"The Stakes" Trailer - Finally Released!

Officially coming out THIS SUMMER, "The Stakes" will be hitting the big screen in a big way!
In the mean time check out the official trailer and ask yourself... "Are you willing to go ALL IN?"
-P

"Part of Me" launches 6 hours ahead of Katy Perry's music video

What a race to the finish line the last 24 hours have been!

When news came down last week that Katy Perry was releasing the Official music video for her new song "Part of Me" on March 21st at 7:30pm, I knew I had my work cut off for me! We had just filmed CeCe's version of the brand new track on the Saturday prior (March 10th) and I hadn't even started the edit yet. faced with a creative dilemma, I put my brain to the test and began toiling away at making this the best video it could be in the shortest amount of time!

Here's a little Behind the Video: Wanting a "colorful" and "empowering" feel for the new cover video, CeCe suggested finding an area filled with amazing street art. Well, in St. Louis, MO the best place to find the most creative and beautiful graffiti is at the levee wall on Leonard K. Sullivan Blvd., just next to the Mississippi River.

The painted wall stretches for at least two miles south of the Arch, showcasing some of the most talented street artists in the St. Louis Metro area. While we were there, we were lucky enough to encounter a few of them, who were kind enough to let us film them as they worked. DRONE, DEATH, DESU and KARNAGE allowed us to film them in action and even took a minute to permanently mark CeCe's place on the wall. 

I also decided to experiment with some stomp motion photography and shoot continuous photos of CeCe walking around the riverfront, with the graffiti wall in the background. I was extremely happy with how they turned out and am possibly looking forward to doing an entire video in stop motion in the very near future!

Anyway, that's all for now, expect new videos from Kyle Jordan Mueller (with The Dangerous Summer) and SteryoType Clothing real soon!

Thanks for watching,

-P

CeCe launches "Part of Me" on 3/21!

So Katy Perry divorces Russell Brand... so, naturally she has to release a song about it right?

Yep. She did.

Well, CeCe did not miss a beat and ran into the studio with Andrew Kremer at AKAudioMedia and Cut a quick cover of the new track, just in time for the Official Video release on March 21st.

MTV (apparently they DO still play videos) will premiere the new Katy Perry video at 7:30pm on Wednesday evening and we will have CeCe's cover up and streaming on the internet earlier that day!

If you are a Katy or CeCe fan, you will LOVE this video, it's fresh and different from the other videos you have seen CeCe do in the past. I am very excited to release it and had a blast directing it!

Stay tuned,

-P

So this one time... ORGY came to town...

You know that band that you loved as a teenager?... For my mom it was Journey, For my Dad it was The Rolling Stones... well for me, it was ORGY.

Ya know, that band that did "Blue Monday"?

They had more than one hit ya know, but I guess most people only know them for revamping a New Order track.

New Order, ya know?...

That band that did "Bizarre Love Triangle"?...

That band that used to be Joy Division?...

Ya know, Joy Division...

That band that did "Love Will Tear Us Apart"?...

That band that's lead singer (Ian Curtis) hung himself?

No not INXS...

Shit, I'm off track. Anyway, ORGY came to town last week on a tour appropriately titled "Bad Blood 2012." Why? Well, because lead singer Jay Gordon, released the remaining 4 members of ORGY from their business partnership in late 2011 and hired studio musicians to replace them. These players included 2 members of Deadsy (Carlton Bost and Ashburn Miller), Jamie Miller of The Start and Nic Speck of Run, Run, Run (both of whom, as a side note, I played with while touring with Nothing Still).

The show took place on the outskirts on St. Louis and at a small sports bar called "Brewskees." This was obviously either a booking catastrophe or a ploy by an idiotic promoter to make a bunch of money by booking this show at a smaller, unknown bar. Either way, it was more like an intimate rehearsal instead of the arena rock monster that I followed from 1998-2004. These guys were humbled and down to earth, and definitely didn't mind roaming the bar and talking to their devoted fans, which included myself and my best "girl"friend Miss EmilyG. I made sure to take advantage of this opportunity by sneaking in my Canon 7D to capture the event. I mean, this was something I would have killed to have seen as a 16 year old and now it was happening, why wouldn't I film it?!

Anyway, I threw together a highlight reel of the night's performance set to the original track of the song "Stitches" from their album Candyass. Enjoy it!

-P

Update on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 11:28AM by Patrick

I checked my junk mail the other day and noticed that the promoter of this show sent me a response, defending his actions and trying to justify the fact that he did not make any money off of this show...

Well no shit, I WAS THERE.

What I was trying to say, was that your piss poor booking decisions and lack of proper promotion were the REASON that you made no money off of this show!

Hey, by the way... where was that porn star that was supposed to "host" the show? Cause I know I was there for at least 5 hours waiting for ORGY to play and never once saw this chick get on stage... How about that for promotion.

Good luck with your future endeavors.

Russian Roulette, Rabbits, Motorcycles and Mardi Gras...

I'm talking bout my February so far kids. Its been crazy.

I had a slow January, which allowed me to focus on Post-Production on The Stakes (formerly "The Game"). We filmed over January 7-8th and I quickly jumped into editing the film over the next three weeks. After finishing the initial edit, the film is currently going through the sound process (music and foley). A trailer is almost finished and should be on the web within a week's time. Just as a reminder, the film will not be released online. In order to see it, you will have to physically leave the comfort of your home, cubicle, bathroom, etc and head to a local showing or film festival to see it. Which I hope you will, cause it's pretty damn good and it would mean a lot to moi.

This month, I have had a new project every weekend. Shooting a web promo for Ritter Cycle Racing in St. Jacob, IL, a look in the studio of CeCe's first original recording and a trip down to Mardi Gras to film a promo for the cover band, Queen's Blvd. All of that leads into this weekend, when I will be travelling to Decatur, IL to film my first music video since October, with R&B singer D-Willz.

With more projects on the horizon, spring is looking to fill up quickly! So if you are interested in any kind of video work, please DO NOT HESITATE to contact me at Patrick.Slusser@me.com.

Depending on your budget, we can now film your project in 4K (and above) resolution on RED, or in 1080p on DSLR. Feel free to ask for price quotes.

-P