Entire Video Shoot Done in Reverse in 1 Take - "Rewind Life Awhile" - SeeS (S Double E S)

I invite you to check out my latest music video for my track "Rewind Life Awhile"! I wanted to create a video that was both simple and complex while really captivating who I am as a person, my lifestyle and my values.

The only tricky part was, we SHOT THE ENTIRE VIDEO BACKWARDS, and then PLAYED IT BACK IN REVERSE. Check out the Final Product!

There are many levels of meaning in this video, I will leave it up to you to come to your own conclusions but would like to explain why I made a few of the decisions I did.

- I chose to wear the type of clothes I wear everyday, not switch it up to look flashy in the music video. This is supposed to reflect who I am, not attempt to impress people but to portray me in the most natural state. (Of course rocking my SeeS hoodie)

- I chose to shoot it in my backyard, where I write most of my music, not some backdrop or blue screen so fans can see where MY creative process takes place.

- I chose to shoot it in one take to represent the continuity of time (even in reverse). We might remember our memories in bits and pieces but we shouldn't dismiss the importance of the order in which things happen. Timing can be everything in life.

- I chose to be alone for most of the video to represent the way people have to ultimately decide for themselves how they perceive and understand the world and that the ultimate test of one's character is who they are when no one is looking. I meet a longtime friend at the end to represent how ones values and outlook on life help people gravitate towards each other in order to work for a common goal and vision. (We must decide who we are alone, but will take the journey with those we surround ourselves with.)

Check out the video for yourself and come to your own conclusions about what the overall meaning of the video is.

       

SeeS Speaks: "A Good Man" Produced by Fantom of the Beat

FantoMusic and my label CT Corporate Takeover decided to LEAK "A Good Man", a future release off my next album "SeeS Between The Lines", simply because I fell in love with the finished track and didn't want to wait to put it out to the world!


I have been a long time fan of "the art of storytelling" especially in rap music. Some of my favorite songs of all time (Nas "Undying love", 2 Pac "Brenda's Got A Baby", Slick Rick "Children's Story", and the list goes on) highlight the strength and power of good storytelling. Commercial rap these days has departed from this style, in my opinion mostly in part to peoples shortened attention spans and obsession with money, sex and violence in short doses, usually out of context and without consequence. 


"A Good Man" also plays on themes of money, sex, and violence, since it is what plagues our society as a whole, but puts them into a context that shows the intended as well as unintended consequences of peoples actions. The message is that life is unfair and doesn't guarantee a happy ending and often times the "Good Man (or women)" will pay the consequences for the actions of the people they associate with. The moral of the story is to be careful who you love because the things they do directly affects you. I also wrote this song to women to convey the power of a women's love and how when manipulated purposely can destroy both bad and good men.


As a writer my goal was not to make a catchy commercial song, but to make a song that draws you in, paints a visual picture, gets you connected to the good character and then provides a detailed account of what happens to that character who's only mistake was falling in love with the wrong girl.


Check it out to "SeeS" what happens! Please share with your friends and comment to show your support!

SeeS Speaks: "Dont Ask Me" (Respect My Conglomerate Freestyle)

"Thats just the tip of the iceberg in fact, you don't wanna see what's beneath the surface of SeeS/ Don't mistake envy and greed, for the will to succeed/ will I, indeed, even Einstein was told that he would not achieve/ One of a dying breed, so I'm in need/ Another breath of oxygen when you can't breathe/ I'M what's it's like to look in the mirror and wish you could be what you see, happy/ That's why I am what I am DONT ASK ME!" - SeeS

Every once in a while you got to throw your fans a mix-tape track in which you just go in on a industry instrumental everyone is familiar with, so this is what I did over Busta Ryhmes "Respect My Conglomerate". For more check out www.seeshiphop.com!

I got sick of people asking me why I'm a rapper in a condescending tone so I decided to answer them in a song, but the short of it is because I'm damn good at it and enjoy it! Why do I need any other reasons...I don't, but I have them.

To me making songs is a process of expressing myself and I find that it is helpful to me, so for that reason alone I don't care what other people think about me rapping, I do it for myself first and foremost, then I do it for my fans, and then I do it cause I like making haters mad, and then I'll think about the money since if my goal was to make money, rapping isn't the smartest avenue to do so with a college education.

In fact people who rap for money and attention, before rapping to make a difference or inspire themselves and others, and who don't consider the influence they have as a responsibility are ignorant and will never gain my respect! Stop asking me, and even worse assuming why I rap!

SeeS Speaks: "Get Mad" off the "SeeS No Evil" Mixtape

Art fuels REVOLUTION!

It's important artists harness the power of art to convey messages they feel deserve the attention of their fans. This was the motive behind my mix-tape track "Get Mad"in which I wanted to highlight the importance of political awareness but more importantly action. Like it has been said, all that needs to happen for bad people to succeed if for good people to do nothing, which is why I refuse to do nothing!

This track is my reaction to the "Orwellian" big brother type of government in which I fear will and has endangered our privacy as well as constitutional rights. I don't have the solutions for all the problems this country faces but I think it is important to be informed and to "GET MAD"and get motivated to speak out. This track also supports the movement behind Wall Street and the 99% who have been taken advantage of by major corporations more interested in personal profit then overall prosperity for the country. My philosophy is simple, "We all are better off, when we are all better off"!

The instrumental for the track is an industry track which I used for my mix-tape "SeeS No Evil", and the sample in the beginning of the song comes from the "Network", a play you should look up if you are not familiar with it.  All my lyrics are original as always! Let me know what you think!

Is there still room for some conscience music?

Here is the link for the rest of the mix-tape "SeeS No Evil"
http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-detail.php?id=285876 

-SeeS (S Double E S)

SeeS Speaks: "Dreamer" Produced By Platinum Producer Hugo Diaz

Without question to make it in this industry you need to be a "Dreamer"!!


I wanted to write a track to inspire others who are chasing their dreams to never give up, but also wanted to write a song that I could look to for inspiration myself. I chose to write the lyrics in a manner in which they reflected the struggles I have faced being a "dreamer" and chasing those dreams.
I feel some people think of "dreamers" as people who only imagine what they want but are never committed to following through or unrealistic in their view of what's obtainable. I wanted this song to define a "dreamer" to mean someone who fights for what they truly love in the face of what others view as unbeatable odds. In my case being an artist, but what it takes to defend and justify to people the blood, sweat, and tears you put into something simply because it makes you happy. The sacrifices you are willing to make when the odds are stacked against you, cause in your mind you cant lose doing what you love.


This track was recorded for my EP "SeeS Control" and was produced by Platinum Producers Hugo Diaz and Hulyonthebeat at Huge Music Studios in Miami Florida. The hook was sung by Music Luvas and was written as a collaboration between them and myself. 


-SeeS (S Double E S)

The Diaz Brothers’ work with Pitbull immediately rocketed  the 

production crew to worldwide fame. They've also produced tracks for Daddy Yankee, Lil 

Jon & the East Side Boyz, Lloyd Banks, DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Trina, Brisco and the film 2 Fast 2 Furious. 

I hope you enjoy, feel free to leave a comment if your feeling it!

SeeS Speaks: Preparing to Release "Bang Bang"

I am currently preparing to release my first official single "Bang Bang" under the FantoMusic/CT Corporate Takeover label.

An Official Video has been shot and directed by Exile Ramirez and is planning on being released sometime this summer to accompany the release of the record.

I has been working with Platinum Producer "Fantom of the Beat" out of FantoMusic Studios in NYC and have several upcoming projects together. 


Listen to the track below!