Music Video Theory

Brandon Tauszik hails from the moors of northern England, where one can trace his roots back through many generations of noble serfs. Amidst adolescence his guardians smuggled him into the USA where he continued education and impressed schoolmates with his novel accent. After a mischievous incident at age 14, Brandon was arrested and legally required to perform many hours of community service. This labor was performed in the production department of a mega-church and wherefore taught Brandon the basics of audio, video, and lighting. At age 19 he began editing Arabic language videos in southern Spain. At age 22 he retired briefly before relocating to California to work as a videographer for Invisible Children, a media based non-profit organization. At 24 he co-founded Sprinkle Lab, a commercial video firm based out of a brick warehouse in the slums of West Oakland. Currently Brandon directs video projects by day while pursuing documentary photo projects by night.  w

Michael Lawrence is a music video/commercial director and photographer. He grew up in post-industrial Upstate New York, and later spent his formative years exploring the jungles of Southeast Asia, camera in hand. Upon his return to the West as a more seasoned and bearded young man, he began to bring his vision to the fields of music, fashion, and advertising. Currently living in New York, Michael's debut feature documentary, "Mau Kemana", is in post-production. www.mrmlawrence.com Director: Michael Lawrence Artist: Emil & Friends Song: Crystal Ball How were you approached for the job? I was living in Bali, Indonesia at the time, and was in the process of showing a rough cut of our video for "Let Your Heart/Prescriptions" to the guys at Cantora. Over the course of a few days of emails, Emil & Friends sent over the track for "Crystal Ball". It was fantastic - my mind began to explode with ideas. I mentioned this to the guy