Here is my newest video offering: A cover of the classic Doobie Brothers‘ “Takin’ it to the Streets.”
What I’ve tried to do here is provide some documentary content: To really show what it is you’re hearing.
The audio and video for this song were tracked at the same time. What you hear and what you see are one-in-the-same. When you see a computer recording something in the background, you can bet that that is the audio you’re hearing in the recording. There is even some out-take footage.
This is one more way I’m inviting you into the making music process. I shot this on an inexpensive (~$100) consumer HD video camera and edited it in Final Cut Express HD. It was surprisingly easy.
As always, this song is available to you for streaming or downloading from my store at a Pay What You Want (even nothing) price. Please SHARE this music with friends via Facebook, Twitter, embed it in your blog, whatever… It’s a subtle way of showing your friends how hip you are and helping me out at the same time.
This was a fun project to assemble. What do think? Is it cool? Is it dumb?
Talk to me…
If you like the videosong concept, i run a blog about it. Come on and take a look.
http://www.videosongsblog.com
Thanks for the link! I had no idea there was such a videosong scene.
maybe a custom video how to tutorial would be cool and helpful?
Excellent idea!
LOVING the concept (and great version, too!). I had an idea many years back for a tpae (!) based recorder that would record audio & video on the same machine, to achieve exactly what you've done here. 🙂
Thanks Neil! I recorded audio (In Ableton Live) and video (on my camera) and put it all together in Final Cut. It's easier than it seems like it should be.
how do you monitor the prior tracks? with the electric instruments I suppose the ambient studio sound wouldn't cause much bleedthrough, but with the Uke it has to be an acoustic recording, so how do you keep from re-recording the monitored tracks?
I was wondering when someone was going to ask that.
All of the instruments were recorded direct. Even the uke has a transducer pickup that I plugged into the console. For the strat, I did mic the cabinets. I have a full stereo PA that I monitored on and those speaker were blowing at the butt-end of the SM-57 positioned in front of the cabs. There was a little bit of bleed…but like a little mic bleed.
Beautiful playing man!!! love it.
IF you're looking for another original music video concept you should definitely check out this:
A Music Video created entirely from Images licensed under Creative Commons, sourced from Flickr
http://changingclocks.com/summer-video
That's a fun video Matt–thanks for the link.