On Sunday, March 4th I'm going to be playing Take Five Coffee +Bar in Leawood. The concert kicks off at 7PM and will feature the acoustic trio doing pop/rock covers and originals. Take Five's one of my very favorite venues in KC, and it's a great place to kick back, get something great to drink, and hang out with friends. A lot of people bring games to play as well, which seems to make for a fun evening. (and don't forget to save room if you're a dessert person)
If you're in the KC area I hope you can make it out.
Hopefully you've had a chance to see Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol sometime in the past three weeks. It's pretty spectacular. Just as importantly, I hope you've had a chance to hear MI4, preferably in IMAX. This movie sounds spectacular.
But it doesn't sound spectacular by accident. Great sound is something you have to plan for from the very beginning. Your sound design directly affects how you shoot your film. To see more of what I'm talking about, check out this behind the scenes video on sound design in MI4...
Whenever I teach filmmaking workshops the biggest question I get, by far, is where to find great soundtracks for your videos. Vimeo has long held a warm spot in the hearts of indie filmmakers and animators. That's spot's about to get a whole lot warmer, because Vimeo's just launched a new music licensing service aim right at media producers.
See the new Music Store in action after the jump...
Yesterday I had the chance to play with a new friend, Zac Appleton. Zac's an extremely talented young composer and drummer. He's also a budding filmmaker, and some of his early work shows promise. One of the great things about having a blog is that you get to promote anything you're enthusiastic about. So, I thought you might get a kick out of seeing Zac in action.
One of the difficult things about Christmas is that it can start to feel a little recycled from time to time. That's where artists step in. This new Coldplay song, "Christmas Lights", has completely picked me up this season. And the music video is stunning.
For a quick Christmas pick-me-up check out the video below . . .
One of my new favorite bands is an outfit called 30 Seconds to Mars. It's some very gutsy, anthematic rock and roll they're slinging, and while they're just starting to blow up here in the states they've been huge overseas for a while.
The other day I had the chance to see their new music video for the single "Closer to the Edge," which is awesome. Instead of creating a mini-motion picture or a glossy magazine-cover puff piece, the director decided to make a meta-narrative about how the band is uniting a generation through the love of music. The energy captured in this video literally jumps through the screen. I love this one.
