A "My Friend Peter" demo

I think I said somewhere that if the Kickstarter seed money campaign for the feature length version of "My Friend Peter" reached its goal I'd upload one of the demos we've been whipping up for the movie. Here's one we did relatively quickly in anticipation of a recent pitch meeting. No monkey to be found on this one, but Loretta Lucas' lovely vocals make up for it. Oh, and there's still 20 minutes! left to donate to the cause!  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1296564086/my-friend-peter-the-featur

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NAIN ROUGE Detroit Premiere 9/30, 10/01

After it's world premiere at the IFC Film Center in NYC, Nain Rouge finally comes home!

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NAIN ROUGE will make its Detroit premiere at Northend Studios as part of Detroit Gallery Week 2011. There will be two screenings:

Friday, September 30th at 8PM
Saturday, October 1st at 8PM. 

NAIN ROUGE is the story of Jason, a young man visiting the city of Detroit for the first time. When he finds himself lost and unable to find a way home, Jason learns the true consequences of his actions and what it means to tresspass in places he does not belong on Devil's Night.

The title of the film refers to the legendary Nain Rouge, or Red Dwarf of Detroit. This mythic figure has been a part of Michgian lore for more than 400 years and is said to be a harbinger of doom for the Motor City. Every year on the first day of spring Detroiters participate in the Marche du Nain Rouge, where they burn an effigy of the demon spirit in an effort to drive him away from the city.

NAIN ROUGE is a short film by director Jasmine Rivera as part of the requirements for completing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Directing at Columbia University. Shot in Detroit in the fall of 2010 with a cast and crew comprised entirely of Michigan-based professionals, the film showcases the city's world-class filmmaking talent. This film is her tribute to her hometown, its legendary history, and its resilient people.

For more information, see:
www.nainrougefilm.com
http://www.northendstudiosdetroit.com/
http://www.artdetroitnow.com/galleryweek1.html

SUGGESTED MINIMUM DONATION FOR THE SCREENING IS $3 PER TICKET, WITH ALL PROCEEDS TO GO TOWARDS NORTHEND STUDIOS. Please read the below description and learn why they are a worthy cause.
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Watch the trailer here:  http://vimeo.com/26535660

The Music of "Certain Essential Elements."

Here's a nice little video Director Jeff Schultz whipped up.

Herzog on Fresh Air

Finally.  A 3D film I'm interested in seeing.  And I bet Werner didn't even blow anything up.

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/20/135516812/herzog-enters-the-cave-of-forgotten-dreams

I could listen to this guy talk about art and film for hours.

La Vie en Rose

Loretta Lucas stopped by the studio to lay down some lovely vocals on a cover of "La Vie en Rose" for the film "Certain Essential Elements."
Take a listen.

anaROBIK remix

Now available on itunes, "Is it Real? : THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD'S is it 2 real? mix," from anaROBIK's Operator's Manual Addendum remix album.

Certain Essential Melodies

That's a wrap.
Last night I finished the last bit of music (give or take some eventual tweaks here and there) for Jeff Schultz's short film "Certain Essential Elements" in time for it's premiere at this weekend's Detroit Independent Film Festival. Here's the first mix of the opening. Following DIFF I'll be doing further mix and instrument tweaks, as I used this project to upgrade my sample library. I have to say, I'm impressed with how well the Vienna Instruments Special Edition performed. There was a slight learning curve involved, but not at all detrimental to workflow. It's crazy what we can do on just a laptop these days.

I've spent the day trying to relax after a good 2-3 weeks of being holed up in the studio, but I'm anxious to get back into it - exporting individual lines from preset "full strings" patch sequences into their own isolated instrument performances, which will boost the sense of realism. Someday soon I'll be working with a budget to hire an orchestra (I'm looking at you, feature-length "My Friend Peter"), but until then, the Vienna instruments will have to make do.



Certain Essential Elements debuts Saturday, March 12 at The Birmingham 8 theater during the Shorts 2 block of films at 5pm.