April 28, 2010

2010 Spring Tour Update from the Road

Great Scott!!!! You know we have been busy when it’s been a month since i wrote anything here. Lot’s has happened since march. The ‘Timestretch EP’ has made the rounds, getting insane response at the shows, with “Bass Head” getting licensed to a new Ministry of Sound compilation before it was released on vinyl. BANG! If you’ve not had a listen – the full EP can now be streamed HERE. The Tour has thus far been one freak-show after another, many times in rapid succession, with oversold theatres spilling out into the streets on a Monday night, to big weekend showdowns like the Fillmore in Detroit with Vadim & Major Lazer, and crushing festival sets like Ultra and Coachella. I have to give mountains of heartfelt thanks to my crew, because this has really been a full on sprint. Elliott has been holding everything together like a juggler at a Circus; with Lia overseeing everything from creative online multimedia to making sure all the fans are loved and sorted out; Trevor controls the insane rig of PK sound we have out with us; and Michael constantly experiementing with new lighting configurations as we prepare for the interactive light/video tests in

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Week 3 Video, 7 shows in 7 nights

Aaand we’re back for another video update after 7 shows in 7 nights in 5 different states. What a ride. We started the week at Coachella, flew to New York, and ended up in Nashville, TN, for a delirious evening of video editing on my part. All I can say is that we had a blast, this being one of the craziest weeks ever, either by sheer frenzied exhaustion or good company. In this edition, the cameras have turned! As I’m usually filming, I’ve never been in a Tour Video (excluding my incredibly annoying laugh.) And, as y’all can see, I have good reason to love this job. Big thanks to Colin Foley for loaning the arse cheek and to Bekim Trenova for the *most* epic of stage dives.

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