Series 4 episodes / 10 min / Documentary / Portugal-Japan / English / 2024
WAY UP is a project that provides a platform for emerging talents, their sound and their music. “WAY UP House” is the documentary series following the journey of 8 emerging artists and a producer from across the world, coming together for an exclusive songwriting experience in Portugal, living in a villa filled with instruments and a home studio, on the mission to collaborate, create music and perform live.
Episode 1: WRITING & COMPOSING 8 upcoming artists and producer arrive at the WAY UP House in Portugal. They form teams and start their mission to create songs in three days, leading up to a final performance of their work in an intimate concert. The first episode captures the beginning of this creative journey, from the artists getting to know each other, to writing lyrics and composing melodies.
Episode 2: COLLABORATION On the second day in the WAY UP House, artists work together with their team members to create songs. Collaboration among artists expands new connections, insights and possibilities.
Episode 3: STUDIO RECORDING The artists get the chance to experiment with their tracks in the villa’s home studio. Producer Swindle supports them with refining song layers and exploring new instruments.
Episode 4: FINAL PERFORMANCES On the final day, the artists get ready to perform their individual songs that they have created. In an intimate concert they showcase their results to each other.
Artists include:
anaiis – https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/arti…
Emmy Meli – https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/arti…
Joel Culpepper – https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/arti…
Parthenope – https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/arti…
Charlie Allen – / charlieallenguitar
Dayna Fisher – / daynajfisher
Martina Barakoska – / iamthe_m
Rashaan Brown – / rashaanbmusic
Swindle – https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/arti…
WAY UP YouTube playlist: • Yamaha Way Up
Listen to the official WAY UP play list on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XD…
Yamaha Corporation: https://www.yamaha.com
DIRECTOR
Diana Toucedo
STARRING
Anaiis
Emmy Meli
Joel Culpepper
Parthenope
Dayna Fisher
Rashaan Brown
Charlie Allen
Martina Barakoska
MUSIC PRODUCER
Swindle
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Beatriz Sastre
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR
OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Carmen Fortea
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Niklas Bolten
Marko Schiebeck
James Puddicombe
Kenji Arakawa
Russell Wykes
Ayano Yoshikawa
PRODUCER
Eduard Rabasco
Tim Mizon
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Pedro Rosa
Faouzia Krid
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Joana Lopes
Filipa Cortez
Alberto Gonzalez Casero
ARTIST C0NSULTANT
JNR Williams
FILM EDITOR
Diana Toucedo
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Aleix Fernández Hernández
Oliver Stumpf
COLOURIST
Nadia Khairat Gómez
CAMERA OPERATOR
Beatriz Sastre
Carmen Fortea
ASSISTANT CAMERA
Miguel Angelo
Lisa Person
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Alexandre Monteiro
DIT
Ignacio Millet
GAFFER
Eduardo Carvalho
BEST GIRL
Catia Dias
SOUND RECORDING
Cyrill Santos
Diana Meireles
LIVE MUSIC RECORDING
Cid Saldanha
SOUND DESIGN & MUSIC MIXING
Robert Keilbar
SET DESIGN
Mariana Barreto
MAKE UP & HAIR ARTIST
Deborah Bettencourt
Marta Pereira
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Francisco Aldim
EDITING CONSULTANT
Fernando Pomares
MUSIC SERVICES
Joseph Emsden
Jeremy Smith
DRIVER
André Rodrigues
Vitor Hugo
Bruno Silva
PHOTOGRAPHER
Noah Agemo
Special Thanks
to the team of
CASA NOSSA
SONG CREDITS
‘Waiting’
by Emmy Meli
‘Bigger Picture’
by Parthenope
‘It’s You That I’ve Been
Waiting For‘
by Joel and Anaiis