This year was the inaugural year for the Center of the Universe Festival here in Tulsa Oklahoma. The organizers had a vision for making Tulsa the epicenter of all music festivals and for their first year, most would say it was a huge success. SHIKOBA Recycling had the privilege of providing the recycling and trash service for the festival and let's just say...we got it done but it was a little crazy. There was a lot of pride and butterflies going into the event because they expected a crowd of 40-50,000 people all crowded into the downtown Brady District. This was to be the largest event SHIKOBA Recycling had taken on EVER and we were very excited! However, little did we know it would be such a success that almost 100,000 people attended over the two days of music and festivities. So, we were a little overwhelmed but it was a great experience and we can officially say that we can handle just about any event out there. A special thanks goes out to Chris Leiberman, Kim Hann, Philip Kaiser, and their children for helping to clean up on Sunday. Such an amazing team of folks help put all this together! We can't wait to do it again next year!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Center of the Universe Festival 2013
This year was the inaugural year for the Center of the Universe Festival here in Tulsa Oklahoma. The organizers had a vision for making Tulsa the epicenter of all music festivals and for their first year, most would say it was a huge success. SHIKOBA Recycling had the privilege of providing the recycling and trash service for the festival and let's just say...we got it done but it was a little crazy. There was a lot of pride and butterflies going into the event because they expected a crowd of 40-50,000 people all crowded into the downtown Brady District. This was to be the largest event SHIKOBA Recycling had taken on EVER and we were very excited! However, little did we know it would be such a success that almost 100,000 people attended over the two days of music and festivities. So, we were a little overwhelmed but it was a great experience and we can officially say that we can handle just about any event out there. A special thanks goes out to Chris Leiberman, Kim Hann, Philip Kaiser, and their children for helping to clean up on Sunday. Such an amazing team of folks help put all this together! We can't wait to do it again next year!
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Passion Project: Episode 1
We know a little something about passion here at SHIKOBA Recycling. The thought of helping businesses recycle and make more sustainable business strategies is why we get out of bed every day and that is why we are so excited to have partnered with Ben Muratet of Wolf Pack Productions, Marshall Brewing and The Jake Flint Quartet to bring our first episode of the PASSION PROJECT to the public.
This was our first attempt at this and we had such a great time working with Marshall's staff. Eric, Wes, Taylor, Garrick, and Cattle Rancher Cody Beach were nothing but genuine, patient and the perfect business for the first episode of the Passion Project.
It is businesses like Marshall Brewing that make towns like Tulsa an amazing place to live. Plus it's REALLY great beer. If you are interested in learning more about Marshall's Brewing, you can check out their website at www.marshallbrewing.com.
Cody Beach is a local cattle rancher out of Bristow, OK and he and his family can be found at the Bristow Farmer's Market every weekend.
The Jake Flint Quartet recorded these tunes, some old, some new just for this project. Jake Flint, John Beaver, Robert Lehew, and David Nichols were the fantastic Oklahoma musicians that put this amazing track together. The Marshall Brewers are all big fans of the bluegrass genre and we think The Jake Flint Quartet were a perfect addition to the Passion Project.
Lastly, Ben Muratet and his team did an amazing job at turning our vision and story into a reality. Despite some technical difficulties with
the sound, they were able to put all this together and tell this story. Ben is a Masters Film student at Savannah College of Art and Design. Jen Ward is a very talented Masters Design student also at SCAD and was kind enough to help Ben and I out with the filming and lighting. Peter Portales is also a SCAD student and an extra special thanks goes out to him and Ben for spending an extraordinary amount of time trying to get the sound worked out.
The post-production blog was kind of an afterthought. Next time, I will be more thorough. We are still searching for our next video project so if you know of a business with a passion worthy of sharing, please let us know! Email us at info@shikobarecycling.com.
This was our first attempt at this and we had such a great time working with Marshall's staff. Eric, Wes, Taylor, Garrick, and Cattle Rancher Cody Beach were nothing but genuine, patient and the perfect business for the first episode of the Passion Project.
It is businesses like Marshall Brewing that make towns like Tulsa an amazing place to live. Plus it's REALLY great beer. If you are interested in learning more about Marshall's Brewing, you can check out their website at www.marshallbrewing.com.
Cody Beach is a local cattle rancher out of Bristow, OK and he and his family can be found at the Bristow Farmer's Market every weekend.
The Jake Flint Quartet recorded these tunes, some old, some new just for this project. Jake Flint, John Beaver, Robert Lehew, and David Nichols were the fantastic Oklahoma musicians that put this amazing track together. The Marshall Brewers are all big fans of the bluegrass genre and we think The Jake Flint Quartet were a perfect addition to the Passion Project.
Lastly, Ben Muratet and his team did an amazing job at turning our vision and story into a reality. Despite some technical difficulties with
the sound, they were able to put all this together and tell this story. Ben is a Masters Film student at Savannah College of Art and Design. Jen Ward is a very talented Masters Design student also at SCAD and was kind enough to help Ben and I out with the filming and lighting. Peter Portales is also a SCAD student and an extra special thanks goes out to him and Ben for spending an extraordinary amount of time trying to get the sound worked out.
The post-production blog was kind of an afterthought. Next time, I will be more thorough. We are still searching for our next video project so if you know of a business with a passion worthy of sharing, please let us know! Email us at info@shikobarecycling.com.
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