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Kate Earl's "Melody"

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Young Hollywood brings you behind the scenes of Kate Earl’s new music video “Melody.”

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Young Hollywood

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Kate Earl's

No matter what has ever come to me. Hey everyone. It's Kate Earl. You're on the set of my music video Melody. Well, here we are. Uh this is my humble abode. This is an authentic TP. As you can see, I I drink lot's of tea and I play chess. I cook my little meals over this fire. And I do some origami apparently to go with my kimono. Okay, we're going in together for the first time. So this is where I live. I sleep here and a lot of what's here is actually my real belongings. That's really my pillows and really my headboard and but anyway, I just wanted to give you a tour and thank you for coming along.

Young Hollywood

Hey, Young Hollywood. It's Michelle Romero and I'm here with Kate Earl. Now, the bus was kind of a premise that you guys have been shooting on and off like back and forth. Can you tell us a little about why we're here on the bus?

Kate Earl's

Well, the concept uh for the bus is that I hitchhike uh to do my job in town. And I got lucky enough to be picked up on this day by a band of girls. And they're in this hippie bus and they're just you know free love and free spirited and a lot like me and I I just happen to stumble into this beautiful community.

Young Hollywood

So cool. And this bus is amazing.

Kate Earl's

Yeah. This uh it's a a vintage bus. I found it in Venice. I I drove around Venice looking for a bus.

Young Hollywood

Really? And you found it on your own?

Kate Earl's

Yeah, I was driving around for four hours. I was like Pac-Man. Who's going down every Yeah, every road until I found it.

Young Hollywood

So what's the storyline progression? Like where do you start and where do you end up?

Kate Earl's

Yes, we begin with me in my TP in the morning. I have breakfast. I get dressed. I go to work.

Young Hollywood

And then where do you work?

Kate Earl's

I work on on uh in Venice. I'm singing on a street corner. So that day I have enough money saved to buy a guitar. And that's the high point in the whole video is that this dreamy thing that I worked for I get to have and I continue to create my my music.

Young Hollywood

So That is a really great story. So you get the guitar, you meet the girls. And then so what can we kind of anticipate like is it gonna be kind of a a different ending?

Kate Earl's

I want to address one thing because I'm walking around naked in this video. So you have to watch the whole thing to figure out why I'm doing that because there's a reason for it.

Young Hollywood

Interesting. And how was that shooting that scene for you?

Kate Earl's

I just felt like I was claiming my skin and I was being absolutely woman.

Young Hollywood

Now, what you're wearing is absolutely beautiful. How did you pick out what you were going to wear for the video?

Kate Earl's

One of uh my directors' roommates is a seamstress for the LA Opera. And I had this vision in my mind and I brought the design to her and she embellished on it. She actually made this in 45 minutes this morning. Thank you so much, Young Hollywood. I loved having you. I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you check out the video. Find me at Kateearl. com.

Young Hollywood

And that's a wrap for music video in progress.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Kate Earl

    Artist and subject of the interview

  • Michelle Romero

    Young Hollywood interviewer

FAQ

What is the concept behind Kate Earl's "Melody" music video?+
The concept involves Kate Earl hitchhiking and being picked up by a band of girls in a hippie bus, representing a free-spirited community.
Where does the story in the "Melody" video begin?+
The story begins with Kate Earl in her teepee in the morning, having breakfast, getting dressed, and then going to work.
What is the high point in Kate Earl's "Melody" music video?+
The high point in the video is when Kate Earl saves enough money from singing on a street corner to buy a guitar, fulfilling a dreamy goal.
Who designed Kate Earl's outfit for the "Melody" music video?+
One of her directors' roommates, a seamstress for the LA Opera, made the outfit based on Kate Earl's vision, completing it in 45 minutes.
How did Kate Earl find the vintage bus used in the video?+
She found the vintage bus herself by driving around Venice for four hours, searching every road until she located it.

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