Video Directed by Satriani’s Son – ZZ Satraini

Song From His Latest Album – SHAPESHIFTING

“I’m so happy to debut the video for “Yesterday’s Yesterday”, an upbeat and hopeful song about reliving good memories from better days.” – Joe Satriani

Premiering exclusively tomorrow on YouTube, JOE SATRIANI’s new video for “Yesterday’s Yesterday,” the latest single from his 18^th studio album, Shapeshifting.  The video, directed by his son, ZZ Satriani, will premiere exclusively on SATRIANI’s own YouTube channel at 11am PT/ 2pm ET tomorrow, July 30, 2020.

After the video premieres, SATRIANI will be live on his Facebook and Instagram accounts for a new “Club Joe” episode to discuss the video with his son, and director, ZZ Satriani.  Set reminder and watch the YouTube premiere here.

ZZ Satriani also shot and directed the last video from Shapeshifting, “Nineteen Eighty”, in addition to filming, editing, directing and producing the critically acclaimed Satriani documentary film Beyond the Supernova. When asked about the process this time around, ZZ confesses, “First off, it was a fun challenge during these strange times of quarantine. We live in different cities, so Joe had to set up the lights, green screen, and camera, and film the video on his own.” He continues, “Once I put together the footage, I knew I had to add a little more character to the video. I tend to include my own artwork in my videos, and since the song is so cheerful, I figured why not paint each frame, add even more vibrancy to the whole project.”

An impressed JOE SATRIANI declared, “ZZ’s artwork, animation and editing really shine here. His introduction of ‘Joe Satriani’s Shapeshifting Club’ at the top of the video is a brilliant story telling device that invites us into a world where we can playfully shift into any shape we want.”  He continues, “It’s also a subtle nod to the Shapeshifting album from which the song comes. The original recording features special guest performances by Lisa Coleman (Prince, The Revolution) on piano and Christopher Guest on mandolin.”

The video features a crazy cast of characters, including an animated version of the guitar god himself, interacting at the Shapeshifting Club, clearly this hit the mark for SATRIANI, “Each time I watch this video I find myself stopping at every frame to marvel at all the crazy morphing that plays out over the whole song. I’m hoping ZZ puts all the shape-shifted drawings together in a book soon!” 

Shapeshifting was co-produced by SATRIANI and Jim Scott (Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) with longtime associate John Cuniberti on board handling the mastering duties.  SATRIANI enlisted a wide range of collaborators, both old and new, to help him bring the songs to life. Legendary drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty), bassist Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction) and keyboardist Eric Caudieux were the core musicians on the new album with additional contributions coming from Lisa Coleman (Prince/The Revolution) and Christopher Guest. 

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