Neil Nathan

"The 'California Run' and 'When The Rain Falls' videos are two sides of the same coin, that wondrous and sometimes very painful thing we call love," says Neil Nathan of the videos. 'California Run' is about the joy of searching for and finding your fated true love and 'When The Rain Falls' is about the heartbreak of losing him or her. "Co-Directors Vaj Potenza, Ric Serena, and I were intrigued by the idea of parallel videos." In "California Run," we follow Neil's travels, but in the "When The Rain Falls" video, we follow the driver's (Nakia Syvonne) story. Neil's dialogue exchange with this particular leading lady is a prelude to the "California Run" video as she wishes him good luck right before dropping him off on a desert highway and pulling away (right where he starts "California Run"). It's an interlock of stories where Neil Nathan ends up happy, but the same can't be said for his traveling cohort. The "When The Rain Falls" video hones in on her emotional and heartbreaking journey of frustration and letting go. Her reaction to her significant other's photo is not in any way the same as Neil Nathan's in the "California Run" video.