The second of several videos from The Bancroft is live. It’s Kitty Plague, playing a very short “Smoke Crack” followed by the Ferris Bueller themed “Come On”. Great stuff!
Making Incredible Time – “King Jack Off” – @ The Bancroft
This past Saturday, I was at The Bancroft in Spring Valley, CA watching and shooting 4 great bands – Making Incredible Time, T.S. Leone, Kitty Plague, and Black Adidas. I shot several songs from each band, single camera, with my Shure MV88 stereo mic getting the audio. I’ll be releasing several videos from that night over the next week or two. Here’s the first one:
T.S. Leone – Behind the Scenes of “Fishbowls” Music Video
A while back, I went behind the scenes at the filming of T.S. Leone‘s music video for their song “Fishbowls”. That is, until I got roped into helping out with the actual shoot. But, I did get some good footage, and here it is:
Making Incredible Time – “Burn & Turn” – Live at Til-Two Club
Here’s the final video from the Til-Two club show from last month.
Making Incredible Time – “Sorry Tom” – at Til-Two Club
I’m finally getting around to M.I.T. at Til-Two club. Here’s “Sorry Tom”, a short, tongue-in-cheek song about how much of an alcoholic asshole Tom (bass) is.
Roman Watchdogs – 4 songs – Live at The Pour House Jan 13, 2018
Here’s the final 4 songs of Roman Watchdogs’ set at their CD release party at The Pour House in Oceanside, CA on January 13, 2018. Camera is my Panasonic GH5, and audio is my new Shure MV88 stereo mic in the audience. Audio was mastered by Dan Bonn.
Making Incredible Time – “Burn & Turn” – The Pour House Oceanside, CA
So far, I’ve made two kinds of live videos. Full productions, with 3 cameras, audio recorded in multi-track from the soundboard, then mixed and mastered. That is time consuming and runs about 20 man hours for a 30-minute show, but the quality is great. The other way is quick and dirty, one camera with audio on the camera. The quality of that is, well, not great.
I’m trying a third way. One camera, but audio is a stereo mic in the audience. I bought a Shure MV88 stereo mic. It records to an iPhone via the Lightning connector in 24/48. I used it this past Saturday to record Roman Watchdogs and M.I.T. at The Pour House in Oceanside, CA.
I’m very happy with the result. I’m not sure what the venue’s sound guy was thinking with all the reverb, but the MV88 did it’s job very well.
Roman Watchdogs – Live at Til-Two Club – Full Show
The full show of Roman Watchdogs at Til-Two Club on December 15, 2017 is up!
Roman Watchdogs “Not Looking For Love”
“Not Looking For Love” by Roman Watchdogs, live at Til-Two Club, is up on YouTube, for your New Years Eve viewing pleasure. This was challenging, as Til-Two Club is a small venue, and the audio recording from the board was only 6 tracks – 2 vocals, guitar, bass, kick drum and snare drum. Dan Bonn worked his magic, though, and it sounds awesome.
The full show will be up in a few days.
New Gear – CAMVATE DSLR Camera Cage
I got an early Christmas gift, a CAMVATE DSLR Camera Cage. It’s pretty nice. Very sturdy. The side handle should help me stay smooth when going handheld, and the top handle will let me get those cool down-low looking up shots. I’m excited to try it out for real on Friday, Dec 15, when I (hopefully) shoot a few bands at Till-Two Club.