{"id":2539,"date":"2025-12-26T21:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/?p=2539"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:57:31","slug":"byron-motley-i-wish-i-knew-from-the-album-jazz-cocktails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/en\/multimedia\/byron-motley-i-wish-i-knew-from-the-album-jazz-cocktails\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron Motley \u2013 \u201cI Wish I Knew\u201d from the album Jazz &amp; Cocktails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"max-width:600px\">The music video for \u201cI Wish I Knew\u201d, a song by American jazz artist Byron Motley from the album Jazz &amp; Cocktails, was entirely filmed and produced in Croatia. The video is directed and produced by Croatian filmmaker Katja Restovi\u0107, who also handled cinematography and editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"max-width:600px\">The video offers an intimate and refined visual interpretation of the song, relying on atmosphere, subtle imagery, and an emotional rhythm that follows the jazz and gentle groove of the music. The fusion of music and ambience further emphasizes the sense of nostalgia and ongoing introspection that runs through the piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"max-width:600px\">\u201cByron has a unique energy \u2014 at once warm, calm, and passionate \u2014 which perfectly matched the emotion of the song,\u201d Restovi\u0107 &nbsp;points out. \u201cMy goal was to create visuals that would not dominate the music, but rather give it space to breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"max-width:600px\">She adds that a strong sense of mutual trust was present throughout the entire process, allowing the video to remain simple yet emotionally powerful, staying true to the character of the composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-id=\"1266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1266\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_01.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_01-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"259\" data-id=\"1265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_03.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1265\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_03.jpeg 194w, https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_03-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" data-id=\"1263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_04.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1263\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_04.png 225w, https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_04-150x149.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-id=\"1264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_05.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1264\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_05.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_Motley_05-150x84.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" data-id=\"1267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_MOtley_07.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1267\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_MOtley_07.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Byron_MOtley_07-150x151.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"max-width:600px\">Byron Motley \u2013 online:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.byronmotley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">www.byronmotley.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"max-width:600px\">Instagram:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heartincuba\">\/heartincuba<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/byronmotley\">\/byronmotley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Byron Motley -  I Wish  I knew\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQF8TOv8RJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The music video for \u201cI Wish I Knew\u201d, a song by American jazz artist Byron Motley from the album Jazz &amp; Cocktails, was entirely filmed and produced in Croatia. The video is directed and produced by Croatian filmmaker Katja Restovi\u0107, who also handled cinematography and editing. 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