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Article about the video: http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Entertainment_1150/LOS_FELIZ_BAND_STUDENT_FILMMAKER_MAKE_MAGIC.php
About Abby and Rafael: www.myspace.com/abrafever
Just to set the story straight: the facepainted kids in the video are a boy and girl from Los Angeles, two friends of mine, names Raf and Abby. MGMT was not involved in the making of this video, however, they became involved down the line.
The story goes like this:
December 2007: Rushing to make a due date for a USC Music Video class, I ask my friends Raf and Abby to appear in my video. I like the way they bounce off of each other despite completely different personality types, and think they both have interesting faces. Raf didn't want to shave so I didn't push him. We shot in one night, I cut overnight, turn it in and call it the worst thing I've done so far.
January 2008: On a whim one night while visiting home in Austin, Texas, I throw the video on Youtube just for kicks.
April 2008: Ray Tintori, who has directed 3 official videos for MGMT, finds my fan video online and invites myself and my two actors to come to New York to appear in MGMTs next official video for Electric Feel.
May 2008: We go to New York and have a great time on the set with the band and all their friends.
Message from Abby, the facepaint girl in the video:
We are celebrating over a year since Jon posted this video!
We never would have thought this would get over 8 million hits, I never even thought it would make it on the internet.
I've put together some commemorative T-shirts for anyone who had enjoyed the video and wants to support. http://www.cafepress.com/FacepaintTshirt
Thanks so much!
xoxox
Abby
You can also visit Abby's myspace here:
www.myspace.com/abrafever
I've got three more music videos coming down the chute guys, expect to see them around the second week of February.
-J

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Array ( 12 hours ago by Paulwander)

@Vrzwta Hai! Cracka?

@Vrzwta L0L! That ... ( 11 hours ago by SmartStudios)

@Vrzwta L0L! That is the comment of the year for me. Hai! Hitler?

i always keep ... ( 11 hours ago by funnybro21)

i always keep hearing these songs advertising ski resorts. i don't know why, though

Brand New MGMT song ... ( 11 hours ago by GregVlog)

Brand New MGMT song out today!!:D On my channel if you wanna listen.

for the longest ... ( 11 hours ago by mesuhlikemusic)

for the longest time i thought this was the real music video. and those are the real members of mgmt. :/ i was wrong. but she's still hott.

this video makes me ... ( 10 hours ago by inbrief2006)

this video makes me hate this song. this video is not that good. it sucks. sry just being truthful, mainlyl like the guy and girl, so wierd

Hai! Chink? ( 9 hours ago by FishHez)

Hai! Chink?

Beautiful girls ... ( 9 hours ago by elhalconvoraz)

Beautiful girls hips, 3:34 2:29. A video girls with no hips man.

Inbreif its a ... ( 7 hours ago by chanceie12)

Inbreif its a random song so why not a random video. you cant say this video isnt crative for a fanmade video , the lighting everything about it is good. you obviously havent seen the original video which is why they made this video/

the girl looks like ... ( 7 hours ago by inbrief2006)

the girl looks like michael jackson...not saying its a bad thing :)

Hai! My bitch? ( 7 hours ago by FreakOutGaming)

Hai! My bitch?

Ditch the make up, ... ( 7 hours ago by RCSDrummer4Life)

Ditch the make up, you're not KISS

Muito ... ( 7 hours ago by imhabbo)

Muito fodaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

is that chick clown ... ( 7 hours ago by danielnquinn)

is that chick clown a dude? my lady says I'm in one with a he-she.

check out the cover ... ( 5 hours ago by weareaglitch)

check out the cover i did with my friend. me on acoustic, my friend on cajon, harmonies, etc etc. subscribe if u like it!! thanks!!

nice job stealing ... ( 4 hours ago by juggaloking1994)

nice job stealing the sound from rhcp u wanna be fags

Woah! 25,000,000 ... ( 4 hours ago by BoomBamProductionss)

Woah! 25,000,000 views! Congrats!

how did they? mgmt ... ( 4 hours ago by BWRiddler)

how did they? mgmt is so techno-y and new. dont hate man

have you ever ... ( 4 hours ago by Hockey6257)

have you ever listened to the chili peppers?

"u wanna be fags" ... ( 3 hours ago by ClericKain)

"u wanna be fags" Actually, I am pretty sure they ARE. And because I know someone will misunderstand that: No, I am not saying they are fags.

umm r they gay ( 1 hour ago by guesswhooo89)

umm r they gay

there not fags. ... ( 1 hour ago by b00mchiken300)

there not fags. acid can just make u do strange things.

READ THE INFO...... ... ( 1 hour ago by akkuma420yahoocom)

READ THE INFO...... its not them you fucken idiots....

They are in the ... ( 50 minutes ago by chocobees)

They are in the electric feel video so they have got to at least be friends with some of them..