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Dan Deacon - “Sat By A Tree“, from 'Mystic Familiar', out now on Domino Record Co. Please note: Viewers with an aversion to watching close up footage of insects should be advised against viewing this video. Hear Dan Deacon discuss the inspiration behind the song and the video for “Sat By A Tree” here: Order 'Mystic Familiar': Digital: Stream & save “Sat By A Tree“: Follow Dan Deacon: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Apple Music: Spotify: Follow Domino Record Co: YouTube: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Director: Daren Rabinovitch of Encyclopedia Pictura Co-writers: Daren Rabinovitch & Isaiah Saxon Executive Producers: Mark De Pace & Zachary Mortensen Head Of Production: Kacie Barton Producers: Ade Macalinao & Isaiah Saxon Production Coordinator: Jake Eisner Director of Photography: David Vollrath SFX Camera Operator: Mitch Herndon Gaffer: Tom Platt Gaffer: Nicholas Popkey Make-up Artist: Michelle Sfarzo Art PA: Sarah Cho Set PA: Zackery Ramos-Taylor Editor: Isaiah Saxon VFX Artist: Sean Hellfritsch Lead: Aparna Nancherla Director Daren Rabinovitch on the “Sat By A Tree” video: “Our film echoes the buzzing energy of Dan’s music by capturing the time lapse activity of flesh-eating beetles. We worked with comedian Aparna Nancharla to create a protagonist who watches with strange bemusement as their body is broken down into compost by thousands of insects. Dancing playfully around the song’s themes of death and decay, the underlying message is that openness towards mortality can make it more possible to enjoy this precious life. Dan Deacon on the “Sat By A Tree“ video: “Daren's video shows an amplified life cycle that mirrors the themes often found in my music—seeing one life's ending not as a tragedy but as the prelude to another life's story can help us face our own mortality. I see the video more as a prequel to the life of a plant rather than the death of the person in the video. It was also amazing working with Aparna! I'm a huge fan of her work and knew her comedic genius would bring a levity to the subject matter.“
