Project Overview
Black Gold was the first band signed by Red Bull Records when the company launched. Red Bull came to me to create a series of documentaries that captured the spirit of Black Gold. As I got to know Eric, Than & their music, they became like older brothers to me. I learned so much from them about being an artist & I poured my passion & appreciation for their work into the sampling of documentaries you see below. Really grateful for the opportunity to contribute…
Plans & Reveries
Documentary of the Music Video ∫∫∫ Director: Sateesh
See the Plans & Reveries music video here
Black, Gold & Contrast
Documentary Portrait of Musicians, Black Gold ∫∫∫ Director: Sateesh
Black Gold North American Tour
Directed by Sateesh, Eric & Than
The guys went on tour, captured their own footage & got some cool clips sent to them from their fans. They gave these random glimpses of the tour to me & my creative task was to put it all together to make a cool story. This was the result. I had a BLAST making this. Al in Montreal is classic!
“Detroit”
Documentary of the Music Video ∫∫∫ Director: Sateesh
Shot on location in Los Angeles, this shoot had a run & gun, guerrilla feel to it. Steven Drypolcher directed the music video (he did Plans & Reveries too). I fed off ‘the rebel with a camera’ vibe that Steven brought & it all worked together in the effort to convey the essence of “Detroit” and the artists behind it. (See the final music video here)
Overall Results
Black Gold on VH1
Rush is easily one of my favorite albums in my entire music collection. One day I was in the movie theater lobby at City Walk and I heard one of their songs playing over the system speakers. That was really exciting! The song “Shine” was featured on “So You Think You Can Dance.””Plans & Reveries” can be found in the game “Tap Tap Revenge 3.” Aside from that, I don’t know all the billboard numbers & stuff, but I think things turned out pretty well.
*If you want a copy of Black Gold’s debut album Rush you can get it from iTunes. I’ve linked it here. I think it’s available on vinyl for the analog purists out there. Check your local indie record shop.