Canary - R E L - Official Music Video

"Canary" , the music video. This is a song about freeing ourselves. Finding ourselves. Being ourselves, imperfect and all. To be able to love ourselves and really, really love others. No more hiding... Directed by Bri Diez Art direction/makeup: Louisa Bonca Cinematography: Bri Diez and Daniel Gómez Benmergui Edited by los Hermanos Bander Produced by R E L and Brigitte Diez Song written by R E L (Arielle Sitrick) Song produced and mixed by Jon Joseph and mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone. Thank you to all my collaborators on this project and vision. What magic to create together. Please enjoy. R E L is an LA-based artist, singer and songwriter who makes music of a genre she coined, “EVOCAPOP”, evocative pop music. R E L grew up in Chicago and then LA, with musical influences ranging from Queen, David Bowie, the Beatles and Beach Boys to Sara Bareilles, Sia, Florence and the Machine and Beyoncé. She released her self-titled debut EP in 2015, which she funded with a successful kickstarter campaign. Industry tastemakers and music lovers called the project dream pop, alt r&b electro and art pop. R E L ‘s music brings her enchanting ethereal vocals together with thoughtful emotive lyrics and both electronic and organic production elements. Since dropping her first project, R E L has released several singles, an album (EVOCAPOP Side A, the first piece of a three side visual album project), a collaborative EP with long-time collaborator, Jynjo, and in 2020 she co-wrote and performed a song called “Night City” for feature in the video game, “Cyberpunk 2077,” which was used for the game trailer and has become a fan favorite across the globe. “Night City” has amassed over 20 million streams across platforms. R E L has played several shows in LA and NY since 2015, at venues and showcases including School Night, The Echo, Resident, Hotel Cafe, Moroccan Lounge, BMI Acoustic Lounge, Rockwood Music Hall and Peppermint Club. As an independent artist, she has amassed over 16 million Spotify streams and 6 million Youtube streams. She has been in the studio working on her second album, EVOCAPOP Side B, along with a couple other projects.