Working once more with high school students, Kevin Brislin has taken on the science fiction book "The Gods Themselves" by Isaac Asimov as the text for a rock opera being written for North Port High School's annual Kaleidoscope performance. The opera will integrate rock and classical instrumentation to convey the intricate story of the book, which is considered one of the top 100 science fiction books ever written. Brislin is being assisted by two student co-writers; senior Glenn Banish and junior Tiffany Stone. This small ensemble will not only help write the opera but will also constitute the core performance group for the production at its premier on April 17, 2008 at the NPHS Performing Arts Center.
Brislin is also directing a documentary of the entire process involved in getting this production off the ground, which he is submitting as his thesis project for an MFA.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Summer 2007 Update
Songwriter/producer Kevin Brislin spent the month of July in L.A. working on his M.F.A. (Masters of Fine Arts) by completing the residency component of National University's Digital Cinema program. He and nine other candidates worked on three different industrial shorts. Kevin performed as a production manager, field sound person, and camera operator during the production phases of the projects. During post-production, he edited one project using Avid Express Pro and did audio mixing/final mastering for two projects using ProTools HD. Brislin will declare his thesis film project in September and start pre-production as soon as possible. Further news on this front as it becomes clear what the project will be.
In other deep kimchee news, the siding for the interior of the new recording studio has been chosen and will be delivered in the next few weeks. It is supposed to be very easy to install, so the goal is to have the siding and flooring finalized by the end of September and have the studio up and running by October.
The next now that they're here CD is still on hiatus until a guitarist is found. There is a possibility that this has been worked out by including a guitarist that lives in Tampa, FL to work on tracks via the Internet. The actual production flow is being worked out, so no names until it is official.
In other deep kimchee news, the siding for the interior of the new recording studio has been chosen and will be delivered in the next few weeks. It is supposed to be very easy to install, so the goal is to have the siding and flooring finalized by the end of September and have the studio up and running by October.
The next now that they're here CD is still on hiatus until a guitarist is found. There is a possibility that this has been worked out by including a guitarist that lives in Tampa, FL to work on tracks via the Internet. The actual production flow is being worked out, so no names until it is official.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
2007 Update
Music
Work continues on the third "now that they're here" release, Pacific Radio Fire. No new guitarist has been added to the lineup and it is looking increasingly like this release will be a solo effort on songwriter/producer Kevin Brislin's part. Most of the twelve songs for this release are in final mixing, save for one song that is about to be totally rewritten.
The Deadwood Zen project has been cancelled as a separate release. Some of the instrumentals may be integrated into PRF, but most are to be abandoned. Brislin cites the overuse of available loops as a main reason for the project being dropped. Rather than try to reconfigure the songs, it was easier to just let them go for now.
Film
A new cut of the Kevin Brislin/Stephanie Scott film, "So the wind won't blow it all away" was finalized in January 2007. The original movie was cut to drop six minutes of footage deemed unnecessary and the movie was rescored by Brislin. While searching for a few movie festivals to enter this into, they are looking into having the entire film on Google Video. More on that when it happens.
Recording Studio
No good news on the studio. It is no closer to being finished than it was six months ago. Interior siding still has to be chosen and installed, as well as floor covering. Only when the structural elements are completed can the studio be moved from its current location.
Other
Brislin will be in Los Angeles, CA for the month of July finishing up the classwork for a Masters Degree in Digital Cinema. After that, he will be working on his as-yet unchosen thesis film.
Work continues on the third "now that they're here" release, Pacific Radio Fire. No new guitarist has been added to the lineup and it is looking increasingly like this release will be a solo effort on songwriter/producer Kevin Brislin's part. Most of the twelve songs for this release are in final mixing, save for one song that is about to be totally rewritten.
The Deadwood Zen project has been cancelled as a separate release. Some of the instrumentals may be integrated into PRF, but most are to be abandoned. Brislin cites the overuse of available loops as a main reason for the project being dropped. Rather than try to reconfigure the songs, it was easier to just let them go for now.
Film
A new cut of the Kevin Brislin/Stephanie Scott film, "So the wind won't blow it all away" was finalized in January 2007. The original movie was cut to drop six minutes of footage deemed unnecessary and the movie was rescored by Brislin. While searching for a few movie festivals to enter this into, they are looking into having the entire film on Google Video. More on that when it happens.
Recording Studio
No good news on the studio. It is no closer to being finished than it was six months ago. Interior siding still has to be chosen and installed, as well as floor covering. Only when the structural elements are completed can the studio be moved from its current location.
Other
Brislin will be in Los Angeles, CA for the month of July finishing up the classwork for a Masters Degree in Digital Cinema. After that, he will be working on his as-yet unchosen thesis film.
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