Mini Music-Mentry : ZACH JOPLING

gosh 2011 is.... superb. so far. i am loving it.

and... a few posts ago, i talked about the filming process behind working with Zach Jopling on a video. well, its done!

I am so excited about what we were able to accomplish in such a short amount of time. And also about how much comes across in such a short little video!

Thank you again to Phillip Noss for playing along with me. Frances for being there and being so adorable behind the scenes. Zach Jopling for filming this. and Alex Hura for all of the sound editing! You all did a wonderful job.

P H O T O shoot: { Me & Mr.Cassidy}

this week has been one long amazing adventure.

ica, of ica images , flew out to Los Angeles from Virginia to photograph us! we wanted to build up a portfolio of photos to establish our image and create a website/myspace/etc. to showcase our music.

{ Shot by Christian Cruz }

{Test shot -picture of a picture - shot by ica images }

{Test shot -picture of a picture - shot by ica images }

{Test shot -picture of a picture - shot by ica images }

All of the photos above were shot in Walnut, California, about 45 minutes East of LA. Our friend Christian who shoots with Ica often, came along as a location scouter and Second shooter.

we had so much fun taking these photos. I usually prefer to be behind the camera but we really got to play around with these! <3

{Test shot -picture of a picture - shot by ica images }

This photo was shot at Sunset on Vista Del Mar Beach a private cove tucked behind LAX. West Bound flights take off over the pacific here, it is a magical little spot.

{Test shot -picture of a picture - shot by ica images }

and finally, this was taken at the Santa Monica pier. Tons of fun! Even though we ran out of time for Cotton candy!

this is a teaser from ica's sunset shoot with Scott Solo at Venice Beach last Thursday!

For the two above shoots Hair styling was done By Reinna Novales.

Much more awesomeness to come! Ica also shot our live show at genghis Cohen and with the MakePeace Brothers, Actress Bridget Garwood, and will be shooting actor/model Nyk Schmalz and Singer Jessie Payo while here so keep an eye our for those!

UPDATE: We Will be playing at Jitters in San Diego Oceanside this sunday at 8:00- with Bushwalla and February 10th at Genghis Cohen 8:00!

my S P A C E & you T U B E

Oh hey kids! this is a blogtasttic day for me. Why you ask? Well I am writing to you from a mere 36,348 ft. in the air on VirginAmerica { my most favorittest airline }. With wi-fi on board, I am left with a bunch of blog-ketchup-ing to do.

This post is about an update on the digital getdown side of my duo band " Me & Mr.Cassidy". We are begininng to leave our mark on the interwebs as we blast our new music and style on the many facades of the cyber world.

FLASHBACK :

Did you know myspace is cool again? oh yah. that baby is having a serious comeback. Facebook bought out Myspace, so basically it is just facebook but with music pages. so thats pretty cool - yah, everyone is on myspace, even your little sister and your creepy neighbor, so it's about time you revamp up your old page and friend us! If you don't want to get myspace again, thats cool you are probably already busy bookingface and twatting, i get it... but you can still reference our public page and listen to some of our new jams, so thats sweet.

check it out here: http://www.myspace.com/meandmrcassidy

AND...

You, yes you, can also find us on the tube! not the tv, the youtube. so far our original music is not posted, but we do have a sweet christmas series posted, and the originals are coming ASAP. if you like whatcha see, do me a solid favor and repost it wherever it is that you post and repost things of this sort in your personal cyberuniverse.

Here's the Linkage: http://www.youtube.com/user/meandmrcassidy

Mini-Music V I D E O : zach jopling productions

**If i say anything on this blog too much, I want it to be a reminder that I am beyond lucky to have such multi-talented friends. I am aware that I am only where I am because of the people around me & I try to show my friends my appreciation. On to the Post...

{ iphone screenshot of video playback. Myself & Phillip noss}

While in College, I had a friend named Zach Jopling who was quite well known for his skills in film, aside from being friends, we worked on a handful of projects together. Zach had an internship and worked for 8112 Studios . { The back cover of my album was shot by 8112 co-founder Doug Sonders, I was also able to shoot a rough video with 8112's other co-founder Nicholas Cambatta & Zach Jopling} These boys are known for their large scale, high budget, and celebrity filled music videos. They have worked with everyone from Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber to Usher and Norah Jones. I was lucky enough to shoot this little promo the month my album was released last winter just one grey afternoon at their estate in Maryland.

{ See video Below}

Zach, after graduation, has begun building his own production company and contacted me with an interest in filming a mini-music-documentary. Our intentions were to short a simple interview spliced with a live acoustic performance. I brought along a friend of mine from HighSchool, Phillip Noss, who is an acomplished singer/songwriter/guitarist about to graduate from the Berkley School of Music in Boston. Phillip just released his debut album this december in washington DC! Phillip & I did a cover of the weepies " I gotta have you" and we filmed the interview!

{Phillip through the canon 7D }

We set it up in the front room of my parents house, to give a very comfortable and relax feel. Zach brought several lights, relfectors, and sound equipment to capture the acoustic performance best. He shot with a Canon 7D on a tripod and we did a few wandering shots with my NikonD5000 on hand. We mic'd the floor to pick up both Phillip's Harmonies as well as the guitar, and a lavalier mic pinned to my dress for my vocal pick up.

{ Floor Mic }

{Set up : lights, reflectors, etc}

For the Interview, Zach had a focus on the differences I was noticing between the east and west coast thus far, and what about Washington D.C. I was missing. ( of course my first thoughts were food...naturally)

{ Screenshot of Playback from the interview}

I'll be sure to post the final videos as they are released! So Keep an eye out! And be sure to check out both Phillip Noss & Zach Jopling. If you are on the east coast, they are incredible guys to know and work with.

zach: www.Zachjopling.com

Phillip: http://www.myspace.com/phillipnossmusic

hope playing C A R D S ?

so, i got this little picture in my inbox today. and that it was just the coolest thing ever. ica, who does all of my photography as you've heard me say a million times just had new business cards made, there is a whole variety and GUESS WHOSE FACE IS ON SOME OF EM! thats right! mine! like little hope playing cards! or little ica playing cards however you look at it!

oh love. love . love. so exciting.

in other news, Scott and I are playing at Genghis Cohen this Thursday in Los Angeles, California ( West Hollywood) at 9:00 so be there, k?

WEBSITE: up n' R U N N I N G

HOPE.COM

I have my very own website, wow.

I've actually had it for over 8 months... BUT I was terrible about getting it finished. I've been very slow at doing my own website and myspacemusic page because I was intimidated and lost at where to start BUT... I've done it.

It feels more real now because you all can see it, and share it with me!

http://hopeleigh.webs.com/

THE HOME PAGE

What is even cooler is that I am able to have Site Stats where I can see how many people are looking at it at a time, what times of day are more popular, how often I have first time viewers...how long people spend in each Tab...EVEN THE AVERAGE TIME SPENT! ( which right now is like... 10 minutes and 46 seconds) So cool, why did this take me forever to do?

MY SITE STATS

At this point, i am down for some SERIOUS feedback. I am brand new at all of this, and I am trying to keep up with a lot online on my own, and it is sort of overwhelming, but so worth it! There is also a leave love section... so please do, leave love.

I built my site using webs.com because it is free, and because my dad used it to make our annual Fantasy Baseball site with it so I was familiar with it. (and yes, I won Fantasy Baseball this year!Woop Woop!)

So what are you still doing sitting here reading my blog?
GO CHECK OUT THE SITE!
You will be able to buy the album through here NEXTMONTH....

Get to know me V I D E O

GET TO KNOW ME VIDEO:

This was a video that I made a few months ago for my you-tube account. The main reason that I made it was to get rid of tons of video files on my computer before it exploded, but also...as a get to know me video.
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