Barsuk and Nada Surf are excited to announce the winners of the "Weightless" video contest! Congratulations to the winning directors, Richard Card and Austin Trotter, who will receive $3,000 from Barsuk Records for their video that focuses on transitions and dream-like experiences, both ordinary and surreal. Second-place winner Sean P. Rogan and his breathtaking skydiving (yes skydiving) entry, and third-place winner Sam Kuhn and his beautifully shot black & white paper airplane video will receive a copy of the Nada Surf Vinyl Box Set, an assortment of Nada Surf t-shirts and CDs and some gear from the good folks at www.dakine.com. You can watch the winning entries here, and read a letter from Nada Surf's Matthew Caws at the bottom of this page.
Nada Surf and Barsuk were impressed by so many entries that we can't overlook some of the other wonderful contestants, which we've noted below in our honorable mention section. To see all the entries, visit http://www.youtube.com/group/nadasurfweightless:
hi everybody
wow. when we put together this video contest, we were excited to see what would come in, but the results have completely eclipsed our expectations. thank you SO MUCH for all the incredible submissions!
it's always fun to hear people's different interpretations of particular songs, but to actually see dozens and dozens of videos for weightless, made with total creative freedom and abandon, was completely thrilling. every time we play the song live now, scenes from so many of them play through my mind.
we spent many (happy) hours all watching them together backstage and it was really difficult, and heartbreaking, to make a choice.
the overall winner is Richard Card and Austin Trotter, followed by Sean P. Rogan and Sam Kuhn.
but honestly, and i am speaking for the whole band, we love every single one. thank you so much for participating, for putting so much of yourselves into the videos, and thank you for the being the best audience anywhere. it's an honor to play for you.
love
matthew
