ASTON - Girl Is A Gun

What this video is

Released December 3, 2020, 'Girl Is A Gun' served as ASTON's debut solo single, marking her public transition from acclaimed songwriter-for-hire to frontline recording artist. ASTON — also known under the alias A$ton Wyld — had already accumulated over 30 million streams across co-written material and won the John Lennon Songwriting Competition prior to this release. The track and video arrive squarely within the…

Why it matters

As ASTON's debut visual statement, 'Girl Is A Gun' is a foundational artifact of 2020s Australian alt-pop, demonstrating how independent artists could deploy high-production-value aesthetics (fast editorial pace, warm cinematic grade, theatrical styling) to establish a globally legible brand…

The director

Ryan Sauer is a Melbourne, Australia-based director, cinematographer, and editor operating under Ryan Sauer Media. He is an award and ARIA Award-winning creative whose credits span music videos, short films, and promotional content. His known directing…