df682 SONOR DRUMS / BIG BIG TRAIN – tbd
sd 25th, 27th November 2017, 21st May 2018
loc Bad Berleberg, Germany
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Thanks to Sonor for the packet of Super Dickmanns NdV found in the factory which became my 2017 Xmas card.
df 681 CONFLICT OF INTEREST – Ready For It
sd 13th November 2017
loc Sweetwater Studios, Fort Wayne, Ind.
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
mv #386
dirt Yes there was mud and lots of it, so much in fact that I had to send my boots and trousers home in a separate box.
df 680 PETER ERSKINE / DR.UM – EPK
sd 12th November 2017
loc Sweetwater Studios, Fort Wayne, Ind.
d. Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e. Eddi Ackit
dirt
df 679 THE GUESS WHO – Playin’ On The Radio
sd 5th October 2017
loc Nevada Southern Railroad Museum, Yucca Street, Boulder City, Nevada
d Nigel Dick
p Steve Tobenkin
dp D.P. Quickly
bcop Steve Tobenkin
e Eddi Ackit
mv #385
dirt We highly recommend Chilly Jillyz diner down the road.
df 678 BENISE – Fuego Live Show
sd 24th, 25th September 2017
loc Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
d Nigel Dick
p Beth Broday
dp Vance Burberry
cops Vance Burberry, Matt Fiore, Andrew Shuford, Needham Smith, Johnny Montano, Santiago Garcia, Jonathan Dennill, D.P. Quickly
ld Kate Leahy
e Don Wilson
dirt Note to self. Canon C-300’s are not ideal for live shows as they split files into 5 minute segments and create an editorial nightmare.
df 677 FASTBALL – Best Friend
sd 16th, 17th, 18th September 2017
loc Santa Monica Beach, Sunset Blvd., Grayburn Ave., Los Angeles, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
ch Kori O’Grapher
e Eddi Ackit
mv #384
dirt The large green wall Joey walks past is the back of the old A&M studios where Fastball recorded ‘The Way’ in 1997.
df 676 PROTOCOL 4 – EPK
sd 14th, 16th September 2017
loc West Las Vegas & Phantom Recordings, Van Nuys Blvd., Los Angeles
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Bruce Ochmanek
dirt I think I turned Greg Howe onto Peter Green’s early work while doing this.
df 675 GREGSON & SIMCOCK – Me & You
sd 19th, 20th August 2017
loc Chiswick & Willesden High Road, London, England
d Nigel Dick
p Andy Murray
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
mv #383
dirt You need vintage door knobs? An old dentist’s light? A Harry Potter prop? Willesden Salvage is the place for you.
df 674 CYCLING TIPS – Colorado Classic
sd 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th August 2017
loc Colorado Springs, Breckenridge, Denver CO
d Nigel Dick
p Neal Rogers
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Working a bike race spread over several miles with a one-man crew at 10,000 feet is not for the feint of heart.
df 673 LSL GUITARS
sd 1st June 2017
loc Santa Clarita, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Shooting guitars is great fun. Cleaning sawdust off cameras & lenses? Not so much.
df 672 NICKELBACK – Song On Fire
sd 19th, 20th May 2017
loc 284 Street, Maple Ridge, BC and 124 Avenue, Maple Ridge BC, Canada
cast Kathryn Masters (the girl), Ben Dextraze (the guy), Bentley Hixon (the kid), Raven Sto (Mom), Monica Bowman (Sister), Len Harvey (Dad), Paul Kular (Death)
d Nigel Dick
p David Angelski
dp DP Quickly
ad Patricia Walden
a Ruby Sotelo
st Jessica Clarke
mu Allison Giroday
e Eddi Ackit
mv #382
dirt I came up with the idea of a misty, rain-filled forest because it always rains in BC…and of course the sun came out!
df 671 SABIAN CYMBALS
sd 3rd May 2017
loc Main Street, Meductic, New Brunswick, Canada
cast Nick d’Virgilio
d Nigel Dick
dp DP Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt I stood in the middle of Main Street Meductic with my camera for 5 minutes and never saw a car.
df 670 LUDWIG DRUMS
sd 1st May 2017
loc Mason Street, Monroe, NC
cast Nick d’Virgilio
d Nigel Dick
dp DP Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt It needs to be said: As well as a being wonderful drummer & travelling companion, NdV is a superb in-front-of-camera man.
df 669 BRODY DOLYNIUK PRESENTS – The Wall
sd 7th April 2017
loc Smith Center For The Performing Arts, Symphony Park Ave., Las vegas, NV
d Nigel Dick
bcop Steve Tobenkin
dirt Sadly there was no encore of Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast.
df 668 JING CHI – New Album
sd 8th – 11th March, 11th November 2017
c Robben Ford, Jimmy Haslip, Vinnie Colaiuta, Mark Hornsby, Mitch Gallagher.
loc Sweetwater Studios, US Hwy 30 W, Fort Wayne , Indiana
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt Robben Ford once showed up at a TRK gig. Unfazed we played not one, not two, but three of his songs for him. Thankfully he has forgotten.
df 667 CARL VERHEYEN – Blues Album
sd 27th February – 6th March 2017
c Carl Verheyen, Jim Cox, Nick D’Virgilio, Dave Martin, Mark Hornsby
loc Sweetwater Studios, US Hwy 30 W, Fort Wayne , Indiana
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
mv #372-381
dirt Great to hear “Oh Well” again.
df 666 OLANNA – Do What I Want
sd 21st February 2017
loc Private House, Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
mu Mariah Buian
e Eddi Ackit
mv #371
dirt This job gave me chills and reminded me of that old Jim Stafford song.
df 665 JEFF TRACTA – Promo
sd 15th February 2017
loc The Oval Office, Corona, CA
d Brody Dolynuik
dp D.P. Quickly
e Brody Dolynuik
dirt Being D.P. Quickly for the day can be fun.
df 664 K.FLAY – Live Show
sd 4th February 2017
loc The Bunkhouse, Las Vegas, NV
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e TBA
dirt K. Flay’s fans have very pointy elbows.
df 663 ZEPPELIN USA – Cerritos Center Gig
sd 28th January 2017
loc Cerritos Center For The Performing Arts, Cerritos, CA
d Nigel Dick
dirt My first live-switching gig and only 2 cameras could feed the switcher.
df 662 PETER ERSKINE & DR.UM – “Second Opinion” EPK
sd 12th January 2017
loc Somewhere in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA
d Nigel Dick
dp D.P. Quickly
e Eddi Ackit
dirt “You know why we made this record? To make the world a slightly better place.”