LIVE LimoZine November 2019

V.14 Issue 276 NOV, 2019
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HUNTER HAYES CUTLASS
The Hunter Hayes model is made from lightweight
alder with a premium roasted figured maple neck,
custom Ernie Ball Music Man pickups made to Hayes’
specifications, and a brass saddle piezo bridge system.
EBMM has included three volume knobs and a
five-way switch to ensure versatililty is a highlight of
this guitar. As with the previous signature designs, the
Hunter Hayes model features the guitarist’s signature
logo etched on the neckplate.
Further to the announcement of Ernie Ball Music Man’s
new Majesty models for 2019, the team at EBMM have
rolled out a number of other new models at this year’s
NAMM show.

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Stretch Limo
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Black Sedan
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SLING SHOT
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www.whiskyagogo.com
8901 W. Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069

The Whisky A Go-Go has been an anchor
on Sunset Strip in the Los Angeles music
scene since its doors opened in 1964.
The Whisky has played host to rock’n’roll
legends from The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi
Hendrix, KISS and Led Zeppelin to today’s
rising stars, like Rocky Kramer.
The Whisky A Go-Go is the first live music
venue to be inducted into the Rock And
Roll Hall Of Fame. The Whisky is recognized
as a historic music landmark and is
the only surviving music venue to be inducted
into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame.
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800 W. OLYMPIC BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90015
213.542.4880
LOS ANGELES
Steps away from the famed Staples Center, Lucky
Strike L.A. Live stands apart as the brand’s most exciting
foray into chic nightlife entertainment. Dazzling
lights set the mood over 18 premium lanes, while local
DJs breathe life into the venue at the helm of our world
class sound system. Retreat from the excitement inside
our ultra-premium private Luxe Lounge, featuring
4 premium lanes, 2 competition-ready billiards tables,
and a full service private bar to fuel your fun! Gotta
catch the big game but nowhere to watch it? Take your
friends out to Lucky Strike and catch the big game
on their huge plasma TVs, all while enjoying some
hand-crafted libations from the expert mixologists. No
matter the occasion, Lucky Strike L.A. Live is the perfect
solution for an unforgettable experience.
www.luckystrikesocial.com

HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET!
With over a decade of providing premium entertainment
for families, friends, and corporations across the U.S.,
Lucky Strike Entertainment continues its growth to becoming
more than just a bowling experience.
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The Porsche 2019 Macan
The Macan concept
We have proven that we will
not be dictated to. Do not follow
trends. But prefer to write our
own adventure stories. Such as
that of a compact SUV that inextricably
combines sportiness,
design and everyday practicality:
the new Macan.
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From $49,000
Design
For us, aesthetics
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But always
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​1. Invocation (1:59)
2. Rock Star (5:18)
3. Alcohol (4:59)
4. The Firestorm Symphony
(5:06)
5. Go To Hell (6:53)
6. Entr’acte Confusion (2:16)
7. I Wanna Know (3:46)
8. Entr’acte Frustration (0:56)
9. Sick & Tired (4:52)
10. Entr’acte Deception (0:59)
11. Attitude (5:32)
12. Can You Feel It (5:51)
13. The Outsider (7:12)
14. Black & Brown (4:38)

FIRESTORM ON VINYL
Firestorm will be available on all popular
formats, including digital/streaming, CD and
vinyl. The vinyl version will be a limited edition
double set with a bonus Rocky Kramer
poster, and should satisfy every audiophile
out there, as it’s 45 RPM, 180 Gram virgin
vinyl and mastered by Bernie Grundman
himself at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
Firestorm comes out August 13 worldwide.

RANDAL KLEISER
GREASE DIRECTOR TALKS ABOUT HIS VR
DRAMA PROJECT DEFROST
Best known as the director of the
classic musical Grease (1978), Randal
Kleiser has made quite a departure for
his latest project – the virtual reality
drama series Defrost, which consists
of 11 five-minute episodes.
In a screening held in Beijing on April
27, Chinese technology writers and
others watched three episodes of
the series. Afterwards, the audience
had the chance to chat with Kleiser
through Skype.
All 11 episodes of Defrost were released
worldwide on April 25 on Veer,
a Beijing-based platform for VR content
set up by three young Chinese
entrepreneurs in 2016.
Kleiser tells the Post in a phone interview
that he used over US$300,000 of his own
money to make the film, the script of which
he finished even before he made Grease.
“My brother is a visual effects supervisor. He
has done many movies. He began his career
with Tron, the Disney picture. He always
shows me new things like digital make-up
and the Oculus Rift,” he says.
“I first tried Oculus four years ago. It was walking
through a villa in Italy in 3D. I was able to
walk around, go up the steps, look out and see
it all as if I was really there. It blew me away. I
wanted to figure out how to do a drama with it.
I thought of the script that I had written a long
time ago and I adapted it to VR.”

Defrost takes place in 2045 and revolves around
the experiences of Joan, who was cryogenically
frozen after suffering from a stroke and woke up
after three decades. Instead of being happy for
her reunion with family, she was weak, confused
and at the mercy of a dubious doctor who cares
more about showcasing her as a successful
medial experiment than her well-being.
Donning VR goggles, the audience assumes the
perspective of Joan, witnessing her encounters
with her relatives and medical personnel firsthand.
Kleiser says each of the five-minute episodes
was done in one take with no cuts. “I got the
actors to rehearse how to move within the five
minutes. It’s like a small play for each episode.
When we rehearse for each episode, we have
an actress in the wheelchair, so the other actors
can interact with her.
“When we are shooting, we put her out and put
in a dummy [with a VR camera in the place of a
head] instead. That’s how we are able to create
the emotions [felt by Joan, which are in turn felt
by the audience].”
In 2015, Kleiser directed his first play The Penis
Chronicles, about the uncertainties of eight New
York men over their sexuality and masculinity.
He says that experience has helped him with
making Defrost.
“If I hadn’t done that play I would not have been
able to do Defrost very well. I learned how to
direct the audience’s attention without having a
camera or lens or [film] editing. [I learn how to]
just do it all in one wide shot.”
In spite of the huge resources tech titans like
Samsung and Facebook poured into developing
VR headsets and the heated hype regarding the
potential of the technology, VR is still a niche
industry with only techies and hard core video
game fans willing to buy the expensive headsets.
Kleiser says for VR to revolutionalise the filmmaking
industry, the technology has to overcome
hurdles regarding definition and user comfort.
“Each episode of Defrost is only five minutes
long because people who use VR only like to
be in it for five minutes at a time. Right now, the
headsets are kind of clunky and uncomfortable.
As the technology of the head mounted displays
get better, lighter and easier, people might probably
want to stay in it longer.
“Right now, we are at [only] 4K [definition].
[However], 16K is [the level of definition] which
is supposed to be close to the way the human
eyes see. So we have a long way to go to make
it look totally real.”
Defrost is not Kleiser’s first brush with cutting-edge
technology. Working in 70mm 3D, he
directed Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, which
ran for over 10 years at the Disney Parks in Anaheim,
Orlando, Tokyo and Paris.
Kleiser has also developed a virtual-reality
simulator for the US government to train soldiers
to handle improvised explosive devices in the
Middle East.
“I really enjoyed doing that project,” he says. “I
have met one of the soldiers that went through
the training. He went to Afghanistan and he
was blown up in a Humvee and the training
helped him survive.
It was very exciting to know that I have actually
helped people survive an explosion. The
simulator is still being used. All the people
going to Afghanistan have to go through this
training before they leave.”
In spite of VR’s current shortcomings, Kleiser
is full confidence in its future potential. He
is also ready to make the second season of
Defrost if he can find investors.
“There’s nothing like VR. You feel like you’ve
really been there and experience the movie,
rather than watch it. I like the idea of [the
audience being the first-person immersive
viewer]. There’s no other medium which
does it.”
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Fender Game Of Thrones Sigil Guitars-
D.B. Weiss’ Personal Collection
Photography by Jodi Domingue
7425 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90046

In celebration of
Game of Thrones’
long-anticipated
final season, Fender
Custom Shop
has teamed up
with HBO to create
three unique masterbuilt
guitars,
each representative
of the houses
made famous by
the hit series.
(323) 874-1060
The trio, dubbed
the Game of
Thrones Sigil
Collection, includes
the Game
of Thrones House
Stark Telecaster;
the Game of
Thrones House
Lannister Jaguar;
and the Game of
Thrones House
Targaryen Stratocaster.
www.guitarcenter.com
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