The Lancast

Rusty Banks, Andy Babin, and Ryan Mast discuss the meaning of collaboration and ask what interactions artists should have with their local community.

Recently David had the idea of creating a video of a variety of musicians playing the pianos that Music for Everyone has placed around Lancaster City for the summer in a project they’re calling Keys for the City. Ryan and Andy shot the video and recorded the sound, Rusty composed original music and organized the pianists, and David is producing.

Rusty Banks is a composer and musician who, among other projects, provides music lessons here in Lancaster.

Andy Babin works alongside Ryan Mast as Meteor Tower‘s audio person.

Ryan Mast has appeared twice before on The Lancast. He joined Daniel last September to talk about augmented reality and Millersville, and then participated in our one-year anniversary show.

Support for this episode of The Lancast has been provided by Lancaster County Art Association.

Theme music: Invisible Walls by Revolution Void
Break music: Like King Cool in a Sunbed by Kämmerer

UPDATE!

The Ring The Keys Video is now finished. Watch it below.

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Michael Hoober, director of the Rumschpringe Film Festival in Lancaster, PA, shares his vision for the event’s third year. Short film entries are due by March 15. The festival will take place at the Theater of the Seventh Sister on North Queen Street on June 3 – 6 of this year.

You can reach Michael Hoober directly at contact@rumschpringe.com.

We briefly discuss/celebrate the spoof music video “New Holland State of Mind” by Matt Besson aka MO-BO.

“Green Fans,” a documentary on the passion of Philadelphia Eagles fans, debuted at last year’s Rumschpringe as a short film and tied for the grand prize. It is now available as a full-length DVD.

Michael Hoober is not only the guy behind Rumschpringe; he was also instrumental in founding CI Records, and he is a counselor for Catholic Charities and on the faculty of the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.

While we were recording, we were joined by special guest Karlo Gesner, another Lancaster resident who produces a podcast, PAPA: Podcast for the Advanced Photo Amateur. Unlike The Lancast, his show is geared toward a national audience.

As our guest, Michael Hoober explains in this podcast episode how as a counselor he works in the vein of Sal Minuchin. He also tells us he is attempting to set up the Lancaster County Center for the Prevention of Youth Crises, and he is actively looking for a licensed professional counselor to spearhead the project with him.

The music on this episode of The Lancast is by Isaac Gillespie, who, along with Aaron Invisible, is part of the Brooklyn “Antifolk” scene. They’ll be performing on Monday, Jaunary 11, 2010 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Progressive Galleries on the 300 block of North Queen Street in Lancaster. Admission is free.

Photo credit: Karlo Gesner

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