Siren Song
Toronto Artist • Musical Artist • Music Video • Filipino Publications & Screenings Ontario Camera Spring Sponsorship Recipient 2022 | City of Brampton City Grant Recipient 2022 | Bi Bi Baby Art & Dance Party sponsored by Something Creative & Commonfroot Official Screening 2022 | Flaunt It Visual Anthology Official Publication 2023 | ISA Magazine Official Publication 2023 | Rebelle Zine Official Publication 2023| UrbanArts Toronto Official Selection 2023Music video for Kelso Jeans. When a young Siren finds themselves performing on stage to a group of invasive and prying audience members, they find peace and strength in the memories of their underwater ocean home in Siren Song. Inspired by the imagery of The Great Wave of Kanagawa, Siren Song explores the traumas embedded in Queer, Asian, and POC folks living in North America. In recruiting predominantly POC members for our project and including subtle visual references to Asian imagery and tokenization within the music video, we sought to celebrate our heritage, grow awareness against systems of oppression, and shed light on Asian experiences.
Written and performed by @kelsojeans Director @paulanerdormiendo Producer @sabrina_soto_ @asadchx Executive Producer @paulanerdormiendo Director of Photography @_joonia Assistant Director @sofcapista Production Manager @alithestoryteller Production Coordinator @ssamanthaay Office Assistant @minervanavasca Steadicam Operator & Gaffer @yevgeniy.vaskov 1st AC @tonyskuji 2nd AC @kinglaurac Electric @henrydaemen Swing @mattgmquinn & @vic.bacani Mix, Master & Bass @theharmful_ Recording Engineer @danielcopithorn Lead Guitar @sean.stover Drums @robyn_bond Production Designer @francesantiago Art Assistants @minervanavasca @bilzwilzz Hair and Makeup @lillianma0610 DIT & Stills Photographer @alexburkes Transport @mattgmquinn Set PA’s @karinsfilms @stevenmp98 Extras @mattgmquinn @asadchx @stevenmp98 Picture Editor @naomi_films Colourist @_hugo.hum Graphic Artist @tkblu Special Thanks - Compass Bible Church, Marcel Payette, Alex Burke, Tita Flips & Matt Quinn @compasspointbc @alexburkes @titaflips / @kanto.ca Sponsors - Advance Brampton Fund & Ontario Camera @ontariocamera