Do You Think of Me?

‘Do You Think of Me?’ is a reminder to always go towards love and ponder that which is yet to be recognized. Social Justice? Romance? Live Action Music Performance Video? Yes. All of these things and more, featuring songwriter & acoustic guitarrist Nikki Morgan accompanied by the section leaders of the Lake County Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Ron Arden. Executive produced, arranged, orchestrated & directed by Donny Walker. The song is co-arranged, live recorded & music mix by Zachariah Jarrett. Sound supervision, recording & mastering engineer is Kelly Askam. This performance was done in 1 take using 7 cameras and was the very last of 14 songs video & audio recorded by Mind Exchange Music LLC for their breakthrough music production series. Copyright 2020 by Mind Exchange Music LLC, all rights reserved.

PS: If timecode is in the video, then 1 final edit is on its way. Currently this 2K video is being music mixed, then mastered & then re-exported (check back after June 20th.

  • Donny Walker
    Executive Producer, Director, Orchestrator, Arranger
    Director, Orchestrator & Past Composer Credits: Infinite Love, Ms. Glitch, Omega, Promo, Cowboy Boots, Do you Think of Me, Let The Rest Of The World Pass You By, Sex In The Top Drawer, 26 Candles, Wedding Song & Butterflies & Shovels. Composition & Music Supervision Credits: I Dream of A Psychopomp, An Interesting Story About An Uninteresting Guy, Frank Lloyd Wright's Emil Bach House, The Low End, Nostalgic Pang, Intersect, Huck Finn: A Close Place, The Dig, School For Gods, Blacklisting, Getting on Board Webseries, Drift, Making Sex, The Swim Coach, Two Black Coffees, The Percentages, Art is Instrumental (DuPage Children's Museum Exhibit), iMapp2019 Projection Mapping Festival & Vivid Sydney Architectural Installation. Foley: White People Money
  • Nikki Morgan
    Songwriter, Lyrics, Guitarist & Vocalist
    Mind Exchange Music's: Cowboy Boots & Do You Think of Me?
  • Kelly Askam
    Producer, Sound Supervisor, Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer & Re-Record Mixer
    Production Sound, Dialogue Editor & Re-Recording Mixer, Infinite Love, Ms. Glitch, Omega, Promo, Cowboy Boots, Do you Think of Me, Let The Rest Of The World Pass You By, Sex In The Top Drawer, 26 Candles, Wedding Song & Butterflies & Shovels. Composition & Music Supervision Credits: I Dream of A Psychopomp, An Interesting Story About An Uninteresting Guy, Frank Lloyd Wright's Emil Bach House, The Low End, Nostalgic Pang, Intersect, Huck Finn: A Close Place, The Dig, School For Gods, Blacklisting, Getting on Board Webseries, Drift, Making Sex, The Swim Coach, Two Black Coffees, The Percentages, Art is Instrumental (DuPage Children's Museum Exhibit), iMapp2019 Projection Mapping Festival & The Reception, Black and Privileged, The Proposal & Many More
  • Zachariah Jarrett
    Co-Arranger, Recording Engineer, Music Mixer & Lap Steel Guitarist
    See previous credits.
  • Mind Exchange Music LLC
    Sound & Music Production Agency, Record Label & Music Publisher
    www.mindexchangemusic.com
  • Chris Oliva
    Film Editor
  • Grace Pisula of Gold Point Studios
    Film Colorist
  • Caitlin Rappel of Post'R Girls
    Associate Producer & DIT
  • Zachariah Jarrett
    Audio & Microphone Consultant
  • Jeff Kowalkowski
    Keys
  • Section Leaders from Lake County Symphony Orchestra
    String Quartet
  • Ron Arden
    Conductor
  • Donny Walker
    Music Production Coordinator
  • Kelly Askam
    Audio & Sound Production Coordinator
  • Ryan Zeller
    Camera Operators
  • Vikram Bhaduri
    Camera Operators
  • Will Mass
    Camera Operators
  • Alexander Lakin
    Camera Operators
  • Ryan Croft
    Camera Operators
  • Kevin Veselka
    Extra Camera Equipment
  • Kevin Vicks
    Extra Camera Equipment
  • Andy Aguirre of Paper Pigeon Studios
    Still Photographer
  • Becs Bartle
    Lighting Design & Light Programming
  • Dan Watt
    Lighting Assistants
  • Dria White
    Lighting Assistants
  • Dan Watt
    Lighting Equipment Provided by
  • Samantha Joy
    Stage Manager
  • Annie Warnick
    Hair, Make Up & Craft Services
  • Corinne Sanders
    Hair, Make Up & Craft Services
  • Music Pro Insurance
    Insurance Services
  • Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago
    Performance Location
  • John Lawrence Geary
    Operations Manager
  • Mind Exchange Music LLC, Copyright 2020, all rights reserved.
    Publishing, Distribution & Licesning Info
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Folk, Western, Pop, Country, Chamber Music, Live Music Performance, Music Video, Live Performance
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 8, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    DSLR, 7 cameras, Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Social Change Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    September 25, 2020
    Midwest Premiere
    Best Musical Short (FINALIST)
  • Colorado International Activisim Film Festival
    Denver
    United States
    July 24, 2020
    US Premiere
    Music Category (SEMI FINALIST)
  • Raleigh FIlm & Art Festival
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    United States
    October 2, 2020
    Music Video of the Year (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
  • F3: Frankly Film Fest
    Cincinatti, Ohio
    United States
    October 9, 2020
    Music Video (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
  • The ChiTown Multicultural FIlm Festival
    Chicago, Illinois
    United Arab Emirates
    November 14, 2020
    Film & Video (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
Director Biography

Donny Walker is an award winning composer, arranger, orchestrator, music producer, multi instrumentalist, musician and foley performer with Mind Exchange Music LLC, Chicago’s premiere upcoming sound and music production agency. He’s performed & produced over 37 records, custom created 500+ fully mixed and mastered tracks, he’s scored & produced total soundtracks for 4 feature films, 25+ short films, 3 theatre shows, 1 museum exhibit called ‘Art is Instrumental’ with the DuPage Children’s Museum and he and his team represented original music for the nation of America in iMapp 2019’s worldwide winners round with creative genius George Berlin. His custom curated score for ‘Frank Lloyd Wright’s Emil Bach House Documentary’ produced for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation won him most distinct original score with the 2019 videographer awards (a score he custom created in 12 days) and was in competition with 1500 other films, it can be streamed from WTTW PBS. His company Mind Exchange Music is a highly sought after audio and music team for original media in the Chicago Region. Upcoming projects including a live film scoring multimedia show for the 150 media stream for the Pritzkers and a custom curated architectural projection mapping score for ‘Vivid Sydney’ an interactive Light Festival in Sydney Australia, also with creative genius George Berlin. Currently he’s working on a 14 episode live music performance production film series through Mind Exchange Music LLC featuring 26 musicians and additionally he’s especially excited to produce the full soundtrack for for Danny Villanueva Jr's upcoming feature film ‘I Dream of a Psychopomp’.

His scores & sheet music (originals, arrangements, adaptations & editorials, etc) have been placed in front of: The Chicago Symphony, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Bari Symphony, Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Full Score Chamber Orchestra, Lake County Symphony Orchestra & many well known Chicago Arts Organizations as well. Educational studies include: DePaul University, Columbia College, Northeastern Illinois University, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Jazz Ensemble & The Lyric Opera and has performed on stage with national talent including: Aretha Franklin, HARPO, The O'Jays, The Dells and many more.

www.mindexchangemusic.com

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