little DAY OUT

In todays’ New Zealand Herald, Westmere School gets a mention and a video link for the TV Ad that was filmed with Jordan Luck and the seniors under the heading

“School’s big effort for Little Day Out” (+video)”

An Auckland primary school has taken the unusual step of making a TV ad to promote its fund-raising music festival.

Singer Jordan Luck, who will perform in the festival, and about 20 Westmere Primary students star in the 30-second ad for the school’s Little Day Out event on Saturday.

The commercial opens with Luck reflecting on “gigs you just never forget”.

“You hear the screaming, the yell of the audience, it’s just amazing….”

Special thanks to Lisa Mein and Anna Verboeket of Speak No Evil for much behind the scenes work on making this story happen.

To read the full Herald story go here

But wait there is more…under the heading – Little Day Out gets big support – the Auckland City Harbour News in Stuff published a great photo of 3 year 6 boys from Westmere School.

Leo Drake-Rogers, Josh Hickey and Isaac Ah Kuoi-Atmore in their Little Day Out Tshirts talking about the Little Day Out. Go Senior school!

“A new second stage on the school’s back field will host activities organised by a committee of senior students.

Year 6 student Isaac Ah Kuoi-Atmore, 10, has organised a dance competition, a Weet-Bix-eating competition, Westmere Idol and a cream-the-teacher stall.

But fellow organiser Josh Hickey, 10, says the most popular event by far will be wet-the-teacher.

For $2 spectators can throw balls and try and soak their favourite, or least favourite, teachers.”

To continue reading that story in Stuff go here.

Listen (controls below) to check out the Little Day Out radio ads as played on Classic Hits radio stations.

As promised here are the other two LDO radio ads featuring Dave McArtney and Don McGlashan . We have also included the link to the first ad with Jordan as well. Special thanks to these three performers for their continued support.

Click on the audio icon below to listen to Dave.
LDO on the Radio Ad with Dave McArtney Radio featuring Dave McArtney (Ad is 30 seconds – 1.2mb)

Click on the audio icon below to listen to Don.
LDO on the Radio Ad with Don McGlashan Radio featuring Don McGlashan (Ad is 30 seconds – 1.2mb)

Click on the audio icon below to listen to Jordan.
LDO on the Radio Ad with Jordan Luck Radio featuring Jordan Luck (Ad is 30 seconds – 1.1mb)

The radio ads were produced by Images & Sound.

Go here TV Ad for LDO by kidpower if you missed the TV Ad update information.

About 20 students at Westmere School worked together to make a 30 sec TV ad for the Little Day Out.

Thanks to special guests Jordan Luck, Producer Jack Sainte-Rose and Director Jesse Warn from Film Construction, who all took part and Triangle TV for showing the ad.

Thanks also to teachers and parents who helped behind the scenes.

Here is a copy of the video in Quicktime (.mov) format. It is about 4mb in size and should play in the browser for most of you.

TV Ad

Classic Hits has kindly provided radio airtime for advertising the Little Day Out. The first radio spot was completed just this week with Jordan Luck.

The plan is to have a couple more ads with featuring other LDO performers as well.

Click on the audio icon below to have a listen.
LDO on the Radio Ad Radio (Ad is 30 seconds – 1mb)

There is also a TV ad being completed but more news on that later. The ad was also kindly produced by Images & Sound

The Bads are playing the Little Day Out!

Brett Adams and Dianne Swann who started writing together and formed The Julie Dolphin in London in 1992. ( Full bio here.)

Eventually…

Dianne and Brett returned to New Zealand in 2002 and have recently finished recording Earth From Space, an album of songs they have written together and separately as The Bads.

Check the bads myspace page for some sounds especially “Carry the Weight.”

After the amazing and sometimes stressful London experience, they feel a lot more relaxed about music and things in general and which is evident in this collection of songs that show a strength and maturity, and have a unique yet timeless quality.

Preview 2 songs from the Album Earth From Space, (album link has more samples and a buy option for songs or the CD.)

Off The Rails Off the Rail about 1 min:20 seconds and

Trouble rides a Dark Horse- Trouble rides a Dark Horse about 1 min:40 seconds.

Here is a video of the “Carry the Weight”

Dave McArtney’s Pink Flamingos now confirmed for the LDO

Dave is probably best known for his solo career as one of the country’s most prominent singer-songwriters throughout the eighties with the Pink Flamingos, formed with the late Paul Hewson of Dragon fame – and as guitarist and co-songwriter with Graham Brazier in the legendary Ponsonby band Hello Sailor.

The band, with all original members, is still active in the music industry and is currently writing and recording material for a new album.

Twice nominated for the APRA Silver Scroll (1981 & 1995) and 5 awards at the 1981 Recording Industry Awards, for the album Dave Mcartney and the Pink Flamingos, including Group of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Male vocalist, Dave has a BA in English, majoring in Renaissance poetry, and during the nineties taught in various institutions in Southern Germany.

He is currently working on the definitive story of Hello Sailor and its adventures in the music business.

Here is a sound sample below from Do that Thing which will play within the browser. More sounds over here.

Do that Thing.