DESCRIPTION:
In 2014, Seattle native Jessie Sawyers embarked on a mission to collaborate with artists around the world and document it in the form of a music video. For 6 months she traveled solo to 11 countries across 6 continents, filming with over 100 dancers and musicians she met along the way. More Info: http://www.MusicOfHumankind.com

Produced by Visual Music Productions
In Association with The World Is Fun (a 501(c)3)

Shot on iPhone
Audio Amplification on Location via UE Boom bluetooth speakers
Audio Recording on Location via Apogee Mic

Concept and Direction | Jessie Sawyers http://www.JessieSawyers.com
Film Editing | Jessie Sawyers

Featured Band | The Teaching http://www.TheTeachingMusic.com
Song | "Apex of a Beautiful Day" Composed by Evan Flory-Barnes and The Teaching
Lyric for Video | Laura Camara http://www.LauraCamaraMusic.com
Josh Rawlings | Piano, Rhodes, Vocals
Jeremy Jones | Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Evan Flory-Barnes | Acoustic Bass, Vocals
Audio Engineering | Robb Davidson & Charlie Smith of Nels Motel, Seattle, WA http://www.NelsMotel.com

International Musicians Featured
Laura Camara - Thailand/USA | Vocals
Kindo - Japan | Accordion
Masaya Yuasa - Japan | Guitar

Camera Operators
Zaida Abella, Sanim Fahad Ameen, Mie April, Jessica Baer, Colleen Corley, Danit Kapoon, Mika Komatsu, Melody Lander, Lara Monticelli, Jessie Sawyers, Elissa Simone, Melissa Tannus, Thais Tannus

Dancers
Munyaradzi Adams, Angel Aguirregomozcorta, Ana Corina Amanajas, Mie April, Jacque Austdone, Hanaah Austdone, Tanis Baer, Jamie Bagoly, Madeline Battalio, Luciana Belchoir, Ivan Bouchain, Sarawadee Cabaca, Tatenda Chabarwa, Erin Chan, Ty Alexander Cheng, Taurai Chimina, Livia Chiovato, Ndomupeishe Chipendo, Diana Chiukuse-Chitsamba, Alex Clancy, Gina Colorossi, Evan Cooksley, Stephan Cotelle, Connor Denison, Rebecca Dietz, Laura Donaldson, Teagan Doucette, Brynna Doucette, Hannah Duffy, Krysten Forster, Miho Fuji, Minami Fukuda, Ganecha Gil, Inbel Gilad, Tali Glazer, Sophie Gram, Zoe Groff, Daniel Grossberg, Maki Hamada, Alexei Henriques, Andrea Hererra, Dylan Hughes, Barbara Hustwick, Macarena Iribarren, Ryo Ishiyama, Derick Jacinto, Amanda Jackson, Tinashe Jeri, Alysha Juchnevicius, Bun Young Ji Kim, Bryn Kinders, Alicia Koevoets, Mika Komatsu, Kumiko Kubo, Christian Lagasse, Melody Lander, Amandu Lau, Tasha Lawson, Davi Leite de Moraes, Cristina Llevat, Anna Llombart, Erika Low, Saretta Macchiavelli, Chloe MacDonald-Chow, Milton Makoni, Noga Marakov, Hannaleena Markkanen, Misa Matsushima, Rocky Mendes, Keoni Rose Mendonca, Maceo Mendonca, Ana Luiza Meyer, Ruth Moog Baker, Chie Mori, Daniel Morillo Almirall, Winston Morrison, Champ Mothaniyachat, Glendale Mudzima, Hazel Mwenye, Miu Nakagawa, Oat Naviroj, Brad Neumann, Gisela Noguero, Bia Perez, Victor Peturo, Assumpta Planas Soriano, Clara Portugheis, Marina Ramos, Sarah Rerarich, Carmen Maria Ritchie, Emma Ritchie, Tina Rizza, Nancy Rule, Jessie Sawyers, Michelle Searle, Beth Seely, Paula Serralha, Aska Siozawa, Manisha Soneji, Ramona Staffeld, Melissa Tannus, Vivian Tavaziva, Fernanda Toito, Alexandre Van Goethem, Isabela Vaz, Thomas Wadelton, Dianne Walker, Anabel Watson, Courtney Weaver, Diane Whitman, Emma Wickham, Karen Zamm, Stuart Zobel

Special Thanks
AfriKera Arts Trust, Annette Walker, Australian Tap Dance Festival, Christiane Mattalo, Colleen Corley, Dan and Lisa Sawyers, Excellence in Travel, FasFoot Portable Floors, Fred Wilds, Fundly Crowdsource Donors, Harare International Festival of the Arts, Jonna Soramo, "Like This" Band, Melody Lander, Melissa Tannus, Mika Komatsu, Pork Chop Screen Printing, Riley Skworoda, Seattle Center, Seattle PrideFest, Soukaina ML Edom, Space Needle Foundation, Tap Into Rio, The Hop Bangkok, Ty Alexander Cheng, Tri-Tone Productions

http://www.MusicOfHumankind.com