Covid-19 Music Video Memorials (2021)
Music composed by Ira Antelis | Guitar performed by Fareed Haque | Words written by Devin Mendelson | Videos conceived and created by Devin Mendelson
Ira Antelis: “I had the opportunity to work with Devin on 2 videos for my Covid memorial titled We Have Loved. Having mentored many young people during my career in music and production, I have a clear sense of what it takes to succeed in this industry. While talent is important, I always say it’s about the hours and the amount of time you are willing to put in. Devin exceeded all my expectations while creating these two videos. His relentless pursuit of perfection and every detail during the creation of these videos speaks volumes. He was also a great collaborator and had a great understanding of the input and comments I made. It became obvious to me that not only does he have a tremendous amount of talent but he has just as much determination no matter what it takes.
For his second video, we discussed creating something without pictures and just letting his words tell the story. Brilliant is the only way to describe this video. The fruits of his labor are reflective of this – especially the reactions and comments from the 700,000+ views across both videos.
I believe he would do an excellent job in anything he puts his mind to as he has that inner drive that you can’t teach. He has the desire to make something right no matter how long it takes.”