The Bootheel @ First Friday Live

For the next installment of my continuing blog series, “live concert videos I recorded and mixed for (working title),” I present to you The Bootheel performing their song “Northsider” at the January edition Gillioz Theatre’s First Friday Live.

Shot by Peter Jodlowski and Ben Clayton, edited by Ben and audio recorded/mixed by yours truly.   Working with Ben, Peter and the Gilly staff on concert series has been a blast and I feel the project as a whole has really matured into something special.  Originally only four shows were planned, but thanks to community and artist support, the Gilly has decided to continue the series. Friday, March 1st, kicks off round two of First Friday Live.  If you’re in the SGF area, come on down and enjoy this free for 21+ event, or if you’re just checking in via the interwebz, stay tuned to the Gillioz Theatre YouTube channel for more event coverage.

Shameless self-promotion alert: Ben and I are looking to take this show on the road, so to speak. We are currently accepting inquiries from parties interested in producing such videos for their events.  Whether  you’re a band, venue, promoter, or anyone looking for professional live production media coverage, please contact us.

Audio for Video

It seems like I’ve been getting an unusually large number of projects tracking bands at live shows and mixing down for video. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a welcome change of pace from the FOH one-offs, I just find it interesting how after a good year of no such project, I now find myself working “audio for video” gigs every couple of weeks.

More often than not, I don’t see the video until it’s edited and synced with my audio, so I always enjoy seeing the finished product after the video folk have done their thing.  Yesterday I received a link to a video I tracked and mixed for back in October.  This particular song, a cover of The Beatles’ Across the Universe, was a bit tricky.  I wasn’t informed ahead of time that the band was bringing four additional members on stage for the song, but if you’re no stranger to live production, you can relate to the situation.  Though no show goes without its challenges and I’m happy with how everything turned out.

And now for the feature presentation:

Another of such projects, mentioned earlier, is the Gillioz Theatre’s First Friday Live. This Friday, Feb 1, marks the fourth installment of the series that has grown into a beast of it’s own. Originally only four shows were planned, but the Gilly crew has been busy booking local SGF acts for every First Friday through the end of summer. This time around I’ll be working with local basement rockers, The Bootheel, who, by the way, just released a great album.  To see all the Frist Friday Live videos release thus far, check out the Gillioz YouTube channel, and if you’re local, come out this Friday at 8:30 for The Bootheel’s performance.

Here’s one from J-None’s December First Friday Live rager:

And for those looking for something a bit more relaxed, check out highlights from January’s show with Bella Donna: