Shot under moonlight around midnight in Playa Del Rey with WARD.band. Sony A7s2. Video shot in slow motion and sped up in post leaving lip sync at normal speed.
Camera by Warren Difranco
Β© 2019 Elk Road Music / Video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0NOLTl5-bo / Camera by Warren Difranco / Edited by Elk Road Music
My love of music may be an antidote to depression, but the work of being a musician takes its toll. 73% of independent musicians worldwide live with mental illness. I am proud to release Swimming, raising money for NAMI.org
/ Music and Lyrics by Ward - http://ward.band / Mixed by Jason Haag and Ward / Available on Spotify, Apple, and everywhere Oct 4, 2019 Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/5nn8IDLJDrawaPGyyjYNbQ Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ward/1367545261
/ Band Chris Gongora: Bass Ryan Dietzenbach: Drums Ward: Guitar, Vocals Mauricio Munguia: Guitar
/ About "Swimming" is the first single from Ward's new album, "Bring Me Low", focused on depression, mental health and the struggle that independent musicians face trying to find a meaningful place for their music today. 1 in 5 Americans(a) and 73% of independent musicians(b) worldwide live with mental illness. βTodayβs music landscape makes it hard for artists to make ends meet. We struggle to stay healthy and positive,β Ward explains.β Ward explains. βI canβt think of a more important thing to sing about than this struggle I witness every day.β A percentage of all Ward's earnings support NAMI.org, a non-profit focused on providing help to millions of Americans who face mental illness every day. (a) nami.org (b) recordunion
/ Video Notes Filmed by Warren Difranco. Shot at Playa Del Rey on Friday, September 13, 2019 under the full moon.
