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Raja Virdi

Raja Virdi directs a signature&nbsp;one-shot video for an unexpected collaboration between Sigrid and Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes&nbsp;on Bad Life.&nbsp;Bringing both a sense of scale and simplicity to what is quite an intimate idea, Virdi uses a stripped-back set as an environment for the two artists to inhabit and make their own.&nbsp;The cinematic visual is packed full of gripping moments and emotional performances, which take viewers on an engrossing journey.[imgtoken data:1]<blockquote>I tried to treat the music video as a gig&nbsp;in a way, moving up and down the stage.</blockquote>Sigrid has commented that&nbsp;her and Sykes wanted the video to be simple enough to&nbsp;emphasise the song's lyrics. "It’s a song that I hope can offer some comfort for anyone who’s having a rough day, knowing that it will pass," she explains. "We collaborated with Raja, and we ended on this dark, slightly surreal world of Oli and I on each side of a worn-down house, not knowing what the other one is going through on the other side."Oli’s such a natural performer, so I knew he’d be great anyways. I tried to treat the music video as a gig, in a way, moving up and down the stage.”Virdi says that the concept of the one-shot film was to lean into those themes, of getting through the 'bad life' to reach the other side.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]<blockquote>Life can feel like a rollercoaster sometimes. I wanted to represent that feeling...</blockquote>"Life can certainly feel like a rollercoaster sometimes," he says.&nbsp;"I wanted to represent that feeling with Sigrid and Oli performing on a theatrical, otherworldly sunken set in the middle of a vast body of water, which suddenly transforms into a stormy and thunderous surrealistic visual with the eventuality of reaching resolution."&nbsp;"Working with Sigrid and Oli was a dream," Virdi continues. "They are both extraordinarily talented performers and were absolute troopers through a long shoot day.&nbsp;The crew were fantastic and took what was a very challenging one-shot, head on. Huge props to the crane, SFX and lighting teams for working in synergy so well with all the cues and my backbone 1st AD Chris Malin making it all run smooth. Plus my incredible post team of colourist Connor Coolbear (and the entire ETC team) and the hero Jakob Thorhallsson who smashed the tricky VFX.&nbsp;"Much love to my production family in (producer) Joseph, Noir, my brilliant rep Claire and commissioner Connie for getting this all over the line."

United Kingdom

James Middleton

Oliver Whitworth

Ahida Agirre

Joseph J Goldman

Noir

Connie Meade

Joe Sherno

Alex Jamin

Javier Alejandro

Greg Smith

Emily Mulkerrins

Chris Malin

Malte Hubner

Aida García Vega

Narad Kutowaroo

Gabriella Floyd

Jakob Thorhallsson

Connor Coolbear

Electric Theatre Collective

Island Records

Sigrid & Bring Me The Horizon 'Bad Life' by Raja Virdi

Sigrid, Bring Me The Horizon - Bad Life (Official Video)

Raja Virdi directs a fun festive promo to herald the return of George Ezra.Shot inside stunning central London venue 8 Northumberland Avenue, we see&nbsp;George perform in&nbsp;front of an ecstatic crowd, as snow starts to fall and creates a winter wonderland. From ballroom dancing to slick contemporary moves, the video celebrates the magic of the dancefloor whilst paying homage to traditional festive promos that have preceded it.&nbsp;It's a great addition to the Christmas Pop&nbsp;videography, and a welcome comeback to one of the UK's most distinctive voices.

Rachel Bashford

Pieter Snyman

Josh Tue

Chris Cole

Hélio Ribeiro

Anna Papa

Olivia Simpson

Jamie Hodgson

Work Editorial

Tk-fx

Claire Stubbs @ Mouthpiece

Michael Lewin

Columbia

Beau Pritchard James

Roxy Attard

George Ezra 'Come On Home For Christmas' by Raja Virdi

George Ezra - Come On Home For Christmas (Amazon Original - Official Video)

Raja Virdi's latest video for&nbsp;regular collaborator Holly Humberstone takes her on a truck driven by her best friend - and subject of the song.Trawling up and down a moving arctic lorry, Humberstone gives&nbsp;an exhilarating performance, whilst best friend Scarlett drives it down an airport runway.“I really love the video for this track, the song is about my bestie Scarlett so she had to be in the video - especially after being named an ‘emotional grim reaper’" Humberstone explains.&nbsp;"The two of us break into an airport hanger, steal and spray paint an arctic truck, then I perform on the back of it as Scar drives it down the runway. It was honestly the most fun and so jokes. I was clinging on as I was being thrown about. If you look closely the guitar I throw off the truck is the same one from my very first video for Deep End and the banners were at my London shows at O’Meara!!"I really hope it feels as empowering to watch as it did to be on the back of it performing!! Loved how ironic the ‘bad British weather’ line is when we got the nicest sunset going for the video.”Breathtaking and liberating in equal measure, Raja and Holly have knocked it out the park once again.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

Rob Jelley

James Dyer

Sam Meyer

Benjy Kirkman

Adam Kavanagh

Jasper Clarkson

Amy Holden-Brown

Emma Regan

Semera Khan

Louis Danckwerts

Polydor

Darkroom/interscope

Holly Humberstone 'Scarlett' by Raja Virdi

Holly Humberstone - Scarlett (Official Video)

Raja Virdi directs a one-shot live performance for&nbsp;new artist George O'Hanlon, who performs multiple songs from his debut EP.Filmed in the studio where George recorded the album, the video features&nbsp;warm, nostalgic cinematography, and is lit beautifully by&nbsp;regular collaborator and DoP Pieter Snyman.The video feels timeless yet contemporary, and reflects the organic nature of the music.&nbsp;

PHASE

Scarlett Anderson

Lloyd Cook

Josh Bosley

Vini Curtis

Harriet Trant

Jason Wallis

Melissa Trindade

Claudia Carmichael

Rory Dewar

Josh Mainnie

EMI Records

George O'Hanlon 'Live From The Fish Factory' by Raja Virdi

George O'Hanlon - LIVE | Sofar London

Raja Virdi directs his latest video for regular collaborator Holly Humberstone - another example of the artist delivering a charismatic performance in a scenario&nbsp;of unfolding dramatic tension.&nbsp;In fact, for The Walls Are Way Too Thin, Raja and Holly are channelling&nbsp;Die Hard, no less. We find Holly frantically crawling through a vent, having seemingly set the place on fire.Yippee-aye-oh...[imgtoken data:1]

Frankie Willcock

Louis Vella

Ashton Born

Sonny Horwell

Anthony Neale

Polydor / Interscope / Dark Room

Holly Humberstone 'The Walls Are Way Too Thin' by Raja Virdi

Holly Humberstone - The Walls Are Way Too Thin (Official Video)

Raja Virdi directs another&nbsp;of his signature one-shot live performances, this time for Maisie Peters' US&nbsp;TV debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden, featuring James Bay.Backdropped against a haunting forest set with various lighting effects, the angsty performance is buzzing with an enigmatic energy, and aesthetically reminiscent of a dark fairytale.&nbsp;It's an accomplished debut which packs an emotional punch, and a befitting showcase for a promising up and coming talent.&nbsp;

Patrycja Cygan

James Duffy

Karen Clarkson

Elizabeth Rita

Pineapple Vfx

Dan Sanders

Atlantic Records

Maisie Peters ft James Bay 'Funeral (live)' by Raja Virdi

Maisie Peters ft. James Bay: "Funeral"

Raja Virdi directs and shoots the first music video in a new campaign, for regular collaborator Holly Humberstone.The suitably haunting visual for Haunted House is centred on&nbsp;Holly's family home, with both of her parents making guest appearances.The video is built from surrealistic elements, with a dark and dangerous aesthetic shining through in the cinematography, whilst a&nbsp;custom rig which spins Holly upside down adds an otherworldly vibe to the concept.&nbsp;A perfect amalgamation of art direction, lighting, camera movement and Virdi's top-notch directing skills, this is a brilliant interpretation of the stirring track.

Ryan Harvey

Oliver Blair

Lewis Morgan

Sebastian Kudanowski

Jim Brown

Georgina Hamed

Fjr Crew

Deep End Management

Polydor / Dark Room Interscope

Beau Pritchard-James

Holly Humberstone 'Haunted House' by Raja Virdi

Holly Humberstone - Haunted House (Official Video)

Raja Virdi directs another signature one-shot live performance video for his regular collaborator Holly Humberstone, this time for The Late Late Show With James Corden.After previous their videos involving dramatic scenarios, in this one Holly is sitting in the middle of a road with her keyboard performing the song – until she's suddenly being carried off the tarmac and into the back of a people carrier by two unknown assailants...&nbsp;&nbsp;

Hugo Holford

Charlie Killick

Charlie Tierney

Josh Sanger

Singer-songwriter

Holly Humberstone 'Falling Asleep At The Wheel' (Live for The Late Late Show With James Corden) by Raja Virdi

Holly Humberstone: Falling Asleep at the Wheel

Raja Virdi directs his fifth music promo for Passenger, this time a performance-led piece in the Scottish Highlands, for the wistful track Sword From The Stone.&nbsp;&nbsp;The video opens with Michael David Rosenberg - aka Passenger - in a stark, claustrophobic interior, before transitioning&nbsp;to the spectacular landscapes of the Highlands.&nbsp;Exuding a sense of freedom and escapism, the video was shot over two and a half days in September, combining drone footage and handheld work by DoP Pieter Snyman. Virdi's regular colourist Connor Coolbear adds a final layer of polish, with&nbsp;his dramatic yet considered grade.&nbsp;

Lara Abrami

Sergio Mangas

David Murray

Samuel Marr

Dan Medland

Black Crow Records

Neo Folk

Passenger 'Sword From The Stone' by Raja Virdi

Passenger | Sword From The Stone (Official)

We're back in the working men's club for the final part of a trilogy of films for Passenger, directed by Raja Virdi. And after <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/11/04/passenger-song-drunk-and-broken-hearted-raja-virdi/67614" target="_blank">A Song For The Drunk And Brokenhearted</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/11/16/passenger-suzanne-raja-virdi/67881" target="_blank">Suzanne</a>, Remember To Forget focusses upon an individual in the club who has had a few drinks too many, but remains surprisingly graceful on his feet.Brett Jones plays the drunk who staggers and sways around the bar with unusual elegance, and then engages with Passenger and his band's performance with endearing gusto, and eventually draws the rest of the club into a joyful dance routine.With choreographed by Jamie Neale, and a noteworthy performance from the nimble Jones - who has made a few good videos in his time, including for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2014/07/15/jungle-time-oliver-hadlee-pearch/27726" target="_blank">Jungle's Time</a>&nbsp;- Raja Virdi aims for that point between&nbsp;gritty realism and fantasy and hits the mark with this poignant song-and-dance video.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jamie Cook

Milo Cosemans

Lucy Cooper

Celia Arias

Amy Whyard

Andrea Gomez Anzola

Brett Jones

Doug Walshe

Folk

Passenger 'Remember To Forget' by Raja Virdi

Passenger | Remember To Forget (Official Video)

Raja Virdi directs another of his signature one-shot live performances, this time for Becky Hill's sensational hit Space.Taking inspiration from the work of Olafur Eliasson in terms of the gradients and colours, Virdi lights the studio&nbsp;in a pastel colour palette.&nbsp;The use of perspective&nbsp;in the art direction helps&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;the themes and ideas present in the track, and also ties&nbsp;the concept back to the official video, with cascading staircases and inspired use of negative space.

Katie Cooper

Rhys Warren

Lauren Hyslop

Esteban Gimpelewicz

Adele Cany

Wendy Turner

Thomas Mangham

The Mill

Bruce Langfield

Electronic

Becky Hill 'Space' (Orchestral Acoustic) by Raja Virdi

Becky Hill - Space (Orchestral Acoustic)

Mila Austin's second music video for pop duo Apre is about the things in life - everyday problems to everyday vices -&nbsp;that hold you back.Frontman&nbsp;Charlie Brown encounters examples of these distractions as he moves through a house that teeters between reality and dreamworld - a metaphor for the singer's state of mind.This is Austin's director's cut, including a&nbsp;fast and furious&nbsp;drinking session&nbsp;that explains Brown's wobbly legs in the latter stages, before he gets to the point of I Know I'll Find It, that&nbsp;the only thing stopping him is himself.

Mila Austin

Ethan Lodge

Sam Baker

Ieva Stakaite

Megan Lee

Marco Grey

Apre 'I Know I'll Find It' by Mila Austin

APRE - I Know I'll Find It (Director's Cut)

Holly Humberstone runs through the grounds of a deserted factory before picking up her guitar to perform three songs in the latest collaboration between the young singer-songwriter and Raja Virdi - here co-directing with Holly's creative director Josh Sanger.Called On The Run, this 14 minute&nbsp;live performance film, combines Holly's solo playing of songs from her&nbsp;Falling Asleep At The Wheel EP with a dramatic edge, that follows on from her last video, where she left a car on fire in a field.It's a hugely effective showcase of her musical talent, and another example of how Raja&nbsp;Virdi continues to push creative boundaries of the live video genre.

Jonny Boomer

Anthony Leung

Platoon

Holly Humberstone 'On The Run' (Live Performance Film) by Raja Virdi & Josh Sanger

Holly Humberstone - On The Run (Short Film)

Raja Virdi directs his second in a trilogy of films for Passenger, with the emotionally affecting promo for Suzanne.The film is set in the 1950s, and follows&nbsp;a boy-meets-girl love story, with the concept that memories can last a lifetime, but time is limited. The narrative is a familiar one, but remarkable performances from the cast - in both present and past timelines - tie&nbsp;the concept together with a universal sense of regret and yearning.&nbsp;DoP Pieter Snyman captures a bubbly, youthful energy with swathes of golden light and plenty of intimate closeups, which contrasts with the present day environment - a cold, blue and lifeless room, which has lost any sense of fun or contentment, and has no attachment to the vivid memories in her head.&nbsp;The appearance of Passenger as the party band also adds a layer of meaning. They are present in both the past and present timelines - more of a ghost of a memory than a real physical presence, a soundtrack to a time which can no longer be experienced.&nbsp;

Passenger 'Suzanne' by Raja Virdi

Passenger | Suzanne (Official Video)

Raja Virdi directs his second video for Passenger, for the poignant A Song For The Drunk&nbsp;And Broken Hearted.&nbsp;Taking inspiration from Joker, we see Passenger and his band - all in clown make-up - play&nbsp;to an uninterested social club audience - intercut&nbsp;with&nbsp;multiple vignettes depicting the artist's&nbsp;unhappiness and willing to escape.The lovely cinematography by Pieter Synmanis the embodiment of downbeat mood of the song, with a depressed green colour palette and grimy aesthetic, creating a dichotomy between the seemingly upbeat music and the dark narrative.&nbsp;

Sam Marr

Indie Folk

Passenger 'A Song For The Drunk And Broken Hearted' by Raja Virdi

Passenger | A Song For The Drunk And Broken Hearted (Official Video)

Cher Lloyd gets feisty in Raja Virdi's video for One Drink Away.Cher leads her company&nbsp;of girl dancers through different environments in a club, as she contemplates letting her true feelings run riot.Choreographed by Sarah Richards, and shot by Matthew Envin Taylor, this is Virdi's third video for the former X Factor star, after M.I.A. and Lost, once again harnessing her on-screen charisma.

Matthew Emvin Taylor

Orlando Morris

Ryan Monteith

Elena Isolini

Thomas Wulbern

Carl Bembridge

Enya Sullivan

Chris Bruns

Universal Germany

Sarah Richards

Sam Fullerton

Cher Lloyd 'One Drink Away' by Raja Virdi

Cher Lloyd - One Drink Away (Official Music Video)

Raja Virdi directs another of his signature one-shot live performances for Michael Kiwanuka as he performs Solid Ground&nbsp;with his band in the iconic paintings galley at the V&amp;A Museum in London.

Michael Kiwanuka 'Solid Ground (Live At V&A)' by Raja Virdi

Michael Kiwanuka - Solid Ground (Live at the V&A)

Mila Austin directs an intimate promo for Apre, inspired by Magritte's 1928 painting The Lovers.The video for Without Your Love explores a romantic situation in which the couple - played by&nbsp;Finetta Mikolajska and&nbsp;Jaih Betote - focussing on division and obstacles. They are shown trying to connect, but getting repeatedly blocked by outside forces.Austin - who has built a relationship with the band by working on their stills and video content - uses quirky props and styling to further the narrative, paying homage to the awkwardness and drama seen in the iconic painting.And in a progression from her previous work with the band, this also features a strongly symmetrical performance set-up of the alt-pop duo.&nbsp;

Raja Virdi

Director

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