Sonic Youths - Norwich Art Centre

On the 9th August 2016 I attended a small gig while trying to find a song that we could use for our music video. This shows off a few young unsigned bands and artists at the Norwich Art Centre.

The first act that I saw was from a girl named Sadie Nencini. It was just her and her guitar and her music was very light and peaceful. This indie artist, although was young, was able  to create beautiful melodies which would be easy to make a story or a concept out of. Unfortunately the songs that she sung were quite similar and didn't really progress throughout each song and therefore I felt there were better options out there that would make better music videos. Also the lyrics of each song were quite simple, which for someone of her age was fine, for us I felt it would be hard to work with.

The next band/ artist I saw was a woman named Abigail Blake. Abigail was able to deliver a quirky and unique style which was something I've personally never really heard. Her mixture of harp and electronic beats created a refreshing sound but the lack of flow caused the songs to be hard to follow. This made it hard to picture a story or an idea that I could use for a music video.

The third was a duo called Jaztec. Jaztec had one artist playing a saxophone while the other used an electric keyboard. I really enjoyed listening to the music they created but it wasn't going to be suitable for our needs as there were no lyrics which meant it was hard to know what the songs were about and how to make a video for one of them.

The final band that I watched was The Midnight Zoo. These were a indie punk rock band, which I felt personally were the best act out of them all. Although they were probably the least unique band I felt they gave the best performance and each song built up with a beginning middle and end. this meant that it wold be very doable to create a good standard of music video because we could use each introduction of instruments as a new step in the music videos' story. The only problem with this band was the genre they were, the punk music meant that we were going against what we initially thought of doing and this could have been a problem.

Overall, I unfortunately wasn't able to find the perfect band for our creation of a music video but it definitely gave me some experience and ideas of what songs make good music videos and which songs don't. I was also able to get help from a family friend of ours which hosts this event able each band and who to look for in general.