During the Fall of 2016, Mustang International is launching a series of Internet-based shows all branded under the name of TexasBigStar.
The first of the shows to be launched was TexasBigStar LIVE.
Links:
YouTube.com/TexasBigStarLIVE – Live show broadcasting every Sunday Afternoon
TexasBigStar.TV – More information
YouTube.com/TexasBigStar – Behind-the-Scenes from the Crew
Mustang International is producing a “Learn as You Go” Reality TV (webisode) show.
Young musicians are challenged to record 3 songs and produce 3 music videos as part of a grand learning opportunity. The two siblings, Jake Wallace and Morgan Wallace, have separate bands, and they challenge each other and their mother, Miriam Wallace, in this friendly competition.
Each band records one cover tune, records an original song written before the competition production week and then also writes and records a completely new original song during the band’s production week. All three of these songs must also be turned into a music video.
In addition to producing these songs and videos, the entire process is recorded and will be turned into a web-based series that will have between 20 and 30 episodes scheduled for release in the fall of 2013.
In early 2014, if all goes well, all nine music videos will be voted on by a panel of judges and the general public. Other points will be awarded as well. The winning team gets bragging rights, but everyone wins from the practical experience gained through this process.
In the summer of 2013, an IndieGoGo crowd-funding project was launched to help offset financial costs of this massive undertaking.
Close to 20 young people will have engaged in helping produce this project. Follow along via the website, Facebook and the IndieGoGo project.
This project is still “in-progress.”
Executive Summary: Mustang International produced a high-end, high-definition music program television show pilot that far surpasses the typical quality of such projects.
In the spring of 2009, Eddie Kilroy, country music producer and the creator of XM Radio’s Willie’s Place, contacted Mustang International. Kilroy, and his friend Willie Nelson, had discussed producing a television show out of Texas using Willie’s truck stop/theatre just south of Dallas/Ft.Worth as the venue. After months of planning and assembling a 35+ person team, two one-hour shows were produced as pilot episodes featuring a number of acts including country music legends Charley Pride and Mickey Gilley. The project required multiple top-quality high-definition cameras. The audio was superbly mixed, album quality, using the 31 channels of audio recorded live during the taping. The result was astounding quality.
Unfortunately, Willie’s Place as a venue did not survive, but this pilot continues to impress those who know what they’re looking for and listening for in video. Mickey Gilley did state that it’s likely one of the very best recordings of a performance of himself that he had ever seen. A week after the taping, Mickey Gilley took a serious tumble, leaving him severely paralyzed. He has recovered some mobility, but unfortunately, he’s unlikely to ever play the piano again as well as in this pilot recording.
This project is still actively leading to new production opportunities in the works even now.
Executive Summary: Mustang International was tasked with helping launch a new television program, by producing the original pilot episode, a series of high-profile rodeo events, and the first 100 episodes of the show.
In 2005, three cowboys approached Mustang International asking for help with launching a new television show. They had struggled with previous attempts, but had heard that producer Matt Wallace could help them. After developing the pilot show and helping work through the negotiations with RFD-TV (available on cable, DISH, and DirecTV) the first episode was aired in the fall of 2005. Over the next four years, All Around Performance Horse Weekly, a 30-minute show aired four times a week, grew in popularity and remains a prominent show on RFD-TV. Mustang International handed weekly production over to others in 2009. The initial request to help launch a successful TV show had been completed with having produced 100 new episodes and many more rerun variations. Interesting challenged solved.
Mustang International has been given the opportunity to help produce a wide variety of video projects, including:
From simple Prosumer level production all the way to state of the art High Definition, Mustang International can help clients determine the appropriate level of production to match their needs and budget.