Headlong Hearts - City of Benares (video)
Directed and edited - Mark Henning
Camera operator - Jean Vercoe
Filmed at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver, Canada
Words and Music by Headlong Hearts (Ellenwood, Brain, Gillard, Henning, Kennedy)
Music recorded at Rain City Recorders and Boutique Empire Studio
Produced by Deb Holland and Headlong Hearts
Engineered by Emily Ryan and Mark Henning
Mixed by Mark Henning
BE24039
Release date Nov 1 2024
Words and Music - Combine the Victorious
(Dunlop, Clement, Henning, Hanberry)
Produced and Engineered by Mark Henning
Recorded at Boutique Empire Studio
Cover art by Robert Edmonds
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Awkward Connector (lyric video)
Edited by Mark Henning
Back in 2020 I produced the album "Somewhere in America" for the band Zombie Roof. We did it in a week (including mixing) at Hipposonic Studios, here in Vancouver. Everyone was quite happy with it and felt excited. Sadly almost the moment we finished the mastering and went to pressing the Covid 19 pandemic hit and the world stopped. The album slid under the collective attention and has been lying dormant nearly ever since.
Back in August Combine the Victorious opened for Zombie Roof in their hometown of Squamish. While we were there Todd from the band proposed the idea of making a video for the title track "Somewhere in America." Todd felt the song connected with the general zeitgeist of modern day USA. He suggested taking news clips and popular stories to cut together a video that demonstrated the state of the union. With that in mind I re-listened to the song and tried to conjure up a narrative.
Using clips from news stories and popular youtube videos as well as advertisements the video came together slowly and a feeling solidified. It was a bit overwhelming at first and I found myself getting a bit depressed with the collected imagery, so spend a bit more time trying to add a positive balance to the video. I think in the end it works well and suits the energy of the song tightly. Have a look and please let me know what you think!
Catalog Number: BE24037
Release Date: August 1 2024
Combine the Victorious - Avro Remix "Danser tout le temps - la discothèque flambée remix
Remix produced by Adam Percy of the band Avro.
release date July 19 2024
We are pleased to announce the release of Colin Goldie's album "Random Notes". Colin is a well known folk musician that has been a part of the West Coast Blue Grass and Folk scene for over forty years! Produced by Mark Henning and recorded at the Boutique Empire studio in East Vancouver, Random Notes features several members of Headlong Hearts (known in this instance as Granite Mansion) as well as vocals from Kate Main (Murfitt and Main) and Isabelle Dunlop (Combine the Victorious) and instrumentalists Tom Hammell, Cindy Fairbank, Brian Samuels and Paul Pigat.
A 12 song collection of tunes all written by Colin Goldie over the past decades and brought together for this album. It includes his crowd pleasing favourite tune "Come Closer to Me" as well as the spiritual-inspired "Drowned In Deep Waters" and the heartfelt "How."
Available worldwide on all streaming sites and on a limited edition cd pressing. Please contact us here for more information.
Combine the Victorious are performing a series of shows this coming August in western Canada.
The first of these shows being in Squamish, British Columbia at Trickster's Hideout with friends Zombie Roof , August 9th.
Then to Manitoba to perform in Gimli, Manitoba at the Ship and Plough. August 15th.
Then a house concert in Winnipeg Friday August 16th.
Finally in Brandon, Manitoba on the Saturday August 17th at the Monkeyhouse IIII, a secret party venue in the city.
BE24036
Release date: June 7th 2024
Band: Combine the Victorious
Title: Goodbye Bad Times
Songwriters: Isabelle Dunlop, Mark Henning, Daniel Clement
Producer and engineer: M R Henning
Recorded and mixed at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver Canada
Credits:
Lead vocal: Isabelle Dunlop
Guitar and backing vocals: Daniel Clement
Bass, synths, drum programming and backing vocals: Mark Henning
Conga and featured backing vocals: Greg Hanberry
Cover art by Boutique Empire
The Wivez are Jordy Birch, Rob Edmonds, Slam and Bean. I've know Jordy for 36 years when I was hired to be a touring member of the band After All in 1988. Later we went on to form the alternative rock band Pure in the early 90's. These many years later we are still working well together and this single is a strong indicator of what we can do in the studio.
The Wivez - Boyz Toyz
Recorded at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver, Canada
Engineered and mixed by Mark Henning
Co-produced with The Wivez and Mark Henning
Mastered by Jordy Birch
Artwork and graphic design by Robert Edmonds
Release number BE24035
Release date: March 1st 2024
Band: Combine the Victorious
Single: Danser tout le temps
Songwriters: Combine the Victorious (Dunlop, Henning, Clement)
Engineered and produced by Mark R Henning
Recorded at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver, Canada
Lead vocals: Isabelle Dunlop
Backing Vocals: Mark Henning and Daniel Clement
Guitars: Daniel Clement
Bass guitar, drum machine: Mark Henning
Synths: Isabelle Dunlop, Mark Henning
Congas and percusion: Greg Hanberry
Cover image from the Danser tout le temps video, camera Jean Vercoe
BE24035
Boutique Empire presents Combine the Victorious "Danser tout le temps" Video.
Filmed at the Boutique Empire Recording Studio in Vancouver, BC Canada.
Camera Operator Jean Vercoe
Director and editor: Mark R Henning
Danser tout le temps will begin streaming on all sites on March 1st 2024. Currently available on YouTube.
