{"id":16191,"date":"2015-12-04T08:21:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T08:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=16191"},"modified":"2015-12-04T08:21:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T08:21:22","slug":"redray-frazier-blood-in-the-water-exclusive-video-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/redray-frazier-blood-in-the-water-exclusive-video-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"RedRay Frazier &#8211; &#8216;Blood in the Water&#8217; Exclusive Video Premiere!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/redray-frazier-blood-in-the-water-exclusive-video-premiere\/redray-frazier\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/redray-frazier.jpeg?fit=721%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"721,219\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"redray frazier\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/redray-frazier.jpeg?fit=640%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/redray-frazier.jpeg?resize=640%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"redray frazier\" width=\"640\" height=\"194\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The video for RedRay Frazier&#8217;s new song, &#8216;Blood in the Water&#8217; is up, and it&#8217;s premiered right here on Essentially Pop!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is what RedRay had to say about it:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;My &#8220;Blood In The Water&#8221; video came about quite simply.\u00a0 I knew that I wanted to work with my longtime friend Jov (Novosti) Luke. Once he agreed to shoot it, \u00a0I knew that would not be typical. We then looked at what tools were in our possession to make this work on a low budget.\u00a0 So, my D.J.(DJ Klavical) has a 1967 AMC Ambassador.\u00a0 Totally rad ride.\u00a0 I knew that his car should be in the video.\u00a0 I just got a new Reverend guitar that I wanted to become more familiar with, so we added that to the tools list.\u00a0 I have a small rehearsal space and a backyard, and I like to bar-b-que. The only thing missing now was what to shoot with.\u00a0 Jov had been messing around with a family members Go-Pro and thought It would interesting to shoot with.\u00a0 We mapped out a plan and shot a video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I live in a pretty cool town.\u00a0 I really dig Portland and thought it would be cool to show it off a bit.\u00a0 Jov Luke(the director) and I set out take people on a journey of what seems to be a fairly normal rehearsal day.\u00a0 With not a lot of camera or lighting gear, we decided to use a GoPro to document the day.\u00a0 Jov had the thought to mount the GoPro to my chest and shoot in first person perspective.\u00a0 You see everything that I see.\u00a0 It turned out to be a really cool way to see me without seeing me.\u00a0 From the lay out of my clothes, to my reflection on a glass door or car window, to how friends interact with me.\u00a0 You kinda have to stick around to the end of the video for resolve. \u00a0\u00a0I think it&#8217;s an interesting way introduce myself to what I hope will be a lot of people.\u00a0 Enjoy the video.\u201d &#8211; Redray Frazier<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What do you think of &#8216;Blood in the Water&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We talked to RedRay back in September &#8211; check our interview out <a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/09\/redray-frazier-blood-in-the-water\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">RedRay Frazier can be found online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redrayfrazier\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/redrayfraziermusic\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/redrayfrazier\" target=\"_blank\">ReverbNation<\/a> and his <a href=\"http:\/\/redrayfrazier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_24508\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O2ECrX-cRiE?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"RedRay Frazier \u2022 Blood in the Water (official video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/O2ECrX-cRiE\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The video for RedRay Frazier&#8217;s new song, &#8216;Blood in the Water&#8217; 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