Toronto musician remixes synth, blood and gender roles

Toronto musician remixes synth, blood and gender roles with Auckland filmmaker.

Dripping in neon glows and archetypal B-movie cheesiness, a new music video has dropped by Auckland filmmaker Tom Levesque. An ode to watching 1980s exploitation films on an average VHS player, this release features a genre mix of comedy and horror blended into a world of neon hues and bad haircuts.

The music video was produced in collaboration with Toronto-based synthwave musician Zayaz, who created the eclectic synth beats propelling its retro throwback.

Influenced by Director Tom’s memories of renting VHS movies, Tom says “going to the video store as a kid was the holy-grail event of the week. We’d rent the weirdest looking films based on their covers - you’d never know what you’re getting into”.

The duo teamed up after seeing each others work online, and Tom’s pitch to create a music video that flips gender roles so often seen in cult films; where the predictable narrative of a square-jawed hero rescues a seemingly helpless female. The two artists collaborated for 4 months on opposite ends of the globe, developing their different iterations of music and visuals over skype meetings.

Producer, Eva Trebilco says "This video was a labour of love and it takes viewers back to those moments watching your favourite movie on VHS, only to find someone has screwed with it during a climactic scene!".

You can watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWCKxFGaDjM


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