Brian Brodeur produces multi-camera production for CD/DVD release by Barnes and Noble. ‘Esteban’s Complete Chord Book’ features all the basics needed to begin playing guitar – and the package is released with a thorough Chord Book and and audio CD containing over twenty play-along and example audio tracks.

Taping at Dubway Recording Studios in New York City, Brian Brodeur worked with Dan Welch’s New York Video Crews to produce & direct the multi-camera SD shoot. Audio was tracked and mixed using ProTools HD by Keith Rigling, with assistance from Eric Johnson and Jennifer Fabian – and the shoot was beautifully lit by DP Matthew Wachsman.

Along with Brodeur’s on-site direction, NewYorkDVD provided complete post production and DVD development for Barnes and Noble. Standard-Definition editing was completed utilizing Apple’s Final Cut Pro and final DVD encoding and authoring was completed using NewYorkDVD’s state-of-the-art CinemaCraft encoding and Sonic Solutions authoring systems.

Synopsis

Take an in-depth journey through the building blocks of guitar music—chord—in this companion to Esteban’s best-selling guitar course. Whether you want to compose your own music or simply become a more versatile guitarist, this comprehensive chord tutorial will bring your skills to the next level.

• DVD of hands-on instruction from Esteban, including how to position your hands, tune your guitar, easily switch chords, and play such songs as Pachelbel’s Canon and folk ballad “House of the Rising Sun”
• CD of more than a dozen essential chord progressions to get you started, along with major and minor chords to tune against
• 240-page book, featuring easy-to-understand diagrams and photos of 960 chord fingerings
• Bonus Esteban poster with quick-reference chord chart

Biography

Born Stephen Paul in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Esteban began teaching himself to play at age eight. In 1974, after relentlessly pursuing Segovia, he finally achieved his goal of working with the master in Spain. Four years later, Esteban began touring—but after a tragic automobile accident he lost his ability to play for a decade. Finally, through dedication and his love of music, he overcame his injuries. Since then, he has topped the Billboard charts many times and created his own line of affordable guitars.

Disc Features Acclaimed Rush Drummer Nine-Minute Drum Solo

FOR RELEASE ON: MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2006

NEW YORK — NewYorkDVD, a leading DVD development, design and authoring firm, today announced that it has received the ‘Excellence in Music DVD’ award by the DVD Association for development for Neil Peart’s “ Anatomy of a Drum Solo‚” which was released by Hudson Music in the fall of 2005. The announcement was made as part of the DVD Excellence Awards presentation at the Spring Digital Hollywood event, at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on March 29th.

Bernie Mitchell, president of the DVD Association, presented the award to NewYorkDVD CEO, Brian Brodeur (pictured above with Bruce Apar).

Developed for Hudson Music, ‘Anatomy of a Drum Solo’ is a two-disc DVD which features Peart, the acclaimed drummer for rock group Rush, discussing the elements of his nine-minute tour de force solo, which is a highlight of each Rush performance. Brodeur completed the work for long-time client Hudson Music in the fall of 2005. The disc is a must-have for Rush fans as well as drummers, featuring more than three hours of instructional and performance material. “The DVD format is an ideal way for music fans to examine and enjoy multiple elements of the musicians they worship, and it was a treat to work with such a hard-working professional as Neil Peart,” said Brodeur. “I am extremely honored to have been chosen as the recipient of the Excellence in Music DVD award; as a long-time member of the DVD industry, this is a capstone to a career dedicated to the fusion of music and DVD.”

Using the “Der Trommler” drum solo recorded in Frankfurt, Germany in September, 2004, Peart describes the inspiration and conceptual thinking behind his solos. Included are three multi-angles of the Frankfurt solo, two “explorations” — 30-minute-plus improvised workouts on the drums — as well as a never-before-released solo recorded in Hamburg, Germany in September, 2004 (“Ich Bin Ein Hamburger”); the Grammy Award-nominated solo “O Baterista‚” (from the “ Rush in Rio”‚ DVD); two full Rush performances (“Tom Sawyer‚” and “Subdivisions‚”) from the Frankfurt, 2004 concert, shot from the point of view of the drum cameras; interviews with Lorne Wheaton, Peart’s drum technician; Paul Northfield, Rush co-producer and engineer; a previously unreleased solo from the 1994 Rush “Counterparts” tour, alternate edits, audio-only bonus tracks, and a photo gallery. “The superb design, treatment of subject matter, and overall technical brilliance of the ‘Anatomy’ disc made it a clearly superior choice for the DVD-A Excellence award,” said Mitchell. “NewYorkDVD’s work with Hudson Music is a tremendous example of the creative choices that music producers can make with DVD.”

“Anatomy of a Drum Solo” is the latest collaboration between NewYorkDVD and Hudson Music, which includes the award-winning “Creative Control‚” with drummer Thomas Lang, “Liquid Drum Theater Featuring Mike Portnoy,” and high-profile live music DVDs, including “Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary Concert‚” and the 2004 release, “Steve Gadd Tribute Concert.”

With NewYorkDVD, Brodeur has developed and produced numerous music DVD titles, including Rod Stewart’s “One Night Only” Live at Royal Albert Hall‚ for J Records as well as the “Dog” title from Mike Keneally’s Exowax Recordings label.

NewYorkDVD operates a turnkey studio for expert-level DVD authoring, menu design, and replication. The company offers record label clients – including Warner Music Group, Sony/BMG Music, EMI, and Universal Music Group, as well as leading independent labels “a true creative partner in the conception, production, design, and authoring of high-quality DVD titles.”

Brodeur has developed several innovative concepts for music DVDs, including the first integration of ACID loops into an instructional music DVD, as well as early work with Web-connected DVD functionality.

NewYorkDVD maintains several complete authoring suites, including several Sonic Solutions workstations, Surround-sound Pro Tools mixing and 1:1 Final Cut Pro motion graphics/editing stations.

About NewYorkDVD
NewYorkDVD’s principal, Brian Brodeur, has been producing music and multimedia for more than 15 years. He has created award-winning DVDs for the corporate, entertainment and instructional markets, including discs for Pfizer, Columbia/Tristar, KINO International, and Fender Guitars. Mr. Brodeur is an expert in all stages of DVD production; from audio/video compression to creative interactive design and stable DVD functionality programming that enhances the user experience. He is a sought-after DVD consultant for leading vendors, including Video Technologies Group and Sonic Solutions.
NewYorkDVD’s extensive capabilities include expert-level encoding and authoring with Sonic Solutions systems, Final Cut Pro, comprehensive graphic design and motion menu development, surround sound mixing, multi-language translation/subtitling, DVD packaging, Adobe Flash development, and full-scale production and post-production services. NewYorkDVD provides competitively priced disc replication services, in small or large quantities, and offers comprehensive warehousing/fulfillment and e-commerce distribution solutions. For more information, visit the Web site at www.NewYorkDVD.com.
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EDITOR’s NOTE: For a color photograph of screenshots the ‘Anatomy of a Drum Solo’ DVD or NewYorkDVD’s Brian Brodeur, or shots of NewYorkDVD production suites, please contact Chris Pfaff at 201-218-0262 or chris@chrispfafftechmedia.com

• Two explorations – completely improvised workouts at the drums each over 30 minutes long.

• A never-before-released solo recorded in Hamburg Germany in September 2004

• “O Baterista” Neil’s Grammy® Award-nominated solo

• Two full-band Rush performances from Frankfurt ‘04 all shot from the perspective of the drum cameras

BONUS FEATURES:

• Camera Option-during Neil’s performance of “Der Trommler” the viewer can choose between the program edit and two isolated cameras for different views

• Alternate Edits-during parts of Neil’s analysis of “Der Trommler” the viewer can choose between the program edit or an alternate edit with the playing example shown full-screen without Neil’s commentary

• Audio-only tracks “Momo’s Dance Party” and “Pieces of Eight” composed and performed by Neil which can be accessed at various points in the program.

• Interview with Paul Northfield Rush co-producer and engineer and Lorne Wheaton

• Neil’s drum tech Lorne Wheaton setting up and talking about Neil’s drumkit

• Two Rush performances from the perspective of the drum cameras

• Previously unreleased solo from Rush’s 1994 Counterparts tour

• Actors: Neil Peart
• Directors: Matthew Wachsman
• Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region All
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating:
• Studio: Hudson Music / Rounder Records
• DVD Release Date: December 12, 2005
• Run Time: 200 minutes

NewYorkDVD provided dual layer DVD authoring/development, hardware-based MPEG2/AC3 encoding, interactive motion.static menus and DVD-ROM weblink

Buy Here: Neil Peart’s Anatomy of a Drum Solo

BRIAN BRODEUR & NEWYORKDVD HELPS BRINGS POPULAR PBS COOKING SHOW ‘CIAO ITALIA’ TO DVD; LONG-RUNNING SHOW TO DELIVER CATALOGUE OF PROGRAMS ON DVD:

‘The Best of Ciao Italia in Umbria’ and ‘The Best of Ciao Italia in Tuscany’ Are Initial Discs; ‘Ciao Italia’ to Create Larger Series of DVD Catalogue Discs.

FOR RELEASE, DECEMBER, 2004

NEW YORK – NewYorkDVD, a leading DVD development, design and authoring firm, today announced that it has helped bring one of the most popular, and longest-running, PBS shows, ‘Ciao Italia,’ to DVD. ‘The Best of Ciao Italia in Umbria’ and ‘The Best of Ciao Italia in Tuscany’ are the initial discs in a projected series of titles, which will enable long-time and new fans of the show, hosted by Mary Ann Esposito, to learn some of the magic associated with Italian cuisine.

From its initial airing in 1989, ‘Ciao Italia’ – produced by Paul Lally and Mary Ann Esposito in conjunction with Rhode Island Public Television – has created more than 150 half-hour programs that demonstrate the fine art of Italian regional cooking, with accurate recipes, that delivers a breadth of information in an engaging manner.

“We are delighted to offer, for the first time, DVD versions of our shows, for those who want to learn the true way to cook Italian food. As part of our vision of creating an interactive library of cooking programs, we are very pleased with the first two discs, which leverage the capabilities of DVD to the utmost,” said Paul Lally, senior producer of ‘Ciao Italia.’ “Mary Ann Esposito provides an invaluable resource for the preservation of Italian regional cooking, and these DVDs will help introduce new audiences to our show and, we know, some fine Italian food.”

‘Ciao Italia’ is shot on MiniDV digital, with off-line editing performed by Lally in his Durham, New Hampshire studio. Pillar to Post and Rhode Island Public Television performed post-production for the DVDs, which were authored by Brian Brodeur’s team at NewYorkDVD.

“I have known of ‘Ciao Italia’ for years, and saw an opportunity to create a DVD franchise with one of the best-known properties in public television,” said Brodeur, founder and lead producer of NewYorkDVD. “This is an ideal show for DVD, and now we finally have it.”

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Brodeur has worked on numerous instructional DVD titles, mainly through his relationship with Hudson Music, including ‘Getting Started on Drums’ and ‘Getting Started on Electric Guitar.’

‘Ciao Italia’ airs on approximately 130 public television stations in the U.S. and can be seen in syndication, Monday through Friday, on most stations at 2:00 pm.
To order ‘The Best of Ciao Italia in Umbria’ and ‘The Best of Ciao Italia in Tuscany,’ visit the ‘Ciao Italia’ Web site at www.ciaoitalia.com or visit Rhode Island Public Television at www.ripbs.org/ripta.html.

NewYorkDVD, which has won awards in recent years for such titles as Thomas Lang’s ‘Creative Control’ and ‘Liquid Drum Theater Featuring Mike Portnoy,’ offers record label clients – including Warner Music Group, BMG, Sony Music, EMI, and Universal Music Group, as well as leading independent labels – a true creative partner in the conception, production, design, and authoring of high-quality DVD titles.

In addition to its acknowledged excellence in instructional and studio music titles, the company has worked on high-profile live music DVDs, including’ ‘Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary Concert’ and the recently released ‘Steve Gadd Tribute Concert.’

Brodeur has developed several innovative concepts for music DVDs, including the first integration of ACID loops into an instructional music DVD, as well as early work with Interactual’s DVD Sync-Link functionality.

Brodeur plans significant expansion of multi-channel DVD production and maintains several complete authoring suites, including several Sonic Solutions Creator workstations, Avid Pro Tools 6.2.3 and 1:1 Final Cut Pro motion graphics stations.

About NewYorkDVD

NewYorkDVD’s principal, Brian Brodeur, has been producing music and multimedia for more than 15 years. He has created award-winning DVDs for the corporate, entertainment and instructional markets, including discs for Pfizer, Hal Leonard Publishing, KINO International, and Fender Guitars. Mr. Brodeur is an expert in all stages of DVD production, from audio/video compression to creative interactive design and stable DVD functionality programming that enhances the user experience. He is a sought-after DVD consultant for leading vendors, including VCA Fusion and Sonic Solutions.

NewYorkDVD’s extensive capabilities include expert-level encoding and authoring with Sonic Solutions Creator systems, Final Cut Pro, comprehensive graphic design and motion menu development, surround sound mixing, multi-language translations and recording/subtitling. NewYorkDVD provides competitively-priced disc replication services, in small or large quantities, and offers comprehensive warehousing/fulfillment and e-commerce distribution solutions. For more information, visit the Web site at www.NewYorkDVD.com.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: For a color photograph of ‘Ciao Italia’ DVD titles, Mary Ann Esposito, Paul Lally, NewYorkDVD’s Brian Brodeur, or shots of NewYorkDVD production suites, please contact Chris Pfaff at 201-218-0262 or chris@chrispfafftechmedia.com

NewYorkDVD NEWS
FOR RELEASE 3/12/02

2002 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader’s Poll Winners Announced – NewYorkDVD Titles Win First and Second Place.

Two of the recent titles authored by NewYorkDVD for Hudson Music have won 1st and 2nd place in the Modern Drummer 2002 reader’s poll awards. “Liquid Drum Theater – featuring Mike Portnoy” – is a double DVD set featuring in-studio performances with Mike, including Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment songs. Some features included on this double disc set include multi-camera angle capability, commentary by Mike Portnoy, Photo Gallery, and Bonus Performance footage.

“Classic Drum Solos and Drum Battles” features many drums solos from great Jazz/Big Band drummers. This DVD features commentary by Peter Erskine (Steps Ahead, Weather Report, Steely Dan) – as well as Mac/PC weblink functionality.

Both of these titles were encoded and authored by Brian Brodeur utilizing Sonic Solutions DVD systems.

Look for more titles from Hudson Music developed by NewYorkDVD – including “Making Music – Victor Wooten and Carter Beauford in the studio”, “Classic Jazz Drummers”, “Fender – Getting Started on Guitar – feat. Keith Wyatt, Double DVD set”, and many more….

2002 Modern Drummer Reader’s Poll winners:

Category: EDUCATIONAL VIDEO/DVD 1st Place: MIKE PORTNOY: LIQUID DRUM THEATER DVD (client:Hudson Music; Developed by NewYorkDVD. Compression/authoring/project management by Brian Brodeur. Graphic Menu Design by Jon Ratcliff)

2nd Place: Various Artists: Classic Drum Solos And Drum Battles DVD (client: Hudson Music; Developed by NewYorkDVD. Compression/authoring/project management by Brian Brodeur. Graphic Menu Design by Jon Ratcliff).

For more information about NewYorkDVD, please email Brian Brodeur: brian@newyorkdvd.com or visit www.newyorkdvd.com.

• Builds early reading skills through narrated text, click-on words and a colorful bonus companion book to enjoy away from the computer
• Provides hours of entertainment with click-and-explore animations on every page
• Teaches universal life lessons within a cultural setting
• Beautiful cinema-quality animation
• Dozens of culturally inspired melodies

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Liam Finds a Story: An Irish Folk Tale

Inspired by a centuries-old Irish folk tale, Liam Finds a Story is the tale of a young boy who must search far and wide for an original story in order to save his family from a gluttonous Fairy Witch. Through his adventures, Liam learns the importance of kindness and patience, and discovers that his own life is a story worth telling.

Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese: A Russian Folk Tale

Based on a centuries-old Russian folk tale, Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese is the story of a headstrong girl whose exciting adventures in an enchanted forest teach her the importance of accepting responsibility and keeping promises.

The Princess and the Crab: An Italian Folk Tale

In the classic Italian folk tale The Princess and the Crab, a beautiful Princess must rescue a handsome Prince after an evil fairy has turned him into a magical crab. During a series of challenges to save the Prince, the Princess learns to overcome her own fears.

Imo and the King: An African Folk Tale

Based on a classic African folk tale, Imo and the King is the story of a courageous boy who sets out to become the King’s successor and along the way, learns an important life lesson – all kind acts are rewarded with kindness.

The Little Samurai: A Japanese Folk Tale

Inspired by a classic Japanese folk tale and passed down from generation to generation, The Little Samurai is the story of a young boy who discovers that laughter is the mightiest weapon of all.

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Available for the following platform(s): Windows/Macintosh CD-ROM Windows® and Windows® 95 Native CD-ROM Power Macintosh® compatible and 68K Macintosh® CD-ROM

System Requirements

Windows® CD-ROMRequires Windows 95 with 8 MB RAM or Windows 3.1x with 4 MB RAM (8 MB recommended); 486sx/33 MHz; 256-color SVGA graphics; double-speed CD-ROM drive; mouse and hard drive; Windows-compatible sound card Macintosh® CD-ROMRequires Macintosh LC 575, Performa 575, Quadra, Power Macintosh or better; System 7.1 or higher; 6 MB RAM with 3 MB free hard drive; 256-color system; minimum 13″ monitor; double-speed CD-ROM drive.

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