Video

Bound By Nothing

From the record BLUEBIRD

2015

 

Produced By Jay Sparrow

Filmed and Edited by Christina Ienna

Filmed in the swamp of southern Louisiana outside New Orleans.

 

RADIO

From the record BLUEBIRD

2014

Produced & Directed by Jay Sparrow

Cinematography & Edit by Holden Daniels

Locations & Casting by Tanya Maltais

Shot in New Sarepta Alberta Canada

 

All The Boys Want You

From the record BLUEBIRD

2014

Produced and Directed by Jay Sparrow

Cinematography and Edit by Holden Daniels

Styling, Hair & Make-up by Carly Flint for Ma-Luxe

Shot on location in Lo De Marcos Mexico, Roberts Creek – Sunshine Coast Canada and Victoria Canada

 

The Best

From the record BLUEBIRD

2014

Produced by Jay Sparrow

Cinematography and Edit by Christina Ienna

Shot during the making of BLUEBIRD in Vancouver Canada, Austin Texas and New Orleans Louisiana. Featuring Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar), Shaun Verreault (Wide Mouth Mason) & Clayton Bellamy (The Roadhammers).

Careless

From the record WHITE

2012

This was directed by myself. We shot the majority in a massive photo space in Edmonton AB. Cinematography & Edit by Holden Daniels, Art Direction & Costume design by Karen Michelle Meola, Ballet Choreography by Solveig Groenland, Acro-yogi Choreography by Dawn Lamothe & Stephen Visser.

This video won video of the year at the Edmonton Music Awards.

Lay Yr Mountain Down

Alternate live version (unreleased)

2012

This video was shot by the talented team at Random Path at a show in Edmonton.

Cold Winter Song

From the record WHITE

2012

This was directed by myself. Majority shot in Edmonton AB. Cinematography & Edit by Holden Daniels with Art Direction by Heather Mclean.

Until We Run Out

From the record WHITE

2012

This was the first video I directed. We shot the majority of sequences in Montmartre Paris. Cinematography & Edit by Holden Daniels with Art Direction by Heather Mclean.

Lay Down Your Arms

From the record DOMINION DAY

2012

This video was directed by Dan Holden. This was a writing collaboration I did with my friend James Murdoch. We wrote the record “Dominion Day” in Nashville Tennessee and recorded it February 2012 live at the Arden Theatre in St. Albert, Alberta.

The Light

From the record IN OUR TIME

2010

This video was directed by Dan Holden. It was filmed at a show in Edmonton Alberta. A fun night, one of my favourite shows.

Lay Yr Mountain Down

From the record GOOD DAYS GONE BY

2010

This video was directed by Michael Maxxis. It was filmed on the streets of the financial district in New York City and in the nearby New Jersey woodland.

The Ballad Of Mary White

From the record CBC GREAT CANADIAN SONG QUEST

2010

This video was uploaded by XM Satellite Radio. It was filmed in Austin Texas during the South By Southwest Music Conference. This is an acoustic version of a song I wrote after being selected by CBC listeners in the Song Quest.

Black Hole Betty

From the record DEAD HORSE DISCO

2007

This video was directed by Michael Maxxis. This was the final video from my first band Murder City Sparrows.

Hammer Click

From the record MURDER CITY SPARROWS

2007

This video was directed by Michael Maxxis. This was filmed in Washington DC. The road we are playing on links the White House to the Parliament buildings and we are set up in front of the U.S. FBI headquarters. There are no actors in this video and all the statements were true. We interviewed locals for two weeks to achieve these moments.

Burn In Water

From the record MURDER CITY SPARROWS

2007

This video was directed by Michael Maxxis. This was filmed in an early 20th century house where the first premier of Alberta lived, Alexander Rutherford. This was the first video by my band Murder City Sparrows.

9 thoughts on “Video

  1. Goose says:

    Props Jay. Great music. I’m from a small “oil-town” in Alberta but it wasn’t until I saw an MCS show in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, in 2008, that I became a fan. I am proud to say I voted for you in the Great Canadian Song Quest and look forward to more “Sparrow-Songs”.

    Rockabilly forever,
    Goose

    BTW I believe there is a small mistake on the website videos… Black Hole Betty is listed as being from the album, Dead Horse Disco. Was it not from the self titled EP? I would, however, love to see a video from the DHD album. Ciao.

  2. Goose says:

    I thought of this post while listening to the MCS self titled album tonight and realized Black Hole Betty is not on the album as I had thought. I don’t see it in the audio files anywhere… is there a story behind this?

    Curious,
    Goose

    • Hey Goose, that song actually came out on our second record Dead Horse Disco. Take care! JS

      • Goose says:

        Hmmm. I hate to argue with the man who made the music, but Black Hole Betty is not on my copy of DHD. I checked the MCS web-site music player where each song is listed with the album it appears on. BHB is listed as “single”. My reason for bringing this to point is that I would love to have my own copy of the song but can’t seem to find access to it anywhere other than streaming from the websites.

        Goose

        • HAHA! Well your knowledge of my music seems to be better then mine! I stand corrected. My memory isn’t what it once was. I am glad you found a free download of the song. I always liked that one. Thanks for bringing to my attention Goose. Cheers… JS

  3. Goose says:

    Ha! I found it! Free download on the Murder City Sparrows website!

  4. Goose says:

    Hahaha, well, I am a HUGE fan of your music. Unfortunately, I only recently discovered all your solo work! Lovin it! DHD is still my favourite though… I tried sooo hard to go to the White release party, but alas, I was sorely let down about two hours before the doors opened. It sounds a little pathetic but I couldn’t listen to any of your stuff for about two days after… haha, my wife gave me a hard time about pouting at my age. Gonna try for the Bissell show but my baby girl is gonna be born soon… Happy Holidays! Goose

  5. Laurie Ann Smith says:

    Love your music Jay Sparrow and Band, the video’s are awesome too!! Look forward to many more awesome tunes from you all and hope you can make it down to Calgary, I’ll be there! Don’t wait too long, I’m getting old!! All the best to you always!

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