Divisi Video

10/08/2021

Read our newest blog entry about this ambitious virtual choir performance! Learn about our experimental approach to the visuals, creating a psychedelic and wild ride befitting of this composition. Enjoy!

divisivideo.com/watch/revelator

Inspired by “Bohemian Rhapsody,” we dreamt up some hallucinatory visuals to match this frenetic and ambitious piece.

29/07/2021

Watch our colorful video for this gorgeous, flowing piece by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, and read about our creative approach and problem solving methods!

http://divisivideo.com/watch/love-is

A beautiful piece ebbing and flowing colors - read how our video concept came to life, and how we transformed problematic audio tracks into a full-sounding ensemble.

26/07/2021

What new performance ideas become possible through the ‘virtual’ format? We got creative on this one, with a very special virtual-only surprise near the end! Read more at our blog:

divisivideo.com/blog/animal-imagination

What new performance ideas become possible through the ‘virtual’ format? We got creative on this one, with a very special virtual-only surprise near the end!

20/04/2021

One of our recent projects getting lots of love in Latvia! This one was particularly rewarding to work on, what a moving piece of music. I typically use horizontal boxes for the choristers, but the conductor's request for vertical ovals made me rethink my design and presented some new arrangement opportunities. This video also includes the "zipper" animation from a recent post. Support this ensemble at www.luxcantorum.org Lux Cantorum

Lux Cantorum ir sakrālās mūzikas koris Čikāgā, ASV. Pirms gada viņi sāka gatavot programmu “Encounter!”, kuru bija paredzēts atskaņot koncertu sērijā šajā pavasarī. Taču pandēmija šos plānus izjauca. Tāpēc koris daļu programmas ieskaņojuši attālinātā formātā, un – ...

10/04/2021

Spent tonight making customized backing tracks - one per voice part - with conductor video and sheet music automatically scrolling on-screen so that choristers don't need to look down at their music!

07/04/2021

"Zipper" - a fancy little animation in to pull together two rows of singers. Follow for more virtual choir / multiscreen experiments!

24/03/2021

Exploiting the quirks of some of my visual tools to make some interesting effects! This was for a "pyramid" type vocal harmony where I had the singers cascade & overlap over the whole screen. Some inspiration was taken from the Bohemian Rhapsody music video :)

18/02/2021

Soooo excited to be working on a full orchestra video and mix! Ahhhh it sounds gorgeous!

09/01/2021

We put together a whopping 48 virtual choir videos over the 2020 holiday season. One of my favorites from the season was this one - a chance to get creative, spooky, and a little bit silly! Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/kxPESbyla-s

Double, Double Toil and TroubleMusic by Leeann (Ashby) StarkeyText adapted from William ShakespeareThe Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York Nassau Treble...

18/12/2020

We finally broke 1000 individual video submissions for virtual ensemble performances in this month alone. Along the way, we've seen it all, from pristinely recorded submissions all the way to corrupted files, background noises, participants singing the wrong song, and more. Mind-blowing tools from iZotope and creative approaches in Final Cut Pro X have helped us transform these videos into really special moments of group music-making. See the website for more: divisivideo.com

09/12/2020

Check out a little concept in progress for Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York. This is for a section where the Sopranos are singing little "dum dum dum dum" notes on each eighth note while the Altos (not pictured) are singing the melody in the center. Kinda cute!

05/12/2020

TONIGHT! See the culmination of months of work in preparing for the Huntington Mens Chorus' first-ever virtual performance. After a series of webinars and Zoom rehearsals, these guys might be handier with their smartphones than their grandchildren... the tables have turned?

Tune in tonight at 7pm EST at divisivideo.com/hmc-concert.

Support HMC at huntingtonmenschorus.org!

05/12/2020

Creating storyboards for "A Dickens Christmas" virtual choir performance. Sometimes good old fashioned pen & paper saves a lot of time. Check out the king's crown arrangement for the "King of Seasons" movement!

29/11/2020

New video: How to record a virtual choir submission! In 15 minutes or so I go through basic concepts, tips & tricks, and explain the crucial uploading step. Share this with anyone who might need a handy guide for virtual projects! And subscribe to the YouTube channel for more tutorial videos/vlog stuff coming soon.

https://youtu.be/uQ4NYpk8Gic

A short, clear tutorial on how best to create a great submission for a virtual choir video. Visit divisivideo.com for more!1:33 - Backing Tracks3:31 - Settin...