Ben Harper and Relentless7 ＂Shimmer And Shine＂ Live ｜ Moshcam - Ben Harper and Relentless7 ＂Shimmer And Shine＂ Live ｜ Moshcam

What this video is

Released in early 2009, 'Shimmer and Shine' marked Ben Harper's pivot from his established acoustic/soul identity toward a harder blues-rock sound with the newly formed Relentless7, an Austin, Texas-based quartet. The single preceded the album 'White Lies for Dark Times' (May 2009) and functioned as a public introduction to the new band configuration. The Moshcam live capture reflects the contemporaneous rise of…

Why it matters

This performance document sits at the intersection of blues-rock revival and the emerging HD live-concert streaming ecosystem of the late 2000s. The track itself exemplifies a strand of 2000s blues-rock typified by organic instrumentation, emotionally direct vocal delivery, and a self-conscious…

The director

Danny Clinch (born 1964, Toms River, New Jersey) is an American photographer and film director. He trained at the New England School of Photography and began his career as an intern for Annie Leibovitz. In 2003 he founded Three On The Tree Productions, a…