It has been a year since Shaun Ross released the animated music video for his debut single “Symmetry” as well as solidifying his shift into music. Now Ross, the Bronx-native with albinism who stirred convention with modeling success, dropped his second music video for “Chrysalis”. The song is a pleasingly pulsating, increasingly up-tempo jam that is dancey, spacious and driven by Ross’ euphony. A musical potential, which he is no doubt still discovering, along with himself. Hence the song’s title Chrysalis: a word for the protective covering of a pupa as it develops during metamorphosis. Like his Symmetry video, Ross continues setting the visual mood with color, this time in his music video directed by Anastasia Lebedeva and David Solomini, alternating hues of techno-fluorescent light a routine choreographed by Chris Emile. Dance is natural to Ross, before modeling, he studied at the Alvin Ailey school, a part of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He then would be featured as a known-model in a number of music videos and films for Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Lana del Rey, Yoann Lemoine and more. Now it seems Ross is creatively coming into his own.
You can watch the video below:
