June 01 2007, Animation completed on Live Earth
SUPER!ALRIGHT! in collaboration with directors and animators Archer$Beck has just completed the short film "Cough, Cold, and High Fever" for SOS, the ongoing campaign to raise climate change awareness. This film will be screened as a part of the worldwide Live Earth concert events happening around the world on July 7. View it here.
June 01 2007, New Rock and Roll Cooking Show, "Dinner with the Band" Launches
SUPER!ALRIGHT! in collaboration with Darin Bresnitz Diabolik Productions has just completed the first season DInner with the Band. It is a first of it's kind non-traditial cooking and music show hosted by Sam Mason. Watch the show on itunes, AppleTV, or here at ON Networks or here.
April 01 2007, Gamblers Video Premieres on FUSE
Chris Roses' Riverboat Gamblers video has been added into regular rotation on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on FUSE.
March 1st 2007 Christopher Rose's Riverboat Gamblers video completed!
Austin punk band The Riverboat Gamblers commissioned Super!Alright! member Christopher Rose to direct the craziest video possible for their new single "Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead." The result is a three minute romp into the future...1970's sci-fi B movie style. Prepare to be overloaded on ray guns, lasers and mermaids! Watch it here.
February 10th Plug Awards 2007
Gates and Erik once again managed to escape death and slay this awards show beast, barely escaping with their lives. Luckily they had a little help from the the Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe, who not only gave a tip-top performance, but co-wrote the script with us. The sound design was done by Eric Loftis and Kevin Schneider. Also a big thank you to all the labels, promoters, PR agents, and bands that helped make this video possible. Watch it here.
January 7th 2007
Christopher Rose's "People are Germs Remix" video playing in SXSW
Single Frame's "People are Germs (Nick Zinner Remix)" music video--directed by Christopher Rose and containing clips of Erik and Gates' original "People Are Germs" video--has been accepted to the music video portion of the 2007 SXSW film festival. More info and Showtimes:
Dobie TheaterSaturday March 10th @ 10:30pm
Saturday March 17th @ 11:30am
July 6th 2006
Gates and Erik's video accepted to Scottish Film Festival
Gates and Erik's video for Single Frame's " Exact Copy of this in the Basement " will play at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this August. We are very excited to be part of the Mirrorball section of the festival.
July 1st 2006
Wrap Production on Urban Living Ads
SUPER!ALRIGHT! just finished production of three 30 second ads for Urban Living. The spots were directed by Erik, Jesse, and Chris and every member of the collective collaborated on the production. Newest SUPER!ALRIGHT! alum Kevin Schneider and Erik Loftis wrote and recorded the amazing music. See the spots here and stills from the shoot here. (Photos by Zach Ground)
July 1st 2006
Nick spot wins BDA
A Nickelodeon spot animated by Erik, Gates and Josh Horowitz has won a BDA award. Specifically the "Champagne on a Beer Budget" award. View it here.
April 29th 2006
SUPER!ALRIGHT! hosts the Austin Plug Appreciation Show
We are excited to announce the Austin Plug appreciation party. The show is to shout out everyone who helped us put together the Plug Awards opening and graphics. There will be fashion shows by Tina Sparkles and Team Fabrication. The Arm, Loxsly and Single Frame will play in a random order (so get there early). We will be projecting visuals all night, Plug stuff and otherwise. Our super awesome friend Greg from Finger on the Pulse will be MCing and DJing.
It all goes down at the Parish, Saturday, April 29th at 10:00. There is a 3-D POSTER!
April 22nd 2006
JP completes album art for The Arm's Call You Out
J.P. just wrapped up the cover art for the above CD. Check out images by Cindy Rho of the CD release party where Erik of SUPER!ALRIGHT! also provided visuals.
March 21st 2006
Erik and Gates Release thier remix of the Scanner Darkly Trailer!
Erik and Gates were commissioned to remix the original trailer of the upcoming Richard Linklater movie "A Scanner Darkly.” The music is by SUPER!ALRIGHT! member Kevin Schneider.
March 8th 2006
Chris Directs Video for Nick Zinner Remix of People are Germs
Chris just completed work on a remix video for the Nick Zinner remix of Single Frame's People are Germs for their upcoming album. The video features live fooage portions of the original People are Germs video directed by Erik and Gates "remixed" as well as original footage and a special cameo from Nick Zinner himself. Check it out here as well as a few photos of the shoot here.
Febuary 16th
SX!SW!
We’re extraordinarily excited to announce the SUPER!ALRIGHT! presence in this years South By Southwest. First up, Gates and Erik’s video for the Single Frame track “There’s an Exact Copy of this in the Basement” will be featured in the Music Video competition. Also, the feature documentary “Los Lonely Boy: Cotton Fields and Crossroads,” which was edited by Jose Flores will be featured in the 24 Beats Per Second Category. Gates, Erik and Jose also provided all the graphics for the film. We will also be all over the place during the Music portion of the festival. Look here for updates on what showcases we will be providing video for. Man, it's going to be a blur.
Febuary 4th
SUPER!ALRIGHT! wraps up the Plug Awards
The 2006 Plug Awards are now over, and what a rollicking good time 'twas. We know a lot of you still haven't seen the work we've done for it, so you are hereby invited to watch the Show Opening and all the Nomination Vignettes here!
These were able to be made only because of the tremendous outpouring of support from the creative community in Austin. All photography by Justin Cox, fashions for the Opening Sequence supplied by Sparklecraft and Team Fabrication. Music was supplied by Ghostland Observatory and SUPER!ALRIGHT! brothers in arms Kevin Schneider and Eric Loftis.
And lastly, but not leastly, SUPER!ALRIGHT! would like to thank everyone who helped us: Gerry Hart, Amaechi Uzoigwe, Greg Bresnitz for getting us involved in the first place (and putting us up!), John Gross for producin' and making it all happen, Justin Cox for his amazing photos, Darren Hoffman for doing everything under the sun, Tina Sparkles of Sparklecraft for her loaning her fashions and getting us people to wear them, Andy for his acting and editing abilities, Erin and Jen of Team Fabrication for their fashions and props and transformations into teenage girls, all who modeled for us- you were great, Bart at Whisky Bar, Louise at Fringe Benefits, Ian for acting and helping us get a location, Shaun and Bryan for their graphic design prowess, Eric Mendel for making us a sweet 3D quarter inch plug, Ehren for getting us delicious P. Terry's food, P. Terry's for supplying said food, Jimmy- who kept us going at the show, Summer and Jonathan at SPEC, all the incredible poster artists that allowed us to use their work, and Darin Bresnitz for just being rad at all times.
Febuary 4th
Channel Flippin
Chris, JP and Rich were hired by Volcom Entertainment and Thrasher Magazine to create a video for their joint CD/DVD release, Skate Rock 12. The resulting experimental video used exclusively music from Single Frame and includes skating footage of the band, motion graphics and a mini music video. Check it out here.
January 19th
SUPER!ALRIGHT! does the 2006 Plug Awards!
The Plug Awards is the biggest event dedicated solely to honoring the best in independent music. This year they've asked us to create all the media for the ceremony on Feb. 2. Not your typical awards show, this event will play host to a number of top independent acts including The National, Celebration, Beans with the Holy F*ck, Chad van Gaalen, Emiliana Torrini, The Perceptionists, Cage, and hosted by the hilarious comedian Aziz Ansari. We couldn't be more excited by this. Please cast your vote at here !
December 8th
"The Golden Boy" Contact Sheets
We thought it would be interesting to show all the stills we shot for the new Shelby video. Mike G our D.P. did an amazing job. Check them out here.
December 8th
"Exact Copy of This in the Basement" plays on MTV2 AGAIN!
Erik and Gate’s video for Single Frame’s “There’s an Exact Copy of this in the Basement” aires this Friday, 12/11/05, on Subterranean. The show goes on at Midnight. You can still check out the video on their site here.
December 8th
Jose and Chris on Current TV
We set off to follow Hurricane Rita and ended up with two pods for Current TV. One pod shows our journey through Texas where we see how differently Rita effected people, and how Katrina was still effecting some. The other pod is about a Veterinarian Clinic that transformed into a functioning Human hospital in a time of crisis.
Jose wraps another Pod for Current
Jose directed a pod on Sgt. Neil Saunders, and the 4th25. This group of soldiers recorded a rap album titled “Live From Iraq” in their barracks while stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. It takes an in depth look into the album and their experiences. Visit Current TV’s web site for air times.
December 1st
Erik and Gates Finish Shelby video
After spending the entire month of October in our new darkroom, we finally wrapped up the new video for Shelby's "The Golden Boy." We'd like to thank SUPER!ALRIGHT! friends Brad Parret and Josh Horowitz for thier help enlarging the 300 still photos that make up the video.
November 23rd
SUPER!ALRIGHT! finally updates website!
Wow it’s been a long time since we updated. We’ve all been busy on projects and haven’t had time to breathe. This is shaping up to be an exciting time for SUPER!ALRIGHT! We’re getting ready to move into our new office space in East Austin and have 2 new members to welcome into the fold. Jesse Hill and Ehren Coker are now part of the SUPER!ALRIGHT! family. Also check out our Myspace page and be our friends cuz we ain't got none [tear].
Wednesday
November 23rd
SUPER!ALRIGHT! provides visuals on Single Frame's new tour
Chris Rose is about to embark with Single Frame on thier new tour with Mixel Pixel. Chris will be projecting SUPER!ALRIGHT! created show visuals behind the band. Check out the tour dates and more info at Single Frame's Myspace page.
Wednesday
November 23rd
"Exact Copy of This in the Basement" plays on MTV2
Erik and Gate’s video for Single Frame’s “There’s an Exact Copy of this in the Basement” aired several times on Subterranean. You can still check out the video on their site here.
Thursday
November 21st
SUPER!ALRIGHT! handles the motion graphics for Loney Boys Doc
With Jose wrapping up on the editing on the Los Lonely Boys documentary, Erik and Gates were brought in to work with him on all the motion graphics and titles. We will be done with this is in late November and look forward to seeing what happens with this exciting documentary from Galan Productions and are thrilled to be involved
September 1st
Erik and Gates go to NYC to Shoot Video for Shelby's "Golden Boy"
Erik and Gates were tapped by Gigantic Music to film the first video for the band Shelby. The video was produced by SUPER!ALRIGHT! friend Josh Horowitz, who is in the super rad collective Secret Dance Party. Mike G the DP signed on to film the 3 day shoot, and was phenomenal.
November 12th
SUPER!ALRIGHT! Featured in AMODA showcase
We were honored to be a part of the Austin Museum of Digital Art’s latest showcase. A collection of our work screened and some really crazy electronic music played. Check out the details from that show here.
October 21st
P. Terry ’s Ads Wrap
Our first set of commercials is complete for P. Terrys. The spots were produced by Erik Horn and Ehren Coker, with animation by JP Garrigues and Chris Rose. They’re up at the P. Terry’s website, which JP built as well. Check them out.
Thursday
July 21st
Jose Flores edits feature length Los Lonely Boys documentary
Produced by Galan Inc., Jose is in the final stages of editing the feature length documentary The Rise of Los Lonely Boys, focusing on the origins and rise to fame of the west Texas trio Los Lonely Boys.
Monday
July 3rd
Advertising Campaign for P. Terry's Burger Stand
Chris, Erik and J.P. have begun work on three commercial spots for the new South Austin Burger Stand P. Terry's. The campaign will also include print work, internet and promotional materials.
Wednesday
June 15th
Single Frame Tour Complete
Chris and Gates traveled with Single Frame through the West Coast running projections for their Body/End/Basement tour. Chris continued on for the next month along the East Coast. Check out a recap below:
