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Static Xmas: Last Christmas

davemorris — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:12:25 +0000

All American Rejects at the Diamond Ballroom

davemorris — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:08:18 +0000

We outsource some of our video production (and writing and photography). The above video was produced by Tanner Herriott who worked at NewsOK for many years. I liked this video for its transparency and rawness. The guys in the band were just shooting the breeze and seemingly answering quite honestly to The Oklahoman’s Gene Triplett. And the outtakes that we’ll put to use were excellent as well.

Jabee vs Hanson

davemorris — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:11:42 +0000

Our “Got It Covered” series features local musicians covering songs made famous by Oklahomans.

Thursday, Kyle Roberts and I produced a segment with local hip hop artist Jabee covering Hanson’s 1997 hit “MmmBop.”

The venue is Saints Pub in the Plaza District. We recorded audio with our Zoom recorder and we recorded it two ways: XLR out into channel 1 and the on board “stereo” mic that captures the room sound. Video is shot with a Canon 7D using a 24-105mm lens.

Jabee didn’t sing Hanson, rather he gave a brilliant performance by rapping to a sampling of “MmmBop.” Inspired stuff.

My favorite part of the above video is yours truly saying “MmmBop” was No. 1 in the US for three years instead of three weeks. Heavy sigh…

Static: Denver Duncan on a Water Taxi

davemorris — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:12:34 +0000

Kyle Roberts had the idea of taking Static on tour by visiting Oklahoma landmarks or places easily recognizable.

My friend Chad Huntington at the Bricktown Water Taxis has always been great to work with, so I thought we could put an acoustic artist on a boat for a Static session. It turned out better than anticipated. The audio is outstanding, given the 20mph winds on Tuesday. Also, the sunlight through the trees captured by the Canon 7D with 14mm lens provides some dramatic images.

Equally impressive is Denver Duncan’s vocal range. His falsetto is right on key.

Meet Cami Stinson

davemorris — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:47:39 +0000

I’ve produced a few other videos with Cami Stinson. Most recently, she performed with Cara Black on our Static Holiday Sessions, giving “Silent Night” a chilling sweetness with a side of gospel. Maybe some soul.

Cami also performed a solo set earlier in 2010 in a Static session at the OPUBCO Studios.

Cami is headed to perform with world renown musician Mark O’Connor in North Carolina tomorrow night. Watch the video for more background on that angle.

I’ve also caught Cami’s performance at the Prohibition Room in OKC. Great jazz. And atmosphere. With a roster of beverages and an open-late kitchen. One of OKC’s better late night gems. Even my Dallas friends enjoyed the past-midnight corner booth. That was a few months ago.

I’m looking forward to an upcoming Prohibition Room session, details to come.

Earlier today, thanks to PR ace and friend Rob Crissinger, I caught up with Cami during a noon break at ACM@UCO.

She expected a print interview.

I had a camera bag and tripod. We knocked out a quick 10-15 Q&A. I mixed in a few past tapings and downloaded her latest song. The above interview is a decent look at the talented singer-songwriter. Go see her and the other jazz wizards on a Monday night at the Prohibition Room. Maybe take a class from her at ACM@UCO.

And best of luck to her this weekend performing with one of her heroes.

Static Holiday Sessions: behind the scenes

davemorris — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:59:48 +0000

Final Cut Pro timeline of Static Holiday Sessions edit

I caught wind of this idea last Monday, an email from PR ace Rob Crissinger to entertainment guru George Lang:

What would you think of coordinating a small “Static Christmas Concert” at Blackwatch Studios in Norman. It would be a one-hour taped show where performers sing their favorite Christmas song in front of a live audience of family and friends. Performances could be interesting pairings: Matt & Joe Stansberry, Sherri Chamberlain & Graham Colton, Daniel Walcher & Skating Polly, Dr. Pants & Jabee, etc. doing their take on a Christmas classic.

Now that’s a great idea.
Some emails were exchanged. George and I met. I then met with the advertising crew with thoughts of a sponsorship. We called Jonathan Fowler at Fowler VW in Norman on Friday morning. Jonathan immediately saw the value and cool factor.

Crissinger worked the angles for a venue over the weekend. We landed on Urban Roots in Deep Deuce, just north of downtown OKC after learning Blackwatch was booked on Monday. The artists were already scheduled, it made sense to switch venues instead of trying to reschedule 12 artists.

On Monday morning my crew included David Jones, Todd Fraser and Kyle Roberts. Billy Davis created some Static Holiday Sessions animations to use in post production.

We began shooting just after 11 am and had five videos shot by 1 pm. Cami Stinson and Cara Black recorded “Silent Night” with organist extradonaire around 3 pm.

I left the footage compressing overnight Monday: we shot about 32 gb using three Canon 7D cameras. We captured the audio using two Zoom H1N recorders, there was no audio board. We had a light kit, but mostly relied on the good natural light the Deep Roots Studio provided. Pretty bare bones set up.

Including an introductory video by George, we had seven videos to edit Tuesday. Monday wasn’t a day off by any means, we still had our day jobs of the usual OPUBCO video production both in studio and field, including crew off for the holidays.

I finished the final video, Cami Stinson and Cara Black, around 9 tonight. Created a quick pre-roll for Fowler VW of Norman.

And watched the social media take over.

You can watch all of the videos at static.newsok.com, including the Holiday Sessions and the previous sessions recorded by Tanner Herriott. We debated using the black and white look (removed the saturation, reduced the black levels some) that Tanner used, or going with the color. Finally we landed on staying with the look that Tanner had used.

3 Things You Should Know: Jonathan Fowler

davemorris — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:45:22 +0000

CLICK HERE FOR MOBILE VERSION OF VIDEO

Norman Services on wimgo

I’ve interviewed Jonathan Fowler a few times. Norman Music Festival. Wimgo videos. BlockParty OKC.

Great guy. Talented guy. Here are a few more excerpts from the interview at this past weekend’s fashion show event on Film Row in downtown OKC.

Here’s some cool stuff. Check out the Buzz blog on the Fowler VW site and on Facebook. Fowler has been involved in the production of 10 holiday songs from local bands called “Nice People Holiday Compilation 2010″. And, Merry Christmas, you have an opportunity at the free download. Plus, there are versions on vinyl.

Be sure to click on the cool concept VDub sessions too.

Daniel Walcher talks album, passion behind songs

davemorris — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:34:54 +0000

PR man and good guy Rob Crissinger emailed a week ago, a press release about Daniel Walcher’s CD release party at the Blue Note in NW OKC on Saturday, Sept. 25.

Walcher, his wife Ramsey, and Crissinger stopped by the OPUBCO Studios this afternoon for an interview. Walcher has been in our studio before. Tanner Herriott produced another excellent episode of Static featuring an interview by George Lang and three songs, performed acoustic.

One of those songs, “Dishes In Her Dress,” is on the new album, the self-titled “Daniel Walcher.”

See the interview above, watch the previous interview and three songs and then get yourself over to the Blue Note on Saturday night. The beer is cold there.

NMF3 preview

davemorris — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:18:05 +0000

It’s about that time again. Downtown Norman will host the third annual Norman Music Festival in about a month, April 24-25.

Jonathan Fowler and Quentin Bomgardner stopped by the OPUBCO Studios earlier this week to preview the event. Big thanks to them for their time and having fun with the interview. Last year we taped some commercials with them, including a skit where they imitated Penn and Teller.

I thought it was funny anyway…

I can’t imagine all of the coordination that goes into putting together a musical festival, certainly not one with over 100 acts. Find more event info at wimgo.com and at normanmusicfestival.com.

By the way, the guys mention local rapper Jabee will appear at NMF3. He was in the studio today for an upcoming webisode of Static with George Lang and Tanner Herriott.

What would you do with 405GB of HD footage?

davemorris — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:07:29 +0000

Make a NIN video of course.

Fans of the band Nine Inch Nails have released a concert video. The video, titled “The Gift”, is part of a full-length concert edit of three shows from NIN’s 2008 “Lights In The Sky” tour. Here are more details from newteevee.com

Nine Inch Nails (NIN) fans have released a free download of a concert video titled The Gift that is based on three shows of one of the band’s last and possibly final tours. The video can be downloaded via BitTorrent in various formats including 1080p HD from a web site called ThisOneIsOnUs.org. A Blu-ray version is expected to follow soon.
The Gift is the result of an unusual collaboration that began when 405GB of HD concert footage found its way onto various torrent trackers about a year ago. The video was shot by professional videographers under contract with the band to produce a DVD. However, NIN was unable to release the disc due to licensing conflicts with its former major label. That didn’t stop fans from producing the movie on their own.

The below video is stunning in its quality.