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Introducing…. The Gaslamp Killer Experience

1:19 PM PST on February 10, 2015

This year's Coachella poster featured a familiar name, The Gaslamp Killer, but with a new word added at the end... Experience. Are you experienced? Find out with this short film by Theo Jemison and Grace Oh that introduces the new Gaslamp Killer Experience-- a full 14-piece band, visuals by Strangeloop, and the hint of surprises, special guests, weird shit, and kittens.

Directed by : Theo Jemison & Grace Oh

Visuals : Strangeloop

Editing : Grace Oh

Sound Engineer : Benjamin Tierney

Costume Design & Masks : Lucien Shapiro

Camera Crew : Theo Jemison, Grace Oh, Eric T. Butts, Kevin Ito, Richard Hama

Live Performance Producer : Andrew Lojero at ArtDontSleep

Production Assist : Rocío Ivey Contreras, Krizia Flores, Natalie Ohanyan, Allison Bagg

THE GASLAMP KILLER EXPERIENCE ENSEMBLE
DJ/Electronics/Vox : The Gaslamp Killer
Drums : Dexter Story
Drums : Gene Coye
Percussion 1: Andres Renteria
Percussion 2 : Allkoi Peete
Keys : Jason Taylor
Bass : Brian Martinez
Guitar : Amir Yaghmai
Tenor Sax : Kamasi Washington
Trombone : Elizabeth Lea
Trumpet : Todd Simon
Cello : Peter Jacobson
Violin : Tylana Renga
Viola : Tom Lea
Sitar : Tyler Randall

Live Performance Venue: The Historic Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles Ca. November 7th, 2013

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