Lucky Break “Help” Videos

After talking to a few contestants during the shows, I discovered a gap in the basic understanding about Pitch and Microphone handling. So I thought I would create some YouTube videos to help explain all the terminology I have been using through the whole season. The first video “What is Pitch” not only offers a definition, but gives a glimpse of some of the technology I use in the studio. The second video “Microphone Handling” shows how the microphone sounds in certain scenarios and how its pickup patterns are arranged. Lastly, I added a video that explains a little more about what I do on a daily basis at Allusion Studios. Enjoy!

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The Lucky Break Experience

This season of Luck Break has been a lot of fun. I have had the pleasure of sharing the judging table with talented professionals in the media industry and listening to many accomplished singers. The production crew has brought me into their family and made me feel at home and I want to acknowledge that it has meant the world to me. Doing something you love in a great environment is the best possible outcome you can ask for, and that is what I experienced.

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Feeling Like the Simon Cowell of Tucson!

I hope you’ve all been tuning to Lucky Break lately. I’m becoming the leading star judge of the show. I’ve been having a great time judging the show, and I will continue to be the main judge for the rest of the season.

The show is aired on Saturday’s at 10:30 pm on Channel 13 KOLD. It’s the second most popular show on Saturday nights, with Saturday Night Live being the only show with a greater viewership.

I’m excited to say that the show is getting around 140,000 views a night. The audience seems to love local competitions, with the fans of each of the contestants screaming their support every time we tape it.

Speaking of tapings, if you’re interested in being in the audience, Lucky Break is taped at the Monsoon Club on Saturday evenings at 6:30-8:30 pm. Whether you are supporting a specific contestant or not, feel free to drop by and experience the show in person. It’s free and fun.

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Filming the Studio Edge Series Vol 2 – #3

Since the installation took longer than expected, Chase had to catch up by converting all the scripts into teleprompter safe formatting.  Something that he thought he would have more time to do.  When we started filming the first day, only 50% of the scripts were converted.  Since we shot out of order, due to the viewing angle, he had to process them out of order at the same time.  We would film all day, then he would work on the teleprompter at night so we could hop to it the next morning.   I hired Terry Babb to be the cinematographer.  Between Terry and Chase, they tired to make sure that I was sounding good while working their own task at the same time.  Working the teleprompter is difficult.  It becomes a dance with the talent speaking.  Sometimes it gets away from you and you guess it, we start from the top again.  Normally I would take behind the scene shots of the production, but since we were way under staffed, there was not time to even think about it.  Here are some shots of the drum room coming together.

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Filming the Studio Edge Series Vol 2 – #2

So after starting construction for the new acoustics to be put in, I found out that my producers were not able to make it out to film because of scheduling conflicts.  This meant it was time to put another hat on and take charge.  One more project that I am producing and behind the camera at the same time.  Not an easy task, but par for the course. I pushed the schedule up  since there was no time to waste and started preparing producer tasks like, what angle would we be shooting during this segment of the script. That weekend my band was opening for the Temptations in Oklahoma and I was in the airport finishing scripts as fast as I could waiting for our next flight. Full multitasking. Once I got back, Chase and I started time lapse filming the installation of treatment that did not actually need to be specifically installed while speaking on camera.  It took the whole week to do since we were still doing sessions for most of the day and installations at night.  In the picture you can see that we did mock layouts on the floor to get an idea of what it would look like.  Then we started applying the treatment. Since we were using a new type of anchor to install our panels, it was good to go through the process, and then revise my scripts accordingly before filming.  More to come……

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Filming the Studio Edge Series Vol 2

It has been a great year so far.  We left off 2010 with some nail biting news about changes coming.  Well, they are happening.  As I mentioned before I was finishing my script for The Studio Edge Pro Audio Recording Series Volume 2: Building a Studio, Acoustics, Gear selection and implementation. Now we are in the filming stage.  The only thing is, since it is about acoustics, I decided to redesign the whole Control, Drum, Guitar and Bass rooms for the filming of the tutorial.  This meant months of planning, designing and now implementation.  We have all new colors, fabric panels, and lighting which equates to a whole new creative atmosphere.  I also added some more isolation to the doors, which we filmed.  I became handyman Jim for the tutorial by breaking out the Jig saw, drills and glue. This is a very exciting time.  Can’t wait to see and HEAR the final results.  Of course, this is only part of the news.  More updates still to come.

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