Lights of the City was born from a decades-long friendship with an enigmatic powerhouse of a person: Troy Stoilkovski. Having met Troy years ago on a television set—and having recently directed an upcoming feature documentary about him—I have always been moved by his deep love for people and his prolific musical output.

 

When his band asked me to direct a music video, I dove into the album. The moment I heard Lights of the City, I saw the video. Shot rapidly in less than two hours on a city rooftop, the video matches the raw, immediate energy of a live rock performance. By cutting their performance alongside monumental moments of civil rights and human protest, the video transcends a standard band promo. It becomes an extension of Troy's own humanistic spirit—an urgent, driving call to action for visibility, and dignity.

 

It is a video about the power of the collective voice and the individuals who refuse to be ignored. By cutting through the noise of a crowded musical landscape, Lights of the City uses rhythm, history, and raw scale to build a world where the music doesn't just play—it fights.