I know, I know, most everybody thinks I’m just the “Americana” guy; produce rootsy, bluegrassy, country-type videos, etc. Happy HALLOWEEN! This one’s pretty priceless. Marketing meeting at Gibson HQ with the director’s team once again trying to comprehend orders. The mission: SELL THE BFG GUITAR! How do we do that […]
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This one was shot with our regular Gibson video team; myself producing & shooting, Nate Shuppert shooting & editing and Grant Johnson on audio. 2 cameras; Panasonic HVX-200, and location audio at our “studio” space the former Baldwin Showroom in Nashville. The studio consisted of a giant warehouse facility that […]
Duane Eddy “The King of Twang”. Duane is a legend for his reverb drenched, whammy-bar wacked low end twang. Another amazing day shooting at his producer’s small project studio. This was a typical Gibson shoot with our 3 man crew (myself shooting an HVX-200, Nate Shuppert on 2nd HVX-200 and […]
This project took place in Memphis in 2006; same trip I shot comprehensive guitar building footage of Gibson’s ES factory. “Memphis In May” is an annual festival that takes place on the bank of the Mississippi. I Shot BB King, Hubert Sumlin, and the incredible Johnny Winter on this trip. […]
This project took place in Memphis in 2006. Scotty met us with his ES-295 that he had just “borrowed” for the occasion from the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame next door to the Gibson Memphis factory right off Beale Street where this took place. Apparently Scotty can borrow his guitar from […]
When I was working Hank and Billy Don Burns, “Desperate Men” album to the Americana chart it came time to make the push for #1. Hank took great interest in the strategy of radio promotion and had all kinds of “creative” ideas on what to do about it. He had […]
One of my favorite Hank Cochran memories: When I was working on promoting his album, I visited his house several times. He had a songwriting lair in an attic over his garage. All the walls were covered with lyric ideas, words, etc. In his garage was an old brown Rolls […]
I checked out the release day screening of this great White Stripes documentary covering their 2007 Canadian tour at Jack White’s Third Man Records complex in Nashville. Third Man is not only a record store selling vinyl and more, but also Jack’s recording studio/soundstage where it is created from scratch. […]
BEST – This is one of my favorite live concert films ever. 4 maybe 5 handheld cameras, one on sticks, captures the energy and impact of Led Zep at their finest. The camera ops all do great work, which comes down to framing, composition, anticipating what happens next, and most […]
As a video producer I thought I understood the meaning of the word “content”. But I guess I don’t. Well, I think I know what it means now and I don’t like it. It boils art down to a generic commodity. It tends to be used by people who are […]