Springboard Delivers Coachella
The world-famous Coachella Music Festival, with over 75 acts on 5 stages during 3 days from the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA, was shot in HD by Springboard and a crew of 75. In addition to capturing all the performances, Springboard produced a live webcast for 10 hours each day that was hosted at the AT&T Blueroom. Artists included the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Bjork, Arcade Fire, Willie Nelson, Amy Winehouse and Crowded House.
Posted on March 11, 2008
The Return of Rage
Rage Against the Machine returned from a 7-year hiatus to Headliner status in the summer of '07. And they invited Springboard Productions to capture 4 of their shows. Their return at the Coachella Festival, 2 slots at the top of the Rock the Bells shows, and their own SRO show at Alpine Valley were all shot in HD by Springboard at the request of the band. Ken Labarre directed, and Chris Shepard of American Mobile captured the multitrack audio.
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Van Morrison at the Ryman
When Van Morrison performed recently for the very first time in Nashville, he chose the legendary Ryman Auditorium to introduce his new country-oriented album, Pay the Devil. To capture this historic event, acclaimed director Danny Clinch's Three on the Tree Productions planned a film shoot, and asked Hank Neuberger to capture the audio. Hank produced the digital multi-track recording on site, with veteran Nashville engineer Billy Sherrill at the desk. For audience and ambiance capture, Hank recorded six channels from a single Holophone H2-PRO mic. "The persuasiveness of this multi-channel mic is why we use it. When you get to re-mix, in surround or stereo, absolutely nothing beats it."
Posted on March 8, 2008
Dave Matthews Band Returns to Red Rocks
Hank Neuberger accompanied the Dave Matthews Band back to the picturesque Red Rocks Amphitheatre in September. This unique venue, the site of legendary DMB performances in the past, hosted a 4 night SRO stand that was shot in HD for an upcoming Thanksgiving night concert TV special on PBS. This special was a joint production with Joe Thomas and HD Ready Productions.
Posted on March 7, 2008
Joss Stone and Garbage Rock Soundstage
Shirley Manson and her hard-rocking colleagues from Garbage performed recently in front of the hi-def cameras for an upcoming episode of legendary music series Soundstage. The very next night brought 18-year old phenom Joss Stone, with a guest appearance by the remarkable Mavis Staples. Both episodes were co-produced by Hank Neuberger and HD Ready, and directed by Joe Thomas. Soundstage airs on PBS in HD/5.1.
Posted on March 6, 2008
Black Eyed Peas at the iTunes Music Store
The Black Eyed Peas and the iTunes Music Store joined forces this spring under the High-Def cameras of Springboard's Hank Neuberger to capture full band performances of new unreleased material. The resulting live performances, produced, edited, and mixed by Third Wave, are designed to accompany the Peas upcoming Interscope release, Monkey Business, exclusively at the iTunes Music Store.
Posted on March 5, 2008
Coldplay Tell Their Story
International superstars Coldplay were captured by Springboard's Hank Neuberger at legendary Capitol Studios as they discussed the creative process that led to their new release X&Y. The resulting exclusive interview with Will Champion, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Chris Martin will be available exclusively at the iTunes Music Store.
Posted on March 4, 2008
Elton Surrounded with the Holophone H2-Pro
Hank Neuberger consulted with the all-star team of Phil Ramone and Frank Filipetti during the recent recording of the artist's much lauded show The Red Piano at the Colosseum in Las Vegas. Third Wave provided the unique surround audio capture plan featuring the Holophone H2-Pro microphone. Ramone & Fillipetti will mix the resulting discrete audio from the Holophone for TV broadcast and DVD at Right Track Studios.
Posted on March 3, 2008
#1 Downloads at iTunes produced by Hank Neuberger
The 2005 Grammy telecast provided for a unique opportunity when the superstar-studded performance of the Beatles' Across the Universe was remixed and delivered for sale to iTunes within 1 hour of the end of the live telecast. This unprecedented recording and remix, finished and supervised by Hank Neuberger, was the #1 download at the iTunes Music Store for 7 straight days with all proceeds going for Tsunami Relief.
Posted on March 2, 2008
Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone's #1 Joplin Tribute on iTunes
One of the consensus highlights of the 2005 Grammy telecast was the dramatic medley of Janis Joplin hits performed by the astounding duo of Joss Stone and Melissa Ethridge. After the overwhelming response to this historic and moving performance, Hank Neuberger was tapped to remix the telecast performance for sale at the iTunes Music Store. The resulting track was the #1 download at iTunes for 6 straight days. The proceeds benefited breast cancer research.
Posted on March 1, 2008
