New York; The Concrete Jungle and Meeting Ne-Yo

I visited New York over the week off in October, with my family, and whilst I was there I also captured some time lapses and video clips of the busy vibrant city to inspire me and also to possibly use within my music video.

I did a lot of things in New York, and as the city never sleeps, I was able to see a stark contrast from that location to where I live, Chesterfield. By exploring New York, I was able to see why so many music videos and films have been created there, and what it is that draws artists to the area.

I visited, Central Park, Times Square, SoHo, Ground Zero, The Empire State, The Rockefeller Centre, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grand Central Station and many other places. They all inspired me, and made me realise how important a setting is for a music video, and how it can intrigue viewers and also capture the essence of a song. The city inspired me and I would love to live there some day, not permanently, as I feel you could really discover yourself in a city so big and full of opportunities.


One of the amazing things that happened to me whilst in New York was meeting Ne-Yo, an R&B singer with numerous hits. For example his song Time of Our Lives with Pitbull, released in 2014, was an instant hit all around the world. He has also had hit songs such as Closer, Let me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself), Beautiful Monster and So Sick. By briefly meeting a popular music star, and seeing him surrounded by adoring fans it made me realise how music is all about the performers persona and how they interact with fans. For example, Ne-Yo stopped to have photos with everyone waiting for him to come out of the Good Morning America studios. This shows his kind hearted nature, and is one of the reasons I admire him. I also saw Ne-Yo up close at the Radio One Teen Awards (in 2013), and he smiled with fans and interacted with them on the Red Carpet, which some artists at the awards did not.