Citizen Doug Productions

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  • The Gypsies ‘Djelem Djelem’ at KUHT 1-22-03

    The Gypsies ‘Djelem Djelem’ at KUHT 1-22-03

    I first met Greg Harbar and Mary Ann Harbar (now Mary Ann Willis) at their overstuffed home on Peden. My best friend was babysitting their son Nick Harbar . They were known as the Gypsies, which as far back as the early 70’s or at that time around 1978, was fairly unique and unusual. The…

  • John Evans Band ‘I’m From the Beer Joint’ at KUHT 3-26-03

    John Evans Band ‘I’m From the Beer Joint’ at KUHT 3-26-03

    The John Evans Band. I have gotten to work with the John Evans Band a couple of times since this taping. I was always impressed with the work ethic of the group. They still believe in what they’re doing. More John Evans Band “Out of Control”, “Hot Rod Country”, and “Going Down Loud” Check out…

  • The Trade ‘Unison’ at KUHT 1-21-03

    The Trade ‘Unison’ at KUHT 1-21-03

    The Trade started as a Monday night jazz jam at Helios. They were able to hold a crowd and were accessible to the younger jazz players who might not be able to get past the sharp elbows of the first call jazz bullies that are typical of a jam session with the longevity that this…

  • Moodafaruka ‘Only By Faith’ at KUHT 2003

    Moodafaruka ‘Only By Faith’ at KUHT 2003

    Moodafaruka defies description if description is three words or less. They are true world music adventurers if that is possible to do while rarely leaving Houston. Being that Houston is one of the most diverse cities on the planet, then yes, it is possible. Rom Ryan, guitar and composer, is the leader of the group.…

  • Moses Guest “Jackson” at KUHT 1-21-03

    Moses Guest “Jackson” at KUHT 1-21-03

    It takes a certain je ne se qua to claim the mantle of Southern Rock in this day and time. Moses Guest performs its ambassadorship with healthy spoonful of that Houston je ne se qua. More than a bin box label, they are certified ‘from around here’. I went to HSPVA with Rick Thompson and…

  • Space City Gamelan ‘Jiro’ at KUHT 11-14-03

    I probably met Space City Gamelan through Matt Crawford, my A2 on Mary Lou’s Flip Flop Shop. I remember driving to the Houston Indonesian Consulate, which owned the gamelan instruments seen here, to check out a rehearsal. This was a bit of a logistical challenge. Gabriel Villalobos, the founder of the orchestra, is a wonderful…

  • Garrison Keillor on Innerviews with Ernie Manouse

    Occasionally I got to sub for Shannon Harrison (who has done the vast majority of the location audio on this fine series) or Gordon Luce doing sound for Innerviews wth Ernie Manouse, a Matt Brawley directed series. The guests are always notable and the conversation always almost a half an hour. http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/ is here on…

  • Citizen Doug’s first report filed for NPR News

    Citizen Doug’s first report filed for NPR News. NASA astronaut Don Petitt describes his impressions upon being the first person to enter Dragon form orbit

  • Mark Halata and Texavia ‘Little Goose’ at KUHT 7-23-03

    Mark Halata and Texavia ‘Little Goose’ at KUHT 7-23-03

    Jak se mas? Doesn’t matter, Mark Halata and Texavia will drive to your town and make you get up and dance the polka. Behind this champion accordionist are Mark Rubin (tuba/bass) of Bad Livers fame and the Brosch brothers, Bruce (gutar/vox) and Jeff (drums), sons of the legendary Jimmy Brosch. I asked Rubin just before…

  • ‘Fatherhood’ segment from RADIOLAB’s ‘Sperm’

    Ari Daniel Shapiro is an oceanographer with a passion for radio, story telling and downright interesting science. As a guest producer for RadioLab he contributed to the Sperm show. He asked me to record and interview Kathleen LaBounty.

  • Greg Wood ‘Thinking It Over” at KUHT 6-23-03

    Greg’s Wood’s lyrics tell his story better then I ever could. The rest I should keep to myself. Ken Jones guitar, Eric Dane guitar, Leesa Harrington-Squyres drums, Mopar Mike Sinclair bass. More Greg Wood: “Thinking It Over”, ’37 Years’

  • Location Sound, ‘Disaster in the Gulf’ Discovery Channel and NPR’s Tell me More

    Location Sound, ‘Disaster in the Gulf’ Discovery Channel and NPR’s Tell me More

      My good friend Julye Newlin got me two days in ‘the Hive’ the BP control room for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill for the Discovery Channel shooting this HD documentary. We were the only crew to gain such direct access. One year Later, NPR’s Tell Me More hired me to go record Shelly Anderson…

  • Market Square Park excerpt from ‘Art Is All Around Us” 2006 Lonestar Emmy for Audio

    Market Square Park was the original location of City Hall, which occupied the second floor of a building that burned down. The first floor was a market, as was the entire square. Diverseworks did the initial transformation in to an art park, though the empty square was always a public space. This video precedes the…

  • Drop Trio “Wreck of the Zephyr’ at KUHT 2-5-04

    Drop Trio “Wreck of the Zephyr’ at KUHT 2-5-04

    One can often tell how good a programmer is by their manual dexterity and accuracy. I met Ian Varley at a networking gathering he organized that somebody talked me into attending. He said he was interested in getting his band on the show. I said blah blah sure, what’s it’s name? “Drop Trio!” In addition…

  • Market Square Park Gigapan 5-21-12

    A 360 degree gigapan of Market Square Park taken by Douglas Robertson. Of special note is the anchoring public sculpture Points of View by James Surls. See it on the gigiapan site

  • Carolyn Wonderland ‘Bloodless Revolution’ at KUHT 06-30-04

    Carolyn Wonderland ‘Bloodless Revolution’ at KUHT 06-30-04

    This would be one of the last music tapings I did at HoustonPBS. It doesn’t take long to learn in TV that everything gets canceled. Carolyn was just about to spend a little time on the road with Bob Dylan. I met Carolyn at the staging of ‘In the Underthunderloo’. She has been a singular…

  • Grenade! “Rhino Wino” at KUHT 3-26-02

    Grenade! “Rhino Wino” at KUHT 3-26-02

    Grenade. Hmm, how did I meet them? I know that I am still blessed to work with John Calderon on occasion at The Bridge Fellowship In Sugarland, TX, where he leads the worship band when he’s not leading Al Jarreau’s band. Kelly Dean is the main force behind the compositions. Kelly is as nice as…

  • Clouseaux ‘Where Are We Now?’ at KUHT 3-27-03

    Clouseaux ‘Where Are We Now?’ at KUHT 3-27-03

    Clouseaux made me have hope for all the talented well trained music scholars that pour out of American universities. What does one do with all that musical muscle? Mix it with gin and an olive with just a whiff of Vermouth. I didn’t know what to expect, but when they showed up without any PA…

  • ‘I Know the Way to Heaven’ Hilary Sloan at KUHT 8-6-04

    ‘I Know the Way to Heaven’ Hilary Sloan at KUHT 8-6-04

    Hilary Sloan is a champion fiddler with a unfaltering passion for authenticity. She wrote this tune. This band behind her may be the hottest thing since Hee Haw. Dagnabbit More from Hilary Sloan “Some Forgotten Sunday”, “I Wish I Was a Highway“, and “The Darker Side of Life” Check out more Houston Music

  • Sound Patrol’s “Pull Me Over” on KUHT 10-01-02

    Sound Patrol’s “Pull Me Over” on KUHT 10-01-02

    Sound Patrol was an amazing supergroup that lasted about 3 months. Very nice, uber talented cats. This was during that whole Earthwire period. The very first taping on the then new ‘the connection’ (yes that’s the name) this segment was call ‘the beat’ which featured a band every Friday. Chris Boyd, who still directs video…