For the past number of months One For All Musical Theater has been recording songs, creating videos, rehearsing and otherwise preparing for their next presentation – Esther. This musical is taken from an account in the Old Testament of a young Jewish woman that God placed strategically to save the nation of Israel from a plan of destruction.
Tesco Productions has been involved alongside Kim Moore, the Executive Director, in the music production and just finished five music pieces which are the soundtracks for corresponding videos. These music videos comprise the majority of a pre-show presentation. There are instrumental renditions all the way to complex vocal pieces represented. Dave Schellenberg of dBm Production Services, LLC is compiling the videos and opening graphic animation. On the heals of finishing the audio I worked with Kim to create the print graphics for the DVD being made of these videos, and also for last year’s Cinderella video which will be available at their shows.
One For All Musical Theater incorporates performers, instrumentalists, technicians, directors, staff and many others from age 3 through college aged and some adults, providing opportunities of all aspects of the Fine Arts through the quality musical theater experience. They are a faith-based, 501(c).3, non-profit organization and are giving many the opportunity to tell compelling stories that always have more to say than the words or drama. The performances of Esther begin Thursday evening March 7th and conclude with a Sunday matinee on the 10th. Go to the above link for tickets. I plan on being at the Salvation Army Kroc Center with a friend and am confident it will be another fine presentation.

Well we’re on the heals of wrapping Christmas presents and here we are at the wrap up of another year. In responding to a client email this evening I commented about how quickly the year went by. It honestly seems like a blur. That client and I were looking at some studio pictures recently of studio sessions in the very early business years involving a musician that had just been in for current work. The player and I have both experienced a change in the color and quantity of hair on our head, but we were grateful we still were in touch and able to make music together and provide a service to this client. I’ve now spent more than half my life years as an audio engineer and operator of Tesco Productions (32), and it seems the more time passes I’m getting a better grasp on the fact that the most valuable part of serving people in business is the relationships that have developed over the years. Our “wall and hall of fame” names contain many signatures of friends we connected with at a myriad of life stages. Some are still involved with their music or jobs they had at the time. Others have transitioned to other interests and occupations, married and begun new lives, moved to other parts of the country and so on. Some of those folks are no longer able to sign their name – they’ve passed on.
And so we’re all presented with another year about an hour from now. I’m grateful for the ongoing personal and business relationships and thank each of you for yours. I hope as I look back from this same vantage point 365 days from now I will have the eyes to see even more clearly the blessings all around me.

Every once in a while I get the privilege of being involved in some very unusual and special recordings. This month gave occasion for one of those.
Dipankar Bhaumik, along with his family and friends recorded a song originating in India. The acoustic guitar was a familiar instrument of course, but the tablas (percussion drum) was a first. The drums have a very unique sound and can vary greatly depending on the techniques used to play them. The narration and vocal lines are in their native tongue.
They were all delightful to meet and work with, and we look forward to getting the final parts down and putting it all together.