The NW7US Beacon

The new music video from OK Go, made in partnership with Chevrolet. OK Go set up over 1000 instruments over two miles of desert outside Los Angeles. A Chevy Sonic was outfitted with retractable pneumatic arms designed to play the instruments, and the band recorded this version of Needing/Getting, singing as they played the instrument array with the car. The video took 4 months of preparation and 4 days of shooting and recording. There are no ringers or stand-ins; Damian took stunt driving lessons. Each piano had the lowest octaves tuned to the same note so that they’d play the right note no matter where they were struck. For more information and behind-the-scenes footage, see http://www.LetsDoThis.com and http://www.okgo.net.

Director: Brian L. Perkins & Damian Kulash, Jr.
Director of Photography: Yon Thomas
Editor: Doug Walker
Producer: Luke Ricci

2011 West Virginia University Marching Band Armed The 2011 West Virginia University Marching Band Armed Forces Salute

Check out this great marching band “concert” that showcases the West Virginia University Marching Band’s full complement of brass, woodwinds, percussion, flags and feature twirlers. In this performance, they pay tribute to the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much to preserve and protect our country. The WVU Band presents their “Armed Forces Salute,” which features a medley of the songs from all branches of our great military.

This selection will close with a stirring rendition of “America, The Beautiful.”

• The United States Army!
• The United States Coast Guard!
• The United States Marines!
• The United States Air Force!
• The United States Navy!

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A beautiful song and dance performance, ‘Fly with the Angels’

This is a holiday dance performance from ‘The Silhouettes’ out of Denver, Colorado (USA). It is a truly moving song about leaving the past behind, moving forward to the future, having faith and vision, and loving each other.

(Source: youtube.com)

Totally Worth It!

This is a media assignment created by my Son, Atreju.  He’s in college in Nebraska.  This is a commercial for Snickers, and was created as a class assignment.  Please visit the YouTube video page and leave a comment to let my Son know what you think of the video (production, script, music, acting, and so on).  Thank you!  Now, go enjoy….

(Source: youtube.com)

This is an incredible story, and a pretty good performance. It is worth your few moments to watch. While I don’t particularly endorse the song (I have differing ideological viewpoints at certain moments in the song), in context with this story, it is very fitting.

Go on, take a couple of moments, view it, and then pass it on.

(Source: youtu.be)