Last year I decided it would make sense to get some YouTube traffic for ThatSongSoundsLike.com. Using Adobe After Effects I set up a fairly simple template that allows me to import new album art and audio and automatically render the waveforms. Here is the video version of Britney Spears vs. Jermaine Jackson.
Music
A few weeks ago my co-workers and I took part in Music Hack Day in NY. We created a simple to use service that allows anyone to tweet music. You send us the name of the artist and we build a playlist for you or your friend. Check out this great Mashable article for more info and then start rocking! Try it out right now by tweeting in one of the following formats:
arcade fire @sndchck
or make a suggestion to a friend:
@KeithHopkin arcade fire @sndchck
Now just come to SndChck.com, sign in with your twitter account and we’ll do the rest.
I wanted Ricky to here some Mogwai so I tweeted
@rickyrobinett mogwai @sndchck
Here’s what his page looks like:
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New video I directed for Gross Relations. This is what happens when you feed a band a bottle and a half of whiskey.
Director: Keith Hopkin
DP: Russ Heller
Shot on Canon 7D, 60fps.
7″ and Free Download:
www.insound.com/Fuzzy-Timelines-Vinyl-7inch-Gross-Relations/P/INS81722/
www.grossrelations.com
www.myspace.com/grossrelations
“Gross Relations is a new band from Brooklyn that is, indeed, pretty sick. These four dudes rock the lo-fi guitar/bass/distorted vocals thing. But Gross Relations also rock some surprisingly happy sounding keys over all the controlled melodic clutter. And those keys are key indeed. Those keys bring the POP out and make things sound more interesting. Gosh, pop rules, doesn’t it?” – Oh My Rocknes
Last weekend I directed a video for the band Gross Relations. Russ Heller DP’d and the band went through a case of beers, a bottle of Jameson and a small container of Vaseline. Video coming soon. Here are a few stills Russ took.
Director: Keith Hopkin
DP: Russ Heller
Art Direction: Mike DeSutter
Gaffer: Kevin Fitzgerald
Wardrobe+Styling: Siri Thorson
Ben Duchac: Coloring
Boy&Girl: Andy Phelan + Rebecca Eisner
Live footage filmed by Eric Weiner and Steamwhipple
Check out www.xylosmusic.net for more.
The Catastrophic Neon Rainbow video is up. Thanks again to everyone who backed us through the Kickstarter project. You can get more information here:
www.CatastrophicNeonRainbow.com
Photo: Mike DeSutter
More photos from the shoot here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/royalscourge/sets/72157624318933984
Just finished a music shoot over the weekend for Xylos’ wonderful track “Not Enough”. We spent all day and night shooting in Roxbury, CT and wrapped in the wee ours of the night/morning. Our last challenge of the night was to shower the front of the house with some artificial moonlight. The end result was stellar. Thanks to Eric, Monika, Nikki, Andy, Rebecca, Mike DeSutter, Siri, Russ Heller, Kevin Fitzgerald, Owen, Teal, Emily and everyone else who helped out. I think we’re all gonna be proud of this one.
Check out Xylos on myspace