Mark Nguyen and the ersatz pop-rock project When Planets Align had created a song “Hey Gwen” as a tribute to Gwen Stefani and the 1980s music and video aesthetic. Mark, you see, went to school with Gwen and No Doubt (the group Gwen sang with) was their high school band back then. He wanted a straight-forward video with lots of references to his high school and Gwen, reflecting the lyrics in the song. The Tokyo reference is due to Gwen’s influence on Japan’s Harajuku Girls. Lots of color and a subtle pink-hued colorization choice for the subject matter. Bit of a vanity video for Mark, really, but then aren’t all music videos “vanity videos’ of some degree for the artist? Shot in North Hollywood, California and various parts of Tokyo, Japan. Production and post by Stella James Studios / Vodu Productions. When Planets Align is a case-book study in the development of bands. Early on, Mark Nguyen was Mark Equinox and Juan was Johnny Heaven. They were collaborating with a woman who took the name Pinkstar – after this video was made and Mark looked for more members (in particular a drummer), Pinkstar left the group and the names changed to real ones. Business ventures which included Pinkstar (such as Planets align music) were abandoned and the music moved on. See the current group at wpaband.com

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