West Seattle 5-year-old, musicians, scenery star in music video

Mor Yay” is the first video by Branden Daniel and The Chics, released in advance of their debut album “Keep ‘Em Flying,” which comes out in early May. And the video has lots of West Seattle flavor. First – if you watch it, you’ll see Alki backdrops and other West Seattle scenery (plus a few other Seattle spots). Second – five-year-old Hayes, who’s in almost every scene, is a student at Holy Rosary; his proud mom Kelly – who also happens to be married to the young star’s dad, lead singer/guitarist Brendan Daniele-mailed to let us know about the video. She says lifelong West Seattleite Matt Winter, The Chics’ drummer – produced and edited the video. In a news release about the video, Brendan explains, “When Hayes was 2 years old, some of his first words were ‘mor yay.’ This is what he called the music I played on my guitar, because people would clap and say ‘yay’ after a performance.” You can preorder the album online, by the way.

13 Replies to "West Seattle 5-year-old, musicians, scenery star in music video"

  • bebecat March 29, 2012 (2:39 pm)

    LOVE IT!!!!!

  • Barb March 29, 2012 (3:36 pm)

    Best video over. You rock Hayes.

  • Lisa Y. March 29, 2012 (3:42 pm)

    Thumbs up! What a cute kid.

  • Donna March 29, 2012 (4:04 pm)

    This little drummer boy ROCKS and so does his Dad…

  • Ann Marie March 29, 2012 (4:06 pm)

    Nice work, Hayes.

  • miws March 29, 2012 (4:58 pm)

    Great vid! Hayes must’ve had a blast doing it!

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    Mike

  • Mike March 29, 2012 (9:06 pm)

    Right on, Great backstory to the song and talented musicians.

  • DM March 29, 2012 (9:38 pm)

    Thanks for posting it! Very fun! Great song!

  • Rj March 29, 2012 (10:12 pm)

    These guys are great! Awesome live show and great guys.

  • justme March 30, 2012 (7:30 am)

    Lovin’ the groovy 60’s vibe.

  • sun*e March 30, 2012 (8:44 am)

    What a fun watch and song…made me smile the whole time. Keep ’em comin’…or I should say “Keep ‘Em Flying!

  • Neighbor March 30, 2012 (9:34 am)

    MOR YAY damit!

  • Carrie Ann March 30, 2012 (9:55 am)

    ” “When Hayes was 2 years old, some of his first words were ‘mor yay.’ This is what he called the music I played on my guitar, because people would clap and say ‘yay’ after a performance.””

    That’s a whole lotta adorable right there. Great job, guys!

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