8h51 Digital Bohemia

Roots Revival

2012-02-05T13:11:00.001-08:00

Opening the first weekend of Black History Month, was the cabaret-play-musical production written and directed by my amazing friends (and neighbors!) Cathryn McGill and Regina Dawley.

I cried, I laughed, I clapped, and I wish everybody could see it, if it wasn't for the fact that it is full on SOLD OUT!

I had the honor of creating a video for one of the scenes, and here is a shot from that :
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Jazzbah !

2012-01-31T23:40:00.000-08:00

Tuesday January 17th. ''ENTICE''. Location : Jazzbah, downtown Albuquerque, the hip new jazzclub everyone is talking about.

FEATURING : Yours truly on the live video projections (think orchids and jellyfish in slow motion), DJs & live painters Cloud Face and Randy B, dancers JLeigh and Mikaela of Allure Live, DJ Mr Marvel and Quela, famed Chicago Tribe b-boy Check-It emceeing the night, a silent auction, and a fabulous crowd- especially for a Tuesday night !!!

Here are some images from the night :

The Wonder Chambers

2011-11-16T00:47:00.001-08:00

Dear everyone who may be reading this.

So, as some of you may know, I once upon a time, a couple of years ago that is, created a short film-poem called 'Wonder Chamber no 1' which went on to be shown on a few select international festivals and events, starting with Berlin, London, followed by Sun Valley back home in the U.S., and on to Byron Bay, Australia.

The idea for this film came to me after visiting an exhibition at the Santa Fe Museum of Natural History (I think it was), where for some reason I started daydreaming about the Renaissance, shadow boxes, and all these miniature studies that were made - the Da Vinci sketches, the dissected insects, and the exploratory world of beauty-seekers and science-researchers.

I decided to then create a series of visual shadow boxes, which I named the Wonder Chambers, which would act as a film version of a treasure box, based on the various worlds in which I live.

I shot the first Wonder Chamber in Japan, a country where I have been brought to work a lot recently, and which has been the foundation of my Buddhist life philosophy for 10 years already, as well as my inspiration in the many realms of architecture, fashion, design and lifestyle. I have mixed into it vintage footage of New Mexico, which I had shot years ago, to explain the parallels (at least, my parallels) between New Mexico and Japan, and the solace I find in the fusion of both these worlds.

I have made my piece available to view publicly, and am now loosely starting to post it around on my various web channels. My blog was next on the list, so here you go :

(sorry this is a link and not an embedded video, but Blogspot is friend with YouTube and not Vimeo, and I refuse the low quality of YouTube videos.. so please do click on this Vimeo link. It will look nicer !)

http://vimeo.com/9045148

Next, came 'Wonder Chamber no 2'. A little bit ashamed of myself, I must admit right now that the film has been shot and edited, music was composed, and graphics were created for it already... quite a few moons ago. I have withheld its distribution, for a reason unknown to myself, but will soon be either releasing it online or sending it off to festivals again.

As 'Wonder Chamber no 1' explored Japan, 'Wonder Chamber no 2' delved into the world of northern England, with its Edwardian homes, heavy wallpapers and misty landscapes. This is the country where my sister lives, and it has become (and will probably remain) a new chapter in my family's history.

Next up will be 'Wonder Chamber no 3', for which I have just begun shooting last week in mythical old Las Vegas. I have decided to make this third film-poem about the U.S., but from a vintage perspective, perhaps the one I get to see the most : surrounded by low riders, old taquerias and 40s motel signs, all glories to be found in the American Southwest where I reside. Here are a few teaser images for you :

All in all, this project of the Wonder Chambers has been and continues to be a dear companion to my roadtrips and overseas adventures. The footage is almost always captured spontaneously, on whatever medium I have at hand.. as I was using my iPhone 4 for the last images captured in Vegas, I will soon be reporting on how well (hopefully) that translates on screen :)

In the meantime, stay tuned for some updates perhaps on 'Wonder Chamber no 2'.. the mysterious unreleased piece lol.. coming soon to a web theater near you :)

Landed in L.A. !

2011-10-06T16:11:00.000-07:00

Dear everybody, so I am back by the sea, 3 streets to be exact - Santa Monica yeayeah! - for a couple of weeks, working on a new 'living portrait' with Evolvement Productions :) Took a quick Hipstamatic on the way down..

apparently, i manifested these keys :)

2011-10-03T23:02:00.000-07:00

see previous post .. and there it was, my very own, absolutely unplanned, gold & white Berlin-made piano, which now sits in my bedroom.. decadence to the max :) and lovin' it

songs in the key of LIFE

2011-09-22T00:08:00.001-07:00

summer excerpts!

2011-09-08T13:05:00.000-07:00

our first EVER VJ/DJ show in Montreal at the über-awesome Cinémathèque Québécoise ..

Song Roulette

2011-05-30T13:42:00.000-07:00

Click here to read : Song Roulette : my contribution to this week's Alibi newspaper

old school 3D: stereo photography

2011-04-11T16:51:00.000-07:00

a few stereo photographs i own.. thank you albuquerque antiques..

my new favorite photo in the world

2011-04-10T23:30:00.000-07:00

My little friend and I carrying paintings in for Cloud Face's art display at the 'Street Warriors' b-boy battle last night in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Please note the awesomeness of the gas mask on him - in case he'd feel like spray painting during the show, when he was not battling himself as B-BOY QUAN-DOE. Love my life !

Shhhh !

2011-03-16T08:23:00.000-07:00

We're not really publicizing this too too much, as we are still working on the full length version and don't really want to spill the beans before the whole 7 tracks are done...

... but here is an excerpt of my newest newest video love piece with CloudFace... click on the purple link right HERE :) Cinematic Cloud_love

BlueDot Design : Vote for my video loop pitch!

2011-03-07T20:07:00.000-08:00

please click on purple link below

BluDot.com _ my bid

what i'm working on (amongst other things!)

2011-02-10T20:35:00.000-08:00

photography for Desert Harpist (dot) com... compositing images i took during my recent trip to Japan as well as some New Mexico skies.. i will post again when her site is up :)

High On Life book is PUBLISHED !

2011-01-14T12:17:00.000-08:00

So, I was asked a while ago to write my story as being one of the 100 Canadians to be awarded the top level Millenium Scholarships, for excellence in academic life and achievements/innovation in my community, etc etc. I wrote a chapter for this book called The High on Life book, which I just took my first glance at today. The book's foreword was written by former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and is currently on a book tour in Canada (the book, not the prime minister :P), as well as being distributed on both major networks Amazon.ca and Chapters.ca ... Check it out .. :) and buy it HERE !!

link : artist Cloud Face

2011-01-10T13:02:00.000-08:00

Navajo/Hopi hiphop instrumentalist, dancer/bboy, painter and human being extraordinaire, on top of being my new collaborator. Go check him out : Cloud Face and see his SoundCloud .. CloudFace has also just done a remix of Bilal's track #Robots, which you can also check out HERE !

... and by the way ...

2011-01-04T23:45:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2011, Year of the Bunny, should be promising. In the cards : rekindling with the idea of doing live mixing w fellow DJ, artist and hiphop instrumentalist CloudFace, a collaboration with Japanese singer Kirilola, and a little pick up truck that should be taking me into 4WD territory for contemporary footage of ancient sites.. Montreal, Tokyo, L.A... more paint, more vinyls, and a mini home recording studio are also on their way.. let this be the most exuberant, creative, sunlit, color splashed year of our LIVES !

my floor : #random

2011-01-04T23:36:00.001-08:00

notice the chairs..

2010-12-16T12:29:00.000-08:00

Firegod (Nob Hill, Duke city)

2010-12-14T11:11:00.000-08:00

Corrales, New Mexico

2010-12-06T16:11:00.000-08:00

after the cranes were done napping...

oh, shirley ! (shot of the day)

2010-12-04T21:53:00.001-08:00

Japan encore : storm at sea

2010-12-02T11:11:00.000-08:00

shot of the day : leaving Tokyo

2010-12-01T11:55:00.000-08:00

Nagoya

2010-10-25T04:16:00.000-07:00

In Japan for a shoot with my no 1 client, the Nowa Cumig Institute for the 2010 United Nations Conference on Biodiversity. Photo credit for man with the spirit camera : Chieko Kuratomi :)

Celebrating the new H.Q. !

2010-09-27T14:43:00.000-07:00

Nouvelle-Orléans

2010-08-18T00:33:00.000-07:00

2010-08-06T09:01:00.001-07:00

Traveler,
From whence do you come ?
And where do you go ?
The moon has set,
But the Sun has not yet risen.
In the chaos of darkness before the dawn
Seeking the light,
I advance
To dispel the dark clouds from my mind
To find a great tree unbowed by the tempest,
I emerge from the earth.

- daisaku ikeda

2010-07-29T08:13:00.001-07:00

vintage magic revisited

2010-07-13T01:05:00.000-07:00

Summer Royale !

2010-06-02T13:46:00.000-07:00

...

silence
gong
warrior 2
greens
peace
movement
drums
joy

REPEAT

...

L'Art Français

2010-05-08T15:29:00.000-07:00

une étampe d'un magasin d'encadrement, je crois... tombée du dos d'une toile de mon grand-père Henri, peintre...

office, reinvented

2010-04-18T22:06:00.000-07:00

images de Biggie Small, une expo à la Galerie VAV de Concordia, par Antoine Cloutier-Bélisle et Barbara Menzoda-Denis...

love me some shadows

2010-04-05T20:00:00.000-07:00

in some random ancient restaurant in Côte-des-Neiges, graced by the sun spitting its rays on the window menus...

Montreal; Nothing revolutionary in form, but always in content : streets, people and moments of a day in my life in the city I am from...

2010-03-24T14:04:00.000-07:00

Back into our woods

2010-03-09T17:23:00.000-08:00

After years away from the land where my family came, I am back, with my dad's 70s snow moccassins and my grandmother's quilt... Perfect stillness.

Old pianos and all that jazz

2010-03-08T20:36:00.000-08:00

I just love them. This one is at one of my aunts' in the eastern tip of the island (Montreal)

Juliette & Chocolat, some winter day in Montréal

2010-02-25T16:44:00.000-08:00

In the recent weeks, I have been thinking about my use of this blog (primarily for news), and, parallel to that, the incredible amount of chronicling I do on a daily basis.. documenting my life, my surroundings, the people I see, the places where I eat, the beauty of a detail, the quote scribbled on a wall that nobody noticed, the design at the bottom of my cup of tea...

So, as I sat here at Juliette &Chocolat, a trendy spot where one may order all types of chocolate to drink (yes, I did say 'to drink'), I thought about all that, while in the process of documenting with my iPhone the quite incredible display of lights and the funky servers' hats. And so I decided, that instead of just being some sort of news channel for me via 8h51, I would transform this blog into a forum for the creative process, and an outlet for these chronicles.

As I pondered all of this, I had a cup of herbal tea, precisely 'Mayan chocolate with red pepper sparkles', which seemed quite appropriate considering I had just recently watched 'Chocolat' with the admirable Juliette Binoche and her fabulous counterpart, M. Johnny Depp, who in the movie admits to Mayan hot chocolate 'and a sparkle of chili pepper' being his favorite drink. Synchronicity, synchronicity.

After an interesting moment of creating eclipses of light and ying yang symbols at the bottom of my tea cup, I wrote down this quote, printed on the great mirror greating all visitors at the entrance of their little hot spot on Laurier street, in the Mile End quarter of Montreal :

(loosely translated) 'Happy is the chocolate, which, after traveling the world through the smiles of women, meets death in a delicious kiss and melts in their mouth' _ Brillat Savarin

So, I am offering the new spirit of this blog not as a crowned writer, but rather as a blessed child of the New World, blessed to live an exciting life, mostly on the road, between great deserts and little urban worlds like this one; a life I will do my best to share with ya'll.

On this, I am exiting through the blood-colored velvet curtains, leaving my little black kettle behind, and stepping right back into the great big adventure that is winter in Montreal.

Good night ! x

Le Soul Reel 2010

2010-02-17T12:02:00.000-08:00

It's finally here ! :P

http://vimeo.com/9513690

... and a couple of street shots from the shoot of Wonder Chamber no 2

2010-01-14T08:35:00.000-08:00

Wonder Chamber no 2 begins

2010-01-13T07:32:00.000-08:00

Last week saw the 'official' launch of the creative process, this time in terms of making sonar ambiances and recording beats loops (in a creative collaboration between marie-michele jasmin-belisle and ffortissimo studios), for the second piece in my 'Wonder Chambers' series.

Wonder Chamber no 2 will delve into the misty nights of Britain, the sea port of Whitby and its Dracula-inspiring sceneries (it is indeed where Bram Stoker came, in 1890 to write his masterpiece on the Transylvannian count), the 199 church stairs, the ruins of the Abbey, and the alledged tomb of the famed vampire, its stone skulls and arabesques covered in moss ... meet Whitby in all its dark glory ...

And then, stroll down the flashy yellow trailer of a 'gyspsy' fortune teller, which probably hasn't been painted since the 40s, the trendy coffee shops with luscious Edwardian wallpapers, the Audi R8 parked in front of the 'M' lounge, the salons de thé, my wooden Buddha covered in gold leaf bought at an antique store for 5 pounds ...

These are but ideas and memories which may or may not end up in Wonder Chamber no 2. Overall, this is going to be an ode to the Old World, with trip hop beats and pixilated nights.

Some shots from the beginning stages :

recoloring the wwww

2010-01-02T16:42:00.001-08:00

the new exciting project of the holidays, revamping mah web presence .. some photos of the work in progress :D

Happy Holidays !

2009-12-24T18:31:00.000-08:00

With art and soul food, old books and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker suite, I wish you the happiest holidays from my family's Victorian mansion buried under snow in our tiny village, and pray for everyone to end the year on a high note, amidst personal victories, inner peace and joie de vivre ... :)

New management : 1680 Artists

2009-11-30T13:21:00.000-08:00

Marie-Michele of 8h51 Digital Bohemia is now being represented and managed by 1680 Artists, a division of 1680PR, a PR firm located at the Albuquerque Studios.

This partnership is taking flight this month in New Mexico and will join the creative vision of Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle and Ken Lingad to push the boundaries of video loops into the stratosphere of world establishments, from fashion runways to boutique hotels, concert venues and cruise ships ... more shining stars and fireworks to come in upcoming news ... :)

Wonder Chamber goes to the land of Oz

2009-11-09T22:22:00.000-08:00

Hello friends, a quick update to say that I recently received a personal invite from the Byron Bay Film Festival director to submit Wonder Chamber no 1 for the next edition of the festival, to be held March 5-13 2010 in Byron Bay, Australia (surfers' mecca, for those in the know :) )

The film is on its way and I will make sure to update you once I get the news - in the meantime, here is a link to the festival's website : http://www.bbff.com.au/

In their words :

We like to transport our audience away from this sub-tropical paradise and expose them to stories, people and places that are worlds away.

Sounds amazing !

The Loops

2009-10-02T13:08:00.001-07:00

here is a 30 second sample of my new creative venture - creating custom designed loops for upscale establishments, bar & lounges, boutiques, spas and hotels ..

Wonder Chamber goes to Sun Valley

2009-08-29T10:44:00.001-07:00

The latest - 'Wonder Chamber no 1' was selected to be part of the 5th edition of the Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival this year, September 17-20.

It will be screened between a visual art documentary on the Nomadic tribes of the Sahara ('Footsteps of Africa') and 'Waking with the Kukai', on the hundred thousand Japanese monks and pilgrims that undertake a contemporary 1000 km long journey every year on Shikoku Island, in honor of Buddhism's Kingon school founder Kukai.

The screening is scheduled for Sunday morning at the Opera House (I love opera houses !) at 9:30.

For complete details, schedule and program : www.svspiritualfilmfestival.org

Wonder Chamber gets selected to show in London and Berlin !

2009-07-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

Latest news amidst the Santa Fe heat wave :

Wonder Chamber no 1 was selected to be the opening film in a showcase to be presented in Berlin and London this summer. Curator Ming Turner selected pieces on the themes of the hybridisation of Asia, in a 2 hour showcase titled ''Simply Screen : In Betweeners of Asia''.

The screenings times and locations are as follows :

Berlin : Saturday August 8th, 6-8 pm, @ the Tanzfabric art center (Möckernstrasse 68, Berlin)

London : Tuesday August 25th, 6-8 pm @ the M.P. Birla Millenium Gallery of London (4a Castletown road, West Kensington, London) ** nearest stations : West Kensington, Barons Court

Wonder Chamber EXPANDED

2009-06-18T08:43:00.000-07:00

Now gone on to the festival circuit, I can't bring it live on the www, but here are a few stills of my latest piece _ a 4 minutes on sacredness _ ft. japan & new mexico

Nowa Cumig

2009-05-08T16:50:00.000-07:00

Just finished the new Nowa Cumig Institute promo film, featuring excerpts from the Sacred Run 06, Longest Walk 08, Clean up Mother Earth Tour with Mary Sano, Tony Chapman & Dennis Banks, as well as the feature du jour, the Great Anishinabe Canoe Race Yamamoto Cup.

Amidst the waves of the Leech Lake in Ojibwe territory, Minnesota, then into the wonder land of Tokyo Japan and the Chiba prefecture where the master canoers, if that is a word, were taken for their grand prix.

Once the film has been screened in Japan in the coming week, a link to the video will be posted.

Photo below : yours truly on the roof of Omote Sando Hills, with M. Yamamoto, benefactor absolute of Nowa Cumig and namesake of the Yamamoto Cup. Photo by Takeo Koshikawa.

Montréal

2009-04-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

Rë/Discovering the joys of maple trees in the spring + the smell of firewood

Wonder Chamber no. 1 : Japan

2009-03-19T13:21:00.000-07:00

This is my very new piece,

the first in a series i had been dying to do for years - the Wonder Chambers.

This series was inspired by a museum exhibit I saw years ago with my beautiful friend Eri, one fresh night of August, at the Museum of Art and Science in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The exhibit reminded me of the Renaissance experiments with shadow boxes, and highlighting/dissecting/studying little microcosms rather than just the big picture - focusing on the detail of the wing of a dragonfly, for example, and making a whole painting out of it.

So there was born my wonder chambers, little video pieces meant to be opened like a treasure box, with a tiny piece in there - in this case, the piece being my respectful hommage to the monks and temples of Japan, and to nam myoho renge kyo, the mystic law of the Lotus Sutra.

enjoy :)

here she is ... my ferris wheel

2009-02-15T01:56:00.000-08:00

L.A. love

2009-02-15T01:41:00.000-08:00

A quick note to say I have been living/breathing/creating in Santa Monica upon my return from the U.K. early January, where I am working on two portraits for Evolvement Productions.

These projects have been intensively rewarding, being very 'value-creating' as we would say in Buddhist terms, as we are depicting the lives of two men, in all their simplicity, grandeur, happy and sad memories... highlighting, under the keen eye of Evolvement's founder Karine Petit, the life lessons and guidances weaving their way out of these men's stories. It has been a real pleasure to gather music for their soundtracks, from traditional folk music of Quebec (Vigneault, etc) to great classical composers, and a little escapade towards some Gershwin and vintage Fantasia footage ... These are the first two pieces I am doing in my own language, about my people, my roots, my land, and my music. Quite the comeback ...

Stay tuned for more news. Coming up next : the 2009 reel, and a MFA application on the way

montreal, 1+T

2008-12-07T20:41:00.000-08:00

back in the island-city, covered in snow, choir children and wallpaper. I am working hard on a National Geographic proposal for The Longest Walk, with ambitions of finishing an 8mm short film I shot years ago at the same time, and visit old friends in every neighborhood of the town. the night is young, montreal lives on

Tokyo Fever

2008-11-04T23:03:00.000-08:00

A 15 day business & cultural adventure in Japan. Filming of the events, cultural exchanges and various activities that the delegation took part in; Native american youth, two fellow documentary filmmakers, M. Dennis Banks, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, and my dear friend and collaborator Tashina Banks. We were welcomed by our Japanese counterparts, major sponsors of the Nowa Cumig Institute's initiatives, under the generosity of eco-business man of the year, M. Yamamoto, and his general manager, M. Koshikawa. We took part in sweats, drum circles, mingled with very young Japanese students in a sweet potatto harvest festival, stayed at a Buddhist temple, and got to become part of the local landscape through both heart and flesh. Here are a few images, some extracted from the footage I shot :

Longest Walk post-production moves on

2008-10-08T17:10:00.000-07:00

Week spent in Sausalito revising budgets, proposals and such. The Longest Walk promo video was revised. We await a kick-start funding effort to move on to the next step : the first funding round, an official press kit being on the way, and a potential showing of the trailer at Sundance film festival January 2009.

In the meantime, the preview WILL be premiered at the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco between November 7th and November 15th. Detailed information to follow on schedules and tickets.

Here is the new version, with added commentaries by Harry Belafonte and Daryl Hannah during the Washington D.C. celebration :

September in Montreal_ la rentrée culturelle

2008-10-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

8:51 creative headquarters

2008-08-28T16:17:00.000-07:00

it's time for some good old adobe walls, to be ready for winter .... calling all Corrales residents for input ... ;)

Back in New Mexico

2008-08-12T17:07:00.000-07:00

The Longest Walk ended triumphantly in Washington D.C. on July 11th. On that historical day, the end of a chapter was written, and the . Although... 'The Longest Walk never ends'.

Indeed, it did not. As I settle back into my fiery desert sun, a new blank scroll unfolds. The ultimate creative challenge : plunge into the depths of a 100+ hours of footage, swim, storm and breathe through it, and emerge at the other end, 9 months later, with a new born of a son, a 90 minute documentary to encompass both 1978 and 2008 Longest Walks. THE Longest Walk documentary. In all its humble, raw, extroverted, dramatic, slow motioned and wild moments. ETA to be announced shortly.

In the meantime, looking for new 8:51 creative headquarters, with sunlight, horses and a dance studio nearby. Good coffee too, and maybe even a sunport (or makeshift sunport, like a big old cottonwood tree) to shade my classic car, or my 4Runner. That, also, is TBD. ;)

MM is 8:51

Longest Walk official promo video by 8:51

2008-07-30T20:24:00.000-07:00

Produced by Takeo Koshikawa, Tashina Banks Moore and Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle. Cinematography/editing Marie-Michele
Additional footage by Glen Chalk and Stephen Carthwright (1978 footage). ©2008 Nowa Cumig Institute

The Southern Route

2008-06-09T13:40:00.000-07:00

Still walking>filming>running>dreaming as we walk across country... Here are some photos taken on the Longest Walk's passage through New Orleans and the Louisiana bayous, Mississippi and currently in Alabama www.longestwalk.org

Video premiere in Harajuku, Tokyo

2008-05-08T16:50:00.000-07:00

For those in Tokyo please see the below invitation, for the opening of Navajo jeweler Ray Tracey's latest collection, 'Earth & Sky'. 8:51 created the video which will be premiered at the opening next week in downtown Tokyo _ Harajuku.

The Longest Walk

2008-02-13T01:10:00.000-08:00

The newest 8h51 project, a historical Walk to be captured on video : The Longest Walk 2008. See www.longestwalk.org. More details upcoming. Call for funding is out, and available upon request.

Los Angeles

2007-11-17T14:49:00.000-08:00

Following the premiere of "Angels Nest" at the Kodak Theatre on September 15, 8h51 moved its headquarters to L.A. to work with HDXD Cews as an editor through intensive shoot+edit gigs for television through satellite feeds for clients and events such as the Salvation Army emergency services - covering the fires in San Diego-, the celebration of Italian culture at South Coast Plaza, David Beckham and his Soccer Academy, the Simpsons premiere of their new video game, the Electronic Arts newly released "Need for Speed" game released at Les Deux on November 13, and the Los Angeles auto show at the LACC, also happening this month.

Elevate at the Kodak Theatre

2007-09-18T19:07:00.000-07:00

Lastest project, 48 hr film competition between Australia, India, Mexico and the USA, representing the latter under the direction of Otis Mannick, cinematographer Isaac Rodriguez and editor Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle. The piece is an 8 minute documentary on Angels Nest, a sustainable earthship-like research center in Taos, New Mexico. Narration by Kevin Costner, music by Chris Brinkler. Presented September 15 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the 2007 Elevate Film Festival.

Wounded Knee Video Launch

2007-08-07T21:29:00.000-07:00

july

2007-07-26T22:10:00.000-07:00

In Production :

Hiphop music videos - the latest from Project Babies

About to Launch :

A tentative August 7th online launch for 8h51's latest piece, 'Wounded Knee intro" for indigenous hip hop group CULTURE SHOCK CAMP. See www.cultureshockcamp.com / www.myspace.com/cultureshockcamp

Upcoming Collaborations :

A soundscape video for bassist extraordinaire Tanya Nunez (www.tanyanunez.com ; see "Train")

Pending :

Acceptation for NYC's "Drift" exhibition, November 2007 :)

mai

2007-05-09T12:50:00.000-07:00

Wrap-up of live dance version of Readymade Dance Theatre Company's Version 2.0 (see www.readymadedance.org) Next shows at at NYC's famed P.S. 122, July 9-12

Now booking Culture Shock Camp (myspace.com/cultureshockcamp) and post-production soon to start on the music video for Micco Rebels from the Sun ... hau !

White Sands video loop submitted to the Gary Farmer Gallery of Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe

Video piece for Keva Juice owner "Somewhere between heaven and las vegas", a momentum from a recent - and very wild - private party, is done

Departure for YUL May 22nd - montreal -; I return on June 5 and jump straight into the Digital Bootcamp, where I will guest lecture on my work and give workshops on video editing, as well as assisting of the production teams on their cinematic venture :)

More to come ... bon printemps !

Nouvelles d'avril

2007-04-12T12:35:00.000-07:00

April news and events :

April 13-14-15 ; Video shoot for Readymade Dance Theater Company at White Sands National Monument

April 20 ; Premiere of the RMDTC dance piece (see above) "Version 2.0" at Cake studio (4011 Silver avenue SE 505.980.5273)

April 27 ; "First Vision Filmmaker Forum". This one-day event is free and will be held at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque on April 27, 2007, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The University of New Mexico will broadcast the Forum from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on streaming digital video from a link at: www.nmfilm.com.

April 26-27-28 ; Gathering of Nations powwow to be held at the Pit, Albuquerque's basketball venue

To be wrapped this month :

Coo-contrast - short promo for fiber art Eri Imamura

In active pre-production :

'Demonic Lovely', a music video for gypsy swing band Le Chat Lunatique, to be shot on location at the Yucca Lounge, Pucini's Golden West and in a white cube studio TBD

8h51 grand blog opening

2007-02-23T10:19:00.000-08:00

Finally decided to join the blog world, to keep the news flowing without too much web encoding - fabulous alternative, hooray ! I am in the process of redesigning completely my website, so the latest news will be posted here.

As of now, just finished the video presentations for the Folk Alliance Music Awards, which were presented in Memphis this past Wednesday Feb 21st. Back to work now on a Dia de los Muertos video piece - using only natural sound - and a website for CILA, my friend Carmel's new business as a stylist and artist. And then follows the new version of Coo-Contrast, video piece for fiber artist Eri Imamura (www.eriimamura.com) - see photo insert - as well as an upcoming dance piece for Readymade Dance Theater Company to be shot in White Sands.