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Same Old Thing


On 8 December 2019, I released a song and for the first time in my life, I made a music video to go with it. And the feedback, love and support i received from it were overwhelming. 80 views in 1 hour, 300 views in 24 hours and currently, after 2 months, the viewcount is in the 700 ballpark. This doesn't happen with my previous songs. Some have reached this number but never that quick. This simply goes to show that apart from the quality of the song itself, video plays a prominent role in engaging viewers' attention, even if the main content is the audio.

Music video is new territory for me. I have been doing research on it since a couple of years ago and finally got to realize the vision through this song. The song was written in 2017 but i kept it away and it was put on hold as I was working on my previous project, the rap song called Dunia. Then right after releasing the rap song, I started vlogging. Vlogging had my full attention for two good years until the music bug struck me again, reminding me that I still have that pending project namely Same Old Thing. Vlogging was so much fun that I kind of abandoned my other passions. As rusty as I was reluctant, I pushed myself to jump-start the project, which honestly felt farfetched at the time as I put into account the intricate production of the music video. I honestly didn't think I could pull it off. But a good challenge is a good challenge. I took on that challenge head-first, and the end product turned out pretty good! Of course, it is nowhere near a polished, color-graded, cinematic music video you see on MTV but it doesn't look too amateurish either. It could use a few improvements but overall, I think it looks great. Not bad for a first try.

I also made a 'behind the scenes' video, showing how I made the song from scratch up until the production of the music video. Check it out here.

 So recording the song was great. Making the video was equally awesome. It was definitely an interesting experience and most importantly, we had fun! Everybody involved were so supportive. I am glad that so many people love the song and video. I will definitely explore more in the music video department. In regards to music video, this may be my first time but it won't be my last.

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