February 19, 2007 – Conrad Askland

February 19, 2007April 13, 2016

Dracula Overture Remix Competition

Official Dracula Overture Remix Competition. One hundred dollar prize to the winner that does the winning remix using my Dracula Overture audio files. Winner will be decided by the RapDogs.com moderators.

Here’s details:
My Dracula Overture was premiered on February 10, 2007 at McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon, WA. Here is a track of the vocals and also a track of the music soundtrack. Entry rules and any changes or additional info will be posted here on this page. More Dracula Overture information.

AUDIO DOWNLOADS FOR REMIX
1 – Original Askland Dracula Overture MP3 – Song Info
2 – Vocals Only MP3
3 – Music Soundtrack Only MP3

Tech Info
Song is 126 BPM. Key of F minor. Chord progression is Fm – Abm – C and also Fm – Abm – Bm – Dm

DRACULA REMIX COMPETITION RULES:

Deadline for submission is March 10th, 2007. Artists must post a link to their audio file by that date here: RapDogs.com Dracula Remix Submissions – To post a link you will need to open an account at RapDogs.com which is free. We are not responsible if you cannot get the link posted, so don’t wait til the last minute.
On submitting, artists give permission for me to post their audio file entry on my website whether they win or not.
The composer of the original, Conrad Askland, will also be entering the competition but is not eligible for the prize. If he wins, next in line will win prize money.
We will also have some public voting polls and those results will be made public, but cash prize is decided by the RapDogs moderators.
Winner can be paid via PayPal or by Cashier’s Check and must be verified through their member account at RapDogs.com – In other words, the winner will be notified through their member account at RapDogs.com for payment information. Make sure your entry is posted on the RapDogs.com thread from your account.
In their remix, artists may not use any samples they do not have clearance for. Do not steal other people’s material to use in the remix.
There are no artistic limitations to the remix. Artists may alter the original files and add according to their artistic vision.
Winner will be announced within a reasonable time after March 10th, 2007 (within a couple weeks) – And payment will be made in April 2007 providing artist has supplied payment contact info from their RapDogs.com account.

February 19, 2007February 19, 2007

Dracula by Steven Dietz

Cast photos, set pics and cast/crew credits for the live stage production of Dracula presented by the Skagit College Theater Department at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA) February 2007.

Dracula by Steven Dietz
From the novel by Bram Stoker

Originally produced by the Arizona Theatre Company, Tucson/Pheonix, Arizona. David Ira Goldstein, Artistic Director. Robert Alpaugh, managing director.

Check out Conrad’s scary Dracula Overture – it’s creepy!
UPDATE – New Dracula Overture Remix Competition!

2007 McIntyre Hall Dracula Cast

Dracula – James Padilla
Van Helsing – David Cox
Mina – Lydia Randall
Maid/Female Attendant – Suzann McLamb
Harker – Alex Mutegeki
Seward – Mark Pedersen
Lucy – Erin Hemenway
Waiter/Attendant 1 – Miles McGillivray
Attendant 2 – Jared Conforti
Vixen 1 – Carolyn Travis
Vixen 2 – Christina Stephens
Renfield – Trey Hatch

Director Damond Morris

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

Under my sheets with Dracula and a flashlight in my hands, I flipped through page after page, unable to put the novel down and too frightened to read on. I was nine when I first read the novel Dracula and twelve when I saw the 1931 film on TV. Dracula is a creature that scares me in a primal way. Like snakes, spiders, bats and rats he gives me a creepy crawly feeling in the pit of my stomach. What happens in the night just outside your window while you are sleeping? We all know there are no such things as monsters, right? Just be sure you don’t invite them in.

Oh, and your neck, be sure to check your neck… Enjoy the show!

– Damond Morris

Dracula Crew

Director – Damond Morris
Costume Design – Maura Marlin
Set and Lighting Design – Steve Craig
Sound Design and Music – Jerry Fortier and Conrad Askland
Additional Music – Ian Hansen
Technical Direction – Mark O’Brien
Stage Manager – Dinah Steveni
Assistant Stage Manager – Christine Dykema
Makeup – Mary Bingham
Properties Mistress – Cathy Savage
Scenic Charge Painter – E.A. Risser
Special Projects – Michael Marlin
Technical Assistant – Tarah L. McKitrick
Costumer Crew – Carolyn Travis, Lydia Randall, Crystal Dominguez, Kathleen Luther, Lindsey Bowen, Michelle Beach
Makeup Assistant – Nicole Trepus, Ellen Palmer
Lighting Technician – James Yandle
Lighting Crew – Nate Young, Ryn Bishop, Michael Mejia, Randy Kivett
Stage Crew – Quat Hatch, Dory Hurtado, Nate Young
Fly Crew – Nate Young
Producer – Andy Friedlander

CAST PHOTOS – Click for full size image

Harker – Alex Mutegeki

Waiter/Attendant 1 – Miles McGillivray

Attendant 2 – Jared Conforti

Dracula – James Padilla

Vixen 1 – Carolyn Travis

Vixen 2 – Christina Stephens

Seward – Mark Pedersen

DRACULA STAGE SET DESIGN

Prop – Wheelchair

Stage – Trap Door

Set – Sanitarium Window

Set – Renfield’s Table

Set – Lucy’s Crypt

Set – Dracula’s Casket

Set – Bedroom

TECH PHOTOS

Bedroom Scene from Sound Booth

Keyboards for live FX and Music

Hydraulics underneath Orchestra Pit

Harker monologue

Conrad Askland at keyboard rig

February 19, 2007March 10, 2007

Peter Pan Tinkerbell Live Sound

Here’s a simple way to do live sound effects for Tinkerbell in stage productions of Peter Pan.

Use a colored laser pointer for Tinkerbell, preferably a professional projector made specifically for this effect (you can rent these). In the picture above you’ll see a nose flute, kazoo, metal chain to rustle for tinkle effects, a mouth buzzer and an inexpensive slide whistle.

Use these together to create realistic Tinkerbell audio fx while running the projection system. Tinkerbell is sometimes happy with light hearted buzzing sounds and sometimes angry with aggravated buzz type sounds. The slide whistle is good for “yes” and “no” responses to Peter Pan dialogue.

Since these are lighter ambient type sounds, you’ll probably want to use a condensor microphone, not a dynamic mic. If you don’t understand that, your sound engineer will. Just tell him “condensor mic”.

Total cost for Tinkerbell sound props is under twenty five dollars.

You can rent a professional Tinkerbell laser beam projector from ZFX, Inc at www.zfxflying.com