MKDevo

23/06/2024

Full-show 4K video of last night's *incredible* DJ Logic show at Park City Music Hall is UP!

𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤

This lineup... 🤯

DJ Logic - turntables
Aron Magner - keys
Felix Pastorius - bass
Cyro Baptista - percussion
Mike Greenfield - drums
Rob Somerville - saxophone *
Fuzz Sangiovanni - guitar *

* Set two only.

07/03/2024

I suppose I shouldn't let this whole day go by without taking some time to reflect on this moment.

15 years ago tonight, I snuck a camera into Phish's first show back after a nearly-five-year hiatus. And I had no idea at the time, but that moment is what started an incredible journey that has led me to wherever it is that I am today.

I had gotten into Phish (and became a "taper") in the 90s because of tapers - people recording the shows and sharing the music far and wide. I experienced how good it felt to receive that shared music (back then it was on tape via mail), and I wanted to be one of those people who helped capture the music and share with others. I taped my first Phish show in 1997, and dozens upon dozens over the years that followed.

While I continued taping other bands after Phish's first hiatus in 2000, I stopped taping them when they returned in 2002/3, as technology now allowed soundboard recordings to be shared by the band soon after the shows. Accessibility was no longer an issue, as everyone had an "official" way to hear all the shows.

Fast-forward to 2008, when we learn that our beloved Phish would be returning the following March. This was glorious news after we all thought we'd seen the saddest ending ever to our band in 2004. I was one of the lucky ones to score tickets to the reunion shows. At the time, I was *just* starting to get into photography (and a little bit of video). In December 2008, Canon released the first bridge (consumer) camera that also shot 1080p HD video. Mind you, we're just two years into iPhones at this point - this is LONG before we all had 4K video cameras in our phones. I bought the camera on release day with one goal (and extreme excitement) in mind: I was going to capture the moment Phish returned to the stage for the first time in 5 years IN HIGH DEFINITION (lol BIG deal at the time!). And what a moment it was.

And so I did, and I shared it on YouTube. The response that it got was beyond anything I could have imagined. As far as things go in our little corner of the world that is Phish, it was "viral". So many people were seeing this video - either reliving the incredible moment that they were in attendance for, or being able to see it for the first time as one of the thousands who were shut out of the show. It brought me back to the prime days of taping and the feeling I got from sharing the music with others who did not have the means (or want) to record it themselves. And that's exactly why I did it - to document this VERY important moment - not just for myself, but for others to be able to enjoy for eternity.

Of course, with today's technology, looking back on these videos is "funny". While the quality was great at the time, we are used to SO much better now. And I'm also critical of myself because I also could have done a much better job with what I had, but I digress. The fact is that this moment - this video - changed the course of my life and eventually led me to doing this professionally.

Today I saw this video posted on Instagram as a reel, and at the end, the person who posted it was advertising their lot/fan merch over the video. It made me cringe; even a little angry. It just felt so completely against the intentions this video was made with in the first place (sharing freely vs. selling). But then I took a deep breath and reminded myself that I can't control what people do with the things that I share. And I decided it would be good for my mind and soul to have this little reflection session. And I'm glad I did. I needed to, and it probably wouldn't have happened otherwise. Life is funny like that sometimes.

Anywho, if you read all that, thanks for sticking around. I hope you got something out of it. Happy 15 years of 3.0! And thank you Phish.

03/02/2024

Snarky Puppy Family Dinner
GroundUP Music Festival 2024 Night One

08/01/2024

Fresh footy from the Lotus NYE run shot by Yours Truly. Catch the full-show NYE premiere on their channel Wednesday night at 8pm ET!

27/12/2023

Kung Fu's 13th annual Toys for Tots Holiday Benefit show
December 23, 2023
Park City Music Hall
Bridgeport, CT

18/12/2023

Oh awlroite then, very well. Go on then. No need to get yer knickers in a knot, we're just havin a laugh with The M8s ova hea, innit ya little boogah?!

The M8s
December 14, 2023
Park City Music Hall
Bridgeport, CT

11/12/2023

Doom Flamingo
December 8, 2023
Park City Music Hall
Bridgeport, CT

30/11/2023

Catch the 4K premiere of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong's "Talking Radioheads" Halloween show from Austin, TX tonight!

"Talking Radioheads" Premiere 🗣️📻 Tune in tonight on our YouTube channel at 7pm ET to rewatch our full show on 10/31/23 in Austin, TX 🎃 We had an absolute blast debuting new material and jamming with the Dogs all night!

🎥: MKDevo 🎨: Arclectic

19/11/2023

Tour comes to a close tonight in Tempe, AZ. Check out this Eyes of the World from last night in San Diego with all of Dogs in a Pile. This was a fantastic culmination of this wonderful tour. Full vid in comments.

05/11/2023

29/10/2023

Night one in the books! NOLA tonight!

27/10/2023

You can catch these six shows from Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and Dogs In A Pile 's Fall tour streaming live on nugs.net - free to subscribers! See you Sunday!

23/10/2023

Stoked to be hitting the road with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong for their Fall tour, starting Saturday night at Hulaween! 🚀 🐦

03/10/2023

Excited to get one more in with the Twiddle boys before the hiatus! Tune in Saturday night!

22/09/2023

Hartford! Wow! What an incredible night at Hartford Live last night with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong! This was my long-overdue first time making it out to one of these, and it definitely won't be my last. It's really, really amazing to see such a great thing happening in my state.

19/09/2023

Here's a big old dump of eye candy from the production at Lotus's Summerdance 2023 earlier this month (LD Scott Houston). Note, these are still frames taken from video; not photos.

This Thursday night, catch the full-show premiere of Lotus's second night of Summerdance 2023 (link below).

12/09/2023

Heads most certainly DID roll as Lotus closed out Summerdance Saturday's ridiculous second set dance party with this monster "Heads Will Roll" (Yeah Yeah Yeahs - A-Trak Remix). Peep the first vid from the fest and stay tuned for a LOT more!

11/09/2023

The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie & Lauren Mayberry
September 10, 2023
Westville Music Bowl
New Haven, CT

(phone/audience shot)

06/09/2023

Vibes were incredibly high at Lotus's Summerdance festival last weekend at the beautiful Nelson Ledges Quarry Park. Grateful to have been a part of this amazing weekend for the second straight year. Here are some views from above throughout the weekend. And stay tuned for ALL of the performance video! 💚

29/08/2023

This week in a nutshell: Here's a video I shot (aud) from Soulive's BOWLIVE in 2012 at Brooklyn Bowl. Manic Depression with Derek Trucks. And James Casey is also back there on sax. RIP.

Soulive performs "Manic Depression" (Jimi Hendrix cover), featuring Derek Trucks on guitar and Nigel Hall on vocals, live at BOWLIVE III at Brooklyn Bowl in ...

28/08/2023

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Join us at 8p ET TONIGHT as we debut pro-shot video of both AQ sets from night II at The Great Flamingle on our YT channel, courtesy of the legend himself, Mr. MKDevo 😎🎥🔥

Pic: strawberry island dweller

23/08/2023

Magnaball Remastered - 8.23.15

21/08/2023

Feeling very grateful after an incredible two nights of Spafford at Park City Music Hall this weekend!

17/08/2023

Here's the second Aqueous video release from last weekend's The Great Flamingle Music Festival. This one was heavy. My friend and fellow videographer Justin Knaperek was taken from this world way too soon last month. He was heavy on my mind all weekend because I know he would have been here, and I know he would have been helping me create the very video you're about to see. 💚

"Weight of the Word", dedicated to our dear friend Justin Knaperek, from Saturday night at The Great Flamingle II. 🎥:

15/08/2023

Complete-show pro-shot 4K video of Dopapod's Friday night set at The Great Flamingle Music Festival with Jonathan Colman of Muscle Tough on bass is now available for your viewing pleasure.

The [main character of The Legend of Zelda video game series] to the video is in the commentary section of this post.

14/08/2023

20+minute "Don't Do It" from Aqueous Saturday night premiering at 1pm ET!

"Don't Do It" from Saturday night at The Great Flamingle II. 🎥:

04/07/2023

Twiddle's two sets from this year's Domefest are premiering right now!

Twiddle performs live at Domefest at Legend Valley in Thornville, OH on Saturday, May 20, 2023.Be sure to watch in HD. Also available in 4K!http://twiddlemu...

25/06/2023

Isaiah Sharkey - Little Wing