Today’s Music Video Monday goes where the action is.
Memphis hip hop phenom Yo Gotti is on a roll right now. His new record The Art Of Hustle is burning up the charts. The King Of Memphis’s newest music video is “Down In The DM”, a mini movie about the temptations of the social media age, featuring cameos by Cee-Lo Green and DJ Khaled that has racked up more than 21 million views on YouTube. Check it out, then check your direct messages.
Music Video Monday: Yo Gotti
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Today’s Music Video Monday is a memorial of sorts.
Daniel Clarke of Crockett Hall says “I’ll Be True” took on new meaning between the time of its recording and release. “It’s a special song to me because I got to work with two friends of mine, Tommy Lee Williams and Ben Cauley,” he says. “Tommy and Ben both played at various times as members of the Memphis Horns and the Bar-Kays. Originally we planned to film this video together but Ben passed away in September. To honor what his friendship and support meant to me any many other musicians in Memphis, Stax gave us permission to film the video under their marquee.”
To honor Cauley’s legacy, all proceeds from “I’ll Be True” will be donated to the Soulsville Foundation. You can purchase the song and make a donation at the Crockett Hall Bandcamp page.
Music Video Monday: Crocket Hall
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Today’s Music Video Monday carries a very special Monday message.
If you’re like me, and I know I am, “Never give up” is the message you need to hear on a Monday morning. Stephen Hildreth directed this video for Star & Micey’s latest single, “Get ‘Em Next Time”, an ode to perseverance.
“They’re very affable,” says Hildreth of the guys in the band, Nick Redmond, Geoff Smith, Joshua Cosby, and Jeremy Stanfill. “They’ll go for something that’s funny to them, totally commit to it, and take risks on it. And they’re actually really funny guys and ya know performers, so they end up bringing extra things to a video that make the result even better than the idea in your head. The great part was we got about a day out from shooting when it finally all clicked. Like I realized ‘Wow, if you take being in a band and distill it down to its essence, it’s comprised of selling merch, playing music, trying to meet girls, and riding in a van.’ We didn’t cover the van bit here, but I’m sure somewhere down the road that can be charted territory.”
Hildreth wore all the creative hats in the video, which was shot partially at Sun Studios. “The production couldn’t have happened without the work of John Goldsmith, Charlie Metz (Grips/Gaffers for the Sun Studio Shoot), Alistair Clark (camera op for the Minglewood footage), Curry Weber, and Ples Hampton (Cleared Sun Studios. Ples, whose dad was the late John Hampton, served as a Producer for the rest of the shoot. And Curry is like the official Star & Micey Superman. Like that’s his actual job title associated to the band. Not to mention all the staff at Sun Studios, who are just some of the best people, especially Jayne Ellen Brooks, Clara Daschund Parker, and Nina Jones—those ladies were all awesome.”
Star & Micey’s new album, Get ‘Em Next Time, will drop on March 11.
Music Video Monday: Star & Micey
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Today’s Music Video Monday has an excessive number of guitars.
But excessive is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to rock and roll, and if you have a quintuple-necked guitar on hand, why not use it? Zigadoo Moneyclips, fresh off a killer set at the recent Memphis Does Bowie benefit, have released their first music video. “Telephile” was directed by Ally Aycock. “I’d like to thank Zak, Leigh, and Lena Baker, all of the members of Zigadoo Money Clips—especially Jamie Davis, Leigh Davis, all of the yogis, Tyson and High Point Pizza, and finally, Trevor Finney and Blake Heimbach of Hot Keys Studios,” she says. “When I was approached by Leigh and Zak to produce and direct ‘Telephile’, I knew Zak already had a vision for it. It was difficult at times for me to walk his vision so I eventually scrapped my entire concept and asked Zak, ‘What is your song trying to say?’ Once Zak and I established exactly what his message was, the storyline evolved quite organically, which, to me, is always an indication of a successful endeavor. Creating stories and producing videos is a labor of love—emphasis on love. If your story is making you miserable, you’re probably not approaching it from the best angle. By the end of the video process, Zak and I were both enamored by the product and I think the release will establish why we were so thrilled.”
Music Video Monday: Zigadoo Moneyclips
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This Music Video Monday invites you to an exclusive party.
When Oxford/Nashville band Light Beam Rider wanted to film a video for their song “A Place To Sleep Among The Creeps”, they turned to their old friend Nathan Ross Murphy.
“I’ve actually known [singer/guitarist] Thomas [Swift] since we were kids, fresh on the high school scene in Collierville. So I guess you could say this collaboration was just a matter of time.” says Murphy. “When Thomas sent me the song the band wanted to put visuals to, I was ecstatic—not just because it’s a great song but because it took me on a journey. It’s exactly what I love about LBR. Their music is the kind you daydream to.”
Murphy, who can be seen in the upcoming Old School Pictures comedy Bad, Bad Men, says he based the video on a short film concept he had been developing. “I immediately began to see this story unfolding where this haunted, centuries-old party collects victims through temptations of grandeur. I imagined these poor souls whose selfish desires outweigh the thinness of the facade around them. It’s a trap. Inevitably, they become doomed to an eternity of fake smiles—condemned to welcome the next unsuspecting victim with a martini in hand, and all at the doing of one questionably villainous Doorman deity played by my friend and fellow actor Donald Meyers. The visual goal was to create a ghostly, Victorian atmosphere that appears to have swallowed a collection of guests spanning various decades. This was achieved by the superb talents and crew contributions of Ryan Earl Parker, Jordan Danelz, Mona Kaiserseder, Blake Heimbach, Lauren Cavanaugh, Stephanie Marie Green, and Trevor Finney as well as an amazing mixture of friends and strangers-turned-friends who lent their time and cooperation so that we could make some cool art.” Here’s the video, featuring actors Leah Beth Bolton-Wingfield, Jacob Wingfield, and Jesse Davis.
Music Video Monday: Light Beam Rider
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You’ll be surviving the week on leftovers from Thanksgiving. Memphis musician/filmmaker Katherine Dohan understands how you feel. Although she’s currently ensconced in Los Angeles, the co-director of What I Love About Concrete hasn’t forgotten about her hometown. “Time for Thanksgiving” is a funny, proggy meditation on coming home for the holiday.
Music Video Monday: Katherine Dohan and Fantastic Paths
“Time for Thanksgiving” opens with an ad from Fantastic Paths, everyone’s favorite, vaguely creepy mail order infomercial house turned band. As a bonus, here’s Dohan’s instant classic comedy short that launched Fantastic Paths, “Soda Chair”:
Music Video Monday: Katherine Dohan and Fantastic Paths (2)
“Ocean” is the soulful first clip from Nick Black’s album Deep Blue. Director Destyn Patera used drones and Go Pros to create this fun video, which shows the singer’s search for some water in first person point of view.
Music Video Monday: Nick Black
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Today’s Music Video Monday features gratuitous automotive destruction.
Back in 2012, hard-touring Memphians Lucero got a new van to replace their worn-out old one. They could have sold the old one for scrap, but instead they chose the rock and roll option: Trash the van, and make a music video out of it. Director Jonathan Pekar captured the celebratory destruction and created this raucous video for “Women & Work”.
Music Video Monday: Lucero
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Having trouble getting started today? So is the Memphis classic on this week’s Music Video Monday.
“Bummer” is the lead track off The Grifters seminal 1994 album One Sock Missing. This video was produced last year by Corduroy Wednesday as one of a series by Memphis music video directors celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album’s release.
Country comes to town in this week’s Music Video Monday.
Bryan Hayes’ new video highlights some familiar Memphis landmarks. Directed by Melissa Anderson Sweazy, “Farther Down The Line” features some excellent cinematography by Sarah Fleming of locations such as The Arcade, the Downtown skyline, and the Mississippi riverfront. Today marks the world premiere of this song by the Iraq War veteran, in which the singer ponders the present and future of America.
Music Video Monday: Bryan Hayes
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