Crispin Brooks, Shara Vallee and Willo release 'Run Away' video

Crispin Brooks, Shara Vallee and Willo have premiered the music video for “Run Away,” a Caribbean-rooted dance-pop single shot in Anguilla. The release marks a new chapter for Brooks’ Dream Jungle media venture and leans on a narrative video concept built for both screens and dance floors.

Why it matters: - “Run Away” ties together Anguilla-based music-making, Caribbean pop, and a music-video-first creative approach. - The release also introduces The Dream Jungle/The Dream Jungle Publishing as Crispin Brooks’ new media entity. - The video adds visibility for Shara Vallee and Willo in a project built around performance, storytelling, and regional identity.

What happened: - Crispin Brooks x Shara Vallee x Willo premiered the music video for “Run Away” on Music-News.com. - The release presents “Run Away” as a new single from Brooks, Vallee and Willo. - The video was shot in Anguilla, including Green Space park. - Brooks framed the song and video around an escape-themed wedding story.

The details: - Brooks grew up in a family of writers and teachers, studied classical piano by age 7, took formal art classes by 11, and later worked in journalism, graphic design and film. - Brooks’ early influences included MTV videos from the mid-’80s, plus the music and jingles of Nickelodeon and Sesame Street. - After returning to the Caribbean in the late 2000s, Brooks began shooting music videos and writing for soca bands and solo artists. - In the Northeastern Caribbean, Brooks became known for helping artists shape the full presentation around their music. - As a label owner and artist manager, Brooks helped guide Nyne and Shara Vallee to several local and regional hits. - The project draws on Brooks’ broad musical mix of reggae, dancehall, soca, calypso, zouk, bouyon and kompas, along with hip-hop, ’90s pop, R&B, dance, house and rock. - “Run Away” is described as an uplifting, bouncy dance-pop track with a four-on-the-floor pulse and an island-pop feel. - Willo, also known as Jemal Willock, supplied the beat that sparked the chorus. - Shara Vallee delivers the lead vocal performance. - Brooks and Willo have worked together on several releases, and Vallee is Brooks’ cousin and a frequent collaborator across genres. - The video turns the usual wedding-crasher idea upside down by making the groom the one pulled toward an ex and forced into the runaway role. - Open-air visuals and drone shots over the water emphasize freedom, escape and romance. - The production credits include recording engineer Sheraul “Shay” Hughes, editor Ralston Smith and producer Lauraine Gumbs.

Between the lines: - Brooks is positioning music as a combined audio-and-visual product, not just a standalone song. - The wedding scene and comedic reversal suggest a push for shareable narrative content that recalls the character-driven music videos of the ’80s and ’90s. - Vallee’s role as a character, not only a singer, hints at a broader attempt to expand her artistic range. - The release also signals a pipeline of follow-up work, with Brooks already mapping more singles from concept to treatment.

What's next: - Brooks has several more singles in development for dance floors, screens and narrative-driven video treatment. - The Dream Jungle is likely to remain a creative home for future releases tied to Brooks’ music and media work. - Additional promotion for “Run Away” is available through HIP Video Promo and Brooks’ website: More Crispin Brooks at HIP Video Promo and More Crispin Brooks on their website.

The bottom line: - “Run Away” is a compact statement of Brooks’ creative identity: Caribbean rhythm, pop structure and a story-first visual style built to travel beyond the islands.