'Dinosaur' by Jax Panik: The music video is out and it's crazy!

In October I announced that I will be in a music video with Jax Panik and later that month I took you behind the scenes of the shoot. It was hard work and after a few months of waiting for the masterpiece, the video is finally out! The video is weird and busy, but that's the Panik vibe. I love it and so proud to have been a part of it all. View it here or click below. Enjoy!

Look out for me in the music video and let me know what you think!

Tomorrow I will be shooting another music video, but this time with The Parlotones! Will tweet pics from the location!

J

It's Friday and I...

... hate the wind in my hair, but I love this picture.

... am kicking my weekend off with a Sailor-themed party tonight. Beer Fest tomorrow, Sasha Martinengo at China White Saturday night and moving on Sunday.
... love to party!
... listened to Jax Panik in my car on my way to work this morning. The volume was turned way up.
... am in holiday mode!
... have a weakness for a guy with hot, sexy, tanned, ripped and muscular arms. I can't help it! My weakness has gotten me in a lot of trouble before.
... just realized, tonight there will be men in uniform. Navy suits. Yummy!
... am always craving a beef sausage roll. Why can't I just be allergic to junk food?
... don't know what else to put here.

Happy Friday!! I haven't been in such a party mood since, erm, Wednesday.
Hope to bump into many of you at the Beer Festival!

J

It's Friday and I...

... absolutely cannot wait for my best friend's Sailor-themed birthday party. This is my outfit.
... am hitting the gym really hard to be able to pull it off!
... received photos from the photographer who did a 'mini shoot' at the Woelag interview. Watch this space for uploads.
... will be paying some attention to our blog today. The logo is being designed as we speak.
... am being whisked away for a romantic weekend. I wonder what the boyfriend planned. Oooh!
... am very excited about our Beer Fest Competition! Have you sent me your entries yet? No? Click here to see how you can win a party with my sister and I at Cape Town Festival of Beer.
... am building quite a collection of YDE dresses! I just can't leave that shop empty-handed.
... am meeting up with all my gal pals tomorrow at the Mount Nelson Hotel for a champagne breakfast.
... really can't wait to see the music video for Dinosaur. Any day now!
... am counting down the minutes to the big move. Yes, yes, I will be driving you crazy with all my house-moving-talk.
... don't wanna work today (or ever, really)!
... couldn't care less about the royal engagement. Pfft.
... have started with my Christmas shopping. It is my favourite time of the year.
... will be on leave in less than a month. Bring on the holiday and relaxation!
... love my dark hair, but I'm over the fringe. Even though it looks cool, it's so unpractical on hot days.
... am just going to take it easy this weekend, because next weekend I have to squeeze in four events in three days PLUS packing. I'm going to need loads of energy drinks or super powers.

Happy Friday everyone!

J

(Image: Writer's own. Please do not copy/ use without permission)

Behind the Scenes of the Jax Panik Music Video

I spent most of my Sunday in a studio in Woodstock shooting a music video with Jax Panik. I arrived at the studio just after 08h00 and ready to get it started. On my way there I had three energy drinks and turned the music up really loud in my car, just to get into the party vibe. The make-up artist-slash-stylist arrived shortly after me, set up her area and gave me my outfit. I wore bright pink shoes, fishnet stockings, a little black pants, a black and white corset, a bright pink wig and of course, the Jax Panik themed mask. I even had tattoos of topless mermaids drawn on my arm and boobs.

Everybody were shot individually and basically had to dance, act and just go crazy. I was up first. Lucky me. My part in the video was the 'hot girl' that Jax Panik was singing to. I just had to dance really sexy and silly. Sounds easy enough, right? Yes and no. Dancing sober in a tiny pants and high heels, wearing a latex mask, which were skin tight and were so hard to breathe through, with a wig. Not easy. Dancing alone on one spot in front of a green screen while the lights bake on you. Even harder. To top it all? A team of producers, directors, dancers and singers staring at me. But it wasn't long before I felt completely comfortable in front of the cameras and then everything just came naturally. I went all out. I even got a round of applause for the effort. Hard work, but it was total fun! I learnt so much, worked with absolutely passionate and talented people and I had an amazing experience! I mean, not everyone can say they've been in a music video.

The song Dinosaur, for which the music video was made, will debut on the 26th of October and the music video will be out on the 15th of November. I will definitely put it on my blog the minute I get the video.

Here are some behind-the-scenes photos. Don't we all just look totally weird?

This is what I looked like. Freaky. 

This is me in action...

Thank you Jax Panik and the ENTIRE TEAM involved for the once-in-a-life-time opportunity! It was great working with all of you. I'm so positive that the final cut of the music video is going to blow everyone away! I can't wait to see it!

Needless to say, I am so tired today and I will do anything for some sleep. Perhaps another energy drink will do the trick.

Jemma



It's Friday and I...

... have some really big things planned with my life over the next couple of months. My sister will be doing it with me - yup, twins really do everything together. Goodbye boring corporate world. Hello billboards!
... am featuring on Bobbylicious' website today. Check out the interview done by the cool chick!
... am also featuring on Drikus le Roux's website today.
... am going to Hermanus again for the weekend. Sun, please shine and bake on my pale skin!
... strongly believe in the power of advertising.
... went for a hot-stone massage last night. Ah, my shoulders are killing me today!
... love being the face of Siren Design. If I could, I would sleep in those dresses too!
... really want a Blackberry! Upgrade, where are you?
... am house-hunting. Three young, single, party animal girls under one roof? Oh boy!
... am totally looking forward to Sunday! I'm shooting a music video with Jax Panik. Yes, I'm gonna be in it. Stoked.
... am memorising lyrics for the new song like CRAZY! 'I'm a rock star, play me like a guitar' is about the only line in the song I've got covered, but I totally dig Dinosaur, the song the music video is being done for.
... don't wanna be productive today. At all. Unless shopping counts.
... am suffering from hay fever. *sneeze*
... realised why I went through that break-up and why I have to be single right now.
... really want a faster car! Anybody? Daddy? Potential boyfriend?
... miss my best friend. I haven't seen her this whole week!
... have quit smoking! It's just not a sexy look for me.
... love how my Facebook statuses always create some sort of stir.
... think that we should plan a girls' weekend for Capetonian blogging babes! Sounds like fun to me!

It's Friday peeps, finally! What are y'alls up to this weekend? Anybody in Hermanus? Let me know and I might just join you for a cocktail.

Jemma

Music Video for 'Dinosaur' by Jax Panik: I'm gonna be in it!

Last week my friend sent me an sms, asking me to urgently visit the Jax Panik Facebook fan page, because they were on a search to find a hot girl for their music video. The only requirements were that she has to be over 18 and live in Cape Town. Oh, and willing to 'show skin'. Easy enough. Needless to say, I signed up. Then, just when I thought my girls' weekend couldn't get any better, I got news that I was short-listed! Not thinking that I would get the part - the other girls either had experience in music videos or were full-time models - I had already forgotten about it all. Yesterday afternoon the producer of the music video called and gave me the good news. I'm going to be playing 'the hottie' in a music video for Jax Panik's new song, Dinosaur. This really made my day. My year!

We're shooting on Sunday and apparently I'm wearing very little. Don't worry my lovelies, I will do the 'behind-the-scenes thang' for you. Like I always do. Thus far I only know that I need to dance provocatively in front of a green-screen. Nervous much? You bet.

Jax Panik really is amazing and their music has a total different vibe than any other South African artist. Get Up is one of my favourite songs - check out the hot video! Their music is always played on 5FM, music videos are shown on MK and they even received an MTV award! Rad. Check out their website too!

Ok, I'm off to Woodstock to meet the cool gang and producers!
I can be your dinosaur. I can make you roooaaar!