Parris Goebel Works Alongside Elton John & Youtube For Global Music-Video Competition
Pop-rock star Elton John has teamed with Google’s YouTube for a worldwide search to find up-and-coming creative talent to make music videos for three of the singer’s classic songs.
“We’re excited to partner with YouTube to bring together generations of artists and music lovers around a shared passion for storytelling,” Elton John said in a statement. “YouTube is a rich tapestry of creativity, and I can’t wait to see how the breadth of talent from the dance, live-action and animation communities apply their vision to these cherished songs.”
YouTube will provide the three winners funding and use of YouTube Space facilities to create their Elton John videos. The production of the final music videos will be supported by Pulse Films, the studio behind Beyonce’s “Lemonade” film. YouTube will also grant $10,000 to the winning creators to support future video-based creative projects.
PES (Adam Pesapane), whose short films have garnered Oscars and Emmys nominations, will help select the final five entries for the animated video of “Rocket Man.” Others enlisted for the judging are YouTube filmmaker and musician Kurt Hugo Schneider (who has more than 7.8 million subscribers) and Parris Goebel, director and choreographer behind Justin Bieber’s “Sorry (Purpose: The Movement)” dance video.
