The latest video from Bear Hands for "High Society" involved more than 4 Mac towers sweatily rendering over 10,000 videos out in New Orleans bayou.
The video was directed by the band’s guitarist Ted Feldman who said this of the filming, "Andrei Bowden-Schwartz and I had this idea to make a "video mosaic": a collection of videos playing simultaneously that together make up one larger video image -- like a moving Chuck Close portrait. We didn't know if it was possible, so we called our friend and tech guru Bob Weisz (director, Big Freedia's "Y'all Get Back Now") and talked it out. He said that he thought it would blow up the computer but that he would try. So, I made my band play the same song a thousand times, we shot it from all different angles, and Andrei and I joined Bob in New Orleans to edit the thing and see if it could work. We developed the idea, and despite the many many hours it took for our computers to process all the information, we ended up accomplishing what we had set out to. Every tiny box on screen is its own video, and we're all still friends.
"Burning Bush Supper Club" is available on vinyl! Buy it from the band on the road or at the Cantora General Store.
Bear Hands Tour Dates:
07.18.11 Washington, DC @ The Red Palace w/ AWOLNATION
07.19.11 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club w/ AWOLNATION
07.20.11 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa w/ AWOLNATION
07.23.11 Denver, CO @ Underground Music Showcase
07.26.11 Grass Valley, CA @ The Tin House
07.27.11 San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah
07.28.11 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
07.29.11 Thousand Oaks, CA @ Open Border
07.30.11 Temecula, CA @ Public House
07.31.11 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
09.22.11 Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
09.23.11 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
09.24.11 Cincinnati, OH @ MidPoint Music Festival
10.16.11 Pensacota, FL @ DeLuna Fest
10.26.11 Harrisburg, PA @ Abbey Bar w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
10.27.11 Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
10.28.11 Boston, MA @ Paradise Lounge w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
10.29.11 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
10.30.11 New York, NY @ Webster Hall w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.01.11 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.02.11 Chicago, IL @ Metro w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.04.11 Norman, OK @ University of Oklahoma w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.08.11 Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.09.11 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.10.11 Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.11.11 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.13.11 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
11.15.11 Seattle, WA @ Neumos w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
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