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started messaging and hit Sign In the Window was Completely Surrounded by
it off. Hong was a friend of shot driving the streets Love was directed by Julia
a friend of a friend. of Chicago, and prancing Sinelnikova. I just googled
around in the freezing cold. video directors in Brooklyn,
These songs are a lot more Both videos were very fun to she was on the first page,
high energy than Kingdom make, but this one was def- and I really liked some of
of Sleep, though there are initely more of a challenge— the video installations she
a few beautiful, dreamy trying to lip synch while had done. Again, totally
tunes on it as well. I was your teeth are chattering is lucked out and she did an
listening to a lot of Wipers, a skill I hadn’t previously awesome job; she directed,
the classic punk band from thought about acquiring. filmed and edited the video.
Portland, and I think that There are bigger problems
helped me be a bit more in the world, but hey.... I really like it, it’s like a
energetic and direct with Love and Rockets video or
these songs. Paul Elledge directed both something.
videos. He is an old friend
Can you tell us a bit about from Chicago, we’ve been There’s a lyric video for
your latest few videos, working together for 25 Summer Soldiers, the song
which are quite attractive years on album covers, Jane Wiedlin sang on, and
and cinematic? photos, videos. He is better also a short commercial
known as an incredible and promo video for the album
Kingdom of Sleep videos: legendary photographer, that I directed. Again, found
but he is a brilliant video a guy on upwork--Aleksan-
director as well. dar Melov--, he lives some-
where in the Ukraine and
Power and Greed and Money did great job with both. The
and Sex and Death videos: internet man.....
I’m a child of the 80’s,
I grew up on MTV. I love
Ghost Like Soul was filmed music videos. They’re really
at the little theatre above fun to make, I wanna do
Metro, an awesome rock more. They’re just expen-
club and longtime Chicago sive to make properly.
scene hub, down the block
from Wrigley Field. The You also toured for many
l i t t l e t h e a t r e i s r a r e l y I directed the video for In years with a whole array of
used and has an amazing, Between Worlds. I found first-tier artists and worked
decrepit glamour to it, like all the news footage and with many other top-notch
something out of a David came up with the general acts, including Johnny Cash.
Lynch film. There is an concept of me “deliver- Can you tell us about these
actual ghost who lives in ing the news” on a CNN- experiences?
the theatre, as legend has type station. Joseph Patrick
it, but unfortunately we Conroy filmed and edited I never toured with Johnny
had no paranormal activ- it. He did a great job. I Cash, I played on his last
ity while we were there. found him on upwork.com two records, American V and
and lucked out.
