A music video for T R O P I C

Hello guys, dear friends,
T R O P I C here! After completing our album, we’re now planning to produce a music video with our favourite director, Katrin Gebbe. She had huge success last year with her debut feature „Nothing Bad Can Happen,“ which landed her an invitation to the Cannes film festival and a nomination for Best Director at the 2014 German Film Awards.

Check out the theatrical trailer for Katrin’s film (original title „Tore Tanzt“) for which we also wrote the score: http://vimeo.com/77026861

Our video will be produced by our friends at curtisfilm, a great boutique company that has been responsible for a number of fantastic music videos over the last two years.

You can see our previous collaboration with Curtisfilm here: http://vimeo.com/78783043

T R O P I C is not backed by any major label; we don’t have any slick management team or agency. Our goal isn’t to earn big money or to self-promote with flashy music clips, but rather to release great music and make creative, compelling videos that tell interesting stories. Our songs are little scores – and they need the right movie.

Our first video was financed with our own resources, as well as the energy of friends and strangers who volunteered their time to help us. But now we are planning a more complex project and want to finance at least part of it with your help. So we decided to open the project here on startnext.

You’re people who like big, cinematic music – and you crave music videos with style and story, instead of just self-promotional band clips. So you’re our target group!
If you’ve never heard our music, or need a refresher, we invite you to watch the trailer of „Tore Tanzt“ (or the whole movie on iTunes), and to listen to our full album on soundcloud. If you like what you see and hear, then we’d be thrilled if you would support us in our upcoming project. We’re independent artists, working with heart, soul and integrity towards realizing this music video. Will you become a part of this project with us, and be our target group?

You can also check us out on our website: www.tropicandme.com

What we`re able to do in the future and what will be heard and seen from T R O P I C is in your hands as well as ours. We`ve got a constant flow of new ideas for songs, shows and videos and we’re excited to invest our time, money and creativity in the project, but without the help of people like you, some of our ideas simply won’t be possible to realize. Want to know what we have planned? Please be part of the T R O P I C family by supporting us!

To cover the expenses for renting technical equipment, transportation, food, rentals and post-production, we’ll need at least 3,500 euro. Any costs beyond that, we’re committed to cover ourselves. This is strictly not-for-profit, and no one will leave the project any richer!
If you choose to contribute to our goal, there are some rewards waiting for you. Even though our CD isn’t officially released yet, you’ll get a special promo edition, designed by the our favorite graphic artist from Berlin, Daniel Graf (www.electricstateco.com).
You also have the chance to meet us in our studio, where we would be happy to make music for or together with you!