Meshuggah Bleed Music Video - Mike Pecci Director

Loosely influenced by the horror styles of Cronenberg and Carpenter and laced with hints of greek mythology and comic book character designs, the “Bleed” video is our largest video concept to date. Shot for only two days, on a tight budget, and entirely in one room the video was definitely a creative challenge. The video was hyped by and online teaser edited by Mike Pecci. SEE IT HERE

CHECK OUT CONCEPT ART

Interesting art facts: The wall that the main character gets shackled but was carved from scratch by hand out of foam and wood and the beating heart inside was a one of a kind sculpture. All of the shackles in the video were wielded steel that was aged by hand, and the lower half of the pink dress one the female demon was shipped in from china.

Interesting Cast Facts: The final devil was played by Mike’s uncle who also was featured in the SG “Diner of Death" Photo shoot and as a dead guy in the film “Torpor”.

Read some of the hype: “At long last! Everyone’s favorite Swedish tech-metalers, Meshuggah, have offered up a sneak peak at the first video from their critically-acclaimed new record, obZen. Fittingly, the Killswitch Productions-helmed clip gets a cinematic trailer, and Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland’s eerie horror flick aesthetic is immediately noticeable. The video stills are exceedingly creepy in a sort of Francis Bacon vs. The Cell sense. Who’s pumped? Keep an eye out for the official worldwide debut of the entire music video very, very soon. And in the meantime…Watch and Share The Trailer For Meshuggah’s “Bleed” - Metalmartur.com

“A teaser for MESHUGGAH’s Bleed video has made its way online, and it looks very awesome. Check it out here with additional stills from the shoot. I had a chance to speak with Mårten Hagström during the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival about the video, and he clued me in that the band had no time to shoot any performance for the video, so its all just narrative (story). The directors of the video, Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland, came to the band with a concept and the band gave them full control to shoot it. Sounds like its going to be awesome! If you haven’t checked out our recent interview with drummer Tomas Haake.” – Metal Injection.net

CAST
Main Character (Vincent): Michael Obadaih
Demon Dog: James Crosby
Demon Woman (Pink): Jayem Lane
Demon Woman (Black): Tiffany Hill
The Devil: Paul Caldera

CREW
Produced By: Ian McFarland
Directors: Mike Pecci & Ian McFarland
Director of Photography: Mike Pecci
Assistant Director: Pat McMahill
Production Designer: Larry Sampson
Wardrobe: Shannon Hatch
Edited By: Iaan McFarland & Mike Pecci
Gaffer: Mark Price
Best Electric: Aaron Tyburski
Grip: Mike Henry
Dolly Grip: PJ Hand
Camera Operator/Grip Swing: Beecher Cotton
Assistant Camera: Beth Anderson
PA: Tony Fernandez
PA: Seth Bender
Catering: Benjamin Oliver
Animal Wrangler: Chris Renna
Wardrobe Assistant: Nicole Fisher
Make-up: Bre Welch
Art Dept Coordinator: Rebecca Dorr
Texture specialist: Mike Ostrowski
Construction: James Crosby
Construction/swing: Robbie Knowles
Sculptor/scenic: Rich Brown
Illustration/design: Dave Lynch
Prop maker: Christian Correra
Creature mechanic: Rob Carlson
Scenic: Beth Anderson
Greens: Basia G
Compositor: David Fernandez


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		"BLEED"
	Loosely influenced by the horror styles of Cronenberg and Carpenter and laced with hints of greek mythology and comic book character designs, the “Bleed” video is our largest video concept to date. Shot for only two days, on a tight budget, and entirely in one room the video was definitely a creative challenge. The video was hyped by and online teaser edited by Mike Pecci. SEE IT HERE CHECK OUT CONCEPT ART Interesting art facts: The wall that the main character gets shackled but was carved from scratch by hand out of foam and wood and the beating heart inside was a one of a kind sculpture. All of the shackles in the video were wielded steel that was aged by hand, and the lower half of the pink dress one the female demon was shipped in from china. Interesting Cast Facts: The final devil was played by Mike’s uncle who also was featured in the SG “Diner of Death" Photo shoot and as a dead guy in the film “Torpor”. Read some of the hype: “At long last! Everyone’s favorite Swedish tech-metalers, Meshuggah, have offered up a sneak peak at the first video from their critically-acclaimed new record, obZen. Fittingly, the Killswitch Productions-helmed clip gets a cinematic trailer, and Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland’s eerie horror flick aesthetic is immediately noticeable. The video stills are exceedingly creepy in a sort of Francis Bacon vs. The Cell sense. Who’s pumped? Keep an eye out for the official worldwide debut of the entire music video very, very soon. And in the meantime…Watch and Share The Trailer For Meshuggah’s “Bleed” - Metalmartur.com “A teaser for MESHUGGAH’s Bleed video has made its way online, and it looks very awesome. Check it out here with additional stills from the shoot. I had a chance to speak with Mårten Hagström during the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival about the video, and he clued me in that the band had no time to shoot any performance for the video, so its all just narrative (story). The directors of the video, Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland, came to the band with a concept and the band gave them full control to shoot it. Sounds like its going to be awesome! If you haven’t checked out our recent interview with drummer Tomas Haake.” – Metal Injection.net CAST Main Character (Vincent): Michael Obadaih Demon Dog: James Crosby Demon Woman (Pink): Jayem Lane Demon Woman (Black): Tiffany Hill The Devil: Paul Caldera CREW Produced By: Ian McFarland Directors: Mike Pecci & Ian McFarland Director of Photography: Mike Pecci Assistant Director: Pat McMahill Production Designer: Larry Sampson Wardrobe: Shannon Hatch Edited By: Iaan McFarland & Mike Pecci Gaffer: Mark Price Best Electric: Aaron Tyburski Grip: Mike Henry Dolly Grip: PJ Hand Camera Operator/Grip Swing: Beecher Cotton Assistant Camera: Beth Anderson PA: Tony Fernandez PA: Seth Bender Catering: Benjamin Oliver Animal Wrangler: Chris Renna Wardrobe Assistant: Nicole Fisher Make-up: Bre Welch Art Dept Coordinator: Rebecca Dorr Texture specialist: Mike Ostrowski Construction: James Crosby Construction/swing: Robbie Knowles Sculptor/scenic: Rich Brown Illustration/design: Dave Lynch Prop maker: Christian Correra Creature mechanic: Rob Carlson Scenic: Beth Anderson Greens: Basia G Compositor: David Fernandez www.mikepecci.com