Multi-camera filming & streaming
How it started
Back in 2023 I went to Off the Tracks festival and there was a room that had different artists performing Electronic music live , I found out about the EMOM scene , turns out I was chatting to the Founder of EMOM in the UK Martin Christie. Feb 2024 I went to my first EMOM in Derby at Dubrek Studios run by James Glew.
I got chatting to Jim and suggested it would be great if it was live streamed , I volunteered that I would be up for it.
I had very little experience of live streaming but I’m tech savvy and understand the basics of camera work.
I started off with a Sony 5100 camera and 2 Temu USB webcams , Taught myself how to use OBS , Magic music visuals and Youtube.
Along the way I had all sorts of tech issues with streaming , bitrates , power , bandwidth & latency.
My first stream was April 2024 and I’ve not really looked back (50+ EMOMS & over 200 different artists).
I generally stream/record 1-3+ EMOMs every month,
They all can be found on my EMOM Streams – YouTube
I’ve now also got involved in recording / streaming live music.
So far I’ve streamed/recorded
Psychic Dancehall festival 2026 in Derby filming the main stage acts ,
DOTHS in the church 2026 in Alfreton (9 cameras filming 12 artists on the stage),
2 Metal gigs in Burton on Trent for RiffRiot promotions,
4 all day Charity gigs, 2 at Dubrek in Derby, 1 in Nottingham called Foxfest , and 1 called Whistlewood Midsummer festival in Melbourne Derbyshire.
I tend to film the live gigs with 1 or 2 other friends operating tripod mounted cameras then I will remote control 3-4 other cameras and live cut between them as the gig progresses. I also source record the cameras to cover me for some edit options later. This live editing I think really helps capture the energy of live music, it lacks the corporate polish of a professionally edited gig video , but that is kind of the point.
Mainly I do the recordings as I love live music , I certainly can’t play anything and my singing days are truly over (there was a short stint in the 90’s lol)
Supporting artists with some decent footage and also making that live music available to as wider audience as possible.
I really don’t see what I do competes with live venues, if anything it can motivate people to get out to a venue that I’ve recorded at , or go and see the band that they have just seen a recording of. There is so much content up on YouTube that does not really add any value. If I can help a band get exposure/a gig/ more fans and I’ve enjoyed watching them live too , then I see that as a true win win all round.
The technical challenge & pressure to resolve technical issues on the fly also weirdly appeals to me. That’s where my IT day job skills come into play really.
Currently my only footage available is on my EMOM Streams channel EMOM Streams – YouTube
Coming soon is another channel called Gig streams, this is where I’ll upload my other content for people to enjoy.
