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Ollie Paxton

Nathan James Tettey reunites with Headie One to direct&nbsp;a cinematic promo for viral track Martin's Sofa.&nbsp;The director leans into the themes of the track, which pay tribute to a friend who helped the artist right at the start of his career.&nbsp;A montage of&nbsp;vignettes play out across the four-minute runtime, ranging from dreamlike, vibrant set pieces to exterior performance sections, all tied together with a sense of community and friendship. And having just signed to Knucklehead for global representation, it's a great way for Tettey to start a new chapter in his career.&nbsp;&nbsp;"Making Martin's Sofa was the most out of body experience I’ve endured in a while but I loved every second of it and to see the response from Headie’s fans has been incredible to witness because really making this video was for them as well as for Headie and Martin," Tettey has said. "Martin's actual sofa is real and was used in the video but the sentiment of what Headie is talking about is also real as well and for me was perfectly illustrated in the process all of us went through trying to bring his vision to life. Getting up each day at the crack of dawn and working into the deep of night to try and solve as many problems and tick as many boxes as is humanly possible before getting back up to do it all again the next day. "I just want to thank every member of the immediate team...&nbsp;Myself, Headie and Martin couldn’t have done it without you…"&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Nathan James Tettey

Knucklehead

Ore Okonedo

Alex Ayodele-Otele

Theo Hue Williams

Jack Green

Kai Blamey Nguyen

Beau Pritchard James

Lee Parfitt

Hugo Harris

Matter SFX

Toni Blaze

Matthieu Touliet

Chris Anthony

Company 3

Mike O'Keefe

Grime

Headie One 'Martin's Sofa' by Nathan James Tettey 

Headie One - Martin's Sofa (Official Music Video)

Nathan James Tettey directs a slick promo for Fredo's Flowers &amp; The Snow.&nbsp;We see the artist perform as the camera seamlessly pivots around the space, while the extravagant backdrops switch between an icy wonderland, experiencing an interior blizzard,&nbsp;and Fredo's&nbsp;inner sanctum bursting with homegrown buds. No, he's not really talking about the wonders of nature here.The video boasts high-end art direction from production designer Jakob Grierse, impressive cinematography by&nbsp;Jomar O’Meally, and a number of scantily-clad females. But this is really about the mesmerising charisma of Fredo. One of his best videos so far.&nbsp;

Freddie Barrass

Untold Studios

Annie Ayres

Sarah Tucker

Jomar O’Meally

Ben Ceeley

Jakob Gierse

Connor Coolbear

Electric Theatre Collective

Oliver Whitworth

Asylum Sfx

Nemat Abdula

Marcus Albertsen

Richard Evans

Laurent Arnaud

Hip Hop

Fredo 'Flowers & The Snow' by Nathan James Tettey

Fredo-'Flowers-&-The-Snow'-by-Nathan-James-Tettey

Rosie Matheson directs a conceptual performance video for Finn Askew.&nbsp;Following their collaboration on 2020's <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/12/22/finn-askew-peach-rosie-matheson/68701">Peach,&nbsp;</a>Matheson delivers another knockout promo for the genre-defying artist, placing him in a series of absurd set pieces.&nbsp;Following the lyrics as a guide of sorts, Askew is tied up with rope, sat on a massive pile of dining chairs, and surrounded by loads of larger-than-life cherries.&nbsp;Wonderfully weird and catchy, and an excellent&nbsp;follow-up for the director and artist.[imgtoken data:1]

Rosie Matheson

Joe Douglas

Joe Sherno

Joe Munro

Polydor

Indie

Alternative

Finn Askew 'Cherry Bomb' by Rosie Matheson

Finn Askew - Cherry Bomb (Official Video)

Following the release of Strong Womxn, Poppy Ajudha self-directs the fun and enchanting promo for Weakness.&nbsp;Opening with&nbsp;a mesmerising animation of lilting layers of plants and flowers, the visual match-cuts to the artist performing in a vibrant red venue, adorned with glittering styling and surrounded by life-size jungle props and art direction.&nbsp;Moving swiftly through several holographic vignettes, the video is a magical trip packed with charm and bold set pieces, and is a perfect match to the contemporary track.&nbsp;

Poppy Ajudha

Tia Varnnard

Nkem Egbuchiri

Eno Enefiok

Henry Gill

Ethan Lewis

Jake Buckley

Charlotte Davies

P C Williams

Kareem Jarche

Yoomin Lee

Poppy Ajudha 'Weakness' by Poppy Ajudha

Poppy-Ajudha-'Weakness'-by-Poppy-Ajudha

Nathan James Tettey channels a powerful grime superhero concept in his video for Ghetts' team-up with Stormzy on Skengman - with a little help from&nbsp;RUFFMERCY.Tettey weaves the charismatic performance of the two artists - with Ghetts in his Ghetto persona - into a narrative of stylised violence and retribution, delivered in a stark monochromatic vision akin to the darkest of superhero action movies, or Frank Miller's Sin City series.Cameo appearances by D Double E, Mist, Shaybo, and martial artist Michael 'Venom'&nbsp;Page also contribute to the idea of an alternative&nbsp;league of superheroes emerging on dangerous streets to protect the city - and this is sealed by a wonderful edit by Ollie Paxton, and work by the VFX team at Untold Studios.&nbsp;The final graphic flourish by the inimitable Russ Murphy aka RUFFMERCY completes the job. Having won an UKMVA for the video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/07/15/ghetts-ft-jaykae-moonchild-sannelly-mozambique-ruffmercy/66568" target="_blank">Ghetts' Mozambique</a>, his contribution on the third video for the rapper's highly anticipated new album Conflict Of Interest adds an understated element of comicbook-style fantasy&nbsp;to what is an already very strong piece. Sets the bar high on marquee grime videos for the coming year.

Luke Goodrich

Sam Meyer

Lloyd Cook

Elisa Spigariol

Holly MacDonald

Lucinda Worth

George Reid

Ahmed El-azma

Tom Humphrey

Alex Grey

Benoit Paya

RUFFMERCY

Will Lyte

Ghetts ft Stormzy & Ghetto 'Skengman' by Nathan James Tettey

Ghetts-Feat-Stormzy-&-Ghetto-'Skengman'-by-Nathan-James-Tettey

Rosie Matheson finds Finn Askew bouncing around his bedroom, thinking about his latest crush - and trying out a lot of different outfits - in the effervescent video for Peach.

Olly Ginelli

George Harper

Piero Troffi

Vincenzo Marranghino

Jade Adeyemi

Flo Jones

Paul Donovan

Marco Grey

Polydor Records

Lottie Toon

Finn Askew 'Peach' by Rosie Matheson

Finn-Askew--'Peach-'-by-Rosie-Matheson

Nathan James Tettey directs a poignant promo for #OFB Bandokay and Double Lz, featuring&nbsp;Abra Cadabra.Dedicated to&nbsp;Mark Duggan and the&nbsp;innumerable black lives lost to police brutality, the video is a testament to the fight against racism throughout the world.Focused on a series of vignettes that visualise everyday life, the artists go about their daily routines, which are disrupted by a threatening&nbsp;group of men - undercover police who are a law unto themselves.&nbsp;Intercutting performance with documentary footage from a variety of Black Lives Matter marches, the video is a powerful statement, and a devastating mirror to our broken society.&nbsp;

Mike Moore

Grant Sandy Phillips

Michael Hobdell

Bradley Panda

Jerzy Gudjonsson

Rat Trap Entertainment

Cheyenne Enninful

Denis Norty

#OFB Bandokay & Double Lz ft Abra Cadabra 'BLM' by Nathan James Tettey

#ofb-Bandokay-&-Double-Lz-Featuring-Abra-Cadabra--'Blm'-by-Nathan-James-Tettey

Daniel Fletcher provides&nbsp;Durrty Goodz &amp; L Dot Man&#39;s downtempo grime track with some&nbsp;heartwarming visuals that tell a story of friendship through a love of music. Nostalgic in tone, the video celebrates the humble cassette and its power to forge friendships by being a tool to document everything that seems so captivating when you&#39;re young.

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