What was meant to be a artistic collaboration below the Balearic solar changed into a nightmare for Clear Bandit.
The British dance music trio was in Ibiza filming a music video for his or her new single “Cry Baby,” a collaboration with David Guetta and Anne-Marie, when their celebration was reduce abruptly brief. Whereas the group was out to dinner, thieves reportedly broke into Clear Bandit’s lodge room and stole laptops, cameras and money totaling €40,000 earlier than crowbarring the room’s window to make their escape. The theft left the band not solely devastated but additionally petrified of staying in the identical location in a single day, per The Solar.
Fortunately, the footage for “Cry Baby” had already been safely transported again to London. Nevertheless, the stolen gear and money nonetheless signify a big loss for the band, who at the moment are hoping to recoup a few of the damages via insurance coverage.
Sadly, Clear Bandit’s expertise will not be an remoted incident on the White Isle. Only a few months earlier, fellow British DJ and producer Franky Wah additionally fell sufferer to thieves throughout his personal Ibiza residency. His total music assortment, together with a laptop computer loaded with unreleased music, was stolen from his automotive. Regardless of providing a reward and rallying the help of followers and fellow artists like Carl Cox, Wah has but to get better his belongings.
The rise in such thefts is a sobering reminder of the dangers artists face, even in locations as idyllic as Ibiza. For Clear Bandit, the expertise has been a expensive interruption forward of their new album, their first in six years, set for launch in 2025. Nonetheless, the group stays undeterred, channeling their vitality into extra new music.
Take a look at the music video for “Cry Baby” beneath.
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