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I have been known to come up with crazy ideas for videos… and then try to execute them with minimal budget. It’s something I do to myself to keep things entertaining. ;) This video for Ellen Doty’s song ‘That’s Love’ was no exception. I had a vision of the Ellen singing straight at camera while …

Another great TV placement from Hilary Grist’s upcoming album ‘Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over’.  CBC’s Arctic Air will be using Hilary’s song ‘Say Goodnight’ in their next episode. Tune in at 9pm/9:30pmNT – Wed, Jan 30th or watch episode 204 (called ‘Stormy Weather’) afterwards here.

THE FINAL RESULT It was a lot of work and calculation but the final product worked out better than I’d even hoped! Here’s the completed video. Read below it if you’re curious about all the nitty gritty details of how we took this video from start to finish. Enjoy! THE CONCEPT I always try to …

After over 40,000 photographs, 4 days and 11 nights of shooting we’re happy to release the new music video for Hilary Grist’s charming ditty ‘A Little While’. The song has a old fashioned, music box sound to it and the lyrical theme is ‘a little while, that’s all we really have’ so I thought a …

Another great placement for a Hilary Grist song. This one, titled ‘Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over’, is from Hilary’s soon to be released album of original lullabyes produced/recorded by Collide’s Mike Southworth and was seen on the hugely popular NBC TV show ‘Grimm’. The song had a great 2:30 minute feature during a …

This was definitely the craziest concept I’ve come up with, so far! Getting this 4 minute video from idea to finished product required: a) Dominique Fricot learning the song backwards b) constructing a set from scratch in a field in Langley c) an eccentric fire FX co-ordinator with a penchant for pyro d) 6 tanks …

We just finished a beautiful new music video for singer/songwriter Kristina Emmott. Shot in Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park, the video stars Kristina and her 6 year old cousin Taila. Directed/Edited by Mike Southworth and filmed by Toby Gorman and Mike Southworth.

Paolo Brian is a multi-talented singer songwriter who’s been recording an album at Creativ Recording Studios with producer Mike Southworth. As a fun little extra we decided to record a live in studio version of one of Paolo’s songs with him playing all the instruments live. Now THAT’s a one man band for ya! Look …

Jamie Kuse, known for his work with Sweatshop Union, Kissed With A Noise, Canyon Boulevard and many more has done a great remix of Hilary Grist‘s song ‘Tall Buildings’. We put together a ‘remixed’ version of our original video to match the new version’s intensity and designed an album cover. You can download the song …

We just finished a music video for roots rock band GB Roots. The band is nominated for a WCMA award for their new album, The Key.

Another great featured placement for Hilary Grist! Her song, ‘Swallow Me Up’, is featured during an intense scene in the successful new TV show Continuum. Collide’s Mike Southworth produced the song as well as the official music video in which Hilary sails through a dreamlike ocean in a makeshift piano-sailboat. Watch the video and the …

Another industry nod to Warren Dean Flandez’s debut album ‘Vintage Love’, the album has been nominated for Best Urban Recording at the 2012 WCMA Awards. This is the second year that an album produced by Collide Entertainment’s Mike Southworth has landed a Best Urban Recording nomination at the WCMA’s with BJ Block and Dawn Pemberton’s …

Hilary Grist’s song, ‘Something Beautiful’ has a full length feature slot in the popular NBC/Syfy television show, “Being Human”! ‘Something Beautiful’ was produced and recorded by Collide’s Mike Southworth. Hilary’s music has also been placed on TV shows, ‘Degrassi’, ‘Endgame’ and ‘Go To Gal’. Watch the scene below:

Here’s a fun video shot during the recording of Melissa Endean’s new single, ‘Breaking My Stride’. Produced, Recorded and Mixed at Creativ Recording Studios by Mike Southworth Video by Mike Southworth Voice & Acoustic – Melissa Endean Piano – Hilary Grist Drums, Bass, Guitar, Strings – Mike Southworth

Producer Mike Southworth and Re-Mixer Russell Broom (Jann Arden) have teamed up with Nettwerk Recording Artist Will Blunderfield and Canadian legend Bif Naked to create a danceable version of Amazing Grace. All proceeds from the single will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Download the song at http://www.itunes.com/willblunderfield

Always a firm believer that the most important element in a video is a good concept, Collide’s Mike Southworth directed this entertaining video for Craig Koskimaki’s debut single, ‘All I Want Is Time’. The video was shot on greenscreen and overlaid on vintage public domain footage. Craig’s debut album, ‘Make a Move’ was also recorded …