1,2,3 with...

1,2,3 with KROZM

note: Planning to update a blog while on vacation in a foreign country is even more foolhardy than blogging itself. So, my apologies that this week has been much slower on the posting front than planned. Should be back full-strength soon, by Monday at the latest. In the meantime, this will hopefully tide you over for a bit...

Krozm is a directing/creative collective from Australia. Videos include:

1,2,3 with YouTube

YouTube. Perhaps you've heard of it? I think it's gonna be pretty popular. As such, here's a new recurring feature on music videos that may not work alongside the professional clips turned out by the companies routinely featured here, but have deservedly found an audience thanks to YouTube and the ensuing democratization of video distribution ... 

1,2,3 with Michael Pierce

Michael Pierce has produced over 200 music videos for a diverse list of artists that includes Faith Hill, Jurassic 5, Jewel and Five For Fighting. He was most recently the executive producer for Aisle Five Studios and is currently freelance producing.

These are three videos he likes...

Michael Pierce, producer: (note: These are videos that Michael thinks are great, not videos that he actually produced)

1,2,3 with Director Brent Chesanek on John Vanderslice

As absurd as most genre tags are, nothing comes close to the term "singer/songwriter." It can be applied to almost anything, yet is usually a synonym for "dude with an acoustic guitar." So, it's really a disservice to apply it to John Vanderslice, since his music is much bigger than that. He writes songs about small things and specific incidents that resonate on a universal level. The music is often dark and foreboding, but never cold, nor off-putting. Take his new song "White Dove," for example (and by take, I also literally mean take: John and his label Barsuk have it up as a free MP3) .