WHAT I DO TO SURVIVE THE STORY BEHIND IT

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Maken it on Wall St.

and I’m not talking about making money, I’m talking about making a music video. What a wild thing to do! People in this city are amazing. It’s remarkable how you can stroll through the streets of the most powerful economic machine of the world in a suit and tie, strumming a guitar and singing your songs with people all around you and no one and I mean no one cares what you’re doing. Let alone being followed by a film crew, and no one even cares if they’re in it or not.
Even got to tip the cab driver 20 bucks and he let me drive his car.
It was a fun time, and I really fun video to make. I wrote the song about a friend I had that drove every day up to Wall Street to work.
Made me reflect how each one of us has something that they have to do to survive.

THE AUDIO

LOCATIONS: Main Street Concert Hall - Spectra Sound - The Lodge NYC

CREDITS:

DAVID PRESTI - Management

JAMIE MCGEE - Band director, Music Producer, mix engineer

Mastered by Emily Lazar - The Lodge

THE BAND - Jamie McGee base - Craig Kastelnik keyboards - Jim Meyer, guitars - Franky G, piano - Neil Burton, drums  - Johnny Dock.

THE SINGERS - Linda Zapf Franklin - Christy Jefferson - Manasseh Franklin

THE VIDEO

LOCATIONS:   Streets of NYC - Main Street Concert Hall

CREDITS:  

DECLAN QUINN - Cinematographer for Neil Young, The Rolling Stones and U2 (He is a three-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography.)

GERARD SAVA - Camara - known for his work on Men in Black and The Sopranos.

TOBY RYMKUS - Film Editor

GREER GRIFFITH - Art Director

PAM PTAK - Make up & Wardrobe

PAUL WILCOX and GABE FRANKLIN - Prop director and stage builders