Backstage at the video shoot on the roof of the Bergisel ski jump

An extraordinary idea, a spontaneous action and just the right time. As much as the Corona crisis prevents, sometimes it also offers an opportunity for creative ideas! Dominik and Felix from the Stuttgart project Vibrancy Music have recognized just such a gap and used the chance for a new kind of video project.

At the end of November, the guys arrived with bag and baggage, a bunch of cameras, tripods and a DJ booth to shoot a live recording of a DJ set on the roof of the Bergisel ski jump. The Berlin artist Felix Raphael had the right music in his luggage. Here you can get a first taste, the whole video can be seen on the Facebook channel of Innsbruck Tourism from 13 January 2021.

For the Behind-the-scenes Vlog I was allowed to be part of the project as an interview partner and spent many hours on a sunny November afternoon on the terrain. While the last ski jumpers finished their training at noon, it became quieter and quieter in the afternoon. Until around half past three the first sound could be heard from the loudspeakers on the roof.

But how does one actually get the idea to shoot a video on the roof of a ski jump? Felix Raphael, the DJ, is happy to make two premieres at once: the first time to play on a ski jump and the first time to DJ in Innsbruck. However, it was someone else who came up with the idea: Dominik Seidenspinner, who had already visited the ski jump in Innsbruck on holiday a few years ago. Even then he thought that would be something... He can't deny his personal enthusiasm for ski jumping, which becomes clear when talking to Herbert Mandl(Head of Ski Academy Austria).

Three, quarter past three, half past three. But hurry now, because in the mountains the sun always sets earlier than in the lowlands. The DJ is already playing when I join the others on the roof terrace, which is only accessible today for the recordings. The Nordkette shines beautifully in the background, song after song the city and the mountains disappear in the shadow of the night.

Around half past four the recording is finally over. "F*, that's cold!"curses the DJ, who has just spent an hour in a sweater listening to his music at 0 degrees. But he still can't help grinning and the gentlemen with their video cameras all look happy.