The first video and track from Cosmic Viola lands on New Year's Day of 2026!
Images from our recent Cosmic Viola video shoot at the HR MacMillan Space Centre are here! Using a 3.5 foot stage built by my father, our elevation allowed for wondrous surroundings of stars and planets in the planetarium. Joining me were pianist Kitty Lam and percussionist Jarrett Plett. With main photography by Darko Sikman, and behind-the-scenes footage by Ecescreative, or AJ, we captured some of the following.
Kitty Lam recorded Interstellar, Across the Stars and Princess Leia, all in one go!
Jarrett joined me for Fox Fanfare and Star Wars Main theme.
Our final shoot took us to Upperland Studio in Richmond where we filmed Blade Runner and my own arrangement of the Imperial March. Using a giant LED wall screen, we used AI generated background visuals, from a rainy dystopian cityscape to exploding galactic battles launched from the reddish surface of Tatooine. Jarrett, on cajon, really got into the swing of things!
Here I am, pulling off a Deckard look from the 1982 Blade Runner.
Imperial March Fantasia releases on May the Fourth, Star Wars day. In the video, Jarrett and I begin on Tatooine before teleporting into the bridge of a Star Destroyer!
Jarrett had the last laugh!