Here’s a rarity- I totally lame’d out on a show and stopped video’ing about halfway through because I was tired. What can I say? Work has been rough and the kids had early wake-up calls for school all week. Better to bail out than falling asleep at the wheel on the way home…
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HFG60 and Rode Videomic Pro Stereo
TLDR Version: This band is GREAT and you should go see them play at Cafe Colonial tomorrow night 8/15.
So my friend Pat Hills (Earthtone Studios) asked me to come out and video the debut performance of his band, Feral Season. They released an album in February but I totally missed out. Man, this band is great. Beautiful, dark, haunting music segues into melodic black metal. As good, if not better than the touring Swedish black metal bands I have seen.
Pat recorded a multitrack of the show and put together what might be the best sounding live mix I have ever heard from a multitrack pull. Damn, it is so good.
Anyway, please listen and go to the show. They open the show, so ” can’t stay out late on a work night” is not a valid excuse!
The camera auto-exposed to a level that was way too bright- I fix it about 3min in. It is red and dark (as it should be) from there on out.
Video recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60 and Rode videomic Stereo Pro
Audio recorded & Mixed by Pat Hills
Audio/Video synch in pluraleyes 4
I got to the Negative Approach/Sick Burn/Holehog show late and Holehog was playing. It was so crowded in the room that there was no way to get to a spot to film them. So, missed Holehog.
Next up was Sick Burn. So not only did I get there late, but I was totally unprepared. All my time between set breaks was spent scrambling to find battery packs and memory cards for the next set. Unfortunately, that made me miss almost the entire first song, a killer cover of Uncontrollable Urge. This is what happens when you shoot 1.2TB of video over 4 days, then try to make it to a show with 1 day break.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HFG60 and Rode Videomic Pro Stereo
Here’s a late one today. I was going non stop all day long. This show was nuts. I got there a little late and totally unprepared equipment-wise. I had just filmed 1/2TB worth of video over 4 days in texas and I had not prepped much of anything for this show. So, I am getting ready and none of my gopro battery packs wanted to work. I frantically swapped battery packs around until I finally got 2 of the 3 going, which was fine because there was no room for a 3rd one anyway.
I did not realize this, but one of the camera stands was damaged beyond repair at this show. I went up to the stage and was shocked that the one I stuck right by Brannon made it. It wasn’t until I tried to use it in Reno that I realized it was bent. Glad the gopro survived.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60 and Rode Videomic Pro Stereo, 2x Gopro Hero 7 black
Edit by Tromster
I headed out to the cafe last weekend to see these guys. I have been following Ralph’s bands and projects for almost 35 years(!) now. This is a new incarnation of the band- new drummer, new songs. I like it a bit more- new songs are catchier. I think we also got a multitrack soundboard, but I still need to check to see if it turned out ok.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60 and Rode Videomic Pro Stereo
I don’t really know what to say about this one. I didn’t enjoy it, but posting it because maybe someone else will. Just one thing- the audio track of this video represents the sound in the room. The camera settings were exactly the same as the Freak Accident’s opening set, and my levels were not peaking. I don’t think Matt (cafe sound) had much control over what was happening through the system.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60 and Rode Videomic Pro Stereo
Holehog is a hardcore band from Sac that has been around for a couple of years now. Features Matthew Kadi on bass (Drummer for Monster Squad, Great Apes, and more). Somehow, I think I messed up and plugged my rode mic into the wrong hole- there is a headphone and a mic input jack side-by-side on the camera, and the lights went down before I was able to check which one was right. Audio is a bit distorted. Sorry- now I am really hoping that the multitrack sets turned out ok!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60 and apparently not a Rode Videomic Pro stereo
Happy Easter to all of those who celebrate! Hmm, I thought that I caught just about all of Cockrin’g opening set for Murphy’s law, but this is only 11 minutes long. Maybe their set was super short. I still can’t figure out if this is the Rode mic or the stock mic. This sounds like Rode, but some of the other sets have some distorted audio. I think this might have been the band’s first show.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60 and Rode Videomic Pro Stereo
Happy Sunday everyone. Here is another show where I filmed with 4 cameras, but I decided to put one angle up until we get it done- consider this raw footage for now. Matt the soundman also recorded a multitrack, so I need to ask if he’d be willing to share that for this video too. This was such a fun show- half stand up comedy, half music. Jimmy is a funny guy.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60 w/ either stock mic or Rode Videomic Pro Stereo (not sure if I plugged the mic into the right hole)
This show was WAY more fun than I expected. Jimmy G is still a comedian and entertainer at heart and he engages a crowd like no other punk/hardcore vocalist. Huge thanks to Matt at the cafe for the multitrack audio, because my camera audio was lacking. Thanks to Jimmy for permission, and thanks to Tromster for the edit.
Funny story about this show- Jimmy was in an RV behind the club and I could not get to him to ask permission. I asked the merch guy and he said he would ask, then he got busy… so I asked someone setting up who ended being the bass player. Jimmy came in right before they started and I asked, and he gave the OK. I turn to Matt the soundman (he was up by the stage too) and asked- “how much time do I have to set up”. He looks at his watch.. 2 minutes. Holy shit, I have never set up faster in my life.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60, 3x Gopro Hero 5 black
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