Comments on: WEHT Alex DeCampi?

By: Alex de Campi

Alex de Campi — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:57:06 +0000

Richard – actually, the singer (Rhodri Marsden) specifically asked NOT to be in the video – I did force him to be in it for about 5 seconds as one of the “disappointments” in the first chorus. Both the “performers” shown are actors. The video was done for a laugh among friends, and had we had more than pocket lint and sealing wax to make it with, I would have hired another actor to be the “director”, too.

- A.

By: Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:35:11 +0000

I’ve read her stuff and it was Meh. She does however strike me as a girl who loves to be the centre of attention. Her early site posts were very ‘Look at me! Aren’t I great and cool!’.

My biggest problem with her is the fact that she’ll use any medium to selflessly self promote herself, no matter what it costs. The video in point – she takes the singer and effectively puts him to the side with her own ‘cameos’ that once more push her more than the talent. And I hear that the guy at the end – the ‘next big thing’? Is her boyfriend, a struggling musico himself.

Come on, De Campi – If you’re going to make a video for someone, promote THEM, don’t use it as a tool to put you and your boyfriend over. That’s unprofessional. We want to see the performer, not you. Brand yourself by all means but ‘hired to do a job’ is just that.

But then we all know how you just hate towing the line – well, Vertigo and Marvel do, anyway…

But, I’d love to see De Campi put a book out on self publicity, as she seems to get every blog on the planet following her every whim…

By: Brian Spence

Brian Spence — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:25:05 +0000

Wow, I really liked that song and video. I assume that’s Alex as the director. Very cool. It has a certain Steely Dan vibe to me. Which is actually a very good thing in my book.

By: Rivkah

Rivkah — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:24:37 +0000

Love the video. Good to see good things happenin’ to Alex. :) :) :) She’s a good gal, creative, and really dedicated to what she does.

By: Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:49:25 +0000

I believe the reference is to Alex’s comments on the V-Hive board about her experience of pitching to Vertigo, which were somewhat bridge-burning in nature.

By: Tinpan

Tinpan — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:37:00 +0000

what’s the controversy?