"Phases And Changes" Video

After working on it off and on for the past couple weeks, I am ready to unveil my first conceptual music video, although it may come off like the opening credits to The Wonder Years. "Phases And Changes" is quite possibly the one selection from my artistic cannon that makes me most proud. I've been playing it live at every show since I wrote it. I've entered it in a major songwriting contest. I've received many words of praise in regards to it's meaning and impact.

So, it would only be a matter of time before I put some visuals to it. In doing so, I began sifting through about 45 minutes worth of my family's 8mm film footage that dates back to 1957 and concludes in 1971. Well, I had to narrow it all down to about four minutes worth of the best images, and then splice them together in a way where the message and feeling of the song coincided with the picture. A little fancy transition work here and there, and voila! A video collage which satisfies my own inner need to pay tribute to my folks one more time and celebrate life in general. There's footage of my parents in their happy, youthful prime. My grandparents, as I remember them. I can even be seen, smiles galore, in some of the severely washed out footage. Good times. Just know that I won't make you sit through the full 45 minute Kodachrome archive.

If you've got four minutes to kill, take a peek into my past. In a strange way, it gives me things to look forward to. I hope you enjoy it.

download or play the "Phases And Changes" video