Buy D BoGam Music Inc aka BDBG Music

I love it when I get to work with the fantastic crew at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. This collection of professionals with KCPA, KCS, HMX Live & IATSE Local 31 are efficient, truly professional & great to get along with.

I feel lucky to work with them.

This weekend I’m the projectionist for Jurassic Park with music by the Kansas City Symphony. The Symphony just recently returned from a multi country European tour that was a great success.

The Symphony has purchased 2 Christie Griffyn Series 4k35 PJs for this series of Film + Live Orchestra events. They are 35,000 lumens each and we are combining them into 1 AMAZING & robust image on a HUGE 40’ wide by 22.5’ tall screen. First show with the new gear & it has not disappointed!

This is my 3rd of these concerts. Last spring I had the privilege of working “Goonies” & “Harry Potter”. This season I hope to work many more of these concerts.

It’s not too late to join us. They have concerts tonight, tomorrow night & a Sunday matinee.

Always great to work with the great folks at HMX Live!

Thx to our 3 terrific Cam Ops, Marcel Duncan, Michael Drone & William Harrah!

I hire technicians who:

- get the job done
- avoid drama
- trust each other
- laugh together
- communicate well
- want to learn & grow
- work as a team

BDBG Music is honored to associate with technicians who fit this description.

If you can’t work with me, you can’t work for me.

Shout out to all the terrific companies we get the privilege of serving with.

Just this past month we’ve worked with;

HMX Live
The VideoWorks
A-List
KCYA
CTI
avad3
Olathe Parks & Rec
Tiffany Fellowship Church (our home church & a true labor of love)

This month we have opportunities on the books to provide services to;

HMX Live
KCYA
A-List
Farmer’s House
United Event Group
Ann & KJ’s Happy Day
Olathe Parks & Rec

We are tremendously grateful to all of our clients who use our service’s, but particularly appreciative of those who use us repeatedly & often.

Thank you to all the great technicians who make it all possible!!!

My favorite experience with avad3 to date. What a top notch bunch of folks to serve with.

Had a GREAT time in Philly with BOMA & HMX Live!

BDBG Music techs helping to make it happen!!

Thx HMX Live.

Great video crew this week in SF. Thx avad3 for the opportunity to serve!

V1 - Nick Burt (Little Rock)
Robo Cams - me (Kansas City)
Zoom Interpreters - Nicholas Gerry (San Francisco)
GFX Op - Josh Maday (Kansas City)
PM - Hannah Keener (Fayetteville)

Robo cams & Interpreter Zoom coordination in BO5!

Great crew & even better PM in our room here in SF.

Gonna be a great week.

On another note, never had to be told not to drink from the toilet or urinal before today…

Grateful to have multiple members of our team working NAVC for HMX Live.

We have a V1, GFX Op & Camera Op representing us here this week.

Thank you Tyler for involving us.

I love my friends at HMX Live. They’ve been the best business partners anyone could ask for over the past 15 plus years.

BDBG Music would not be who we are today if not for HMX Live.

Forever grateful.

Hi friends. Please follow my business page, BDBG Music.

I’m making an effort to better separate it from my personal page.

For example, when I go to San Francisco next weekend for business I’ll post BDBG Music info & photos on my BDBG Music page but if I go out for fun while in SF I’ll post on my personal page.

The days of cross posting will be minimized significantly. Reserving cross posts for big announcements only.

Thank you SO MUCH for being my Facebook friend and following my business. I love to share the blessings of my life & business as inspiration, encouragement, gratitude & memories down the road.

Please interact with either my page, BDBG Music or Squirrelbait Productions pages to help us bring the best content we can.

For KCHRS here in KC, BDBG Music provided me as e2 Op & Tim as Camera Op. I operated an e2 into a 2 PJ blend displayed on a 30x10 front projected screen, video lectern & 4 DSMs.

Inputs included 4 GFX / Playback machines, a 3:1 machine, Zoom machine, pre-switched cams, Whova machine & a timer.

The event was flawless & the crew was terrific.

Thank you CTI, Donita & Darren for making it all possible.

BDBG Music appreciates you!

While this was going on here, we had a crew of 5 working in Joplin, MO for the KCU White Coating ceremony. Again thanks to CTI for making it possible!

Nothing beats a 6am call time. Except for maybe a 7, 8, 9 or even 10am call time.

But I will take 6am call times any day for KCHRS.

Thank you so much Darren & Donita for making it possible.

I love & appreciate the gig.

BDBG Music is looking to add some video talent to our roster of freelancers.

If you are a video professional, know a video professional or want to become a video professional, send me a PM or send us an email at [email protected]

We’re specifically hoping to partner with V1s, V2s, Switcher Ops, GFX Ops, Camera Shaders, etc.

Reach out! We want to get to know you.

Today I had a truly distinct honor to serve the GFX needs of Maj Gen Kelly McKeague (ret.). He’s the Director of DPAA, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Their work is inspiring & incredibly important.

The VFW is an organization that does an incredible job of advocating on behalf of those combat veterans who have served on foreign soil. In the process, they benefit ALL veterans.

This event is one of the highlights of my year.

Kenny

https://www.dpaa.mil

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Official U.S. Government website for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). Our mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

Each year the VFW National Convention begins with a memorial service to honor those who are no longer with us.

It’s filled with formal military salutes & patriotic moments with words of inspiration. I find it moving.

One of the events I look most forward to each year is the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention. Each year, the VFW & VFW Auxiliary meet in separate yet concurrent events to catch up, elect Officers, recognize achievements & establish a plan of action to combat the most pressing needs facing Veterans.

I didn’t serve & I sometimes find myself ashamed of that.

I have great respect for those who did serve and especially for those who still, years later, refuse to leave any of their comrades behind.

Thank you Val & VideoWorks for this opportunity. BDBG Music NEVER takes it for granted.

Louisville is a great town. VFW National Convention for VideoWorks.

This week I’m a GFX Op. BDBG Music is also providing another GFX Op, Prompter Op, Robo / Shader Op & 2 Cam Ops to the crew here in Louisville.

Hi everybody. I’m reaching out to try to help my wife’s place of employment, Kansas City Young Audiences.

They want to begin group classes on piano. They need a few keyboards for students to use.

Anybody have 1 or 10 they’d consider donating to KCYA?

KCYA is a 501(c)3 organization. Gifts are tax deductible.

Please feel free to share this information with anyone you know who may be equipped to help.

https://www.facebook.com/KansasCityYoungAudiences?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Kansas City Young Audiences KCYA delivers high-quality arts education programs to engage & enrich children and youth.

I’ve owned my own business for a little over 20 years. Over that time I’ve learned a thing or 50.

Here’s a few of them;

- not everyone is going to like you. You have to be ok with that or it’ll eat you up inside

- communication is key but being misunderstood often comes with that.

- you may have to work like a dog to become an instant overnight success.

- surround yourself with people who are smarter & possibly more gifted than you. I learned this one from the legacy of Mr Kauffman

- people will come and go out of your life. Be happy for them & grateful for the time you had together.

- you set the tone. Those hired by you respond to your attitude & how you lead. If you’re having a bad day, everybody else will too.

- if a person can’t work with you, they shouldn’t work for you.

- stay faithful, focused & friendly.

- learn the difference between science & art. We all have ideas about best practices, ways of doing things & protocols, that’s the art of it. If you don’t plug it in, it won’t work. That’s the science part.

- appreciate those who choose to partner with you. Whether a client or a colleague, you’re nothing without them.

- figure out what you love to do so much that you’d do it for free, then figure out a way to monetize it. The rewards are endless & feed your soul.

- give back. Money is great but giving of yourself to an organization, a cause, a need, a person is its own reward.

- don’t be greedy. Keep the bigger picture in mind.

I have many more, but I’ll hold off for now.

One last thing. Loving your career means loving the clients, freelancers, colleagues, events, opportunities and lessons you learn.

I do. I have great affection for those who’ve made my business prosperous & successful.

Spending time & working hard while E-Studying Barco E2 Gen 1 & 2, S3 & EX. Very excited. I enjoy working with the E2 quite a bit & look forward to earning full certification.

Very excited about my latest acoustic guitar rig acquisition.

I first came across the Fender Smolder Acoustic OD while working video for an artist showcase.

July Turner was one of the performers & he used the pedal to perfection. His guitar tone was rich, creamy, even & tight.

That was about a year & a half ago. I’ve wanted one ever since.

Check it out for yourself with the link below;

https://www.fender.com/en-US/effects-pedals/acoustic/smolder-acoustic-overdrive/0234550000.html

Smolder® Acoustic Overdrive Smolder® Acoustic Overdrive

I got to see Nolan Ryan pitch, George Brett hit a double, Barry Bonds strike out in a World Series, the Angels win that World Series & the Royals play in the 2014 World Series.

I got to see Joe Montana, Marcus Allen, Derrick Thomas, Christian Okoye, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce & Tyreek Hill in action.

I saw Tiny Archibald & Sam Lacey with the KC Kings, Wilt Chamberlain & Jerry West with Lakers & LeBron James with the Heat play in person.

I’ve met Bobby Bell, Willie Lanier, Hank Aaron, Ferguson Jenkins, Garth Brooks & Darius Rucker.

I’ve seen George Jones, Eric Clapton, BB King, Charlie Daniels, Ray Charles, Earth Wind & Fire, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt & Van Morrison play live.

As you can imagine, in my line of work I get to meet celebrities from time to time.

The above only scratches the surface of my fan & vocational experiences.

I’m pretty sure that your list is also extensive.

I’d love to hear your experiences in the comments.

This isn’t a “copy & paste” thing, just my gratitude on overdrive tonight.

Let’s hear your stories & treasured memories.

Interestingly, my most treasured memories are the times with my mom before she fell too ill to communicate, the inspirational conversations I had with my sister Kathy as she dealt with Leukemia, the birth of Mike Kenney that made me an uncle for the first time, David Mannell’s little lip quivering as he cried in the nursery just after being born, the short time we had as a family with Lori & Chris’ daughter Taylor, the first time I asked Lisa to go ‘steady’ with me & she said yes. I knew then that she was the person I wanted to share my life with.

My heart is full.

This has been so true in my experience with personnel over the years.

Sometimes I believe that I want more for people than they want for themselves.

So many things to be grateful for this year!

My great nephew Archer was born I can’t wait to meet him & his sisters in person some day soon.

The Brush Fire Debacle didn’t define me.

Friends & family were encouraging & kind while praying for my recovery.

KU Burn Clinic was top notch.

Lisa was simply amazing. You may not know that I was almost completely unable to walk or stand for the first few days but Lisa cared for me & wouldn’t allow me to wallow in the most painful experience of my life.

2 1/2 weeks later I was in a vehicle headed to Phoenix for work.

Speaking of Lisa, her business challenges (well beyond her control) & subsequent job change didn’t destroy her, even though during that same time frame I set myself on fire & squirrels attacked her beautiful car. She’s a saint.

My dad celebrated his 91st birthday with his lovely wife Dorcas. She’s amazing.

Lisa’s mom broke her arm & her foot in 2 separate incidents but she’s resilient & on the mend.

Our Tiffany Fellowship Church family has been encouraging & understanding of our unique circumstances and has been only loving and supportive.

We love our church family.

BDBG Music has had its best year by far. Technicians representing BDBG have served in 27 cities outside the greater KC area, some cities multiple times.

We’ve gained clients & technician contractors. The bar has been raised significantly in 2023. I can’t wait to see how we’ll top it in 2024 but challenge accepted.

God is still God & I am not.

We can all be grateful for that.

Happy Thanksgiving!