Taken from their forthcoming third album, Chase & Status join forces with Alex Southam for the promo to Lost & Not Found – their homage to the early 90s rave culture which inspired them. Taken from the perspective of a young cyclist, Alex’s inventive ‘fly on the wall’ one-shot promo centres around a motel and [...]

New Mercury Records signing Mikill Pane plays the part of narrator, unravelling the exploits of a fresher hitting the student party circuit in this Pickering Bros-directed promo for new single Good Feeling. “Pane tells the story of a young man starting out at university,” explain the directing duo. “Our main character has had a tough [...]

Following her Icelandic excursion with Dot Rotten in Karmageddon, Carly Cussen unveils her latest for the UK rapper. Its a low budget effort but one of the best videos yet by the young director who is building her reputaion around videos for UK urban artists. With great work from DP Aaron Reid, Carly goes gritty [...]

Dot Rotten is the last man on Earth in Carly Cussen’s atmospheric video for Karmageddon, shot among the geothermal pools of Iceland. “The video opens in a world with no life – but a world that may have had life a long time ago,” says Carly. “Playing with surreal fantasy concepts, I placed Dot into [...]

Arriving hot on the heels of his video for Jake Bugg , Jamie Thraves delivers his second for new home HSI London in the form of this sumptuous promo for Kristina Train’s Dark Black. Taking his cue from the lyric, Jamie paints it black and, matching the dreamy tempo, delivers a superb, slow-burning affair with [...]

Nadia Marquard Otzen has joined A+, the music video and special projects division of Academy Films, and announced her arrival with the video for Niki & The Dove’s Tomorrow. The Danish born director, was accepted at Central St. Martins in London at the age of 19, then studied at Parson’s School of Art and Design [...]

Philippa Bloomfield’s energetic and exciting promo for Foe’s new single Cold Hard Rock – shot on a Red Camera at various different frame rates and using a lensbaby – augments the dirt and grime of the soundtrack to great effect. Foe Cold Hard Rock (Mercury) Director: Philippa Bloomfield Producer: Sean Stuart Production Company: NTSH London [...]

It’s the morning after the night before… and aided by flashbacks, The Futures wake-up, after a wild party, to a thoroughly trashed apartment in the promo to Start A Fire. Patrick Killingbeck, the new boy at Stamp, combines accessible pop glamour with a grittier edge in the video where the ‘night before’ performance gradually takes [...]

Luke + Barber turn in a well-shot promo (dp’d by themselves) including some slick night-time shots of Canary Wharf for the critically acclaimed Dot Rotten. Dot Rotten Keep It On A Low (Mercury Records) Director/DPs: Luke + Barber Producer: Gail Davey Production Company: Davey Inc Rep: OB Management Editor: Paul O Reilly @ Stitch Colourist: [...]

A Japanese horror-inspired promo for dubstep duo Nero’s Crush On You by So Me – something of a departure from his other videos, including the recent reunion with Justice on Audio, Video Disco. A young lad makes the fatal mistake of four-timing a group of cute school girls – all innocent looks and school uniforms [...]