Open Call for Music Videos

Music is powerful. It can change the way people feel and think about themselves and the world around them. It creates a space where performers can truly express themselves to an audience that can relate. At its best it’s a kind of spiritual transformation, and at its worst it still makes people enjoy life more.

Awhile back I met a talented young woman who was looking for help with promoting her music. I story-boarded an idea for an involved video, but we didn’t have the resources to shoot it. Instead we decided to make a video for one of her shorter songs by just heading for the hills with no real plan to see what we could come up with. She was a very fun and fearless client to work with and we spent about half the day exploring some outdoor scenery together. At the end of the day this was the result of our efforts:

I’m looking for more local bands from SLO county that want to make a music video. If you or anyone you know might be interested, hit me up and we’ll schedule a meeting to come up with some possibilities within your budget of time and money. It also helps if you can show me a video or two that you like so we can communicate better.

One of my all-time favorite songs is Norman Cook(Fatboy Slim)’s remix of “Brimful of Asha” by Cornershop. It has such a good energy and it always cheers me up and makes me wanna dance. It’s a song about a Bollywood singer, Asha Bhosle, who did the soundtrack to hundreds of Indian films over the years. Did you know India makes more movies than any country in the world? And they all seem to feature a song and dance section.

My favorite works of art are able to achieve an emotional connection and display technical proficiency. When you have something to say it’s worth taking the time to say it with style. A good example of this creative craftsmanship that moves and impresses me is “Zombie” by The Cranberries. It’s one of the most memorable anti-war songs I’ve ever heard and the imagery in this video makes it even more haunting.

If you’ve never seen Coldplay’s surreal video for “Up&UP” you’re missing out. It features some of the best compositing work I’ve ever seen where they combine old film footage in surprising ways.

And sometimes a song is just a song. If it makes you feel something or if it makes you want to move, then why demand more from it? These guys combined elements from video games and stitched together some outstanding Parkour shots. Wish I had a drone so I could do stuff like this!