Hello concert fans! Thought I would share a little about myself and how these concerts came about...

Sometime in early 1997, I was hired to record a series of weekly concerts for a concert promoter. Some of the concerts were Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige, The Temptations, Isley Brothers, Shaggy, Gladys Knight, Willie Nelson, B.B. King, Diana Ross, KC and the Sunshine Band, Jerry Lee Lewis, Maxi Priest and many more. I kept a few masters from the above concerts for my own viewing pleasure and threw the rest in the trash.

One day a name came to my mind "Aaliyah", who I heard had a terrible accident. That name sounded familiar to me but it didn't register until I moved my studio after 12 years into my home, along with hundreds of old master tapes. I found the master tape of the 1997 "Superfest" concert which featured Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige and others. It actually took me quite a bit of time just figuring out who she was and what songs were even hers. I encoded (low resolution), each song from the artists set and uploaded to Youtube to see what kind of fan base she actually had. I was amazed!

This concert was produced on a very cold and rainy 1997 October day in San Diego, California. After three hours of setup time for me the promoter didn't think I would be allowed to video tape. After last minute negotiations I was given the O.K. to proceed with video taping the concert...This happened almost every concert I did.

These videos are of historical value being 10 years old and never been viewed! I know now and appreciate just how much love Aaliyah fans had for her... It makes me very happy to bring joy to the many Aaliyah fans out there!

Tom Jensen
Jensen Studios