Memphis hip hop duo Idi x Teco are joined by NicoTheGoddess and producer Qemist for their brand new jam “Skin Deep.” Filmmaker Jordan Danelz, who previously collaborated with Idi x Teco for the killer “Buzzsaw Kick” video, and Malik the Martian created some incredible lighting design for this clip. The duo unleashes their formitable stage skills while Nico holds effortlessly holds down the hooks. Take a look:
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The rules for Music Video Monday state that all the music videos we feature have to be from either a Memphis musical artist or a Memphis filmmaker — preferably both. But once a year, I bend the rules — which I can do, because I wrote the rules — to bring you the winners of the Indie Memphis Film Festival music video competition.
The Hometowner Audience Award went to “Buzzsaw Kick” by Idi x Tico,which was the subject of last week’s Music Video Monday.
The winner of the Audience Award for national music videos was “Fire” by Fimone. I can’t embed it here, but you can watch it on Fimone’s YouTube channel.
The winner of the jury award for National Music Video (which really should be called the International category) was “Hideaway” by the French artists NÎM. This spectacular visual was created by Studio V7, Gaïa Maniquant-Rogozyk & Pablo Chazel. You’ll believe that whales can fly!
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It’s the closing day of Indie Memphis 2021. The annual film festival has been a whirlwind of images and moments tearing across theater screens and the TVs and laptops of the virtual festival.
Saturday night was the Hometowner Music Video Showcase at the Malco Summer Drive-In. Many of the videos in competition have been featured on Music Video Monday, but there was one great one we missed. Jordan Danelz and Sharrika Evans created an arresting, cinematic video for Idi x Tico’s “Buzzsaw Kick.” This one’s the total package. The song, by the group who used to be called Hippy Soul, is killer, and the visuals are inventive and extremely well executed. Beyond that, it’s pretty hard to describe, so just watch.
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