df 661 RED BUBBLE: ALBERT PARK – Feel the Red
sd 15th December 2016
loc Mates Rehearsal, Cleon Ave., North Hollywood CA
cast Palo Roy Henderson, Mike Hill, Todd McCool, Jason Smith, Frankie,
ag Chas McFeeley, Red Bubble
d Nigel Dick
p Kristen Coast
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
mv #370
dirt I’ll take credit for naming the band. Albert Park is of course where the F1 season usually starts in Melbourne, Australia.
df 660 UN-NAMED BAND – Documentary
sd 1st-4th, 7th-10th December 2016, 2nd-4th February 2017
loc United Recording Studios, Los Angeles
d tba
dp Geoff Schaaf, D.P. Quickly
dirt
df 659 ZEPPELIN USA – Live Show
sd 19th November 2016
loc Lancaster Performing Arts center, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
dirt Sitting in the direct path of a cracked oil machine for 3 hours is a fabulous stool softener.
df 658 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN – Promo
sd 18th November 2016
loc 5501 US Hwy 30 W., Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, Indiana
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
bcop Justin R. Zellers
e Unknown
mv #369 (“I Will Be There”)
dirt A day quite remarkable in that there was no dirt at all!
df 657 SWEETWATER STUDIOS – Promo
sd 17th November 2016,
loc 5501 US Hwy 30 W., Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, Indiana
cast Nick D’Virgilio, Don Felder, Kip Winger
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Don Felder told me anyone named Nigel was OK in his book. He never asked what my last name was.
df 656 FASTBALL – Pledge Spot
sd 7th November, 2016
loc Stuff Studios, Los Angeles, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Donate now!
df 655 DIX TRIPS – The Petersen Museum Bugatti Exhibit
sd 25th October 2016
loc Petersen Automotive Museum, Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles , CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
co-p Alex Rozanec
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Bugatti was a French car company, run by an Italian family & based in Germany.
df 654 DIX TRIPS – Rockabilly Expo, Colorado Springs
sd 1st October 2016
loc Colorado Springs City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Hot Rods and Hot Girls.
df 653 STOCK FOOTAGE – Utah
sd 28th September 2016
loc Various, I70, Utah
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt The stretch of Freeway between Richfield and Green River is 110 miles. The scenery is breathtaking but there’s not so much as a hut on the route – let alone a gas station.
df 652 DIX TRIPS – The Worlds Tallest Thermometer
sd 27th September, 29th October 2016
loc 72157 Baker Blvd., Baker, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
af Marlon Begue
e Eddi Ackit
dirt The thermometer is 134 feet high to commemorate the hottest day recorded in Death Valley – 134 degrees fahrenheit on 10th July 1913.
df 651 FRANK GAMBALE – DV Multi Amp / Combo Amp
sd 19th September 2016
loc Stuff Studio, Los Angeles, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt The Combo amp is so light you can lift it with your little finger. That’s what Frank says anyway.
df 650 MIKE HILL PROJECT – This
sd July 25th 2016
loc Zion Studio, S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana CA
d Nigel Dick
p Mike Hill
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
mv 368
dirt
df 649 PETER ERSKINE PROJECT – TBD
sd June 27th, 28th, 29th, August 20th 2016
loc Sweetwater Studios, Fort Wayne, Indiana
d Steve Tobenkin
p Nigel Dick, Steve Tobenkin
dp Steve Tobenkin
bcam D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt
df 648 IDINA MENZEL – 3 Videos (I See You / Queen Of Swords / Perfect Story)
sd July 7th 2016
loc YouTube Studio 2, West Bluff Creek Drive, LA, CA
d Nigel Dick
p Lauren Solie
pm Michelle Hunyh
dp Bernard Evans
h Roque
mu Genevieve
s Kemal Harris
e Eddi Ackit
mv 365, 366, 367
dirt Not the first time I’ve done three videos in one day – see df 102.
df647 MACY’S – Back To School: 3 Commercials
sd 28th, 29th, 30th June 2016
cast Betsey Johnson & more.
loc Glen Ridge High School, Ridgewood Avenue, New Jersey; Steiner Stages, Brooklyn, New York
d Nigel Dick
p Bettina Schneider
p super Julie Smith
ag Carl Byrd Co (cd Carl Byrd, acd Ann Lee, p Connie Bang)
ad David Cox
dp Russell Swanson
b-cop Carl Prinzi
art Kai Lee
ch Chloe Arnold
hr Bea Cohen
mu Michelle Tang
e BTS Kids Francis Zuccarello, BTS Teens Peggy Pardo, Trolls Jon Levy
tc
dirt When she arrived on set Betsey looked me square in the eye and said, “Be nice to Grandma!”
df646 DIX TRIPS – Is Australia Like Yogurt?
sd 11th-15th June 2016
loc Various, Sydney, Australia
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt There’s an old joke that asks what’s the difference between Australia & yogurt. Dix Trips travels across the International Date Line to find out.
df 645 THE FRINGE – A Second Or Two
sd 3rd May 2016
loc ? St., Fort Wayne Indiana
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
p Mark Hornsby
e Eddi Ackit
mv 364
dirt The Fringe, as you will soon find out, are comprised of ex members of Spock’s Beard, The Sweden Bass Orchestra & The Pink Floyd Experience.
df644 DIX TRIPS – The Wheel Inn
sd 20th April 2016
loc The Wheel Inn, Cabazon, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Dix Trips returns to the site of df122 to discover what has happened to the iconic location.
df 643 Anat Levy – Election Spots
sd 5th, 6th, 7th April
loc Various, Las Vegas NV
cast Paul Rodriguez & others
d Nigel Dick
p / bcop Steve Tobenkin
dp D.P. Quickly
mu Stephanie Peterson
e Steve Tobenkin
dirt For the first time in my career I shoot something overtly political.
df 642 JONATHA BROOKE – Midnight Hallelujah
sd 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st March 2016
loc Sweetwater Studios, Fort Wayne, Indiana
cast Don Carr (gtr), Nick D’Virgilio (drums, vcls), Rory Hoffman (accordian, banjo, clarinet, cuattro, harmonica), Dave Martin (bass), Phil Naish (keyboards).
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
dirt Watching Rory Hoffman at work left me speechless…and, being blind, he did it all without charts.
df 641 CARL VERHEYEN – Great Divide Track breakdown
sd 23rd March 2016
loc Topanga, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
dirt I learn something new about guitar playing every time I shoot Carl – every time.
df 640 FASTBALL – Never Let You Down
sd 17th March 2016
loc Strange Brew, 5326 Manchaca Street, Austin, TX
cast “Caroline” – Jennifer Scalzo, 3 dates – Sara Garonzik, Kara Imle, Amanda Cripe, with Ryan Blakely, Jacob Foster, Alejandro Leos, Vanessa Lizcarno, Bennet Whalen, Colin Wolff
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
mv 363
dirt If you are in Austin please visit “Strange Brew” – they were enormously helpful and patient with us during this shoot.
df 639 FASTBALL – We’re On Our Way
sd 16th March 2016
loc East Drive, Austin, TX
cast Carmen Clara Reed
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
mv 362
dirt We were inspired by a 39 year old punk video.
df 638 FASTBALL – Behind The Sun
sd 15th March 2016
loc Commerce Street, Dry Creek Road, Lockhart, TX
cast Callisto Griffith, Chris Dye
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
mv 361
dirt Rumour has it that cast member Chris Dye, also singer of the Dashboard Prophets, does a mean Bowie impersonation.
df637 FRANK GAMBALE – Luxe
sd 25th January 2016
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
mu Boca Gambale
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Frank’s signature acoustic is specially designed to work with Electric guitar strings – my type of guitar.
df636 DIX TRIPS – Sweetwater
sd 12th January 2016
loc Sweetwater, Hwy 30, Fort Wayne, Indiana
cast Mitch Gallagher, Doug Hills, Mark Hornsby, Brian Randol, Thad Tegtmeyer
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Sweetwater sells over 100,000 microphones a year and enough XLR cable to stretch from LA to San Francisco.