I can’t remember when exactly I stumbled across Southern Souls, but I feel like it had something to do with looking up native Hamilton band Harlan Pepper.
Harlan Pepper -Little Miss Sunshine
I loved the superb sound quality, richness and warmth of the video’s texture, colour and light, not to mention the local Hamilton talent.
Young Rival -All I Have to do is Dream by the Everly Brothers
Wax Mannequin -Black Bells
Zeus‘ song The River By the Garden, covered by Make Your Exit (another Southern Souls production) came across my Facebook newsfeed a few months back. That was my first clue in realizing that Mitch Fillion, the guy behind Southern Souls, was not just a local Hamilton filmmaker, but that his site Southern Souls was something much bigger, reaching further than just steel town. It had already been coined by Vish Khanna of Exclaim Magazine “as the most impressive online archive of performances by emerging Canadian musicians”. If you haven’t already, take a look at the roster of artists that Mitch has filmed.