Join us on the third Wednesday of every month for the Open Media Lab. FREE for DOM members, this opportunity allows community producers to get advice and help from OMF staff, as well as network and collaborate with others.

Click here to sign up for February's Open Media Lab.

Open Music Sessions - Friday, February 5

Featuring Natalie Tate

On the first Friday of each month, DOM hosts a community event with local performance groups, musical acts and nonprofit partners. These events are broadcast live on Comcast Channel 57 in Denver as well as streamed on DOM's website. Events are cablecast and streamed live in Denver Open Media's Studio A.

Join DOM for this month's Open Music Sessions on Friday, February 5, featuring a live musical performance by Natalie Tate.

Natalie Tate

Natalie Tate's music merges the roots sensibilities of her Colorado home with the planes of a more ethereal land. Her latest beat-driven, sound-scaped EP, Your Type, takes us to a hearts-vibrating-lights-swirling-eyes-closed dance floor where Tate's voice always seems to bring us back into the forgotten spaces inside of ourselves.

Comedian Mara Wiles will also perform.

The live show and concert begin at 8 pm. Join us for this FREE event, complete with food and drinks!

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Friday, February 5

Doors open at 7 pm

Live Show 8 - 9 pm

Denver Open Media

700 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO

Food by Illegal Pete's

Open Media Project for Government Off to a Great Start in 2016

Pitkin County and City of Littleton have dropped their commercial providers and launched the Open Media Project (OMP) at a considerable cost savings to taxpayers. The OMP team moved years of archives, agendas and timestamps off of proprietary servers onto Open Media's platform.

Meanwhile, we are pleased to announce our new partnership with the team at SIPA, Colorado's Statewide Internet Portal Authority. SIPA was created by the Colorado State Legislature to develop Colorado's statewide internet portal and assist state agencies, local governments, special districts and public education by putting more information and services online.

We will present our OMP for Gov solution to government leaders from around Colorado at the upcoming SIPA User Conference, March 29th in Denver. Meanwhile, sign up to learn more about how we help expand transparency during our upcoming webinar - Livestream Meetings and Index Video Archives - on February 24th at 2pm.

Intern Profile - Jesse Lockwood

TV Station (Public Access) intern Jesse Lockwood says he has always been an artist. As a youth, he played "guitar" with his mom's tennis rackets and "decorated" the walls with crayons. "OMF and DOM popped up on my radar in the way of an invitation to play some music in Studio A," recounts Jesse. "Once I found out about what was going on here, I knew that I wanted to participate."

He has definitely participated! In addition to his internship duties, Jesse has produced or collaborated on Denver Emerging Artists (a local music showcase show), Transition Theater (a mind-blowing music, dance, light show extravaganza), Denver Kirtan (a spiritual practice of chanting the famous Hare Krishna mantra) and much more. Jesse celebrated his birthday by taping the inaugural episode of The Everything Show with Jestrelokkei.

"In a world where all news and media is bought and paid for in the worst way, free speech only exists on non-commercial channels," says Jesse.

Click here to learn more about internships with Open Media Foundation.

New Denver Open Media Membership Rates

This handy chart gives a preview of the new membership rates and structure, which will take effect in the spring of 2016. Stay tuned to denveropenmedia.org for more details and benefits of these membership levels.

Click here to see a larger version of the chart.

DOM Equipment News

DSLRs for the masses! The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 is available for free 24-hour checkouts with the Equipment Access or higher membership levels. Each Lumix has a Leica 25-400mm zoom lens, and these cameras are 4K compatible.

If you're interested in recording in ultra high definition (4K), consider checking out a new Atomos Ninja Assassin. This 4K HDMI recorder and 7" monitor records both HD and 4K video, and the monitor features a touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920x1200. These are available to DOM members at 50% off commercial rates.

DOM also has two new gimbals for checkout! The Movi Freefly M5 is an amazing three-axis gimbal system that allows for smooth handheld movement. Included with the Movi M5 is their Mimic controller that allows for a second operator to control the camera movement! The Pilotfly H1+ is a much more compact gimbal, featuring a bluetooth remote and five default modes - Follow, Pitch-lock, Head-lock, Follow Roll, and Invert. Both the Movi and Pilotfly are available to members at 50% off commercial rates.

Check the equipment page for these additions to our inventory!

Meet Ben Boone - OMF's New Finance/HR Manager

Join us in welcoming Ben Boone, OMF's latest staff addition. He will be serving as Finance/HR Manager.

After receiving his degree in History with a minor in Business from Texas A&M University, Ben began working as a high school educator in the Greater Houston area. During his fulfilling time as a teacher, he continued his personal education with a post-graduate degree in accounting. Over the last six years, Ben has worked in several different settings as an accountant, and he was lucky enough to move to Denver three years ago to pursue his Masters in Business Administration at the University of Denver.

"I am eager to join a dedicated team and Foundation that are both passionate about giving back to the community and spreading the word of positive change," says Ben.

Click here to learn more about the OMF team