Film clip/ Visuals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ESDHPiyW2A

Sampling 'No Lungs' by Charles Murdoch: https://soundcloud.com/futureclassic/charles-murdoch-no-lungs-free

Featured on EQmusic blog
http://eqmusicblog.com/watch-applause-lady-gaga-cover-by-carmichael/

In what deemed to be an intense 38 hour period of filming, I want to introduce you to my latest cover video.
 
Usually when I make video clips like this, I collaborate with a team of people: ranging from film makers, directors, makeup artists and actors; comprised of usually my friends, the process is always fun yet challenging! 

For my latest video, however, I set out on the challenge to create it on my own!
 
Inspired by Andy Warhol and David Bowie, this video consists of a series of projections being filmed and layered over one another.
 
I wanted to express what I believe to be one of the fundamental principles of pop culture; which can be defined by the re-contextualization of what has come before; the evolution of art from inspiration to realization.
 
I saw once in an interview with David Bowie where he said that …  ‘the art is knowing what to take, what to borrow, and then picking the best bits, to create something new.’
 
This has always stuck by me.
 
In my version of Applause by Lady Gaga, I have also sampled the song, 'Lungs' by Charles Murdoch and combined the lyrics of Gaga’s new single with that of one of my own songs, ‘Girl.’

Girl was the first single I ever officially released and it was a collaboration between Gavin Edom and myself. I still hold this song very close to my heart as it marks the beginning of my journey as a musician and as a developing artist. 
 
I hope you enjoy my rendition of this song and the accompanying film clip!

Applause (Lady Gaga Cover)

Here's to 2013. Thanks for a fantastic year and for all the love and support. Enjoy the download. :) peace and Love, Carmichael.

Never Tear Us Apart

Free download. :) Audio taken from my bands last jam. Audio was captured from a mix placed in the middle of the room. 

Video of us performing can be found here: 

We also have a gig this Saturday the 25th of Jan in Brisbane, at the Saint Johns Cathedral on Ann st. starting 5:30pm. 

Applause (GIRL) Live Recording

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Physical - Oliva Newton-John lyrics

I'm saying all the things that I know you'll like, makin' good conversation
I gotta handle you just right, you know what I mean
I took you to an intimate restaurant, then to a suggestive movie
There's nothin' left to talk about, unless it's horizontally

CHORUS
Let's get physical, physical, I wanna get physical, let's get into physical
Let me hear your body talk, your body talk, let me hear your body talk

repeat CHORUS

I've been patient, I've been good, tried to keep my hands on the table
It's gettin' hard this holdin' back, you know what I mean
I'm sure you'll understand my point of view, we know each other mentally
You gotta know that you're bringin' out the animal in me

CHORUS repeats 2x

Oh, let's get physical, physical, I wanna get physical, let's get into physical
Let me hear your body talk, your body talk, let me hear your body talk

Let's get animal, animal, I wanna get animal, let's get into animal
Let me hear your body talk, your body talk, let me hear your body talk

Let me hear your body talk
Let me hear your body talk

Physical Olivia Newton John (COVER) CARMICHAEl

Music Video @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtUbMSTOx3A

Featuring Smokey, my cat, here is my new music video for my cover of Die Young by Kesha. Girl'sJust Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper makes this film clip complete, as I reference this iconic figure and period. 

I hope you enjoy my rendition of this song and if you like it would mean the world to me if you shared this across your choice of social media platform. If you extra love me maybe you could click this link and help me tweet this song to Cyndi Lauper and Ke$ha!
 
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It would be a dream come true if either of them, watched this! 

Hope your well! 

thanks for watching!

Stephen
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DIE YOUNG 
(ft. cyndi lauper) 

C A R M I C H A E L 

Samples: 
Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun
Time After Time

DIRECTED BY 
Emily Mackay

ACTORS
Zac Zasada
Libby Hendrie
Averil Parker

Die Young Ke$ha lyrics

I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums
Oh what a shame that you came here with someone
So while you're here in my arms
Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

We're gonna die young
We're gonna die young

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

[Beat break]

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

Young hearts, out our minds
Runnin like we outta time
Wild childs, lookin' good
Livin hard just like we should
Don't care whose watching when we tearing it up (You Know)
That magic that we got nobody can touch (For sure)

Looking for some trouble tonight
Take my hand, I'll show you the wild, side
Like it's the last night of our lives
We'll keep dancing till we die

I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums
Oh what a shame that you came here with someone
So while you're here in my arms,
Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

We're gonna die young
We're gonna die young

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

[Beat break]

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

Young hunks, taking shots
Stripping down to dirty socks
Music up, gettin' hot
Kiss me, give me all you've got
It's pretty obvious that you've got a crush (you know)
That magic in your pants, it's making me blush (for sure)

Looking for some trouble tonight
Take my hand i'll show you the wild side
Like it's the last night of our lives
We'll keep dancing till we die

I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums
Oh what a shame that you came here with someone
So while you're here in my arms,
Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums
Oh what a shame that you came here with someone
So while you're here in my arms
Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

We're gonna die young
We're gonna die young

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

Die Young (Ft. Cyndi Lauper)

 There is enormous power in giving a voice to those who feel invisible. One day I hope I can do the same. I have dedicated this video to Camille from France.

BONUS VIDEO: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrUu3Snp-U0&feature=youtu.be

Released in conjunction with AllThingsLost (ATL) and Jakeem Entertainment
I have dedicated this song to a good friend and subscriber, Camille, who is from France. I hope you feel better soon as I know sometimes being a teenager can be tough and challenging. All the best!

A lot of people overlook the problems that teenagers go through, and that’s really sad. Everything we go through as a child and as a teenager, all our experiences, define and steer who we become as adults, so it’s important to bond and talk about our problems together, rather than bottling up all that negative energy. 

I’m a huge fan of the 80s, so I couldn’t resist giving my cover of ‘Sweet Nothing’ by Calvin Harris and Florence Welch (from Florence and The Machine), a nostalgic reinterpretation by sampling the 80s hit ‘In The Air Tonight’ by Phil Collins. This is one of my favourite songs; I used to sing this all the time as a teenager.

Abraham Tilbury is the guitarist/multi-instrumentalist in my band project, CARMICHAEL, who is featured in the video. I’m proud to announce that he is launching his own independent music project, AllThingsLost (ATL). He is only 18, but he is nothing short of amazing and I want to support his development and progression as an artist. I believe in him. 

The bonus video at the end of this clip is ATL’s debut film clip which I helped to co-direct with Jakeem Entertainment. Here is a link to that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrUu3Snp-U0&feature=youtu.be

You can also download ATL’s EP which he released on the 13/02/2012 for FREE from here: 

http://allthingslostmusic.bandcamp.com/


Calvin Harris lyrics

verse
You took my heart and you held it in your mouth 
And, with a word all my love came rushing out 
And, every whisper, it's the worst, 
emptied out by a single word 
There is a hollow in me now 

Chorus
So I put my faith 
in something unknown 
I'm living on such sweet nothing 
But I'm trying to hope with nothing to hold 
I'm living on such sweet nothing 

In the Air Tonight Lyrics

Verse
Well if you told me you were drowning, 
I would not lend a hand 
I've seen your face before my friend, 
but I don't know if you know who I am 
Well I was there and I saw what you did, 
I saw it with my own two eyes 
So you can wipe off that grin, 
I know where you've been 
It's all been a pack of lies

Chorus 

And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord 
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord 
I can feel it coming in the air tonight 

Break/Bridge (Sweet Nothing)
And it's not enough 
To tell me that you care 
When, we both know 
the words are empty air 
You give me nothing

Coda outro/chorus
So I put my faith in something unknown 
I'm living on such sweet nothing 
But I'm trying to hope with nothing to hold 
I'm living on such sweet nothing


Sweet Nothing - TRIBUTE Phil Collins

LINK TO VIDEO: http://youtu.be/078awpGGnII

Hi! This is our entry into Perez Hilton’s Cover competition. For this competition I collaborated with 15 year-old James Walker. If you want to check out James original material you can download his EP from Bandcamp over here:
http://heirfuller.bandcamp.com/

If you would also like to download the audio of this song you can get that for free from my soundcloud:

Also this video was filmed by my good friend Kasia (Ke$ha) Fryckowska and Abraham Tilbury helped set up the synths and he helped transport people around Brisbane so that we could film. Thanks Abraham! 

Fingers crossed that Perez gets to see our cover! I know that there will be a lot of submissions to the competition but we gave it our all. ☺

For the recording, in the video, we had a click track in our headphones. We set up three cameras around us to capture the performance, with Ke$ha controlling all three of them at once (because she is amazing)!!!! The audio that you hear on the final recording was taken from one single recording (we did it all in one take) so there was no multitasking on the main part of it. We then went on and recorded the bass drum, the tamborine, the synth part, as well as the ‘wooshie’ stick that you see me precariously spinning around in the video ☺

Overall this was a really fun cover to make, and we learnt the song, recorded, filmed it and edited it in about 24 hours! Talk about a crazy weekend! 

If your new here, it would be amazing if you to subscribe and joined me on my musical adventure.  If you’re on facebook, twitter or tumblr my links to those can be found below:



Thanks so much for your time! Hope you enjoyed! ☺

Peace!

Carmichael

Stay Rihanna cover (feat) James Walker

MUSIC VIDEO: http://youtu.be/NP41ORjLQY4

Inspired by Adele's Version of The Cure's "Lovesong" and Lady Gaga's, "Monster," here is my mashup of the two, in my monster themed love song. 

Directed by Kasia Fryckowska and makeup by Libby Hendrie.

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Monster Lovesong The Cure VS Lady Gaga

CARMICHAEL IS A 23 YEAR OLD AUSTRALIAN SONG WRITER, ARTIST AND MUSICIAN FROM BRISBANE. HIS MUSIC HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS BEING REMINISCENT OF 80S NEW WAVE.

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