A 91大黄鸭-based recording studio wants to spread holiday cheer throughout the community in a creative way.
Knox Studio invited a number of local artists to sing Christmas carols and pop songs so they can put together a holiday mashup to entertain, comfort, and bring joy to people as they spend the holiday season at home and away from their families.
鈥淲e wanted to do something for Christmas that would give something to the community, but we didn鈥檛 want it to just be old songs that people might鈥檝e heard from church or just carolling around,鈥� the studio鈥檚 manager Brent Carmichael said.
鈥淪o we picked more current pop songs and put 11 of them together鈥� they鈥檙e songs that people will know, featuring songs from Beyonce, Justin Bieber, and others.鈥�
Other studios may have struggled during the pandemic, Knox鈥檚 sound engineer Dylan Duval said they鈥檙e grateful for the steady work they鈥檝e had so far.
鈥淩ecording during these COVID times is a bit tricky鈥� it鈥檚 been a bit difficult and it鈥檚 been a complete change of pace, but we鈥檝e made it work,鈥� he said.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had to cut back on the amount of people we have coming in and some of us have had to grab other jobs to make ends meet, but we make it work.鈥�
Travis Gault, the studio鈥檚 photographer and videographer, said piecing the different parts into one video is challenging but well worth it.
鈥淲e had to organize everybody and get the shots of them seeing their specific parts (one by one). Now it鈥檚 about mashing it all together to create a sort of national anthem type of video,鈥� he said.
The holiday music video mashup will be released on Dec. 18. The song will be available on Spotify and iTunes, and the video will be on YouTube.
For more information, visit Knox Studio鈥檚 .
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