Filmed in an abandoned Victorian house in London, Yoni Lappin captures rising star Gita’s idiosyncratic 90s-inspired style in his promo for Mardi Gras. Driven by an inspired performance from the New York vocalist, Gita does her thing within Yoni’s foreboding, ominous setting. Gita Mardi Gras (ASL Records) Director: Yoni Lappin Production Company: OB Management Executive [...]

Alex Southam, director of the acclaimed video for Alt-J’s Tessellate (right), has joined Agile Films for music videos and commercials. A self-taught filmmaker, Alex directed low budget videos for Labyrinth Ear’s Amber and Binary’s Modern Man (both featured on Promo) and for Fanfarlo and I Break Horses. More recently he’s directed two videos for US [...]

FRIEND, a new production company for commercials, online creative and music videos, has opened its doors in London, with an eclectic roster of live action, animation and mixed media directors – including Duckeye, That Go, Focus Creeps, Olly Goodrum and Sean Pecknold. FRIEND has been launched by Luke Jacobs, former MD at Rokkit, together with [...]

Leading promo and commercials director Sam Brown will now be making his music videos at Rogue – his home for commercials since 2006 – at the heart of the company’s new music video division. The director of videos for Jay-Z (right), Foo Fighters, Elbow, Clare Maguire, James Blunt, Corinne Bailey Rae and many more, and [...]

Independent director representatives OB Management recently added two more London-based production companies to their extensive client base, and are now representing the directing rosters of Agile Films and Skin Flicks. Based in Shoreditch, Agile’s roster includes Aoife McArdle, (who’s just completed the videos for Eliza Doolittle’s Mr. Medicine (right) and Little Comet’s Joanna), Tim Mattia [...]

The Big Fat Music Video Quiz, incorporating the 40th birthday celebrations of OBmanagement commander-in-chief Otis Bell, is happening this Saturday, November 27th, at the Shepherds Bar, Shepherds Building, London, W14 0DA. The Big Fat Music Video Quiz will test the knowledge levels of music video facts, figures and utter trivia among members the British music [...]

Worship are unsigned, but won’t stay that way for long – certainly not after this video for their song Collateral, directed by Blake Claridge. The big labels are already sniffing around the Reading-based band, no doubt clocking their Radiohead-like qualities. Blake gives them an excellent showcase – a well shot, forest-set performance with a haunting [...]

Tim Brown, nominated for best new director at the UK Music Video Awards 2010, has joined Rokkit for music video representation, as part of the creative collective 1st Avenue Machine. Tim has established himself in London as an exciting new talent in music video direction with two hugely successful videos for Tinie Tempah, and his [...]

Pulse Films has incorporated the music video and advertising activities of Between The Eyes, with the BTE roster now existing as a separate identity, or label, within the Pulse stable called Between The Eyes @ Pulse. The deal will result in Pulse representing Between The Eyes’ directing roster – including Eran Creevy, Mat Whitecross, Perou, [...]

Dave Ma’s brilliant promo for Foals’ Spanish Sahara sees frontman Yannis drag a carcass across an isolated, harsh, barren landscape. Shot in the wilds of northern England in freezing temperatures, the video’s bleakness perfectly matches the stark, brooding introspection of the track. This pre-release online-only video is released as a teaser for Foals’ new album [...]