Trevor Finney – Memphis Flyer

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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