Music and Words with Tom Ressa
A satirical send-up of branded content that lives in the indie music and podcast talk show space.
Written by Tyler Riggers | Directed by The Malloy Brothers
THE SHOW
Branded Entertainment / Scripted Comedy
How do you sell out without losing your soul? You don't. You just do it with a straight face.
Music and Words with Tom Ressa is a satirical, MTV-style mockumentary that flips traditional branded content on its head. The series follows an underground music "icon" whose massive ego and delusional sense of artistic integrity completely sabotage his own talk show at every turn.
The Setup: Each episode features a tightly structured, two-part narrative plot arc wrapped around a premium, live indie music performance.
The Brand Integration: We built an anti-selling, selling system. The "tortured artist" host shamelessly justifies corporate sponsorship, pushing a Converse partnership by claiming the sneakers are "the only way to spark authentic artistic CONVERSE-ATIONS."
“Itʼs not about the hype… Itʼs about the music.”
- Tom Ressa
