Aspiring Heart Doc Finds Rhythm With Music Video

student David Reyes has his sights set on becoming a cardiologist, but heart beats aren't the only rhythms that inspire him.

The college announced Tuesday that Reyes has won a $10,000 prize in the  OnVidi.com’s Student Video Contest in the Music Video category for his upbeat retro entry, “Best Around” by the Rancho Cucamonga band Tha Boogie (view the video above this article).

“I couldn’t believe that I won at first, I couldn’t even believe my video placed,” Reyes, 20, said in a statement. “When the OnVidi people contacted me, I didn’t know what to say, I got chills everywhere.”

A biology major who started at the college in spring 2010, Reyes plans to transfer to UCLA for his bachelor’s degree, then go to Harvard Medical School to become a cardiologist.

He and his brother Mario are producers who have collaborated with many bands to make quality music videos on low budgets. He said he plans to share a portion of the prize money with those who worked on the video, including the band, according to a press release issued by the college.

“The video is fun, upbeat, and most of all unique,” Reyes said in the press release. “It’s nice and simple, visually tantalizing and somewhat nostalgic even for those who haven’t lived in the portrayed time period (late ‘60s/early ‘70s).”

Reyes said he plans to continue producing music in his free time.