Kelownasa国际传媒檚 Ancient Engines have been busy and are about to release two music videos.
Spitting Ghost will feature Jamie Fairbanks, Torrey Woody, Gary Saturday and Matt Sandy Jr. playing against a white backdrop and videos projected over their heads, across their faces and their instruments.
All from different parts of the country, the bandmates ended up in Kelowna where they are now regulars on local line-ups.
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The drummer said the bandsa国际传媒檚 secret to success is that they have kept their inner child alive.
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The simplicity of the music video is where the meaning lies, the imagery projected over the band directly correlates with the lyrics and challenges the viewer to analyze the message they are trying to convey.
The video, filmed by their favourite director in town, Chelsea McEvoy who they will be releasing a second music video with the STORYHIVE Music Video Edition grant this year.
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In the music video for Two Hands Less, McEvoy will not only be producing a music video for Ancient Engines but introducing the world to Kelownasa国际传媒檚 tight-knit and thriving music community.
The video shows the band for what they are, working musicians who have full-time jobs while pursuing their dreams in their spare time.
sa国际传媒淲e wanted to document the community and the camaraderie that comes from all of us and supports us in that struggle,sa国际传媒� said Fairbank.
sa国际传媒淲e all have careers and understand what itsa国际传媒檚 like to have a burning passion for something but to not be able to support our lifestyles with that burning passion and there is a certain amount of sorrow that comes with that. We wanted to document what itsa国际传媒檚 like for a lot of the musicians dealing with the exact same thing.sa国际传媒�
The music video for Spitting Ghost will be released by the end of the month and will be announced on the
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