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Shout out to my hips for lying so we could make this film 🔥🌒 Hit the link in my bio to peep the full ting 🙏🏽Edit by @skylahaley_

Director | DOP | Edit @jeanpierrewhitfield
Co-Edit daanielduval
Lighting @silverbulletlighting @howes.clint simonhowes @quade___howes
OG Grip @ogcolin_k
Focus puller @sammaritz
2nd AC @jake_maritzz
Choreography & Dancing @koolsokool @studiosooks
Out via @quietlifeco
Producers + Composers @greg.abrahams @nate_woodman
Mixed by @rojojado
Mastered by @phfat.music

#blackandwhite #musicvideo #filmmakers by @rileysmiles

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7 months ago

‘OCEANS’ OUT NOW ❤️Via @quietlifeco ❤️
Nearly two years in the making and this one just made sense from the beginning. We didn’t rush, but we didn’t drag our feet, and that shows. The artist in me is complete, the dreamer wants it to rack up the streams, but here I sit with the fullest heart. Its perfect 🦋

To Quiet Life; @daniloqrs @roscomusic @quirkytaleofjade @whoismeister @kholwani_inmusic I’ve never felt so held 🫂Family 🦋

To @greg.abrahams (Producer) @rojojado (Mixing Engineer) and @mikezietsman (Mastering Engineer) your finesse is everything. It’s perfect 💯

To my BENIS boys @bozieverse @looksimon and @beatvince this song is nothing without your gummies, your hooks, your foundation, your encouragement✨

To @jeanpierrewhitfield and the team; I’ll have more to say about this on Monday ❤️

To my muse @leotieaponi 🥹 you’re the subtext to everything ❤️ Everything!

To everyone who has stuck around for the journey; thank you 😭❤️Sing to it, dance to it, cry to it, make love to it, and for purely commercial purposes; stream it and save it to your playlists 💅🏽This is YOSHE, this is the way ❤️

VISUAL CREDITS:

Talent: @lizascholtz @rileysmiles Luca Frazenburg
Director/DP: @jeanpierrewhitfield
Focus puller: @senoirlovedaddy
DIT: Danial Duval
Art direction + MUA: @francescavarriemichel
Grip: Colin kondwani
Lighting: @silverbulletlighting
Quad howe and the team
Post production: Danial Duval

#newmusic #originalmusic #film #oceans #capetown #southafrica #musician #songwriter #singer #rnb #alternative #frankocean #childishgambino #thepolice taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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a year ago

‘Child of God. I am the Alpha and the Omega’s draft’ - Damn it’s been a week 🫩❤️Elated into exhaustion 🙏🏽 Grateful. Wow ✨
Slide 1, 2 - Two of my favourite shots from the music video.
Slide 3 - Going way over my interview limit with @carlwastie 😂 but sharing what counts ❤️
Slide 4 - Bathing in success
Slide 5 - Playing boy dad
Slide 6 - Literally crying on @lizascholtz lap (proud that we can go here; now we acting)
Slide 7, 8 - Numbers suck generally; we don’t like to count them, but we are eternally grateful. Keep doing your thing ❤️ Also that top comment @sekai_no_yosa 😭
Slide 9 - The success I was bathing in
Slide 10 - Liza’s baby bump was used in the Tour de France no cap 😂
Slide 11, 12, 13 - More music vid favs (stream it on YT)
Slide 14 - @jeanpierrewhitfield said we going to get you crying by the fire (I went way harder than I should’ve)
Slide 15 - dirtying my wedding suit
Slide 16 - JP getting one of the bangers

Life’s beautiful. It feels like cloud 9 with the best team @quietlifeco

📸 @francescavarriemichel
Grabs @roscomusic
Lighting @silverbulletlighting

#musician #grateful #gratitude #originalsong #indieartist #alternativeartist #model #actor #film #musicvideo #oceans #visualpoetry taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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a year ago

SUNSHINE - THE COMPLETE VISUAL ALBUM by @jungle4eva out now 🔥 Click the link in my bio to watch the full film.

Some dreams wake you up when you need them most, some dreams wake you up in the sunshine 🌞

Been a Jungle fan since their self titled album, fell off the wagon of obsession a bit but now fully addicted again 🙏🏽 This truly is a piece I’m proud of.

Thank you to my agents @purschartistes and a very special thanks to uncle @charliediplacido the visionary for welcoming me into this world. Thank you to @j.lloyd @lydiakitto and @tromcf for creating a sound that the world will always adore, and to the dancers, thank you for inspiring in me a creative spirit I’ve needed to come alive for a long time 🪐🫶🏽 taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @rileysmiles

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6 days ago

At the beginning of this year I played a small part in a story that came to me at a time of my life that marked the beginning of the journey home to myself. A story that revealed every part of me I’ve tried so hard to hide from and there in was the light. ‘As Ek Kon Kies’ carries that homecoming so beautifully for me,and I know that everyone who gets to see it will have that light drawn out of them. Thank you @emiliebadenhorst @kanya.viljoen and @beata_bena_ for trusting me; I truly am humbled and got humbled, but look forward to the path your work has set me on. I’ll always be grateful for that 🫂Screening this Thursday at @silwerskermfees
Huge love to my agents for believing in me @purschartistes the road is tough and long, but better with you all behind me
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📸 @pz_visualcontent by @rileysmiles

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2 months ago

Shifting with the pillar of grace 🫂🦋 taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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2 months ago

Grieving a close friend, grieving potential or grieving what it means for your dreams? Maybe all three ❤️

First time I did this monologue from ‘Wasted Talent’ was in a @bonnie_rodini acting class. Was heavy, emotional, first time in tears acting, played it like it was straight grief.

This time it’s different. There’s so much more than just loss of a talented friend in this scene.

S/O to @rihari_teare for inspiring me to do this 🙏🏽

Check in on your friends. Check in on your boys

#mensmentalhealthawareness #acting #monologue taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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3 months ago

First show and I got homies chanting the words of songs I spent years waiting to play. There’s nothing quite that connection. Between family, marriage, work, school, acting I managed to squeeze this in last year 🫶🏽 The virtual world can give music such a polished and beautiful aesthetic, and that’s nice and all but you can’t fake this. Shout out to @wildspirit_backpackerslodge for bringing me into this space and to my boys @darren_petersen and @devonlmurray for making the nommers bop 🙏🏽❤️ My life is a hot mess at the moment, so I don’t know what happens next, God has a plan, but hopefully at least one show this year 🤞🏽 taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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4 months ago

I CRY, YOU CRY, WE ALL CRODE
To finesse this performance i had to look confused, aloof and slightly constipated 🔥 then eventually like I got kicked in the shin. It’s method and Works every time 🤌🏾 For real though, I love this song. I love a sad song. Maybe I’m just in my sad song era. I think I’ll just confuse music algorithms forever 😈
Thank you @quietlifeco thank you @tessinandi._ and @daniloqrs and @giuliette_price @skylahaley_ and @bahbahroo and everyone 🪐 taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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4 months ago

The “I’m done trying to understand this year” dump 😂🌊🦋
📸 @mr_issh_m @just_act_casual @bahbahroo taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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4 months ago

“Living Without You” by Tessi Nandi & YOSHE (and low key @giuliette_price ) out this Friday via @quietlifeco 🪞This one’s for the lovers and the fighters 🫂

📸 / Artwork @skylahaley_
Creative direction @skylahaley_ @bahbahroo taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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4 months ago

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@leotieaponi taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @rileysmiles

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5 months ago