Posts Tagged ‘music’

Good Grammer

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Have you seen this new music video for “Keep Your Head Up” from LA-based musician Andy Grammer? It’s basically like the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books we read in elementary school: throughout the video, you’re given choices for the action and the video seamlessly sends Andy down your desired path. Which floor will the elevator stop at and what will he see when he gets off? What’s going to happen on the rooftop? You clicks create the story.

For an unknown artist, this sort of music video will surely grab some attention just from an innovation standpoint. According to this article, the video works so well thanks to an emerging technology that preloads all of the video options so the transitions are seamless. Could this be the next generation of music video — giving more creative power to the listener?

Try it out for yourself but be warned that you may be compelled to want to play the video again to try to create new stories. And then something tells me the song will get stuck in your head…and that’s surely part of the point.

On “Fire”

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Want to see something cool? Arcade Fire released an “interactive film”/music video for their song “We Used to Wait.”

Type in the address of the home where you grew up and watch the video unfold. It’s probably best to let you experience it yourself instead of explaining what happens.

It was built as an experiment for the Google Chrome browser so you’ll need to download that for the best experience if you don’t have it. It sounds like it’s working on some other browsers though.

Check it out for a really innovative spin on a music video!

Wine, Country

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

One of our clients, Baldacci Family Vineyards, will be hosting the Nashville in Napa event on August 14, 2010. This special night will bring some of Nashville’s hit-making country music songwriters to Napa Valley where some of the area’s best wineries will be pouring their wines. Proceeds from the event will benefit non-profit organizations selected by NOTES for Education, whose mission is to “fund programs that bring music, art and literacy to school-age children.”

Music, Wine and a Good Cause – is there a better combination?

Here is the video for Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” which was co-written by Jessi Alexander, one of the songwriters who’ll be at the event. (I wonder if she has any crazy Miley stories!)



Help us spread the word about the Nashville in Napa event and this great cause! If you or anyone you know would like to buy tickets to the event or learn more about it, you can check out Nashville in Napa.

Just Another Day

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Inspired by Richard’s post about YouTube’s “Life in a Day” project, Chris (my husband) and I put together a little video. Here’s how we spent our July 24, 2010.

And while I’m at it, a shameless plug about my own blog. Nothing more than photos, videos and recipes documenting our days…check it out » www.styleandsyntax.com