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MUSICAL VIDEO

Nowhere to run

CEE-ROO & THE QUARANTINES
BIEL-BIENNE | 2020

MUSIC PRODUCTION
TECHNICAL INSTALLATION
PERFORMANCE
EDITING

ROOFTOP JAM DURING COVID

A Musical Challenge During confinement

During the COVID.19 period, I found myself wondering how to continue making music while being confined to my home. So, I set myself a challenge and brought together my musical neighbours to perform a piece from their respective balconies and rooftops.

CONCEPT

A woman singing into a microphone on a balcony of a decorative building with ornate metalwork and columns.
A man in a white robe playing an electric guitar on a rooftop terrace surrounded by fences and buildings.
A young man with dark hair and a beard is playing a keyboard on a rooftop during sunset. He is dressed in a gray hoodie and black pants, standing next to a wooden crate. The background shows older buildings with chimneys and rooftop equipment, with a wire fence along the edge of the rooftop.

The title Nowhere to Run truly took on its literal meaning: it was a way to break free from constraints and limitations, exploring new ways to connect, create, and experience music—even from a distance.

A person with sunglasses and a colorful beanie playing a musical instrument outdoors, with a microphone and equipment nearby, during twilight or evening.

Using drones, we were able to connect each individual apartment, balcony and rooftop with audio cables, extending and restoring a physical web of connection above the empty commercial street below.

From a ghost town came life, as we connected each instrument and musician to my sound card, allowing for musical life and reconnection to take place once more (albeit from a distance). This resulted in the live performance of “Nowhere to Run” which became a viral sensation, a beacon of hope, with a twist of comedy, shared across several social platforms, radio channels and ultimately, the Swiss television.

A person holding a wire connected to a small electronic device outdoors near a white vehicle, with a wooden pallet and a rusty table in the foreground.
Person standing on a rooftop with arms raised, facing a figure blowing a party horn on the rooftop balcony in the distance, with drums in the foreground and blue sky overhead.

THE FILM

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Black and white illustration of a winter hat with sunglasses.