My People – The Presets

Australia, 2007

℗ 2007 Modular Recordings (Moyes / Hamilton)

Film
An image of four band members in space age costumes, three of them with rocks on their heads, on a lunar landscape

The breakout single for Sydney dance duo The Presets,’ My People’ was one of the biggest hits of that year and propelled by the music video from director Kris Moyes. The sci-fi aesthetic of the clip and their sound directly influenced The Black Eyed Peas track ‘Boom Boom Pow’ after frontman will.i.am became a fan while exposed to The Presets music during the filming of in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in Sydney, Australia.

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Credits

director

Kris Moyes

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2007

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Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-04. Music Video

Object Types

Moving image file/Digital

Materials

music video

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