This is either the most pretentious or the most unpretentious video ever. Aside from the music being good, I can’t think of a simpler idea or executing it better than this. lo-fi is sci fi (aka Chris Zabriske) has just launched the website for his band/solo project. His first record is called The Black Hole, after the Disney movie of the same name.
Do not underestimate Chris or this album. Go check him out on MySpace, download the album from his web page, watch for upcoming shows – seriously. If Chris had a street team, I would be Vice President. Chris has a lot of other video stuff to show off, as he’s worked on some music videos for the likes of John Vanderslice (really) and a number of short films. Chris does video related work for the Orlando Public Library, too. Chris is the type of guy we like to feature again and again here on Orlando Video, so get used to it now.
If you have a favorite Chris Zabriske video, one of your own, something from a friend – as long as I can relate it to Orlando, it’s golden. Just send some linkage to < liberatr AT gmail DOT com >.
Mark has now set a new path for himself – Broadway! Bright lights, the Big Apple, Chinese food, 5th Avenue, the 24 hour Apple store and so much more. Every day Mark has been posting a video of his audition on his blog. Yesterday’s vlog was a great (and fun) example of Mark’s work, so I am sharing this one here. If you like what you see, go subscribe.
In each video, Mark attempts to give us a glimpse of his experience auditioning for shows – musicals, mostly. He gives an introduction, shows us the room outside the audition space, and then sets down his cell phone on the stage to record the performance (I think). In this video, Mark got a callback, so I would consider that success. In sales, if you make 20 calls and 4 callbacks, you’re having a good sales day. Let’s hope Mark can grab a better ratio than that in NYC.
“The Producers” National Tour Audition
I got a friggin callback for Carmen Ghia! The callback consisted of a one-take reading from the script. That link is the EXACT scene I read! They didn’t give me any notes or direction. I don’t care. i am just grateful they gave me the chance to be seen.
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I felt good about my song. I remembered from yesterday to take a bigger breath before that last note and it worked. The piano stopped playing while I sang that note. Made me chuckle inside. But he caught me at the end.
We have featured John Rife on OrlandoVideo.TV before for his Finding John video about the Winter Park Farmer’s Market. Now instead of Finding John, we’re finding John and Kamrin as they take a whistlestop tour of the country, meeting interesting people, seeing the sights and experiencing local color all over the place with Finding America.
Kamrin and I had the good fortune of meeting Bill Harrison and his crew on the street corner in front of the Latte Da coffee and book shop. With a live band in residence each Saturday the Street Artists of Fairhope do their thing – and they do it well, might I add. Check out my interview with Bill, Jean-Marie McDonnell and Georgie “Gigi†Hackford.
The best part about this site is by far the “Follow Us” map – go there and see the latest stops and get a geographical look at where John and Kamrin are, where they’ve been and watch the videos right there on the map. John also has a webcam set up that he turns on during downtime, and a Twitter account to let you get the updates in real time. You can also put a pushpin in the “Lead Us” map, and they might pay you a visit!
If you think a video about Alabama doesn’t fit the Orlando Video theme, I’d have to disagree with you. Here is a Florida boy and his wife cutting a path across the country and sharing it with all of us – this is a wonderful reason for us to blog. If you want me to share more of John’s videos, videos you made, or something you found online that relates to Orlando, email a link to < liberatr AT gmail DOT com >.
In this crazy hurricane we call Internet Video, I get a jones for finding things that were made in my backyard. I hope these little blogs can bring a bit of that joy to you, and maybe help you make a new friend. It's the least I can do.
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