G-WIZ (aka Gene Williams) looks smooth, suave, and cut in his latest music video. But that’s not how he was feeling when he wrote the song. “‘(Won’t Letcha) Take It From Me’ was written from the standpoint of going through my own personal Hell,” he says. The song is a reminder to himself about “… finding peace in the chaos, and guarding my peace of mind vigilantly. ”
Philip Safarik of Aktiv Films shot the video at Carolina Watershed, with the assistance of Darius “Phatmak” Clayton, and shares the director credit with Williams. The idea for the video was just to show some of the beauty of the city of Memphis, and introduce the world to us and our music,” says G-WIZ. “Shout out to my amazing band, Deneka Lewis, Joseph Higgins, Jimmie Allen, Brennan Austin, and David Higgins, for helping me bring this music to fruition!”
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