Dean WellmanDean Wellman
Title: Spirit of Crazy Horse
Recorded: Wild Cat Den State Park
4/2008
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ABOUT OUR LATEST CLIPS •
• Exploration Iowa producer Dean Wellman performs "Spirit of Crazy Horse" A spoken word song by Jeff Hill. This was put together as a digital short. Wellman received permission to record the song over two years ago. "I thought about how and where to record this song for a long time, it felt right to do it in such a beautiful place."
• Meth and Goats perform "Don't Tell Randy" live at RIBCO on 6-28-08
• Mondo Drag performs "Unknown Title" live at RIBCO on 6-28-08
• Mondo Drag performs "Death Rattles" live at RIBCO on 6-28-08
• Mondo Drag performs "Light as a Feather" live at RIBCO on 6-28-08
THE ARCHIVES •
Here are just a few of the many featured artist now in our archives.
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Click an image above or the links at the top of the page will take you to the Exploration Iowa archives in catagories. We house almost 200 videos that were shot by Exploration Iowa and the many friends of our cause, we hope you enjoy them. Direct artist links are also available by holding the drop down menu accompanying each video.
ABOUT EXPLORATION IOWA •
As of 7/04/08 - 175,684 videos served.
Hi, thank you for visiting us here at Exploration Iowa. We produce videos which combine two of our life-long passions - music and visual imagery. Our mission is to promote Midwest culture by producing multi-camera videos that showcase musical performances, artist interviews, visual arts and important environmental issues along with unusually high quality sound. Exploration Iowa is creating an on-line library promoting both Midwestern video and culture by making it available on the World Wide Web. Our library at www.youtube.com/explorationiowa is open 24 hours a day and we encourage our visitors to cut and paste anything that strikes their fancy and repost it anywhere out there on the electronic ether.
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NEWS and HAPPENINGS •
• CONTRIBUTING PRODUCERS - Exploration Iowa would like to welcome Atom Burke and Chad Bishop as first time contributing producers. Atom does some amazing work and we're happy to be posting his talent at www.explorationiowa.com
His first submission is a great music video by Chrash "Clap Jordan" check it out now in the music archive.
You can also view Atoms entire portfolio at www.atomburke.com
Thanks for your submission Atom!
Chad Bishop submitted a piece on The Pine Creek Grist Mill located at Wild Cat Den State Park. Its a great video story on the mill and can be found under the environmental link at www.explorationiowa.com
Thanks for your submission Chad!
• CAMP EUFORIA - Its official! Exploration Iowa has been selected to cover Camp Euforia on July 11th and 12th. This year's lineup includes: Euforquestra (both nights), Public Property (both nights), Cornmeal, The Gglitch, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Hunab, Bob Dorr & The Blue Band, Family Groove Company, Uniphonics, The Diplomats, Family Groove Company, Bumpus, Max Eubank & Friends, Mr. Baber's Neighbors, and the Beaker Bros.
Camp Euforia will have its own page right here at Exploration Iowa highlighting the performances as well as documentary clips, behind the scenes, and audience testimonials. Exploration Iowa is stoked to be a part of this event. To find out more about Camp Euforia click on the banner ad.
• IOWA PUBLIC RADIO has agreed to give Exploration Iowa an audio feed from Friday nights live recording at Camp Euforia.
• UPCOMING SHOWS •
Chrash - The Future Apple Tree Band at RIBCO on July 19th
Singer songwriter Nate Jenkins @ The Mill on July 31st
DIGITAL SHORTS •
"The Industry of Nature" - (In production) A poetic and visual survey of the world around us. Shot from all original footage, artwork, and music by Dean Wellman. "I've always tried to keep my camera on the move, I end up with hours of raw footage. I've combined the best of my library with music and art that I've created to tell a short story through the eyes of me...sometimes in dark places and other times as a normal human being pondering......well, nothing".
Wellman has been developing this digital short for over five years. It's been an on going production as Wellman finds time between paying and non paying jobs. He finds himself at it again this summer taking the short to another level, recording the sound track and putting final touches on the story line. "After five years I'm in no hurry" Wellman says. "This has always been a project to fall back on, really think about camera angles and produce something thats truly interesting to watch."
"The Last Stand" - An unknown drifter wanders into the woods and gives a synopsis on the Battle of Little Big Horn. Featuring Dean Wellman and a spoken word song by Jeff Hill. Recorded, shot, edited, and produced by Dean Wellman. Running time 10:00 min. (Black & White)
"Minnows in the Tide" - Written, staring, and all songs by Marc Hans Showalter. Recorded, shot, edited, and produced by Dean Wellman, Exploration Iowa. and Luna Productions. Running time 20:00 min.
"A story of life, death & the pursuit of reality..the eggs you are given ..the eggs stolen..a journey into the depths of the mundane & the absurd.." View this movie now at the top of the page or visit - Marc Hans Showalter.
"Smell The Horse" - A tongue and cheek look at the music of rock legend Neil Young. Featuring Jimmy Berg, Andy Steil, Tim Knautz, and Dean Wellman of Ragged Glory. Featuring 10 songs by Neil Young as interpreted by Ragged Glory. Running time 59:00 min. This digital short is out of print but a few clips are available right here at Exploration Iowa.
"The Westmer Warriors" - In 2002 Dean Wellman documented the final season of football at Westmer High School in the small town of Joy, IL. Wellman shot over 80 hours of footage which was edited into a three hour documentary, including high-lights from every game that season.
TESTIMONIALS •
• "Dean, Amazing! I cant belive the quick response. I just got home from the gig last night! The song sounds great and I look forward to working with you on this project." Ryan Kolberg - Daphne Willis and Co.
• "Another GREAT video from Exploration Iowa! Exploration Iowa rocks! Dean and MJ were very professional and easy to work with when filming Jim the Mule at RIBCO on February 2nd. The time & effort they put into their video is very impressive. Not only were they great to work with, but they turned out a product in less than 2 weeks! What pros! Jim the Mule & Midwest Originals Booking Company thoroughy enjoyed working the Exploration Iowa team and were delighted to see the wonderful finished products!! We'll be keeping an eye out for more rockin' videos from Dean & MJ!! Go exploring!!!" Midwest Originals & Jim the Mule
• "Dean, thank you so much for going to Johnnies Tues. I hope some of those tracks are keepers.. I was soo tired i cant remember how it sounded.. Your a producer who goes beyond the call o' duty." peace, Marc Schowalter
• "Dean and Al, these songs sound great! We really appreciate Exploration Iowa's commitment to local musicians !!" Homemade Headtrip
• "Dean, I stopped by your page today and noticed that the "Excess Parade" was playing which I thought was pretty kick ass. The new record is getting close to being done and that will be the first song on it. As always thanks so much for putting our music on your page." All the best, Paul - Chrash
• "Dean, We cant thank you enough for all your hard work on all of our tunes! The videos are fantastic Dean! I love them!" Sincerely, Jon Eric
• "Dean, first off, thank you for the work you have put in to get these tunes on the site. We are delighted to have that show available that way." Thanks again, Chris - Chrash"
• "Wow, those 31 Knots videos are incredible! Especially Intuition Imperfected. You take the blue ribbon on that one. I checked out some of the other random, but related videos that YouTube suggested atthe end of the video, and your videos of the band were the strongest by far. The others generally had pretty amateur camera technique and universally poor audio. Your whole site is looking really, really good. Well done!"
"Keep up the good work, Dean. May the path clear miraculously before you..." - Lars Rhenberg
LINKS •
| Author Devin Hansen | Marc Hans Showalter | RIBCO | Space In Between Films |
| Mike and Amy Finders | M-Studios | BBG Sound Co. | Mixician Al Dimeo |
| Hardacre Film Festival | The Mill | The Mayflies | Done By Nine |
