Caboose - Shrinky Dinx

What this video is

This video occupies a unique archival position as the catalyst artifact for one of the most commercially successful pop-rock acts of the late 1990s. Shrinky Dinx — soon to become Sugar Ray — was a Newport Beach, California band rooted in SoCal's early-'90s funk-metal and alternative scene, sharing regional DNA with No Doubt and Sublime. The 'Caboose' video was reportedly financed by a friend of the band and…

Why it matters

Representative of the early-1990s SoCal funk-metal / alternative rock underground, this video documents the pre-commercial phase of a band that would go on to define late-'90s pop-rock radio. Its rapid editing pace and warm, kinetic performance aesthetic also foreshadow McG's signature high-energy…

The director

Born August 9, 1968, in Kalamazoo, Michigan; raised in Newport Beach, California. Attended Corona del Mar High School and earned a BA in psychology from UC Irvine. Began career as a still photographer, record producer, and music video director in the early…