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Utica shares billing on Native American's video
Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006
By Jessica Ryen <mailto:jryen@utica.gannett.com> DOYLE
Observer-Dispatch
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UTICA — It is an unlikely place to shoot a music video, but that's
what was happening Tuesday at Sunset Carbonic Gas Co. on Oswego Street.
National recording artist Jana Mashonee used a wall covered completely
in graffiti as a backdrop for her upcoming music video, "I'll Be With
You," off her album "Flash of a Firefly."
"I love Utica," said Jana, 25, who goes by her first name only. "The
people are really nice."
Sang at Turning Stone
It's no accident that the singer chose Utica as one of a few cities
where the video will be shot.
A Native American from the Tuscarora and Lumbee tribes, Jana has
performed at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona.
A resident of Connecticut, Jana recently signed with Standing Stone
Records, a division of the Oneida Indian Nation's Four Directions Media.
A multiple Native American Music Awards winner, Jana's 2001 single "More
Than Life," was remixed by MTV's DJ Skribble and Anthony Acid.
In 2002, her remake of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" climbed to
number six on the Billboard charts.
"I'll Be With You," has a danceable beat to it, and the graffiti will
add to the club vibe that producers are hoping for. Other filming
locations for the video include parts of downtown Utica and a club in
Syracuse, Rood said.
"The wall is beautiful," said Dale Rood, director of studio operations
for Four Directions Productions, another division of Media. "It lends
itself to the music."
Any city, U.S.A.
Jana's video shoot is one of many filming opportunities within the city
recently. In 2005, two native Central New York independent filmmakers
returned home to use city backdrops such as the former New Century Club
building and Matt Brewing Co. for their movies.
The concept of turning Utica into a filming Mecca is something "City
Limits" television show producer Paul Buckley, deputy director of the
Urban Renewal Agency, is aiming for.
"It looks like L.A. or New York City or any city you want it to be,"
Buckley said of Utica. "If it's shot the right way, it could be
anyplace. And, it's cheap to (take care) of the crew."
When shooting for the video is complete, it will be marketed to major
players in the music industry and radio stations across the country. The
goal is for Jana to become the next big superstar, said Peter Golia,
vice president and chief operating officer of Four Directions Media.
"I want my music to be heard by millions of people," Jana said. "I want
to send out the message that Native Americans are not people of the
past. We are living today, and there's a lot of positive things about
us."
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Photo by MARILU LOPEZ FRETTS / Observer-Dispatch
Director of photography Tracy Morse records Native American singer Jana
during the filming of a video for her song "I'll Be With You" in front
of a graffiti-covered wall on Oswego Street in Utica.
About Jana
Name: Jana Mashonee
Age: 25
Background: Tuscarora and Lumbee tribes
New CD releases: "Flash of a Firefly" and "American Indian Christmas"
On the web: www.jananation.com
Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006
By Jessica Ryen <mailto:jryen@utica.gannett.com> DOYLE
Observer-Dispatch
www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006607120319
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UTICA — It is an unlikely place to shoot a music video, but that's
what was happening Tuesday at Sunset Carbonic Gas Co. on Oswego Street.
National recording artist Jana Mashonee used a wall covered completely
in graffiti as a backdrop for her upcoming music video, "I'll Be With
You," off her album "Flash of a Firefly."
"I love Utica," said Jana, 25, who goes by her first name only. "The
people are really nice."
Sang at Turning Stone
It's no accident that the singer chose Utica as one of a few cities
where the video will be shot.
A Native American from the Tuscarora and Lumbee tribes, Jana has
performed at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona.
A resident of Connecticut, Jana recently signed with Standing Stone
Records, a division of the Oneida Indian Nation's Four Directions Media.
A multiple Native American Music Awards winner, Jana's 2001 single "More
Than Life," was remixed by MTV's DJ Skribble and Anthony Acid.
In 2002, her remake of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" climbed to
number six on the Billboard charts.
"I'll Be With You," has a danceable beat to it, and the graffiti will
add to the club vibe that producers are hoping for. Other filming
locations for the video include parts of downtown Utica and a club in
Syracuse, Rood said.
"The wall is beautiful," said Dale Rood, director of studio operations
for Four Directions Productions, another division of Media. "It lends
itself to the music."
Any city, U.S.A.
Jana's video shoot is one of many filming opportunities within the city
recently. In 2005, two native Central New York independent filmmakers
returned home to use city backdrops such as the former New Century Club
building and Matt Brewing Co. for their movies.
The concept of turning Utica into a filming Mecca is something "City
Limits" television show producer Paul Buckley, deputy director of the
Urban Renewal Agency, is aiming for.
"It looks like L.A. or New York City or any city you want it to be,"
Buckley said of Utica. "If it's shot the right way, it could be
anyplace. And, it's cheap to (take care) of the crew."
When shooting for the video is complete, it will be marketed to major
players in the music industry and radio stations across the country. The
goal is for Jana to become the next big superstar, said Peter Golia,
vice president and chief operating officer of Four Directions Media.
"I want my music to be heard by millions of people," Jana said. "I want
to send out the message that Native Americans are not people of the
past. We are living today, and there's a lot of positive things about
us."
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Photo by MARILU LOPEZ FRETTS / Observer-Dispatch
Director of photography Tracy Morse records Native American singer Jana
during the filming of a video for her song "I'll Be With You" in front
of a graffiti-covered wall on Oswego Street in Utica.
About Jana
Name: Jana Mashonee
Age: 25
Background: Tuscarora and Lumbee tribes
New CD releases: "Flash of a Firefly" and "American Indian Christmas"
On the web: www.jananation.com