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Miller, Roger (MOB) - To Chance 1991, rework 2021
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This a remastered version of the video, created in 2021 featuring an attempt to again improve both the video and audio quality of the original piece. Since the original video was shot in 1991 on VHS tape, this rework uses video AI software to restore the video image. The audio track, while being remastered in the previous version, got another tweak in the improved performance in the low end signal ranges giving the grand piano a more authentic sound. This video piece concept is something that I dreamed up one day when I ran into Roger Miller (Mission of Burma & Alloy Orchestra) was in Lawrence, KS. He was in town with his then band called "No Man" in May of 1991. This video was part of a series of video pieces that I was shooting at the time called "Views in Life", short video works all based on artist's that I admire. (The original “Views in Life” complete video is posted in this collection) Roger's previous tour that I'd seen was for his "Maximum Electric Piano" in 1989 and I really enjoyed that show. I ran into Roger at the Freestate Brewery in Lawrence, the day before his performance to be held that evening at The Bottleneck. I asked if he would let me shoot a video piece that…
Directors & creators
Demolition Kitchen Video
Subjects
Roger Miller, Mission of Burma, Alloy Orchestra, Demolition Kitchen Video, John Cage, Lawrence, Kansas, Experimental music, No Man, Experimental video
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