1st Annual Austin Music Video Festival

Featuring selected videos of the country music genre.

Mike & The Moonpies "One is the Whiskey" Directed by: Reed Smith
Mayeux and Broussard "Stoned & Broke Down" Directed by: James Moritz
Eli Young Band "Prayer for the Road" Directed by: Jeff Ray
Gretchen Peters "Blackbird" Directed by: Eric Power
The Gunhands "Mama Loves Jesus" Directed by: Erik McCowan
Gary P Nunn, Tessy Lou and The Shotgun Stars "Cowboy Way" Directed by: Jef Stolhand
Whiskey Shivers "Jealous Heart" Directed by: John Valley
Carson McHone "Goodluck Man"
Reed Turner "I Got Love" Directed by: Reid Connell (WORLD PREMIERE)

Mike & The Moonpies "One is the Whiskey" Directed by: Reed Smith
This video was shot in several segments around Austin. We started at the Hard Luck Lounge on E. 7th making our way around South Congress to Homeslice, also South First, and Zilker Park. Preproduction began at the End of 2014, where we shot our first portion. We planned our next moves and developed the narrative before shooting 2 more days in 2015. Assembly began in February, and we finished color correction and effects last week in an effort to submit to the festival.

Mayeux and Broussard "Stoned & Broke Down" Directed by: James Moritz
Them good ol' boys are gettin' groovy drinking their special tea before heading out for their show. When their van won't start and with all of their phones useless they draw dominos to determine who will be the one to take the walk. As the drugs take hold the boys slowly lose their grip on reality... 

Eli Young Band "Prayer for the Road" Directed by: Jeff Ray
Starring: Johnny Walter, Natalie Wilemon & Blair Schott
Director/Editor: Jeff Ray
Director of Photography: Taylor Washington
Hair & Make-Up: April Downs
G&E: Jackson McGovern, Alex Diamond
1st AC: Marshall Copous
2nd AC: Erynn Patrick

Gretchen Peters "Blackbird" Directed by: Eric Power
Music video for Gretchen Peters song "Blackbirds"

The Gunhands "Mama Loves Jesus" Directed by: Erik McCowan
This was a very no-budget music video but we made great things happen to get the product! The band was very gracious and everyone had a great time. No hired actors, everyone included was a friend. Totally inspired from the lyrics the director dreamed up one night. 

Gary P Nunn, Tessy Lou and The Shotgun Stars "Cowboy Way" Directed by: Jef Stolhand
An aging cowboy visits an abandoned, iconic saloon to reminisce about the young woman he loved.

Whiskey Shivers "Jealous Heart" Directed by: John Valley
An old timer's wife has eyes for a young Austin, TX musician. He doesn't handle it well. 

Reed Turner "I Got Love" Directed by Reid Connell
Directed by Reid Connell and produced by Top Girl Productions. This video features Reed Turner and Phoebe Hunt, and was shot at White Horse and various other Austin locations. 

Videos that showcase a child or children as main characters with the grand finale being the epic premiere of Trail of Dead's "Lie Without A Liar" video.

Bob Schneider "The Effect" Directed by: Charlie Schwan
Sammie Zanona "Youth Going' Bad" Directed by: Ya'ke Smith
Messages "Sunshine" Directed by: Jonathan Horstmann
Ume "Within My Bones" Directed by: Jeremy Ward 
Scott Zuniga "Isla's Promise" Directed by: Garrett Gibbons
Mother Falcon "Just to See Her Smile" Directed by: David Bukstein
Quiet Company "Fear and Fallacy..." Directed by: Justin Kirchhoff
Gary Clark Jr. "When My Train Pulls In" Directed by: Carmela Makela
Trail of Dead "Lie Without A Liar" Directed by: Hugo Zesati 

Bob Schneider "The Effect" Directed by: Charlie Schwan
Bob Schneider's official video for "The Effect".

Sammie Zanona "Youth Going' Bad" Directed by: Ya'ke Smith
A music video for the single "Youth Goin' Bad" written and performed by Sammie Zonana, available now on iTunes.

Ume "Within My Bones" Directed by: Jeremy Ward
I wanted to do a video that definitely had a story but wasn't necessarily all apparent on the first viewing. I like stories that are a little bit of work to figure out. This one has three distinct parts Childhood that is shown with water and sand. (Very malleable.) Adolescence which is shown as a forest. (Things growing and taking shape.) Adulthood is represented as an artifice of rigid metal and plastic forming a monument of our earliest desires. 
The mother takes her child to the beach. Something happens and the child is left alone. The child builds a shelter with things she finds on the beach, but we discover when she is older that she has never left the beach or stopped waiting for her mother to return. She has spent her life building a castle like the sand castle she once built with her mother. 
Ume's album is entitled Monuments and I wanted the video to be about one. The song, to me, was about loss so I wanted the monument to be about the kind of loss you never recover from. The castle is a monument to her loss but it is also meant to be about all of us building monuments to the loss of childhood.  

Scott Zuniga "Isla's Promise" Directed by: Garrett Gibbons
Austin musician and hopeless romantic Scott Zuniga chases his muse in and out of various bodies of freezing water throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Mother Falcon "Just to See Her Smile" Directed by: David Bukstein
Space Boy saves the world again in this elementary school play satirizing retro science fiction epics, set to the song Just to see her smile by Mother Falcon.

Quiet Company "Fear and Fallacy..." Directed by: Justin Kirchhoff
"Fear & Fallacy, Sitting in a Tree" is from the Quiet Company album, "We Are All Where We Belong."

Gary Clark Jr. "When My Train Pulls In" Directed by
This video means so much to me. When I heard the track for the first time, I fell in love instantly. The treatment/concept flowed freely - I was able to pull from a lot of intimate, personal experiences. Luckily for me, along with having the best crew in the world, i was also lucky enough to end up with the most amazing, talented cast. Our lead girl blew me away throughout the entire process, and Keith, our lead guy, was a total dream. It was the most fun ive ever had on a shoot and it'll be tough to beat. 

This is where we live and why we live here. 

The Boxing Lesson "Better Daze" Directed by: Eric Power
Quiet Company "Fear and Fallacy..." Directed by: Justin Kirchhoff
O Conqueror "Lost Your Mind" Directed by: Justin Green
Jinx McGee "Barton Sprangs" Directed by: Taylor Powell, John McGee
The Bright Light Social Hour "Infinite Cities" Directed by: Jack O'Brien, Hussain Pirani
Abram Shook "Understood" Directed by: Eric Power
Joe Pug "Bright Beginnings" Directed by: Aaron Brown
Sertified "Where I Live" Directed by: Power House Media
T Hardy Morris "Audition Tapes" Directed by: Transistor Six


The Boxing Lesson "Better Daze" Directed by: Eric Power
On a spooky night, creatures from a dark meteor descend on an unsuspecting city.
The process for this video involved combining live action shots with cut paper animated creatures! Fun times.

Quiet Company "Fear and Fallacy..." Directed by: Justin Kirchhoff
"Fear & Fallacy, Sitting in a Tree" is from the Quiet Company album, "We Are All Where We Belong."

Jinx McGee - Barton Sprangs Directed by: Taylor Powell, John McGee
If you're from Austin, then you're no stranger to the creepy old dudes who hang out at Barton Springs. You know - the guy who keeps talking to your girlfriend about Bikram Yoga. This song is for him.  

The Bright Light Social Hour "Infinite Cities" Directed by: Jack O'Brien, Hussain Pirani
Told from the psychedelic perspective of the depersonalized drummer, The Bright Light Social Hour arrive in a strange world where colorful beings open their minds. 

Abram Shook "Understood" Directed by: Eric Power
A man and woman find themselves linked by odd forces in this hybrid live action and animated music video for Abram Shook's song "Understood".
 
Joe Pug "Bright Beginnings" Directed by: Aaron Brown
Mundane and magic

Sertified "Where I Live" Directed by: Power House Media
The concept for the "Where I Live" video was generated to display the loving, bright and welcoming atmosphere the City Of Austin has to offer from the hip-hop stand point. Visuals included local attractions and colorful graphics. 

T Hardy Morris "Audition Tapes" Directed by: Transistor Six
Audition Tapes, is about that window of time when you're not a kid anymore but you're far from grown up. You don't want to be at home necessarily, but you can't drive yet so you're stuck in this little bubble of making the most with your given surroundings; your neighborhood, your friends. 
This film was shot entirely on Super 8 in Austin TX. It features members of Residual Kid who are also Austin based. T. Hardy Morris is also in the band Dead Confederate.  

Featuring boundary pushing videos that are not safe for work but just fine for AMVF.

Wonderbitch "Beingness" Directed by: Stephen Fishman
LEV "Never Let You Go" Directed by: Aaron Brown
Danny Malone "Spiderlegs" Directed by: Bradley Linton
CHRISTEENE "Fuk v29" Directed by: PJ Raval
Jinx McGee "All the Dirty Things" Directed by: Taylor Powell, John Mcgee
Slooom "Honey" Directed by: Ryan Orenstein 
Adam Carmichael "Self Destruction" Directed by: Adam Carmichael, Bad JohnPaul
Corduroi "Mermaid Island" Directed by: Chris Dock Davis

Wonderbitch "Beingness" Directed by: Stephen Fishman
Blue girl is all business, and then she finds beingness.

LEV "Never Let You Go" Directed by: Aaron Brown
A disgruntled housewife in the 60's dreams of snuffing her cheating husband. And necrophilia.

CHRISTEENE "Fuk v29" Directed by: PJ Raval
Welcome to "FUK V29", the 8th installment of the CHRISTEENE Video Collection. Sit back. Open your mouths. Spread your legs. Don't hide nuthin'.

Directed by PJ Raval
Starring CHRISTEENE 
Song Produced by Graham Reynolds
Featuring T-Gravel
Cinematography by Mike Simpson
Edited by Victoria Chalk
Gaffer: Caleb Kuntz

Dead Love Club "Something Goin On" Directed by: Teresa Jolie
Music Video for the eclectic Austin-based band Dead Love Club, covering Frida/Phil Collins' "I Know There's Something Going On." A provocative video, displaying imagery of various compromising situations that imply "something is definitely going on." Featuring well-known Austin rapper Zeale.  

Jinx McGee "All the Dirty Things" Directed by: Taylor Powell, John Mcgee
"All The Dirty Things" is a chocolaty whirlwind of sexuality. It was directors Taylor Powell and John McGee's first attempt at the art of green screen, and it was inspired by musical legends such as R. Kelly and Al Green.

Slooom "Honey" Directed by: Ryan Orenstein 
A dream about destruction; mind, body, environment and soul. Also, theres a dog in the video.
 
Adam Carmichael "Self Destruction" Directed by: Adam Carmichael, Bad JohnPaul
The concept for "Self Destruction" began at the very heart of the song. Adam wrote the song to represent the need in human nature to destroy something when it is good or to self destruct, whether it be in life or relationships. 

With that in mind, Adam Carmichael and Bad JohnPaul wrote out the concept and story board for the video. They created an idealized and glamorous version of a musician's life, creating almost a characture of Adam's own life. They incorporated all aspects that could be considered destructive. Some plot points were fictitious and some were autobiographical to Adam's life. One interesting detail was the homage to the Robert Palmer video "Addicted to Love" which ties the video together.

The cast was comprised of friends, artists, actors, and musicians that were all Austin locals. Tina Rodriguez who is the sister or Director Robert Rodriguez, and who's resume includes films like "Inglorious Bastards" and "Death Proof" played a staring role. Every actor completely immersed themselves in the roles. At times Adam would take real punches from Lead actress Rita Buhler. One interesting fact is that the actress Jessica who played the role of the photographer, later turned out to be a notorious ex federal con-artist who was wanted all over the country. 

The production took place over two weeks with little to no budget. All locations, sets, styling, makeup, and hair were generously donated to the production by friends and fellow artists. The filming would take place all day and long into the night. There was an ominous cloud lingering over the production with all of the negative emotions having to be portrayed.

All of the post production was completed by Adam Carmichael, from the mixing to the editing of the film.

This film is a piece of our hearts and was created with blood, sweat, tears, and the passion of a family coming together to create something larger than themselves. 
 

Featuring the most ambitious videos that you would see on MTV if there were videos on MTV.

Mother Falcon "Kid" Directed by: Tamir Kalifa
SIGNY "Waiting for You Directed by: Keller Davis
Spoon "Inside Out" Directed by: Leblanc + Cudmore
Good Field "Business" Directed by: Zachary Scott
Max Frost "Let Me Down Easy" Directed by: Jordan Haro
Night Drive "Easy to Lie" Director, Editor, and DP: Christian Haberkern
Ume "Within My Bones" Directed by: Jeremy Ward
Sigur Ros "Varuo" Directed by: Jeff Ray
Hikes "Like Ripples" Directed by: Lobo Sucio Productions
Federale "The Blood Flowed Like Wine" Directed by: Laura Belle


Mother Falcon "Kid" Directed by: Tamir Kalifa
Official music video by Mother Falcon for the lead single from their third album, "Good Luck Have Fun"

SIGNY "Waiting for You" Directed by: Delaney Gibson
Exploring and introducing the myth of SIGNY.

Two Heroines • Two Legends • One Voice

From the "Myth of SIGNY pt. 1":

SÍGNY of the SAVANNAH:
“I think you look so familiar because our voices are not really two voices, but one voice.”

SÍGNY of the SEA:
“I have been looking for you since dawn. What is your name?”

“SÍGNY”

“I am also SÍGNY”

The girls grasped hands and looked out at the sea. Then they turned and looked back at the land.

“WE ARE SÍGNY,” they whispered and never let go.

Ume "Within My Bones" Directed by: Jeremy Ward
I wanted to do a video that definitely had a story but wasn't necessarily all apparent on the first viewing. I like stories that are a little bit of work to figure out. This one has three distinct parts Childhood that is shown with water and sand. (Very malleable.) Adolescence which is shown as a forest. (Things growing and taking shape.) Adulthood is represented as an artifice of rigid metal and plastic forming a monument of our earliest desires. 
The mother takes her child to the beach. Something happens and the child is left alone. The child builds a shelter with things she finds on the beach, but we discover when she is older that she has never left the beach or stopped waiting for her mother to return. She has spent her life building a castle like the sand castle she once built with her mother. 
Ume's album is entitled Monuments and I wanted the video to be about one. The song, to me, was about loss so I wanted the monument to be about the kind of loss you never recover from. The castle is a monument to her loss but it is also meant to be about all of us building monuments to the loss of childhood. 

Sigur Ros "Varuo" Directed by: Jeff Ray
Personally selected by Sigur Rós as an Official Finalist in The Valtari Mystery Film Experiment.
Director/Editor/Cinematographer: Jeff Ray (http://jeffrayshootsyou.com/)
Starring: Rebekah Downs & Dietrich Schmidt
Hair & Make-Up: April Downs
Special Thanks To: Dr. Michael Moossy, Dale & Glenda Rhodes, Happiness Hart & Gianna Mares, Eddie Hart & Noah Paul Mares, Randy & Becky Schmidt

Hikes "Like Ripples" Directed by: Lobo Sucio Productions
The idea spawned from a joke about Nathan Wilkins resembling Rufio, which led to the reveal that Hikes (Wilkins and Will Kauber at the time) dressed up as Peter Pan and Rufio for their first show as Hikes. These special circumstances and the unimaginable way the project and the team coalesced made this an experience we will always hold close to our heart.

We managed to book the Black Dragon Pirate Ship of South Padre Island, along with a small crew, for pro-bono shoot. With the tall order of a pirate ship filled, a flurry of travel and accommodation coordination for close to twenty people commenced (shout-out to Walker Lukens for letting the wolves use his van), paving the way for a sucio 36 hours in South Padre, including one of the most infamous nights in Lobo Sucio lore. A rag-tag group of friends, new and old — including fellow artists, filmmakers, and professional actors — filled out the cast of pirates and wenches. The peak was reached when the Black Dragon owner allowed the ship to coast around the gulf for well over an hour, allowing our Director of Photography, Croft Fite, to capture fantastic moments with a realistic oceanic backdrop.

Federale "The Blood Flowed Like Wine" Directed by: Laura Belle
Shot above Hotel Vegas in Austin, Texas using one subject and a bucket.  

Open to the public: INSIDE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS WITH JONATHAN JACKSON (SPEAKER)

Jonathan Jackson is the Austin City Limits videographer and producer of the behind the scenes series and opening (intro) sequence. Jonathan will discuss how he "broke in" to the business by volunteering at ACL and the process of becoming a key part of the team that produces the legendary television show. Along the way he will showcase his first piece for ACL, some of his favorite BTS videos, and the intro sequences he has created for ACL. 

Featuring videos of live performances off the stage. 

Oh Land - "Doubt My Legs" (The Wild Honey Pie) Directed by: Taylor Washington &  Emmett Kerr Perkison
Shakey Graves "Late July" Directed by Reid Connell
Angus and Julia Stone "Big Jet Plane" Directed by CJ Vinson
Ben Ballinger "Ashes to Ashes" Directed by Reid Connell 
Cowboy and Indian "Troubled Tracks" (The Sessions) Directed by CJ Vinson
Walker Lukens "Lover" Directed by Javier Antonio and Chris Corona
Shakey Graves "Tommorow" Directed by CJ Vinson & Aaron Brown
Wild Child "Crazy Bird" (The Wild Honey Pie) Directed by Taylor Washington & Emmett Kerr-Perkinson
Machete Western "Latex and Rubber & Pistoleros Famosas" Directed by: Ryan Fitzpatrick 

Oh Land - "Doubt My Legs" (The Wild Honey Pie) Directed by Taylor Washington &  Emmett Kerr Perkison
"Part of the Welcome Campers series; Oh Land performs an acoustic version of Doubt My Legs with some incredibly cute barnyard animals.

Angus and Julia Stone "Big Jet Plane" Directed by CJ Vinson
We found out that Angus and Julia Stone would be in town for Austin City Limits so we cold called their manager and asked if we could have 2 hours of their time while they were in town to film a video with us. We weren't really expecting them to say yes, so when they did, we were now faced with the task of coming up with a concept that we could pull off (from band pick up to drop off) in under 2 hours. 

We came up with the idea of shooting the band on a rooftop on 6th street. A task that seemed much better on paper than in execution because we didn't know how to secure the location. We had a friend that worked in a co-working space on 6th street and there was a conference room in the office with access to the roof. Once we were on the roof we hopped from rooftop to rooftop with the band and all their equipment for almost an entire block to get to the roof we all decided had the best view. This led us to another issue, since we needed power for the bass rig but we were over 200 feet from the outlet in the office that we started out from. We managed to daisy chain numerous extension cords together and by the grace of god it reached the bass rig.

Through the entire experience Angus, Julia and everyone else on their team was incredible and totally down for the unusual adventure. It was one of those shoots where just about everything should have gone wrong, but everything worked out and we all left with some amazing footage and an incredible story. 

Cowboy and Indian "Troubled Tracks" (The Sessions) Directed by CJ Vinson
Cowboy and Indian perform "Trouble Tracks" under the dome at the Texas State Capitol. Audio was captured by pointing shotgun mics up at the dome along with lavs on the singers/instruments. 

Walker Lukens "Lover" Directed by: Megan Cardwell
Walker Lukens performing "Lover" at Sofar Austin on September 12th, 2012

Shakey Graves "Tommorow" Directed by CJ Vinson & Aaron Brown
The video for "Tomorrow" was shot live at The Sessions Factory in Austin TX. Produced by Lauren Bucherie and CJ Vinson The Sessions Factory was a one of a kind music video set that lasted several days in a converted warehouse space that had been transformed to look like a 1960s Andy Warhol Factory party. The Factory was equipped with a wardrobe department run by Gypsy Sun Vintage, a portrait photography studio run by Holly Bronko, a full performance stage run by The WERD Company, an onsite recording engineer (Travis Kennedy) with mics and gear ready for any recording situation, and a fully equipped video production team led by Aaron Brown (Director of Photography). 

Over the course of several days, over 20 artists came through the Factory where CJ, Lauren and Aaron brainstormed music video concepts with the artists, then would immediately set up and record the videos live in front of an audience of Factory attendees. 

For "Tomorrow", Shakey Graves was first asked to play the song for the live recording (footage from the original recording can be seen near the end of the video). The audio was then played back for Shakey Graves over a speaker who acted out each of the three parts (vocals, guitar, and percussion). The footage was then seamlessly stitched together to create a "deconstructed" Shakey Graves performance.   

Featuring select videos that were filmed live either on stage or in the studio.  

The Bright Light Social Hour "DreamLove" Directed by: Ty Roberts (Live at Stubbs w/ VJ Ryan Padget) 
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Transistor Six" Directed by: Sean Schiavolin
Girl In A Coma "One Eyed Fool" (Live at Frank; Transistor Six) Directed by: Christopher Morse
Wild Child "Break Bones" Directed by: Aaron Brown
Brown Sabbath "Hand of Doom" Directed by: Rob Seidel
Canvas People "Happy If I'm Wrong" (Live at Stinson) Directed by: Cameron Gott
The Eastern Sea "The Match" (The Wild Honey Pie) Directed by Taylor Washington &
Emmett Kerr Perkinson
Heart of Stone "Harvard of the South" Directed by: Bongani Mlambo (Live at Orb Recording Studios)
The Bright Light Social Hour "Back and Forth" Directed by Ty Roberts (Live at Stubbs w/ VJ Ryan Padget)

The Bright Light Social Hour "DreamLove" Directed by Ty Roberts (Live at Stubbs w/ VJ Ryan Padget) 
The Bright Light Social Hour perform "Dreamlove" live at Stubb's Austin for the release party of their 2015 sophomore album Space Is Still the Place.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Transistor Six" Directed by: Sean Schiavolin
Regarding the "Hate The Taste" film, our director Sean came up with the concept to have a force field encapsulating the band who are playing in a 60's type of time-warp. While the modern day audience outside at Psychfest were in present day and shot on digital. Half of us were out there filming on 50 year old Super 8 cameras and the other half were shooting on digital cameras. 

Girl In A Coma "One Eyed Fool" (Live at Frank; Transistor Six) Directed by: Christopher Morse
Girl in a Coma's "One Eyed Fool" was shot and recorded live at Frank in downtown Austin. The film was shot entirely on Super 8.  

Wild Child "Break Bones" Directed by: Aaron Brown
Wild Child plays Break Bones live and unplugged.

Brown Sabbath "Hand of Doom" Directed by: Rob Seidel
A young vet returns home to find that he can't escape his experiences.

Canvas People "Happy If I'm Wrong" (Live at Stinson) Directed by: Cameron Gott
"Happy If I'm Wrong" is the first video of a 5 part live in-studio performance series we shot at Stinson Studios. Our goal in creating this video was to capture the essence and energy of our live performance, while capturing the audio in the most optimal medium. Video shot by Cameron Gott, Brandon Aguilar, and Austin Wells. Audio mixed by David Beck and Brandon FitzSimon.

Live performance video of "Happy If I'm Wrong" by Canvas People. All video and audio shot and recorded at Stinson Studios (in affiliation with The Recording Conservatory of Austin). Copyright Canvas People Music LLC

Heart of Stone "Harvard of the South" (Live at Orb Recording Studios)
This acoustic version of Heart of Stone was recorded live at Orb Studios in Austin, TX as part of a series of four songs from the bands EP that would be filmed in the same space, but each have a unique look and feel.

I drew inspiration from Bastille's Oblivion live at Capital Studios, and some Ed Sheeran, Passenger, and Bon Iver live studio performances. Then surrendered to the emotion and vibe of the song to inspire & inform each song's direction.

Heart of Stone in particular felt moody yet edgy on a foundation of a driving beat and kick then explodes at the end. The goal was lingering shots, crossfades, slides, and slow motion (that never made the cut. Real time felt better and created some interesting effects like warped drum sticks). The camera movement, feel, and direction - were shared among several operators who focused on certain band members and moments of the song while dancing out of each others frame.

This is my favorite of the four! The rest can be viewed here: vimeo.com/bongaj

Harvard Of The South is a band from Austin, San Marcos and Brooklyn. Its members also play in the bands Blue October, Hurricane Bells and Longwave

Featuring select videos curated by Austin music label Red Eye Transit!

DINNER "Going Out" Directed by: Lily X
Heyerdahl "Mirage" Directed by: Thor Brenne
Pompeii "Blueprint" Directed by: Thor Brenne
TWMTH "Still Life" Directed by Thor Brenne
TWMTH "Breaking News" Directed by: Lily X
Sandra Kolstad "My Yellow Heart" Directed by: Dan Huiting
Simian Ghost "Youth" Directed by: Dan Huiting
Therese Aune "In My Quiet Place" Directed by: Dan Huiting
Tog "Av Hengslene" Directed by: Dan Huiting
TWMTH "Bamboos Break" Directed by Dan Huiting