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Music Video Director: Wayne Isham

There’s no gain without Wayne, or there’s no pain without Wayne. I know it’s something like that. It’s been years since I first heard Wayne Isham saying that on one of those episodes of MTV’s Making the Video, back when making a video was very important for MTV.

Wayne Isham was another name that really popped up when I spent all day watching MTV. If I could describe Isham’s music video style with one word, it would be “woosh!” even though that’s not a word. His videos captured a very energetic vibe with fast cuts and, what I call fade-in wooshes — it’s when Isham would be focusing his camera on the singer/group and there would be a fade-in from one shot to the next one that made it seem like pushing in or away from the subject in a very funky way.

Of course, the best way to understand that woosh concept is to see it in action. For instance, those fast cuts are very prominents on Metallica’s video of I Disappear (from the Mission Impossible II OST) xD Continue Reading…

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MixTape – Remember the 90’s-o-Mix

March 13, 2009 — Leave a comment

Weeeeee

  1. TLC – Waterfalls
  2. Christina Aguilera – What a Girl Wants [Video Version]
  3. BSB – I Want it that Way
  4. Shania Twain – You’re Still the One
  5. Hanson – Mmmbop
  6. Britney Spears – Baby One More Time
  7. *NSYNC – Tearin’ up my Heart [Extended]
  8. Faith Hill – Breathe
  9. TLC – No Scrubs
  10. BSB – Everybody (BackStreet’s Back) [Extended]
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My Life as a Soundtrack~

February 19, 2009 — 3 Comments

I’ve got another list of songs for you~

care to do yours too?? It’s the same business~

  1. grab your music player of choice (iPod, iTunes, Windows Media, etc)
  2. activate shuffle
  3. the song that plays for each category~~
  • Opening Credits
    East Village Opera Company – O Mio Babbino Caro Redux
    this actually has a nice intro for an opening sequence. I accept. ^^
  • Waking Up
    Matchbox Twenty – If You’re Gone
    kind of a downer song for waking up, no?
  • First Day At School
    Tegan and Sara – Back in Your Head
    this soundtrack has all the flare of a RomCom, no? Back in Your Head on the First Day at School
  • Falling In Love
    Gianmarco – Te Mentiria
    Again… I’m sure I’ve got something against love.
  • Fight Song
    The Futureheads – First Day
    this one has a nice energy for a fight sequence. trouble-maker amy!! Fights on the First Day.
  • Breaking Up
    Greenday – Homecoming / The Death Of St. Jimmy / East 12th St. / Nobody Likes You / Rock And Roll Girlfriend / We’re Coming Home Again
    hahaha, such an epic breaking up song~
  • Prom
    The Sunwater Diaries – Age Old Question
    Prom’s the Age Old Question? LOL – xD
  • Life’s OK
    Faith Hill – Dearly Beloved
    sounds like either a wedding, or a funeral… something church-y going on here.
  • Secret Love
    St. Vincent – Marry Me
    uh-oh. is that a request?
  • Mental Breakdown
    Greenday – Extraordinary Girl
    great… must have a mental breakdown to be an ‘extraordinary  girl’
  • Driving
    Melanie C – Protected
    … ‘coz me’s dangerous at the wheel? xD
  • Flashback
    Bjork – Innocence
    oh… falshback to my innocence? does that mean I’m not no more?
  • Getting Back Together
    Lauryn Hill – Can’t Take my Eyes Off of You
    *i love you baby!* xD
  • Wedding
    Anika Paris – It’s About
    what the…
  • Birth of Child
    Aqua – Barbie Girl
    oh, geez~~
  • Final Battle
    The Ark – Hey Modern Days
    final battle for modern days? xD
  • Death Scene
    Yugo Kanno – 暖簾を守る (Noren wo Mamoru) – Protect Reputation (Osen OST)
    Actually… kind of a nice song. LOL
  • Funeral Song
    Dixie Chicks – Baby Hold On
    ugh, break my heart already~~
  • End Credits
    Pink – Who Knew
    the end! who knew!! xD
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AMA ’08 – Did You Watch?

November 24, 2008 — Leave a comment

Because I didn’t. I don’t watch awards for music (anymore) other than Grammy, and MTV… and I am doubtful I consider MTV any worth now. However, I read enough headlines on the past American Music Awards to make me curious… so did you watch? I saw 6 clips of the performances…

  • Christina Aguilera
  • Taylor Swift
  • New Kids on the Block
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Sarah McLachlan & Pink
  • Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah & Kathleen Battle

I do like Christina Aguilera, in fact, I love Back to Basics as an album. I don’t think her “greatest” hits was either great (like the writer for Entertainment Weekly) or sucked (like Lainey said) – It was neither here nor there… though the performance of each song was ok, the medley was disaster. O.o

Another medley disaster was New Kids on the Block. LOL – and I do sing along to Steps by Steps or the Right Stuff, so I’m not a hater. I like Jordan Knight solo stuff, as well as Joey McIntyre… but new NKotB smells like middle age crisis. They are still trying to sell it to teens, while telling us NKotB has matured. Doesn’t reflect on the music…

LOL, don’t even get me started on the Jonas Brothers. This is the second live performance I see of them and I’m still unimpressed.

Sarah McLachlan and Pink was good, as was Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah and Kathleen Battle, though I felt that Kathleen Battle didn’t mix well with the whole feel and number, even if she has a voice.

Taylor Swift, however, I was actually kind of impressed. I haven’t had the chance to hear or review Taylor’s sophmore album, just her debut which I thought was kind of decent. Then I heard her speak in an interview and lost the little respect I could get from hearing her music, but this is the first time I see her performing… I was sort of reminded of Faith Hill. *blasphemy!!* xD

White Horse is a pop country-ish ballad that faintly reminded me of Faith Hill’s Fireflies… talking about fairytales and real life, I still need to give a listen to both songs back to back to really know what I’m talking about, but Swift reminded me of Faith Hill in that AMA performance. OJO! Just faintly reminds me… Faith Hill has a voice so powerful… Swift’s voice still needs maturing, she sounds more like a chill studio Avril Lavigne at the moment, but if she goes the right way, I can imagine her in 15 years with a really powerful voice… and better stage presence… you gotta admit she looked a little bit nervous standing there…

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