Apr 14, 2019

Los Lobos is truly a quintessential American band, and that was obvious during their show last night at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA. Bob Weir and Chris Robinson may have been backstage hanging out, but all eyes were on stage as Lobos presented a celebration of 45 years making music. Starting with an acoustic set and transforming into a rocking electric set, they had the sold out house dancing all night long.

Los Lobos' catalog of songs gives them what seems like limitless options for a set list, but they still somehow find a ways to include some covers that they make their own. Interspersed with original hits like "Will The Wolf Survive", "Chuco's Cumbia", "Mas y Mas", "Angel Dance", they also included renditions of the iconic Cuban "Guantanamera", Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and the Grateful Dead's "West LA Fadeaway". Don't take our word for it, watch the archive.

Huge thanks to Roger McNamee and Moonalice for their support in making this live stream happen, Sweetwater Music Hall for making it so easy for us. Video directed by Arthur Rosato, streaming by Patrick Spohrer, a Chime Interactive production by Jon Luini. Live audio mix by Michael Wilson from the Sweetwater.

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Mar 24, 2019

This week we celebrated the 33rd anniversary of 5150, the album where Sammy Hagar and Van Halen joined forces.

To commemorate this anniversary we dipped into our archives and pulled out these gems of Sammy discussing the album and the experience of performing those songs for the first time then and now with the Circle.

Whenever we sit down and interview Sammy for one project we're also thinking about what else we can accomplish while we have him. This footage came from a side conversation during an interview introducing the Circle. We knew it would be useful but it didn't become clear until now. When preparation and serendipity meet, it's always satisfying.

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Mar 24, 2019

We've enjoyed working with Roger McNamee and his band Moonalice for years. Whether it's on website development, live streaming, or music videos, he's always been a great partner in envisioning the future.

He now has a new book out, "Zucked," which raises important issues about the dangers of data economy and what questions we need to be thoughtful about regarding data privacy and rights.

Check out this Q&A we filmed of him with Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post's Silicon Valley Correspondent.

Thanks to Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe for their assistance and support.

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Mar 14, 2019

We slipped into Sweetwater Music Hall last week for an intimate performance by Drew Hagar aka S.o.S and Sammy Hagar (The Red Rocker) was there to surprise everyone with a few acoustic opening songs.

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Mar 10, 2019

This was a fun visualizer tool to build! Below is a video of a screen capture of the home page refresh we just launched for the always incredible EG Conference.

Stemming from a creative idea by EG impressario Mike Hawley and designer Michael Rylander, we set to work building and fine tuning an implementation of an odometer-style text-tumbler to present glimpses past EG presenters and themes, tied around the idea of reuniting together for this year's event.

Built based on the text-roller fork of the odometer js tool, we added in custom timing events with image fades and ken burns effect, then plugged it into Drupal. To make it even easier, adding new images and text pairings is as easy as uploading a new image to a folder on the server. To keep it fresh, each page load shuffles up the order, but always keeps the same start and end, and inserts a specific branding slide every 5 words. Topped off with good browser compatability, iOS support, and responsive design.

check it out at egconf.com »

Jan 28, 2019

Enjoy our lyric video for Sammy & The Circle's new single from the upcoming album "Space Between". This was the first listen of original music from The Circle and was released as an exclusive with Rolling Stone.

Chime team member (and Affect Effects whiz) Mark Thornton has done great work with us for Sammy in the past, and once again hits the mark (sorry for succumbing to the irresistibly bad pun).

watch video » Read the Rolling Stone feature » Pre-order Space Between »

Aug 15, 2018

Merit Academy students had a wonderful day of presentations as they presented at their second TEDxMeritAcademy event last Sunday at the Rio Theatre. We were happy to be there to lend a hand again on their video production - these kids and their inspiring talks on car emissions, immunizations, and issues around bias in the IA field, and so much more really show some hope the future. We are editing the talks now for release shortly.

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Jul 9, 2018

2019 kicks off with a bang as Joe Satriani brings his annual G4 Experience camp back for it's 5th iteration. This time Joe is joined by special guests Neal Schon (Journey) and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) along with Carlos Alomar, Lari Basilio, Bumblefoot, Kiko Loureiro and of course Joe's band Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller and Joe Travers. This is one of the many promotional videos we created with Joe and Dreamcatcher Events to spread the good word. We also designed the art for the 2019 camp.

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June 2, 2018

Having grown up in the East Bay with their music, we were overjoyed to be asked to come in and document two nights of high energy performances at the Fox Theater in Oakland as funk/soul legends Tower of Power celebrated their 50th year. Two sold out crowds were treated to long evenings of the hits, old and new. The core band was joined by former members Lenny Pickett (who moved on to be Saturday Night Live band leader) and keyboardist Chester Thompson and others, as well as a string section.

Chime's crew included a directed (by the always amazing Arthur Rosato) 9-camera gorgeous 4K shoot including jib and robo rail cam as well as custom lighting by award-winning (and all around great guy), Jeff Ravitz. We are currently editing this for future release.

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May 16, 2018

For Sammy Hagar's annual benefit concert Acoustic-4-A-Cure, Sammy was joined by Taj Mahal, Bob Weir, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith, Michael Anthony, Don Was, Kevin Cronin and Vic Johnson for an all-star jam of the Otis Redding classic "Dock of the Bay". Chime was there to capture it all and Rolling Stone ran a feature story with the video.

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Apr 26, 2018

Here are some highlights: 36,334 live events in companies, schools, museums, and homes in 62 countries all screening films, engaging in discussion about #GettingTo5050, and making action pledges; People tapping in online from nearly all 195 countries in the world; Press highlights including CNN, Forbes, NBC, NPR, CNET, and more; and 700,000 views of our live stream programming.

We brought 20 speakers into the live stream including Jada Pinkett Smith, Kimberle Crenshaw, Matt McGorry, and many more. We also tapped into 30+ events around the globe from Nigeria to India to the Empire State Building to Refinery29's Comedy 50/50 Day events to The Wilson Center in DC to the ERA Coalition's nation-wide campus 50/50 Day event featuring speakers like Patricia Arquette and Carol Jenkins.

All this with one theme: #GettingTo5050, a gender-balanced world that's better for everyone. All genders. All races. All ages. All issues.

As a co-producer with Let It Ripple for our second year of 50/50 Day, Chime oversaw all live streaming production which pulled sources in from in-studio anchors, Q&As with remote speakers, live reports from participating partners, and pre-recorded content.

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Dec 5, 2016

A special gift to his fans, Joe Satrianis "Supernova Remix - The Free EP" includes 5 remixed tracks packaged with a special trailer for an upcoming experimental tour documentary. Released digitally in an E4M (email for media) campaign with partner Topspin, Chime managed all aspects of the release, as well as providing front cover and liner note design for the packaging.

Package Design: Jon Luini

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Nov 30, 2016

2017 marks the 30th anniversary of Joe Satriani's "Surfing With The Alien", the album that redefined instrumental rock guitar. Joe has built next year's G4 Experience guitar camp around this anniversary, and we created this promotional video (the first in a series) to let the fans know what they are in for.

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Oct 14, 2016

A live streaming event featuring an evening of stories & music celebrating the release of Thomas's new book "The Speed of Sound". It was a joy when Thomas called us to ask if we were "still doing webcasting" to help out with this very special launch of his brand new book. We last worked together on his return to the musical stage on "The Sole Inhabitant" and this time around it was both a bit of live music looping, but also reading of selections from his memoir, and a live Q&A with Kari Byron (Mythbusters).

For this event, we created a hybrid stream where the first hour was streamed live on Facebook combined with a high def PPV stream of the entire evening which included additional performance and Q&A (including video questions from remote fans). We also helped run a special giveaway contest where fans won the digital copy of the book, read by Thomas himself.

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Sep 30 - Oct 2, 2016

Now in its 16th year, this FREE festival spans 3 days, 100+ artists on 7 stages. Chime and it's crew of 45 (consisting of producers, directors, camera ops, streaming technicians, audio engineers, social media photographers, editorial writers and production assistants) again handle all video, produce the live webcast, take care of the web site, and this year also handled social media strategy and content during the event.

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Aug 16 - Sep 21, 2016

For a fall 2016 campaign for Sammy's Beach Bar Rum, we had fun with the "How To" video series concept and created these 1-minute cocktail tutorial videos. Enjoy!

Watch Videos:
01. Rum Day Cocktail Tutorial: Sammy's Red Head Mai Tai
02. Labor Day Cocktail Tutorial: Mint Macadamia Mule
03. End of Summer Cocktail Tutorial: Sammy's Macadamia Pina-Jito

Dec 8, 2015

We sat down and interviewed Joe Satriani and his home to dig into what makes the G4 Experience different from your typical guitar lessons. Check out this series of videos about this unique guitar camp experience.

Watch Videos:
01. Joe Satriani invites you to G4 2016 w/ Eric Johnson, Mike Keneally, Alex Skolnick + Vai
02. What you can expect: #1 Followup Clinics
03. What you can expect: #2 Small Sized Group Clinics
04. What you can expect: #3 Special Live Performances
05. What you can expect: #4 Removal of Competition
06. What you can expect: #5 A Magical Location
07. More About Glen Cove Mansion
08. Joe and Steve Vai invite you to G4 2016

May 15, 2016

The 3rd Annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert benefiting the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. "Acoustic-4-A-Cure" returned to The Fillmore in San Francisco Sunday, May 15 with another star-studded lineup (in alphabetical order): Melissa Etheridge, Sammy Hagar, James Hetfield, Tommy Lee, John Mayer, Pat Monahan and Joe Satriani!

As in previous years, Chime provided digital strategy for the show, built the web site, and during the event provided video production and photography. Following the event, we sat down and talked with Sammy Hagar and created this mini-documentary.

Video Recap: watch »
Photo Gallery: view » Web Site: Acoustic4ACure.org »

May 7 & 8, 2016

Chickenfoot reunited for the first time in 6 years for two back-to-back shows in the intimate Harrah's South Shore Room. Chime handled custom VIP ticketing and video and photo documenting.

Photo Gallery: view »
Video Clips: Rehearsal » || Live »

Apr 28 - 20, 2016

In 2016, Chime was thrilled to return to the EG Conference, the one-of-a-kind event and community of brilliant innovators and masters of their craft, for its 10th anniversary to once again provide streaming production. This year, Chime President Jon Luini joined the EG team as Director of Digital Strategy to build out a comprehensive approach to digital communications before, during and after the event. Archives of EG10 are available as well as per-speaker talks at the EG web site.

Webcast Archives: watch »
Web Site: visit »

Oct 2-4, 2015

Now in its 15th year, this FREE festival spans 3 days, 100+ artists on 7 stages. We again handle all video, produce the live webcast, and take care of the web site.

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July 18, 2015

New updated SBBR web site launched with key new sections "Store Locator" with map and zip code search to find bars, restaurants and retail stores to get the rum, a greatly expanded recipes section, and we new featured news section.

To celebrate the launch, we also put together a quick video of Sammy and his wife Kari on their own island space on Maui where the rum is made.

Visit site: www.sammysbeachbarrum.com
Watch video: youtube.com/watch?v=gEXJGEBIu5U

Web site direction and technology: Chime
Web site design: Meat & Potatoes
Video Camera: Aaron Hagar
Video Directed/Edited by: Jon Luini

May - August 2015

Leading the marketing efforts around Joe's 15th solo album, "SHOCKWAVE SUPERNOVA", Chime has again documented the album recording process at historic Skywalker Studios with exclusive performance and interview footage. Released as an ongoing short-form episodic series, the videos bring you into the studio to see and hear about the new album, while also providing first listens to music form the new album. Exclusive video premieres are featured by Guitar World, Ultimate Classic Rock, Wall Street Journal and others.

• "BEHIND THE ALBUM" Series: EPISODE 1 | EPISODE 2 | EPISODE 3 | EPISODE 4 | EPISODE 5 | EPISODE 6
• If There Is No Heaven: "BEHIND THE SONGS" Episode | FULL SONG
• "Shockwave Supernova" Album Concept: WATCH
• On Peregrine Wings: TEASER | "BEHIND THE SONGS" Episode | FULL SONG

Camera: Jon Luini & Chris Sentovich
Directed/Edited by: Jon Luini

June - July 2015

Never one to slow down, Sammy Hagar continues his run of across-media music and lifestyle projects and as always, Chime is there with him to share the news. See below for a few select videos to catch up on all things Sammy!

• Sammy & The Circle: "When It's Love" - watch »
• In Defense of Mikey - watch »
• Sammy Hagar's "Top Rock Countdown" Radio Show - watch »
• "Are We Having Any Fun Yet?" The Cooking & Partying Handbook - watch »
• Van Halen - "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" 24th Anniversary - watch »
• Sammy Hagar and Starkey Hearing Foundation Join Forces In Cabo - watch »

Camera: Jon Luini & Arthur Rosato Directed/Edited by: Jon Luini

Starkey video by Starkey Foundation
"When It's Love" video edited/directed by Pat Gilles

May - July 2015

As the key elements of promoting the new 2-CD/DVD "35th Anniversary Tour" release, we are doing a "Song Story" series where each week Pat & Spyder share a video on their Facebook page telling the story behind an important song from their career and ask the fans to share their own stories on how the song has become part of their lives. Pat & Spyder will select their favorite and give away a signed copy of the new album.

• Intro - watch »
  
• Episode 1: Promises In The Dark - watch »
  
• Episode 2: We Live For Love - watch »
  
• Episode 3: Hell Is For Children - watch »
  
• Episode 4: Let's Stay Together - watch »
  
• Episode 5: Heartbreaker - watch »
  
• Episode 6: Love Is a Battlefield - watch »
  
• Episode 7: We Belong - watch »
  

The new LIVE "35th Anniversary Tour" release is out now as 2-CD, DVD and combo formats and is available on iTunes http://smarturl.it/benatargiraldo-35th at Amazon at http://amzn.to/1EzGVf3 as well as Best Buy, Wallmart, and your other favorite music retailers!

Camera: Jon Luini, Chris Sentovich
Directed/Edited by: Jon Luini

May - July 2015

Supporting his new album, "Next Year People", Colin is doing a weekly series of exclusive live performance and in-depth interview episodes covering new songs from the album. Performed in both his home studio as well as live in concert, these intimate performances bring you up close and personal with Colin and his inspiration around the new album.

• Episode 1: Next Year People - watch »
• Episode 2: If I Had Been A Better Man - watch »
• Episode 3: Did You Just Take The Long Way Home - watch »
• Episode 4: Mr. Grogan - watch »
• Episode 5: Trying To Get To You - watch »

Pick up Colin's new album at http://www.colinhay.com/ and see when he is coming to your town at http://www.colinhay.com/tour/

Performance footage shot at Colin's home studio, live shows at Largo @ The Coronet (Los Angeles, CA) and The Rio Theatre (Santa Cruz, CA).

Camera: Jon Luini, Mark Thornton
Directed/Edited by: Jon Luini

Apr 28, 2015

We've been hard at work wrapping up the packaging design for the new Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo 2-CD/DVD release "35th Anniversary Tour" - as a 2-CD release, a DVD-only release, and a combo 2CD + DVD package. When we catch our breath we'll do another post with a full look at the packaging - in the meantime, pick up your own copy and check it out in the flesh (cardboard?).

Package Design: Jon Luini

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Apr 24, 2015

Chime's Jon Luini celebrated his fifth year as Co-Organizer of TEDxSantaCruz, producing this year's day-long conference event and webcast. Held at the historic Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, the theme was of "Radical Collaboration" and the sold out audience had their minds blown by local Santa Cruz talent ranging from David Haussler (who led the team that built the first draft of the human genome), 86-year-old jazz singer Ed Reed (who spoke of lessons from his 40-year heroin addiction), to UCSC professor Dan Costa (speaking on his Antarctic research using sensors on elephant seals to explore changes in the ocean).

Press:
Santa Cruz Sentinel »
Good Times Cover Story »

Mar 18, 2015

We're pleased to announce the brand new album from Sammy Hagar & The Circle (feat. Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham & Vic Johnson) will be coming out May 19, 2015! We had the privilege of designing the album packaging and know you will love it as much we do! We'll report back later with a look at the complete packaging.

Package Design: Jon Luini

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Ongoing (2014/2015)

Moonalice's Roger McNamee's side project with multi-instrumentalist (and sideman to the stars) Jason Crosby hunkered down in the studio for a few days in 2014 and turned out an amazing couple dozen songs.

We have been featuring these studio performances each week with a new video from the series with new takes in each video based on the song.

Now over 6 months and 25 videos later, you can check out their impressive variety of covers and original tunes below or at DDSBand.com. And don't forget to tune into their site for an archive of every single live show, plus live streams of future shows.

Camera: Arthur Rosato
Directed/Edited by: Jon Luini/Arthur Rosato

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Dec 2, 2014

Take a step into the world of Sammy Hagar & Vic Johnson's "Lite Roast" release. Featuring 11 unique acoustic versions of hits from Sammy's career, this album offers a new listen to Sammy's voice in an all-acoustic setting.

Purchase Lite Roast:
iTunes - smarturl.it/literoast-itunes
Amazon - smarturl.it/literoast-amazon

More on Lite Roast at:
redrocker.com/discography/lite-roast

Camera: Jon Luini
Directed/Edited by: Jon Luini/Arthur Rosato

view episode 1 » view episode 2 » view episode 3 »

Oct 15, 2014

Exclusive footage from rehearsal on Sammy's birthday for the belated birthday bash happening Oct 18th, 2014 at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center with the Circle featuring Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson and Jason Bonham.

Camera: Jon Luini & Chris Sentovich
Directed/Edited by: Jon Luini/Arthur Rosato

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Oct 13, 2014

LITE ROAST: The Acoustically Brewed New Album from SAMMY HAGAR with VIC JOHNSON
We handled design of this new acoustic release with Vic Johnson, as well as digital strategy and upcoming EPK video content.

Design: Jon Luini
Front/Back Cover Photo: Arthur Rosato
Inside Photography: Jon Luini

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Oct 3-5, 2014

Now in its 14th year, this FREE festival spans 3 days, 100+ artists on 7 stages. We again handle all video, produce the live webcast, and take care of the web site.

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Sep 24, 2014

Tonight! Join in on this special rebroadcast of ODC Dance, Zoe Keating and Magik*Magik Orchestra that we filmed and edited as part of a fundraiser for Zoe and her family (whose husband is battling cancer). Zoe and ODC artistic director Brenda Way will be on hand to chat during the broadcast.

This pro-bono video was filmed by Jon Luini, Nick Ryder and Steve Backer and edited by Jon and Nick and presented by our friends at 2ndLine.

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Sep 8, 2014

Chime has handled video production for the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival since 2002 and for the first time the public can finally experience some of the magic of the annual compilation DVDs that we make for the Hellman family's private archives. The video footage is at the center of a brand new exhibit coming to the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Read on below for details.

Hardly Strictly Warren Hellman, a new exhibition at The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM) opening Thursday, September 18, celebrates the life of one of San Francisco's greatest and most beloved benefactors. Hellman was a man of eclectic interests and passions who formed friendships with a wide variety of people from all parts of society. A true original, he was an investment banker, philanthropist, musician, and music enthusiast who believed in the importance of community arts. Among a host of business and philanthropic accomplishments, Hellman may now be best recognized for the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (HSB), which he founded in 2001. Held annually in Golden Gate Park, the free festival draws more than 700,000 people. In Hellman's own words, he hoped HSB would be a space of a few days where "everyone could get along."

Hardly Strictly Warren Hellman will center on video footage from HSB's archive of live performances - making many hours available to the general public for the first time. Special, resonant personal objects will also be included - such as Hellman's Star-of-David rhinestone studded jacket and a banjo signed by HSB headliners - along with HSB ephemera.

Hardly Strictly Warren Hellman will be on display in The CJM’s soaring Stephen and Maribelle Leavitt Yud Gallery, a dramatic space dedicated to sound installations and music-based exhibitions. At the heart of the exhibition are many hours of HSB video footage available to the public for the first time. The archival footage will be presented one Festival day and one stage at a time. Screenings will be listed on The Museum’s website so that visitors can catch their favorite performers, revisit sets they loved, or see for the first time those they may have missed.

"Warren Hellman and the Bluegrass Festival he bequeathed to the city of San Francisco are true local icons," says Lori Starr, The CJM's Executive Director. "Hardly Strictly Warren Hellman" will allow visitors to immerse themselves in the spirit of the Festival, as an expression of the joy Hellman received from giving to others and the city he loved, and in a Museum he helped shape."

Press Release » Contemporary Jewish Museum page »

Aug 11, 2014

Enjoy this medley of music from Colin Hay's show at Largo @ the Coronet on Jun 26, 2014. Part of a monthly residency at the Los Angeles club, Colin has been giving fans a peek at new material that will be released sometime in 2015. Check Colin's tour calendar for future appearances: colinhay.com/tour

Joining Colin at this show are Cecilia Noël (vocals) and San Miguel Peréz-Rodríguez (guitar and vocals)

New music coming in 2015, stay tuned to www.colinhay.com for more info!

Cameras: Jon Luini, Mark Thornton
Edited by: Jon Luini, Nick Ryder
Produced by: Jon Luini
©2014 Colin Hay. A Chime Bit (www.chimeinteractive.com)

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May 1-3, 2014

One of the best conferences out there, EG (now in it's 8th year) once again delivered an amazing 3 days of inspiring discussion and creativity with innovators, scientists & artists of all types (musicians, painters, magicians, writers and more) on-stage and off.

"Creativity doesn't happen in a vacuum. Or on a clock. Or when you pay for it. It's a collective opportunity, and there's no substitute for being immersed with the best. More intimate, more concentrated, more consistently surprising than any other gathering we know of, and definitely not stuck in any narrow industrial rut, EG explores the new and the different by engaging a remarkable mix of people. It is a place to find something priceless: your next great idea."

Chime spent the last year contributing digital strategy concepts and also stepped in to help produce the live stream (of long-time EG partner McCune's excellent video production), with our streaming partner Mobile Rider. Encoding by Shinya Suzuki (who was also on hand with us at TEDxSantaCruz and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass).

We also let the spirit of creativity grab hold and embarked on a last-minute concept to capture the essence of EG through close-up photos of ~200 members of of the EG family. That everyone was so open to the request (turning it instead into a great conversation starter) is a good example of the open atmosphere - whether it was pulitzer winners, olympic medalists, volunteer staff, or engaged attendees. Click on the image above to view in a larger size.

Much fun was had in after-hours music jams, and another "EG After Hours" video is in production (watch last year's here). #OnlyAtEG, indeed!

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Mar 11, 2014

This remake of the Depeche Mode classic "Personal Jesus" takes a little bit from the Johnny Cash version and puts it through Sammy's unique style. Helping out on this track are Sammy's old friends Neal Schon (Journey), Michael Anthony (Chickenfoot, Van Halen) and Chad Smith (Chickenfoot, Red Hot Chili Peppers).

Album came out 9/24 and special packages (including extra bonus tracks) available now.

Video directed by Arthur Rosato, produced by Jon Luini, and edited by Arthur Rosato & Jon Luini. Starring Steven Schub, Kelly Lou Dennis & Geoffrey Smith. Makeup by Margaret Caragan. Lighting by Bill Doherty. Camera by Chris Sentovich and Jon Luini. Production assistant Debbi Beadle and Runner Elizabeth Wood.

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Dancer/Choreographer Micha Scott

Mar 8, 2014

From Capt. Wayne Porter's National Strategic Narrative and the reality of sending nonserious/nonviolent offenders to jail for life in "The Incalculable Cost" (Jessica Delgado, Dave Gomez, Bilal Chapman) to Astrobiologist Lynn Rothschild's search for life in the universe and Virginia Wright's exploration of Drug Policy and Medical Research, it was a packed day of explosive ideas worth sharing to a sold out crowd. Thanks to all the speakers, organizers, volunteers, sponsors, partners, and our wonderful audience for a great day!

Jon Luini is a TEDxSantaCruz co-organizer and also was the producer for the "Activate" event. Videos directed by Chime mainstay Arthur Rosato and edited by Toshio "Chip" Yamada and Jon.

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Aug 5, 2013

Rolling Stone premiere of our new music video for Sammy Hagar's first single "Knockdown Dragout" from his upcoming release "Sammy Hagar & Friends". The tune has Sammy sharing lead vocal duties with Kid Rock and a screaming solo by Joe Satriani and the rhythm section held down by old Montrose bandmate Denny Carmassi with Vic Johnson on guitar and Mona on bass.

Album comes out 9/24 and pre-order packages (including extra bonus tracks) available now.

Video directed by Arthur Rosato, produced by Jon Luini, and edited by Albert Lopez, Arthur Rosato & Jon Luini.

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June 23-27, 2013

For five nights in June, Converse celebrated five genres of music that represent San Francisco and its residents. The free concert series took place at Slim's and featured Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Juicy J, Hot Chip, Mastodon, Suicidal Tendencies and more.

Converse gave away tickets to the shows online for FREE and social media was tightly integrated into the event. Each night, a single song was selected and featured in a music video and free MP3 download. A mini documentary of the week of shows including band interviews as well as other members of the San Francisco music scene will be coming out in the weeks to come.

The production was a smooth collaboration between Converse, Cornerstone (agency), Lacy Maxwell Productions, Pulse Films, and the always-amazing Slim's staff. Chime's Jon Luini joined the UK-based Pulse Films to provide local crew & pre-production as well as handle line producer duties and additional camera work for the run of shows. A round-the-clock team started with capturing interviews and b-roll around town shooting the event & interviews during the show continued all night with media import, transcoding and sync and then entered into editing for the following day. Director Sam Wrench chose different approaches for each night's video to suit the different styles of music, which you can see below. Make sure to check the Youtube description for a link to a free download of the song.

Shout out to our amazing crew: Rocky Mullin (driver/runner & location scout), Joey Maloney, & Roddy Blelloch (camera), Randi Jacobs (sound), Albert Lopez (import, transcoding, sync), Tom Watson (editor), Sam Wrench (director, camera). Extra thanks to John and Dan from Pulse, Lacy, Graham, Kyle and others at Lacy Maxwell Prod, David, Ben, Jamie, Sonia and others at Converse and Cornerstone, and Shana plus the usual wonderful Slim's staff.

Night 1 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, DIIV, Tamaryn, METZ, The She's
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Hate The Taste"
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Night 2 - Deltron 3030, Juicy J, Blackalicious, Angel Haze, 100s
Deltron 3030 - "City Rising From The Ashes"
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Night 3 - Hot Chip, Tycho, Blackbird Blackbird, Social Studies
Hot Chip - "Flutes"
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Night 4 - Quicksand, Mastodon, High on Fire, Saviours, Hot Lunch
Quicksand - "Fazer"
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Night 5 - Suicidal Tendencies, Rocket From The Crypt, The Bronx, Ceremony, The Shrine
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June 22, 2013

The new one-day festival at the top of Mount Tamalpais went off without a hitch and entertained thousands with music by Galactic, CAKE, Taj Mahal, Mike Farris & Roseland Rhythm Revue, and Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs.

Chime was proud to be a sponsor of the event, contributing web site design & construction as well as some digital strategy.

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May 19, 2013

TEDxYouth@Watsonville, which will take place Sunday, May 19 at the Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville, will feature only speakers younger than 19 years old and will traverse topics from racial stereotypes and renewable energy to traditional Mexican dance.

All lunch purchases will benefit the Teen Kitchen Project to support teens preparing meals for cancer patients.

Chime's Jon Luini, along with his TEDxSantaCruz co-organizers David Warren, Irene Tsouprake are providing mentorship for the event, which is organized by Lori Butterworth, Watsonville Youth City Council mentor (and previous TEDxSantaCruz speaker).

Read an article on the teens and event at Good Times Weekly.

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May 15, 2013

Sammy Hagar is back in the studio working on a new record with friends. In this video he's joined by longtime friends Neal Schon, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith and they take a break from recording to joke about all the different forms of HSAS. Hear a little teaser of music in this update from Sammy and the guys.

Video directed by Jon Luini & Arthur Rosato.

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May 6, 2013

In this revealing interview at the legendary Skywalker Studios, Joe Satriani discusses his inspiration behind the writing and recording of his new album "Unstoppable Momentum" (May 7, 2013). Also included with Joe's interview are exclusive behind the scenes footage of the recording sessions and samples of tracks from the album.

"This is what I do, it's what I've always wanted to do ... in service of achieving that never finishing artistic quest -- that's what it is and what it's all about" said Joe.

More to be revealed in the 3-part mini documentary of the Unstoppable Momentum recording sessions! Coming soon, this expanded double-length version has Joe going into greater detail and depth about the album and working with Mike Keneally (keyboards), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Chris Chaney (bass), and co-producer/engineer Mike Fraser.

For more information, exclusive bundles, and tour dates and VIP packages, visit http://www.satriani.com/

Video directed by Jon Luini & Arthur Rosato.

Launched as an exclusive feature on Guitar World, Guitar Player, & Guitar Afficianado May 6th, 2013

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Apr 29, 2013

We are very excited to be part of this great new festival - Mt. Tam Jam! The site launched last week for this amazing day of music on the top of Marin County's Mt. Tamalpais that features Galactic, CAKE, Taj Mahal Trio, Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue, and Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs!

Proceeds go towards the California State Park system to fund all sorts of important services that have come under fire with budget cuts.

Site designed and built by Chime with poster art by Frank Weidemann and direction by Arlene Owseichik (Big Picture Design). Many of our friends who also work at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass are involved in the festival so it's sure to run smoothly and be a great experience for all!

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Apr 19, 2013

The new Joe Satriani video for "A Door Into Summer" chronicles recording at the famous Skywalker Ranch Studios (yes, that big room where they do things like orchestrate Star Wars- amazing space!) and features Joe and his band for this album - returning alum Mike Keneally on keys, the amazing Chris Chaney on bass, and the one-and-only Vinnie Colaiuta on drums.

Directed/edited by Jon Luini and Arthur Rosato
Shot by Jon, Chris Sentovich and featuring amazing stills by Chapman Baehler.
Video premiered exclusively on RollingStone.Com.

The new album "Unstoppable Momenum" comes out May 7 and we have exclusive pre-sale packages available at satriani.com/presale

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Apr 22, 2013

A late night semi-improvised collaboration between an illusionist (Simon Coronel), a cellist (Phillip Sheppard), and a violinist (Charles Yang) at the 7th EG conference in Monterey. Also featuring dramatic cellphone lighting, tinkling, and a vast support crew.

Many thanks to Simon, Philip, & Charles for creating such an amazing collaborative piece and going along with my idea to film it, and Eric Mead for lending the weight of his experience, James Home for opening up his hotel suite and everyone else for adding the special sauce that made it all an amazing experience.

Extra special thanks to Jane Rosch & Michael Hawley for creating an amazing environment - more info on the EG - the-eg.com.

Trivia: all lighting is from handheld cellphones.

Update: Simon has posted a wonderful blog about it which provides more background - check it out on his site at thingsbysimon.com.

Directed/Edited/Shot by Jon Luini. Late night guerilla camera delivery by Arthur Rosato.

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Apr 22, 2013

After the stage is wrapped, the fun really begins. Much great conversation & inspiration, and music & magic and who knows what else! This is a 15 minute collage of sounds that serve as a reminder of the intrinsic value to gathering together and just seeing what comes up. Featured musicians in this video include Charles Yang, Mark Ettinger, Michael Hawley, Philip Sheppard, Jill Sobule, Kina Grannis, Bob Balsey, & Cady Coleman.

Extra special thanks to Jane Rosch & Michael Hawley for creating an amazing environment - more info on the EG - the-eg.com.

Directed/Edited/Shot by Jon Luini.

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Mar 14-17, 2013

We're helping GearTunes and our friend Doug Doppler out with streaming this amazing in-depth exploration of guitar speaker tone this week. Streaming live from 25th Street Studios in Oakland, CA. Streaming from 10-6 for four days features Doppler, multi-platinum and Grammy Award winning producer/mixer Neil Dorfsman (Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Billy Idol), call-ins from artists like George Lynch, and demos of nine classic and modern styles. If you're a music gear head, this one is for you!

Produced by GearTunes/Doug Doppler with Jon Luini, directed by Arthur Rosato, camera by Chris Sentovich and Jarid Johnson, video and encoding gear by Patrick Spohrer and streaming by MobileRider.

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Mar 9, 2013

Our minidoc on Los Lobos's stop by Santa Cruz last weekend for 2 sold out shows at Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz - includes some live performance and the band answering fan questions from Facebook.

Directed & edited by Jon Luini and Arthur Rosato with live audio from Steve McCracken plus interview audio & question wrangling by Rachel Doblick.

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Feb 22, 2013

TEDxSantaCruz and the Cabrillo College Student Senate presents a free, one day live stream from TED2013 Conference in Long Beach, California on Wednesday, Feb. 27th, at the Cabrillo College Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Dr. Aptos, CA. Chime's Jon Luini coordinated the event as part of his role as a TEDxSantaCruz co-organizer.

Theme: The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.

Feb 6, 2013

Here's one of the many videos of our video production with music equipment manufacturer Korg from their booth at this year's Winter NAMM, where Chime once again teamed up to provide live video shoot projected onto plasma screens at the booth and also for YouTube. The performances included great artists showcasing Korg and its brands Vox, Blackstar, HK Audio, LAG. In this clip, Tom Coster, Steve Smith, Victor Wooten and Frank Gambale were firing on all cylinders!

Directed and edited by Arthur Rosato, shot by Jon Luini and Mark Thornton.

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Dec 10, 2012

Episode #2 in our ongoing series with the Red Rocker Sammy Hagar as he searches for the perfect rum cocktail! In this second episode, we visit Saylor's Restaurant and Bar in Sausalito, CA and Sean Saylor makes a "Sammy's Golden Tiki".

Directed & edited by Arthur Rosato & Jon Luini, shot by Jon Luini and Chris Sentovich.

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Bonus Videos From This Shoot:
Sammy Hagar Demonstrates Making An Infused Rum Cocktail with Sammy's Beach Bar Rum
Sammy Hagar Bartends

Dec 4, 2012

"Classic Live Lobos" is a new weekly series that features a classic live Los Lobos track. To start with, we've compiled a selection of videos that feature special collaborations with friends of the band, both old and new. Tune in each Tuesday for a fresh serving of Live Lobos - please spread the love and share with friends, follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Google+, and join the mailing list for occasional posts of important news!

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Dec 1, 2012

An entertaining discussion about business with Sammy Hagar from raw footage of the 1-hour interview/performance. This is part 1 and we will be posting our 2nd part next week and perhaps other short 1-2 minutes clips after that.

Interviewed by Becky Quick (CNBC's "Squawk Box"), Sammy talks about his inspirations, successes, challenges and advice in business.

Edited down from the original by Arthur Rosato and Jon Luini.

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Nov 7, 2012

Warren Hellman Museum is once again open to the public on Wednesdays from 11am - 3pm. 1479 A Folsom Street in San Francisco (behind Slim's). Also by appointment 415-255-033. If you can make it, come visit as it really gives you a sense of Warren's life, including a lot of HSB memorabilia, plus a video loop we put together touching briefly on the last ten years.

Oct 25, 2012

We lent a hand and rolled some video for this event a few weeks ago, thought it was worth sharing - Michael Pollan always has interesting things to share about food, plus it includes a nice round table conversation with local food experts in our own community here in Santa Cruz.

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Oct 18, 2012

We're happy to announce the release of our new Chickenfoot video for the live version of "Something Going Wrong" which came out to celebrate/promote the re-release of the first Chickenfoot album. The original album was briefly unavailable as the band changed labels for the release of Chickenfoot III but now is back in an expanded form, packaged with a bonus disc that includes 4 live tracks from the Different Devil 2012 tour. This video was premiered exclusive on RollingStone.com and directed & edited by Jon Luini and Arthur Rosato with additional footage shot by Chris Sentovich.

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Oct 7 - 13, 2012

Sammy Hagar's 22nd Annual Birthday Bash Week from Cabo San Lucas, MX! Not a lot of bandwidth available, but we still managed to bring live streaming again this year which featured special guests including Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Billy Duffy (The Cult), Michael Anthony (Chickenfoot, Van Halen), Joe Satriani (Chickenfoot), Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver, Guns 'n Roses), Emeril Lagasse, and of course The Wabos!

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Oct 5, 6 & 7, 2012

2012 was an amazing 3 days of FREE music in the park and a powerful testament to the legacy that Warren Hellman leaves behind. For the 11th year, Chime handled video production & archival and this time we also added in live streaming all three days from the Arrow stage (in partnership with Moonalice's MoonTunes). Archives remain available - check out performers from Fri, Sat and Sun including Reignwölf, Jon Langford, Heartless Bastards, The Flatlanders, Moonalice, Son Volt, ALO and more!

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Sep 29, 2012

This amazing photo of Sammy Hagar rocking out with Little Kids Rock is from the 10th anniversary event that we helped put together with our friends at Facebook at their new headquarters in Menlo Park. Matt Sorum joined in on drums and Taboo (Black Eyed Peas) led the kids and crowd in a blow out rendition of "I Got a Feeling" - an amazing night celebrating music and kids which also raise a ton of money that will go directly into the hands of kids in the Bay Area!

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Sep 21, 2012

Featuring a diverse lineup that includes Les Claypool, Conor Oberst, Peter Rowan, Ralph Stanely, Son Volt, Dwight Yoakam, the Civil Wars, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Rubblebucket, the Chieftains, and many more (totaling over 80 for the 3 days of the festival), this annual festival (for which Chime has been handling video archival for the last decade) is a mainstay of the fall season in the San Francisco Bay Area. We have announced the per-day lineup so people can start working out their schedule. Full stage and set times will be coming soon!

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Allie Cooper defies gravity in her aerial performance at TEDxSantaCruz's "Open" event

Sep 15, 2012

Thanks to all the speakers, organizers, volunteers, sponsors, partners, and our wonderful audience for a great day! Speakers ranged from endurance athlete Terri Schneider's discovery that sometimes you have to stand still to move forward, Terry Corwin of the Land Trust of Santa Cruz reminded us that we need to be good stewards of the land to avoid creating a world of "haves" and "have nots" (which sometimes means cutting trees down), and John Perry Barlow held a spellbound crowd through his storytelling that reminded us of the importance of opening ourselves up to people's love. Videos are being edited and uploaded on a daily basis and here's a few select news stories on the amazing day at Cabrillo College's Crocker Theater.

Opening Up, Good Times (Sep 18, 2012)
TEDx Brings in Big Names, Ideas, Santa Cruz Weekly (Sep 18, 2012)
It Wasn't Just the Talks at TEDxSantaCruz, but the Networking, Santa Cruz Patch (Sep 16, 2012)
TEDx Conference Held in Santa Cruz, KSBW (Sep 15, 2012)

Jon Luini is a TEDxSantaCruz co-organizer and also was the producer for the "Open" event. Videos directed by Chime mainstay Arthur Rosato and edited by Arthur & Jon.

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Aug 28, 2012

This series lets you join Sammy as he enlists top mixologists to create the best rum cocktail. In the first episode, Sammy visits Kō Restaurant in Maui and mixologist Rachel makes the Kō Pineapple Da Kari (Daquiri). Grab a bottle of Sammy's Beach Bar Rum and make it yourself at home or ask for it at your nearest bar!

Video edited by Chime.

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Aug 28, 2012

It's a been a very fun trip working with Roger McNamee and Moonalice these past years and this recognition from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum is a nice high point!

"The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that the digital logs for Moonalice's "It's 4:20 Somewhere" have been acquired for the Library and Archives. Libraries and archives collect, preserve and provide access to the materials that best capture important moments and movements in history, regardless of format, and the Moonalice logs help tell the story of music's digital revolution; specifically the rise of direct-from-artist (DFA) distribution. Moonalice is the first band without a label to achieve one million downloads of a song from its own servers, direct-from-artist. "It's 4:20 Somewhere" has been downloaded over two million times."

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Aug 15, 2012

Here at Chime, Jon has been working hard with his fellow Little Kids Rock board members putting together this amazing evening celebratingthe LKR 10th anniversary at the new Facebook campus. We're looking for companies or individuals to sponsor one of the remaining a tables and join us for an amazing evening of dinner, drinks, live and silent auctions and rockin' performances that will include special guests and honorees Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas, the Little Kids Rock kids, and Facebook's house band "Coverflow". Help make lasting, positive changes in kids' lives by putting music back where it belongs... in our schools!

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July 26, 2012

Los Lobos' watershed 1992 'Kiko' album returns in two forms: KIKO LIVE (Bluray/DVD/CD) plus the remastered and expanded 20th anniversary edition of the original. Exclusive packages are available now! We've had our own copy of the live DVD for years while it bounced around labels for release and we're pleased that it is finally going to get the wide exposure it deserves - and on such an auspicious occasion! Check out the refresh we gave loslobos.org and stay tuned for more to come.

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July 25, 2012

The always amazing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival returns once again the first weekend of October and, like last year, we are introducing confirmed artists through a series of weekly audio medleys and inviting everyone to share their guesses. It's a fun way to build up some excitement, put those social networks to work, and test your music brains! Go give it a try and see how you do. So far confirmed artists range from past HSB alums Elvis Costello, Buddy Miller, Steve Earle and Del McCoury to newcomers Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Giant Giant Sand, Rubblebucket, and the Head and the Heart.

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July 25, 2012

After wrapping the US Chickenfoot Different Devil tour, you'd like Joe Satriani would take a break, but instead he is bringing his G3 tour (with fellow axemen Steve Vai and Steve Morse) to Europe. We were there to make sure everything went off well with the VIP Packages we are selling (with our friends at Topspin) and also to capture some of rehearsal and the opening night. Check below for a small taste and stay tuned for a more in depth look to come!

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The Internet Archive team invited the IUMA founders Rob Lord, Jeff Patterson and Jon Luini up for a visit and Jon took them up on the offer. (Jon Luini, Jason Scott, Brewster Kahle and Alexis Rossi)

May 29, 2012

Cool news today (May 29 '12) that Jason Scott over at the Internet Archive along with early IUMA supporter John Gilmore helped resurrect much of the IUMA archive and bring back the music. It's nice to see people still remembering IUMA - I have amazing memories of those early days where innovation was going down on a daily basis. There are still some acts missing from the archive (not to mention so much of Beach and Brandee's amazing award winning artwork!) so I'm going to dig through the old archive tapes to help flesh it out.

At my visit to the Archive, Brewster remembered how supportive IUMA was back when he started out and wanted to use the name "Internet Archive". California was blocking him based on the similarly of his desired name with IUMA's (Internet Underground Music Archive). I don't remember who in the office filed that paperwork, but glad we did - who knew that they'd repay the favor 16 years later.

Next up: trying to get Addicted To Noise archives up.

--jon

News Coverage: WebMonkey | GigaOM | ASCII by Jason Scott | Laughing Squid

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May 11, 2012

Our video doc for the opening night of the Chickenfoot Different Devil Tour. Some very funny antics and some big rock - a good time and great way to get things started! Another chime bit, shot by Chris Sentovich and Jon Luini, edited by Arthur Rosato and Jon Luini.

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Also check out the tour announcement video
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New Bluray/DVD/CD release includes Chime-produced 43-minute feature "Inside The Wormhole".

Apr 24, 2012

Joe Satriani's "SATCHURATED" concert film was released and immediately shot up the charts to #3. Released in Bluray 3D & 2D, DVD and CD formats, the special 43-minute bonus feature "Inside The Wormhole" takes viewers behind the scenes from the recording studio, into tour rehearsal and onto the road. Produced by Chime & directed by Jon Luini & Arthur Rosato. We're biased, but we think it's pretty swell! And if you have the tech, try the Bluray in 3D!

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This photo shows the announcement as featured in New York's Times Square, along with David Singer's artwork. Click photo for larger view.

Apr 24, 2012

Chime has been working with Moonalice and Roger McNamee for years providing Digital Strategy services and multimedia production, as well as the development of the Moonalice satellite broadcast network (with partner Mobile Rider) that hypercasts (webcasts) every show in HD to desktop and mobile. This recognition of an incredible achievement by an independent band is a milestone in what is still the beginning of an increasingly exciting future where bands are able to leverage technology in groundbreaking ways.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On the afternoon of April 20, 2012, Bay Area band Moonalice went boldly where no band has gone before when its signature single, "It's 4:20 Somewhere," passed 2 million downloads from the band's website. The feat is remarkable considering that the band has no label, no manager or publicist.

The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame has certified "It's 4:20 Somewhere" as the only platinum single - one million downloads - from a band's own servers. It is now the first multi-platinum single from a band's servers.

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Peter Laugharn from Santa Cruz's Firelight Foundation (pictured) and Carmel Jud from Rising International add local flavor to TEDxChange viewing.

Apr 8, 2012

TEDxSantaCruzChange took place at Cruzio in downtown Santa Cruz. TEDxChange is a partnership between TEDx and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that is devoted to ideas worth spreading in the areas of global health and development. The TEDxChange team works with TEDx organizers around the world to help facilitate meaningful discussions within their communities on topics such as vaccines, polio, malaria, HIV/AIDS, maternal and newborn child health, and agricultural development. The TEDxChange initiative also includes a global signature event in Berlin, curated by Melinda Gates and broadcast across the TEDx community through almost 200 TEDx events, including TEDxSantaCruzChange.

Locally, TEDxSantaCruzChange hosted a webcast of the TEDxChange presentations from Berlin, as well as live speakers from the Santa Cruz area who are involved in global health and development efforts. Local speakers were Carmel Jud, Rising International Founder & Executive Director, and Peter Laugharn, Firelight Foundation Executive Director.

Chime founder Jon Luini (also co-organizer of TEDxSantaCruz) and Chime Video Director Arthur Rosato contributed to this event.

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Mar 6, 2012

Congregation Emanu-El welcomes the President of the State of Israel on the occasion of his historic Bay Area visit. California Governor Jerry Brown, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, and Rabbis Stephen Pearce and Judah Dardik speak and introduce His Excellency Shimon Peres for his 25 minute speech on Israel and the Jewish People: The Vision for Tomorrow. Chime produced the webcast, including video production and digital feeds to HD monitors and projectors in overflow rooms at the synagogue. High quality Streaming was delivered to desktop and mobile alike with partner MobileRider, utilizing similar equipment to the Moonalice satellite system we have been building the last year, but with local bandwidth instead of the satellite uplink.

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Feb 24, 2012

G. Love took a moment away from the rest of his alternative/rock/blues/funk band, G. Love & Special Sauce, to spend a couple hours with Little Kids Rock (LKR) elementary school students at Guadalupe Elementary School in San Francisco, CA. Before playing to a sold out crowd at the historic Fillmore Theater that evening, G. Love informally chatted with the students, took questions and talked about the important of music. He then played a few tunes (with singalongs!), jammed with the class on a few more, and then closed things out with an unveiling of more LKR instrument donations to the school - the 2,000th to local Bay Area Little Kids Rock programs! Bay Area Little Kids Rock board members were out in force to soak up the impact of these visits on the kids (see photo above, Chime founder and LKR Bay Area board member Jon Luini on far right).

Feb 19, 2012

On Sunday, February 19, Chime (in partnership with Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and Moonalice), served up over 25,000 streams of the 7-hour FREE concert to a worldwide audience (more than doubling the ~ 15,000 attending in person) in celebration of the life of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder (and private equity pioneer) Warren Hellman. Performances included Emmylou Harris, Robert Earl Keen, Old Crow Medicine Show, Boz Scaggs, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle and others. An archive continues to be available on the site.

The broadcast was supported by Roger McNamee and Moonalice and made use of the live satellite broadcast solution that Chime has been building with Moonalice and Mobile Rider over the past year and half to deliver live shows via satellite to mobile and desktop, utilizing the latest in HTML5 technology.

Produced by jon r. luini & jon fox with a subset of our amazing HSB crew: Arthur Rosato & Jesse Block (directors), Roddy Blelloch, Tomas Hernandez, Fred Schuller, Eric Shackelford (camera operators), Joe Crum & Rocky Mullin (production assistance), and Patrick Spoher, Dan English, Joe Tang and Mark Frederick (satellite tech).

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Jan 7, 2012

On Saturday, January 7, Chime (in partnership with Google), held a series of Google+ Hangout On Air sessions with members of Chickenfoot. These sessions follow up on the Hangouts done with the band back in 2010 (the first with established artists) and were among the first to make use of the brand new "on air" features that allow unlimited fans to watch the hangouts (beyond the previous limit of 10 participants), and also have them recorded on YouTube. The band fielded questions in realtime from fans who submitted questions a few hours ahead of time to earn an invitation to ask their questions directly via the video conference that Hangout provides.

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Dec 21, 2011

All of us who were lucky enough to know Warren, or simply enjoyed Hardly Strictly Bluegrass each year (his gift to San Francisco and beyond) are still in shock after his passing in late December. For friends, family and the public who loved him, the memorial service was broadcast live online and is also still available to watch below. Being fortunate enough to handle video production & archival for the past decade has been an amazing pleasure and the highlight of each year. Though Warren has ensured the festival will continue for many years, it will not be the same without him there. The service was incredibly moving and full of touching stories and music. We miss you, Warren.



In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the San Francisco Free Clinic (sffc.org), The Bay Citizen (baycitizen.org) and the San Francisco School Alliance (sfschoolalliance.org). Also, consider a donation of blood or platelets to your local blood bank. In San Francisco and the Bay Area, Blood Centers of the Pacific (bloodcenters.org) provides this gift of life to those in need.

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"What does move me is the philanthropic stuff," he told Forbes magazine in 2006. "Giving really does move me. Part of it is selfish. It's fun to be appreciated. But the other part is that good things really are growing."

He called the bluegrass festival a "selfish gift," one that he, the musicians and the community could all enjoy.

"How could you have more fun than that?" he told Forbes. "What the hell is money for if it isn't for something like that?"

Hellman Family Statement
Article on the Memorial
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

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Dec 26, 2011

Sammy Hagar gives this 30 minute documentary of the 2011 Cabo Birthday Bash week as a special FREE Christmas gift to Redheads everywhere - whether you came down and were there with us or watched the live webcast while partying along from your home across the globe, we hope you enjoy this special inside look at the 2011 party! Every year's Birthday Bash features a number of special guests and 2011 was no exception - In addition to the Wabos (Vic Johnson, David Lauser, and Michael Anthony sitting in for Mona who was at home tending to her mom), there was Kenny Chesney, Chad Kroeger (Nickelback), Vinnie Paul (Pantera), Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine), Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Kenny Aronoff (Chickenfoot), Guy Fieri, plus a behind the scenes look at Sammy and Emeril Lagasse's annual fundraiser dinner at Sammy's house in Cabo!

Directed by jon r. luini & Arthur Rosato; Produced by jon r. luini.
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After overwhelming pressure, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith, Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar finally tell the true story behind the missing "Chickenfoot II" project. This video was a full chime bit - conceived, shot, produced, directed & edited and was then premiered exclusively on RollingStone.com.
Directed by jon r. luini & Arthur Rosato; Produced by jon r. luini.
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For years, the booking and management of two of the most important local clubs - Slim's and The Great American Music Hall - has been handled by the same folks at Slims Presents and now a new site updates access to information about the clubs and upcoming shows, along with exclusive features on upcoming bands. Chime helped in an overall advisory role and specific technical hurdles, but the big kudos go to Chris Oldaker and Jessie Matanky for making it happen.

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The official video for "Three And A Half Letters (I Need A Job)" off of the new Chickenfoot album, "III". People from all walks of life are facing hunger. Please help your local Food Bank: feedingamerica.org/. For more information on the making of this song, view the episode from the Chime-produced video podcast series at youtube.com/watch?v=w8An5z6q5bE. More information on Chickenfoot at http://chickenfoot.us and purchase the album at itunes.com/chickenfoot
Directed by Arthur Rosato & Produced by jon r. luini
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This very special live broadcast from Bob Weir's cutting edge TRI Studios in Marin featured a performance of the new album "III" along with an interactive Q&A session.
Directed by Arthur Rosato & Produced by jon r. luini with TRI Studios
(Archives coming)

We're doing another cool video podcast series leading up to the release of Chickenfoot III - similar to our "12 days of the Foot" from last time, we unveiled new episodes every other day that include interviews with the guys talking about each song and of course also includes a good excerpt of the song to get you excited. The videos showed up in all of the usual places: Facebook, YouTube, the podcast, the embeddable widget and of course the guys' Google+ pages. Directed by jon r. luini & Arthur Rosato; Produced by jon r. luini

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Chime Founder/President Jon R. Luini is part of the co-organizing and speaker curation team bringing the TEDx experience to Santa Cruz county. Jon is also technical & music director for the event which occured Saturday, June 11, 2011. Visit the site to view the full program of inspiring speakers and musicians. Video archives of the event will be coming in late June.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Now a #1 NEW YORK TIMES Best Seller!

This Chime-managed promotion was part of our ongoing Digital Strategy Services for the Red Rocker. We worked hand-in-hand with publisher HarperCollins (who published the book on their IT BOOKS imprint) for their book signings and handled the following for the book launch:

• Produced teaser "Every Picture Tells A Story" video in advance of the book's release
• Produced exclusive video content with an interview with Sammy and co-author Joel Selvin. This footage was used as exclusive enhanced content for the eBook release and also was the source material for exclusive promotional video podcast teasers.
• Following the book release, produced an additional "behind the scenes" video which took fans with Sammy on the book tour
• Managed social networking updates before release, during the book tour, and post release
• Ran giveaway contest providing exclusive prize packs for fans attending the book signings

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JOE SATRIANI
BLACK SWANS AND WORMHOLE WIZARDS VIDEO PODCAST SERIES