Drew Russ is a director, editor, and filmmaker living in Ocala, Florida.
The Video I directed for Go Radio’s “Any Other Heart” made its debut on the front page of VEVO, right between Taylor swift and Outkast. It is now available online HERE.
I just received word that the A Day to Rememeber “All I want” video I directed has been nominated for a Kerrang Award. The category is “Best Video” and is up against some pretty amazing videos (30 Seconds to Mars, My Chemical Romance, etc.). I am honored to have my work nominated in the same category.
If you didn’t know Kerrang is one of the biggest music magazines in the UK, and it’s amazing that my work is being noticed by such a high caliber and international publication.
This video was a ton of work, but a lot of fun, again I want to thank everyone who worked on this and made this possible.
You can check out the nominees HERE and most importantly you can Vote HERE
So March and April have been extremely busy.
Some quick updates: The For Today video premeired, you can check it out Here
Directed Go Radio’s new video for “Any Other Heart” and it was awesome. It is in the last stages of post and should be out soon.
I was on tour with A Day to Remember documenting their Gamechangers tour, it was wild.
And new work to be announced soon!
This past weekend I made the trek up to Birmingham, AL with Michael Dalton to direct the video for Gideon “Virtue” (Facedown Records). The shoot was a blast. We shot a stripped down live video to capture the energy and essence of the song. I wanted to keep it true to the band, but wanted to do a couple things to make it unique.That is normally something hard to do with a hardcore band, but I feel we pulled it off.
We used an atypical live set up, along with a couple In-camera effects that will be exclusive to this video. I’m very excited about the way the footage looks.
You will just have to see for yourself when the video comes out.
So I just got back from a weekend in Miami. I worked second camera unit with director Doug Spangenberg.
We were on set with Videosync filming some insane dance workouts with famed choreographer JaQuel Knight. JaQuel has worked on some of the most talked-about dance moves in recent history, like Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” music video, The feature film Burlesque, and Britney Spear’s Circus tour.
It was awesome to see JaQuel and J. Marcos of Videosync in their element, true geniuses at what they do and super nice guys.
I don’t get to south Florida that often either, so it was a nice change of scenery.
The music video I directed/edited for As They Sleep‘s “Oracle of The Dead”(Solid State Records) is now live at Noisecreep.
This was one of the hardest shoots I’ve ever done. Hauling 12ft pieces of steel(for the wrestling ring) up 4 flights of stairs, an almost 24hr workday, and a stolen laptop, didn’t make exactly make my day, but it did make a pretty sweet video.
I’d like to thank John Pope (DP) & crew, and the wrestlers for being awesome & completely making this idea possible.
Oh and two Noisecreep premiers in one week? pretty cool.
A couple months ago, I flew up to Indianapolis to shoot Adam Lambert’s Glamnation Tour with director Doug Spangenberg. It is finally seeing the light of day in a big way. Originally slated to be released on the web only, it is now being released as a CD/DVD bundle on March 22nd.
Select songs will be released on VEVO here.
The press release and trailer can be seen below:
Androgynous, flamboyant and fabulous superstar Adam Lambert, an American Idol alum from Season 8, will release Glam Nation Live via 19 Recordings / RCA Records. It is a CD/DVD combo and it is due out on March 22nd. Shot in Indianapolis, Indiana at Clowes Hall on August 31st, 2010 and directed by Doug Spangenberg, the CD/DVD features 12 tracks plus a bonus cut and includes some of Lambert’s most beloved performances such as “Ring of Fire,” “If I Had You” and the Grammy nominated “Whataya Want From Me.” Lots o’ Lambert? I love it like a licensed joyologist.
Lambert, who is nominated for a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, will be showcasing clips from the Glam Nation LiveCD/DVD on VEVO beginning Friday, February 11th. Starting today, fans can pre-order Glam Nation Live as well as an exclusive “Glam Nation Tour Pack” here. Fans can also visit, http://www.AdamOfficial.com/GlamNation, the all-new Glam Nation section of A Lam’s website for an in-depth look at one of the most sought after tours of 2010.
Glam Nation Live track listing:
01 Voodoo
02 Down the Rabbit Hole
03 Ring of Fire
04 Fever
05 Sleepwalker
06 Whataya Want From Me
07 Soaked
08 Aftermath
09 Sure Fire Winners
10 Strut
11 Music Again
12 If I Had You
ENCORE
13 20th Century Boy
The Famine “Ad Mortem” Video just Premiered over at Noisecreep. You can check it out here.
I Edited and Color Corrected the video and Michael Dalton Directed/DPed/Shot.
So we are already in February, this week as been a whirlwind.
Last weekend I shot the new video for For Today’s “Seraphim”. They originally wanted another live video for the song, But after listening to the song several times, I thought the song had so much symbolism to explore, so I went in a completely different direction. There was fire, torches, masks, and way more. It was a pretty intense all night shoot in the woods of central Florida. Expect a full update/production notes along with a behind the scenes video when the video debuts.
But in the meantime, I’ll just give you some teasers: (screen grabs, raw footage)
Also, The video I directed for As They Sleep‘s “Oracale of the Dead” is debuting next Friday, Feb. 11th on Noisecreep. Watch out for that.
