Following his stint as guest vocalist with Rudimental, powerhouse soul singer John Newman launches his solo career with Love Me Again, complete with a spellbinding Vaughan Arnell promo. Filmed at the gloriously retro Mildmay club in Stoke Newington (you half expect Ronnie Kray to swagger in at any moment), Vaughan authentically re-creates a late 60s [...]
A dark, dramatic video for Sub Focus ft. Alex Clare’s Endorphins by Rohan Blair-Mangat, set in a dystopian not-too-distant future where music is outlawed and people have to consume it illegally. And that’s keeping the heavily-armed anti-music squad very busy… Subfocus Endorphins (ft Alex Clare) Director: Rohan Blair-Mangat Prod co: Rokkit Producer: Tom Birmingham Production [...]
Contrasting with his narrative-heavy video for Fun earlier this week, Jordan Bahat delivers this striking, intimate performance promo for Jamie N Commons’ acoustic ballad Lead Me Home, beautifully photographed by Andrew Wheeler. Jamie N Commons Lead Me Home (Interscope/KIDinaKORNER) Director/Editor: Jordan Bahat Producer: Taylor Vandegrift DP: Andrew Wheeler Art Direction: Tyler Jensen 1st AD: Saleem [...]
Jordan Bahat charts the journey of a suitcase which becomes separated from it’s owner – in this case US pop band Fun – in his excellent promo for Why Am I The One. Follow the case on it’s cinematic adventures – as the viewer gets emotionally involved – before being reunited with the band. Curiosity [...]
Luke Monaghan returns to music promos with this raw, dynamic and cinematic piece for UK dance wizards Disclosure’s White Noise, beautifully shot in several derelict buildings in Detroit. Scouted from the city streets, protagonist Kafani’s brilliant expressive dance moves blend seamlessly with Luke’s sharp direction – forming a unique accompaniment to the pounding soundtrack… Disclosure [...]
When one Olly Murs just isn’t enough, Vaughan Arnell unleashes a whole battalion of them in this simple but brilliant promo for Army Of Two. Following 3 videos for the global monster that is One Direction, Vaughan confirms he’s very much back in pop promo land. He places Mr Murs in an empty car park [...]
Oliver Murray brings a little of the UK’s colder months to the visuals of singer-songwriter Lewis Watson in an atmospheric performance promo. Beginning in an autumnal room flourishing with ambient lighting effects it transitions into the winter wilds, with Oliver obviously taking advantage of the snowfall in Britain this year. Lewis Watson Into The Wild [...]
Elisha Smith Leverock steps up to the plate to work with 2 Chainz, one of the biggest names in US hip-hop right now, and makes a very different hip-hop video for I’m Different. Shot in Miami, barely a hip-hop video convention is left unscathed – particularly in this directors cut of the video that’s pulled [...]
For Chapel Club’s Good Together, Ollie Murray marries their cool electronica with some eye-popping, mind-bending fx – with flowing kaleidoscopic split imagery overlaying singer Lewis Bowman’s deadpan performance. Chapel Club Good Together (Ignition Records) Director: Ollie Murray Producer: Louise Malin Production Company: Rokkit DP: Alex Reid Directors Rep: Obmanagement Make Up Artist: Zara Bray Runner: [...]
Shane Drake gives Lawson an epic, cinematic feel to their performance in his promo for the rousing Learn To Love Again – placing the band in a castle-like building being stormed by torch-bearing ‘warriors’… Lawson Learn to Love Again (Polydor) Director: Shane Drake Producer: Ryan Elliott Directors Agent: Marisa Garner @Marisa Garner Associates US Production [...]
