“We had to gather about 80 people of different looks, who were all notified 30 days leading up to the shoot, to meet up at one location within a 3 hour period. The location was Base Studios in Stourbridge England. The music video had to be filmed infront of a real crowd and then inbetween takes a boxing ring was assembled next to the stage where a mock fight club style boxing match took place. Most of the extras cast for the music video were either musicians, models or close friends of the band. It was a very talented crowd as some big names in UK underground music were on set to make cameo appearences in the music video. These include band members from Eight Great Fears, Left For Red, Mudball, Through The Ruins, Isolated Atoms, Spearmint 6, Frozen Theory and Last Judgement. Plus solo artists and diva’s Becky Rose and Laura Broad. There were many British alternative models on set including Raven Brookes and Roze Thorn, plus a real full-time professional Dominatrix by the name of Mistress Satine. It was a fun day on set and I think the music video shows a lot of that”

- Nick J.Townsend

There was also a guest appearence at the beginning of the music video from USA radio broadcaster Annie Christ who does an intro for the band music video. In the crowd of the music video was another radio broadcaster, Andy O’Hare from the BBC. The WEAK13 tune You Don’t Love Me was recorded by producer and engineer David Davies

One of the funniest scenes in the You Don’t Love Me music video was the mock fight sequence involving a man being beaten to death by a black 24 inch rubber cock. Also, during the filming of the fight scene Bassplayer Wesley Smith instead of joining in kissed almost everyone on set in the boxing ring including former stage actress Margaret Williams who appears in the music video wearing a 70′s afro wig.

The music video You Don’t Love Me for British band WEAK13 was filmed at a rehearsal and live recording studio called Base Studios which is located in Stourbridge England. The photos here were taken by photographers David Morley and Stephen Owens. The finished music video can be seen here below on YouTube

 Behind the scenes

The painter who appears in the official You Don’t Love Me music video is the artist Mike Flight who many years ago was Nick J.Townsend’s former art teacher at College. He was invited by Nick to take part in the music video as he’d been very inspiring to him during his late teeneage years and wanted to say thanks back by allowing him to show others what he does best – Art.

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SPECIAL MOCK ‘LIVE’ VERSION of YOU DON’T LOVE ME
Months before the You Don’t Love Me music video was made, a mock live music video of the same song was created before the official music video was filmed. It was shot and directed by horror filmmaker Thomas Lee Rutter who previous directed the DNA music video for Weak13. It was only made as a quick bit of extra fun whilst waiting to start filming the official music video for You Don’t Love Me. The mock LIVE music video features alternative model Raven Brookes and engineer Ian ‘Crazy Mule’ who recorded the entire ‘Live Ammo‘ album for Weak13.

The mock LIVE music video can be seen below on YouTube.

Nick J. Townsend presents…

WEAK13 LIVE!

Coming in 2011.

No Autotune is used on this recording and it is all played live!

Many bands are scared to release live recordings as it exposes what they really sound like.

WEAK13 IS NOT AFRAID OF IT’S SOUND.

This song is called “You Don’t Love Me”.

If you do not like it then maybe it doesn’t like you?

Did you know?

In 2006 WEAK13 wrote and recorded a song with a very controversial chorus called ‘Death Machine’.
It was sent to record labels in and around London.

In 2007 a band called ‘Fiction Plane’ also released a song called ‘Death Machine’.

They were based in London.

Their song also had a very controversial chorus and even used some of the same words used in the WEAK13 song called ‘Death Machine’.

Joe Sumner is the lead vocalist of the band formed in London called ‘Fiction Plane’.

He has a famous father…

…STING!

WEAK13 got Death Machine onto iTunes.

The publisher hasn’t been in touch with WEAK13 since it started to make money.

His company is called ‘UK NEWSOUND’.

Here are some great bands that WEAK13 suggest you check out

• The Rocket Dolls (United Kingdom)
• Stripping The Pistol (USA)
• Mudball (United Kingdom)
• Plector (Sweden)
• Tommy Shots (Ireland)
• No Opinion (Germany)
• Mozart Khadaff! (Denmark)
• Envy of the State (United Kingdom)
• Lizette & (Sweden)
• King Rich (United Kingdom)
• Becky Rose (United Kingdom)
• Last Under the Sun (United Kingdom)
• Dedlok (United Kingdom)
• Rabbit Junk (USA)
• Illidiance (Russia)
• Police Bastard (United Kingdom)

I think Sting would like some of these bands.

ESPECIALLY POLICE BASTARD.

All these bands get played on BasementSound radio!

On July 8th 2010 WEAK13 won best music video at the London Limelight Film and Arts Award.

WEAK13 was not invited to attend the awards.

On July 8th the band WEAK13 released its 7th music video titled ‘Nothing To Lose‘.

It was produced by Nick J. Townsend.

Nothing To Lose – The Plot

A producer is abducted and humiliated on a tennis court…
…By a man with a chainsaw (Played by Nick J. Townsend).

There is also an alien reptile lady in an enchanted forest, she is played by the model Leila Alexandra and helps kill the evil producer.

The evil producer is the one with ‘sex pest’ on his mask.

ALL CHARACTERS IN THE ‘NOTHING TO LOSE’ MUSIC VIDEO ARE NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANY LIVING PERSON!

The song you are listening to is a strike for freedom

The mainstream music scene has ignored WEAK13 and many independent artists from around the world.

If you love this song then show others!

Nick J.Townsend goes awol in his latest music video for WEAK13 for the single NOTHING TO LOSE. The most artistic WEAK13 music video to date and combines the imagination of Nick J.Townsend and Martyn Kilvert. In this music video a Sex Pest is humiliated on a tennis court. Dark humour, a surreal dream-like fairytale adventure set in an enchanted forest.

The music video from WEAK13 titled NOTHING TO LOSE which was Produced and storyboarded by Nick J.Townsend himself. Filmed in 2010 and a month after the WAKE DOWN music video was released. NOTHING TO LOSE is directed by the brilliant young film maker Martyn Kilvert who has already filmed music videos for WEAK13 such as LUNATIC and PROUDER THAN U2.

The Nothing To Lose music video was filmed during one of the hottest days of the year.

Martyn Kilvert – About the Director
Since childhood, Martyn has been creating with whatever tools he can his hands on. This has lead to animations, sketches, music albums, short films, graphic design, 3d work, webpages and so on! Now that he’s finished film courses at university and college, he works freelance amongst the creative industry. Under the name Kilvertm, he produces music videos, live performance videos, graphic designs and music. Currently, he seeks employment in a creative environment but continues to work on a commission basis. He loves what he does and it shows in his dedication to the projects he works on.

Photos by Mark H.Roberts

The tennis court used in the music video for Nothing To Lose was filmed at a top secret location in the UK. However, we can reveal that many years ago the girl with the most famous bum in the world known as Fiona Butler (very famous for that tennis bum shot) lived near the same location when she was younger.

 Behind the scenes of Nothing To Lose by WEAK13

Photos by Mark H.Roberts

Directed by Chris Stone and produced by Craig Leonard:

UPDATE June 4th: Read more about the making of Wake Down.