Joseph Ferrari

The Panasonic GH-1 and the Canon FD 85mm 1.8 S.S.C. are a magical combination. The lens is cropped to a 170mm field of view—which means the image is cropped—not magnified. With a minimum focusing distance of about three feet, on a full-frame this lens would not be an ideal walk-around lens. But on the GH-1 [...]

I wrote the music in the late 90′s and refreshed the mix in early 2011—the track is called “West Coast Ease” and is part of a collection of music and videos called “The Sun Will Shine Again.” (TSWSA) The purchase of the Panasonic GH1 camera sparked a keen interest in the creation of film-like productions. [...]

One of my greatest pleasures from this track was a story told to me by one of my friends—it went something like this: While listening to West Coast Ease one evening, we decided to order a pizza and while giving my order, the woman on the other end of the phone asks: what music is [...]

I first wrote “The Night Comes” (TNC) in 1996. This was the last track to the collection called, “Don’t Let It Go”, which was released in early 1997. A lot has happened since that initial release—my knowledge of audio production has exponentially increased—my ears for musical production have improved, the tools have improved. And so [...]