Tomoaki Baba is a Japanese saxophonist who studied at the renowned Berklee College of Music. After graduating, Tomoaki moved to New York City and performed with artists such as Terence Blanchard, Dayna Stephens and Terri Lyne Carrington. He now resides in Japan.
Directed by Hoji Tsuchiya.
Character designs by Shotaro Kitada.
Animated by Hoji Tsuchiya and Shotaro Kitada.
Synopsis: A young man and three women are snowed in at a remote country house. The arrival of a mysterious newcomer slowly transforms how he sees his own desires and the way others see him.
Directed by Antoine Dahan, Clement Delaby and Rayan Takhedmit.
Nick Delffs’ single “Without Touching” is off the album Transitional Phase.
The music video follows a lonely widower and his search for sasquatch.
Director: Jon Sortland
Camera operator: David Nicholson
Monster fabricator: Elena Kasimova
Directed by Isabelle Aspin and Brian Smee.
“Across My Jaw” by Dan English was released November 19, 2024.
Additional vocals by Melody English, Aerial East, and Max Freedberg.
Strings by Marybeth MacKay, Camellia Hartman and Khristine Raymond.
Drums by Noah Hecht.
Khruangbin consists of Laura Lee Ochoa (bass guitar and vocals), Mark Speer (guitar and vocals) and DJ Johnson (drums, keyboards, and vocals).
Their blend of classic soul, dub, rock and psychedelia earned them a 2024 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
“May Ninth” is from the album A La Sala.
Directed by Jenny Lucia Mascia and Jeremy Higgins.
Directed and animated by Jeff Scher.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ previously unreleased “Never Be You” appears on Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition).
“Never Be You” was first recorded by Maria McKee for the 1984 film Streets of Fire, directed by Walter Hill. In 1985, Rosanne Cash’s rendition became a #1 country hit.
Arlo is a Los Angeles power pop band comprised of Nate Greely (guitar, vocals), Sean Spillane (guitar, vocals), Shmed (bass, vocals) and Tom Sanford (drums).
The music video was produced by Meat Dept., a production company based in France.
Penthouse is a six-member band consisting of Shintaro Namioka (vocals, guitar), Maho Oshima (vocals), Cateen (piano), Shintaro Yano (guitar), Takuma Ohara (bass) and Tatsunori Hirai (drums).
“Taxi to the Moon” appears on the Laundry album.
Animated and directed by Tomoyuki Niho.
From the album “Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits” by Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs (Steve Ferrone, Lance Morrison and Chris Holt).
Mike Campbell was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band’s songs, including “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream.”
Directed by Pixar animator Matt Nolte.
Co-Directed by Greg Dykstra.
Written by Matt Nolte & Bryan Nolte. Cinematography by Tim Mena.
Edited by Jonathan Vargo & Will Starling.
Artists: Bright Eyes and Cat Power
Song: All Threes
Album: Five Dice, All Threes
Music Video: Nick Scott and Rena Johnson
Directed and animated by Romane Granger.
Additional animation by Laura Passalacqua, Tamerlan Bekmurzayev and Simon Cadilhac.
Synopsis: Alone In The Darkness is about exactly what the title suggests — how everyone, at one point or another, has to face demons within that only they can see. People can try to run from what torments them, but eventually, they have to confront their fears and anxieties head-on or risk being puppeted by their demons for their entire lives.
Siamés is an Argentine electropop group founded by Guillermo Stölzing (vocals and guitar) and Juan Manuel Kokollo (keyboard and synthesizer).
Directed by Danny Robashkin. A MAKE Originals production.
Siamés kicks off their latest tour in Brazil on September 21, 2024.
Director’s note: Two friends, lovers, soulmates, a pair of two, searching and ultimately finding each other. This pair traveling between worlds and changing forms, expressed through 15 styles of animation, by 15 animators from across the world.
Directed by Raman Djafari.
Animation collaborators, in order of appearance:
Tokay
Dante Zaballa
Martin Robic
KINEMUS
Jack Zhang
Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Moera.cf
Gaia Esther Maria
Aaron Fisher
Karlotta Freier
Raman Djafari
Isabel Garrett
Hannah van der Weide
Kohana Wilson
Ram Han
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