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Leaps and
bounds...
Pardon me a
minute... just a bit... I seem..., I seem to have dropped something. What
is this? Oh, here it is. A name. It's:
Sony Music Entertainment.
Name-dropper.
Hell yeah. When it's a name like that, you better believe it.
We hinted at it in our last newsletter.
We worked on it for months. Bryan Davidson and I wrote more than seven
very different music video treatments. And in the end, all the hard work
paid off. A couple of months ago I directed my first music video for Sony
Music, and if I wasn't such a loud mouth I'd be speechless.
The band was "Cabrito Vudu", an extremely talented bunch from
Monterrey, Mexico. Their music is so original, it almost defies classification.
How does rock/pop/ska/punk/jazz/electronica/reggae sound? And if you think
the description of their music sounds interesting, wait until you hear
them play it. The song was "All You Need Is Love", a laid-back,
lounge-ready love song played in a straight reggae groove. The video was
shot over a four day period in “Barrio Antiguo”, a beautiful,
colonial neighborhood in the heart of Monterrey. It featured a large cast,
numerous locations, and plenty of late nights. The end product is stunning,
and is currently airing on television stations everywhere.
Click here to read more, as well as to get pictures and more information
about the video.
Another project that proved to be one heck of a ride was the music video
we just wrapped for the pop/ska/punk hooligans “Nothing Less”.
After recently signing to Alcatraz Records in San Francisco, the band
has an album coming out and are launching a new music video to go with
it. Bryan and I cooked up some ideas for them, and the one they chose
was a Three Stooges induced, pratfall-filled schmack-fest. Ahhh, slapstick.
It doesn’t get any better than that. Physical comedy is always fun,
but the problem can be that it is... well, kinda physical. This begs the
question (without giving too much away): how do you make a music video
with guys flipping over cement banisters onto their backs, getting dropped
onto their heads from great distances, and launching themselves sprawling
onto hard wood floors... without getting them killed? The answer is: find
three incredibly talented musicians who are making big waves in the music
industry and who also happen to be certifiably nutso. Worked for me. Anyway,
for more info on the video and how we did it, click
here.
And how about another flurry of awards and cool goings-on for Nomad writer
Bryan Davidson! If you remember our last newsletter,
Bryan’s play “War Music” won just about every award possible
in the Universe, save for Xogniz Hoffernoxer’s "Nog Thafflmagners
Hubblnor Award" on Phobos-14. But face it folks, that one’s
degraded into such a blatant popularity contest, it’s not even worth
mentioning. And as if all that previous acclaim wasn’t enough, now
“War Music” has gone ever farther. Recently the LA Stage Alliance
nominated the play for SEVEN of it’s coveted Ovation Awards, including
one for Best World Premiere Play. If you missed “War Music”
during its first run, you can catch it soon at the prestigious Geffen
Playhouse in Los Angles. Dates are January 13 to February 22, 2004. For
more information, including where to get tickets (!), visit
the Geffen’s site here.
But wait! There’s more! We had the pleasure of working on a slew
of very cool commercial campaigns as well. New spots for the Anchorage
Literacy Project, which featured two radically different concepts to get
across one very important point - the importance of reading. To see more
of them, click here.
The other campaign consisted of some crafty spots for the Alaska Housing
Finance Corporation. A very cool concept coupled with lots of slow motion
and steadicam work. Now how ya gonna beat that? The end result is two
very slick spots (if we do say so ourselves). Have
a look and see here.
But the updates
don’t stop there. Browse the site to find out about our new
projects, updates on the Kusah Hakwaan DVD,
information on where you can purchase your very own copy of the Kusah
Hakwaan Motion Picture Soundtrack, and more.
So as always,
take a peek around, sign up of our newsletter (the button's up there!)
or - better yet - sign us up for your next project. We nomads get anxious
sitting in one place for too long.
Be well,
Sean Morris
Alaskan Nomad Productions
Past Newsletters
Old Tricks/New Work/STAR Commercials Win Grant/"War
Music" Wins Awards
Famous Last Words/New Website Launch |
