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…
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…
End of a Great Season May marks the end of the performing arts season, which for me means both reflection as I look back over the past eight months, and a pivot of focus looking toward the four months of off-season. If you are involved with a festival that needs to tape, broadcast or archive…
An incredible thing has happened in digital audio. Before we get into that, I want to talk about a little audio history. The CD was the first digital medium available to consumers, and I remember when it came out. Little did I know what a profound effect on music listening it would have on the…
We are thrilled to share some behind the scenes and screengrabs from the first Tonehaus production using our very own cameras. This taping was for our longtime client and wonderful friends at Chorus Austin. After spending the better half of this performing arts season chasing down sync between drifting cameras, we chose to acquire a…
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…
