Music Video Award sponsored by YouTube

After Hours is the second single of the year from the prolific young artist Gemini Aaliyah. The lyrics describe Gemini's connection to witchcraft and the magical realm being suppressed. Trapped within an institution, she is told what she sees is an illusion while the music is a blend between bright alt-rock and pulsing synthy hyper pop. She says, “I wrote the lyrics to tell the struggle of a witch girl in a modern world, where people tell you magic is an illusion, a society that views magic as madness.”

Jason Patel is a Queer South Asian R&B Pop artist originally from Manchester. His queerness, identity, performance training and extensive life experience influence and inform his bold fusion-blend musical sound. Patel has performed all over the country, appeared in multiple publications including Wonderland Magazine, Brown Girl Mag, and Diet Paratha for his music and visuals, leading to support from BBC Introducing & BBC Asian Network. He is currently developing a music documentary about his journey as an artist and working towards the release of his debut EP: Choclafied. He is currently playing the lead role Mowgli in The Jungle Book Musical.

Last Chance to Dance was produced by members of More Media Collective. They are a team of young creatives based at More Music in the West End of Morecambe. With over 25 years of experience, More Music is a music and education charity seeking to build confidence and spirit in individuals and communities through music and the arts. All of the musicians involved in More Media Collective primarily learnt to play and engage with music through More Music’s projects. More Media Collective grew from a passion for exploring creative opportunities, producing events and gaining real life industry experiences.

Risky is a young artist whose dream is to be established in the music industry, whilst projecting a voice of change to society. He speaks directly on his experiences, thoughts and what he has seen. He also does youth work and has recently hosted his own music event. Through this, Risky brought together young people between the ages of 18-25 and presented them with an opportunity, with the aim for all to build as a community. He credits his biggest musical influence as the late Sam Davies, also known as Dizzle, who helped him massively when starting out.

Ptown by Tinzo pays homage to Michael Jackson as the song uses a remixed beat of Billie Jean behind Tinzo’s quickfire bars. The music video was shot and edited by Romsey Mill’s Youth Development Worker Dave Read. ‘We tried to recreate aspects from the original Billie Jean video mimicking shots such as walking down the stairs and dancing,’ says Dave. A static camera angle shot was used to create the image of several Tinzo’s, creating an updated impression of an old school era.