starring Greta Gerwig and Olly Alexander, and directed by Alison Bagnall, is now in the sound edit stage. Water and wind.
Origin [Root Strata] Now Available
Composed by Duane Pitre and mixed here at Toneburst, Origin is set in 5 movements and is comprised of the vibrating strings of my ensemble of bowed "harmonic-guitars," which are unconventionally strung electric guitars (utilizing multi-unisons) tuned to intervals corresponding with the Harmonic Series, a.k.a. Just Intonation. Released on the San Francisco-based label Root Strata, Origin is available now on vinyl LP (limited edition of 300) with the CD version coming out this August. The LP comes with a download coupon for DRM-free MP3s of the entire album.
Check out what KFW's Mimaroglu Music Sales had to say about Origin; you can pick it up there, on my discography/store page, ThrillJockey.com, amongst other online retailers...or going down to your local record store is always fun.
Listen to excerpts of the piece/record here
BAMcinemafest & Rooftop Screenings
Tiny Furniture has two upcoming NYC screenings - June 11 and June 13 - at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The film was selected for the BAM Outdoor Screening (June 13 only), co-sponsored with Rooftop Films and complete with a band! Lovers of Hate also has a BAMcinemafest and a Rooftop screening, June 17 and June 19 respectively.
Have a watch!
Upcoming screening
for The Freebie (Phase 4) at the Lighthouse International Film Festival, this coming Saturday, June 5.
IFC Takes TF...
And to Boston...
Screenings April 21-28 at the Independent Film Festival Boston: Tiny Furniture Showtimes The Freebie Showtimes Lovers of Hate Showtimes
And congrats to Lena and Tiny Furniture for winning the Independent Vision Prize at Sarasota.
March to Florida...
The run(s) continue at the Sarasota Film Festival this week: Freebie 4/15 and 4/18 Tiny Furniture 4/17 and 4/18
Kudos...
To Lena Dunham and company for winning the SXSW 2010 award for Best Narrative Feature and the Emergent Narrative Woman Director award. Here's a writeup in the New York Times.
SXSW Showtimes
Here are the upcoming SXSW showtimes for the Toneburst sound edited/mixed features: Tiny Furniture The Freebie Lovers of Hate
Good news for Lovers of Hate - IFC will be distributing it via nationwide cable VOD. It'll be released during SXSW. Look out for a Loaded Dreams tune tucked away in the film!
Tiny Furniture Sound Mix is done!
On to Austin...
Music-wise, I might be playing a couple showcases, stay tuned for more info soon.
Back from Sundance...
The Festival was a blur. And snowy and slippery. Lovers of Hate and The Freebie both premiered to packed houses and were very well-received. Yesterday Phase 4 bought the North American rights to the Freebie. Look out for it in your local theater this summer, or on VOD.
Taster...
Breather?
Last Monday the Lovers of Hate mix was completed down in Austin-land, and this week The Freebie was also COMPLETED. DONE. Phew. Check out the PR and the Sundance showtimes in the above links. Meanwhile, gearing up for the next project - Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture.
Oh, and happy new year to all!
Twin Thousand EP Release
It's out. Have a listen here.
Origins
Duane Pitre's Origin and ED09 at The Stone are both coming out on the label Root Strata. Origin is coming out in Spring 2010 (no exact date yet) on vinyl and CD. The Stone ED09 (Fall 2010) will be on vinyl only. On an untimely note, his live recording of ED09 at NYC's Roulette in December '08 came out July 09 via Quiet Design Records. This was a 22-piece ensemble performance of the piece. From the Quiet Design site: "ED09 is an evolving, long-tone composition by Duane Pitre. This recording features 21 of New York's finest string/wind performers accompanied by subtle layers of bowed electric guitar played by the composer".
Sundance Update
Lovers of Hate and The Freebie will be premiering at Sundance 2010. See you Jan 21.
Freebie
Getting going on sound editing and mixing Katie Aselton's The Freebie, starring Katie Aselton and Dax Shepard.
Lovers of Hate
Getting going on a sound edit and mix of Bryan Poyser's Lovers of Hate. A very funny comedy/drama from a great director. Hopefully more info about it will be available in the near future.
Viol...
Laying down some viola today for Charles Manfield's upcoming EP over at Engine Room Audio.