Maryland punk rock band Good Charlotte and New York rapper Nas filmed new videos in studios at the former Military Ocean Terminal last month.
The two videos were shot over a period in late November using Building 13 on the base, as well as the exterior of Building 72.
Kist said Terrero Productions, Inc. of Los Angeles paid $5,500 for a two-day shoot. HIS Productions of New York paid $3,500 for a one-day shoot.
Good Charlotte formed in 1996 and has released three albums to date, including the multi-platinum CD The Young and the Hopeless, which featured chart-topping hits including “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” “The Anthem” and “Girls and Boys.”
The band is fronted by indentical twin brothers Benji and Joel Madden.
Presumably, the music video shot in November will be for their upcoming CD, Good Morning Revival, expected to be released in February 2007.
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, known by the name of Nas, is the son of jazz musician Olu Dara. Nas is best known for his 1994 debut album Illmatic, which is widely considered one of the best hip-hop albums of all time. Nas differs from many rappers because of his positive lyrical content and is considered one of hip-hop’s most profound songwriters because of his poetic style. Raised in a housing project in New York City, his early work continues many of the traditions of pioneer hip-hop artists. His later works have become more mainstream, although he seems to have returned to his roots with the release of Stillmatic.
While the studios in Bayonne still get business from time to time, Kist said, construction of the new housing units make it less attractive because of the noise.
“We still get scouts coming here, and people in industry know about us, but we’re not advertising in any of the trade magazines,” Kist said.
Noise was also an issue in 2005 when Steven Spielberg used the studio space to film some of the interior work for War of the Worlds.
Kist said this is the price of making progress with development.