A few months ago, I received a call from Dan O’Demspey, a good friend and all-around creative badass. Through his work with The Royal Standard art gallery, he was granted access to a huge underground ‘cathedral like’ space. His first thought was to share this space with other creators and make some cool shit, and over the past few months, that’s what we’ve been doing.
The idea was to create a series of videos showcasing some of Liverpool’s musical and visual artists, and it’s now naturally blossomed into Red Lite Radio - A platform aimed at spotlighting emerging contemporary artists and musicians, bringing them together in collaborative performances.
Rich Bond, a superb audio technician and owner of Wise Tree Studios, recorded and mixed the audio for the project whilst I filmed and edited the videos. I even managed to get in front of the camera. In a spontaneous and unrehearsed version of Dans ‘Hot Nights in Shibuya,’ I accompanied his spoken word with a piano instrumental.
I’m massively impressed with the finished videos. Everyone involved did an amazing job. Currently, we have 15 finished videos with the intention of creating more. They are being released daily over at @red_lite_Radio on Instagram. Please go and check them out. It was an absolute pleasure to be part of this project. I’m extremely grateful to see first-hand the talent of the artists that were involved.