In late 2014 I traveled to Oregon, USA. Together with some good friends, we produced a Music Video. You can find more information on their website www.jaskamon.com.
JASKAMON (pronounced ja*ska*mon, referring to “spirit, music, and humanity”) is a pop music project based in Oregon that blends Americana with Caribbean beats. Led by singer-songwriter-guitarist Barry Klusman, the band has a core of five musicians including Klusman, Rodney Turner, Jim and Pam Caldwell, and Louis Butts. Other players are added when called for. Jaskamon’s attributes are a long list of hook-laden tunes that are rhythmically charged for dancing, tight harmony singing by all five, strong percussion, and infectious horn lines.
The Jaskamon music project has produced three CDs since its inception in March of 2013; “Sword & Plow”, “All The People”, and their 2015 release, “432”. 432 refers to the use of “natural tuning” which was utilized when they recorded at The Lab Studio in Portland, Or. with John Neff (see David Lynch, Journey, Willie Nelson, etc.) at the controls.
A music video, “Take Me Home”, released in 2014, produced by Christian Koehlert from Germany, was a nominated finalist in the 2014 Independent Music Awards. It is dedicated to drummer Marv Bauer who passed away that year.
We went to different locations, foremost around Portland in Oregon, in producing the video. I attended the band’s gigs, but I also went to Mount Helen in Washington. This enormous volcano crater got famous in the 80′ when it produced a tremendous outburst.
In 2014 a biker festival called RUN 21 was held for the first time in Otis. Otis is a tiny community close to Lincoln City in Oregon. So this event was exceptional for this small place. The Run 21 Festival…
b as a photographer. Gary’s good friend has a lawn service, and he needed some photos for his website. During this photo session, I had the opportunity to get some more impressions of the Oregon coast.
LUMINATE FESTIVAL 2014 | Golden Bay 
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