The Nowhere Band - Dear Prudence (2009)

December 19, 2009 - Excerpt from the annual White Album Christmas show at the Bossanova Ballroom. Jason Wells and gang sings "Dear Prudence" to a captive audience.

Video Link:
http://www.vimeo.com/17013672

"Dear Prudence" written by John Lennon
Performed by The Nowhere Band

Camera and edits by Kevin Balmer
© Diggable Monkey Productions

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DECEMBER 9th and 10th, 2010
doors at 8, show at 9

WHITE ALBUM CHRISTMAS
a holiday circus spectacular
a tribute to The Beatles
and an annual reunion of the Cascadian Freak Family

at
THE ALBERTA ROSE THEATRE
3000 NE Alberta
tickets and info at
albertarosetheatre.com
wanderlustcircus.com

starring
WANDERLUST CIRCUS
and
THE NOWHERE BAND
Carl Solovox
Miss Sarah King
John Averill (March Fourth)
Dave Camp (Stereovision)
Jason Wells (Trashcan Joe)
Ryan Moore (March Fourth)
and still more
with fab featured circus performers

KAZUM
AWOL DANCE COLLECTIVE
MARCH FOURTH STILTWALKERS
LEAPIN' LOUIE LICHTENSTEIN
RUSSELL BRUNER
BLAKE HICKS
AND MORE!!!

March Fourth Marching Band - Hoo Ha (2010)

Video Link: http://www.vimeo.com/16802729

November 6, 2010 - Unedited video excerpt of the Hoo Ha drum solo performed at 2720, in St. Louis, Missouri. Featuring the March Fourth rhythm section with Ryan Moore (Snare), Richard Cawley (Toms), Jenny DiDonato (Conga), Dan Stauffer (Cymbals) and Alex Yore (Bass Drum).

"Hoo Ha" written by Jason Wells
Performed by March Fourth Marching Band

M4 TV
Camera and Editing by Kevin Balmer
© Diggable Monkey Productions

March Fourth Marching Band TV (2010)

November 4, 2010 - Just another day at the office with the March Fourth Marching Band. The TV broadcast on WGN in Chicago beamed across the US, as many cable subscribers get the channel as part of the basic package. These are behind the scene clips from the session in the studio. As anachronistic as TV media has become, these brief spots were a big coup for the band.

http://www.vimeo.com/16546298


"Dynomite" Written by Robin Jackson
Performed by March Fourth Marching Band
WGN Television Studio 2
Camera and Editing - Kevin Balmer
© Diggable Monkey Productions

PDX Bridge Festival - Fabric and Lighting Installation (2010)

Watch the PDX Bridge Festival production team stop center lane traffic on Multnomah County's 100-year old Hawthorne Bridge to install tension fabric and motion triggered lighting in preparation for the 'Hit the Lights' event tonight (Saturday July 24th) at 9:30pm. Best full pan viewing for the show is likely to be on the Morrison, one bridge to the north. Come and bear witness to a 'first' in our city's history.

Vimeo Link:
http://vimeo.com/13610824

For more information on PDX Bridge Festival, to go:
pdxbridgefestival.org

Kinetic Sculpture Concept: Tucker Teutsch 3.0

Installation Team:
Guildworks - Mar Ricketts, Architect of the Air
guildworks.com/

SmarthTech AV - Chris Herring, Jean Margaret Thomas, Lila Stanphil
smarttechav.com/

Heavy Equipment - Star Rentals
starrentals.com/

Camera and editing by Kevin Balmer
Video production Diggable Monkey Pictures

Dan Cohen Alchemy (2010)

June 24, 2010 - Meet Dan Cohen, one of the country's most prominent large-scale mural painter and fine art sculptor. Scenes and interviews from recent projects, including the recently completed mural of a wetland landscape mural on Wilhelm's Memorial Funeral Home in SE Portland.

From the Regional Arts & Culture Council website:

The Portland Memorial Mausoleum Mural was created as an expansion of the existing Great Blue Heron Mural on the lower west facing wall of the Mausoleum, also applied by ArtFX. The expanded mural covers eight surfaces totaling approximately 43,485 square feet, and is estimated to be the largest mural in the United States. Seen clearly from the OMSI Springwater Trail and I-5, the mural highlights the importance of the 160-acre Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge to the city of Portland’s quality of life, the contribution of the wetland system as a critical element of the city’s green infrastructure, and its contribution to maintaining biodiversity in the city and metropolitan area.

More info on Dan, visit:
dc-creativelabs.com/

Shot with Canon XHA1s
Camera and Editing by Kevin Balmer
© 2010 Diggable Monkey Picutres

PDX Bridge Festival - Hawthorne Lift 100 (2010)

VIMEO LINK: http://vimeo.com/11571939

May 4, 2010 - Planning is underway for the Hawthorne Lift 100, a signature PDX Bridge Festival event scheduled for late July. Follow the crew onto the bridge as they ride the lift to scope how to attach a massive projection screen between the bridge spans. For more information on the festival, go to: pdxbridgefestival.com

Design discussion:
Matt McCune - Architect
Mar Ricketts - Architect of the Air
Tony Lester - Bridge Maintenance Supervisor

3D Hawthorne Sketch Up Drawing: Chris Bence
Music: "Also Strach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: Space Oddysey) by Deodato (1972)
Hawthorne Bridge Festival Logo: Craig Conahan

Shot and edited by Kevin Balmer
©2010 Diggable Monkey Pictures