Patrick Worley - All Saints Chapel Performances (Video)

Over the past year, I had the pleasure of producing/directing a series of videos for extremely talented classical guitarist, Patrick Worley. Now that all the videos have been released, I wanted to get them all up in a blog post for everyone to check out!

For this project, we used the breathtaking backdrop of the All Saints Chapel on the campus of University of the South in beautiful Sewanee, TN. With a visually stunning location secured, we set to work filming Patrick's performance of 5 classic pieces that he had hand-picked for his forthcoming CD/DVD combo release. The selected works, composed by the likes of Niccolo Paganini, G.F. Handel and Augustin Barrios Mangore, span a wide range of emotions and technique which Patrick masterfully embodies and portrays in his performances.

It was really a breath of fresh air having the opportunity to work with this type of raw talent and professionalism...a nice escape from the often overproduced and flashy world of modern popular music that I find myself covering on a regular basis; not to say there is anything wrong with that at all, but to step back and witness/document true musical virtuosity in it's purest form, especially in such an amazing venue, is an experience I will not soon forget!

Check out all the vids below and be sure to visit Patrick on his website and facebook.

Huge thanks to Matt Miller for his camera and lighting assistance on this shoot and to Marshall Weidner for beautifully capturing audio.

Tech Stuff
Cameras: Canon T2i, Canon 60d
Lenses: Canon 85mm f1.8, Tamron 17-50mm f2.8, Sigma 10-20mm, Canon 50mm f1.8

Yours truly filming a take...photo by Matt Miller

Tommy + Alanna Engagement Session (Photos)

Had a stellar time snappin' engagement pics in downtown Nashville with my very good friends Tommy and Alanna. They were in town from Fort Collins, CO for a weekend and we spent a Saturday afternoon kickin' it around Nashville shooting photos. It was so hot that day, but they stuck it out and we got some great shots. Wish I would have had some more time to spend with them, especially in the evening hours; but it was a great experience nonetheless. Very excited to celebrate their marriage this coming January out in Breckenridge, CO!

Check out the gallery on facebook here

 Thanks for looking!
~brendan

Wedding Highlight: Jay + Jennifer Derwin | 09.24.2011

We filmed Jay and Jennifer's Nashville wedding at Houston Station back in September and couldn't have had a better time documenting their special day! They are a super friendly and vibrant couple surrounded by very fun and supportive friends and family. Cool venue, great wedding and killer reception party!!



Photography of the day was provided by Matt Andrews Photography, excellent work!!

Locations:
Houston Station; Nashville, TN
www.eventsnashville.net/houston/

Filming and Editing: Brendan Donohue
Additional Camera: Lucas Neely

Cameras: (2) Canon HV30, Canon T2i

Music:
Jack Johnson - "Better Together"
David Gray - "You're The World To Me"

~Brendan