Research into the Band/Artsist

    

THE PRETTY RECKLESS

The song I have chosen for my music video is called 'You' by The Pretty Reckless. They are an American rock band from New York and consist of four members: Taylor Momsen (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Ben Phillips (lead guitar and backing vocals), Mark Damon (bass) and Jamie Perkins (drums). Before joining the band, Ben Phillips used to co-write songs along with Taylor and a rock producer named Khandwala. They were originally called the Reckless however they had to change their name due to trademark problems and their first concert was on May the 5th 2009. As they have only been active since that year, they are quite current within the rock industry however they have had two albums since that date and many successful singles...




Their two albums include 'Light Me Up' from 2010 and more recently 'Going To Hell' in 2014. 'Light Me Up' included three singles, most notably 'Make Me Wanna Die' which reached number one in the UK Rock Charts and number four for the US Hot Singles Sales. Other singles from this album included 'Just Tonight' and 'Miss Nothing'.

From 'Going to Hell', the singles 'Kill Me', 'Going To Hell' and 'Heaven Knows' were released and topped the US and UK rock charts. Their most recent single to date is 'House On A Hill' which came out in September and is a slow song compared to the others similar to 'You'. As they have a mix of genres including alternative rock and post-grunge, there is quite a mix in their music styles which can be seen throughout their songs. Some are considered hard rock whereas some are slow and personal.

The band have also supported Evanescence on tour and have been nominated by the Virgin Media Music Award for 'best group' and 'best newcomer' as well as Taylor winning the award for 'hottest female' by Kerrang this year...

Clearly, Taylor Momsen is the most significant and popular member of the band - having been in the limelight her entire life. At a young age she stared as Cindy Lou Who in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' as well as portraying the character Jenny in the popular TV Series 'Gossip Girl' before being in the 'Pretty Reckless'. As well as acting, she has also done a great deal of modelling however in interviews she expresses that she has always loved music.




Researching the band has also helped me for the creation of my music video as I know understand the style of their music more clearly. This has therefore helped to think about how I want to carry on shooting my video and what other ways I can portray and display this particular band such as the type of themes I can include in order to properly promote their music.