Contemporary R&B and rap artist Deon Samuel Williams Jr., better known by his stage name HeyDeon, is working on a new music video for his hit song “Torin’s Silhouette” with Long Beach’s Snoop Dogg sitting in the director’s seat.<\/p>\n
It’s not uncommon for Deon to work with Snoop on creative projects. After all, Deon was an opener for the rap icon’s set at the Once Upon a Time at the LBC music festival in 2019.<\/p>\n
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Deon said Snoop reached out to him last year wanting to direct a visual for him after hearing a snippet of “Torin’s Silhouette,” which was first featured in Deon’s 2020 album Emotional Wreck<\/a>.<\/p>\n The song means a lot to Deon, and is an ode to his girlfriend, Torin Ashtun, a local artist herself who recently opened her first arts studio<\/a> in Long Beach.<\/p>\n “The record Torin’s Silhouette moved him to want to give it the most exposure it can possibly receive,” Deon said. “It was just a moment I was appreciative for.”<\/p>\n Deon is no stranger to high-quality video productions and has posted numerous music videos on his social platforms. The music video for the song “Nothing 2 Prove<\/a>,” shows an intricate one-take shot of Deon riding a bike through different neighborhoods of Long Beach. Guap City Productions is producing the upcoming video. The local production studio has worked with Snoop and other local artists before.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL3SFg4gCRV\/<\/p>\n “Working with Snoop is organic. He understands me as an artist,” Deon said. “He wanted to create a visual for me that best captured the emotion and smoothness of the record.”<\/p>\n No release date for the video was provided, but Deon said its dropping “sooner than you think.”<\/p>\n (UPDATE: The video was released May 2021, see it below)<\/strong><\/p>\n