Photographer Franklin Hill and Editor-In-Chief Chris Young chat in an empty Mississippi Studios moments before the seven Portland musicians arrive.
Skip vonKuske of The Portland Cello Project shares a laugh with Vortex's PR & Marketing Manager Deena Anreise.
Photographer Franklin Hill snaps a shot of Sallie Ford with his mobile phone.
Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols and Portland’s "go to guy" Lewi Longmire catch up.
Deena Anreise, Chris Young and Vortex contributor Eric Skelton take in the action from the Mississippi Studios balcony.
Kevin Hasenkopf of v1creative prepares to shoot a scene with Lewi Longmire, Jose Medeles of 1939 Ensemble and Revival Drum Shop, and Skip vonKuske of The Portland Cello Project.
Editor-In-Chief Chris Young sits down with hip-hop emcee and producer Tope for an interview.
The Portland Cello Project's Skip vonKuske gets his close-up.
Zia McCabe chats about the Portland music scene with Chris Young.
Sallie Ford plucks her guitar strings as Kevin Hasenkopf shoots a close-up.
Kevin Hasenkopf of v1creative gathers the gang on the Mississippi Studios stage: Natasha Kmeto, Lewi Longmire, Jose Medeles, Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols, Skip vonKuske and Sallie Ford (from left to right).
Tope introduces himself to The Dandy Warhols' Zia McCabe in between shots.
Tope rocks the mic as the rest of the VRTX All-Stars jam away.
The group gathers together for a photo towards the end of the video shoot.
The VRTX All-Stars set up for what will be the final shot in the video.

Behind the Scenes at Mississippi Studios with Sallie Ford, Tope, Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols, Natasha Kmeto, Lewi Longmire, Jose Medeles of 1939 Ensemble and Skip vonKuske of The Portland Cello Project

Photos by Autumn Andel

April 7, 2014 9:00am

On Tuesday, February 18, Vortex Music Magazine invited seven musicians of diverse backgrounds and genres to Mississippi Studios for a video shoot.

As Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols, Sallie Ford, Tope, Natasha Kmeto, Lewi Longmire, Jose Medeles of 1939 Ensemble and Revival Drum Shop, and Skip vonKuske of The Portland Cello Project clamored onto the stage, v1creative's Kevin Hasenkopf hunkered down behind the lens of his video camera to capture the action that ensued.

By the end of the day, these seven were dubbed the VRTX All-Stars, and their time with us was captured for Vortex Music Magazine's ongoing Kickstarter campaign as well as the cover story of our debut issue, which will hit streets this May.

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