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Young people are mentored over a week to produce a song and video clip for presentation to their community, and for subsequent use and distribution in health promotion. On day 1, using rap as the key form of engagement, young people are mentored in writing their own songs addressing key issues related to smoking in their community and incorporating the local culture and heritage. On day 2, participants will be given vocal coaching and the song will be professionally recorded. On the third day, participants will be taken through the creative process of scripting a video clip, selecting suitable locations and filming a bush trip. Day 4 will involve filming remaining parts of the video clip and on the fifth day the video will be edited and cut to a final version for distribution. Confidence, performance skills and vocabulary is enhanced through a range of team building games and exercises. The end product is a locally designed and driven health promotion music and dance video. The advantages of the music video project is that a group of young people receive sustained and intensive leadership development and health education, which creates a group to positively influence other young people in the community.