Sunday, 27 April 2025
The "Middle of Nowhere" music video wins "Best Music Video" honours at the
Spring 2025 Oregon Short Film Festival in Portland, OR!
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Monday, 21 April 2025
Of all of the film festivals that the "Middle of Nowhere" music video has been honoured to be included, THIS is the one I really hoped that would happen!
The Hollywood Theatre is an old-time movie palace in Portland, OR build in 1926 that has been rehabbed over the years and turned into a state-of-the-art, non-profit community movie theatre that shows major motion pictures and smaller, independent films from all around the world. In 2017, The theatre partnered with Portland Internationla Airport (PDX) to create a small, free movie theatre inside the main passenger terminal to provide passengers a space to unwind and watch independent short films by Oregon film makers. (Beause I am a former Oregon resident and worked with a Portland-based production company, I qualified!)
The Hollywood Theatre @ PDX has a revolving program that changes every quarter. "Middle of Nowhere" can now be seen on the big screen starting today with eight other Oregon-made short films FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS! The video has the potential to be seen by thousands of people!...
As a singer/songwriter and actor, this makes me very, very happy! This video is now part of the history of the Hollywood Theatre. My team at Sheilds Films and I created something that now tangibly connects me to the city and state that I STILL love! THIS is plenty of an award for me… This is enough!
I’ll be flying in on Thursday nite for the film maker’s reception on Friday nite….
And then... there’s the Oregon Short Film Festival on Sunday, April 27th, where it’s nominated for Best Music Video… SO GRATFUL AND HAPPY!!!
Thank you to EVERYONE who made this journey possible...
Next stop... PDX!
The Hollywood Theatre is an old-time movie palace in Portland, OR build in 1926 that has been rehabbed over the years and turned into a state-of-the-art, non-profit community movie theatre that shows major motion pictures and smaller, independent films from all around the world. In 2017, The theatre partnered with Portland Internationla Airport (PDX) to create a small, free movie theatre inside the main passenger terminal to provide passengers a space to unwind and watch independent short films by Oregon film makers. (Beause I am a former Oregon resident and worked with a Portland-based production company, I qualified!)
The Hollywood Theatre @ PDX has a revolving program that changes every quarter. "Middle of Nowhere" can now be seen on the big screen starting today with eight other Oregon-made short films FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS! The video has the potential to be seen by thousands of people!...
As a singer/songwriter and actor, this makes me very, very happy! This video is now part of the history of the Hollywood Theatre. My team at Sheilds Films and I created something that now tangibly connects me to the city and state that I STILL love! THIS is plenty of an award for me… This is enough!
I’ll be flying in on Thursday nite for the film maker’s reception on Friday nite….
And then... there’s the Oregon Short Film Festival on Sunday, April 27th, where it’s nominated for Best Music Video… SO GRATFUL AND HAPPY!!!
Thank you to EVERYONE who made this journey possible...
Next stop... PDX!
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Monday, 14 April 2025
:The next film festival stop for the "Middle of Nowhere" music video will be in Portland, OR for the Oregon Short Film Festival, taking place on Sunday, 27 April 2025 at the Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE Clinton St. in Portland, starting at 2:00pm PDT. The video has been nominated for Best Music Video and received an incredible review from the Film Festival Circuit podcast! If you are in the Portland area and want to attend, I'll meet you there!
Click the image above to hear a review of the "Middle of Nowhere" music video from the Film Festival Circuit podcast!
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This is the third nomination for the "Middle of Nowhere" music video in the Best Music Video category at a film festival! The first was at the Oak Park IL Film Festival in September 2024; the second was at the Chicago Film Frenzy film festival in March 2025! Very honoured to be acknowledged this way!
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Friday, 11 April 2025
If you are in the Castle Rock, CO area (an hour south of Denver), you can see the "Middle of Nowhere" music video at the Castle Rock Film Festival happening from tomorrow, Friday, April 11th thru Saturday, April 12th. "MON" will be playing on Saturday during the "Rock the World - Documentaries and Music Videos" block, starting at 7:00pm tomorrow at the Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St C, Castle Rock, CO.
I am very honoured to be included in this festival!
I am very honoured to be included in this festival!
Sunday, 30 March 2025
And that folks... is a wrap...
Updated 23 March 2025
The "Middle of Nowhere" music video has been nominated for Best Music Video at the Chicago Film Frenzy Film Festival!
We (director, Travis Shields, 2nd camera/editor, Michael Lang, and myself) are very honored to be in this group!
The video will be screened during the festival's music video block on Friday, March 28th between 6:00pm and 7:00pm followed by
a filmmaker's Q&A and an award presentation.
We (director, Travis Shields, 2nd camera/editor, Michael Lang, and myself) are very honored to be in this group!
The video will be screened during the festival's music video block on Friday, March 28th between 6:00pm and 7:00pm followed by
a filmmaker's Q&A and an award presentation.
AND...
The "Middle of Nowhere" music video has been recognized by:
Again , we are honoured and happy to be included!
Updated 10 March 2025
The "Middle of Nowhere" music video has been recognized by:
AND BY...
The virtual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon starts today, Monday, March 10th and goes thru Sunday, March 23rd (geo-limited to Washington state, Oregon, California, and Hawaii only). "Middle of Nowhere" was featured in the virtual shorts program, "Finding Your Path."
Updated 25 February 2025
The "Middle of Nowhere" music video has been recognized by:
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The Chicago Film Frenzy will take place the weekend of March 28th at the Facets Theatre in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighbourhood (1517 W. Fullerton)...
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Update 20 January 2025
The "Middle of Nowhere" music video has been recognized by:
"Middle of Nowhere" was nominated for "Best Music Video" and "Best Visual Elements" at the Inaugural Oak Park, IL Film Festival on 14 September 2024.
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"Middle of Nowhere" will be part of the virtual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon, starting Monday, March 10th thru Sunday, March 23rd (geo-limited to Washington state, Oregon, California, and Hawaii only).
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Music
HI EVERYBODY!!!
Yes, it's been a while... But the Dennis Fuentes Band has new music for the first time since 2017. And for the first time ever, there are couple of OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOS! The new single, "Middle of Nowhere," and the "Hard Lesson - EP" are now streaming on:
Yes, it's been a while... But the Dennis Fuentes Band has new music for the first time since 2017. And for the first time ever, there are couple of OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOS! The new single, "Middle of Nowhere," and the "Hard Lesson - EP" are now streaming on:
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This song is a sunny summertime drive down a country highway with the windows rolled down and the radio cranked up to 10!... Written by Craig Northey (of the Vancouver, BC-based band, the Odds) and singer/songwriters Jason Plumb & Steven Drake (formerly of the Odds), this song was originally recorded by Jason's former band, The Waltons (from Regina, Saskatchewan) in 1998.
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The band gets its twang on in this heartbreak country ballad. The writing & performance recalls the spirits of classic country (Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry") and 1950's Rock & Roll (Ritchie Valens' "Donna"). Band member, Andrew Fraker, turns in a powerful lead guitar performance on this song.
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INTRODUCING TWO NEW MUSIC VIDEOS FROM THE DENNIS FUENTES BAND!
"MIDDLE OF NOWHERE" *** NOW IN 4K! ***
Shot on location at Smith Rock State Park, Trout Creek, and Indian Head Canyon in Central Oregon in the Summer of 2024, this video puts the beauty of the high desert landscape of my former home state on full display. "Middle of Nowhere" is streaming now on YouTube... and may be playing at a film festival near you!
- Official Selection for the 2025 Spring Hollywood Theatre @ PDX (Portland International Airport) Film Festival, Portland, OR, from 21 April thru mid-July 2025.
- Official Selection & Winner in the Best Music Video category at the 2025 Oregon Short Film Festival, Portland, OR, 27 April 2025
- Official Selection at the 2025 Rutherford Film Festival, Rutherford, NJ, 15-17 May 2025
- Official Selection at the 2025 Castle Rock Film Festival, Castle Rock, CO, 10-12 April 2025
- Official Selection at the 2025 Nyack International Film Festival, Nyack, NY, 30 March 2025 to 5 April 2025
- Official Selection & Nominee for Best Music Video at the 2025 Chicago Film Frenzy Film Festival, Chicago, Illinois, 28-30 March 2025
- Official Selection for the 2025 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival in Eugene, Oregon, 6-9 March 2025 (Live); 10-23 March 2025 (Virtual)
- Nominee for Best Music Video & Best Visual Elements at the Inaugural Oak Park Illinois Film Festival, Oak Park, IL, September 2024.
"Hard Lesson (The PDX Demo)"
This DIY performance was shot in an AirB&B in the Multnomah Village neighbourhood in Portland, OR in the Summer of 2023 and can be found on the upcoming "Hard Lesson - EP," which is now streaming on some of your favorite streaming services!
Acting
I startd dabbling in acting in 2017. I got cast for the first time in an indie short film as an extra and have since been featured in several other short films, a feature film, four TV/online commercials, three of music videos, and a TV presentation pilot. (I also graduated from The Second City's Acting Program in 2023!) No Oscar-winning performances here - just a regular guy having a LOT of fun playing make-believe with other creative people...
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