SINGING IN MARFA: A SUMMER SOLSTICE PERFORMANCE

Excited to sing. This will be the first time singing in Marfa for a long time. Well at least since I've moved here. This will be presented by Jeremy Harris (musician and producer extraordinaire coming from Inverness, California) , similar to his Quest Coast performances. Along with Jeremy, will be Robert Gungor (Wilderman.) I'm having 2 very special people come visit next week and will also be joining. So special. Here is the poster we designed for the event.  We wanted to capture the stillness of the sun on the longest day of light. So there it hovers....

Poster we designed for the event. Wanted to capture the stillness of the sun on the longest day of light.

Other option, using a photo of an actual Marfa sunset:

NEW WORK: MUSIC VIDEO FOR "GUNGOR"

So today is the first day that I got mentioned as a director on a national website, The Wall Street Journal. I directed the music video for the band Gungor in late July. I had this idea of using geometric shapes and color to use as metaphors and messages. See if you can see what I mean. It premiered today on the Wall Street Journal's Site! You can read about the video- here is that link and here is the video below:

MY NEW SONG & VIDEO "WHEN I'M DOWN"

HEY EVERYBODY!!! I have a new song and video to share! I loved watching ink hit water while making this video. I hope you do to. We recorded this in a "hi/lo" style. 1/2 on 4-track and 1/2 in the new Hangar Studio in Stinson Beach with help from my friends. I will probably re-record this for the actual album version, but when I was asked to record this for a film recently,  I fell in love with the sound of this recording. This is a preview for my upcoming album "Hearts & Sciences" (out in 2014) - I would be so happy if you shared with your peeps! Enjoy! Musicians: Simone Rubi, Robert Gungor, Jessi Campbell, Jeremy Harris, & Kacey Johansing. Additional vocals by Amy Cooper.  Magical light from Bart Davenport. Check out my facebook page for updates and brand new www.simonerubimusic.com for ephemera. You can buy the song here.

Buy/Stream the song here:

WILDERMAN: MUSIC VIDEO & TRACK

Here's a music video I directed very recently. It's the first video for Wilderman called "Sentimental Bear." This is from the new album, Learn to Feel. We shot it in the redwoods at Samuel P. Taylor Park north of San Francisco. It's one of my favorite spots. When I was living in Oakland,  this was one of the closest places where I could feel far.  The video features Robert Gungor (Wilderman) as the bear and Jessi Campbell as the bear's pal who show's him the world outside of the forest.  There is a cultural exchange between the people and the bear that was really fun to explore.  I wanna know what you did directly after this video. P.S. I've been listening to this album a lot. Check out the track "Wave" here. It's total magic. It was written in the redwoods. You can hear that. The Redwoods are just so FULL OF FEEL. And so is this bear. Feel the wave.

DEBUT ALBUM "LEARN TO FEEL" for sale at http://wilderman.bandcamp.com
Directed by Simone Rubi.
Additional Camera by Luke Askelson.
Edited by Robert Gungor.
Produced by CaliMagi

2 THINGS I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT

2 things. Super excited to share this with you all! Here is a music video I created/directed/produced with Robert Gungor for the band Gungor - under a new endeavor called CaliMagi. We made the video in the sand dunes and mountains of Colorado with lots of heart. Thank you to Luke Askelson (DP), Keely Skyy, Rachael Stamps, and all the extras. Enjoy.

New endeavor CaliMagi. Creative direction of the utmost radical quality

LOGO DESIGN : SARAH KRASLEY

I recently did a logo design for a dear friend, Sarah Krasley. She might save the world and/or become president. Learn about her.

The final logo. Celebrating her passion of technology, sustainability, labor strategies, design, and craft.

She liked the nod (the blue) to the "We Can Do It" poster...

What she sent me as inspiration.

She loved this type, so I riffed off of it

NEW WORK: MUSIC VIDEO FOR "HONEY"

So I made a music video with my friends (Amanda Marsalis, Ashley Eva Brock, Alia Shawkat, and Jessi Campbell) for the song "Honey" by Kacey Johansing from the album "Grand Ghosts." Really really happy with it. We shot it in Bolinas, California over the course of 3 days last January. It's the small town where Kacey lives in Northern California. We shot during a New Year's Eve party that ended up involving burning wishes, scribbled fates, hot tubs, redwoods, and 4 people to a bed or floor. I don't think I've ever slept in a house with that many people at one time. The dress was inspired from watching the old footage by the Lumeiere brothers. We wanted to have the viewer experience her transformation. Hope it inspires. Feel that pastel-colored California light.

Kacey is opening for Kings of Convenience May 15 in London and May 23 in Moscow. Other Euro cities around that time too. Paris, Berlin, Hamburg...Also, April 6 in San Francisco. Go see her!

Directed by Amanda Marsalis

Art Directed by Simone Rubi

Produced by Simone Rubi

Edited by Patrick Nelson Barnes

Dress by Ashley Eva Brock

Special guests: Alia Shawkat, Jessi Campbell, Simone Rubi

From the album "Grand Ghosts" (Released Feb, 2013)

I used an "Aura Photograph" for the cover design... can you see her?