On January 15 2011 two showcases were be performed: the Winter Showcase at 1:30pm and the Performing Company Showcase at 5:30pm. You can purchase each performance for $30 each or get both for $50.
PacWest Winter Showcase 2011 (January 15, 1:30pm)
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PacWest Performing Company Showcase 2011 (January 15, 5:30pm)
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both PacWest Winter 2011 Showcases (1:30 and 5:30) 2-DVD set
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I recently worked with a local blues band on a promotional video package.
The CD Woodbury Band plays the blues at bars and festivals around the Pacific Northwest. The musicians in the band are all quite excellent and experienced, but this arrangement of personnel is relatively new so they’re still working on getting gigs from local venues. A video would really help them convince a bar owner to book them, so that was what we set out to make.
Three cameras were used to shoot this project: a Canon HF20, Canon 5D Mark II and a Panasonic HPX-170. Audio was recorded using a Zoom H4N, which was a lot better than trying to use the camera mics. The three cameras certainly don’t match each other perfectly, but they still look good, especially when viewed online which is how most people will see this video.
The YouTube version of the video has the band’s phone number and web site displayed the whole time, so when bar and venue owners switch from viewing to booking they’ll have the contact info right in front of them. The DVD has the DVD packaging to provide the info for contacting the band.
The band is really happy with the video and how it turned out, and we’re all anxious to see how it affects bookings.
Snohomish Boot Camp is a fantastic workout group, I joined in January and had a great time having my ass handed to me a couple of times a week. I wanted to make a shirt that communicated the difficulty of the training group, but was also playful, because Boot Camp is fun too.
Thus was born the Harder is Better shirt. My friend liked her’s so much she made it her Facebook profile pic, how rad is that?! I printed the simple design on Asphalt American Apparel 2102 women’s short sleeve Ts, size XL.
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PacWest Spring 2010 Showcase Combo PackThis 2-DVD set contains both the June 13 and June 20 performances.
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PacWest Spring 2010 Showcase June 13 onlyThis DVD contains only the June 13 performance.
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PacWest Spring 2010 Showcase June 20 onlyThis DVD contains only the June 20 performance.
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February 27 2010 Wes and Jessie Plate hosted at their house a “livingroom show” featuring one of Wes’ favorite artists, Helios, AKA Keith Kenniff. One of the things that made the show even more special was that Wes projected visuals to accompany the live music performance. The effect was quite seamless and all of the attendees had a good time.
We got a nice writeup in The Stranger too, though he was off on his attendance guestimate, we had 50 guests!
PacWest Company Showcase 2010This single DVD contains the entire performance from the January 30 2010 company showcase.
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PacWest Spring 2009 ShowcaseThis 2-DVD set contains both the 2pm and 6pm performances from the May 31 2009 showcase.
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PacWest Winter 2009 ShowcaseThis single DVD contains the entire performance from the December 12 2009 winter showcase.
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A friend of mine in Illinois who is a very talented musician and graphic artist has started making guitars in the last couple of years, and I worked with him to create a bunch of Thomas Guitars shirts for he and his wife to give to friends and relatives.
Tom designed the four color artwork, four shades of gray, and we printed it on a variety of shirts but my favorite was the Slate-colored American Apparel tee.
You can see some of Thomas Neal’s custom guitars online at http://s270.photobucket.com/home/tkn42
Pinewood Villa is a beautiful 15-unit condo building in Snohomish, WA for adults 55 and older. We partnered up with the builder to help promote the place since there are a few units available. We interviewed five current residents then used their comments to weave a narrative for what Pinewood Villa is really all about. This video will appear on the condo’s informational web page and is also distributed to interested buyers on DVD.
This summer we worked with popular Snohomish dance studio Pacific West Performing Arts to produce a video for their web site that introduced visitors to PacWest and its offerings.
PacWest director Kelly Charlton reports she receives lots of positive feedback from her web site visitors.
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