We made a #pixelart#musicvideo for one of our songs in the style of #retrogaming platformer videogames. This version is instrumental only, because some people are thrown off by the vocals.
I used to work for #L2SEA as a content officer, which included #webdevelopment and community forums administration (backend, frontend, managed the community team) Oh, that included the #GuildWars (#GW) 1 Philippine community forums and website.
It was a blast working with the company, with #NCsoft Korea our partner and game developer, my managers and my team, and all the players I've met both online and offline events.
I can’t get enough of Ladé’s “Adulthood Anthem (Adulthood Na Scam)” 😄
Nobody go ask if you don chop
(Nobody will ask if you have eaten)
Nobody go send you free money
(Nobody will send you free money)
If you no get na you sabi
(If you don’t have that’s your business)
Adulthood na scam
(Adulthood is a scam)
https://youtu.be/r334zDCD0WM
Behold, I cobbled together a #MusicVideo for a song I made! It's kinda heavy, kinda wrrbly. What does that mean? Check it out to discover! (I don't know though)
All the footage I used is in the public domain, and were sourced via the wonderful #InternetArchive (which is unrelatedly in peril right now due to some cynical corporate fuckery. Worth looking into if you care about stuff like, I dunno- the preservation of culture!) #MusiciansOfMastodon#rock#metal#prog#music
Here it is. The latest track I’ve released, and the first video clip I’ve ever done. It is, of course, Space Pop (feat. Kaaren Elizabeth Smith).
Kaaren is a long time friend who I used to co-host a weekly karaoke night with, at a small town bar called The Reef back in the 90’s!!
One of the goals of the Dgar Project is to write new songs, and record them with friends that I have some kind of music related history with. When I got the opportunity to record with Kaaren, I took it.
Kaaren, on the day, was amazing. I sent her a demo of the track to practice and listen to a week earlier. She did some really quirky takes. It’s all her voice too. There’s no auto-tune. There’s no pitch correction. It’s all her. So much fun.
The “doo doo doos” she does was originally a melody I played on a distorted electric guitar. On one of the takes she does these “doo doo doos” over the riff. It just sounds so cool, I replaced my guitar track with her vocals.
I also hope you enjoy my #Blender project that makes the video in all its 8 frames-per-second glory!
MDMRN Twin 1: Are they supposed to be fighting people?
MDMRNia: What's the word for after the world ends?
Me: Post-apocalyptic?
MDMRNia: Yea, that. This video is like that.
MDMRNia: Why are they saying "Ooooh" in the background the whole time? Also, why is there a man's voice every now and then? Who is that supposed to be?
MDMRN Twin 1: What is actually happening besides dancing?
MDMRNia: Did they say save my home in the ocean?
Me: Yes, it's a metaphor for the environment
MDMRNia: People don't live in the ocean unless it's a house boat
Me: No, it's...
MDMRN Twin 1: Oh! No one lives in polar areas except penguins
Me: 🤦♂️
Tales of my kids watching #KPOP music videos with me:
Artist: Dreamcatcher
Song: Reason
MDMRNia: Why do they keep changing?
MDMRN Twin 1: Are they all the same cartoon character?
Me: It cycles based on whose singing.
MDMRN Twin 1: Why?
Me: Cause it's cute
MDMRN Twin 1: But why?
MDMRNia: And whose the person watching them?
Me: The fans
MDMRNia: Ehhh, I don't know.
MDMRN Twin 1: No leaves the room
MDMRN Twin 2: Why does it say "Set Me Free" everywhere?
Me: Because that is the name of the song.
MT2: Looking at me skeptically Hmm. I guess that's okay.
MDMRN Twin 2: Why is that girl (Chaeyoung) jumping off the building?
Me: I...don't know...For added drama?
MT2: * looks at the TV skeptically * That's not safe.
MDMRN Twin 1: How old are these girls?
Me: I think they're from like 16 to 19. They're very young.
MDMRN Twin 2: You could be their Dad.
MT1: Yay! Little MDMRN will get a bunch of older sisters.
MDMRNia: What is happening here? Is there a theme?
Me: Sure
MDMRNia: Yea, what? Spooky hotel?
MDMRN Twin 1: And abandoned amusement park!
MDMRNia Yes. Old abandoned amusement park and Alice in Wonderland.
Me: ...
MDMRNia: That's too many themes.
MDMRNia: Did she say something about her tongue and a razor blade? Sounds painful.
Me: She said her tongue is a razor blade.
MDMRNia: Still painful. Wow.
Me: It's a metaphor
MDMRNia: Glaring Still, though.
Me: So, what did you think of the song.
MDMRN Twin 1: I really liked the one who had her hair up in braids that looked like cat ears
Me: But did you like the song?
MT1: How did she do that? I wonder if I could do that. I don't know. That looks really hard to do.