A Music Video with Michale Graves

Sometimes I find myself flicking through my iPhone and land upon the Misfits on my playlist. Trying to relive the fun memories ten years ago when I was fourteen and pissed off for no reason what so ever, but I guess it was the cool thing to do back then, ha!

I've always liked punk and the energy and vibe it gave off. I guess I mostly picked up the liking from my mother oddly. She was into the alternative sound since the late 70s in her rebellious teenage years.

Anyway that's beside the point, because I recently made a music video with my friend and fellow director Craig Singer with once the Misfit front man of the 90s and early 2000s, Michale Graves. It was a cover of Blind Melon's "No Rain."

The interesting thing about this video was the fact that we didn't have a shotlist or general idea of how we wanted to shoot it. The only thing I knew was Craig wanted to shoot in Seaside Heights and Asbury Park, both in New Jersey. We just took my Panasonic AF-100 with Nikon glass and shot any thing with Michale that seemed prospectively awesome to us. It was the middle of winter and no one was on either boardwalk. It was perfect for the song. I would say the best part about this experience was working with Michale, and seeing how he got his skull make up on just right!

Take a look and enjoy. Click HERE to video.