Published on Sunday, 19 August, 2018 - 22:58
Connan Mockasin will release his third album Jassbusters, on October 12th via Mexican Summer. Along with today’s announcement he’s sharing the lead single “Con Conn Was Impatient” and a video clip with preview footage from Mockasin's five-part melodrama film Bostyn ’n Dobsyn that accompanies the release of Jassbusters.
More about Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn and Jassbusters below:
Jassbusters
- Jassbusters is the third record by Connan Mockasin.
- Jassbusters is the concept of a record made by a band of music teachers, fronted by Bostyn.
- Jassbusters was recorded live in Paris at Studios Ferber, August 2016.
- Jassbusters was recorded less than one month after the filming of Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.
- It was then recorded live again and filmed for the end scenes of Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.
- Jassbusters took one week to record.
- Jassbusters is the first record by Connan Mockasin that was recorded with a band.
- Jassbusters is designed to be listened to after watching Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.
Bostyn ’n Dobsyn
- Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is a five-part melodrama film created by Connan Mockasin.
- Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is about a fictional music teacher, Bostyn, and his student, Dobsyn.
- Mockasin plays Bostyn, while Dobsyn is played by Mockasin’s childhood next door neighbour Blake Pryor.
- Bostyn ’n Dobsyn was filmed inside a disused hair salon in Los Angeles, July 2016.
- Bostyn ’n Dobsyn took 20 years to develop, and 10 days to film.
- Bostyn ’n Dobsyn features Gabriel Diggs from Celebrity Family Feud.
- Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is Connan Mockasin’s first publicly released film.