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Jason Ricci Music Video "I'm Too Strong For You"

Cliff Guest Directed this unique video for Blues Harmonica Artist Jason Ricci filmed in New Orleans, Louisianna. Jason's Record Company Eller Soul Records owner Ronnie Owens fleshed out the narrative, using a weird mix of aliens, throwbacks to Ed Sullivan and the 1950's Beatlemania craze to thrust artist Jason Ricci and his band into a strange time warp. The video also features the artists artwork.

Jason Ricci comments that he is "Coming back to the future" and does so with an amazingly cool attitude and plenty of sass and style.

Jason Ricci (born February 3, 1974) is an American harmonica player and singer. In addition to his solo albums, Ricci has appeared as a guest harmonica player on albums with Johnny Winter, Nick Curran, Ana Popovic, Walter Trout, Cedric Burnside, The Mannish Boys and Joe Louis Walker among others. Ricci was named "Best Harmonica Player" at the 2010 Blues Music Awards, and also performed on Grammy winning 2014 Johnny Winter album Step Back. In February 2015, Ricci played at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Paul Shaffer Band, Tom Morello and Zac Brown to induct The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Ricci also continues touring with his band Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind as well as with other bands such as: "Harmonicon" (Sugar Blue,Billy Branch,Ricci), "JJ Appleton and Jason Ricci" and "Mark Hummel's Blues Blow Off". In 2017 Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind signed a record deal with the Eller Soul Label and released their new album "Approved By Snakes" released June 16th 2017.

  • Cliff Guest
    Director
    The Disturbance, Woodshed, Madonna "Make My Video Contest Winner"- True Blue
  • Jason Ricci
    Writer
    Jason was a featured performer on Johnny Winter’s Grammy award winning CD ‘Step Back’ (2014), He has received multiple Blues Music Award Nominations 2009 – 2016, and won a Blues Music Award in 2010. Featured performer at the Rock & Roll hall of fame with Zac Brown & Tom Morello for the Paul Butterfield Blues Band induction in 2015, Jason has worked and/or recorded with Junior Kimbrough, RL Burnside, Nick Curran, Walter Trout, Ana Popovic, Cedric Burnside, Joe Louis Walker, Peter Karp, Sue Foley, and many others.
  • Ronnie Owens
    Producer
    Band leader at Li'l Ronnie and the Grand Dukes Richmond, Virginia Area Current: Partner at EllerSoul Records
  • Heidi Jacobsen (Associate Producer)
    Producer
    Shanghai Palace, Sunburnt, Heidi and The El Cats
  • Jason Ricci
    Key Cast
    "Himself "Mooncat""
    Best Harmonica Player in The World
  • George Trullinger
    Key Cast
    "Ed Sullivan Impersonator"
    Professional Tribute Artist- "Buddy Holly","Mick Jagger", and "Ed Sullivan"
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Genres:
    Blues, Drama, LGBT
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 6, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony Digital Camera 4k FS7
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Widescreen
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Cliff Guest


Knee Deep Films 2016 - Film Director/Producer.

2000 - 2016 Full Blown Creative Group
Film Director/DP/Editor.
Numerous TV Commercials/Short Films

1990-2000 Planet Films ,U.S.A.,Aspen Colorado
Film Director/DP/Editor
Award winning in-house commercial director/cameraman for Planet Films.
Awards include several Addy's. Major clients include Proctor & Gamble
(Poppums/Pringles) ABC Sports (Rollerblade) The Florida Lottery,
Powerade, the Florida Marlins Campaign and The United Way.

1989
Feature Film Director
Director/Producer/DP of the feature films, “The
Disturbance” and “Runnin’ With The Devil”.
“The Disturbance” was sold
to Double Helix for foreign distribution and Vid America for domestic
distribution.



1988-1990 Geffen Records/Warner Brothers Los Angeles,
CA./New York, NY
In-house video director for Geffen Records. In charge
of overseeing the development, producing and directing of music videos
for Geffen artists such as Cher, Gun’s & Roses, Peter Gabriel, Tim
Scott, Wang Chung, Little America, Aerosmith and more.



October 1986
MTV/Madonna, New York, NY.
Winner of MTV’s music video contest for pop superstar Madonna. Cliff produced, directed, DPed and edited the
winning entry for the song “True Blue”. The
video was aired in heavy
rotation on MTV and reached number one.

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Give them pleasure - The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.

Alfred Hitchcock