Welcome To The Show is an anthem about facing exactly who you are and OWNING it. Its intended as a mantra to inspire strength and PRIDE. After recording the song a few months ago, I felt very compelled to create a video to further communicate it’s meaning.
I notice such diversity in my audiences when I’m on tour: Young, old, male, female, Trans, Gay, Straight, White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, and every beautiful in-between. The common bond is that they are all HUMAN BEINGS. No matter how we identify, the human heart has a universal set of emotions and needs. Sure it’s idealistic, but couldn’t we be recognizing our similarities, instead of our differences? It all comes down to Identity. We as a society are obsessed with how to classify and define each person. There are new labels invented monthly for how to describe new “types”. In some cases, these labels are needed to empower us and give us clarity, but it seems that at some point, all the categorizing can become quite divisive. I’ve seen so many people trapped by the identity they put so much effort into maintaining, or shunned by choosing not to. I have fallen into that trap myself. True Individuality seems daunting in our age of social media popularity contests. Sometimes it’s terrifying to face your true, whole self, stripped of any pretense. The good, the bad, the cracks, and the scars. I am no stranger to the feeling of not liking myself. Once I get past my own body image issues, I realize that I sometimes also neglect my own spirit. Living in a world filled with so much hatred sometimes makes cultivating self-love a very difficult task. I have always struggled with this as I’m sure many of you have. My path is a kind of paradox in that I get to share my craft with the world, but also be willing to throw myself to the wolves. To dare to be different, but still wanting to be accepted. There is vast beauty to be found in life’s contradictions. This non-binary reality allows us to lead happy, expressive lives, and yet this very freedom comes with great risks. I’m not alone in this limbo. Through my art, I pledge to bring empathy and courage to anyone who has been made to feel unworthy or ashamed while daring to be themselves.
This is the first time I’ve produced my own music video. With the help of my friend and long- time collaborator Lee Cherry, we set out to co-direct something notably honest. I spoke with Laleh (the brilliant songwriter who is featured on the song) and we agreed on the vulnerability we wanted captured on screen. I think the more we as artists share ourselves openly, the more someone out there may feel inspired to do the same. I also felt a strong feeling of empowerment in creating this video independent of the label system. It was time to shoot this one on my own. This video isn’t about selling a song, or product placement, or racking up viral views. This is intended simply as a creative expression. What resulted on set came from a very free and organic headspace that allowed me to connect with the camera as if it were each person who’s supported me over the last 7 years. This video is a thank you to all of you who have lined up to see the Original High World Tour. To everyone who has listened and shared my songs and given me the purpose to keep moving forward. It’s a thank you to all of you who choose to accept and Love who YOU are! We hold each other up! I want you to keep celebrating exactly who you are, even if you don’t fit into the worlds ideas of what they think you should be. Take your flaws in stride, nurture your talents, take pride in your Queerness, and share all the love you have. — Adam Lambert
Directed by Lee Cherry and Adam Lambert with Post Production and VFX by Studio Private. Listen and download Adam’s new single “Welcome to the Show” feat. Laleh at http://smarturl.it/adam.wtts.
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PURPOSE : The Movement
A Short Film
Created by Justin Bieber, Parris Goebel and Scott “Scooter” Braun
Director: Parris Goebel
Production Companies: SB Projects and Bieber Time Films
Executive Producers: Justin Bieber and Scott “Scooter” Braun
Producers: Justin Bieber, Scott “Scooter” Braun, Parris Goebel, and Allison Kaye
Associate Producer: Cori Weber
Shoot Coordinator: Cyndi Dumo
Filmed and Edited By: Jose Omar Hernandez
Colorist: Arianna Pane
Big Thanks: Brett Goebel
Choreographers: Keone and Mari Madrid
Dancers: Keone and Mari Madrid
Written By: Ed Sheeran, Benjamin Levin, and Justin Bieber
Published By: Ed Sheeran Limited / Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited (PRS), Please Don’t Forget To Pay Me Music / Administered by Universal Music Publishing (GRM), and Bieber Time Publishing / Universal Music (ASCAP)
Produced By: Benny Blanco for Matza Ball Productions, Inc.
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Lyrics:
Mama take this badge from me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s getting dark too dark to see
Feels like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Mama put my guns in the ground
I can’t shoot them anymore
That cold black cloud is comin’ down
Feels like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
“You just better start sniffin’ your own
rank subjugation jack ’cause it’s just you
against your tattered libido, the bank and
the mortician, forever man and it wouldn’t
be luck if you could get out of life alive”*
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
‘Purpose’ Available Everywhere Now!
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PURPOSE : The Movement
A Short Film
Created by Justin Bieber, Parris Goebel and Scott “Scooter” Braun
Director: Parris Goebel
Production Companies: SB Projects and Bieber Time Films
Executive Producers: Justin Bieber and Scott “Scooter” Braun
Producers: Justin Bieber, Scott “Scooter” Braun, Parris Goebel, and Allison Kaye
Associate Producer: Cori Weber
Shoot Coordinator: Cyndi Dumo
Filmed and Edited By: Jose Omar Hernandez
Colorist: Arianna Pane
Big Thanks: Brett Goebel
Choreographer: Parris Goebel
2nd Unit DP: Josh Lehnerd and John Hafner
Stylists: Parris Goebel, Danielle Maas and Tracy Knight
Groomer: Florido Basallo
Makeup: Taylor Tompkins and Valene Del Rosario
Dancers: Samaria Barnes, Logan Hassel, Marissa Heart, Taylor Knight, Pauline Mata, and Simrin Player
Written By: Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Stephen Philibin, Eben Wares, Jeremy Snyder and Scott ‘Scooter” Braun
Published By: Bieber Time Publishing | Universal Music (ASCAP), Poo BZ Inc. (ASCAP), Noise Violation (ASCAP), Eben Out West (ASCAP), Jeremy Snyder Music (ASCAP) and Scooterfish Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced By: Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd
Co Produced By: Jeremy Snyder and Steve James
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©: 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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This was inspired by 10years anniversary of GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN I wrote the song so everytime i hear it it reminds me of it. I wrote it the day before yesterday shot yesterday it took me longer to find the beat than to actually write it. I didnt shoot the 3rd verse for you to focus on the lyrics. no GIRLS, no JEWELRY, RAW ENERGY , its just me check it out produced by Buck Wild @TheRealBuckwild
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BUY “THAT GIRL IS MINE” ON ITUNES NOW! itunes.apple.com Click 2 Tweet: tiny.cc Hi BBoys and BGirls! Thanks for watching the official music video to my original song, “That Girl Is Mine!” I really wanted to make this music video a lot of fun, so I decided to throw a huge party and invited a bunch of my friends out to help me make this video special for you guys! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it! If you like this video and want to help support my music, don’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT, FAVORITE and SHARE this video with your friends and family on Facebook and Twitter! You can also support my music by downloading this song on iTunes! That’s one of the most gnarly things you can do! Special thanks to all my new friends at Project Slide for letting me shoot in their radi-cool studio! They were REALLY nice! Check ’em out! www.ProjectSlide.com http www.Twitter.com Also, a HUGE thanks to all my friends who helped make this video suh-weet! Love ya! Keep following your dreams! OFFICIAL MATTYB LINKS MattyB Gear Store MattyB.Spreadshirt.com Main Channel http Vlog Channel www.YouTube.com Twitter www.Twitter.com Facebook www.Facebook.com Instagram statigr.am Lyrics The way she moves her feet Tell the other fellas that this girl is mine The way she groves to that beat All the girls are jealous that this girl is mine Now here’s a story ’bout the way it went down See I was hearing ’bout the people talking way over town Said there’s a place that you can visit but you …
Live recording of 90th Birthday song for Nelson Mandela in the Jacaranda 94.2 music radio station studios in Midrand, South Africa. What made the shoot challenging and quite a feat, is the fact that four of South Africa’s top solo artists agreed (at 24 hours’ notice) to come to the studio and record a song they had never rehearsed or heard before. The song was hastily written by the Jacaranda 94.2 breakfast production team, including Dean Konidaris, who is featured on this footage recording the song. It happened in a single evening session for Kurt Darren, Tasha Baxter and Craig Hinds. Danny K laid down his voice tracks the next morning at 5:30am! Tasha recorded no less than 6 different voice tracks to add depth to the song. Watershed lead singer Craig Hinds faced the biggest challenge, as the song stretched his vocal capacity both at the top and the bottom of his range. But we got through it and the final mix of the song was played live on Just Plain Breakfast with Darren Scott, less than two hours after Danny K finished his part of the recording. The video had to be produced with the same haste (approx 2 hours for edit, final mix, conversion and upload) and in very cramped production studio conditions. It was a one-woman shoot from start to finish and soundtrack synch without timecode proved to be a horror. Despite this it was a fabulous collaboration which made it in time for the morning of Nelson Mandelas 90th Birthday on 18 July 2008. The video was uploaded to the …