When FIDLAR was first starting out, we made a video for a song called Crackhead Ted.
I wanted to try this idea of singing to a slowed down track and then speeding the video up in post to have it match.
Zac, Brandon, and Brandon's girlfriend, Cayla were all over at our house one night. Cayla had her camera with her, and since we weren't doing anything else, we decided to make this video. It was super loose, very spur of the moment. That was the first video we ever did together.
So, now 2 years later, we were trying to come up with an idea for the No Waves video and the band suggested we do the same concept. It seemed very fitting being the first video under the Mom + Pop label. The video for "Oh" had been a bit of an undertaking and it seemed like a great idea to just do something fun.
We kept Alice as the frontman and Zac in his animal hat and Brandon with his animal mask and american flag in his mouth. But for this video, I wanted to do real vhs effects, and make it more apparent that it was just 1 take. So, we start the video off in the day time and ended it after dark. We didn't really plan much of this thing out at all. I tried my best to keep the spontaneity of the 1st video, so no one really knew what they were supposed to be doing. But I think it worked out and we had a super fun time making it.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Brown And Blue - You Only Wanted Strength (Music Video)
Here's another video Craig Rice & I did recently.
I met Brown & Blue through the FIDLAR guys around the same time we were shooting the "Oh" video. They were putting out a new single and asked me to do a video for the song. The original concept was pretty elaborate and based off an episode of the 1964/65 cartoon, Jonny Quest. But, in the end, didn't pan out for budget reasons. So, we tried to come up with a new concept that could keep costs as low as possible. Normally, I'm not a big fan of performance based music videos, but this one really seemed to work for the song. We wanted to capture the fun, pop side of the song, but its melancholy vibe as well.
We built the set, bought the props, and shot it in a day.
Sometimes when you're shooting a video, you know that you're getting something cool. We felt that way when we were shooting, but felt it even more when we got into the edit.
In the warm, over-cranked footage, there's a feeling of perfection. Like, this is the ideal "good time." But in the normal, balanced footage, it just feels a little out of control and frustrating.
I love how the confetti looks beautiful and fun when its slowed down, and then flat out annoying when its at normal speed and getting stuck in Danny's mouth.
This is where I feel the concept really comes across. These guys are singing a pretty bummer song, but trying so hard to have a good time, and these two emotions are really fighting each other in the video.
So anyway, I'm super stoked on this one. Hope you enjoy it.
We built the set, bought the props, and shot it in a day.
Sometimes when you're shooting a video, you know that you're getting something cool. We felt that way when we were shooting, but felt it even more when we got into the edit.
In the warm, over-cranked footage, there's a feeling of perfection. Like, this is the ideal "good time." But in the normal, balanced footage, it just feels a little out of control and frustrating.
I love how the confetti looks beautiful and fun when its slowed down, and then flat out annoying when its at normal speed and getting stuck in Danny's mouth.
This is where I feel the concept really comes across. These guys are singing a pretty bummer song, but trying so hard to have a good time, and these two emotions are really fighting each other in the video.
So anyway, I'm super stoked on this one. Hope you enjoy it.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
FIDLAR - Oh (Music Video)
Here's a video I worked on for FIDLAR.
First time we went out to Joshua Tree to film, we got rained out. Second time, my camera man, Craig Rice, wasn't available so I had to film it myself. 3 months later, we tried to film the opening shots, and the car, which my friend Mario owns, wouldn't start so we had to get triple A to come jump it. Long story short, a lot of work went into this thing. I'm super glad, but can't believe it came out. Hope you enjoy it.
FIDLAR - Oh from Ryan Baxley on Vimeo.
Monday, November 28, 2011
An Olde Fashioned Christmas
I'm a huge fan of Christmas time, and even more so, the time leading up to Christmas. Here's a 3-disc mix of must-have Christmas music to add to your holidays. Merry Christmas!
There's 77 tracks here, so I'm not going to list them all like I usually do, but artists include:
Aretha Franklin, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Bob Atcher & The Dinning Sisters, Booker T. & The MG's, Burl Ives, Darlene Love, Dean Martin, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Dinah Washington, Donny Hathaway, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Jackie Wilson, The Jackson 5, James Brown, John Lennon, Julie London, June Christy, Louis Armstrong, Loretta Lynn, Marvin Gaye, Nancy Wilson, Nat King Cole, Neil Diamond, Peggy Lee, Perry Como, Ray Charles, The Ronettes, Sammy Davis Jr., Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Ventures, Vince Guaraldi Trio, and Wayne Newton.
DISC 01
DISC 02
DISC 03
Friday, July 29, 2011
The Golden Trip
01. Starlites: I Can't See You
02. The Electric Prunes: I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
03. Grateful Dead: Cream Puff War
04. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: As Kind As Summer
05. The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard
06. 13th Floor Elevators: Levitation
07. Grace Slick & The Great Society: Grimly Forming
08. The Fire Escape: Love special Delivery
09. Lalo Schifrin: The Golden Trip
10. Kaleidoscope: Dive Into Yesterday
11. Patsy Cline: I Love You So Much It Hurts
12. Hugo Montenegro: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
13. David Axelrod: Merlin's Prophecy
14. Leonard Cohen: Suzanne
15. France Gall: Laisse Tomber Les Filles
16. Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot: Bonnie And Clyde
17. Can: Vitamin C
18. J Girls: Yellow World
19. Human Expression: Optical Sound
20. Tempters: Tell Me More
21. Alexander Spence: All Come To Meet Her
22. Shadows Of Knight: Someone Like Me
23. The Kaleidoscope: You Don't Love Me
24. The Velvet Underground: The Murder Mystery
25. Fairfield Parlour: I Will Always Feel The Same
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
FIDLAR - Wait For The Man
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
New Links
I re-uploaded all my mixtapes so the links won't expire after a week anymore. Here are the new links to previous posts.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
The Only Game The Man Left
Like I've said before, I love finding new music. And, the only thing that comes close to finding it, is sharing it with friends that appreciate it.
This is a compilation I put together for a few of my "soul hungry" friends.
Lots of good stuff here, some classics and some rarities.
The title of this record is a stolen quote from the 1972 film, "Superfly."
Seeing as how Curtis Mayfield did that soundtrack and is by far one of my favorite soul singers/songwriters/producers/man of many many talents... well... it only seemed fitting.
If you are a lover of soul music or not, I guarantee you'll find something to love here.
01. "Fist Of Fear, Touch Of Death" (Intro)
02. Al Green: Have You Been Making Out OK
03. The Staple Singers: Respect Yourself
04. Sweet Salvation: Do A Number
05. High Voltage: Love Hate
06. Tower Of Power: What Is Hip
07. Floyd Newman: Frog Stomp
08. Otis Redding: That's How Strong My Love Is
09. Sam Cooke: Smoke Rings
10. Candi Staton: I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')
11. Freddie North: Cuss The Wind
12. Aretha Franklin: People Get Ready
13. James Brown: Blues And Pants
14. Terry Huff: The Lonely One
15. Curtis Mayfield: Miss Black America
16. Gladys Knight & The Pips: If I Were Your Woman
17. The Dynamics: Woe Is Me
18. Bettye Swann: Chained & Bound
19. Eddie Floyd: I'm Just The Kind Of Fool
20. Johnny Nash: Take Me Back
21. Lou Johnson: Nearer
22. William Bell: Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
Major thanks goes to one of my favorite blogs, Funk My Soul. Without them, an entire 3rd of this album would still be left undiscovered. Seriously.
A Source Of Joy & Inspiration To All The World
The Dynamics and Candi Staton are probably the newest to me and they have real standout tracks on here.
The Charles Spearin track should put a smile on your face. I had the privilege of seeing him perform this track live at an encore of a BSS show a year or two ago. Not only did I think it was a clever concept, but I was very impressed by his ability to pull it off live.
Recently, I had the opportunity to work with Kashmir on a short film that documented their first U.S. tour. The video is still being worked on, and I will post it as soon as possible.
Anyways, my friend Craig and I were scouting the venue Kashmir would be playing. We went on the cheapest night possible and the band playing just so happened to be Choir Of Young Believers. Neither of us had any intention to stay for a full show. Our only real intent was to figure out where we were going to place cameras. Choir started their set and we were both immediately sold. A very good band both live and on their debut full length record, This Is For The White In Your Eyes.
So, without further ado, here you go.
01. Disney: Walt Disney's Dedication
02. The Dynamics: She's For Real (Bless You)
03. Lalo Schifrin: The Shadow
04. Candi Staton: Evidence
05. Charles Spearin: Mrs. Morris
06. Tom Waits: All The World Is Green
07. Paul McCartney: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
08. Herbie Mann: New Orleans
09. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis: Mean Son Of A Gun
10. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Cut That Line
11. First Floor Power: God Damn Your Fingers
12. Sparklehorse: Jaykub (Feat. Jason Lytle)
13. Broken Social Scene: Sweetest Kill
14. Choir Of Young Believers: These Rituals Of Mine
15. The Flaming Lips: The Ego's Last Stand
16. White Denim: Mirrored And Reverse
17. Midlake: Children Of The Grounds
18. Vic Chesnutt: When The Bottom Fell Out
19. Peter Gabriel: Heroes
20. Sarah Jaffe: Luv
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