david kalani larkins

Copeland - The Tears Of A Child (Music Video)

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:33:00 -0400

Here it is, the OFFICIAL music video for the theme song from film “The Mother of Invention”. With intro from Co-Director Joseph M Petrick. enjoy!!

And for those completely out of the loop. The trailer for the film itself. Due out in late ‘09! Starring Andrew Bowser, Jimmi Simpson, Kevin Corrigan, Dee Wallace and more!

Here is a music video for Victory Records band “The...

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:22:29 -0400

Here is a music video for Victory Records band “The Audition”. Andrew Bowser Directed this, while I Produced, and was Director of Photography.

This was a small budget, but tons of fun. Especially fun for me because 2 of the youngest boys in the video are my nephews!!

What starts as a normal looking performance video is soon intterupted by the little rascals. The video premiered in May on FUSE TV.

Enjoy!

CENTRAL AMERICA GARBAGE DUMP TOUR - DAY 1

Thu, 21 May 2009 01:26:00 -0400

in search of

TRASH.HEAP.TREASURES

“He lifts the poor and needy from the dust, the dung hill, the garbage dump, from the grave, and sets them among princes - even His own princes.”

so it goes like this:
guatemala -> honduras -> nicaragua -> costa rica

words are hard to use here in giving a complete picture of the magnitude of feelings. i will use words, but more effectively provide imagery that speaks for itself. i recently described it to a friend like this:

“i can’t begin to describe day 1. it’s impossible. all day long, all day i just tell myself how much i wish everybody could see what i am seeing. the garbage dump today was like something out of a post-apocalyptic film. it was huge and unending. unending in magnitude, in people, in vultures, in garbage. something a hollywood set can’t come close to conveying. you can’t even explain what you feel. am i here right now? is this happening? is this life somewhere else. it’s nutty. and then in the midst of what seems like hell, to find joy and warmth and friendship makes my heart cry and laugh at the same time. i love it. i love these people. i feel safe. i feel at home. ahhhh!!

CENTRAL AMERICA GARBAGE DUMP TOUR - HONDURAS, DAY 2 from david kalani larkins on Vimeo.

"set me like a seal upon my heart, love is as strong as death"

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

“set me like a seal upon my heart, love is as strong as death”

LONDONS CALLING

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

8 days in london was a success. The Mother of Invention had it’s UK premier, which seemed as good a time as any to scratch the UK off of the list of “places to go”. previous to the visit London was never very high on that list. now that my eyes have seen, i am a believer. my expectations were exceeded and the chances of a future relationship with the city in the near future is highly probable.

Highlights:
The film festival was a hospitable success. London has a great fashion sense, I only regret not bringing more shopping money! the pubs were fantastic. many tastes to choose from accompanied by an always eclectic crowd made it a daily routine during our wholesome 8 days.

i love being in such international cities. the array of accents, the food choices, the stylistic differences, cultural barriers. love it all. and yes, the british, eastern european, and australian accents that were so prevalent added a next level of hotness to the lady friends :)

THE UNDERGROUND

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

It seems a small organization called MTV has taken a liking to some past collaborative work of Andrew Bowser, Joseph Petrick, and myself. A series of phone calls, mixed with a series of meetings, resulted in an offer to develop a comedic TV show for the network. Joseph and Andrew went to work writing a clever series titled The Underground. We recently completed a presentation pilot for the network and are in a weird development pattern of hearing opinion after opinion from this guy, and that guy, and his superior and so on…. not sure if this series will ever see the light of day with MTV, but there has recently been some positive developments. with that said, in this career i have learned to take “positive developments” with a grain of salt, and to keep on pressing towards new goals, while completed goals sometimes lay in limbo, and in the hands of those less visionary.

ENJOY SOME PRODUCTION STILLS

A LITTLE BEHIND THE SCENES WITH BABY GOAT

FORGIVE DURDEN

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

This post is a bit dated, but I was just sent these great photo’s and video fromThe Bamboozle Left festival in Irvine, CA at the verizon amphitheatre. The fest was great. We played an hour long set of the Razia’s Shadow musical from start to finish. The 2 day fest included the likes of 50 Cent, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Thrice, Fallout Boy and more. Pretty amazing to play in the company of such names.

THE COLOR FRED

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

So my good friend Fred Mascherino of The Color Fred has a new acoustic EP album hitting stores this april. We thought it would be fun to shoot a video for each song on the EP in a more stylized fashion, and LIVE of course! We shot on a cold day in Washington D.C., you can find all five videos on my youtube page, wherever that may be. These are 2 of those videos. The Intervention was a myspace music feature, and Dark Cloud was premiered by Peta2.

The Color Fred - The Intervention (Live) from david kalani larkins on Vimeo.

The Color Fred - Dark Cloud from david kalani larkins on Vimeo.

Here it is. A very preliminary extended trailer for the early...

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Here it is. A very preliminary extended trailer for the early titled “Eyes of a Beggar” documentary I shot last year in India.The film documents the lives of beggars covering such topics such as Child Labor, Beggar Mafia’s, Forced Beggary, and Political Corruption. Set for release in Late 2009. enjoy!

a teaser trailer for the first annual earthship pitaya music...

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:41:00 -0500

a teaser trailer for the first annual earthship pitaya music festival in san juan del sur nicaragua.

five days in san juan del sur

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:36:00 -0500

im pretty sure that this is the shortest period of time that i have ever spent in nicaragua. mission: to throw the first annual earthship pitaya music festival. mission accomplished and much more!

the vision for the earthship pitaya festival is to connect the local population with visiting tourists through art and music. the festival is a platform to feature local artists and inspire the children, while raising awareness for sustainable living and education within the carizal. through our volunteer programs and community outreach projects, we hope to cultivate a disarming mutual respect between visitors and locals thus providing the foundation for lasting friendships within the local community.

the day entailed various activities. music, yoga, sunshine, local culture, food and dancing under a full moon. the response was overwhelming, and by the end of the night i had heard “at next years fest” at least 20 times. of the many joys of the night, one of the biggest was airing a video that i shot a couple months prior for international beach cleanup day with all of the children of the carizal. the video was played on the stage on a huge screen, and for most of the children was the first time ever seeing themselves on screen, and now in front of a mass audience. the looks on their faces were priceless and heartwarming. all the more motivation to get “3rd world films” off the ground. ;)

the rest of the week in san juan was spent with a huge team of about 20 whom also came to support and work the festival. we partied and played hard! bonfires, surfing, dancing, surfing, bonfires, dinners and more dinners. a well deserved week of celebration!

"the salvation of man is through love and in love"

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:13:00 -0500

“the salvation of man is through love and in love”

And a Merry Christmas from Vincent Dooly! the buzzzzz is a...

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

And a Merry Christmas from Vincent Dooly! the buzzzzz is a spreadin on our film lately….. this is not a scene from the film, but a fun christmas video we shot in response to the large amount of internet buzz in the last 2 weeks. and who’s that guy playing Jeremy? he sounds hot!

get yourself in the loop: The Mother of Invention - www.exploreinspire.com

to be happy now

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

one of the first artists i ever had the pleasure of being part of a music video with was Copeland(pin your wings), that was some time ago. I shot this video with friend and director Joseph Petrick for a song on their new album out on Tooth and Nail Records.

we shot this on pretty much $0.00 budget. Copeland shot one video for each song on their new album. This was one of them. In total our production company shot 3 video’s for the album, the other 2, one including the single were shot by Andrew Boswer. One Small Instrument ftw!

this was shot in the mojave desert. it was hot, dry, and quite lovely at the same time. the simpleness of wide open spaces like that, translate into a thing of beauty on film.

we should have an HD version up soon…. sorry for the low quality!

Copeland - “To Be Happy Now” from david kalani larkins on Vimeo.

Making the Video - The Hush Sound "Medicine Man"

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

this is the new video for my good friends The Hush Sound. Andrew Bowser and I shot this. he directed and edited while I was cinematographer and producer. we were happy to work with the band a second time on a video. my only video commentary is this…. THE MEDICINE MAN LOOKED A LOT SCARIER IN HIS HEADSHOT!

Also our wonderful friend Angeline Voung over at PASTE MAGAZINE did a “MAKING THE VIDEO”. So with no further ado, The Videos, Enjoy!

making the video:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/paste_station?station_track=track_9535_1102&mode=normal

The actual music video:
And if you want to see it in a larger web quality HD click it HERE: vimeo.com/davidkalani

The Hush Sound - Medicine Man from david kalani larkins on Vimeo.

GOING ON TOUR!

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

6 weeks of playing Razia’s Shadow.

razia's shadow

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

i spent a lovely day in seattle taking some promo photo’s of Thomas Dutton, the singer of my new band Forgive Durden. we wanted these to have a different look than the usual “band guy” photograph and went for more of the GQ guy look. on a plus side i got to shoot in what has become my 2nd home in seattle, which is a fabulous water front home full of love!

click on images to view the whole set.

PHOTOSHOOTIN

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

photo’s from my shoot with This Providence are starting to show up here and there. below are some of the shots. it’s funny that the label chose to use my least favorite shot of the day and turned it into the print ad that has been showing up all over the place. not surprised.

click on any image to check out the entire session. DO IT,enjoy!!

The Fall. just got my blu ray copy today. likely to be my top 3...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:08:00 -0400

The Fall. just got my blu ray copy today. likely to be my top 3 of the year. Tarsem is a genius.

Here is the trailer for our recently wrapped “The Mother...

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:14:00 -0400

Here is the trailer for our recently wrapped “The Mother of Invention” feature film. Watch and Enjoy!!

imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274589/