Ben Lamar Gay and Matt Davis make sound in the former ruins of US Steel, a space which has been reclaimed by the City of Chicago as Steelworkers Park. Fisherman receive The Bite of The Perch just off the dock where barges once imported iron ore and coal and exported steel beams.
Shot, Edited, Directed - Ed Bornstein
Additional Camera and Color - Mark Pallman
Composed by Ben Lamar Gay
Performed By
Ben Lamar Gay - Cornet
Matt Davis - Tuba
Featuring Brendan and Emmit McAlinden
I was the on-site Lead Video Producer for Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago from 2017-2021. The work encompassed all things video-related at the festival. I booked and coordinated annually a team of ~50 people including camera operators, audio engineers, streaming engineers, IMAG technicians, and producers. I worked in between the production company and client, and managed the delivery of hundreds of terabytes of digital assets at each festival’s conclusion.
Here are a few selections of sets I enjoyed over the years.
Pastor T.L. Barrett performs for the Tiny Desk (from home) Concert Series for NPR. Shot on location at the Pastor’s church, Life Center COGIC, in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago. We had just two hours to setup and record, as this was a typically busy Sunday for Pastor Barrett.
SET LIST
"I Shall Wear A Crown"
"Like A Ship"
"Nobody Knows"
MUSICIANS
Pastor T.L. Barrett: vocals & piano
Wayne Barrett: lead guitar
Carlos Patterson: organ
Timothy Fullerton: bass guitar
Quinn Anderson: drums
Minister Ykheera, Minister Jahaira, Vera Sharp: choir (sopranos)
Deborah Thomas, Barbara Blake, Doresse Scott, Rosalind Thomas, Steve Lucas, T.L. Barrett, III: choir (tenors)
Christine Robinson, Ceceria Robinson, Jeanette Reynolds, Michele Marshal, Zelma Evans: choir (altos)
CREDITS
Video and Editing: Adam Luksetich
Cameras: Alex Pennacchia, Chris Vanderwall, Ed Bornstein
Producers: Stephen Arndt, Rob Sevier, Ken Shipley, Ed Bornstein
Audio: Kenneth Klemaier
Music Director: Dwayne Barrett
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bobby Carter, Kara Frame, Gabrielle Pierre
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
During the Covid-19 Pandemic, I consulted my friends at Cafe Mustache on building an in-house video streaming system. We co-produced a handful of livestreams to keep some money coming into the cafe during the shutdown. Here’s a funny advertisement I shot and edited to promote their 10th Anniversary T-shirts.
Starring Ben McFadden, and my nephew Jacob. Original music by Zac Naughton. Shot on actual VHS tape to get the 90’s infomercial look.
Clave Kombucha started as a pandemic project for Darien Williams, brewed and bottled in his home kitchen and hand delivered. Clave is soon to be commercially distributed. This video served to drum up more sales via instagram in the early days of production.
Staring Darien, family and friends.
Shot and Edited by Ed Bornstein.
Copy - Andrew Kondo Weigl and Darien Williams
Original Music by Whadduppp Sonnn and Ben McFadden
Promo stills for Le Freak Chicago. We had a ton of fun on this shoot. Adam and Sasha are excellent Deejays and models. Inspired by album covers from the heyday of disco, I tried the pantyhose over the lens trick for a classic soft look to match our vintage clothing rack. The end result manifested some mixture of 70’s biz-casual, party nightlife, metal and heaven.
Photography - Ed Bornstein
Styling - Cassidy Kean
My time in this business has gotten me some incredible connections, including exclusive access to the big man himself, S. Claus. We fielded 500 personalized Santa greetings for Nordstrom Christmas customer base in 2021, and shot, edited, and delivered all 500 in one week. I was able to pull a favor and get an extra made for my own kids. It’s all about who you know.
Agency : Out Cold
Directed by Mark Pallman
Produced by Ed Bornstein
Edited by David Burkhart
Promo photos for hard rock band HITTER. They came to me wanting to get some individual shots for their LP, but also wanted to recreate a famous photo of their favorite band ABBA. Somehow there was a hashtag campaign from ABBA shortly after ( #recreateabba) so, Hitter was ready.
Photography - Ed Bornstein
Styling - Cassidy Kean
