I use a high quality "Sony" stand alone DVD recorder to create my music videos. It does not have digital audio inputs, but these are very rare on DVD recorders at this time. Instead, I input a stereo analog version of the song, resulting in audio that is duller than the CD version. I use a video camera (I have a large collection) to capture the video.

I've made about 30 music videos by simply standing in front of a condenser mic and lip synching to my songs. For me it is very difficult to get it right, so I use a "Stedman" pop screen to obscure my mouth. It looks authentic, and hides my mouth. Sometimes I use a flashy "Electro Voice" 726 dynamic mic. In the background is my impressive recording studio and I make sure everything is lit up to look good. I have to turn the recorder on and off, and I record 5 to 15 takes. On some takes I boost the audio level. Later I choose the best one, trim the beginning and end, and sometimes convert the DVD to MP4 to upload to the internet.

These music videos are boring, and it is my intent to use parts of them in fancy videos in the future. Most of my songs are not suitable for this lip synching method. For example, yesterday I was going to do the video for "Calendars and Clocks", a song from my rock opera on the 4th dimension (time). Obviously it requires images of calendars and clocks, not me lip synching. I have 4 music videos on the internet that have proper video. One is "Sigmund" with photos and video of Freud, and another is about Einstein. For my "People in Space" video I used footage from "First Spaceship on Venus", a movie in the public domain.

The last big production song I wrote, recorded and made a video of was "Hollywood Movie Life" (November 2007), about how we are influenced by movies. a variation on "life imitating art". My vocals need to be re-recorded and the song remixed. A "Supro" lapsteel is used as a bass and needs compression, and the acoustic 12 string needs more gain.

I've included 2 Youtube links here, one for "Mic Lens", my only song that makes sense with me lip synching it. "Mic Lens" is also from my rock opera about time and is about images and sound that survive into the future.

HOLLYWOOD MOVIE LIFE: Hollywood Movie Life

MIC LENS: Mic Lens