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«Throughout this process, I have learned that our darkness can reign upon us, control us, steer us into all different directions, but in the end, it makes us who we are. I found magic within my art because it’s who I am and it made me even more powerful today than I ever was», Joel Christian said to me.
«Dark Magic» is a seven track album that lyrically finds itself as «dark and relatable» set against an upbeat electronic soundscape. «Rise From The Grave» are the forth track on the album.
Overall, «Dark Magic» provides a glimpse into the mind of Joel Christian over the last few years as he has evolved and embraced himself in an authentic and empowering way. The album reminds listeners that even in the darkest of places, you can find yourself through all of it and come out stronger and better at the end. Remarking on the album, Joel Christian states to LGBTQ Music Chart, «’Dark Magic’ makes you want to dance, you feel the electronic sounds pulse through your body, you can hold onto the lyrics and relate – and to me that’s the magic in the purest form».
I got exclusive peak behind the making of the music video and of course I’ll share it with all of you. Click on the picture to get full view of the pictures.
This photo was with Joel Christian’s producer, Kevin and his engineer, Eddie. They had just wrapped up on finishing, You Know What You Did and this was the last time Joel was in the studio.
This was during the shoot for the album cover. As you can see Joel’s friend, Amaury Nessaibia and Joel were capturing some images.
This photo was an outtake from the shoot for Dark Magic album cover. Joel had taken off the headpiece and glasses and wanted to just have fun.
This photo was shot in the studio during the recording of Take My Picture. Joel’s friend had her camera and wanted to shoot Joel from the microphone view.
This selfie photo with the microphone was taken in Joel’s bedroom during quarantine. He was actually working and recording vocal demo’s for Hell Raiser.
This photo was in the studio with Joel’s producer, Kevin. They were listening to the demo’s of Take My Picture.
Another shot from the video shoot. Ryan, Joel, and Kelby (makeup artist) were watching some of the performance footage in the boxing arena.
This is a photo from the scenes they filmed boxing. Ryan, Joel, and James (the other boxer) in the scenes. They were laughing at some of the footage practicing fighting.
They were on the set of Rise From The Grave music video. Joel’s director, Ryan and Joel were looking at some footage they had just captured.
This was the same imagery for Dark Magic. They were shooting in Los Angeles in a futuristic tunnel set.
Amaury and Joel were reviewing some of the imagery and seeing what else they wanted to shoot and finalize. Joel wanted to make sure the costumes he built too were looking incredible in the imagery.
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