Last night's show

The show last night went pretty well... it was the most people we've ever had in the studio, but it was a great show and we're starting to get a 'groove' going. It was cool to meet Eric Heywood; he's a fantastic musician and really fit well into the ensemble. Perry did a great job filling in on the set, too- he might be coming back for more shows.

Also, the show was on the main page for Ustream.tv for a while- so there were a lot more people watching!



The real excitement last night started about an hour and a half before showtime, during the rehearsal, when we lost power to half of the studio! Unable to locate the actual circuit breaker for the studio, we eventually ran power cords from the house out to the studio. We also had to move a few power plugs around, turn off the non-essential electronics, borrow a few extension cords... but eventually we got everything going in time for the broadcast.

It took the electrician and myself about thirty minutes to find the subpanel for the studio this morning... hidden behind a framed album on the wall. Wish we would have looked there last night!

Monday prep

It's another busy day here at the Furious World show... we spent a lot of time working on the video quality last week, and we've made a huge improvement. There's still a little lag in the broadcast, but the motion is really smooth and clear- this will make watching the shows much more interesting!

We're also working on the light setup. Last week we rented a professional light kit, and it made a big difference- you can see it yourself, go to ustream.tv/channel/peterhimmelman and compare the broadcasts from last week and the week before. Now we're looking for a permanent lighting solution, hunting down a good deal online...

Here's a behind-the-scenes peek from last week's show: far left is the director, Michael Sean Wright; Marc is in the middle running the video & audio broadcast, and Jim is on the right, manning one of the cameras.

This week's guests announced

Join us this coming Tuesday, December 16th 7:00pm PST as we explore the many meanings of "community" on this latest installment of Peter Himmelman's Furious World with special guest, Eric Heywood. Eric is one of the finest pedal steel players in the world today. He's been heard lately with Ray Lamontaigne and The Pretenders. His musicianship is unrivaled and we're honored to have him bring his talents to Furious World. Joining Peter will be musical guests Kristin Mooney, Andrew Kamman, and Willie Aron, and Al Wolovitch.

Come see what all the fuss is about!

ustream.tv/channel/peterhimmelman

Welcome!

Welcome to the brand new "Furious World" blog. This will be a place to find out about our upcoming shows, as well as behind-the-scenes info. Your host will be me, Daniel the intern, and I'll be keeping you up-to-date and informed, as well as screening your calls during the show....

enjoy!