Children of Pop
Children of Pop’s Chase DeMaster emerging from the shadows; press photo courtesy of the artist.
The final song from Children of Pop’s recent #veryjazzed / Chill Mega Chill / Frenchkiss Label Group album What Does 96 Mean? gets the Gabriel Brenner (oka Pastel) video treatment as we proudly present the world premiere of the powerful & heart affirming beauty of the video for “Don’t Change For Love”. Film in Los Angeles in Brenner’s home this past March 25 2016; Chase DeMaster, Gabriel Brenner, Katy Dominguez, Holly DeMaster, Mia Marquez, & Gabriel Lopez are observed pouring their hearts & all the emotions they can muster out in front of a film projected backdrop. Rom-com visuals are presented as a sequence of background images that tie together all involved romantic engagements & allusions with the iconographic visages of stars like Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts & Richard Gere. The cinematic sensationalism is carried over through Chase & friends’ own dramatic delivery that brings the passion along with a degree of humor that retains the shining glow & individual originality of the human spirit.
Filmed in Los Angeles at Gabriel Brenner’s home back in March 25, 2016; Chase DeMaster, Gabriel B., Katy Dominguez, Holly DeMaster, Mia Marquez & Gabriel Lopez sing out the lyrics in front of a projected backdrop of film stars. Rom-com reel sequences that sees the likes of Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts & Richard Gere playing their roles on the silver screen is met with the dramatic expressions & gesticulations from the CoP/#veryjazzed crew. The privy exchanges of light shed between two individuals sharing their biggest dreams both with & without the other is illustrated in an emotive tinged tone of absolute honesty. Beliefs in feelings & desires are depicted in real terms of affection with a word of warning & care against losing one’s self in the free-form fall of submitting fully to empathetic feelings. The collective ensemble of Chase, Gabriel B., Katy, Holly, Mia, & Gabriel L. tackles the heavy nature of the song with every expressive art they have while maintaining a level of humor that provides some levity to the heart-string pulling number. Children of Pop emphasizes the importance of respecting the identity of the individual above all, mixing solemnity with a smile & a timeless bond to rival all involved celluloid heroes. CoP’s Chase DeMaster provided us with the following introduction to the video for “Don’t Change for Love”:
The song is very earnest, and asks a lot from a listener. The video is a fun tongue in cheek bit and lightens the vibe…making the weight of the song an easier burden to carry.
Children of Pop’s Chase DeMaster; photographed by Katy Dominguez.
Chase DeMaster from Children of Pop/Very Jazzed boss shared the following insights about the carnal & existential questions that lead to the inception of What Does 69 Mean?:
To me what does 69 mean? Is what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. Plus it’s a really fun way to express the notion of unconditional love. The selflessness that comes to commuting yourself to another person gets complicated real quick. Obviously it can manifest itself a few different mediums, you know? So yeah, I guess that is what the album is reflecting. In the end, it’s pretty exciting to put it all out there and just be vulnerable. And bringing the music into the moment of a live performance has me all jazzed up! So yeah, if the sounds and the lyrics resonates w you, please, come out to the shows and let’s talk about it.
Children of Pop’s album What Does 96 Mean? is available now from #veryjazzed / Chill Mega Chill / Frenchkiss Label Group.
