MAS: CONGRATULATIONS Jeremy on winning the Music Video category for the month of November 2010! First off, tell us how it feels to have won. Are you happy, surprised, relieved?
Jeremy: Pretty surprised I guess. I submitted the video and kind of forgot about it, so I am happy that the Make A Star network liked the video enough to keep it moving along!
MAS: What’s the story behind the video you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Jeremy: I knew the Westcott Avenue guys since I was a kid. I was back in Arizona visiting my family and I called them up and said I would shoot a music video for them. We came up with the idea of integrating goofy channels on TV throughout the song. So we shot the whole video in a day with little to no professional gear except my camera. Everyone had a great time and loved the finished product!
MAS: How did the concept for the music video come together?
Jeremy: The Westcott Avenue guys shared the idea of a guy watching them on TV as different characters and we all came up with the different scenarios and how they would play out. It was definitely a little bit ridiculous haha.
MAS: What other video work has the music video’s director done in the past?
Jeremy: I have worked on numerous feature films, produced and directed many commercials and I shoot as many music videos as I can. My most recognizable videos I have worked on would be Carolina Liar, Pop Evil, and Big Sean. You can see all my music videos at www.Jeremytremp.com
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Jeremy: Make a star has a very unique idea behind it. It is very simple to use and upload your video. There is a very wide variety of music and videos on the site. It is very enjoyable to browse all the work from other artists.
MAS: What are your thoughts on music videos?
Jeremy: The ideas, the production, working with directors, how they add to the song, etc…As a director, I love collaborating with the artists to hear their ideas and feelings behind the song. I then like to bring my take on the song and imagery within it. We come together on the ideas and I bring them to life in a way that everyone might share in the enjoyment of watching and listening to their art. Music inspires emotion. I like to bring that emotion into something tangible that you want to be a part of after seeing it.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Jeremy: I was always into Blink 182 as a kid, my first album was some Creed album. First concert was Skillet and Thousand Foot Krutch.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Jeremy: The best and worst part of the music industry today is that it is so easy to make music that everyone is doing it.
MAS: Tell us something completely random.
Jeremy: I have a brown Chihuahua named Rockstar.
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