Awhile back my friend (and neighbour to my studio) Nick offered me use of his exceptionally large studio for a creative / non-commercial style project. With the idea that we could make a Mini-Documentary about the collaboration and the process behind it. I kept this in the back of my mind feeling like it was always too physically large for most of my own shoots.
Now, there is definitely a bunch of people here in Toronto that assume or expect me to have use of some pretty unique spaces from time to time, given the fact that i’ve organized art shows or ran gallery spaces in everywhere from Laundromats, to old storefronts, to former car dealerships (to name a few) over the years. More on that in future Substack posts to come i’m sure.
Fast forward a few weeks and i’m having a coffee at Subtext Coffee here in the Junction with my friend and longtime Music Photographer and Music Video Director Colin Medley when he mentioned the band Holy Fuck had approached him about filming a series of live sessions inspired loosely on the The Beatles: Get Back documentary.
And that’s how the video above came to be, over the span of two days the crew credited below collaborated on this series which just launched last week:
The spirit of Holy F is to make music out of anything. We wanted to pull back the curtain and showcase how we create music live in the moment, embracing the unexpected.
Credits:
Band: Holy Fuck
Director: Colin Medley
Filming: @musicmanhann @vareysound
Behind the Scenes/Mini Doc: Andrew Williamson
Assistant BTS Filming: James Kachan
Studio: Mooi Studios
EQ: ibukirentals.ca
Studio Manager: @aanitaqian
Studio Owner: Nick Koppelaar
Gaffer: @stuart.croll
DV Operator: @torilil
