sample:
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From the Shell Eco-Marathon site:
- challenges students around the world to design, build, and test vehicles that travel further using less energy.
- is an educational platform that encourages innovation, reinforces conservation and fosters the development of leading technology for greater energy efficiency.
- is a global forum for current and future leaders who are passionate about finding sustainable solutions to the world’s energy challenge.
- is a visible demonstration of Shell’s deep commitment to face head-on the growing demand for energy worldwide in a responsible way. It is an invitation to others to do the same.
I’ve started working with BWN in LA as a freelance sound designer and composer.
Check out their site, they’ve got a great reel and a really talented group of in-house composers. I’ve already learned a lot about delivering great sounding queues on a deadline.
So far I’ve been close mic’ing cymbals, brushing up on my Logic 8 skills, and getting used to the Native Instruments Komplete collection – Battery, where have you been all my life.
How did composers pound out 30 sound-a-like queues before Logic?
The Autry National Center hired Black Dollar Productions to handle audio for a film shoot on the Nez Perce reservation in Idaho.
We flew to Portland then Spokane then drove to Lapwai, ID to spend five days filming a pow wow, the land, and personal interviews.
It was a unique and wonderful opportunity to learn about Nez Perce history and culture. Vegetarian is actually an Indian word – it means lousy hunter.
I have just signed with the commercial department at the Clear Talent Group.
I’m excited to be working with the CTG crew and I have no doubt that in the next couple months you’ll be seeing me on your TV screen as you fall asleep.
Pleasant dreams.
PART II!
This time I had a friend take only 579 pictures of my face.
This edition of Headshots, The Movie isn’t as hypnotic as part I, however it does find our hero in faraway lands escaping a Turkish prison and running from the forces of evil.
Feel free to compare and contrast part I and part II. There is a seizure warning in effect for children under 12 who watch both videos simultaneously.
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In December, I bought a looper. The idea was to lay down a couple of foundation guitar parts, rhythm heavy things I could sing over or that would free me up to do something other than guitar. As things progressed the Fela-style afrobeat jams were by far the most interesting and fun to play.
Thus began Me Mountain – a combination of afrobeat and post-punk.
We recorded the drums and foundation loops live using a pair of C414B’s as overheads and a couple of MD421′s on the kick and snare. We ran those four tracks into my RME Fireface 800 and Digital Performer over a few hot days in our practice space.
I like the results. Would you like to join my band?
Circling the Bowl
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Bury the Effects
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The Husk
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The New People
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