Directing / Producing / Photography

Music Videos

Creative collaboration with Calliope Musicals, on set and behind the scenes.

Direction, production & photography / scope varies by project

Selected collaborations

Behind the scenes in a lit studio: two camera operators film a performer in a hospital gown who strikes a pose in a wheelchair, surrounded by old monitors and scattered pill bottles. — Behind the scenes / Dr. Pepper / Photo: @brittanynofomo

The context

I’ve worked with Austin band Calliope Musicals directing, producing, and photographing. Each video has its own cast, crew, and creative collaborators.

Dr. Pepper

I directed and produced the video, hired the crew, provided the studio, and helped shoot it. The Austin Chronicle listed it as a Music Video of the Year nominee at the 2021–2022 Austin Music Awards.

A band in hospital gowns performs among IV stands and old monitors in a studio lit pink and orange. — Photo: @brittanynofomo

In a dressing room, a makeup artist paints a red clown nose on a performer in a hospital gown.

Cast and crew pose together on a raised yellow platform in the studio, one in clown makeup holding a red telephone.

Photos: @brittanynofomo

Film

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Calliope Musicals / full film credits remain with the original video.

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That’s Why We Dance

I developed the concept with singer Carrie Fussell: a goth family on a sunny suburban front lawn. I helped organize the shoot, brought on @figgie_puddin for wardrobe, and got an old VHS camera from my dad so Alex Chod could shoot it on a small budget.

It screened at the Austin Music Video Festival and was nominated for an Alright Alright Alright Award.

Six band members in black goth outfits and dramatic makeup stand in a row on a sunny road, one wearing a full leather hood. — Calliope Musicals / That’s Why We Dance / 2019

Film

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Original video and full collaborator credits remain with the film.

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Kate and Carrie Fussell stand arm in arm in front of a blooming red rose bush, one in goth makeup and a black gown, the other in a red jumpsuit. — Photo: Jack Blaising

Carrie Fussell / A portrait study

Close portrait of Carrie Fussell with long blonde hair, lit by window light.

Soft monochrome portrait of Carrie Fussell with her arms raised behind her head, framed by a pale vignette.

Carrie Fussell wrapped in pink tulle, looking down, in warm low light.

Color close-up of Carrie Fussell in front of floral wallpaper, with bright pink lipstick.

Carrie Fussell / August 2014 / Photography by Kate Blaising

On the road / Calliope Musicals

Black-and-white photo in a van: a musician singing with eyes closed beside another holding an acoustic guitar.

A driver in a cap and sunglasses at the wheel, with bright sky through the windshield.

A white van pulled over on the shoulder of a highway as the band stretches their legs.

Black-and-white portrait of a musician in dark sunglasses resting his head against a seat.

Calliope Musicals / Utopia Fest, 2014 / Photography by Kate Blaising

What came together

Music videos, collaborative concepts, and photography, including the lead photograph for KUTX’s April 2021 Artist of the Month feature on Calliope Musicals.

Collaborators & credits

Carrie Fussell, Alex Chod, @figgie_puddin, and each production’s cast and crew. Dr. Pepper set photos: @brittanynofomo. Kate and Carrie photo: Jack Blaising.