Northern rain studio
Contact ken fast northernrain@gmail.com
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Community
Northern Rain is a meeting place for musicians and artists, a place for Film screenings, jam sessions and MUSIC recording. we aim to bring people together to encourage community.
(due to covid 19, social gatherings are presently cancelled.)
We ARE a community across borders, PRODUCING ESSAYS IN LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING CULTURAL AWARENESS, HELPING TO RAISE RESOURCES FOR POTABLE WATER, RURAL EDUCATION, AND MICRO-ENTERPRISES.
EMAIL KEN FAST: NORTHERNRAIN@GMAIL.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO BECOME INVOLVED.
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Mentoring
We welcome projects and partnerships which offer opportunities for artists -- young and old -- to develop their skills. we sponsor Workshops in music, film, & radio-drama. On-line tutoring and consulting is now available.
Anna's Goodbye was produced at a camp in Alberta. HOME EDUCATED Students were trained in technical aspects of production, dramatic interpretation, and played most of the roles in the story. Students also worked alongside to assist professional directors and cinematographers IN ORDER to watch and learn. An original music score was composed by various musicians INCLUDING STUDENTS, and mixed at Northern Rain STUDIO.
canada 150 was sponsored by the st paul district and arts foundation, directed by ken fast (northern rain studio) and film-maker eric spoeth (spoeth CREATIONS). the show drew on local talent, featured live dance, drama, original music, film, and art work. the story is a walk through the history of canada, and presents a hopeful vision for the future.
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Portfolio
My photojournalism work began many years ago in Latin America, essays
include stories from Ecuador, Guatemala, India, and Canada.
Northern Rain has produced many hours of original radio drama, directed dialog replacement for film, and produced full soundtracks for broadcast and documentary.
PHOTOJOURNALISM
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The Studio
Our studio is housed in a rebuilt barn BUILT IN the 1930S. THE THEATRE IS DESIGNED
WITH A cathedral ceiling.
Just above, LOOKING DOWN, is the MIXING / editing suite.
state-of-the-art tools includE a 32 channel Tascam mixer,
we use all the Adobe products
