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B ROWN

OWEN

B ROWN

The first music video to use Google's 3D mapping tech

GOOGLE EARTH X CAL

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I forged a partnership with Google Earth while making this music video for the lead singer of Timeflies, a pop duo with over a billion Spotify streams. Google gave us first access to use their new 3D mapping software at Google Earth Studio, allowing me to direct the first ever music video made with the groundbreaking tech.

Using the software, we were able to digitally place aerial cameras anywhere we wanted over California to make this video for Cal’s "So Cal". I heard about the new Google tool in its early days via a chat room. After I posted there, someone from Google wrote back, which is how I became one of the first to use the tech.

ROLE

DIRECTOR + CD

PARTNER

GOOGLE EARTH

ARTIST

CAL (TIMEFLIES)

CREATIVE

CTRL5 STUDIOS

The 1st music video to use Google's new tech

GOOGLE EARTH X CAL

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I forged a partnership with Google Earth to create this music video for the lead singer of Timeflies, a pop duo that's racked up over a billion Spotify streams. Google gave us first access to their new 3D mapping technology at Google Earth Studio, allowing us to create the first music video with the technology.

Using it, we were able to digitally place cameras anywhere we wanted aerially over CA to make this video for Cal’s song So Cal. I heard about the tool in its early days via a chat room. After posting on it, someone on Google's team wrote me back, which is how I was among the first to use the software.

ROLE

DIRECTOR + CD

PARTNER

GOOGLE EARTH

ARTIST

CAL(TIMEFLIES)

CREATIVE

CTRL5 STUDIOS

The first music video to use Google's 3D mapping tech

GOOGLE EARTH X CAL

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I forged a partnership with Google to create this music video for the lead singer of Timeflies, a pop duo with over a billion streams on Spotify. Google gave us first access to use their new 3D mapping software at Google Earth Studio, allowing me to direct the first music video made with the groundbreaking tech.

Using it, we were able to digitally place cameras anywhere we wanted aerially over California to make this video for Cal’s "So Cal". I heard about the Google tool in its early days via a chat room. After I posted, someone from Google responded, which is how I became one of the first to use the technology.

ROLE

DIRECTOR + CD

PARTNER

GOOGLE EARTH

ARTIST

CAL (TIMEFLIES)

CREATIVE

CTRL5 STUDIOS

The first music video to use Google's 3D mapping tech

GOOGLE EARTH X CAL

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I forged a partnership with Google Earth while making this music video for the lead singer of Timeflies, a pop duo with over a billion Spotify streams. Google gave us first access to use their new 3D mapping software at Google Earth Studio, allowing me to direct the first ever music video made with the groundbreaking tech.

Using the software, we were able to digitally place aerial cameras anywhere we wanted over California to make this video for Cal’s "So Cal". I heard about the new Google tool in its early days via a chat room. After I posted there, someone from Google wrote back, which is how I became one of the first to use the tech.

ROLE

DIRECTOR + CD

PARTNER

GOOGLE EARTH

ARTIST

CAL (TIMEFLIES)

CREATIVE

CTRL5 STUDIOS

Using Google's new tech

GOOGLE EARTH X CAL

I forged a partnership with Google to create this music video for the lead singer of Timeflies, a pop duo with over a billion Spotify streams. Google gave us first access to their new 3D mapping software at Google Earth Studio, allowing us to create the first music video made with the tech.

PARTNER

GOOGLE

ROLES

DIRECTOR/ CD

STUDIO

CTRL5

WE PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE AND USED

WE PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE AND USED

WE PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE AND USED

WE PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE AND USED

WE PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE AND USED

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THEIR NEW 3D MAPPING TECH

THEIR NEW 3D MAPPING TECH

THEIR NEW 3D MAPPING TECH

THEIR NEW 3D MAPPING TECH

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THEIR NEW 3D MAPPING TECH

TO PLACE CAMERAS DIGITALLY ABOVE LA

TO PLACE CAMERAS DIGITALLY ABOVE LA

TO PLACE CAMERAS DIGITALLY ABOVE LA

TO PLACE CAMERAS DIGITALLY ABOVE LA

TO PLACE CAMERAS DIGITALLY ABOVE LA

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PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY
PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY
PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY

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THE MUSIC VIDEO

DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR

OWEN BROWN

OWEN BROWN

OWEN BROWN

CONCEPT BY

CONCEPT BY

CONCEPT BY

OWEN BROWN

OWEN BROWN

OWEN BROWN

PRODUCTION

PRODUCTION

PROD CO

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CTRL5

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CREATIVE AGENCY

CREATIVE AGENCY

CREATIVE AG

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

OWEN BROWN

OWEN BROWN

CREATIVE DIR

OWEN BROWN

EDITOR

EDITOR

JEB HARDWICK

JEB HARDWICK

EDITOR

JEB HARDWICK

VFX

VFX

JEB HARDWICK

JEB HARDWICK

VFX

JEB HARDWICK

MANAGER

MANAGER

JARED GLICK

JARED GLICK

MANAGER

JARED GLICK

PRODUCER

PRODUCER

OWEN BROWN

OWEN BROWN

PRODUCER

OWEN BROWN

GOOGLE PRODUCER

GOOGLE PRODUCER

MIKE TAVENDALE

MIKE TAVENDALE

GOOGLE PRODUCER

MIKE TAVENDALE

3D MAPPING

3D MAPPING

GOOGLE EARTH STUDIO

GOOGLE EARTH STUDIO

GOOGLE EARTH STUDIO

MANAGER

MANAGER

LUKE HEFFERNAN

LUKE HEFFERNAN

PROJECT

CREDITS

LAUNCHING THE SOLO CAREER OF A POP STAR
LAUNCHING THE SOLO CAREER OF A POP STAR
LAUNCHING THE SOLO CAREER OF A POP STAR

A POP STAR GOES SOLO

THE RELEASE CAMPAIGN

THE RELEASE CAMPAIGN

THE RELEASE CAMPAIGN

RELEASE CAMPAIGN

I worked as Cal’s creative director for his first EP roll-out campaign, directing the above music video and developing the visual identity for his solo career debut. Cal rose to fame as the lead singer of the band Timeflies, a pop duo with over a billion streams, before starting his solo career with this project. After working with Google on his first music video, I created the design and photo concepts for his single art, EP cover and dozens of other visuals, then managed the team that brought those ideas to life.

I worked as Cal’s creative director for his first EP roll-out campaign, directing the above music video and developing the visual identity for his solo career debut. Cal rose to fame as the lead singer of the band Timeflies, a pop duo with over a billion streams, before starting his solo career with this project. After working with Google on his first music video, I created the design and photo concepts for his single art, EP cover and dozens of other visuals, then managed the team that brought those ideas to life.

I worked as Cal’s creative director for his first EP roll-out campaign, directing the above music video and developing the visual identity for his solo career debut. Cal rose to fame as the lead singer of the band Timeflies, a pop duo with over a billion streams, before starting his solo career with this project. After working with Google on his first music video, I created the design and photo concepts for his single art, EP cover and dozens of other visuals, then managed the team that brought those ideas to life.

I worked as Cal’s creative director for his first EP roll-out campaign, directing the above music video and developing the visual identity for his solo career debut. Cal rose to fame as the lead singer of the band Timeflies, a pop duo with over a billion streams, before starting his solo career with this project. After working with Google on his first music video, I created the design and photo concepts for his single art, EP cover and dozens of other visuals, then managed the team that brought those ideas to life.

An album cover by creative director Owen Brown featuring a gold frame with a shattered mirror inside of it, as well as the reflection of the musician Cal
An album cover by creative director Owen Brown where shards of glass suspended in the air reflect a musician’s face
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3D MAPPING LA WITH

GOOGLE EARTH

Using the new tech, we were able to digitally place aerial cameras anywhere we wanted over California to make this video for Cal’s song "So Cal". I heard about the tech in its early days via a chat room. After I posted, someone from Google responded, which is how I became one of the first to use the groundbreaking new software.

3D MAPPING LA WITH

GOOGLE EARTH

Using the new tech, we were able to digitally place aerial cameras anywhere we wanted over California to make this video for Cal’s song "So Cal". I heard about the tech in its early days via a chat room. After I posted, someone from Google responded, which is how I became one of the first to use the groundbreaking new software.

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