creations were the brainchild of Hal Sofsky and Abhay Sofsky, the latter being the co-producer of SXSW Best Documentary 2012, "Beware of Mr. Baker". "Hang Onto The Sweet Song In Your Soul" video The video was shot in a vintage furniture store in Williamsburg, New York, called Brooklyn Reclamation. The producers went for the innovative approach of making a compound live video where over 50 live takes were taken around the store over the course of about 10 hours. The best matches were chosen and edited to form one "live song". Co-director, Hal Sofksy said: "After seeing him perform live, we felt lip-syncing would underplay his vocal appeal. We chose the store to reflect the timeless nature of the vintage music that his songwriting evokes – it does sound from another era until you hear the lyrics. And although the song itself deals with the struggle of modern existence, its message is again pretty timeless: whatever happens, you'll always have music to help you through". Before the video was shot, Gray embarked on a minor tour of the US East Coast, playing in NYC at Greenwich Village venues such as The Bitter End and Caffe Vivaldi, as well as Boston, where he featured in the music festival, Fête de la Musique, and played at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. After the US venture, The Gravy Train restarted in Tokyo playing at Japan Music Week 2011 at various events from November 4–13, including Rock Cafe, La Mama, Crawfish, and a jam venue, Timeout, with bands from Canada, Singapore, Japan and Brazil, including the bossa-nova artist, Sabrina Helsh. Accident and comeback (2012–2013) After a near-fatal accident, Gray had to stop singing for most of 2012, cancelling all recordings and most of their live shows. The band resurfaced in Tokyo in February 2013 playing a series of comeback shows in Azabu, Akasaka, and Roppongi, including Bauhaus and Hard Rock Cafe. Due to the break, the existing members of the band moved onto new projects, leading Gray to recruit new personnel in Tokyo. such as a Japanese guitarist from the band of 1970s folk-singer Masato Minami, Pon, as well as a new multi-instrumentalist drummer, Shokei Konno, who met playing in Kichijōji's Inokashira Park,. This added a more Japanese influence to the band, with occasional impromptu vocal performances of traditional Japanese folks songs such as "Seikatsu no gara". Hard Rock Cafe anniversary In June 2013,