Me and my steel in a music video!

Jay Kardong · Post by **Jay Kardong** » 2 Jun 2009 11:29 am

Hey Friends,

I'm kinda busting today cause I just saw a new video that was shot for Sub Pop Records artist Sera Cahoone who I play for. I have a small part with my Carter.

It just debuted on the No Depression website, and I had to share it with the folks who help me so much! Check it out at http://community.nodepression.com . It's on the main page today (6/2), hopefully they'll have a link going forward.

It's funny, my hands are way off from the song, but you folks are prob the only ones who will notice. We filmed it while playing along to the song at triple speed so the shot could be slowed down in editing later. It was dang hard to keep up with the song, even with the simple part I play!!

I hope you enjoy the video and song. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post.

Best
Jay
www.jkardong.com

Brian Kurlychek · Post by **Brian Kurlychek** » 2 Jun 2009 11:56 am

Nice vid. Why did they film 3 times as fast? To get that slowed down effect?

Adam Przybyla · Post by **Adam Przybyla** » 2 Jun 2009 12:47 pm

Pretty cool, Jay! Great song, too. I shot a hip hop video a few months ago (yes, pedal steel in a hip hop video) and they did the same thing. They sped up the playback track by 1 1/2 times when we filmed so that Twista's lips and my hands moved to the music at normal speed while everything else was in slow motion. Nifty little trick, but it took at least a dozen takes to get it right. Normally that wouldn't have been so bad, but we were outside for probably 45 minutes and it was about 15 degrees, hardly an ideal environment for an old lacquer Sho-Bud. I've only seen a rough cut so far, but I'll be posting a link as soon as it's officially released.

Tucker Jackson · Post by **Tucker Jackson** » 2 Jun 2009 2:35 pm

Nice video, Jay!

I enjoyed seeing you play this song a few weeks ago... you guys really nailed it. And that custom Carter is gorgeous.

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 2 Jun 2009 3:23 pm

Very cool, Jay... I'm proud of ya!

jc

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 2 Jun 2009 5:15 pm

Geeze, even I think it's pretty cool!

Tommy R. Butler · Post by **Tommy R. Butler** » 2 Jun 2009 8:08 pm

Man I really like the song and the video. I think what u played fit real well. I was totally into it !

Nathan Sarver · Post by **Nathan Sarver** » 2 Jun 2009 8:18 pm

I think it's a lovely song and I love the understated production.

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 2 Jun 2009 11:26 pm

Great video, Jay. Um, even the banjo was pretty tasteful.

Edward Meisse · Post by **Edward Meisse** » 3 Jun 2009 7:33 am

Nathan Sarver wrote:I think it's a lovely song and I love the understated production.

And the video fits the mood and style of the song perfectly.

Steve Norman · Post by **Steve Norman** » 3 Jun 2009 9:21 am

Thats Awesome Jay! congratulations!

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 3 Jun 2009 9:47 am

Very cool Jay !

Tom Palmer · Post by **Tom Palmer** » 3 Jun 2009 11:30 am

Nice!

James Martin (U.K.) · Post by **James Martin (U.K.)** » 3 Jun 2009 12:28 pm

Excellent song, nice singer, ( bit too low in the mix for my dodgy hearing ) smart looking Carter, tasty playing. Perfect, most enjoyable.

Dennis Lee · Post by **Dennis Lee** » 4 Jun 2009 7:54 am

Hey Bro, lookin' and soundin' good! Sorry I did not make it down to see you when you were in Portland. Family obligations (baseball w/son) kept me from attending. But soon I'll get to see you I hope! Much success to you and your people!

Duncan Hodge · Post by **Duncan Hodge** » 4 Jun 2009 12:23 pm

Wow Jay! After watching the video and properly tightening the noose around my neck (which I have loosened long enough to respond to your post), I just have to say that the music is beautiful, haunting and exceptionally bleak. In other words it touched my heart and your steel part was "just right".
Don't worry, July 4th will soon be upon you and the unequaled Washington summer will be upon you and you will feel much better. My wife is from Seattle and she tells me that moods tend to get a little frayed around the ends throughout the unending cold and rainy winter.
Great palying, and have a beautiful Washington Day!
Duncan

Jerry Horner · Post by **Jerry Horner** » 4 Jun 2009 12:53 pm

It's good to hear someone playing what fits the song instead of playing every lick they ever knew.

Thanks for some enjoyable listning.

Jerry

Jonathan Shacklock · Post by **Jonathan Shacklock** » 4 Jun 2009 2:48 pm

Liked it so much I just bought the album off iTunes. Cool!

PS. It's great all the way through, all the songs are as strong as this one but no two sound the same - fantastic job Jay! Hope you guys can come and play at London's Borderline in the near future.

Frank Harris · Post by **Frank Harris** » 7 Jun 2009 10:40 pm

Great job on music and video I really enjoyed the time listening to the vocals and the steel. Keep up the good work on your music.

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 8 Jun 2009 4:49 am

Very COOL!

Brian McGaughey · Post by **Brian McGaughey** » 8 Jun 2009 8:48 pm

Touching piece...nice.

Terje Brattsveen · Post by **Terje Brattsveen** » 9 Jun 2009 3:14 pm

That's the stuff that should be on the radio instead of that bubblegum crap they keep churning out here in Nashville. Imagine that...music with emotion. Nice work!

David Pinkston · Post by **David Pinkston** » 9 Jun 2009 7:10 pm

There's great music coming out of Nashville... beauty's in the eye of the beerholder...

Paul Arntson · Post by **Paul Arntson** » 10 Jun 2009 8:33 pm

Jay - that sounded beautiful. Nice lookin steel, too!

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