From my extensive research I have eliminated my options to these top three choices. Nothing more's song War, Gallant's song Shotgun and Steven's song Mr Man.
First choice
Name: Nothing MoreShort Biography: Nothing more is an alternate/progressive metal band and they formed in San Antonio, Texas in 2003. The band consists of four members who are Jonny Hawkins (singer), Mark Vollelunga (lead guitarist), Daniel Oliver (bassist) and finally Ben Anderson (new drummer).
Album Title: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Record Label: Eleven Seven
Album Release Date: September 15, 2017
Album Track List:
| 1. | "(Ambition; Destruction)" | 0:18 |
| 2. | "Do You Really Want It?" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "(Convict; Divide)" | 0:41 |
| 4. | "Let 'em Burn" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Ripping Me Apart" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Don't Stop" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Funny Little Creatures" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "(React; Respond)" | 2:29 |
| 9. | "The Great Divorce" | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Still in Love" | 4:36 |
| 11. | "(Alone; Together)" | 1:31 |
| 12. | "Go to War" | 4:05 |
| 13. | "Just Say When" | 3:42 |
| 14. | "(Accept; Disconnect)" | 1:54 |
| 15. | "Who We Are" | 3:26 |
| 16. | "Tunnels" | 4:11 |
| 17. | "(End; Begin)" | 1:40 |
| 18. | "Fadein/Fadeout" | 6:05 |
Chosen Song: Go to War
Reason for Choice: The reason I chose Go to war was because of the background behind the song. Jonny Hawkins states that the song "revolves around the story of trust". The song is a giant metaphor for how a controlling relationship spirals out of control and becomes a war between two people. The song will be easy to lip sing to and there are lots of parts where you can cut to the beat of the music. Not only this but the song would look very good as an artistic piece (contemporary) and there are lots of ways you can convey war without showing it.
Second Choice
Name: Gallant
Short Biography: Christopher Gallant Was born on November 14, 1991. He is better know by the mononym her uses which is Gallant. He is a songwriter, singer from Columbia, Maryland, USA. Earlier on in life around the time he was in middle school he stater recording music. His main source of influeneced was R&B singers but as he grew up he became inspired by alternate rock. In 2014 he self released his first EP called Zebra and that way how he got discovered by Mind of a Genius Records.
Album Title: Ology
Record Label: Mind of a Genius
Album Release Date: April 6, 2016
Album Track List:
| 1. | "First" | Stint | 0:37 |
| 2. | "Talking to Myself" | Stint | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Shotgun" | Stint | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Bourbon" | Josh Abraham, Oligee | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Bone + Tissue" | Stint | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Oh, Universe" | Patrizio Moi | 1:02 |
| 7. | "Weight in Gold" | Stint | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Episode" | Bordeaux | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Miyazaki" |
| 2:12 |
| 10. | "Counting" | Stint | 4:34 |
| 11. | "Percogesic" | Stint | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Jupiter" | Maths Time Joy | 4:36 |
| 13. | "Open Up" | Stint | 4:37 |
| 14. | "Skipping Stones" (featuring Jhené Aiko) |
| 3:04 |
| 15. | "Chandra" | Patrizio Moi | 3:43 |
| 16. | "Last" | Stint | 0:31 |
Chosen Song: Shotgun
Reason for Choice: Although slow in pace the song builds towards the end which I could potentially show the build in pace using editing and cutting to the beat. The song is about the attempt to get a girl but she is so out of hid league that every move is the wrong move. With this song I can show the juxtaposition of the strong female over the weak frail man trying to find love. This song also is only sung by one person so lip syncing won't be that difficult to do.
Third Choice
Name: Stephen
Short Biography: Stephen (full name Stephen Swartz) was born on December 13 1991 in Vienna, Virginia, USA. He is an alternative-electronic artist, singer-songwriter and producer in California. He takes inspiration from his own life especially major events. He has his own website where he documents these as well as the lyrics to most of his songs.
Record Label: Halfway House
Album Release Date: May 10, 2016
Album Tracklist:
| 1. | "Start a Fire" (feat. IN-Q) | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Your Life" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Remembering Myself" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Line It Up" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Fly Down" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Solid as a Stone" | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Outro" | 2:05 |
| 8. | "Mr. Man" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Crossfire" | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Sincerely" | 4:47 |
Chosen Song: Mr Man
Reason for Choice: Mr man starts very acoustic and slow and slowly leads into the electronic phase of the song which has quite a few sharp beats which can be used as transitions and the possibility of creative camera angles can also be implemented. His whole album is about learning how to love oneself and that can be a hard thing for most people so I admire him for that. The way I view Mr Man was apologising to yourself about bad choices you made which has given me a vast ideas for how I can create a narrative/ contemporary music video.
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