Now that we are all living deep in the time of COVID, I imagine many of you are Zoom teaching and now, at the minimum, are at the cusp of your first self producing video for collaborations. You’ve read the guide for video and audio tips, but what about gear? Here are some recommendations if…
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Video and Audio tips for self-recording
Click here for the equipment guide. TIPS FOR VIDEO TAPING Use plenty of light. Lighting makes a huge difference in the quality of a finished professional video, so make it one of your top priorities during filming. Natural light is the best, the sun is one of the best sources of light for video. So…
Help Calm Your Soul During the Lockdown with Classical Music
A handy reference for finding free classical music videos, audio and teaching materials during the pandemic lockdown.
Wintry Morning Video Shoot at Mozart’s Cafe
This morning we took a lean 3 person filming crew out to Mozart’s Coffee Roasters to begin shooting a music video for our Continuing Artist Esteban Alvarez. This incredibly talented Steinway Artist performs regularly worldwide, is a visionary, and astoundingly, he is active both as a businessman and musician. Of course, those were the furthest…
Annual and multi-year contracts offer increased value and streamline workflows.
Spend less time in board meetings reviewing production logistics and proposals, and more time increasing the usefulness and depth of your digital media archive. This can be performance captures, promotional media, fundraising efforts, and getting your message to the world in general. When you contract with Tonehaus on an annual or multi-year basis, right off…
À la carte productions, or Project Based Work
The easiest way for you to gain trust in Tonehaus is to simply do some productions à la carte. That way, you can get an idea of what all is involved, and there is no commitment past the contract. If you are satisfied with your experience and deliverables, you can then choose to enjoy big…
Tonehaus Produces Recruitment Video for Texas Lutheran University
We are very happy to be working with a new client, Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. As a professional freelance violinist, I have played in the TLU performing arts center many, many times over the years with Mid-Texas Symphony, so it was exciting to get the call from TLU last Fall. We talked through the…
Here we go, a new website
Now we have a new website with a really fun landing page, so come check it out at http://www.tonehaus.com. There is also a blog/news section that I hope to keep filled up with interesting and educational posts. It is a real trial and error process, so now we are integrating the blog posts with facebook,…
Photo Digitization
It is true, we inherited an ungodly amount of photos, slides, video tapes, cassettes, reel to reels, microcassettes, 8mm, Super8 and 16mm movies and boxes of ephemera. Going back to the late 1800s. A real treasure, and surprisingly, things that nobody else in the family had any interest in having. So, we’ve become something of…
About Us
We are grateful to be able to work in production, and that our clients trust us capturing their performances to share with the world. It is fun, challenging and something of an artistic endeavor to capture music from the air and make it emerge from speakers and earbuds in a compelling way. Sound recording is…