STRAY CATS is a dark comedy which explores the idealistic, ever-heartbreaking quest of clawing your way through the grime and the mire in pursuit to be one-of-the-greats. Taking place in present day Brooklyn, the series follows the high-highs and low-lows of a group of broke misfits as they attempt to balance careers in art, and the anxieties of their mind. The series soundtrack features independent bands from Brooklyn. Featured bands are listed below with links to buy their albums and songs directly. You know Spotify doesn’t pay us, right?
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FEATURED MUSIC
'Rockwall' by SIC TIC................. buy the song + album here > > > sictic.bandcamp.com/album/sic-tic-ep
'Opposite Day' by DARKWING............ buy the song + album here > > > darkwingdarkwing.bandcamp.com/album/201ep
'Pull The Lever' by OUSTER NASH....... buy the song + album here > > > ousternash.bandcamp.com/releases
'Skreej' by RETAIL.................... buy the song + album here > > > retailband.bandcamp.com/album/done
'I Hate Love' by EXTRA SPECIAL........ buy the song + album here > > > extraspecial.bandcamp.com
'Sleigh Ride' and 'Christmas Heartache'
by JW FRANCIS............ buy the song + album here > > > jwfrancis.bandcamp.com/album/jw-christmas
'Be My Nightmare' by CINDY CANE....... buy the song + album here > > > cindycane.bandcamp.com
'Banger' by YAASSS.................... buy the song + album here > > > https://open.spotify.com/artist/7t5UjlneDkGh2TBuZR0P8x
'High Life' and 'Interstellar Nobody'
by SMOCK................. buy the song + album here > > > smockband.bandcamp.com
FEATURED MUSIC
'Rockwall' by SIC TIC................. buy the song + album here > > > sictic.bandcamp.com/album/sic-tic-ep
'Opposite Day' by DARKWING............ buy the song + album here > > > darkwingdarkwing.bandcamp.com/album/201ep
'Pull The Lever' by OUSTER NASH....... buy the song + album here > > > ousternash.bandcamp.com/releases
'Skreej' by RETAIL.................... buy the song + album here > > > retailband.bandcamp.com/album/done
'I Hate Love' by EXTRA SPECIAL........ buy the song + album here > > > extraspecial.bandcamp.com
'Sleigh Ride' and 'Christmas Heartache'
by JW FRANCIS............ buy the song + album here > > > jwfrancis.bandcamp.com/album/jw-christmas
'Be My Nightmare' by CINDY CANE....... buy the song + album here > > > cindycane.bandcamp.com
'Banger' by YAASSS.................... buy the song + album here > > > https://open.spotify.com/artist/7t5UjlneDkGh2TBuZR0P8x
'High Life' and 'Interstellar Nobody'
by SMOCK................. buy the song + album here > > > smockband.bandcamp.com
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
New York City has changed. You have to have some sort of issue with your brain chemistry to live here. The New York that Bob Dylan and Patti Smith inhabited has morphed into an expensive playground for hedge fund babies. Being an artist here means you're living in a borough, burning the candle at every end, broke AF, and trading in your precious time that could be devoted to your ART, to work round the clock at a job - just shitty enough - so you won’t get too comfortable in it and throw all your dreams in the trash for that comfy health insurance plus vacation pay. And yet, we stay. Why?!
Because we’re insane.
But also... there’s no other place on earth for the jaded hopeless romantic. Inspiration for your next poem lurks in every alleyway. Your favorite song echoes and dances through the beams to you on a subway platform. The moon is your best friend guiding you home between buildings every lonesome night. True love punches you in the face at a dingy basement DIY show you almost didn't leave the house for. There's no denying it, New York City is magick. So we stay. We move to a neighborhood we pretend we can afford, and keep making art because we couldn’t sleep otherwise. We don’t really belong to anyone. And nothing really belongs to us. But we stick together through the grime and the mire as we claw our way through the terror of living the dream.
All photos by JOE POWER
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PILOT PRODUCTION TEAM
Created by............Gillian Leigh Visco Asst Director.........Colin Hooker-Haring Dir of Photography............Zach Nelson Co-Producer.............Ryan David LaMont 2nd Asst Dir.............Kennedy Kanagawa 2nd Asst Dir..............Allison Koehler Editor................Colin Hooker-Haring Sound Operator.............Mike Pelletier Sound Operator.............Andrew Shepard Sound Editor..........Colin Hooker-Haring Costume Design................Chloe Visco Still Photographer..............Joe Power |
PILOT CAST (in order of appearance)
Casting Assistant..........Ashley Wallace Girl at Audition..............Kate Bolger Girl at Audition...........Carolyn Martin Girl at Audition..........Nayilah Antoine Girl at Audition............Olivia Hanson Lennon................Gillian Leigh Visco Man on Sign..................Luis Granado Girl at Audition............Dari Matilsky Girl at Audition............Jackie Baynes Girl in Blue Dress........Brigitte Choura Photographer.................Craig Hanson Fortune Teller.................Danny Ryan |
