Lisa Crawley returns from prestigious
Banff songwriting residency with ‘Wedding Band’
video released today
Friday, August 4 2017 - Melbourne-based Kiwi singer and songwriter Lisa Crawley shares the video for‘Wedding Band’, a
fictional story about a girl expected to 'settle down' instead going travelling to escape small town mentality. After
travelling the world, the girl finds herself back home and in the depressing situation of singing in the wedding band at
her ex's wedding.
The DIY video reflects the narrative of the song, featuring largely self-shot footage filmed in Melbourne and on
holiday, resulting in a charming, vintage-style clip.
'Wedding Band' was written at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity in the Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, during an artists
residency in March. Selected for the residency by Banff all-star songwriting faculty, Crawley spent time writing and
recording in her ‘artist hut’ in minus fifteen degree weather amongst the picturesque mountains, snow and native
animals. The track was recorded at the state-of-the-art Banff Centre Recording Studio with Canadian producer Howard
Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, Handsome Furs).
The song has a nostalgic Motown feel combined with dark chamber pop hooks and instrumentation. Crawley’s narrative vocal
evokes a unique sense of darkness combined with humour and honesty. The track features Fats Kaplin (fiddle and steel
player for Jack White/Beck), as well as Canadian musiciansGraydon James (The Young Novelists) and multi instrumentalist
and songwriter Kev Corbett.
"‘Wedding Band’ was recorded at The Banff Centre's state-of-the-art recording studios as part of an artists residency I
had earlier this year," Crawley says. "The facilities were amazing - they had everything we could have thought up there,
including timpani’s and tubular bells. However, after travelling I had zero budget for a video and a lot of footage from
weddings, so I took a very DIY approach and did it on my own."
"I’m really happy with how it all came together - it certainly gives insight into the less glamorous side of gigs that
most musicians are exposed to a lot of the time."
Song credits:
Words and music by Lisa Crawley
Guitar/violin by Fats Kaplin
Bass and percussion by Kev Corbett
Drums by Graydon James
Recorded at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada by Howard Bilerman
Mixed by Neil Baldock
Mastered by Stepford Audio
Video credits:
Produced by Lisa Crawley and Ben Mastwyk
Special thanks:
Video participants - wedding parties / locals whilst travelling
The faculty, participants and and audio engineers at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Ben Mastwyk