MUSIC VIDEOS
Empired:
Money
The fifth music video directed by Josh Roush for Empired, using the song’s themes to explore what Roush sees as the dangers and consequences of capitalism.
Raging Nathans:
The Grudge
Music video directed by Josh Roush for The Raging Nathans, using extensively plotted speed ramping throughout the performance. A long-overdue collaboration with Roush’s fellow Dayton natives.
Heartwells:
Backstabbers
This music video was co-directed by Josh Roush and Bruce Zebal for Heartwells, conceived as an homage to Creepshow and featuring live footage shot at The Sardine in San Pedro.
William Elliott Whitmore:
Darkness Comes
This music video was directed by Josh Roush for William Elliott Whitmore, shot on Super 8 film to give the visuals the same weight and gravity as the song’s lyrics.
The Aggrolites:
Pound For Pound
This music video, directed by Josh Roush for The Aggrolites, draws inspiration from Jamaican sound system culture and the roots of first-wave ska, built around an “if you build it, they will come” concept.
Bad Cop / Bad Cop:
Safe & Legal
This music video, directed by Josh Roush for Bad Cop / Bad Cop, was created to visually capture the turmoil and weight of the difficult decisions at the heart of Linh Le’s song.
The Overrides:
Attention EP
For The Overrides’ Attention EP, Josh Roush directed a single continuous music video spanning the entire record, subtly changing the shooting style between songs to give each its own tone and identity.
To No End:
Twisted Knives
This music video, directed by Josh Roush for To No End and starring Michael Parks, explores the fractured memories and misfiring synapses of a dying man as he looks back over his life.
Bad Cop / Bad Cop:
Shattered
This music video, directed by Josh Roush for Bad Cop / Bad Cop, explores one of the recurring themes in Roush’s work: people finding strength by coming together through community.
Empired:
Unite
This music video, directed by Josh Roush for Empired, breaks the fourth wall inside The Neon movie theater in Roush’s hometown of Dayton, Ohio.
Empired:
Repose
This music video, directed by Josh Roush for Empired, is built around a simple idea: a community coming together through music.
Bi-Product:
Corporate Snob
This music video, directed by Josh Roush for his own band Bi-Product, explores the trappings of life in corporate America and the feeling of being stuck in a system with no real way out.
Empired:
Bitter Pills
This music video, co-directed by Josh Roush and Bruce Zebal for Empired, keeps the camera deliberately restrained, allowing Jai to carry the video through a shifting range of emotions.
Yardboss:
House (Now)
For this music video, Josh Roush matched the intensity of Yardboss with an equally extreme visual approach, drawing inspiration from the iconic cover of Nirvana’s Bleach.
Me First & The Gimme Gimme’s: Good 4 You
This *COUGH* unOFFICIAL music video by Josh Roush for Me First & The Gimme Gimmes’ “Good 4 You” was created from footage of the band performing at Madison’s quinceañera.
Social Distortion:
Walk Away
This lyric video for Social Distortion’s “Walk Away” marked Josh Roush’s fourth collaboration with Mike Ness as co-director.
Roeckers Melody:
My Little Headache
This music video for Roeckers Melody’s “My Little Headache” was co-directed by Josh Roush and filmmaker John Roecker.
Bi-Product:
Selfish Girl
This music video, directed by Josh Roush for Bi-Product, uses extensive greenscreen work to bring to life the sorta-fictional band Roush created for his feature film Wrong Reasons.