Our first creative collaboration with Aja Monet was over a decade ago. Her poetry and activism continues to inspire us, and we were so delighted and grateful when she reached out to create some visuals for her newest album The Color of Rain. The song Working Class Musicians called for ample amounts of tactile, hand-crafted animation, and it was such a joy helping Aja bring the visual elements of this visual story to life.
Credits:
Production Company: Paper Brain
Directors: B Ray and aja monet
Puppet Design: Kira Awdry Character
Animation: Jared Hedges, B Ray
Paper Fabrication: Lisa, Violet and Bleu Ray
Live-action Reference Actor: Christopher Wright
"working class musicians” by aja monet from ‘the color of rain' on drink sum wtr
Stream/Order ‘the color of rain’: https://drinksumwtr.lnk.to/aja-monet-the-color-of-rain