Category Archives: Audio-Visuals

Anything focused on Audio-Visual elements… YouTube, etc.

Animated Realities :: The Deer’s ‘Do Return’

In preparation of The Deer‘s release of their upcoming LP Tempest & Rapture, vocalist Grace Park dug deep into her artistic side to create a truly beautiful piece of art.  Do Return is a powerful video both in concept and execution.  It leaves you captivated, yet is simple enough to inspire one who experiences it to dig into their own creative side.  Worth your time, and worth sharing with friends.

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Both Sides :: Mindz Of A Different Kind Wax Poetic On ‘Black & Brown’ Video

Mindz of a Different Kind are one of a small handful of genuine crews representing ATX to the fullest.  They recently teamed up with visual wunderkind  DVZN Media to shoot visuals for their latest single, Black & Brown, and it’s another solid representation for why ATX will be dope as always when it comes to the hip-hop.

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Love Songs :: Clemits Drops ‘I Love Green’ Video

Clemits is making a major push these days.. a series of music videos seem to be appearing for his newest release CRUSH.  There’s definitely a style going on with these videos, and I Love Green is further proof.  Dig it and dig it good.

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Visual Individuals :: AMVFest 2015 Highlights

Last night, I attended the end of the year event for the Austin Music Video Festival.  The night was made up of award wining videos, as well as videos premiering to the public.  What an inspirational night!

Here are the videos I consider to be the most captivating from throughout the night (or, what I could find online, anyways)…


Femina-x‘s Frida’s Heart, directed by Daniela Riojas (premier)

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Sloom‘s Honey, directed by Ryan Orenstein (Video of the Year)

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Sertified‘s Where I Live, directed by Priscilla Villegas (Most Austin-Centric)

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Warm Soda‘s Can’t Erase This Feeling, directed by Zachary Scott (Instant Classic)

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Wild Child‘s Rillo Talk, directed by Aaron Brown (Most Visionary)

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Sweet Spirit‘s Baby Doll, directed by John Valley (Best Narrative)

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Spoon‘s Inside Out, directed by LeBlanc + Cudmore (Best Cinematography)

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LEV‘s Never Let You Go, directed by Aaron Brown (Best Art Direction)

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Hailey Tuck‘s Sunday Morning, directed by Jethro Massey (Best Visual Effects)

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Reckless Abandon :: ‘#FUCKAGENRE’ Visuals BY ManOfTheDown

ManOfTheDown puts together a dope track, #FUCKAGENRE, which is coincidentally the name of his upcoming album.  He then reaches out on social media for masked friends to meet in the woods and hump the air with him.  The result?  Pure genius.

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On Occasion :: Notes Floats And Suzana Choffel Shine In ‘Sometimes’

Back to back posts for Notes Floats!  This is a selection from the Same Boat EP, brought to life in video form… share it, love it, and enjoy it!

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Fearless Type :: Clemits’ Brings ‘Strange’ To Life

Clemits, a long time member of the Austin hip hop community, has always been known for putting in consistent and quality work.  2015 has found him making inroads musically and on the live circuit.  All the while, Clemits has also kept the creative juices going, and is now set to drop Crush in mid-December.  Strange is the initial visual shot fired from this album, and the video is dope.  But don’t take my word for it.. take a second to check it out yourself, and don’t forget to like/share this bad boy.

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Sitting Down With Sound :: Soundfounder on Austin’s ‘Couch Of Rock’

A big happy birthday shoutout to the homie soudfounder.  Enjoy him doing what he does best…

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Animated Reality :: ‘Spectrolite’ By Bayonne

Austin area producer/singer/songwriter Bayonne (formerly Roger Sellers) is stepping into his new phase as an artist quite impressively.  Spectrolite is the first single and music video released under the new name, and the music is just as captivating as always.  The video will stick with you as well, so go ahead and dive in!

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Uplift Music :: ‘Toss Salad’ By Muggzy Flowz

Bars.  That’s what Muggzy Flowz has always been known for.  This particular track is a Dr. Bobby Banner MPC creation for the upcoming Musicology Mixtape.  toss salad is straight beats and rhymes, and it excels on both sides, so that’s always going to work for me.  I’m sure it will work for you too,

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