Everyday Sunday – “Wake Up! Wake Up!” live at The Center in Port Huron, MI

Everyday Sunday in Concert by Brent Christy

My friend Jason is a youth pastor and also the manager of the venue The Center near where we great in Port Huron,MI. He asked me to shoot the band Everyday Sunday who came through this past weekend. They are a solid group of dudes.

There were quite a few problems with this project when I got into the edit bay. The song that this was supposed to be about had terrible audio, the venue itself was very dark which lead to the heavy artifacting you see on the digital compression, and I had to mix and match a few scenes I hadn’t intended to.But the final product has the upbeat feel I was looking for.

Be on the lookout for future collabs between Jason and I. There are a few possibilities down the pipe.

As usual, clicking on the “Personal Projects” Category link or searching “Video Post” in my tags will take you to previously posted videos (with a little behind the scenes information.) You can also take a mouse cursor drag over to the right column to find a direct link to my Vimeo. Or click that link back there a few words ago.

Filed under: Music, Personal Projects , Concerts, Everyday Sunday, Jason, MI, Music, Port Huron, The Center, Video, Video Post, Wake up!

My dad loves bluegrass music.

And when I hear it, it makes me miss him.

This month is Editing and Resume-ing. One is great, one is okay. I’m a “CEO” in my Resume-ing class, so I have a fictional ARG company, and I have to hire my classmates. So weird.

I’ve always loved music, but I feel like I’ve rediscovered it’s sassy beauty this month.

October Loves:
Kings of Leon
Arcade Fire
Peter Gabriel
Ra Ra Riot
The Republic Tigers
Aaron Sprinkle

I watched Forrest Gump today and teared up about 5 times. And I would all over again if I watched it in the next 5 minutes. I love it when a man conquers the false odds set against him by his peers, acquaintances and loved ones.

Friends and new relationships are popping up all over the place. People are good. Seriously, try them sometime.

The last two weeks in a nutshell: Photography, Intentionality, Laughs, Bros, Hugs, Conversations, Spiritual realization, Humility, Anxiousness, Yearning, Job offers, Loan offers, Top poppers, Jaw droppers, and Michigan Sports floppers.

“The moment you find the light and realize that the world is in the dark, run away with your match, and lend somebody else a light.”
- Charles Spurgeon

Filed under: Life, Music , Aaron Sprinkle, Arcade Fire, Bluegrass, Charles Spurgeon, Dad, Forrest Gump, Kings of Leon, October, Overcoming Odds, Peter Gabriel, Quotes, Ra Ra Riot, Rhymes, The Republic Tigers

Like Wall Street, my motivation is experiencing a Bear Market.

Hey there, October! I didn’t even see you over there!

Let me say from experience: Never think you have it figured out. More often then not, things get turned upside-down real quick.

Heading into the editing suite this month to cut up our 16mm school project. I like editing a lot, and hopefully this month I’ll get better at it.

Had dairy and potato chips for the first time in 3 months. Made my stomach feel horrible.

Intentionality in my relationships is what I’m striving for. With Brother, Friend, Acquaintance, and Stranger.

The below lyrics grab seems depressing. But further meditation has just made it ring true in my life.

“Just because I’m losing
Doesn’t mean I’m lost
Doesn’t mean I’ll stop
Doesn’t mean I’m in a cross

Just because I’m hurting
Doesn’t mean I’m hurt
Doesn’t mean I didn’t get what I deserve
No better and no worse”
- “Lost!” by Coldplay

Filed under: Life, Movies, Music , 16mm, Coldplay, Editing, Intentionality, Motivation, Potato Chips, Quotes, Relationships

Under the gun

“I don’t scare easy
Don’t fall apart
When I’m under the gun
You can break my heart
But I ain’t gonna run
I don’t scare easy
For no one”
– “Scare Easy” by Mudcrutch

Bring it and Fuel me Tom Petty.

I’m learning that you can only take so much from the lives of others. You need to learn from history. You need people in your life who have been there before and can give some insight on the future. You need some bros who can give you a different spin on things. But it can only go so far. You have to lace up and run on your own. No amount of stories or game film can add up to make the answers to your life’s questions.

You are living a life never lived before. It’s unique, and only you can get through it and make the right decisions. What worked for some people might not work for you. Get out there and learn by trial and error. Don’t let fear hold you back.

Filed under: Life, Music , Answers, courage, Fear, History, Knowledge, Learning, Life, Living Life, Mudcrutch, Scare Easy, Tom Petty, Trial and Error, Unique

The man comes full circle

The Johnny Cash album “American IV: The Man Comes Around” has been blowing my mind this week. To hear the anthems of a guy in his 70’s is powerful. I love gleaning knowledge from people who have actually traveled the many roads and byways of life and have some advice to give on the good and the bad.

I think what adds to the compassion of this project is that Cash only wrote a handful of the songs. The rest are covers from fan favorites like The Beatles and Sting, and stretching to more diverse acts like Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails. It’s like he can take the feelings that these other artists were feeling when they wrote their respective songs, and put them though a wise journeyman’s viewfinder.

If your a fan of music, adventures and journeys, I recommend making these recordings a part of your life.

Filed under: Life, Music , Adventure, American VI, Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash, Journey, Life, Music, Nine Inch Nails, Sting, The Beatles

A year in Florida

What an incredible piece of my life. My time in “The City Beautiful” has been heart molding, brain burning and spirit strengthening.

The Girl——————————
Before I left, I was in a relationship that was getting serious. I knew I was in love, and wanted to be with this funny, gorgeous, joy bringing, heart stopping, level headed, maturely immature beauty.

At the same time, I knew this was my opportunity to follow my dream. To make something happen. To make a difference. To find out what I’m really made of.

I had to go. But I couldn’t let this once-in-a-lifetime chick go either. She was too good to pass on. I selfishly took both. We tried to make it work.

…and it has! We’ve grown together in ways we never could have in other circumstances. We’ve built a relationship on the heart things that matter. And I’m still in love with her.

The Growth————————-
New brothers in my life. Old brothers still around. Understanding how to be a better person, and how to have a positive contribution to this world. Understanding what courage is, what compassion is, what manhood is. Understand who God is, what His will is, and what His will is not.

No human event or circumstance is pure black and white. There is always a gray area, always a factor or an experience that someone else has had that is part of why they do what they do, and what makes them who they are.

Taking the time to look at every perspective and to walk, run, and jump in someone else Nike’s can make all the difference. It’s all the more reason not to judge. Because we just can’t.

Trustworthy, graceful, merciful, forgiving, compassionate, courageous, loving, wise. All words that I want to be my life adjectives.

The Graduate——————–
The reason I’m 2000 miles away from the girl I love and the comfort zone I knew.

I’ve always loved storytelling and visuals. Learning how to translate that into f-stops and amperage is the road I’m traveling. Film, Graphic Design, Broadcast Television, Music, Video, Electronics, any medium of Media. I want to be good at them all. And I’ve taken steps forward this year.

Thanks Orlando. Thanks Bros and Chicks. Thanks Blogs. Here’s to the years ahead.

“I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts. ” -Isaiah 57:15

Is your love really Love?
Is my love really Love?
I think our love isn’t Love,
Unless it’s Love to the end.

Is your god really God?
Is my god really God?
I think our god isn’t God,
If he fits inside our heads.
- Clouds by As Cities Burn

Filed under: Life, Music , As Cities Burn, courage, Florida, Full Sail University, God, Isaiah 57:15, Love, Quotes, Stephanie, Wisdom

My true aspirations come out in my dreams

Tomorrow it will be exactly a month since my last dreams post. The quality of weirdness hasn’t existed since, until last night. It’s different this time though. Fairly empty stomach and in good spirits. The similarity is the 12:30 bedtime…

Dream #1
Back up singer for Miley Cyrus. It’s not a lie. Me and some other dude. In a practice session. I don’t even get to dream I’m onstage in a concert scenario.

We practice, and she told us to leave and go backstage. She wasn’t that cool in my dream. Good thing it was only a dream.

Dream #2
A commercial for Purina puppy chow in-between my other two dreams. How weird. A giant TV show.

Dream#3
The dude from Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Not the dude that is in Sex and the City, but the other guy, Lou D’Onofrio.

I was a movie director and he was the lead actor in whatever movie we were a part of. And he was naked the whole time. It was like Mr. Wilson from Home Improvement, only instead of his face covered up the whole time, a C-stand or a script perfectly hid his manly parts.

And he was hitting on this other actor the whole time. And I was just in shock about the whole thing.

Filed under: Life, Music , Dancer, Dreams, Law and Order, Lou D'Onofrio, Miley Cyrus, Purina Puppy Chow

Top 10 albums of my life

Without any specific order, without any specific reason. The ten best albums, start to finish, that have graced my ears. Alot of newer stuff. Mostly alternative. All awesome. Im hurting to leave some valuables out by Queen, The Who, Mutemath, Weezer, Paul Simon, Derek Webb, Norma Jean and Jimmy Needham. Much respect to them too. But come on, these albums helped define my life! Brought me to that level of musical ecstacy!

1. Blindside – “The Great Depression”
2. Phantom Planet – Self-titled second album
3. Jimmy Eat World – “Bleed American”
4. Bare Naked Ladies – “Greatest hits volume 1″
5. He is Legend – “I am Hollywood”
6. Emery – “The Question”
7. Foo Fighters – “There is nothing left to lose”
8. Anberlin – “Blue Prints for the Black Market”
9. The Hives – “Tyrannasaurus Hives”
10. The White Stripes – “Elephant”

Man that was tough. It’s flexible though. It could change next week. How dare I confine music like this.

Filed under: Music , Anberlin, Barenaked Ladies, Blindside, Derek Webb, Ears, Emery, Foo Fighters, He is Legend, Jimmy Eat World, Jimmy Needham, Music, Mutemath, Norma Jean, Paul Simon, Phantom Planet, Queen, The Hives, The White Stripes, The Who, Top 10 Albums, Weezer