{"id":1319614,"date":"2020-04-23T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1820533"},"modified":"2020-04-23T21:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T03:55:00","slug":"christian-lopez-shows-hometown-fans-who-you-really-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/christian-lopez-shows-hometown-fans-who-you-really-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Lopez Shows Hometown Fans \u201cWho You Really Are\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:692317?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n48m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlopezmusic.com\/\">Christian Lopez<\/a> is taking a local landmark and making it a perfect backdrop for his newest music video, \u201cWho You Really Are.\u201d Even better, he\u2019s getting his hometown fans in on the action \u2014 you\u2019ll notice them slowly populating the theatre as the camera spins around his live performance.<\/p>\n<p>A West Virginia native who\u2019s already made inroads in Americana and roots music, Lopez continues to explore his vast musical influences while staying true to his singer-songwriter roots. He\u2019s no slouch as a guitarist either, as evidenced here. Take a look at \u201cWho You Really Are,\u201d then read our interview with Christian Lopez below the player.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTHzL_1D1AA?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTHzL_1D1AA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What do you remember most about the shoot for this video?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We were given access to the theatre, which is my hometown theatre in Martinsburg, West Virginia (The Apollo), for just one day. We ended up shooting all day and into the night till around 2 a.m. All the extras in the video are hometown fans that stayed up with us and remained energetic the whole time. It was an amazing memory! <\/p>\n<p><strong>How does the video bring your song to life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to highlight the fact that regardless of where I am in my career, it\u2019s just me and my guitar at the end of the day. As the camera pans around me constantly, giving glimpses of my vantage point, I try to show how living my truth has led to those seats being filled one by one. Still, I\u2019m nowhere close to where I want to be, but I\u2019m happy with where I am at the moment. And I\u2019m not stopping anytime soon. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What message do you hope your fans take away from the video? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video symbolizes the fact that we come into this world alone and leave the same way. It\u2019s our duty to ourselves to live our truth while we\u2019re here. And if we do, we will move others, and they will gather. But like the end of the video, that\u2019s not the reason we do it. We do it because it\u2019s our purpose and to give something to the world. Its message is to encourage every listener to follow their heart, whatever it may be. <\/p>\n<p><strong>How did it feel to see the finished product for the first time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luckily since the video is so simple, I could hop behind the camera as we were shooting to see how the playback looked. I was amazed every time. For this video it was all about the prep and very little about the post-editing. We spent hours making that theatre look perfect, down to the tiniest of details. The audience hid behind their seats and, as the camera circled around me, the director had them pop up one by one and fill the seats, making our effect happen in real time. It was a wonderful group effort. I couldn\u2019t have been happier when I saw the final product. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Songwriters: Christian Lopez and Jordan Lawhead; Director: Steve Jawn<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1820533\/christian-lopez-who-you-really-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 48m ago Christian Lopez is taking a local landmark and making it a perfect backdrop for his newest music video, \u201cWho You Really Are.\u201d Even better, he\u2019s getting his hometown fans in on the action \u2014 you\u2019ll notice them slowly populating the theatre as the camera spins around his live performance. 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