How concert films can make more money for musical artists

January 5th, 2008 : John Kary

While 2007 CD sales were down 14% from 2006, digital downloads were up 50%. Record labels continue to struggle to develop new distribution models that take advantage of the digital revolution.
Over the last year, fans have shown they are willing to sink money into digital intellectual property. The success of digital audio in […]

The Death of High Fidelity Music

December 29th, 2007 : John Kary

Rolling Stone recently ran an article called The Death of High Fidelity: In the age of MP3s, sound quality is worse than ever. The article puts the buzz of “The Loudness War” of the audio enthusiasts into a mainstream magazine. While there have been plenty of articles already published in more audio-enthusiasts magazines, this article […]

Concert Film: Sigur Ros - Heima

December 3rd, 2007 : John Kary

If you haven’t heard of the band Sigur Ros, they make some of the most beautiful music. Hailing from the beautiful countrysides of Iceland, their music itself provokes visual imagery. Listening to their music is like a film for the ears.
The band recently did a small unannounced tour around Iceland, playing small towns all […]

How to pull off taping a live concert video, Part 3 - Video Production

November 25th, 2007 : John Kary

Capturing great quality video at a concert is more difficult than setting up a camera wherever you can find space and shooting. You have to navigate around the sea of people, find safe spots to setup your cameras and keep the drunk guy without his shirt on from spilling his beer on you after telling […]

How to pull off taping a live concert video, Part 2 - Audio Production

October 17th, 2007 : John Kary

One of the most important aspects of a live concert is the sound quality. Whether it’s the fluidity and balance of the mix that your ears perceive at the show, or in our case, the accurate reproduction of that sound in the 1’s and 0’s of your recording.
In Part 2 of this guide on […]