BACKSTORY:
This song was recorded on Saturday, August 28th 2010 at the Saint Claire Recording Company in Lexington, Kentucky.
In order to get multiple camera angles I had the students record the song using a click track. Not only did using
the click track help create a better video, but many professional recordings are laid down to a click track.
Viewers continue to wonder why the students aren't jumping around and delivering a great visual performance as
well. Apparently no one bothers to read these video descriptions. Playing along with the click track requires a
great deal of
concentration, so that wouldn't possible for many musicians, especially a bunch of kids....in this case students
ranging in age from 13 to 16.
We only had 2 hours to record and videotape this performance. In a rush we missed a very important detail. The
intro of the song is supposed to be 2 guitars playing with a clean tone. Although we dialed back the gain on the
amps when we
recorded
the intro, there was still a little bit of distortion which you can hear in the track.
The guitars were recorded with a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier and a Marshall head. The speaker cabinets were two
4x12 Shawnee cabinets and were mic'd with a set of Royers.
We attempted to mix the song just like the original recording. All of the effects, levels, etc... are based on the
original version.
We videotaped the performance using two Panasonic AG-HVX200 DVCPRO's.
OMF CREW:
Brian Anderson / Assistant Producer
Jeff Morris / Cameraman
Mike Walker / Guitar Tech
Tom Allen / Photographer
Dan Agee / Mixing Engineer
Tim Price / Engineer
Caslon Williams / Assistant Engineer
This video was produced by The O'Keefe Music Foundation (OMF):
OMF is a non-profit music organization based in Ohio, USA, with a mission to provide high quality music education to any child in the world for FREE! Why? Because art gives voice to our dreams and live music performance is becoming a dying art. Since 2006, OMF has helped over 1000 students make countless music videos… with over 80 million combined YouTube views!
You can read more about us on our website, view other great music vids, and even apply to be an OMF rockstar (as long as you are 18 or under)! You can also buy some cool merch, or support us in recording more great songs and videos in the future.
Special Thanks Goes Out To: Stephen White Javier Cuadrado Our Kickstarter supporters To all our donors for their continued support! And to the OMF parents, students and crew!