Legendary Session Drummer’s Revolutionary Streaming Venture: Once voted by Modern Drummer magazine’s reader’s poll as one of the top five studio drummers in the world for three years in a row, Russ Miller brings decades of diverse industry experience to his role as founder and CEO of the premium live streaming and on demand entertainment platform Hitkor. Namely, performances on 300 albums, work with superstars in many genres (Ray Charles, The Psychedelic Furs, Andrea Bocelli, Nelly Furtado), touring and recording with his own band Arrival, performing on countless film soundtracks, and being the house drummer on American Idol. Touring in the pre-streaming era, he remembers the euphoric feeling of playing his most amazing solos, then realizing it was only for the fans in that room and then gone. Hitkor’s array of technological advances, rooted in the filmmaking software of the German company Olid, ensures that captured performances can be enjoyed in perpetuity.
The Hitkor Experience: Hitkor’s mission is to use modern technology to provide fans with a customizable and immersive experiences of concerts and other live performances, allowing them (in the later, on demand KorPlayer mode) to switch camera angles and audio streams to control their view/perspective. It offers artists a fresh way to reach fans across the globe, giving them a front-row seat (for just $9.99, plus $4 for 30-day post show Video on Demand access) without the need for expensive touring and offers numerous assets, including a state-of-the art recording of their show. The 20,000 sq ft. Simi Valley facility where Hitkor is based has a 36’ x 30’ performance stage, 30 ft. ceilings, and an audience seating capacity of 100. There are also several loading docks and 100 parking spaces. Viewers can watch anywhere, anytime with optimized web based streaming. The KorPlayer allows them to alternate between the main show, 180- degree VR, REEL AUDIO™ spatial audio, and multi-camera mode.
Multiple Experiences and Participating Artists: Hitkor offers three types of shows, starting with Premiere events with major artists like En Vogue, Filter, and Jordin Sparks. Showcase events invite jazz and Latin performers, as well as up-and-coming pop stars like American Idol Season 16 winner Maddie Poppe and country singer Mitch Rossell. Hitkor’s Exclusive Series expands beyond music to include Comedy Overload, hosted by D.L. Hughley, and Pickin’ and Grinnin’ featuring a mix of country music and comedy. Some of the artists and musicians who have discovered the excitement of Hitkor include Steve Smith & Vital Information, Lo-Cash, Judith Hill, Ministry, Haley Reinhart and jazz greats Peter Erskine, Tom Scott and The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Encore also has recorded interviews by the likes of Martina McBride, Jon Secada, Steve Lukather, Sam Moore and the late Chick Corea.
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