Big & Rich & Chad in South Dakota
Chad making Christmas magic with Big & Rich
Check it out–airing from December 12th through Christmas is a Christmas special featuring Big & Rich that’s directed and edited by Gamma Blast’s chief Chad Denning. “Christmas in the Black Hills”, a music special on GAC (Great American Country) features artists Big & Rich, Thompson Square, Tracy Lawrence, a new trio called “The Farm”, Bradley Gaskin and Andy Gibson. Set in the city of Deadwood and the surrounding Black Hills in South Dakota, the special aims to brighten the Christmas spirit with holiday songs by each of the artists set against the landscape of this picture postcard, winter wonderland. Chad and Gamma Blast Team Member and DP Jeff Johnson shot the project through High Five Entertainment.
It was a large-scale endeavor as the city of Deadwood literally opened its town to the project for shooting–with hundreds of residents used in many of the outdoor musical numbers; a segment shot on a 1800s era steam train and a horse-drawn sleigh as the setting for another musical sequence. For additional dates and times, check http://tinyurl.com/7qcotl9.
Journeys Brand Video
Check out a new video Chad edited for Journeys, the chain of retail shoe stores. Journeys used it to excite their corporate audience and tell the story of the Journeys brand.
This project was right in Chad and Matt’s wheelhouse.
Commercials – Grand Ole Opry
Directed and edited by Chad Denning for High Five Productions
A Charlie Daniels (Gamma Blast) Christmas
Chad and the man
Gamma Blast’s work will be under many a Christmas tree this year. On the shelves now for Christmas is a DVD Gamma Blast shot, edited and authored for Charlie Daniels Band called Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas. The Christmas concert of Charlie Daniels and his friends Kathy Mattea, Dan Tyminski, Suzanne and Evelyn Cox of the Cox Family, Aaron Tippin and The Grascals includes live performances, as well as additional commentary and interview footage with Daniels and the rest of the artists. Gamma Blast’s Chad Denning directed and edited with Grand Ole Opry veteran Tim Weeks wearing the producer’s hat. The DVD is included as part of a deluxe CD package.
And baby, while it’s cold outside now, when the DVD was shot, it was one of the hottest days of the year in June. Artists did rehearsals in shorts and T-shirts then changed into their Christmas sweaters for the shooting among 37 lit Christmas trees.
“Even with the heat, it wasn’t hard to get into the Christmas spirit with such great music. Dan Tyminski’s version of “The Christmas Song” left the entire crew speechless because it was spot on. We shot it in one take,” says Director/Editor Chad Denning.
Great American Country (GAC) will broadcast a version of the DVD concert December 3rd at 8pm (ET).
New Music Video for Gloriana
Brand new to screens everywhere is a music video directed, edited and produced by Gamma Blast for the country band, Gloriana. Directed/edited by Chad Denning and produced by Matt Nahay, the video for “The Way It Goes”, was shot in Seattle, Portland and Spokane, and gives fans a one-of-a-kind look at life on the road as the group opens for Taylor Swift on the singer’s “Fearless” tour. Denning shot over 15,000 stills for the piece, cutting them together with live and behind-the-scenes footage to give the video a unique look.
The music video is the latest in a long line of projects that Gamma Blast has created and continues to create for Gloriana and Emblem Records. We’re pleased to present the video. Click here and enjoy.
Chad Denning Music Video Reel
Have your eyes drink in the compelling visual images in Director/Editor Chad Denning’s music videos.
