When I moved to New Orleans, I wasn’t sure if I would find many creative and collaborative possibilities. Both me and my partner, Laurie, had oodles of contacts back in San Antonio who were happy to play with us. In this new city, however, we know only a handful of people.

Fortunately, our friend Aaron now lives here. I’ve worked with him before, and I like his nimble, creative mind and his fearless manner of throwing himself into work of an improvisational nature. I quickly said yes when he asked if I might help him on a film project during my first week in town.

We shot at two locations. I’m not sure exactly what the purpose of the piece was. I think he had it in mind to use the footage in two different ways. A film festival. And as a sort of proof-of-concept reel for some larger project for which he wished to get funding.

After I handed over the footage for him to edit however he felt appropriate, I decided to do a rough assemblage of one of the day’s shooting.

This location was the historic Hermann-Grima House. A beautiful museum. Run by incredibly nice and gracious people. I stumbled on some music on op sound I thought might fit. A group called Orquesta Arrecife. The song is “Desorden.”