1/20/2022

ALTO ARC - GEORGE CLARKE (DEAFHEAVEN), ISAMAYA FFRENCH, DANNY L HARLE, TRAYER TRYON (HUNDRED WATERS) ANNOUNCES SELF-TITLED DEBUT EP

ALTO ARC ANNOUNCES SELF-TITLED DEBUT EP 


FOUR-PIECE INCLUDES GEORGE CLARKE (DEAFHEAVEN), ISAMAYA FFRENCH, DANNY L HARLE, TRAYER TRYON (HUNDRED WATERS)


WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "BORDELLO"

EP Art Credit: Elizaveta Porodina 


ALTO ARC, a band formed in 2020 originally consisting of Danny L Harle and Trayer Tryon of Hundred Waters before expanding to include George Clarke of Deafheaven and world renowned make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench, have announced their debut, self-titled EP for February 11th via Sargent House. Coming together via connected interests and respect for one another’s work Alto Arc brings together experimental, pop, electronic, and doom juxtaposed with a visually stunning creative direction to form a body of work that is intriguing, immersive and new. 


Today, watch the video for the first and only single from the project “Bordello”. Directed by Elizaveta Porodina and assembled by a who's who of fashion and production creatives (full video credits below), the video stars Ffrench as a sinister tarot card reader as Clarke learns his fate. The Director noted "I have thoroughly enjoyed working on this video. Telling this story felt like opening an old book and uncovering a sinister fairy tale. An eerie vibrating presence fell over the rooms we built up, and it felt like oscillating from one dark world to another. It's a privilege to witness such rare and magical moments." Clarke adds "Working with Elizaveta to see her vision through was wonderful and I couldn't be happier with how beautifully this song was interpreted and captured."

FOR MORE ON THE MEMBERS OF ALTO ARC


Isamaya Ffrench (Vocals, Creative) 

Isamaya Ffrench is a British makeup artist and creative director. For a decade, Isamaya’s subjects have included Madonna, Rihanna and Bjork among others. She has played key creative roles in campaigns for Tom Ford and YSL and in 2017, Isamaya launched Dazed Beauty. She has been featured in several publications including Vogue, Self Service, W and more. Isamaya is currently Brand Ambassador and Creative Director at Burberry and represented by Iconoclast Films as a film director and musician. 


George Clarke (Vocals, Creative) 

George Clarke is an American Grammy-nominated musician, writer and photographer. Beginning in 2010, George has released several critically lauded albums and has been featured in Rolling Stone, SPIN, The Fader, Pitchfork and more. In 2015, SPIN named George’s band Deafheaven their Band of the Year. In 2017 Rolling Stone included Deafheaven in their 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. In 2021, Deafheaven released their LP ‘Infinite Granite’ to their highest charting to date. 


Danny L. Harle (Production) 

Danny L. Harle is a British music producer and composer. Formerly part of PC Music, Danny is a member of Dux Content with AG Cook. Since 2014, Danny has produced for many artists including Carly Rae Jepsen, Clairo, Tkay Maidza and Chairlift. Moreover, Danny has produced, written for and remixed Nile Rodgers, Bette Lemme and Tommy Cash. He has been featured in Complex, The Creative Independent, Pitchfork and more. In 2019, Danny was the executive producer for Caroline Polachek. In 2021, Danny released his debut album Harlecore on Mad Decent. 


Trayer Tryon (Production) 

Trayer Tryon is an American producer, composer and visual artist. Since 2012, Trayer has helmed his project Hundred Waters and produced, written for and collaborated with artists including Jonsi and Moses Sumney. Trayer is part of FORM, a specially curated festival that has seen Solange, Charli XCX, James Blake and others perform. In recent years, Trayer has produced music for film and television including Big Little Lies, Euphoria, Google and Coca-Cola. In 2021, he started a collaborative album with Julie Byrne for Dead Oceans. 



VIDEO CREDITS:

 

Director: Elizaveta Porodina c/o Concrete Rep

Production: Danny Needam and Lewis Taylor / Rosco Production London

Lighting Director: Josef Beyer

Director of Photography: Mark Pritchard

Editor: Constantin Riess

Colorist: Tim Masik

Label: Sargent House

Hair: Claire Moore

Styling: Ed Marler and Matthew Josephs

Makeup: Isamaya Ffrench

Set: Afra Zamara

Tarot Illustration: Christian Degn Petersen

Snake: Tanuki

Starring: Isamaya Ffrench, George Clarke, Fallon Havanna, Rebecca Davenport and Georgia Hope



FOLLOW ALTO ARC

Instagram


No comments:

Listen To The Bug Club’s New Single “A Good Day For Dying”

Listen To The Bug Club’s New Single “A Good Day For Dying” Today, The Bug Club shares the humorously apathetic new single “A Good Day For Dy...