Shawn Mullins - Everywhere I Go

What this video is

Released in October 2000, 'Everywhere I Go' arrived at a pivotal crossover moment: Shawn Mullins had broken through as an independent coffeehouse artist with 'Lullaby' (1998) before signing to Columbia Records. The video and song represent the major-label mandate to repackage singer-songwriter authenticity into radio-ready pop-rock product for adult contemporary audiences. Shot in the American Northwest, its…

Why it matters

Represents the adult contemporary / pop-rock crossover format at the precise moment of transition from late-90s post-grunge sensitivity to early-2000s polished soft rock. The video's production approach — location-heavy, kinetic editing, warm naturalism — helped define the visual grammar for…

The director

David Glen Hogan (b. August 14, 1948, Memphis, TN) is an American music video and film director. He studied art at The Art Academy and Memphis State University, later opening a commercial art studio designing album covers for Stax Records. He was already…