Music video direction · Songwriting + production · Comedic writingSelf-directed original song + music video2026
Everybody Needs To Leave Me Alone
“A comedic anthem about the exact moment your social battery hits zero while you keep performing pleasantness anyway - written, created and produced end to end.”
Client
Self-directed original song + music video
Year
2026
Discipline
Music video direction · Songwriting + production · Comedic writing
Best for
Creative + Brand Leadership, Marketing + Communications Leadership, Copy Leadership + Brand Voice, Creative Director. Writer, filmmaker, photographer, builder.
01Brief
Land a joke and a real feeling in the same three minutes, in a format where most comedy songs wear out by the second chorus.
02Approach
- 01Wrote the song and lyric around one recognizable moment, then built the escalation so the joke earns its ending.
- 02Produced and mixed the track, keeping the arrangement tight enough to hold a music-video runtime.
- 03Directed the video concept and visuals, matching comedic timing to the cut rather than to the lyric alone.
- 04Edited and sound-designed the piece, then released it with a poster and short-form cutdowns.
03Outcomes
- A released single and music video written, produced, directed and edited solo.
- Proof of comedic voice and timing - the same instincts that make campaign copy and scripts land.
- Another finished piece in a song-led, AI-assisted production pipeline that turns ideas around fast.
Credits
Concept, art direction & execution - Shawn Van Daele for Self-directed original song + music video, 2026.