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Band & Musician News - Bluey Green releases nostalgic 'Morning Sunshine' video
02 February 2021 - 0 Comments
Following on from the recent release of his debut single Morning Sunshine, New Zealand singer and songwriter Bluey Green has unveiled an aptly dreamy music video, which serendipitously connects him to Kiwi film legend Sam Neill.
Morning Sunshine is an uplifting song of hope and optimism, which closes the door on the turmoil and uncertainty of 2020 and paves the way for a new year. Drenched in the elements of Bluey Green’s (real name Mitch Horton) 90's upbringing and surf culture, it combines Horton’s songwriting prowess with the skilful production of Mark Perkins, who many will also know as the artist/producer Merk.
When developing the concept for the video and wanting to do justice to the song’s summery vibe, Horton set himself the task of hunting around the New Zealand Archives website. “I’ve always been quite nostalgic and I love film from the 70's and 80's, especially surf,” he says.Although looking for footage with a summer/beach setting, he stumbled across a skiing video from 1977. “It had the most awesome colours and cinematography that worked incredibly well with the song. I think it was originally commissioned by Tourism New Zealand to promote the South Island ski fields. So I approached the New Zealand Archives organisation and after a little back and forth, I got permission to use the original footage in the video.”
It was only later and after a bit more digging, that Horton realised the original film from which the footage was taken was directed by none other than the legendary Sam Neill.
“I thought that was just a coincidence that the director was also called Sam Neill, but when I looked up online sure enough a young Sam Neill had directed it. Being a massive fan of his from the first time I saw Jurassic Park at the movies as a 10 year old, I was really pumped!”
Now based in Mount Maunganui after an adventurous life of surf and travel, including a stint in Eastern Europe as part of a rock opera, Bluey Green navigates a bridge between the worlds of pop, surf rock and dance while staying true to his authentic and honest song writing.
Morning Sunshine is the first single from Bluey Green’s debut EP. Watch this space!
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