On Tour With: Hyena in Germany

Hey guys!

I love a good challenge!
In my opinion, challenges are the perfect way to stay creative and to keep pushing yourself in order to learn more.
When I first started out with this website, nothing really felt like a challenge - mainly because I didn't really think of it as more than just a hobby.

Now that it's way more than a hobby, there are times where I have to upgrade.
Upgrade the quality of the content, upgrade the variety of skills I can offer.

If I'm completely honest with you, I feel the need to improve my skills every day. But improvement takes time and it comes from hard work and practise.

There is one field that I have shyed away from for a very long time - videography.
I always felt like not having the right gear was stopping me.
Which has never stopped me when it comes to photography.

So I realised that videography is something you can learn without having the fanciest equipment on hand.
And that's why I decided I would use my time on tour with Hyena wisely to work on my video skills.

Today you get to be the judge and see if it worked out at all!
Before you dive into the video, please let me introduce you to Hyena.

Hyena are a 2016 founded band from Liverpool, UK.
Just last month the Alt-Rock trio got back from their first tour through Germany & Switzerland.
With gripping rhythms, powerful vocals and a lot of energy, the band from Liverpool, UK is taking over by storm and has already made it very clear that they belong on stage.

Hyena are:
Chris Pate (vocals, guitar)
Daz Mangan (bass)
Adam Rooney (drums, cajon)


Below you can check out what it looks like to be on tour with the very energetic (and chaotic) band.

The video includes a special appearance of our wonderful friend Ben Barritt and his amazing band!





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Credits // Text, Image & Video: Vanessa Jertschewske | **with special thanks to the Hyena gang**

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Tour Video: The Arkanes

Hey guys!

I guess today's post is going to be bittersweet.
This post shows a video back from when I went on tour with The Arkanes, but it's also a little farewell to the band.

The Arkanes, a rock band from Liverpool, have just split up as a band.
Nonetheless the guys have been incredibly supportive with everything on house in the sand and what's even more lovely, they've been wonderful friends.

I remember dreaming about going on tour with a band one day, documenting everything, traveling, meeting new people, seeing new places - oh, I couldn't wait to make that dream come true.

It was January this year when I received a message from the band, asking if I wanted to join the tour.
Well... Hell yes did I want to join!

Early in March the craziness behind the scenes started - I started drawing camera setups, planned different shots, collected details of our route, gathered inspiration.
On March 23rd I flew to Berlin to start my week on the road and the rest is documented.
(Here are previous tour posts: part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4)

Tour was only one of many times I got to work and hang out with this band, so there are a few thank you to be said.

I have written many thank you posts before, but this final one to The Arkanes needs to be big.
Thank you guys for adopting me as your "fifth member", I've had some of the biggest laughs with you. 
Thanks for always letting me boss you around when we filmed, thanks for treating me with so much respect, thanks for helping me make my crazy ideas come true, thank you for involving me in so many band things - I can't even list all of them.
(Seriously, I can't.)

I've met many people through this band, yet the six members - Chris, Dylan, Longy, Jake, Lee & Brophy are the ones these thank yous go to. 
I felt like one of you (especially during tour. (must've been the smell)) and I'm sure I'll always look back to this time and smile. Even remembering the nights in the hotels where I couldn't make out who snored the loudest. 

I know I'm repeating myself, but thank you for the respect you have for my work, it means a lot!
It was a blast from the first gig until the last gig.
I would do it all again within the blink of an eye! 

Now, dear house in the sand readers and The Arkanes fans - here's a video from tour. I know it's long, but being on tour for a week just leaves you with a lot of material.

The video includes a demo of a new song "Light Up The Becon" plus lots of outtakes, so stay tuned until the end.

I hope you'll enjoy watching this as much as I do.

Thank you for reading!

 

Credits // Text, Image, Video (camera, editing): Vanessa Jertschewske

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