Hidden Gems: Meet Jason DeLamielleure of Punkbedfilms

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jason DeLamielleure. 

Hi Jason, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
So, before punkbedfilms, there was my drumming channel that consisted of covers of punk and vocaloid songs. However, I took a break from the drums because I had to switch bedrooms with my sister due to a high allergy to mold and my bedroom at the time also had the drumset in it and it had to stay down there. 

So, in April of 2021, I needed to do something because I hadn’t released a drum cover in a while by then. Then one night, while I was watching an online show, that’s when the idea first initially hit me. I got really compelled with the online show, its amazing videography, and the way stuff was set up for that concert and it really inspired me to emulate that. 

Another inspiration to start videography was another videographer from Philadelphia by the name of hate5six. I really love the way he does his camerawork along with the ways he documents hardcore bands whether it be through his fast zooms or his raw angles of the hardcore shows he films where he’s filming from the side of the stage catching all the cool stuff going on stage from the band or the crowd themselves. 

I took these two benefactors in mind when I looked closer into my Instagram profile. I found that most of my content recently was from documenting my time going to shows of my favorite bands, but from the usual fan perspective of taking a photo with the band, filming a snippet for the story, and maybe if I’m lucky get a photo of me in the pit lol. So that’s when I decided to rebrand to become a videographer. 

I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle-free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Starting out wasn’t easy. Funny enough, the first two shows I did, I gave no notice ahead of time because at the time, all I had to my name at the time was my equipment. I didn’t do a set schedule; I had no information that I was a videographer. Nothing. I literally went up to two people asking if I could film their show when I got there lol. It didn’t catch on to me that I needed to start branding though until I tried doing the same thing for a legit concert venue. That didn’t work. So, I had to pay in order to film a couple of shows with only my phone first before I could even land permission with guest listing to a show. 

In order to land more permission, I made a lot of changes to my videography page to make it more professional. I made all my social media platforms named to Punkbedfilms. I think I got the name Punkbedfilms at this time too, which was like sometime in October. I did a set release schedule to follow social media algorithms so that there can be more traction to the sets I released. My mom and her husband made my logo and business card. I made a Patreon to raise money for my business. All that jazz. 

Oddly enough, I initially was filming Emo shows starting out. However, I got all my traction from the hardcore scenes in Detroit and Toledo before I got anywhere in Emo. That was because it was a lot easier for me to get permission to film a hardcore show compared to an Emo show. It might have something to do with most Audiotree Emo shows being put on by touring bands compared to local bands whereas most hardcore shows are put on by locals compared to touring bands. The good thing is though, I’m just now starting to gain traction from the Emo scene and after I film a big hardcore fest in June, I’m filming a big DIY Emo fest in July. 

Nowadays, my struggles are basically improving video quality along with trying to balance my concert videography with my schooling. The computer science field I’m in at Umich-Dearborn is very demanding of my time. So, I have to be careful with exactly how many shows I wound up filming by the end of the semester. Sometimes I’ll get lucky, but then I’ll get unlucky with a tough coding assignment due during the time I’m filming a show that was booked weeks or even months prior to the homework being assigned. With video quality it’s also hard. I’m currently trying to save up on a camera before this big hardcore fest I’m filming in June because right now I’m filming on a phone, and the problem is with the phone, I don’t look official. I look more like a fan compared to a videographer and currently I feel my quality is still in the realm of “iPhone quality” compared to “Professional quality.” It also doesn’t help that in order to get that professional quality that I want, my phone would have to eat up 10-20 GBs per set compared to a camera eating up say 1-5 GBs filming the same sets. So hopefully, if I get a camera that it will not only get me better quality but also save up a lot of storage that when I put it in my storage hard drive to store it for any polls or set releases, it doesn’t take up as much space. 

We’ve been impressed with Punkbedfilms, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Punkbedfilms is a one-man videography business based out of Metro Detroit, specializing in concert videography, specifically punk shows but can also film other genres as well. Punkbedfilms aims to help bands grow their following by means of YouTube concert releases and social media advertising on popular platforms such as Instagram, Tik Tok, and Facebook. Punkbedfilms also aims to document the music scene and preserve it for people look back on it in music history to wonder what today is like. To help bands achieve more traction on set releases, I also do monthly Battle of the Bands polling tournaments on all Punkbedfilms social media platforms except YouTube in which fans vote for their favorite set and the winner gets a featured spot on my YouTube channel for a month. Brandwise, I am very proud of what my filming can do to help my local scene through documenting shows and help people look back on great memories at the concerts they go to. 

If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
Up until middle school, I was like every kid. I played a lot of sports, mainly football, basketball, and soccer, I hung out with friends at school and would play these sports at recess. Things were good. When my parents made me switch from public school to Catholic school when I hit middle school, it really took a toll on my mental health. You see, I have this disability that causes me to act a certain way, which consists of stuttering, having different interests compared to most people, like having fun at sports instead of taking sports seriously, repeating jokes over and over again until they aren’t funny anymore, etc. Because of this, everyone at Catholic school in Middle and High school hated me, I was a social outcast from everybody, even those you would consider geeks and nerds. People would call me, “Loud,” “Obnoxious,” “Weird,” “Annoying.” From this along with messy family issues at the time, I wounded up having troubles with trusting people and I became a very quiet person. I am not a social person anymore, so I rarely open up to people nowadays compared to growing up. 

However, I did develop some positive interests, such as punk and hardcore music, but at the same time, anime and vocaloid music, board games, doing theater and drama. I also developed a DIY personality where I would just do whatever I want and I could care less about how people feel about me. 

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://www.patreon.com/punkbedfilms
• Instagram: www.Instagram.com/punkbedfilms
• Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/punkbedfilms.
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCVe-h9cacsgcdNXUGPn2o1A

Image Credits
Karsten Mawby
Cam Truppa
Zylar Ritzer
Cari DeLamielleure
Jerry Jodloski