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NEAV
pits dark against light
in striking video for
‘TALKING TO THE DEVIL’

Watch HERE

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Photo credit: Nick Langley

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Praise for NEAV

Song You Need To Know: “Talking to The Devil” may only be the second single from NEAV, but the award-winning songwriter is already on track for a stellar career.”  Tyler Jenke, Rolling Stone Australia

“Your vocal is captivating” Lucy Smith, triple j

“NEAV has star power” Declan Byrne, triple j

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‘Talking To The Devil’
video credit list:

Starring – NEAV, Kate Woods & Chris Braithwaite 
Director – Brendan Schoenmaker 
Cinematographer – Cody Wood 
Assistant Director – Nicole Collett 
First AC – Mungo Heath 
Editor/FX – Christopher Ashton 
Makeup Artist – Tracey Katherine 
Assistant Make-Up – Bailey Vowles & Sinduri Karamchedu 
Choreography – Kate Woods 
Additional Footage Director – Nick Langley 
Additional Footage Makeup Artist – Amber Adams 
Special thanks to Arcana Brisbane; Light Up My Life; Content Lion; and Gabriel Brien 

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Hailing from NSW’s Central Coast, 17-year-old NEAV has released the stunning video for her new single ‘Talking To The Devil’ today. Directed by Brendan Schoenmaker (Greta Stanley) and choreographed by Kate Woods (Greta Stanley), the concept behind the video is how NEAV imagined the lyrics – the pushing and pulling of a relationship, while the dancers Kate Woods and Chris Braithwaite represent what’s going on in NEAV’s mind.

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“It was amazing to see Brendan use my lyrics and meanings behind them and turn them into another creative piece of work to accompany the song. Brendan’s vision was based on the internal conflict idea within the song with reference to the idea of maintaining the moral high ground in difficult situations. It was a unique experience to have to work together on the project remotely, filming one half of the video in NSW and the other in Queensland, however, Brendan’s professionalism and amazing work ethic made the process simple and time effective. It is an indescribable feeling to see your song be interpreted by other creatives and the incredible choreography and cinematography work amplified this feeling for me.” NEAV

“’Talking To The Devil’ was a bit of a dream to write and direct for! Very visually rich, I felt the video needed to explore the dark, dramatic and powerful imagery that the music demanded. Combining these tones with the exploration of NEAV’s lyricism led to the concept here: a visualisation of one’s internal conflict between taking the high road vs succumbing to emotion – Restraint vs wildness. Inner Angel vs Inner Devil.

We drew on multiple visual sources, particularly honing in on the striking imagery of FKA Twigs and Moses Sumney music videos.  Additionally we wanted to give the small narrative a feeling of timelessness and theatricality which led to the B&W and particular aspect ratio.” Brendan Schoenmaker (Director)

‘Talking To The Devil’ was produced and mixed by Jesse Deskovic (King Princess, Thelma Plum) with Tahlia Coleman (Electric Fields, Csöke, Mirrah) mastering at Studios 301, Sydney. Already signed to boutique indie label Double Drummer (Greta Stanley, Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird, Emma Swift) and ORiGIN Publishing (Gotye, Megan Washington), NEAV is at the beginning of what is undoubtedly going to be a fruitful and exciting career.

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Music Credits:

Written by NEAV (Niamh Watson) 
Performed by NEAV 
Produced/Mixed by Jess Des 
Recorded at Studios 301, Sydney 
Mastered by Tahlia-Rose Coleman 
Publishing – Origin Music Publishing, Sydney 
Label – Double Drummer, Sydney 
Music Distribution – Believe 
Special thanks to Listen Up Music

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