Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal Releases
Epic Video
"Don't Know Who To Pray To Anymore"
November 24, 2015 | New York, NY
Guitar virtuoso, vocalist, and producer Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal
has finally released “Don’t Know Who to Pray to Anymore”, the
ambitious upcoming music video from his latest Bumblefoot
album Little Brother Is Watching. The clip debuted
exclusively on LOUDWIRE, with a
teaser premiering earlier in November at
Guitar World.
Clocking in at over seven minutes,
“Don’t Know Who to Pray to Anymore” is a true return to form for the
epic music video format, with storyline footage showcasing
characters in various stages of life, from childhood to adult,
hitting an emotional 'rock bottom', faced with a life-changing
choice. The stories are left open-ended, so you can ask yourself
what choice you would make.
"This song speaks for those that feel
lost, betrayed, disillusioned, when we question all we believe in.
When we start to lash out, and punish ourselves.” says Thal. “This
is a song about being in this place, in our own personal purgatory.
We know we need to heal, but we're not ready to let go."
Directed by
Vojan Koceic, the video was a massive undertaking, filmed
in three countries at 12 locations, including the Western Wall in
Jerusalem, gaining exclusive access to ancient Roman ruins by
the Jordanian border, with the distinction of being the only
music video to ever have been shot there (filmed by Director
of photography Ami Bornstein).
Additional band performances were filmed in Croatia at the
Fortress of Klis and the Diocletian Palace (locations
seen on the TV show "Game of Thrones"), plus an additional 8 sets
and featuring more than 50 actors.
“This video needed to be filmed in locations that have a deep
historic and spiritual presence,” says Thal. Additional filming
locations included The Grianan of Aileach Ring Fort at a
hilltop in Northern Ireland.
Thal is no stranger to epic videos, as evidenced by the previous
clip for LP
title
track Little Brother Is Watching (which premiered in
April on Billboard.com), a song touching on the pressures in an age
where we, "Little Brother", are all watching. The video spins
the clock on Orwell's "1984" back to 1984 BC, showing timeless power
struggles like chapters of a story - dominating rule, a demand for
instant gratification, a revolt and the tables turn.
“In
1984, Orwell predicted there would be 'Big Brother', this
governmental presence that would be watching us. But what wasn’t
predicted was how technology would allow for us to have that same
ability in the palm of our hands, where we can catch anything on
video for the entire world to see immediately.
Thal adds, “It’s about the pressure we can put on ourselves to be
perfect when everybody’s watching.”
Bumblefoot's Little Brother Is Watching album is an
eccentric, upbeat collection of epic, modern rock with haunting
melodies, huge choruses and witty lyrics about life in the digital
age and beyond. Specifically, Thal’s own life and coming to terms
with what we all face - beginnings, endings, and moving on. The
album was composed, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by
Bumblefoot at his studio in New Jersey, and includes a crowd of
100 fans stomping, chanting and singing backing vocals recorded at a
listening party in New York. The day after its release, the album
went as high as #4 on the Amazon.com Rock charts in Europe.
Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal is an award-winning
Multi-instrumentalist, Vocalist, Songwriter, Producer and
World-renowned Guitar virtuoso, with over 20 years of releasing
music, playing international festivals and headlining tours, and
gracing magazine covers as a solo artist. As lead guitarist of
Guns N' Roses
(2006 –
2014)
Bumblefoot toured sold-out shows all over the world, headlining
festivals with crowds up to 150,000. Bumblefoot's unique 'fretless
guitar' can be heard throughout GNR's 2008 Chinese Democracy
album.
In 2011 Bumblefoot released an innovative digital song-a-month
series at Bumblefoot.com that include transcriptions and backing
tracks for guitarists, and recording stems for re-mixers, including
a cover of “The Pink Panther Theme”
Bumblefoot's recent collaborations include Fragile Mortals
(featuring vocalists Darryl "DMC" McDaniels from the iconic rap
group Run DMC, and Rob Dukes formerly of Exodus), and the rock group
Art Of Anarchy
(featuring vocalist
Scott Stapp replacing
Scott Weiland,
and
Disturbed
bassist
John Moyer).
He is also an accomplished composer whose music is often heard in
TV, film and videogames including the theme song to VH1's
"That Metal Show".
Bumblefoot also works with U.S. Embassies around the world on
cross-cultural music programs, has his own line of award-winning hot
sauces, and works with dozens of international charities visiting
orphanages and children's hospitals around the World with guitar in
hand.
ISRAEL CREDITS:
Sept 4, 2015
Jerusalem - The Western Wall
Tel Aviv - Reading Port
Sept 5, 2015
Hamat Gader ancient ruins / *Thank you to Egi Klein
Tel Hushnia
Tiberias - Mitzpe Hashalom
D.O.P - Ami Bornstein / Hipushit
Productions
Camera Operator - Rotem Almoz
Camera Assistant - Dror Danon
MakeUp Artist - Neta Lee
Behind The Scenes - Anastassiya Tsvey
Camera Operator - Paul Martin Brown
Camera Assistant - Kevin O'Kane
Photography - Peter Homer
Amp provided by Joe Johnston
Acoustic guitar provided by Emerald Guitars
Sept 14, 2015
Split - Diocletian's Place (live band performance scenes)
Sept 15, 2015
Klis - Fortress of Klis (live band performance scenes)
Produced by: PILOT studio
Director: Vojan Koceic
DOP: Mirko Pivcevic
1st Asistant: Jadran Puharic
Locations & Transport: Mario Prgomet
Lights: Kino Klub & LW
Production Grip: Milan Latkovic
Gaffer: Ante Baric
Makeup & Hair: Dolores Zanko & Marinela Mandić
Catering: Ivana Bakic Koceic
Safety: Andro Rivier
BTS camera: Karlo Ljubica
Starring:
Vito Tomas
Đana Kuzmanic
Ivana Antolic
Renato Stefanovic
Pere Eranovic
Stipe Jurisic
Marinela Mandic
Iva Simic
Ana Nikolic
Nikola Jurisic
Ante Jukica
Band:
Drums - Ivica Ike Bilic
Guitar - Ante Pupacic Pupi
Bass - Hrvoje Crnkovic
Thanks to:
Spaladium Arena
Grad Split
Opcina Klis
KBC Split
GKM Split
Renco Posinkovic
Ivan Ljubicic
Ivan Ivanisevic
Jakov Matas
Andela Prnjak
Bagi
Special thanks to: All the extras in
this video. It would be impossible to do this without you!