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Happy 85th birthday to François Truffaut, a favorite among film directors... a true "auteur" who defined French New Wave cinema.

Very pleased to have been a member of the post producing team for "Big Easy Motors" — now in it's 1st season on History Channel. If you're into cool custom car builds, salty characters, humor, and down-on-the-bayou vibe, check it out — a bona fide New Orleans stew, of 'gators and gassers... Muffeletas and muscle cars ... Po' Boys and piston rods... swamps, snakes and superchargers!

Big Easy Motors Full Episodes, Video & More | HISTORY There’s undiscovered treasure in the bayous of Louisiana and Charles Handler knows how to find it. From a 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible to a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT, Handler and his team find long-forgotten piles of junk and turn them into dazzling custom cars. He searches all over Louisiana for one...

Proud to be on the post-production team for "Unique Rides," produced by Alkemy-X Philadelphia — the new show premieres on Velocity network, 9pm, Feb 2nd:

Velocity preps star-studded “Unique Rides” The Discovery-owned net has added the car modification series Unique Rides to its line-up, with an air date set for February 2. (Pictured L-R: actor John Leguizamo and series host Will Castro)

Our new camera is on its way! (We are more than a little psyched.) A robust package bursting with 4k capability .... Panasonic's new DVX 200 shoots DCI 4k, UHD 4k, and 1080 HD. V-Log L recording capability, and up to 12 stops of dynamic range from a single 4/3 CMOS sensor.

Great Directors/Great 1st Films #3:
Martin Scorcese's Who's That Knocking At My Door

Great Directors/Great 1st Films # 2:
Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless

Great Directors/Great 1st Films # 1:
François Truffaut's The 400 Blows

It's now official news — our one-hour documentary "A Tribute to Chet Atkins" recently won a Silver Telly Award (highest honors!) for best online documentary. Thanks again to our great crew, to Joe Carducci of Gretsch Guitars, and to all of the wonderful artists who participated: Pat Bergeson, Jimmy Capps, Doyle D***s, Duane Eddy (Mr. Twang), John Knowles, Richard Smith and Steve Wariner.

The latest beat around here is from Belgium — the new single "Man Child," from Walter Broes & the Mercenaries. While we didn't shoot this video, we really really like it. No, we love it….Walter's vocals and the band's spooky tone fuse into one cool groove. (And the video makes us think of cocktail lounge lizards at midnight... shades of cool, in luscious black and white silver nitrate, à la Jarmusch.)

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Man Child - Walter Broes & The Mercenaries Available on Amazon NOW! www.facebook.com/wbandthemercenaries

Yesterday, our 1-hour special documentary on Chet Atkins passed the 100,000 hits mark on the Gretsch Guitars YouTube channel!

We're pleased to see the program doing so well in just under 5 months since going live. Thanks again to Joe Carducci of Gretsch for choosing us to tell the story of the legendary artist and producer, and thanks to all the artists who participated in the project.

A Tribute to Chet Atkins Nashville musician Steve Wariner plays host in this tribute to the legendary Chet Atkins, a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the relationship between A...

Here's wishing a Happy New Year to all! The end of 2014 was very busy, with new, energizing work for The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Curtis Institute of Music, plus a move at the end of October.

2015 is looking great, with some cool new projects brewing. We'll be posting more news as the year progresses…

Meanwhile we appreciated this story that aired yesterday on NPR's Weekend Edition about the passing of legendary record producer John Fry, who founded Ardent Studios in Memphis. Reported by our good friend Rick Clark, a producer and L.A./Nashville -based music supervisor. Thanks Rick, and rest in peace John.

A Light Goes Out In Memphis Music producer Rick Clark remembers John Fry, co-founder of Ardent Studios, who died last month after 50 years of nurturing some of the best music to ever come out of Memphis.