Directed by: Kevan Funk And DEBBY FRIDAY Cinematographer: Liam Mitchell Production Designer: Robin Tilby Costume Designer: Cassandra Shier 1st AC: Jared Boyce, Soloman Chiniquay 2nd AC: Chris Merrell, Lauren Yim, John Flemming Gaffer: Greg Goudreau, Caleb Ford, Matthew Koropatwa Lamp Operator: Jordan Hughes Hair And Makeup: Teia Dumaresq Nail Art: Jenny P. Floral Armour Art: Colette Stubbings Colourist: Clinton Homuth Production Photography: Soloman Chiniquay Management: SemaphoreMGMT
Special Thanks: Juan Duarte, Chantell Smook, Daria Mikhaylyuk, Mohammad Ali Sharar, Art Of Sauna, Kelsey Funk, Tyler Funk, Samantha Dempsey, Nathan Drillot, Katrin Braga
Directed by: Kevan Funk And DEBBY FRIDAY Cinematographer: Liam Mitchell Production Designer: Robin Tilby Costume Designer: Cassandra Shier 1st AC: Jared Boyce, Soloman Chiniquay 2nd AC: Chris Merrell, Lauren Yim, John Flemming Gaffer: Greg Goudreau, Caleb Ford, Matthew Koropatwa Lamp Operator: Jordan Hughes Hair And Makeup: Teia Dumaresq Nail Art: Jenny P. Floral Armour Art: Colette Stubbings Colourist: Clinton Homuth Production Photography: Soloman Chiniquay Management: SemaphoreMGMT
Special Thanks: Juan Duarte, Chantell Smook, Daria Mikhaylyuk, Mohammad Ali Sharar, Art Of Sauna, Kelsey Funk, Tyler Funk, Samantha Dempsey, Nathan Drillot, Katrin Braga
#DEBBYFRIDAY #GOODLUCK #subpopTO THE DANCEFLOOR - OUT NOW!! 💅👁️🪩👁️💋💸❤️🔥 #newmusicDEBBY FRIDAY2024-04-21 | ...DEBBY FRIDAY - To The Dancefloor (Official Video)DEBBY FRIDAY2024-04-18 | "To The Dancefloor" by DEBBY FRIDAY Out now on Sub Pop Records Stream/Download: music.subpop.com/debbyfriday_tothedancefloor
Directed by DEBBY FRIDAY Cinematography: Stella Gigliotti Styling: Angie Jayasinghe Makeup: Myla Martin Edit: DEBBY FRIDAY Animation: DEBBY FRIDAY Colour: Kassi Bellamy Special Thanks to Kevan Funk, Rico Moran and Grande Camera
"To The Dancefloor" Production: DEBBY FRIDAY, HiTech, Graham Walsh Additional Production: Ben Cook Mastering: Dave Cooley
Lyrics: I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor
I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor
I need the room I need the suite no, I need a bigger one I need a range I need some space and you need to give me some I need to feel the violence shake my ass like a nihilist I need to pop I need to bang and I need to get me some
I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor
I need a stack I need a bag no, I need a figure 8 I need to freak I need to tweak and I need to levitate said I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the bass so I can dance more I miss the rage I need the rave I need that 4/4 I need a jet I need to sweat no, I need to get me some I need the stage I need the arena no, I need a bigger one said I need to start a riot throw it back so unrighteous I need to blow I need to go said, I need to get me some
I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor
I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor I need the girls all to the dance floor
#DEBBYFRIDAY #TTDF #ToTheDancefloor #subpopTO THE DANCEFLOOR. APRIL 18. 💅🪩💜💋👁️💸❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥DEBBY FRIDAY2024-04-17 | ...TO THE DANCEFLOOR. APRIL 18. 💅🪩💋👁️💸❤️🔥❤️🔥 #newmusicDEBBY FRIDAY2024-04-17 | ...DEBBY FRIDAY - let u in (Official Visualizer)DEBBY FRIDAY2023-09-27 | "let u in" by DEBBY FRIDAY Out now on Sub Pop Records. Stream/Download: music.subpop.com/debbyfriday_letuin
"let u in" Produced by Darcy Baylis and DEBBY FRIDAY Mastered by Dave Cooley
Photography: Stella Gigliotti Stylist: Angie Jayasinghe Makeup: Myla Martin Graphic Design: Lauren Armstrong Animation and Digital Design: Christine Pabst
Lyrics: I never sleep, not when you are far away from me I toss and turn, feel you pulling on my energy I stay awake, yeah, these nights they get the best of me I try to dream but I think about you endlessly And it’s the truth, yeah, this feeling’s like a tendency I think of you and this feeling is so heavenly I’m wide awake, it’s the middle of the night, you see You’re on my mind - you’re my peace and you’re my entropy
I give you up To let you in I hold you down To keep open I give you up To let you in This loving heart My only sin
I ride the waves but I’m sitting up, I’m counting sheep I try to run but I love you now I’m in too deep You are my sun, my beloved, you’re my baby I kiss your lips, kiss your face, oh boy you taste so sweet It’s dark outside but between us there’s the light of heat Just hold me close, I don’t care if I don’t go to sleep Yes, I’m your star, I’m a vision from your memory We go together, we’re forever, just like everything
I give you up To let you in I hold you down To keep open I give you up To let you in This loving heart My only sin I give you up To let you in I hold you down To keep open I give you up To let you in This loving heart My only sin
This loving heart This loving heart This loving heart This loving heart My only sin
#DEBBYFRIDAY #letuin #GOODLUCK #subpopGOOD LUCK: THE FILMDEBBY FRIDAY2023-04-28 | GOOD LUCK is a surrealist short film that tells the story of a young woman navigating the whirlwind that is adolescence. Dreamlike sequences of young love, afterschool house parties, and midnight woodland rites come together in this pseudo-autobiographical tale. Co-directed by DEBBY FRIDAY and Nathan De Paz Habib (The Bicycle, Eroica), GOOD LUCK is the tale of a zillennial anti-heroine venturing into her past and the accompanying visual to DEBBY FRIDAY’s debut album of the same name (released via Sub Pop).
GOOD LUCK FILM CREDITS Directed by: DEBBY FRIDAY and Nathan De Paz Habib Written by: Debby Friday Starring: DEBBY FRIDAY as FRIDAY Matthew Dixon as EYE-D Rue Yi, Allie Stephen, Cydney Watson and Katelyn Doyle as THE GIRLS Oliver Moniz, Prayag Mishra, Devante O’connor, Roshan Gopalasamy as THE BOYS Executive Producer: DEBBY FRIDAY Producer: Lina Li, Breathe Entertainment Cinematography: Andrea Munafò Editor: Jacopo Ramella Pajrin Original Score: DEBBY FRIDAY Sound Design: Giulio Maria Sereno Production Design: Christina Kim Wardrobe Stylist: Kaylah Wilson Hair And Makeup: Kathy Nguyen Production Coordinator: Katie Murday 1st AD: Dayyaan Jameel 3rd AD: Charlie Hill 1st AC: Max Litzgus 2nd AC: Max Mezo, Azra Kamenov Gaffer: Jason D’souza Key Grip: Jose Gonzalez Swing: Hayden Salter, Mauricio Góngora Osorio Steadicam Operator: Ali Khurshid Lighting Board Operator: Liam Vanderploeg Sound Recordist: Bronwen Spolsky Producer’s Assistant: Jackson Dolap Production Assistant: Maral Mostafavi Set Dresser: Chris Yue Art Assistants: Michael Mckenzie, Sarah Douglas Hair And Makeup Assistant: Myla Martin Wardrobe Assistant: Sabrina Yussuf BTS Photography: Freida Wang Colourist: Claudio Beltrami Assistant Editor: Leo Ferrari Visual Effects: Lucas Hrubizna Extras: Shaya Ishaq, Alicia Phen, Catherine Racheter, Gloria Freire, Jasman Bains, Rakaila Bryan, Rebecca Renee, Dianela Eshel, Senyah James, Mylana Sheridan, Joshua Mengi, Brendan Tan, Hamzah Mir, Manuel Alejandri Coba, Daniel Moreno, Meerab Dastgir, Gloria Freire, Jasman Bains, Rakaila Bryan, Rebecca Renee, Shaya Ishaq, Cate Gransaull, Jaime Reetham-clayton, Elyse Freeman, Kieran Sabsay, Ethan Young, Max Carey, Alicia Phen, Bjorn Herikstad Super-8 Film Processing And Scan: Niagara Custom Lab Sound Studio: Rec & Play.srl Special Thanks: The Micho Family, Kevan Funk, Yan Gao, Yan Jing Qu, Shea Hurley, Robert Mentov, Cassandra Shier, Raymond J. Shama, Hallofstars, Mel Paget, Chino Amobi, Maria Katarina, Ryan Ermacora, Doc Martens, Pearl Nail Bar, Shawn Macdonald, Smith Bowen, Soft & Sticky, Biko, U3 Official, Etiquette Latex Mngmt: Semaphore Management
All Music Courtesy Of Sub Pop Records Poster Design By Lauren Armstrong
#DEBBYFRIDAY #GOODLUCK #subpopDEBBY FRIDAY - HOT LOVE (BOY HARSHER REMIX) [Official Audio]DEBBY FRIDAY2023-04-27 | "HOT LOVE (BOY HARSHER REMIX)" by DEBBY FRIDAY and Boy Harsher, from the album GOOD LUCK out now on Sub Pop Records. Stream/Download: music.subpop.com/debbyfriday-hotloveremix
#DEBBYFRIDAY #GOODLUCK #subpopGOOD LUCK: THE FILM | Official Trailer 2DEBBY FRIDAY2023-04-26 | Co-directed by DEBBY FRIDAY and Nathan De Paz Habib, GOOD LUCK tells the love story of a young woman and her masked beloved through hypnagogic sequences that blur the line between dreams and reality. As the accompanying visual to her debut album of the same name (released via Sub Pop), it is a pseudo-autobiographical tale, largely drawn from FRIDAY's own life and experiences growing up as a zillenial anti-heroine. GOOD LUCK is a surrealist reflection on the tumultuous whirlwind that is the end of adolescence and the emotionality of youth.
GOOD LUCK FILM CREDITS Directed by: DEBBY FRIDAY and Nathan De Paz Habib Written by: Debby Friday Starring: DEBBY FRIDAY as FRIDAY Matthew Dixon as EYE-D Rue Yi, Allie Stephen, Cydney Watson and Katelyn Doyle as THE GIRLS Oliver Moniz, Prayag Mishra, Devante O’connor, Roshan Gopalasamy as THE BOYS Executive Producer: DEBBY FRIDAY Producer: Lina Li, Breathe Entertainment Cinematography: Andrea Munafò Editor: Jacopo Ramella Pajrin Original Score: DEBBY FRIDAY Sound Design: Giulio Maria Sereno Production Design: Christina Kim Wardrobe Stylist: Kaylah Wilson Hair And Makeup: Kathy Nguyen Production Coordinator: Katie Murday 1st AD: Dayyaan Jameel 3rd AD: Charlie Hill 1st AC: Max Litzgus 2nd AC: Max Mezo, Azra Kamenov Gaffer: Jason D’souza Key Grip: Jose Gonzalez Swing: Hayden Salter, Mauricio Góngora Osorio Steadicam Operator: Ali Khurshid Lighting Board Operator: Liam Vanderploeg Sound Recordist: Bronwen Spolsky Producer’s Assistant: Jackson Dolap Production Assistant: Maral Mostafavi Set Dresser: Chris Yue Art Assistants: Michael Mckenzie, Sarah Douglas Hair And Makeup Assistant: Myla Martin Wardrobe Assistant: Sabrina Yussuf BTS Photography: Freida Wang Colourist: Claudio Beltrami Assistant Editor: Leo Ferrari Visual Effects: Lucas Hrubizna Extras: Shaya Ishaq, Alicia Phen, Catherine Racheter, Gloria Freire, Jasman Bains, Rakaila Bryan, Rebecca Renee, Dianela Eshel, Senyah James, Mylana Sheridan, Joshua Mengi, Brendan Tan, Hamzah Mir, Manuel Alejandri Coba, Daniel Moreno, Meerab Dastgir, Gloria Freire, Jasman Bains, Rakaila Bryan, Rebecca Renee, Shaya Ishaq, Cate Gransaull, Jaime Reetham-clayton, Elyse Freeman, Kieran Sabsay, Ethan Young, Max Carey, Alicia Phen, Bjorn Herikstad Super-8 Film Processing And Scan: Niagara Custom Lab Sound Studio: Rec & Play.srl Special Thanks: The Micho Family, Kevan Funk, Yan Gao, Yan Jing Qu, Shea Hurley, Robert Mentov, Cassandra Shier, Raymond J. Shama, Hallofstars, Mel Paget, Chino Amobi, Maria Katarina, Ryan Ermacora, Doc Martens, Pearl Nail Bar, Shawn Macdonald, Smith Bowen, Soft & Sticky, Biko, U3 Official, Etiquette Latex Mngmt: Semaphore Management
All Music Courtesy Of Sub Pop Records Poster Design By Lauren Armstrong
#DEBBYFRIDAY #GOODLUCK #subpopDEBBY FRIDAY - WHAT A MAN (Official Video)DEBBY FRIDAY2023-03-28 | "WHAT A MAN" by DEBBY FRIDAY, from the album GOOD LUCK out now on Sub Pop Records.
Directed by Kevan Funk and DEBBY FRIDAY Cinematography: John Ker Editor: Kevan Funk and DEBBY FRIDAY Production Designer: Dialla Kawar Producer: Anna Killen, Kevan Funk, DEBBY FRIDAY 1st AC: Matt Veen 2nd AC: Alex Acton Jones Gaffer: Rory Sommerville-Bathmaker Key Grip: Nate Belgrave Steadicam: Julian Lomaga Hair and Makeup: Myla Martin Makeup Assistant: Chyna Wardrobe Stylist: Talia Godin Stylist Assistant: Aurora Shields VFX: Sebastian Mercado Colourist: Kassi Bellamy Set Photographer: Kirk Lisaj Actors: Aurora Shields, Lamya Abraham, Joey Coleman, Ryan Bruce, Pushpek Sidhu, Yash Reddy, Matthew Dixon, Aidan Attali, Adam Brown, DENT, Fenton Isaacs Management: Semaphore MGMT
Special Thanks to: Kathryn Bowen, Airport Strip Club, Pie In The Sky Studios, Darling VFX, MERCHANT, Ian Webb, Colin Walker, Christian Tyler, Milestone Casting Studios
#DEBBYFRIDAY #GOODLUCK #subpopGOOD LUCK: THE FILM | Official TrailerDEBBY FRIDAY2023-03-02 | Co-directed by DEBBY FRIDAY and Nathan De Paz Habib, GOOD LUCK tells the love story of a young woman and her masked beloved through hypnagogic sequences that blur the line between dreams and reality. As the accompanying visual to her debut album of the same name (released via Sub Pop), it is a pseudo-autobiographical tale, largely drawn from FRIDAY's own life and experiences growing up as a zillenial anti-heroine. GOOD LUCK is a surrealist reflection on the tumultuous whirlwind that is the end of adolescence and the emotionality of youth.
GOOD LUCK FILM CREDITS Directed by: DEBBY FRIDAY and Nathan De Paz Habib Written by: Debby Friday Starring: DEBBY FRIDAY as FRIDAY Matthew Dixon as EYE-D Rue Yi, Allie Stephen, Cydney Watson and Katelyn Doyle as THE GIRLS Oliver Moniz, Prayag Mishra, Devante O’connor, Roshan Gopalasamy as THE BOYS Executive Producer: DEBBY FRIDAY Producer: Lina Li, Breathe Entertainment Cinematography: Andrea Munafò Editor: Jacopo Ramella Pajrin Original Score: DEBBY FRIDAY Sound Design: Giulio Maria Sereno Production Design: Christina Kim Wardrobe Stylist: Kaylah Wilson Hair And Makeup: Kathy Nguyen Production Coordinator: Katie Murday 1st AD: Dayyaan Jameel 3rd AD: Charlie Hill 1st AC: Max Litzgus 2nd AC: Max Mezo, Azra Kamenov Gaffer: Jason D’souza Key Grip: Jose Gonzalez Swing: Hayden Salter, Mauricio Góngora Osorio Steadicam Operator: Ali Khurshid Lighting Board Operator: Liam Vanderploeg Sound Recordist: Bronwen Spolsky Producer’s Assistant: Jackson Dolap Production Assistant: Maral Mostafavi Set Dresser: Chris Yue Art Assistants: Michael Mckenzie, Sarah Douglas Hair And Makeup Assistant: Myla Martin Wardrobe Assistant: Sabrina Yussuf BTS Photography: Freida Wang Colourist: Claudio Beltrami Assistant Editor: Leo Ferrari Visual Effects: Lucas Hrubizna Extras: Shaya Ishaq, Alicia Phen, Catherine Racheter, Gloria Freire, Jasman Bains, Rakaila Bryan, Rebecca Renee, Dianela Eshel, Senyah James, Mylana Sheridan, Joshua Mengi, Brendan Tan, Hamzah Mir, Manuel Alejandri Coba, Daniel Moreno, Meerab Dastgir, Gloria Freire, Jasman Bains, Rakaila Bryan, Rebecca Renee, Shaya Ishaq, Cate Gransaull, Jaime Reetham-clayton, Elyse Freeman, Kieran Sabsay, Ethan Young, Max Carey, Alicia Phen, Bjorn Herikstad Super-8 Film Processing And Scan: Niagara Custom Lab Sound Studio: Rec & Play.srl Special Thanks: The Micho Family, Kevan Funk, Yan Gao, Yan Jing Qu, Shea Hurley, Robert Mentov, Cassandra Shier, Raymond J. Shama, Hallofstars, Mel Paget, Chino Amobi, Maria Katarina, Ryan Ermacora, Doc Martens, Pearl Nail Bar, Shawn Macdonald, Smith Bowen, Soft & Sticky, Biko, U3 Official, Etiquette Latex Mngmt: Semaphore Management
All Music Courtesy Of Sub Pop Records Poster Design By Lauren Armstrong
Lyrics: I don’t feel you the way I felt you before I don’t bleed through I open up and pour
and I don’t need you the way I’d need you before we all undo the ones that we fall for
and I know that it’s only pain and we’ll never be the same again no love lost, no one wins that’s the way it goes, so it seems
hot love! hot love!
I don’t love you the way I loved you before I can’t hold you I can’t keep you anymore
and I won’t save you the way I saved you before we all fade out oh, the things we’ll answer for
hot love! hot love!
and you know that we’ll meet again another life, another hurricane another tie, another bond to break another oath, another vow to make
hot love! hot love! hot love! hot love! hot love!
#debbyfriday #subpop #hotlove #goodluckDEBBY FRIDAY - I GOT IT FEAT. UÑAS (Official Video)DEBBY FRIDAY2023-02-01 | "I GOT IT" by DEBBY FRIDAY feat. UÑAS, from GOOD LUCK out now on Sub Pop Records
I GOT IT MUSIC VIDEO CREDITS Directed by: DEBBY FRIDAY Styling: Angie Jayasinghe Additional Footage: Kevan Funk Music Video Edit: Kevan Funk and DEBBY FRIDAY Music Video Colour: Bryce Zimmerman Written and Performed by DEBBY FRIDAY and Uñas Produced by DEBBY FRIDAY and Graham Walsh Mastered by Heba Kadry
GOOD LUCK FILM CREDITS Directed by: DEBBY FRIDAY and Nathan De Paz Habib Written by: Debby Friday Starring: DEBBY FRIDAY as FRIDAY Matthew Dixon as EYE-D Rue Yi, Allie Stephen, Cydney Watson and Katelyn Doyle as THE GIRLS Oliver Moniz, Prayag Mishra, Devante O’connor, Roshan Gopalasamy as THE BOYS Executive Producer: DEBBY FRIDAY Producer: Lina Li, Breathe Entertainment Cinematography: Andrea Munafò Editor: Jacopo Ramella Pajrin Original Score: DEBBY FRIDAY Sound Design: Giulio Maria Sereno Production Design: Christina Kim Wardrobe Stylist: Kaylah Wilson Hair And Makeup: Kathy Nguyen Production Coordinator: Katie Murday 1st AD: Dayyaan Jameel 3rd AD: Charlie Hill 1st AC: Max Litzgus 2nd AC: Max Mezo, Azra Kamenov Gaffer: Jason D’souza Key Grip: Jose Gonzalez Swing: Hayden Salter, Mauricio Góngora Osorio Steadicam Operator: Ali Khurshid Lighting Board Operator: Liam Vanderploeg Sound Recordist: Bronwen Spolsky Producer’s Assistant: Jackson Dolap Production Assistant: Maral Mostafavi Set Dresser: Chris Yue Art Assistants: Michael Mckenzie, Sarah Douglas Hair And Makeup Assistant: Myla Martin Wardrobe Assistant: Sabrina Yussuf BTS Photography: Freida Wang Colourist: Claudio Beltrami Assistant Editor: Leo Ferrari Visual Effects: Lucas Hrubizna Extras: Shaya Ishaq, Alicia Phen, Catherine Racheter, Gloria Freire, Jasman Bains, Rakaila Bryan, Rebecca Renee, Dianela Eshel, Senyah James, Mylana Sheridan, Joshua Mengi, Brendan Tan, Hamzah Mir, Manuel Alejandri Coba, Daniel Moreno, Meerab Dastgir, Gloria Freire, Jasman Bains, Rakaila Bryan, Rebecca Renee, Shaya Ishaq, Cate Gransaull, Jaime Reetham-clayton, Elyse Freeman, Kieran Sabsay, Ethan Young, Max Carey, Alicia Phen, Bjorn Herikstad Super-8 Film Processing And Scan: Niagara Custom Lab Sound Studio: Rec & Play.srl Special Thanks: The Micho Family, Kevan Funk, Yan Gao, Yan Jing Qu, Shea Hurley, Robert Mentov, Cassandra Shier, Raymond J. Shama, Hallofstars, Mel Paget, Chino Amobi, Maria Katarina, Ryan Ermacora, Doc Martens, Pearl Nail Bar, Shawn Macdonald, Smith Bowen, Soft & Sticky, Biko, U3 Official, Etiquette Latex Mgmt: SemaphoreMGMT
All Music Courtesy Of Sub Pop Records Poster Design By Lauren Armstrong
#DEBBYFRIDAY #GOODLUCK #subpopthe video for SO HARD TO TELL is out now! my album, GOOD LUCK, comes out on @subpop march 24 👁❤️🔥DEBBY FRIDAY2023-01-05 | ...V FOR VIRTUAL (An Audio-Visual Play By DEBBY FRIDAY)DEBBY FRIDAY2022-12-02 | V FOR VIRTUAL was a thirty-minute audio-visual play by DEBBY FRIDAY produced while in residence at Western Front. The work marked the final installment of a sci-fi sonic theatre trilogy that began with Friday’s audio-play LINK SICK (2021), followed by the immersive installation, VOW (2021).
In this cumulative project, the future world of VIRTUAL finds itself under siege of corrupted code, warring factions, and rolling whiteouts from ABC Inc. Digital consciousness interfaces mediate the lives of inhabitants, who party at non-stop raves amidst the world’s collapse. Borrowing from Dante Aligheri’s Inferno, the hellscape of VIRTUAL is divided into levels that viewers traverse with the help of CHEV, the play’s protagonist, in an attempt to return to "IRL". Projected across three screens, Friday’s multi-channel audio-visual installation extended the work towards the audience to reference mixed reality and question the boundaries between the real self, the digital self, and collective online worlds. The project incorporated a fusion of new media approaches to visual and sound art, including experimental music production, generative art, chroma keying, and algorithmic composition.
V FOR VIRTUAL screened over three days in Western Front’s Grand Luxe Hall every hour on the hour.
Written, Directed, Scored and Edited by DEBBY FRIDAY
Starring: Birkett Turton as CHEV Allie Stephen as CAPTAIN DJ Haram as BONNI-X Chino Amobi as PHILO Buttress as DRIGZ DEBBY FRIDAY as FREEEE Replica Studios and Holly+ as SYSTEM and FACTION
Videography by Soloman Chiniquay Special Effects by Jonny Ostrem Special Thanks to Shoreline Studios.
Presented with the support of the Government of Canada and the SOCAN Foundation.
A direct descendant of her graduate thesis project, LINK SICK, and taking place in the same futuristic world of planet raves and VIRTUAL living, VOW tells a story of code, of feeling and the bittersweetness of entanglement. The project is a multi-channel immersive installation experience, where the audience is invited to sit in the centre of the room, with sound erupting from all four corners as they gaze into the eyes of an ever-morphing visage - a visual developed with the use of generative adversarial networks, better known as GANs. Bringing together aspects of theatre, radio, machine learning, generative art, sound art and electronic music production, VOW is a philosophical and hybrid production that explores speculative relationships and the intimacies between our present and our future virtual selves.
STARRING DEBBY FRIDAY as Lixi-R Birkett Turton as Chev Replica Studio AI/Holly Plus as SYSTEM
Directed by Ryan Ermacora and DEBBY FRIDAY DOP: Jeremy Cox Production Manager: Zanny Venner 1st AC: Suzanne Friesen Key Grip: Andrei Lyskov Grip: Matthew Koropatwa Driver/PA: Aidan Whiteley Whip Stunt Coordinators: Jonel Earl and Mike Chin Avalanche Coordinator: Stellar HeliSkiing Styling: Marchel B. Eang Colour: Sam Gilling Camera Support: Arri Rental Film Processing and Scan: Metropolis Post Film Stock: Kodak
Special Thanks To: Jason Remple Greg Johnson Jessica Johnson Laird Pierce Till Dumke and SMS3D Soloman Chiniquay
Written and performed by DEBBY FRIDAY Produced by DEBBY FRIDAY and Big Kill Mastered by Sarah Register ---- Supported by Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia.
This music video was created thanks to the generous support of the MVP Project, a joint initiative of RBCxMusic and the Prism Prize (administered by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television).
#DEBBYFRIDAY #FOCUS #ADULTSWIMLINK SICK (An Audio Play by DEBBY FRIDAY)DEBBY FRIDAY2021-03-29 | Set against the backdrop of an ambiguous dystopia and eternal rave, LINK SICK is a tale about the threads that bind us together.
LINK SICK is DEBBY FRIDAY'S graduate thesis project - an audio-play written, directed and scored by the artist herself. The project is a science-fiction exploration of the connective tissue of human experience as well as an experiment in sound art; blurring the lines between theatre, radio, music, fiction, essay, and internet art. Over 42-minutes, listeners are invited to gather round, close their eyes, and open their ears; submerging straight into a strange future peppered with blink-streams, automated protests, disembodied DJs, dancefloor orgies, and only the trendiest S/S 221 G-E two-piece club skins. ---- Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Fine Arts at Simon Fraser University. ----- Starring DEBBY FRIDAY as Izzi/Narrator Chino Amobi as Philo Sam Rolfes as Dj GODLESS Hanna Sam as ABC Inc. Announcer Storm Greenwood as Diana Deviance Alex Zhang Hungtai as Weaver Allie Stephen as Numee Soukayna as Katz AI Voice Generated Protesters via Replica Studios
Directed by: Ryan Ermacora and DEBBY FRIDAY Cinematography: Jeremy Cox Key Grip: Soloman Chiniquay Camera Car Driver: Bronwynn Whiteley Choreography: Neil Schwartz Choreography Assist: Shaneekqua Woodhan and Misato Obana Styling: Marchel Eang Costume Design: Evan Clayton Colour: Sam Gilling Title Animation: SMS3D Film Processing and Scan: Metropolis Post Film stock: Kodak
Special Thanks to: Jordan Findlay, Suzanne Friesen, Jessica Johnson, Brit Bachmann, Peter Hagge, David Ehrenreich, Maria Katarina
Written and performed by DEBBY FRIDAY Produced by DEBBY FRIDAY and Big Kill Mastering by Heba KadryBARE BONES (A Film by DEBBY FRIDAY)DEBBY FRIDAY2020-09-08 | Once there was and once there was not, a woman who swallowed a bee. --- BARE BONES is an experimental short film written, directed and scored by DEBBY FRIDAY. Conceived during the Covid-19 lockdown and shot in Vancouver, BC on 16mm, the film tells the story of a young woman who swallows a bee and begins to undergo a hallucinatory and transformative experience. Abstract visual sequences depict time and space fracturing around her as she succumbs to wave after wave of pure feeling. --- DOWNLOAD THE FILM SCORE HERE: debbyfriday.bandcamp.com/track/bare-bones-original-score --- CREDITS
#debbyfriday #experimentalfilm #barebonesYoull Miss Me When Im Not Around (DEBBY FRIDAY REMIX)DEBBY FRIDAY2020-04-03 | A little something I did for fun. Enjoy! #grimesartkit #grimes #remix
Follow DEBBY FRIDAY: instagram.com/debbyfriday twitter.com/DEBBYVENDREDI facebook.com/debbyfridaymediaTHAT WET, ELECTRIC DARKDEBBY FRIDAY2020-01-27 | This is the video documentation of my final project for my directed studies, which involved the creation of my very own 6x3 foot tall "sounding instrument", made of wood. This piece is loosely based on my second seminar essay titled "Together, Always Together: On the Erotic Potential of Electronic Punk Music Performance", which is available to read on my blog here: crackingcloser.com
This performance includes the use of additional visual footage by Rebecca Ladds and Aldo Tambellini. Video documentation by Max Gross.DEBBY FRIDAY - FATAL (OFFICIAL VIDEO)DEBBY FRIDAY2019-08-06 | Stream 'FATAL' from DEATH DRIVE EP on Deathbomb Arc. Vinyl: shop.deathbombarc.com/products/debby-friday-bitchpunk-death-drive-12
Directed by: Debby Friday & Ryan Ermacora Director of Photography: Jeremy Cox Steadicam Operator: Peter Park Key Grip: Aidan Whiteley Stylist: Maria Katarina Colourist: Sam Gilling Film Scan: filmHOUSE.world
Written, produced and recorded by DEBBY FRIDAY Mastered by Josh Boguski at Studio Parc MasteringSEARCHING - DEBBY FRIDAY AND DJ HARAMDEBBY FRIDAY2019-05-24 | Written and recorded by DEBBY FRIDAY. Produced by DJ HARAM and DEBBY FRIDAY. Mastered by Josh Boguski at Studio Parc Mastering. ---
2 TO MAKE HEAVEN 2 TO MAKE HELL 1 FOR THE GHOST 3 FOR THE CELL HOW FAR WILL YOU GO? HOW FAR WILL YOU FALL? DEATH IS THE EXCESS YOUR LIFE IS YOUR FAULT
UNENDING SILENCE THRILL OF THE DARK 3 FOR THE BODY KNIFE IN THE HEART HOW LOW WILL YOU GO? HOW LONG WILL YOU LIE? TURN TO THE MIRROR AND OPEN YOUR EYES
PAIN TO MAKE DIAMONDS BANG BUT NO GLORY 1 FOR THE GALLOWS AND 1 TO THE BRINK WILL YOU KEEP CLIMBING? WILL YOU KEEP GOING? FEAR IS THE ARROW HELL IS A THING
A UNIT, A CIRCUIT A SHOUT IN THE NIGHT A BEAST IN THE MAZE THE ANGEL OF CHANGE HOW FAR DO YOU SEE? HOW DEEP DO YOU DREAM? TURN TO YOUR NEIGHBOUR AND SAY WHAT YOU MEAN
AM I THE ONE WHO SHOT THE GUN? AM I THE ONE WHO SHOT THE GUN?TONTO: THE WORLDS LARGEST SYNTHESIZERDEBBY FRIDAY2019-03-18 | Here is a longer video of my first time playing the legendary TONTO, the world's largest synthesizer. This is the same machine that was used to created some of the most iconic sounds from the 70s, including music by Stevie Wonder, Gil Scott Heron, Quincy Jones, and Diana Ross.
Video taken on Saturday, March 16th 2019 at the National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta. #debbyfriday #rbma #tontoTHE COLOUR OF BETRAYAL IS YELLOWDEBBY FRIDAY2019-02-11 | THE COLOUR OF BETRAYAL IS YELLOW - a sound & performance art installation piece created as part of one of my graduate studio class projects. This is the video projection portion of the full performance.
Videographer: Max Gross.
First performed February 8th 2019.DALILA! - DEBBY FRIDAY (LIVE)DEBBY FRIDAY2018-12-06 | DALILA! - A live audio-visual performance by DEBBY FRIDAY.
First performed on December 3rd, 2018 as part of my final project for my graduate studio class.DEBBY FRIDAY - BITCHPUNK (FULL EP)DEBBY FRIDAY2018-03-30 | BITCHPUNK EP (2018)
Written, produced and recorded by DEBBY FRIDAY. Mastered by Josh Boguski at Studio Parc Mastering.