1 May 2007

DZ/ZPZ Update

Hello Everyone,
For those of you who have been scratching your head and asking yourself, "I wonder what is going on with that ZPZ DVD?" I've got good news.

I am heading to Montreal to finish up post production so we can make it available to hold in your hot little hands by the time the new ZPZ Tour starts. As many of you know the DVD shoot took place last December in Portland and Seattle. The Portland show was actually on Frank's birthday. We shot it all in High Definition and used a world class mobile recording studio (Le Mobile) to capture the audio. All 88 tracks will be mixed in stereo and 5.1 surround sound. It may include some special bonus material if there is enough room on the disc(s). That has yet to be determined.

There were great moments from both nights so it became obvious that the DVD would have to include performances from both shows. The interesting thing about the footage is the difference between venues. Portland was more of a rock club while Seattle was a grand old theater. The close proximity of the audience in Portland gives an intimate, late night "Roxyesque" vibe in both performance and appearance, while the Seattle ambiance was more elegant and dignified. It is a very nice contrast.

The DVD show will present itself as a single concert but it will transition a few times between both venues. Based on my previous description of the venues it will be unmistakably evident which concert the viewer will be watching. I can tell you now there will be at least 26 songs included in the multi-disc package. That equals more than 3 hours of Frank's music!

We changed the setlist for both nights in order to try to capture a broader variety of songs on tape. There could very well be a few unexpected songs on the list. In fact there is one song that was only played once on the entire tour that made it into the DVD. Those of you who were at the show probably already know what I'm talking about.

It goes without saying that this whole ZPZ tour and DVD project has been a labor of love of for me. It has always been and always will be about presenting Frank's music to all of you in the finest and most authentic way possible.

I thank you once again for your support and look forward to seeing you out there on tour.

By the way we are learning over 25 new songs from a wide range of material. I'm extremely excited about some of the rare selections and some of the video surprises we have in store for you.

Regards, DZ

POSTED BY DWEEZIL ZAPPA AT 2007-05-01 02:16:46