Paul Christensen and his wife Donna Christensen and their award winning Omega Productions crew were recently hired by Nashville based POST DIGITAL, Inc. to produce a live concert shoot featuring the rock group Clatter, www.clatter.com, recognized by music critics from Seattle to Tampa and Louisville to St. Louis as one of the best emerging bands in the US. The DVD project,
titled, “Blinded in Boonville,” and featuring husband and wife team, Joe Hayes (drums), and Amy Humphrey (bass & vocals), was staged in historic Thespian Hall, originally built circa 1855-1857, the oldest theater still in use west of the Alleghenies. After the release of their critically acclaimed Chicken House Records CD “Blinded By Vision,” and some 50,000 touring miles later, it was only fitting that Clatter return home for a concert in their hometown of Boonville, Missouri, at the
gilded pre-vaudville era structure. The evening’s festivities juxtaposed the intensities of high tech rock against historic rural mid-America sensibilities, providing a rich tapestry of color and visual excitement for the enthusiastic home town crowd as well as the cameras. The concert footage will be combined with behind the scenes clips of Clatter’s alter ego, Joe and Amy’s home base, a 125 acre farm where the couple has transformed the land into a virtual mecca for wildlife.
Among one of many accolades from music critics, Amplifier Magazine recently wrote, “Clatter eliminates guitar clutter altogether with a lineup consisting solely 
of bassist Amy Humphrey and drummer Joe Hayes. Employing a myriad of mind-altering effects most closely associated with the various permutations of very heavy metal (distortion , flange,
delay) Humphrey emerges as polyrhythmic pyrotechnic by slapping, riffing and soloing in the grand tradition of Larry Graham (Sly & the Family Stone), Les Claypool (Primus) and Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath). Hayes is no slouch either, gamely grooving with tasty fills and inventive call-and-response phrasing… this is a fine audio library for aspiring hard-rock bassists and prog aficionados.”
The Video and DVD project was produced by Perry Trest, owner of POST DIGITAL, Nashville, who is well known for his work with Shania Twain, Jackyl, the John Entwistle Band, NFL Films, and Dolly Parton. Paul and Donna Christensen served
as Television and Live Event Producers bringing in their award winning team of shooters, including Director Don Moore. Ruthel Flunder assisted the Christensens with talent and logistics. Rounding out Omega’s talented crew were Mike Filippi on Hand Held Camera, Andy Dean on Steadicam, Don Warren on Jimmy Jib and Steve Cobb, Brad Woodall and Justin Talley on Fixed Cameras. Don Warren also shot all of the behind the scene portions of the DVD. Michael Davis, owner of Nashville based Digital Audio Post, served as Audio Producer for the recording of the live 5.1 surround sound track.
The stage was transformed into a spectacular wash of colors painted with laser assisted palettes of vibrant hues by Lighting Director Steve Anderson with CPX Concert
Productions, Inc., Little Rock, AR, who provided the spectacular lighting and sound for the project. MPS (Mobile Production Services), Columbus, OH, provided Unit A, their 52 foot remote facility to originate the video, with the assistance of Engineer Eric Riley, who also shaded the cameras to complement the vibrant look of the stage. Remote recording facilities
were provided by Forrest Production Services, Tulsa, OK. Forrest’s owner and chief engineer, Tim Kennard provided the engineering expertise for the live sound track, assisted by Quinton Davis. CPX Concert Production Services, Inc., Little Rock, served as sound reinforcement vendor, with Jim Chambers handling Monitor Engineer duties. CPX’s Steve Jackson provided the concert 
mix at the Front of House position, while Phil Spadero and Gary Champlin served as System Techs. I-Mag Video, Nashville, provided an LED based video wall, completing the high tech appearance of the stage. Other local companies and individuals who assisted were Beverly Lewis, Catering; Taylor’s Bake Shop (Dawn and Phyllis Taylor), Craft Services; Officer Jack Hastings, Security; Rental Services Company (RSC), Columbia, Generator Services; James Higbie, building of camera platforms and Bexel, who provided wide angle lenses and other equipment.
Having the opportunity to produce this project with Perry Trest and Joe and Amy was a true blessing. Our thanks and appreciation go out to Joe and Amy and their family… Pat Humphrey, Amy’s mother, who 
also worked tirelessly assisting Bev Lewis, keeping our motley crew well fed and content; Joe’s Mom and Dad, John and Gene Hayes, for their support and sense of humor; Danielle Blanck, Mayor of Boonville, for her support along with the assistance of Sarah Gallagher, Director of Development, who coordinated so many details. And who could forget the involvement of Maryellen McVicker, director of Thespian Hall and the Friends of Historic Boonville? Maryellen’s encouragement and advice was so instrumental in the success of this project.
The Long Form Video and DVD will be edited in Nashville by Perry Trest, POST DIGITAL, Inc. on Trest’s AVID AdrenalineSystem. The DVD 5.1 surround sound track will be mixed at Digital Audio Post, Nashville, by DAP’s owner, Michael Davis. The Long Form Video, CD and DVD are slated for a September 1, 2004 release and will be distributed by Chicken House Records. Copies may be purchased on line at www.clatter .com.
