New Mexico native Andy "Wake Self" Martinez is nearing the end of a pivotal year. With the April 2013 release of his debut album, The Healing Process, a video premiere for "Brand New" and endless shows in support of the release, he's been going nonstop. Martinez enlisted Zoology band mate and good friend Phillip "Flux" Torres for help in making the video. Torres runs the Albuquerque-based company, Concept Flux Media, and jumped at the opportunity to construct the video for "The Healing Process." Shot in June 2013, the video tells the story of a young woman who is trapped in an abusive relationship and the transition she makes to a happier one.
"This song is my depiction of reinventing yourself to find a way to be happy through life's struggles," Martinez explains. "It's dedicated to strong women who prevail through struggles and to everyone who's had to pick themselves up from a fall or a bad situation, and just coming out of any setback stronger while finding a way to make it through the hard times and becoming a better person."
Produced by PH8, "The Healing Process" is another example of Wake Self's determination to spit out positive, quality underground hip-hop minus the gimmicks, superficiality and braggadocio so often found in today's contemporary music.
"I wanted to bring the viewer directly into the life of the woman while she is in this transition between relationships," Torres says. "We shot is in a voyeuristic style, similar to old French movies. We literally follow her back and forth between two relationships, so you can see a stark contrast."
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Wake Self debuts new video for the title track off The Healing Process
By Rapstation Editor for RAPstation.com — 09/03/2013
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