When I first saw the video for Mahoney‘s “Turn Off The Lights and Turn On The Stereo” directed by Marty Stano, I was instantly hooked. The song’s garage-punk-pop riffs and sing-along chorus are undeniable. It grabs you from the opening notes and happily take you toe-tapping and head-bouncing forward until you find yourself wailing right along with lead singer Chris Martin on the outro. Honestly, the song has more hooks than a tackle box and makes you want to do as you’re told; turn off the lights and turn on the stereo with Mahoney cranked to 11.

The video goes even further to perfectly complement Mahoney’s pop vision by taking itself lightly, tongue firmly in cheek. This kind of high-energy match-up rarely, if ever, happens by pure coincidence or completely on accident. It takes time, effort and above all else, talent which director Marty Stano displays in spades. Not only is it as fun to watch as it is to listen to, it goes to show what can be done with a single stage, a handful of props, the right lighting and a director’s eye that can see a final product well before the camera even rolls.

It is for this reason it comes as no surprise that the video for “Turn Off The Lights and Turn On The Stereo” has made it into the “Top 8″ for the Super Shorts International Film Festival’s Online Music Video Competition at DailyMotion. It is a well-deserved honor and one Marty, Mahoney and I humbly ask that you show your support for by voting. With more on the topic, I’ll quote a message from Mr. Stano himself:

Hey All,

The music video I directed “Turn Off the Lights and Turn On the Stereo” for Mahoney has made the “Top 8″ for the Super Shorts International Film Festival’s Online Music Video Competition. This is my first music video and I’m pretty psyched!

Now, the online audience determines who the final winner is based on the ratings the video receives- view count doesn’t play a factor. The contest is sponsored by Dailymotion.com and their interface is very similar to Youtube, but with better compression quality. There is a rating box on a five star scale in the “Video Info” part. To rate the video, you need a user name which you can quickly register with any email address.

Please take the short time to register and rate the video, and that is if you dig it over the other videos. Thanks!

Watch and rate the video:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5toyy_mahoney-turn-off-the-lights-and-tur_music

Please forward this to anyone that may be interested.

Mahoney – Turn Off The Lights and Turn On The Stereo