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Janna - Posted - 11/01/2012: 16:44:40
Hello, my dear friends! 
Today is the 1st of November and as I promised, today I uploaded my first music video on YouTube!
It was made by my friend and guitarist Alex, it was his first work with video production! And also it was my debut in music video as a singer, banjo player and performer!
Budget of the video was 0$ not counting transporting of the needed equipment :)
We made it especially for all my friends! 
Description:
You can witch to HD quality to see the video in big resolution if you wish.
The song is written by Paul Roberts
Vocal and banjo by Janna Kim
Arrangement, guitar and mixing by Alexander Kartoyev
Video production by Alexander Kartoyev
Thanks to Kivaland for the camera, to Rustam for lighting, to Paul Gorman for cowboy boots, shirt, belt and for "BanjoHangout" banjo strap, thanks to George Sobolev for being my banjo teacher and for the fine banjo picks !
Thanks to Paul Roberts, Tom Nechville and my friends from banjohangout.org and around the world for the beautiful Athena banjo!
This is the first work of my guitarist Alex Kartoyev as a video producer. It was made by one man only. Thanks him a lot!
Please rate (by pressing "like") and leave your comments on my YouTube channel too if you like it :)
Your Janna Kim ^^
LINK to the video:
youtu.be/b1cpc3iZbXQ
Edited by - Janna on 11/11/2012 18:24:44
banjoman56 - Posted - 11/01/2012: 17:04:03
Wow, this is great Janna. You are a very talented young lady.
Marc Nerenberg - Posted - 11/01/2012: 18:21:54
It's terrific! The song, the performance, the look, the interesting use of the banjo - all of it!
And the production values of the video itself are really good. I certainly wouldn't have guessed it was the first video that Alexander has ever made!
Gontii - Posted - 11/01/2012: 23:35:13
Janna!
Very beautifully! An excellent video!
Banjophobic - Posted - 11/02/2012: 06:52:24
Excellent singing and playing Janna. He did a good job with that video too!
Stolkee - Posted - 11/02/2012: 09:59:19
Awesome, Janna. You should be really proud of that!
salvatone - Posted - 11/03/2012: 05:09:31
Terrific Janna. Your English is very good.
jarocks - Posted - 11/03/2012: 09:20:59
very good ,I enjoyed all of it your singing and playing Janna is great
JanetB - Posted - 11/03/2012: 11:47:27
Beautiful music and video! 
DCM_Dan - Posted - 11/03/2012: 15:06:51
Very nice Janna!
Joseba Andoni - Posted - 11/04/2012: 07:53:29
Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome.
Excellent work Janna
Thanks for sharing it.
ellabrow - Posted - 11/04/2012: 11:33:53
Great work Janna! Thanks so much for all the efforts you put it to make that good, and for sharing with all of us here @ the BHO!
All the best,
Elliot
Laurence Diehl - Posted - 11/04/2012: 14:33:07
Loved it! I hope you get all the success you deserve. 
Paulf - Posted - 11/05/2012: 00:39:49
Fantastic, really enjoyed it. You have a bright future I feel.
5 finger ninja - Posted - 11/05/2012: 06:10:02
Wow great job guys! Your a natural performer.
Edited by - 5 finger ninja on 11/05/2012 06:11:06
Paul Roberts - Posted - 11/09/2012: 15:06:52
Hi Everyone,
I just got a load of this and am quite delighted and amazed that it's been produced half way around the world by such powerfully creative and talented artists. Janna and Alex, in all the things you do - with your instruments, singing, as performers, in media - is of such a noticeably high level it's impossible for me to imagine anything but success for each of you in your artistic pursuits. Yours is a unique global story. Thanks for bringing hope to the world (especially mine) through your music.
Below is the email I sent my friends.
pauL
Dear Friends, Janna Kim, a fabulous musician in Uzbekistan, just recorded a video of Mountain Stream, a song I composed over forty years ago, when I was Janna's age. She's a remarkable vocalist and banjo player who taught herself banjo, over the Internet, on a makeshift banjo made in Central Asia. As far as I can tell she's the only person in Uzbekistan who plays American banjo (although the instrument's antecedents were created in her part of the world). I became aware of Janna Ki a few years ago, through her Internet postings - and I went with an impulse to round up money from banjo players around the world to get her a top-flight instrument, which she's playing in the video. I wrote the Mountain Stream in 1970 when I was making a shift from working as a music therapist in Massachusetts to going to India to study the sitar. This is the first video production of Janna's boyfriend and music partner, Alex. Enjoy.pauL
kirbonite - Posted - 11/09/2012: 17:08:44
I agree with everyone... Nice Job
btw.. Is there a Bed and breakfast near this video ?? I'd like to visit..
Janna - Posted - 11/10/2012: 08:49:49
Thanks, friends for watching and for your comments!
I've noticed that music written by Paul Roberts acts relaxing and my friends also said after watching the video that this music can cure if somebody had a bad day
joe roberts - Posted - 11/10/2012: 14:20:25
just wanted to say again how much i enjoyed your new video your playing and singing is great keep them coming friend
Grumpy1 - Posted - 11/10/2012: 21:56:11
That is very enjoyable, well played, great singing and very professionally produced. I am looking forward to the day when you and Alex can tour in our country. I believe you could make yourself an Icon in the American music scene. More please ! 
BanjoNikopolis - Posted - 11/11/2012: 06:05:53
Great music. Great video. Great banjo playing! It's great to see banjo bringing together the world.
MiG-19 - Posted - 11/14/2012: 01:10:45
Added to my favorites on YouTube Janna. Its GREAT!
Meles_Meles - Posted - 11/20/2012: 18:20:12
Well done, girl! The entire production was well put together, and I enjoyed the playing, particularly your restrained use of tempo rubato. I look forward to hearing more of your work.
By the way, I couldn't help noticing how small you looked behind the banjo. Janna, you're TINY! :-)
