QNE_p060

QC11262015

60 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • NOVEMBER 26, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Astoria resident highlights local musicians in YouTube sessions BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@queenscourier.com @AngelaMatua Jenny Gnirke is surrounded Photos courtesy of Jenny Gnirke The Locksmiths performing as a part of 8mm Sessions, a YouTube channel started to showcase local musicians. ONSITE DOCTORS • EYE EXAMS • CONTACTS • 1 HOUR SERVICE • VISION PLANS ACCEPTED • SUNGLASSES • LOWEST PRICES $99 DISPOSABLE CONTACTS Includes: EYE EXAM, 2 Boxes of Lenses Clear Soft brand clear spherical Lenses/ *Contact lens fitting additional. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Some restrictions apply. See store for details. Expires 12/31/15 2 PAIR OF EYEGLASSES $79 Includes: EYE EXAM, Frames & Lenses Select frames with clear plastic, single vision lenses+/- 4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Expires 12/31/15 NO-LINE BIFOCAL EYEGLASSES $99 Includes: EYE EXAM, No-Line Bifocal Lenses & Frame Select frame with select clear plastic no-line bifocal lenses +/- 4 sph., 2 cyl up to 2.50 add. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Expires 12/31/15 $100 OFF A FREE Pair of st Sunglasses or Spare Pair Includes FREE EYE EXAM 2013 Second pair frame from select group with plastic, single vision lenses ‘+/- 4 sph, 2 cyl. Dilation & contact lens exam additional. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Expires 12/31/15 of the THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place FLEX SPENDING  Use it or lose it! QC QC QC QC Amazing Holiday Savings! BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER  211-51 26 AVENUE • BAYSIDE, NY 11360 718.631.3699 *FREE Eye Exam with the purchase of glasses. Contact Lens Exam and fitting add’l. *See store for details. buzz by musicians on her Astoria block. She even lives with one. Gnirke, who moved back to Astoria in May after living in Jackson Heights for two years, is taking a DIY approach to showcasing the talented artists who live in her neighborhood. Every week, she uses an iPhone and an 8mm camera app to record one song by one of the musicians, who can currently be spotted playing shows at local venues like The Strand Smokehouse and Irish Whiskey Bar. She’s captured artists such as her boyfriend, Cole Quest, who happens to be Woody Guthrie’s grandson; husband-and-wife duo The Locksmiths; and country singer J.D. Patch. “I was really interested in the idea of fi lming on the iPhone and the idea that nowadays you can really just shoot a short fi lm or any kind of project with just your phone,” Gnirke said. “You don’t need an expensive camera and you don’t need all this extensive gear, and a lot of the musicians we know can play acoustic or like the idea of just playing raw.” Gnirke works in television production and his been a story producer on MTV docu-reality series such as “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant.” She currently works as a story producer at Atlas Media Corps for the Travel Channel show “Hotel Impossible.” She describes the 8mm app as a “nostalgic Instagram for video,” and was interested in using it after viewing the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” When director Malik Bendjelloul ran out of money, he used the 8mm app to shoot a few remaining scenes for his fi lm. “Searching for Sugar Man” later won an Oscar for best documentary in 2013. Each session is fi lmed in her living room, where the backdrop includes several of Quest’s instruments. Gnirke only fi lms one take “unless something critical goes wrong.” She then asks the musician a few questions about his or her infl uences and features one answer in the video as well. Most of the musicians are friends of Gnirke and Quest, but she is hoping to reach out to other musicians in the area. Her main goal with the project is to foster a sense of community and encourage people to see live music. “I don’t really have this goal of making money off of it. The amazing thing about Astoria since moving back and just in general the years that I lived there, it’s kind of like a little community outside of the city,” Gnirke said. “I really wanted to be part of that in some way and encourage people outside of our community to say, ‘Hey, there’s these amazing musicians who write their own songs, sing their own songs, write and create with these amazing cover songs. Book them, see them, be interested.”


QC11262015
To see the actual publication please follow the link above