Christian Cuff

Every project that I've undertaken while being a part of [dog]and[pony] has been completely different. Each video takes on a new life, represented solely by the artist and his music.

So when we were given the opportunity to sit in with Christian Cuff while he transitioned his songs from live European performances into an organized album, we knew this project would be unlike anything we had worked on before.

The first day I worked with Christian I drove down to Chester, NH. Christian and Joey were trying out a new drummer (they'd been through three or four and wanted a different style on the new record).

Before the drummer arrived, Christian played me some songs. A lot of them were low key acoustic numbers with a little bass behind them. Not exactly my cup of tea, but I wasn't about to tell him that.

Later that day Dan Boyden showed up and within the hour he became the spark to the explosion of music that followed. I found myself completely overwhelmed by the new sound of the tracks. They took on new life, new energy, and I really liked them... A lot.

Watching that first collaboration play out was exciting and inspiring. I saw slow acoustic songs become energized, explosive, epic tales of love, loss, and a search for identity.

Seeing this group of people, so passionate, so dedicated, and so energized by these songs, really inspired me to put forward my best effort on the video. I wanted people to see how good this album is, how far it had come, and the many reasons they should make a ten dollar investment in hearing it some more.

And while it all came together Saturday night at Space Gallery, I realized the last seven months flew by a lot faster than I wanted. Christian and I are now good friends, his new record is being released, and the video is finished. It seems like yesterday when we were in Chester, NH, dreaming of how big this album could be, and now all of the sudden wham, the day had come. I finished the video, and now it was all about the music.

My only hope is that people get the chance to see a fraction of what I have seen over the last seven months. That they'll be inspired by the music and by the people that have come together to create it.

Posted by Nick Poulin
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