Over the past few weeks I've had the pleasure of collaborating with friends on music videos for some super talented musicians. The first weekend I shot with Ben and Chris bright and early on Saturday morning. The boys were shooting an EPK for an up and coming artist named Freddy Washington. We met up at 7am, coffees in hand, all groggy and quiet. The boys set up as Freddy sat for make up and wardrobe. The usual small talk circulated around the room, 'Where are you from? What brought you to California?' etc, until we were ready to start shooting.
As Freddy warmed up a little, getting used to the new piano, the notes he played tapped into the room and the day slowly shifted. He is one of those people who, immediately upon meeting, you want to be friends with. He was sweet, soft spoken, and quick to flash a smile. The whole time we were shooting he gave the same killer performance full of life and energy. He kept us tapping our toes and bobbing with the beat and by the end of the day we were all singing along and smiling with him. That morning couldn't have been more perfect. He filled the streets with music and brought magic to the door.
*"We are the City" by Freddy Washington will be released in late March/ early April
*EPK coming soon
The music video we did this past weekend was for a sultry indie band called This Can't End Well. Lead singer and cellist Star St. Germain with violinist and glockenspieler (yes, I made the word up), Kristen Adam killed it with their song, "I'll Let You Watch". Just like the voyeuristic title, the video is an intimate peek into a subtle and sexy, seduction.
Innocent and haunting, the song grabs you right from the beginning and builds to reveal a powerful and torrid relationship between lovers. Under the direction of Niko 'love' Sonnberger and Chad Michael Ward, all the girls totally nailed it. I was super stoked to create our set, which wound up being an eclectic mix of quirky toys, old photos, and girly play things. This was an amazing team to work with - I hope we get to play together again soon!
*Music Video for "I'll Let You Watch" by This Can't End Well coming soon
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