http://www.shootonline.comSouthfield, MI, - Legendary rockers KISS recently stormed into 'Detroit Rock City' in September 2009. While in town, the foursome paid a visit to hdstudios' A-Stage to shoot a new music video with production company Merge/Crossroads. hdstudios is a division of Grace & Wild, Inc.
The band was in town to open the U.S. portion of its "KISS Alive 35" tour at Cobo Arena in Detroit on Friday, September 18. They came to hdstudios the day prior, to shoot footage for a music video for their new single, "Modern Day Delilah". Merge/Crossroads captured green screen footage of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer walking through a miniaturized CGI version of Detroit. They towered over buildings and walked around the city, passing Detroit landmarks such as the Renaissance Center and the People Mover.
"Modern Day Delilah" was directed by famed music video director Wayne Isham, whose credits include directing videos for Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Metallica and Godsmack, among others. hdstudios provided the sound stage and coordinated equipment and crew to shoot live performances and rehearsals at Cobo Hall over the four days the band was in town. Additional companies contributing included Detroit Power & Light and Stratton Camera, and local crew included producers Galen Chandler and Marguerite Parise.
Grace & Wild, Inc. offers a wide variety of creative and technical services within the audio, video, film and emerging media industry via its operating divisions hdstudios, Postique, Griot Editorial, Emerge, Division X and Filmcraft Imaging. Clients include broadcast advertising agencies, business communicators, government entities, and entertainment companies. Capabilities include sound stage rental; studio and remote video production; motion picture processing and printing; film-to-video transfer; new media development specializing in interactive video and rich media; CGI/3D computer animation and effects; video editing; audio recording and mixing; creative editorial services and supervision; mass and custom duplication; 24P HD video equipment rental; and new media development, authoring, and replication.
