This is the third and final version of ‘The Girl’ originally written and performed by Dallas Green (City & Colour). This version of ‘The Girl’ was shot by myself and edited by Andrea Roberts and myself unlike version one and version two that were both shot by Nabil Shash. The release of this video signals […]
Tag Archives: Vol 3
The Girl (3 of 3)_ City & Colour Cover
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Misunderstood_ (2010 Lil Wayne/Nina Simone DUB)
I shot this simple video for Misunderstood over a year with Nabil Shash in Esplanade. I came up with the basic concept and we rented a camera using his fathers credit card (thank you Nabil’s Dad) and shot two videos in a weekend. It is not the first of our collaborations as Nabil shot Love […]
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THE MIXTAPE TRADITION
Originally published February, 2010 The mixtape, combined with the internet, is an exciting phenomenon to me: partially because it enables artists like myself to get music out directly to people who may have the opportunity to listen, but also because I see it as the continuation of tradition. This might sound a little odd […]
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