I also finished the second PLUS shoot (“Here’s Kevin with the Weather”) sometime last month – this time with Kevin from Classic. I’ll post those as soon as this month is over (if I SURVIVE this month, that is).
I’m going crazy shooting videos back to back, all for the TRNSMSSN show next month. I’ve just finished shooting/editing the promo for another Just A Band song – If I Could. This time, I was playing around with split-screens and working with the very talented Patricia Kihoro and Kevin Maina (aka K2 – who was the “astronaut” in Fly). Fun!
Anyone who wants to see it will have to wait for the premiere on TRNSMSSN. I’ll YouTube it quickly after that.
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The Goethe-Institut Nairobi has commissioned Just A Band with works of video art for their first art show – TRNSMSSN:.
The show runs from Tuesday May 5, 2009 to Saturday May 16, 2009 at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi Auditorium (Maendeleo House, Loita/Monrovia Street, Nairobi) and will feature premieres of new music videos from their debut album – Scratch To Reveal – and their soon-to-be-released second album – 82.
Just A Band will mark the finissage on Saturday May 16, 2009 with END_TRNSMSSN , a DJ set of their favorite house, electro, pop and funk tunes. Entry free. Facebook users can RSVP here.
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Here’s the final photos from our first PLUS shoot starring Kate and Emily – harsh feedback would be nice, as always. 
I played Assistant Director on Sauti Sol’s first ever music video – Laazizi from their debut album Mwanzo. The promo was directed by Lisa Forsberg. Fun stuff – check it out!
Continue ReadingBased in Nairobi, Jim Chuchu began taking photographs by accident in 2007. He has since had the opportunity to create stylized advertising photography, portraiture and experimental video for clients such as Virgin Atlantic, Zain, and Coca-Cola and for artists like Just A Band and Sauti Sol.
Camcorders: I use mostly the D90, the 7D and the 5D.