What a start to 2016! We've been enjoying the Nelson sunshine and the company of family and friends in the lead up to the new year, and were asked to head along to Shapeshifter live at Riwaka. Thoroughly staggered (yet again) by the live performance these lads put on, as were the hundreds in the crowd. We put together a series of Instagram videos showcasing the visual highlights.
For more behind-the-scenes from Shapeshifter head to www.instagram.com/shapeshifterlivenz/
On Location - Louis Baker "Rainbow" Official Music Video
WOW.
Talk about working with a professional - Louis was on task and hitting his marks time after time with his performance for our new collaborative music video project. Louis received NZOA funding to create a music video for his new track "Rainbow" and we were presented with the challenge to create a video that showcases Louis' powerful, honest and stripped-back delivery.
We made our way through seven locations in and around central Wellington, Carterton, the Tora coastline and Martinborough, filmed in streaming sunlight and torrential rain, and ambled along bush walks, beaches and shingle pathways. We're both really looking forward to putting together this video - more soon!
Location Scouting - New Music Video
We have been travelling around the Wellington, Martinborough and Carterton scouting for the right filming locations for an exciting upcoming music video project. New Zealand - we've got to hand it to you. What a stunner.
WGTN.
back HOME.
It's so great to be back in Wellington, and check out the sunbeams Wellington put on for us. You really can't beat this place on a good day. We're here catching up with the boys from The Nudge (they'll be over in Bali for NYE), Jon Lemmon (who's working on a new mvproject www.whenitcamealong.com), the fine folk at Good Nature, and scouting locations for our next music video project with the outstanding Louis Baker.
The Renegade Peaches lose their fuzz!
The Renegade Peach Project got on board supporting Bald Angels Charitable Trust's event The Big Shave 2015, taking photographs of participants 'Before' and 'After' they underwent an extreme trim! The event was raising funds and showing support for underprivileged Northland children suffering from the impact of cancer and terminal illness - AND going for the Guinness World Record for the most number of people shaving their hair for a cause, by 10 hairdressers, in one hour. Here are some quick behind-the-scenes photos from our Instafeed.
Before The Big Shave with Mama Peach.
Bald Angels "The Big Shave 2015" at the Turner Centre, Kerikeri.
Sophi after The Big Shave!
Renegade Peach TRIVIA! Kowhai (R) is Sophi's bestie and also features as a mermaid in our Trinity Roots "El Kaptain" music video.
Mark took on the challenge too!
462 volunteers shaved off their hair - shattering the previous Guinness World Record of 375.
A great show of community spirit and support. Well done Bald Angels!
For more: www.renegadepeach.com/sophis-big-head-shave
www.facebook.com/sophisbigheadshave
To get involved, find out more about Bald Angels projects, or donate online head to:
www.baldangels.org.nz
Kathy Bartlett
Mark went up to Carterton and had a chat to the fun, beautiful, and talented artist Kathy Bartlett. Check out her latest project - it's superb and so is she.
RISKY - "Shapes" featuring MARA TK (Electric Wire Hustle)
Here we are!
The Renegade Peach Project presents
RISKY "Shapes" featuring MARA TK (Electric Wire Hustle)
Filmed on location on Great Barrier Island + West Auckland beaches
Directed, filmed + edited by The Renegade Peach Project
Drone Footage - Aerial Vision
Dancer - Hannah Tasker-Poland
SPFX make-up - Yolanda Bartram of Body FX
Many thanks to all the crew involved, Mark's family for use of the Jaffe batch, Risky & Mara TK!
RISKY - Shapes ft MARA TK (released tomorrow!)
22 OCTOBER 2015
Our new video for RISKY - Shapes ft MARA TK (Electric Wire Hustle) lands tomorrow!
We're very excited about releasing this beauty of a video, captured with the help of Aerial Vision drones and SPFX make up by Yolanda from Body FX. We employed the skills of Hannah Tasker-Poland and ensured acting appearances from RISKY and MARA - but we won't give everything away. More very soon!
Filmed and edited by The Renegade Peach Project
ON LOCATION \\ Great Barrier Island and the wider Auckland region
AIRBORNE \\ A7 - Joe Blossom "The Breaking"
Here we are folks,
We're faced with feelings of contentment tinged with sadness as we offer up our 7th and final music video postcard - with a fitting track that warmly embraces our feelings of nostalgia and the flickers of memories and friendships forged during our 3 month long AIRBORNE \\ journey.
Presenting AIRBORNE \\ A7 - Joe Blossom "The Breaking", an unreleased track from Joe Blossom's upcoming album 'All of the Above', filmed in New York City. Many thanks to everyone who has kept up with our releases each Wednesday 10am - if you missed any of the AIRBORNE \\ series you can find them at www.renegadepeach.com/airborne
Intro music by The All Seeing Hand
www.the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com
For more from Joe Blossom
www.thebloss.com
AIRBORNE \\ A6 - Louis Baker "The Way" (re-mix by Devin Abrams)
Caramba, ¿Qué es esto?
No, you know what day it is.
We're very pleased to present AIRBORNE \\ A6 - Louis Baker "The Way" (re-mix produced by Devin Abrams) with his music video postcard from San Francisco, California.
Louis' voice soars in this new version of his track "The Way", curated by Devin Abrams. It was such a pleasure to edit to!
Enjoy.
Intro music by The All Seeing Hand
www.the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com/
Filmed, produced and edited by The Renegade Peach Project
AIRBORNE \\ A5 - Thomas Oliver "Budapest is Beautiful"
A beautiful track from Thomas Oliver for our music video postcard from Budapest, Hungary. Thomas' voice is powerful, rich and poignant, the lyrics sweet and enveloping. Look out - this one will snuggle up to your subconscious and leave you humming it's melody all day.
For more AIRBORNE \\ and behind the scenes:
www.renegadepeach.com/airborne
Intro music by The All Seeing Hand:
www.the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com/
Fundraising for child cancer with Bald Angels 2015
SOPHI is taking part in an event to raise funds for children and their families suffering from the effects of cancer and terminal illness. In looking to sponsors to shave her head bald, Sophi wants to raise essential supportive funds and also have a better understanding and empathy for those who do not have a choice in losing their hair during treatment. Bald Angels is a charitable organisation dedicated to working with children and their families in the Far North, a region so often overlooked for funding.
As well as turning to individuals and business sponsors, we're placing some crafty jars around Kerikeri for people to place any burdensome small change into. Customers who donate some coin or voice their support walk away with a warm feeling in their tummy and a hand-crafted origami paper crane. See if you can spot them all! We've left the first one at Odd Mother's Cafe, Kerikeri.
WANT TO DONATE? All donations are welcome, however large or small. Every bit counts.
Online donations can be made to Bald Angels Charitable Trust
WESTPAC 03-0351-0240110-00 (for INTERNATIONAL deposits the Swift Code is: WPACNZ2W) with "BA12" and/or "Sophi Reinholt" as the reference.
You may also donate via PayPal
If you donate online, we'd love to hear about it! E-mail us and we will send you a token of thanks;
contact@renegadepeach.com
Many thanks!
AIRBORNE \\ A3 - Adam Page "Bread & Sticks"
Oh, bonjour! Nous pensons que vous aimerez cette vidéo! From Paris, city of revolution and romance, we're pleased to present AIRBORNE \\ A3 - Adam Page "Bread and Sticks".
We can't believe it's already time to unveil this video set to an unreleased looping, swelling and hypnotising track from Adam Page. Despite Sophi falling ill during filming, we captured as much of this city's charm, simple gastronomic pleasures, scents (yes, scents!) and iconic structures as we could.
Intro music by The All Seeing Hand
AIRBORNE \\ A2 - Alphabethead "Bangkok" LAUNCHES!
AIRBORNE \\ is a series of music video postcards set to tracks from home, with New Zealand based artists contributing unreleased tracks to the project.
Each artist was asked to provide a time of day to film, and a keyword and/or colour to help us capture the essence of their track. Alphabethead's key word for the track was "Nocturnal" and we filmed deep into the evenings.
AIRBORNE \\ A1 - Estère : Cambodia Behind-The-Scenes
We're not sure if you've noticed, but there's a behind-the-scenes section for the Estère (Jordan Rakei Re-mix) full of photographs, behind-the-scenes tidbits and our Instagram feed from the time. If you're hungering for some behind the scenes travel photos, check it out!
AIRBORNE \\ A1 - Estère (Jordan Rakei Re-mix) "Reptilian Journey"
AND WE HAVE LAUNCHED.
The first music video postcard for our new series AIRBORNE \\ was released this morning!
AIRBORNE \\ is a series of music video postcards set to tracks from home, with New Zealand based artists contributing unreleased tracks to the project.
Each artist was asked to provide a keyword and/or colour to help us capture the essence of their track. Estère's key word for the track was "Flicker" and her selected colours were maroon and gold. Alchemy. Enjoy!
Intro music by The All Seeing Hand
www.the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com/
AIRBORNE\\ was filmed, edited and produced by the Renegade Peach Project.
AIRBORNE \\ The story begins
Here it is folks! The trailer to our first AIRBORNE \\ series.
AIRBORNE \\ took us on a journey circumnavigating the world while collaborating with a group of amazing artists from New Zealand. Each artist gave us an unreleased track before we left, a time of day to film their music video postcard, and a location to film it in. Some gave us colours and keywords to help further articulate their music.
The series kicks off TOMORROW with our MVP for the lovely Estère, for her remixed track by Jordan Rakei.
Trailer music by
THE ALL SEEING HAND
AIRBORNE \\ Intro music +
Well, we're finishing up the last of our edits for AIRBORNE \\ and our music video postcards are making us remember and re-engage with all our adventures. We've created the opening credits and thanks to THE ALL SEEING HAND, we have some beautiful music to accompany them. The track sets the mood for our music video postcard series perfectly - thanks guys!
CHECK OUT THE ALL SEEING HAND!
THE ALL SEEING HAND
Image by Daily Secretion
AIRBORNE \\ NEW YORK CITY + SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco is lovely, but New York City has won over our hearts, particularly the Bushwick area, in Brooklyn. We were lucky to stay in an industrial area frequented and inhabited by creatives, specifically in a notorious apartment, the 'Sky Fortress'. Our hosts were an amazing group of individuals who welcomed us with open arms and whose artistic and travelling endeavours are thoroughly inspiring. They and their friends (Stephanie, and 'The Brians', Brian and Brian being the most memorable of these satellite friends) hosted a BBQ and movie night on their building's rooftop, which provides a 360 degree view of Brooklyn and the Manhattan skyline. Unbelievable.
We're hoping to return to the Sky Fortress next year to work on a few projects - we'll be back!
AIRBORNE \\ updates - NEW YORK CITY : Joe Blossom
We had a week to capture the spirit of New York City, and our keywords for this video (as pitched by Joe Blossom) were 'Nostalgia' and 'Abstract'. We filmed the bustling, humid city in the magical light of twilight as well as in Subway stations, and on the rooftop of the Sky Fortress. We captured snippets of New York wherever we went, from Williamsburg to Midtown and we are looking forward to editing our music video postcard together.
SAN FRANCISCO : Louis Baker
What a whirlwind! We had 24 hours to film this video - and San Francisco gave us fog, clouds, bright sunshine and even a hummingbird. The colourful, stand-alone houses and the summer chill on the other coastline of the USA provided such a contrast to our New York experience. We were lucky enough to participate in working on part of a decorative piece that will be featured as a shrine at the Burning Man festival this year, and that will be burned right underneath the Burning Man. Such a creative ebb and flow to this hilly, foggy city.
MORE SOON! We're getting very excited that we've wrapped our filming and will be able to get our music video postcards out by MID AUGUST >>
The Baltic - Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia
We're travelling through the Baltic region and have really enjoyed these smaller Northern European states. In Lithuania we walked amongst the peeling buildings of Vilnius' Old Town's wartime Jewish Ghetto, visited galleries and enjoyed people watching in the large open squares with delicious varieties of the extensive range of Lithuanian beers. Riga, Latvia, was an unexpected highlight - we found that it deserves it's nickname "the Paris of the North", and spent hours walking around the Old Town, the Central Market and Russian Jewish Quarter. We were lucky that our trip corresponded with the XI Latvian Youth Song and Dance Festival with children and teenagers attired in traditional dress and performing for the admiring crowds.
We head to Estonia today, before making our way over to the USA to film our AIRBORNE \\ Music Video Postcard for JOE BLOSSOM.
We'll keep you posted.