Director's Representation

Martin Roker

Greg Barnes directs a subtly&nbsp;otherworldly visual for French multi-instrumentalist&nbsp;Vincent Fenton, known&nbsp;as French Kiwi Juice -&nbsp;or FKJ.Starring dancer Mès Lesne, the video is an emotional journey told through choreography, intense and affecting with plenty of room for individual interpretation.&nbsp;We see Lesne&nbsp;move to different beats, reflecting the personalities of those around him, whilst FKJ appears playing different instruments from the track, at different points in the video.&nbsp;The cinematography adds a romantic yet gritty layer to the visual, which encapsulates the nighttime scenery and the surreal vibes of the idea.&nbsp;It's a great twist on the interpretive dance concept, refreshing and engaging throughout.&nbsp;

Mes Lesne

Nathalie Gabrielsson

Greg Barnes

Maya Dufeu

Black Dog Films

Jamie Hitchens

Spike Morris

Ffion Kunz

Fabio Alonso

Josh Maclaren

Fabio Olgiati

Felix Wildey

Alice Howlett

FKJ 'Different Masks For Different Days' by Greg Barnes

Fkj-'Different--Masks-For-Different-Days'-by-Greg-Barnes

Mae Muller takes centre-stage in Tom Dream's '70's throwback promo for Swedish producer NEIKED's Better Days.&nbsp;Complementing the dreamy, upbeat production of the new single,&nbsp;we see Muller in a world of soft pastel colour schemes, whilst simultaneously embodying various characters on TV.&nbsp;From weather girl through to music presenter, Muller shows off her talents as both a performer and an actor, whilst cameos from fellow performers NEIKED and Polo G round off the concept with a glossy polish.[imgtoken data:1]“When I met with Tom Dream I knew he’d be able to make something great - and this is really what that is, something great," says&nbsp;NEIKED.&nbsp;"A big shout-out to Mae and Polo G for putting on a sick performance too. I have been working hard on my upcoming music this year and now is a perfect time to finally share the first piece of the puzzle."Mae Muller adds: “This is my favourite video I’ve done so far!! The pastel colours, to the set design, to the hair and make-up, I am literally quite obsessed with it.”

United Kingdom

Tom Dream

Ghandi El-Chamaa

Jack Meredith

Stefan Yap

Benny Casey

Natalie Young

Anna Thompson

Gary Coogan

Jason Wallis

Electric Theatre Collective

Jenn Saunders

Chris Steel

Ella Crawford

Emily Tedrake

Chris Hutchings

Steve Cameron

NEIKED, Mae Muller, Polo G 'Better Days' by Tom Dream

Mae-Muller-'Better-Days'-by-Tom-Dream

Jade Ang Jackman directs Years And Years for a live performance&nbsp;on The Late Late Show With James Corden&nbsp;that was broadcast in May.Every bit as infectious and joyous as the <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/04/15/years-years-starstruck-fred-rowson/70390">official music video</a>, Jackman reworks the environment to a English country garden&nbsp;setting, where vocalist Olly Alexander performs with his backing group&nbsp;with characteristic flair.&nbsp;Captured&nbsp;in a succession of long takes, which takes Olly and co through different parts of the delightful location, the concept has a timeless, laidback feel to it,&nbsp;and gives a focus to the singer's marvellous pop-soul voice.

Jade Ang Jackman

Manoela Chiabai

Juliana Tuacek

Yasmin Godo

Kai Blamey Nguyen

Nathan Matthews

Ash Halliburton

Nicholas Royal

Ryoo Narushima

Porsche Poon

Louis Danckwerts

Years And Years 'Starstruck' (Live for The Late Late Show) by Jade Ang Jackman

Years-And-Years-'Starstruck---Live'-by-Jade-Ang-Jackman

Jade Ang Jackman directs a cyberpunk-inspired promo for Yonaka's comeback single&nbsp;Seize The Power.&nbsp;The enigmatic video opens with vocalist Theresa entombed in a glass box, performing various glitchy movements whilst a&nbsp;hesitant&nbsp;doppelgänger carefully approaches her.&nbsp;Falling somewhere stylistically between The Matrix series and Hellraiser, the aesthetic is beautifully rich and well considered, delivered via Ash Halliburton's art direction and complemented by DoP&nbsp;Kai Blamey Nguyen's use of ramped-up frame rates and night-vision style cinematography.&nbsp;The ideas of rebirth, growth and taking back control of our own lives are visualised with abstract flair, with Jade's bold direction confidently guiding the narrative to an exciting climax.“Theresa wanted to play with ideas relating to rebirth and the power that can emanate from within," explains Jade Ang Jackman.&nbsp;"Given her own strong and unique energy, together we could experiment with different moods and stages to show that journey gaining internal strength."It was super fun to work with an artist who is not afraid to show their wild or ugly side too!”&nbsp;

Lauren Mills

Sam Mukherjee

Ioanna Kruiz

Alberto Papparotto

Pablo D’ambrosi

Thierry Phung

Seb Foux At Juice Crtv

Emika O Seger

Jonathan Lewis

Junior Agyeman-Owusu

Alternative Pop

Yonaka 'Seize The Power' by Jade Ang Jackman

Yonaka-'Seize-The-Power'-by-Jade-Ang-Jackman

Greg Barnes directs an ambitious one-take video for EELS, featuring&nbsp;Mad Men and Baby Driver&nbsp;star Jon Hamm.&nbsp;Playing a superfan of the group, Hamm is shown finding solace in the track&nbsp;as he relaxes on the sofa, totally oblivious to the chaos unfolding around him.&nbsp;It's a great little concept, shot in Los Angeles on 35mm whilst Greg and the Black Dog team directed and produced it remotely from London.&nbsp;Hamm's understated, relaxed performance is a perfect fit for the concept, and will have viewers shouting at the screen with&nbsp;the old pantomime adage... he's behind you!!

United States

Holly Wolfers

Lauren Bates

Marz Miller

Louis G Massouras

Kymm Swank

Mike Koepke

Juliana Rowlands

Sara Horowitz

Aysha Marcantonio

Jonny Tully

Tag Collective Art

John Moule

Jon Hamm

Alternative Rock

Eels 'Are We Alright Again?' by Greg Barnes

Eels--'Are-We-Alright-Again?'-by-Greg-Barnes

Rising DIY star Jetta gets up close and personal with a python, in Jade Ang Jackman's video for Taste.&nbsp;Set in an opulent, ethereal space, Jetta&nbsp;delivers a sensual&nbsp;performance, surrounded by lavish furnishing and religious iconongraphy.&nbsp;The introspective style is complemented by subtle VFX, in the form of cloning and visual trails, which add a haunting undercurrent to the concept.&nbsp;“Taste&nbsp;is ultimately about the fear of letting yourself go completely to love," says Jetta.&nbsp;"But I think it has a strong sentiment that could spark loads of different emotions."

Manoela Chaibai

Danny Rumbelow

Olan Collardy

Oliver Bingham

Vini Curits

Jessica Hu

Marc Ramos

D-fran

Connor Coolbear

Max Colt

Nicole Hartley

Blackstar

Jetta 'Taste' by Jade Ang Jackman

Jetta-'Taste'-by-Jade-Ang-Jackman

Luke Monaghan directs a&nbsp;defiant tale of love lived without regret for Sam Smith's Diamonds.Following their collaborations on <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/07/26/sam-smith-how-do-you-sleep-grant-singer/59957#:~:text=Sam%20Smith%20astonishes%20in%20this,era%20of%20shiny%20event%20videos.">How Do You Sleep</a>, <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/09/20/sam-smith-too-good-goodbyes-luke-monaghan/49705">Too Good At Goodbyes</a> and <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/10/06/sam-smith-writings-wall-luke-monaghan/37255">Writing's On The Wall</a>, this promo finds Smith&nbsp;in a stripped-out bedroom, dancing their heart out as blinding flashes of light pulsate through the windows.&nbsp;Conceptual and introspective, this is not&nbsp;the first time we've seen Smith take on choreography, but it's definitely a step up in skill and ambition. And the choice to bring in choreographer&nbsp;Holly Blakey is an inspired one, resulting in movements that encapsulate the emotional rollercoaster of the narrative.&nbsp;

Luke Monaghan

Alex Jefferson

Savvas Stavrou

Daniel Smith

Rina Yang

Kate Molins

Jonny Lewis

Genki McClure

Arthur De Borman

Ben Reardon

Anne Sophie Costa

Lizzy Graham

White House Post

Ricky Gausis

MPC LA

MPC London

Grace Thorpe

Capitol Records

Holly Blakey

Cinelab Film and Digital

Sam Smith 'Diamonds' by Luke Monaghan

Sam-Smith--'Diamonds'-by-Luke-Monaghan

Chris Hopewell directs a wonderful 2020 reimagining of Yusuf/Cat Stevens's seminal hit&nbsp;Father &amp; Son.&nbsp;As the song reaches its 50th anniversary, the new version features Yusuf/Cat as he is now singing the role of the father,&nbsp;brought together digitally with a recording of his younger self,&nbsp;originally recorded at his historic performance in the Troubadour Club, Los Angeles in 1970.If the recreation of this wonderful song is momentous, then Chris Hopewell has risen to the occasion with its video. Like everything else he does, it's stop motion model animation. But he achieves a moving and utterly believable drama from the characters he creates and the world around them.The video depicts animated versions of the Father and Son in a house, which bereft of a female presence, with an inability to connect to each other.&nbsp;Exploring love, loss and a sense of urgency as the clock ticks away, the regret is palpable, and perfectly visualised through the 3D concept.&nbsp;The attention to detail is brilliant, and the anachronistic sense of time and space makes the visual all the more universal.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Chris Hopewell

Rosie Brind

Jacknife Films

Jon Davey

Holly Jo Beck

Tom Weller

Cadi Catlow

Folk

Yusuf / Cat Stevens 'Father & Son' by Chris Hopewell

Yusuf-/-Cat-Stevens-'Father-&-Son'-by-Chris-Hopewell

Director duo Grandmas present a bold, surreal vision for Hurts, with a striking juxtaposition&nbsp;of human emotion&nbsp;and exotic birdlife.&nbsp;Hurts frontman Theo Hutchcraft&nbsp;is a wild, overwrought presence, striding purposefully through a&nbsp;city at night, thrown into shapes and distortions by the track. The city is mostly empty, apart from the sporadic appearance of spectacular ornothology: flamingo, vulture, and stork.The birds represent the themes of toxic love and regrowth described in the passionate track Somebody: the carrion-pecking vulture embodies the idea of parasitic love; the flamingo, represents the colourful and limitless vision of what could be on the horizon; and the stork, displays the&nbsp;opportunity for a new beginning.At some points&nbsp;Hutchcraft seems to be taking on the mannerisms of the birds, in a stand-out, intense performance, as he powers through the night. And the&nbsp;cinematic feel of the piece is elevated by striking cinematography - care of DoP Nick Morris&nbsp;- and off-kilter choreography, perfectly encapsulating the painful transition from a toxic past to an optimistic future.

GRANDMAS

Harry Morgan

James Dyer

Nick Morris

Phil Heron

Peter Bishop

Vicente Ben

Natasha Lawes

John Holloway

Matthieu Toullet

Ben Stonehouse

Theo Hutchcraft

John Hassay

7 Seven Management

Synth-Pop

New Wave

Alternative

Hurts 'Somebody' by Grandmas

Hurts-'Somebody'-by-Grandmas

Tom Dream directs a beautifully downtempo&nbsp;visual&nbsp;for Quarry's Angels &amp; Kings.&nbsp;Exploring the melancholy of new love, the concept is built from a flurry of intimate vignettes, a perfectly balanced mixture of performance and movement.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Olan Collardy creates a nostalgic and dreamlike aesthetic through the use of distortion and off-kilter close-ups, whilst editor&nbsp;Amy Dang elevates the mood through textured filters and spot-on pacing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Oliver Billingham

Bill Rae

Jade Williams

Amy Dang

Luke Morrison @ The Mill

Oliver Wentworth

Stefan Iyapah

Tom Jaeger

Sony Music Germany

indie electronic

Quarry 'Angels & Kings' by Tom Dream

Quarry-'Angels-&-Kings'-by-Tom-Dream

Meji Alabi turns up the heat for Tinie's new single Whoppa, featuring Mexican popstar Sofia Reyes and Columbian artist Farina.The visual&nbsp;channels festival spirit for the ’lost summer’ of 2020, and&nbsp;was filmed in the streets of Mexico City.&nbsp; Vibrant, colourful and energetic, the breathless concept features dynamic performance and exquisite art direction, ever-evolving from the first frame to the last.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Stefan Yap matches the celebratory vibes with busy composition, packed to the brim with a lively cast of extras and a stream of glitter, confetti and traditional props.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mexico

Meji Alabi

Nancy Ryan

Lizy Ruiz

Emilio Tuero

Luis Luino

Gamaliel Islas

Sandra Migueli

Charlie Rothberg

Homespun

Big Buoy

Hannah Whitehill

Simon Dewey

We Are Covert 

Sam Seager

Disturbed Records

Hip Hop

Tinie ft. Sofia Reyes & Farina 'Whoppa' by Meji Alabi

Tinie-Ft.-Sofia-Reyes-&-Farina-'Whoppa'-by-Jim-Campbell

Chris Hopewell has directed the new video for Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ 2020 reimagining of his 50 year old&nbsp;ecological anthem Where Do The Children Play? (from the classic 1970 album Tea For The Tillerman) creating a disturbing vision of a world ruined by pollution and waste.Two children are playing on a suburban street, when they are confronted by a sea of plastic bottles, and then transported to the heart of darkness - the city which has become the centre of an environmental disaster. The kids join up with the remaining residents of the destroyed city to begin the reversal of the process, to save the planet.“Looking at the world today and the message in this fifty-year-old song, it looks like the world never grew up,” says Yusuf / Cat Stevens, who has re-recorded Tea For The Tillerman, for the generation that needs to hear the message more than ever.And in creating his hellish vision of our world, Chris Hopewell has also practised what he preaches. In&nbsp;creating the video at&nbsp;Jacknife, his studio in Bristol, Hopewell has aimed to have the least possible impact on the environment: nearly everything you see in the video was made&nbsp;from recycled material and old plastic. It's a&nbsp;memorable work that mirrors the environmental message of the song.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jacknife

Singer songwriter

Yusuf/Cat Stevens 'Where Do The Children Play?' by Chris Hopewell

Yusuf-/-Cat-Stevens-'Where-Do-The-Children-Play?'-by-Chris-Hopewell

Arlo Parks shares her cover of Radiohead's Creep, directed by Tom Dream&nbsp;as part of his upcoming short film&nbsp;Shy Radicals.&nbsp;The music video itself has&nbsp;an understated, meditative atmosphere, focused purely on the performance of the track. DoP&nbsp;Jack Maddison takes advantage of the plentiful natural light and abundant space in the room, choosing to move the camera in a slow and deliberate manner, to let the concept&nbsp;unfold organically.The short film, made with the support of the BFI Doc Society and Black Dog Films, is a portrait of Hamja Ahsan and the story behind his remarkable book and satirical manifesto Shy Radicals, which calls for all shy, quiet, and introverted people to unify and overthrow 'extrovert-supremacy'.&nbsp; &nbsp; Arlo's performance is an effort to continue standing in solidarity with others facing challenges with introversion. "Creep is a simultaneously delicate and brutal exploration of inner turmoil and human relationships," she says. "This song has acted as a refuge for me, during times of self-reflection and low mood, for many years and Radiohead as a band has deeply influenced my music."

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