After the slow, slow, slow summer, things got ridiculously busy. So busy, I couldn’t even get two newsletters out. Suddenly I found myself freelancing A/V and production sound jobs, creating content for clients, taping concerts, and live-streaming. I did write-ups on many of these activities, so when you see a link, go ahead and click…
Very Special for two reasons. Firstly, this performance is one of half a dozen in the US using using authentic period instruments at A=430. It was also a milestone production – as far as the technical and creative freedoms as well as the challenges. I’ll back up and tell you about my interest in orchestral…
Back in July, a few months into the unrelenting heat of this year’s Texas summer, I realized that I wanted to begin doing live-streaming for sports, but the question was: which one? One sport I really enjoy is powerlifting, so I figured I’d see about Hyde Park Gym’s annual Push/Pull event. I couldn’t find out when…
Since in freelance I’m not working directly for a client, I have to exercise a bit of discretion, but I think it is okay to share some of the basics of this production from the beginning of October. I think it is paramount to include that there was planning, planning, planning. I was involved in…
Over the past six months, I have been attending Lutheran churches to help my mom (who recently moved to Austin) find a congregation to join. My folks had always attended St Martin’s when they visited in the past, which is also well known among musicians due to its reverberant acoustics. During Mom’s search, I have…
On Labor Day 2022, the Tonehaus team headed out to Addison Grove to create about 20 music videos for Musical Discovery. The entire shoot went without a hitch, and was pretty chill and fun, quite an achievement for something with so many moving parts. This kind of thing could easily have been a stressful nightmare,…
In May 2022, pedal steel guitarist and experimental music creator Bob Hoffnar hired us to capture a 3 concert series. Here are some stills from those videos. See the final product below, about 10 minutes.
More than halfway through September, and our performing arts culture is back in full force! The new season is head spinning and packed! I’ve been compiling a list of performances and wanting to format it into a resource that can be checked daily, including timely interviews and featurettes. I’ve long felt Austin has a depth…
Happy August…where the weather won’t let us forget it’s summer! Continuing to take advantage of the extra time in the off-season, I’ve temporarily switched gears more towards (non live) production, studying production theory and practice, maintaining equipment, and planning for the upcoming season. I’ve also committed myself to keeping the newsletter short form. This month…
Hello! You didn’t miss it! There hasn’t been a newsletter since May, so I’m sending out a special Solstice Edition newsletter! May was extremely packed. I thought the performing arts season was over for me, but then two big productions popped up last minute – a full livestream in house gig and a freelance gig…
