'all we are' - making the video

i had some free time this weekend and over an hours worth of footage from the 'all we are' video shoot. decided to put my time to good use and give you guys something to smile about.

next step is speaking with MTV about making this a featured episode of Making The Video... wishful thinking, i know.
but, for now... i hope you enjoy this!!
: )

- stevenbaggs

'all we are' - music video

i've always believed in music, the art of creation is a hand in hand partnership of both audio and imagination. seeing imagination come to life in video is both a vision of the artist and director and a culmination of what great minds can achieve.

with that said, i'd like to present you with my first music video for a song called 'all we are'. they say the first time is the best and honestly i think its true. the first time we do anything we learn, if we're fortunate enough to take in what is happening, and with learning we grow. i hope this to be the first of many videos.

when i wrote this song and went into the studio to record it with rob freeman, i didn't know it'd be the song i'd choose as my first video, but i'm glad it was. it's one of my personal favorites and a song of moving on past negativity and onto something better in your life.

before i get to it, i'd like to take a moment to thank some of the people who made this video possible -

meredith koko - for an incredible job directing both conceptually and visually.
andre dean rebuquiao - for muscling through long hours of holding that camera and still maintaining the steadiest hands in north america.
laura manning - for being the incredible/beautiful leading female role in the video.
jessica chase - for letting us use your families beautiful house to shoot in.
the band - larry turco (drums), nick demaio (bass) and joseph grazi (guitar) for rocking out and just being awesome at life.
tyna - for always reminding me this is her favorite song of mine. : )

on a more personal note i'd like to thank the 2 people who keep me sane at all times, though it may not seem like my levels of sanity are all there haha - jeffrey and eli. you are both my brothers, best friends and make up my other half. you both mean the world to me and i wouldn't be where i am today without all your help, insight and the constant fire under my ass. thank you.

lastly - i'd like to say thank you to my friends, family and fans. every person who's ever come out to a show, written me a message/comment/text/email or called me saying my music has been a part of your day or influenced you in some way, shape or form. over the course of my journey through music, you have been the reason i create. music is my life, and you are the blood that flows to my heart. thank you all for being here since the start of this and i hope with all i have to hope on, you will continue this with me to the top.

i hope you enjoy the video!

- stevenbaggs

celebrate today.

i'm understanding now how little control i really have on the outcome of most things
and the feelings these things bring
but i'm thankful for the gift of understanding this today and not later on in life
the time for clarity is now.

i believe that everyone we meet and everything we see influences us in some way
but the ones we let inside our hearts help mold us into who we wanna be.
took me a quarter life to see what some spend lifetimes hoping to see and for this,
i am thankful today.

perception can be blinding, judgmental and confining
until we listen to the world that surrounds us.
so live each day with open hearts, guarded but hopeful,
see the world with optimist eyes,
and let love dance through your veins like champagne
celebrate today because tomorrow is never a guarantee.

- stevenbaggs