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I’ve been putting this post off for a few weeks as I knew how sad it would make me, but I am sorry to announce the passing of fellow JWSOUND member John Bennet (jgbsound). John was a very talented production mixer and post mixer who loved sound with every fiber of his being. I had the pleasure of calling him a colleague, and more importantly, a friend. I will miss his contributions to this site and to my life as he made both better. Godspeed.
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Shoots of some scale have started up again in the SF area, most of what I've heard about are large corporate type gigs with commercial style crews and resources (not entertainment productions). I have not been one yet, so I'd love to get some bulletins from the front, from folks who are back doing similar scale shoots to what they were doing before the shutfdwn. How is it going--what is working, what is not working? What is the fear level on the job? How cavalier are people being about all the precautions?
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I've spent part of the day exploring Jeff's new site with varying results revealing me to be the weak link. It is frustrating to be shot down, I got to the Article button and then it slipped away. To quote Jimmy Buffet "it was so simple it plum evaded me." While I was doing this I was on a Tony Joe White binge, preferring the B&W TV bit where he lip sycs because to me that version is the real deal, baked in my brain in 1969. He is primarily known as a songwriter and I find I love his versions warts and all. The feel just drips off of it. I may have posted some of these before and I'll [probably post it again. TJ White is ground zero for Swamp …
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I have started and built up a new community site, not really JWSOUNDGROUP 2.0 because I have no intention to end this site, but wanted to see if a new site could be of interest to our members. It is not the typical and traditional forum discussion style site, more like Facebook and other social media sites. It is less structured, posts can be quickly made and do not require figuring out which section to post in (but can be tagged with a Topic). I am inviting anyone and everyone here to try it out --- unfortunately, there is no easy way to transfer your membership and login from here to the new site. Use the link below to Request to Join. Please use your real…
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I've been at my quiet farmhouse- sheltering with the oncoming of spring. My last trip to NYC was in mid-February. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/22/upshot/coronavirus-quiet-city-noise.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=The Upshot
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It's been a while since I have posted. With the shutdown and loss of work, I have put my head into the sand, my family, and my beer. I hope that everyone is doing ok and just wanted to send some good vibes out there. Hope no one is truly destitute and that your families are safe. Wishing everyone a good weekend.
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LA Times article reports: ”Filming could start in some counties meeting a specific set of criteria as soon as Monday, Newsom said. However, Los Angeles is likely to be “a few weeks behind,” given the level of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic.” Link to the full article: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-05-20/california-is-preparing-to-restart-filming-protocols-due-next-week
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A-wop-bom-a-loo-mop-a-lomp-bom-bom. Little Richard wrote the greatest (maybe the first) rock & roll lyric to describe a drum fill he wanted. Or – depends when you asked him – it was how he talked back to his boss as a dishwasher at the Macon Greyhound station. Hearing a hit in the frustrated number Richard pounded out during a break in an unproductive recording session, producer Bumps Blackwell hired songwriter Dorothy LaBostrie to temper the original lyrics' lip-smacking celebration of "good booty" and helpful butt-sex instructions ("If it don't fit, don't force it/You can grease it, make it easy"). "Tutti-Frutti" may have been modified from "explicit" to "suggestive…
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Another demo against the coronarules. https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/mitte/ard-kamerateam-bei-illegaler-demo-vor-reichstag-attackiert Someone rushed out to kick the sound technician, but instead hit the boompole which then hit the cameraman in the head. No big injuries and the police arrested the person quickly.
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After the other incident that we just learned about, here is unfortunately a second one. This time the police punched a sound technician in the face, who lost three teeth and got a fracture. https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/friedrichshain-kreuzberg/journalistin-ins-gesicht-geschlagen-ermittlungen-gegen-polizisten With her, was also six colleagues that apart from being eye witnesses also filmed. She will try to press charges.
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They were on their way to their vehicles after shooting for "heute show" which is a highly popular satirical programme in Germany. It's presented weekly on public German broadcaster ZDF. Five members of the crew are in hospital. Let's hope they will get well soon. Background of the attack is unclear, perhaps from far right or from far left or violent opponents of corona restrictions. Six suspects were arrested by the police. This could be us. Let's hope the best for them. What a shame. Picture is from this article in German language. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/berlin-journalismus-heute-show-angriff-zdf-1.4894982
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This AM the CA EDD site for "Pandemic Unemployment Assistance", ie unemployment insurance for people who were mostly paid via form 1099 until Jan 1 of this year, went live. If you had a mix of probably a handful of W2-days and a basket of 1099-days you are hosed. The EDD requires you to apply for and take the benefit payments off your handful of W2s if you have any at all, and not your 1099s. In that most of us were never given a choice about which method of payment would be used on a given job, this is fair....how? When you exhaust what benes you can get from your W2s supposedly you will be able to apply for PUA benes, depending on what else happens between now and …
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Filed under "restoring a friend's old Korean War era Navy Band recitals." According to the American Chemical Society, reel to reel tape is prone to degradation, which has been a topic of active research for many years. It's well known that applying heat can often reverse the damage sufficiently to enable playback, usually by baking the tapes in an oven. Now scientists at the US Library of Congress have determined precisely why this method seems to work, presenting their findings earlier this month on the American Chemical Society's SciMeetings online platform. The primary culprit for the degradation is known as "sticky shed syndrome," in which the binders used in a magne…
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I am a production mixer and I teach. I am literally in a conversation at this moment about pulling the plug on all student production. I'd like your thoughts about this. (I am in favor of shutting down).
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"Easy to disinfect." OMG! April Fools Day is loooong gone. D.
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Dear NAB Show Community, The COVID-19 pandemic has created a truly unprecedented situation around the world. Our thoughts are with those who have been directly affected by the virus, and all of those who are struggling with the ramifications of this global health crisis. At the National Association of Broadcasters, we believe it is our responsibility to help stop the spread of COVID-19, and put the health and safety of our show community first. In the week since announcing that we will not move forward with the NAB Show in April, the landscape has c…
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The EDD didn't record today's UI webinar, but I did. PM me if you want me to send you the file. There was some good info but many many questions unanswered. My main takeaway--you will have to wait for them to get to you individually to get real clarification of your status and benes if you aren't all-W2-income. The meeting was inundated with chat questions about mixed W2-1099-residual etc income, among other issues. The EDD folks were apologetic but they are overloaded. BTW, the phone-in hours are only 8a--12 p for now.
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Jeff Wexler is inviting you to a JWSOUNDGROUP Zoom meeting. Topic: JWSOUNDGROUP Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime - you can JOIN without a host Once you join you can Invite others to join you. If you already have the Zoom app, just join Meeting ID 606 297 541 Password: jwsound Join Zoom Meeting using browser access to Zoom app. https://zoom.us/j/606297541 Meeting ID: 606 297 541 Password: jwsound
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The music that spoke to me the most seemed to come from the triangle of Memphis, Nashville and Muscle Shoals. Jimmy Johnson was one of the originators of what came to known as the Muscle Shoals Sound. They used to get paid $25 per completed and everyone is happy side. He was the rhythm guitar player and he would find a place to add a little something that would just go to the root of the song. He was often the engineer and was the producer of record for the Rolling Stones. As musicians it wasn't ever about them, It was always about the song. Rolling Stone Obit https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-johnson-obituary-880678/ …
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It’s being reported our good friend and frequent contributor Jay Rose has passed away. I’m not sure of the details and really they don’t matter. He was an outstanding master of sound for picture and shared his knowledge freely and kindly. My condolences to his family and many friends. CrewC
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It’s all happening… the 29th annual R.A.M.P.S./JWSOUND Party, April 9th, NAB - Las Vegas RSVP and details click this Eventbrite LINK
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Amy Scott's wonderful documentary about my dear friend and mentor, the late great Hal Ashby, is now available on DVD or streaming through amazon and iTunes. Trailer below:
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I suspect that many of you have come across Howard Kaufman in his role as New York's Lectrosonic tech expert and will have benefited from his expertise and generosity over the years: Howie is now desperately ill with a Stage 4 Glioblastoma and his family are fundraising via a GoFundMe page to help with his care. If you can spare a few bucks, please go here and donate. https://www.gofundme.com/f/howie039s-recovery?fbclid=IwAR31xyj2yFKYh4b7EUz5h4LZRfiVdA8PytZO257JqyUlHNbFIY_KFMOzy6c Thanks, John
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