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Chevelle
@ Club Nokia
Los Angeles, CA
October 31, 2009
All photos © Kaley Nelson - www.KaleyNelson.com
Logan Square
Chicago, IL
May 27th, 2016
All photos © Joshua Mellin per the guidelines listed under "Owner settings" to the right.
various / Killer Watts
Compilation Album
Trackliste:
A1 Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush / The World Anthem - 3:00
A2 Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush Rock /
'N' Roll Hall Of Fame - 4:06
A3 Ray Gomez / U.S.A. - 4:52
A4 Ted Nugent / Flesh And Blood - 4:47
A5 Trooper / Knock 'Em Dead Kid - 4:43
B1 Judas Priest / Rapid Fire - 4:07
B2 Blue Oyster Cult / Godzilla - 4:05
B3 Rick Derringer / Need A Little Girl (Just Like You) - 3:30
B4 REO Speedwagon / Back On The Road Again - 5:40
C1 Journey / Line Of Fire - 3:04
C2 Shakin' Street / Solid As A Rock - 4:26
C3 Trust / L'Elite - 3:59
C4 The Boyzz / Too Wild To Tame - 4:35
D1 The Joe Perry Project / Let The Music Do The Talking - 4:43
D2 Aerosmith / No Surprise - 4:26
D3 Ozz / Checkin' It Out (Baby Don't You Cry) - 4:26
D4 Molly Hatchet / Boogie No More - 6:05
sleeve design: The Artiflex Studio, Nicolas Marchant
Label: Epic Records / 1980
ex Vinyl-Collection MTP
Three singles by Altered Images from the early 80s. Never really one of my favourite bands -I thought they were not that good compared to the bands on Postcard Records. Interesting to find out in Simon Goddard's book, 'Simply Thrilled: The Preposterous of Post card Records,' that (Wee)Clare Grogan, band singer and, later, tv personality, was a big Orange Juice follower in the band's early days and that Alan Horne (Postcard supremo) wanted to sign them to Postcard Records.
Will have to post a photo of the band's 'Dead Pop Stars' cassette-single.
"Only One" is one of my favorite songs off of Ciara's latest album "Jackie", so I had to create an artwork design for this amazing record! Used this photo from her latest photoshoot for the Roberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2015-16 campaign as this photo worked well with the idea I had in mind. A lot of work went into this cover most definitely, but it truly was worth it all in the end to end up with this result. Hope you all like the design!
In love with Fifth Harmony's new album "7/27", and this song has been my favorite cut from the album since my first listen. In love with the reggae vibes from the song, and Fetty Wap's verses are the perfect addition to the song. Wanted to capture the tropical essence of the song by creating a scenario of the girls sitting on the beachside during the sunset. Had to do plenty of manipulation to get the idea out, but ultimately had a fun time creating the scenario and blending everything together. Hope you all like the design!
The Stranglers / Dreamtime
Track listing:
- "Always the Sun" (4:51)
- "Dreamtime" (3:43)
- "Was It You?" (3:40)
- "You'll Always Reap What You Sow" (5:13)
- "Ghost Train" (5:04)
- "Nice in Nice" (4:03)
- "Big in America" (3:18)
- "Shakin' Like a Leaf" (2:36)
- "Mayan Skies" (3:56)
- "Too Precious" (6:44)
(All songs written by The Stranglers)
Studio: Spaceward studios, Cambridge
(March-April 1986)
sleeve design: Jean-Luke Epstein
(inspired by a belief of the aboriginal peoples of Australia called Dreamtime)
Label: Epic Records / 1986
ex Vinyl-Collection MTP
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamtime_(The_Stranglers_album)
In 1979 was hired to photograph the rock & roll group HEART from Seattle for their album, Bebe le Strange. Make-up by Mathew Waitesmith and photo assistant Randi Haile.
Posters: Ann Wilson (B&W, hand tinted) and Nancy Wilson (Kodachrome 25). The group Heart were gracious artists to work with. A special note of thanks to their management at the time Ken Kinnear and Kelly Curtis of Albatross Management.
Nikon F2/105 mm Nikkor lens, Tri-X @ 400 ISO and Kodachrome 25, Norman Strobes - single light source through a 54 inch white umbrella and 4ft x 8ft white reflector board at waist level.
All Rights Reserved ©1979 JB Studio / Jeff Bürger
Mother's Finest / Live
Trackliste:
A1 Baby Love - 4:31
A2 Can't Fight The Feeling - 4:25
A3 Mickey's Monkey (William Robinson) - 5:54
A4 Love Changes (Skip Scarborough) - 6:25
B1 Watch My Stylin' - 4:32
B2 Don't Wanna Come Back - 3:26
B3 Fire - 4:03
B4 Give You All The Love - 6:19
[Written by Mother's Finest (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)]
Bass, Backing Vocals – Wizzard
Drums, Percussion – B.B. Queen
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Moses Mo
Keyboards [Keys], Percussion – Mike
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Glenn Murdock, Joyce - "Baby Jean" Kennedy
sleeve design: Photography by Yoshi Ohara
Label: Epic Records / 1979
ex Vinyl-Collection MTP
www.discogs.com/de/Mothers-Finest-Mothers-Finest-Live/rel...
Photo cover of "The Munsters" TV show cast. This was also released with a typically fabulous Jack Davis cover. You can hear it here: www.discogs.com/release/13785157-Milton-DeLugg-And-His-Or...
The year was 1979, I was hired to photograph the rock group HEART from Seattle for their album, Bebe le Strange. Make-up by Mathew Waitesmith of MAC Cosmetics, and photo assistant Randi Haile.
For the cover Nancy Wilson (blonde) and Ann Wilson (brunette), and the back cover (not included here) - Howard Leese, Michael DeRosier, Steve Fossen. The group Heart were gracious artists to work with. A special note of thanks to their management at the time Ken Kinnear and Kelly Curtis of Albatross Management.
Thanks for the job and pay cheque guys!
Nikon F2/105 mm Nikkor & Hasselblad/120 mm lens, Tri-X @ 400 ISO, Norman Strobes - single light source through a 54 inch white umbrella and 4ft x 8ft white reflector board at waist level. Printed on Agfa No. 3, 16" x 20" paper.
All Rights Reserved ©1979 JB Studio / Jeff Bürger
Really does look better when you View On Black
Anecdote: When shooting this, my 4 yr old came by and said "Wow, what a big DVD" =)
KORN live at Alcatraz
Milan - 1st february 2015
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Mike Batt And Friends / Tarot Suite
Trackliste:
A1 Introduction (The Journey Of A Fool) - 4:26
A2 Imbecile - 5:05
A3 Plainsong -1:58
A4 Lady Of The Dawn - 4:00
A5 The Valley Of Swords - 5:30
B1 Losing Your Way In The Rain - 3:33
B2 Tarota - 6:13
B3 The Night Of The Dead - 3:30
B4 The Dead Of The Night - 1:58
B5 Run Like The Wind - 4:27
(arranged and produced by Mike Batt)
sleeve design: Simon Cantwell; Photography by Peter Lavery
Label: Epic Records / 1979
ex Vinyl-Collection MTP
www.discogs.com/de/Mike-Batt-And-Friends-Tarot-Suite/rele...
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble / Live Alive
(live album)
Titelliste:
"Say What!" 4:52
"Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" 6:26
"Pride and Joy" 5:05
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" (Buddy Guy) 4:20
"Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) 4:33
"I'm Leaving You (Commit a Crime)" (Chester Burnett) 5:40
"Cold Shot" 5:36
"Willie the Wimp" (Ruth Ellsworth, Bill Carter) 4:51
"Look at Little Sister" (Hank Ballard) 4:06
"Texas Flood" (Larry C. Davis, Joseph Wade Scott) 6:30
"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (Jimi Hendrix) 9:37
"Love Struck Baby" 3:46
"Change It" (Doyle Bramhal)l 5:03
Besetzung:
Stevie Ray Vaughan – guitar and vocals
Tommy Shannon – bass
Chris "Whipper" Layton – drums
Reese Wynans – keyboards
(The performances were recorded on July 15, 1985 at the Montreux Jazz Festival; July 17–18, 1986 at the Austin Opera House; and July 19, 1986 at Dallas Starfest)
Cover: Photography by John T. Comerford III
Epic Records 1986
ex CD-Collection MTP
Jack Bruce / I've Always Wanted to Do This
Trackliste:
- "Hit and Run" - 3:36
- "Running Back"- 3:49
- "Facelift 318" - 3:23
- "In This Way" - 3:59
- "Mickey the Fiddler" - 5:12
- "Dancing On Air" - 3:54
- "Livin' Without Ja" - 3:12
- "Wind and the Sea" - 3:24
- "Out to Lunch" - 2:41
- "Bird Alone" - 6:52
Jack Bruce - vocals, bass, harmonica
Clem Clempson - guitar
David Sancious - keyboards, guitar
Billy Cobham - drums
Recorded: August 1980 at House of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
sleeve design: John Berg; Sheila Linz (photography and art
Label: Epic Records / 1980
ex Vinyl-Collection MTP
In addition to announcing dates for her upcoming UK/Ireland Tour, singer/songwriter Paloma Faith recently revealed news of a U.S. record deal with Epic Records. Epic will release her latest album, 'Fall To Grace,' as well as lead single "Picking Up The Pieces." Stay tuned for more info on planned appearances in America and all other Paloma Faith news!
musicallyinclinedfool.blogspot.com/2012/06/paloma-faith-s...
John Oates performing during the Rock n' Soul Dance Party Superjam at Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on June 15, 2013 - John William Oates - © 2023 David Oppenheimer - Performance Impressions concert photography archives - performanceimpressions.com
View Production Stills on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/bentimagelab/sets/72157622256680339/
www.flickr.com/photos/bentimagelab/sets/72157619746721753/
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The indie rock band Modest Mouse is getting the royal treatment from Bent Image Lab’s new director/partner Nando Costa. Just completed, the band’s new music video is a dark and expressive piece of film-making. Heavily rooted in live-action, the impressive six-minute video includes intense moments of stop motion, visual effects, and motion graphics techniques, all brought to life within the studio’s walls.
The visuals follow an artist who enters his personal sanctuary where he is presented with a hand-crafted drawing tool that assists him in materializing his mental impressions. Through drawing circular patterns, the machine discharges an endless web of yarn that guides him through his visual representations of his memories. The story progresses to reveal that he is divided between two worlds, one of dull reality and the second of warped memories. In the process of finding a way out of his consciousness, he is trapped between the two competing spaces, which eventually inflict lethal damage, acting as metaphors to self-destruction.
This lyrical and moving piece was conceived by Nando Costa working closely with lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock to polish some of the film's intricacies. Featuring a seamless combination of live-action and stop motion that alternates between stage shots of Modest Mouse and a spiraling dream-like world of ever-shifting landscapes, Whale Song is a stunning representation of the combined capabilities of Nando and Bent. The variety and execution of the VFX portions of the video – from yarn reeling into complex patterns to a guitar that plays with no musician attached – strongly evoke the confused and surreal patterns of one's warped memories. Additional creative touches such as animated and intricate photographic collages and giant CG snails sliding across the band's stage – add variety and depth to the surreal world.
“This new video is the perfect showcase for the benefits of the collaboration between myself and Bent,” noted Costa. “I typically wouldn't have created a film with this much live-action or stop motion, and Bent also wouldn't normally approach a project with such a strong motion graphics influence, which is what I have long specialized in. With such well integrated in-house teams, I can’t imagine that there’s a project out there that we couldn’t pull off.”
One of the challenges in Whale Song was to recreate the contours of an ever changing, disorienting and intriguing series of landscapes. Costa shot the majority of the piece with Bent’s RED One cameras, which came in handy for their 4K capabilities when adding camera movement in post. In order to create the feeling that lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock was being split up between two competing scenarios of pure reality and his imagination, for example, Costa mounted two of the RED cameras side by side on a custom plate, each with identical lenses set at an angle to simulate a stereoscopic effect.
In another instance, band members that appeared to be standing on the ground were actually hoisted aloft and secured to a fake ground plane, which meant that the stage floor was perpendicular to the ground. This situation intentionally restrained their flexibility and shifted the gravity, adding oddness to their movements.
Costa used a variety of frame rates, ranging from time-lapses at 6 frames per second, to 1000 fps shots from a Phantom camera to give the feeling of variety of speed in the character's memories. Blue screen stages were used extensively to place Isaac against the varying landscapes of mountains, dense forest valleys, and deserts. Bent's CG department was also responsible for creating significant portions of the video's landscapes and scenic elements.
During production, Nando and his team relied solely on a very detailed script containing technical and creative notes, live-action and animation guidelines, with specifications for composting and stop motion, which were all previously defined and polished by the director. “From what I’ve learned, producing a project at Bent is a wonderfully self-contained experience,” noted Costa. “From building intricate props to figuring out complex CG shots, Bent has specialists in all fields. I’ll walk over to the stage for live-action, then back to compositing, load the footage and work from there. It makes the whole process immeasurably easier, and creatively freeing.”
“Seeing this video makes me feel good about what we’ve done here at Bent”, stated Bent EP Ray Di Carlo”. We set out to establish a creative clubhouse atmosphere where talented people like Nando could come to work. I’ve always admired directors who can hold a project’s final vision in their minds eye and are able to let the talents around them do their respective jobs for a projects whose creative whole becomes more than the sum of it’s parts, and that defines Nando. Seeing Nando come in, suddenly doing things that he wasn’t used to doing, and still delivering at a high creative and technical level, means that David, Chel and I were able to create a place where everyone learns others’ disciplines. That’s rare. It’s what we set out to do – what we originally wanted -- but when you see it work, it’s amazing.”
Concept:
After entering his personal sanctuary, an artist is presented with a hand-crafted drawing tool that assists him in materializing his mental impressions. The machine discharges his thoughts as an endless web of yarn that guides him through his physical thoughts. The story progresses to reveal that he is divided between two worlds, one of dull reality and the second of warped memories. In the process of finding a way out of his consciousness, he is trapped between the two competing spaces, which eventually inflict lethal damage, acting as metaphors to self-destruction.
Credit List:
Music: Modest Mouse
Animation Studio: Bent Image Lab
Director: Nando Costa
Executive Producer: Ray Di Carlo
Senior Producer: Tsui Ling Toomer
Producer: Kara Place
Production Coordinator: Ryan Shanholtzer
Director of Photography: Bryce Fortner
Motion Control Operator: Jim Birkett
Gaffer: Adam Burr, Jim Birkett
Phantom HD Technician: Benji Brucker
Production Assistants: Andrew Ellmaker, Charlie James, Esa Di Carlo, Morgan Hobart, Samuel Moyle
Kinetic Sculptor: Ben Hopson
Set Designers: Nando Costa, Solomon Burbridge
Set & Prop Fabricators: Daniel Miller, Eric Urban, Greg Fosmire, Jamie Hanson, Jen Prokopowicz, Justin Warner, Kimi Kaplowitz, Marty Easterday, Sarah Hoopes, Solomon Burbridge,
Art Department Coordinator: Evan Stewart
Art Department Intern: Jessie Weitzel
Carpenter: Drew Lytle
Graphic Designer: Nando Costa
3D Lead: Fred Ruff
3D Artists: Eric Durante, Shirak Agresta
2D Animation & Compositing: Brian Kinkley, Brian Merrel, Jay Twenge, McKay Marshall, Nando Costa, Orland Nutt, Randy Wakerlin
Rotoscoping: Ben Blankenship, Randy Wakerlin
Compositing Intern: Dustin Dybevik
Stop-Motion Animation: Jen Prokopowicz, Marty Easterday
Still Photography: Jared Tarbell, Nando Costa
Processing: Barbarian Group
Behind The Scenes Photographer: Ben Blankenship
Special Thanks to: Isaac Brock, Darrin Wiener, Linn Olofsdotter
Links:
Band's Website: www.modestmousemusic.com
Band's Blog: www.modestmouse.com
Band's MySpace Page: www.myspace.com/modestmouse
Animation Studio: www.bentimagelab.com
Record Label: www.epicrecords.com
Contact Info:
Animation Studio: (503) 228-6206
EP: rayd@bentimagelab.com
Director: nandoc@bentimagelab.com
Press:
- Showcased at Seattle International Film Festival during "Bumbershoot"
- Premiered on Pitchfork.com
- Featured in Stash 61
Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Bent Image Lab.
View Production Stills on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/bentimagelab/sets/72157622256680339/
www.flickr.com/photos/bentimagelab/sets/72157619746721753/
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The indie rock band Modest Mouse is getting the royal treatment from Bent Image Lab’s new director/partner Nando Costa. Just completed, the band’s new music video is a dark and expressive piece of film-making. Heavily rooted in live-action, the impressive six-minute video includes intense moments of stop motion, visual effects, and motion graphics techniques, all brought to life within the studio’s walls.
The visuals follow an artist who enters his personal sanctuary where he is presented with a hand-crafted drawing tool that assists him in materializing his mental impressions. Through drawing circular patterns, the machine discharges an endless web of yarn that guides him through his visual representations of his memories. The story progresses to reveal that he is divided between two worlds, one of dull reality and the second of warped memories. In the process of finding a way out of his consciousness, he is trapped between the two competing spaces, which eventually inflict lethal damage, acting as metaphors to self-destruction.
This lyrical and moving piece was conceived by Nando Costa working closely with lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock to polish some of the film's intricacies. Featuring a seamless combination of live-action and stop motion that alternates between stage shots of Modest Mouse and a spiraling dream-like world of ever-shifting landscapes, Whale Song is a stunning representation of the combined capabilities of Nando and Bent. The variety and execution of the VFX portions of the video – from yarn reeling into complex patterns to a guitar that plays with no musician attached – strongly evoke the confused and surreal patterns of one's warped memories. Additional creative touches such as animated and intricate photographic collages and giant CG snails sliding across the band's stage – add variety and depth to the surreal world.
“This new video is the perfect showcase for the benefits of the collaboration between myself and Bent,” noted Costa. “I typically wouldn't have created a film with this much live-action or stop motion, and Bent also wouldn't normally approach a project with such a strong motion graphics influence, which is what I have long specialized in. With such well integrated in-house teams, I can’t imagine that there’s a project out there that we couldn’t pull off.”
One of the challenges in Whale Song was to recreate the contours of an ever changing, disorienting and intriguing series of landscapes. Costa shot the majority of the piece with Bent’s RED One cameras, which came in handy for their 4K capabilities when adding camera movement in post. In order to create the feeling that lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock was being split up between two competing scenarios of pure reality and his imagination, for example, Costa mounted two of the RED cameras side by side on a custom plate, each with identical lenses set at an angle to simulate a stereoscopic effect.
In another instance, band members that appeared to be standing on the ground were actually hoisted aloft and secured to a fake ground plane, which meant that the stage floor was perpendicular to the ground. This situation intentionally restrained their flexibility and shifted the gravity, adding oddness to their movements.
Costa used a variety of frame rates, ranging from time-lapses at 6 frames per second, to 1000 fps shots from a Phantom camera to give the feeling of variety of speed in the character's memories. Blue screen stages were used extensively to place Isaac against the varying landscapes of mountains, dense forest valleys, and deserts. Bent's CG department was also responsible for creating significant portions of the video's landscapes and scenic elements.
During production, Nando and his team relied solely on a very detailed script containing technical and creative notes, live-action and animation guidelines, with specifications for composting and stop motion, which were all previously defined and polished by the director. “From what I’ve learned, producing a project at Bent is a wonderfully self-contained experience,” noted Costa. “From building intricate props to figuring out complex CG shots, Bent has specialists in all fields. I’ll walk over to the stage for live-action, then back to compositing, load the footage and work from there. It makes the whole process immeasurably easier, and creatively freeing.”
“Seeing this video makes me feel good about what we’ve done here at Bent”, stated Bent EP Ray Di Carlo”. We set out to establish a creative clubhouse atmosphere where talented people like Nando could come to work. I’ve always admired directors who can hold a project’s final vision in their minds eye and are able to let the talents around them do their respective jobs for a projects whose creative whole becomes more than the sum of it’s parts, and that defines Nando. Seeing Nando come in, suddenly doing things that he wasn’t used to doing, and still delivering at a high creative and technical level, means that David, Chel and I were able to create a place where everyone learns others’ disciplines. That’s rare. It’s what we set out to do – what we originally wanted -- but when you see it work, it’s amazing.”
Concept:
After entering his personal sanctuary, an artist is presented with a hand-crafted drawing tool that assists him in materializing his mental impressions. The machine discharges his thoughts as an endless web of yarn that guides him through his physical thoughts. The story progresses to reveal that he is divided between two worlds, one of dull reality and the second of warped memories. In the process of finding a way out of his consciousness, he is trapped between the two competing spaces, which eventually inflict lethal damage, acting as metaphors to self-destruction.
Credit List:
Music: Modest Mouse
Animation Studio: Bent Image Lab
Director: Nando Costa
Executive Producer: Ray Di Carlo
Senior Producer: Tsui Ling Toomer
Producer: Kara Place
Production Coordinator: Ryan Shanholtzer
Director of Photography: Bryce Fortner
Motion Control Operator: Jim Birkett
Gaffer: Adam Burr, Jim Birkett
Phantom HD Technician: Benji Brucker
Production Assistants: Andrew Ellmaker, Charlie James, Esa Di Carlo, Morgan Hobart, Samuel Moyle
Kinetic Sculptor: Ben Hopson
Set Designers: Nando Costa, Solomon Burbridge
Set & Prop Fabricators: Daniel Miller, Eric Urban, Greg Fosmire, Jamie Hanson, Jen Prokopowicz, Justin Warner, Kimi Kaplowitz, Marty Easterday, Sarah Hoopes, Solomon Burbridge,
Art Department Coordinator: Evan Stewart
Art Department Intern: Jessie Weitzel
Carpenter: Drew Lytle
Graphic Designer: Nando Costa
3D Lead: Fred Ruff
3D Artists: Eric Durante, Shirak Agresta
2D Animation & Compositing: Brian Kinkley, Brian Merrel, Jay Twenge, McKay Marshall, Nando Costa, Orland Nutt, Randy Wakerlin
Rotoscoping: Ben Blankenship, Randy Wakerlin
Compositing Intern: Dustin Dybevik
Stop-Motion Animation: Jen Prokopowicz, Marty Easterday
Still Photography: Jared Tarbell, Nando Costa
Processing: Barbarian Group
Behind The Scenes Photographer: Ben Blankenship
Special Thanks to: Isaac Brock, Darrin Wiener, Linn Olofsdotter
Links:
Band's Website: www.modestmousemusic.com
Band's Blog: www.modestmouse.com
Band's MySpace Page: www.myspace.com/modestmouse
Animation Studio: www.bentimagelab.com
Record Label: www.epicrecords.com
Contact Info:
Animation Studio: (503) 228-6206
EP: rayd@bentimagelab.com
Director: nandoc@bentimagelab.com
Press:
- Showcased at Seattle International Film Festival during "Bumbershoot"
- Premiered on Pitchfork.com
- Featured in Stash 61
Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Bent Image Lab.