SXSW – Inaugural Journey (part 2)
day 1 Tuesday, March 13th (continued)
….tycho.
jeremy loved this band and i certainly liked their recordings. i had to check them out.
in the small room, behind the funky bar with framed pics of old men and next to the taxidermied bear. trust was onstage.
a toronto duo. there were [...]
SXSW – Inaugural Journey
yes, i know. a little late. but you know what they say about late compared to never…
overture
2,000 bands. 300,000+ people expected to descend into Austin from march 9th-18th. interactive + film + music conferences held in the ‘live music city capital of the World’.
i had to go [...]
February 17, 2012
Amoeba Records. Heaven on earth for music folks. Playland of sorts. Browse city.
I have been in 3 or 4 times but this time, I just stayed. For 2 hours. It didn’t matter if I was going to buy any music (which I did) or if I thought 8-tracks [...]
February 8, 2012
On to the City of Lost Angels. I’ve been at least a dozen times and it still impresses.
Monday morning, January 23rd – another sunny, crisp morning en route to Salt Lake City International for flight to Phoenix and then to Los Angeles. As I booked on points, and because they only [...]
February 3, 2012
Mega beautiful storm on Saturday dropped about 4 feet of snow. It was beautiful. Sunday morning came and, well, a while different kind of beautiful: Blue skies and sun. Quite an extraordinary change but welcome by all.
Skiiers must have felt like they were in ski heaven. After busting up [...]
February 1, 2011.
It takes all the spokes in a wheel to make it turn and thus create energy, motion and “success”. Making a film is a prime example of this truism.
In December 2011, director Nicholas Jarecki told me “Arbitrage” was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. So his next [...]
welcome to the new year. 2012. how did THIS happen?
i remember when the beginning of the ’school’ year felt like my new year after i had come back from summer camp and i had to switch my mind and heart into school mode, a sharp 180 from 8 weeks of summer bliss.
the year [...]
music. film. tv. art. people. songs. scenes. late nights. early mornings.
sometimes one in the same.
instinct is fortunate to be surrounded by all that and more and we thank you -
family, friends, clients/conspirators, labels, publishers, artists, managers, pitch agencies, bar and concert staff,
the maple leafs, coffee houses, liquor stores, suite mates at 96 spadina [...]
11 months down and 1 to go.
i was in winnipeg giving a workshop on music supervision for some local filmmakers, composers etc. superb fun and a smart group of people. talkative, inquisitive and hungry to create. it’s amazing to see a new crop of creators eager to learn (even from me !) and [...]