Ten years after enthralling audiences all around with his emotional club song “Fearing Love” with Camille Safiya, the legendary music producer Serge Devant is back with “Solace,” the follow-up and the first release on his freshly established label imprint – This Instant.
A deeply personal and visual follow-up, “Solace” is the second in a trilogy of sound, picture, and story that started ten years ago and uses dynamic, progressive house rhythms with a powerful narrative. Connecting the past and the present, “Solace” brings Devant back together with soulful vocalist Camille Safiya, whose eerie voice once again anchors the emotional gravity of the project. The music video features the same actors who starred in “Fearing Love” 10 years ago, which is a first for the music business.
With “Solace,” Serge Devant is obviously creating history by venturing into unexplored ground and paving a new road for other artists to follow. The song appeals to the subdued strength of love with its mesmerizing rhythms, subtle sadness, and club-based heartbeat. Among two today-strangers, there is a spark of connection that will not disappear despite time, distance, and memory loss. Visually, “Solace” challenges the conventions of electronic music narrative. Shot by Tobias Deml, Luc Besson’s director of photography, and starring actors Eric Michael Cole (White Squall, Gia) and Christine Donlon (Entourage, Escape Room), the new music video continues from where the award-winning short film for “Fearing Love” left off.
“Solace” explores what transpires when two past lovers meet once more in a world where memories may be wiped. Now living ordinary lives far from the hedonism of their clubbing youth, they run into a group of after-hours partyers in a strange subway scene where past and present collide under unexpected conditions that make the audience question what will happen next. Seth Troxler and Nick Morgan‘s late-night remix, “Solace,” is a tech-progressive-house that offers a deeper version that respects the cinematic core of the original while also delivering pure dancefloor energy. Serge Devant demonstrates that some connections, like good art, are impossible to forget; his story covers ten years, his sound is classic, and his vision combines music and film to show he is a real pioneer.
“This has been in motion for a while now. I’ve been quietly building something – a platform, a label, a brand. Not to chase a trend but to give music the space it deserves. This isn’t a label for hype. It’s a label for time, for quality, for storytelling – through music and film. It’s called ‘This Moment.‘
The first release is a record called ‘Solace’ with Camille Safiya, a continuation of a story that began over a decade ago with our single ‘Fearing Love.’ When we shot the video for ‘Fearing Love,’ it won a film festival – but more importantly, it lit something up in me. I realized how much I loved being involved in the full creative process: casting actors, choosing locations, working with the crew, and shaping the edit. It created a real connection between the music and the visual – a way to stay true to the soul of the track beyond just the sound.
I grew up on MTV and VH1, watching music videos that had weight and substance. These days that feels like a lost art. Building a world around music visually isn’t as common in the industry anymore – and wanting to change that. To bring that experience back in a way that felt real and intentional. With ‘Solace,’ I wanted to continue the story. I reached out to the same actors from ‘Fearing Love’ – ten years later – and they were all in. That was the sign to keep going. We brought back the same crew, and by that time, my Director of Photography – Tobias Deml, had become an established filmmaker – directing an HBO documentary and shooting Luc Besson‘s latest film (The Fifth Element, The Professional). With this dream team, I knew we could create something special.
I’m excited to finally share it with you – not just the music but the full video trilogy that brings this story to life. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.” – Serge Devant
