Double Platinum-selling Canadian band, Walk Off The Earth, who are also known for the 150 million views they garnered on YouTube for their “5 Peeps 1 Guitar” cover of the Gotye song, “Somebody That I Used To Know”, collaborated with Volkswagen Canada to release a new, interactive music video for their latest single, “Gang of Rhythm.” Only instead of all sharing a single guitar, this time they play a Volkswagen Beetle.
The video, which can be viewed on YouTube and VW.ca features three different versions of the song, in three different locations, with three different models of The Beetle. Buttons in the video let viewers seamlessly jump between locations and songs, making it a three-in-one interactive experience. Each song version has its own distinct feel, inspired by a different Beetle model. One is a more soulful, acoustic rendition to go with The Super Beetle; another is an instrumental version, featuring soaring, electric guitars, matching The Beetle GSR; and a third pairs musical instruments with real car sounds, recorded and looped from The Beetle Convertible.
Filmed over the course of two days in Toronto and Cobourg, Ontario, the three videos place the band in a salt shed, a tunnel, and on a pier. In the version of the video shot on the pier, the band again demonstrates their creative musicianship by playing various parts of the Beetle like musical instruments. All three videos were directed by renowned music video director Wendy Morgan of Untitled Films and were edited by Dave de Carlo at Rooster Post.
Walk Off The Earth first approached Volkswagen Canada and their advertising agency, Red Urban, about the potential of a partnership.
“Volkswagen got a call from the band one day,” said Christina Yu, Executive Creative Director of Red Urban Canada, the creative agency for Volkswagen, “apparently they are big Volkswagen fans and wanted to collaborate. Volkswagen has a legacy of smart approaches to advertising, and is also very well-known for their use of music. We thought it was a great idea, so immediately started developing the ideas for the video.”
“We always wanted to use the sounds from a car to create a song,” said Gianni Luminati, principal songwriter for the band. “We’re always looking for interesting ways to make music — and music videos – so this was a perfect opportunity for us.”
Walk Off The Earth features multi-instrumentalists Gianni Luminati, Marshall, and Sarah Blackwood on vocals, Taylor on keyboards, and Joel Cassady on drums. Their new album of original songs, R.E.V.O., was released earlier this year on Columbia Records and is certified Gold and debut single “Red Hands” has been certified double platinum.
Volkswagen is one of the world largest producers of passenger cars and is Europe’s largest automaker.
Red Urban, an advertising agency in Toronto, Canada, is one of Volkswagen Canada’s Agencies of Record, and a member of the Omnicom group of companies.
Untitled Films is a commercial film production company in Toronto with a roster of award-winning directors.
Rooster Post is one of Toronto’s preeminent commercial film editing and post-production facilities.
Creative Credits:
The Beetle 3-track featuring Walk Off The Earth
Ad Agency: Red Urban, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Christina Yu
Art Director: Alicia Outschoorn
Writers: Cooper Evoy & Jon Taylor
Agency Producer: Andrea Hull
Director, Digital Strategy & Social Media: Nicole Milette
Account Director: Sonia Ruckemann
Sr. Account Executive: Beatrice Recio
Production Company: Untitled Films
Director: Wendy Morgan
Director of Photography: John Houtman
Executive Producer: Lexy Kavluk
Line Producer: Michael Smith
Editor: Dave De Carlo, Rooster Post
Flame Artist: Andrew Rolfe, Fort York
Colourist: Wade Odlum, Alter Ego
Senior Developer: Ricardo Peters
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