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Roger Spy

Roger Spy directs a lively performance promo for indiepop trio Carpark, set in their Oh-So-Nineties bedroom.&nbsp;The video for pop-rock banger Don't Want You sees the girls saying no to toxic relationships, and celebrating their independence, while hanging out and monkeying around in bandmember Loda's bedroom&nbsp; - which is plastered with posters of a teenage Leo Dicaprio, in keeping with the 90s influence on Carpark's sound.[imgtoken data:1]Spy shoots the whole thing from a single locked-off camera, which encourages the trio to goof enthusiastically in the space. And then transform themselves into anonymous figures, also madly goofing, in chromakey morphsuits.Balancing the absurdity with a&nbsp;unique, unabashed style, it's another hit for Spy after a run of video collaboration in recent months.&nbsp;

Baby

Richard Allen

Georgia Hope

Sam Kinsella

Sophie Scott

Lauren O'donnell Anderson

Hattie Upton - Dance

Carpark 'Don't Want You' by Roger Spy

Carpark-'Don't-Want-You'-by-Roger-Spy

Roger Spy directs a darkly thrilling promo for NXKXTA.&nbsp;The otherworldly video features the artist performing in an empty room whilst&nbsp;a nightmarish character latches onto her, unwilling to let her free from his oppressive grip.&nbsp;"The song and video for me were about taking back your power from a narcissist," says NXKXTA - aka&nbsp;Nikita Andrianova - alluding to the power struggle between the two characters on-screen.&nbsp;Enigmatic and unnerving, the atmospheric concept comes to life via the performances and clever direction.&nbsp;

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Nikita Andrianova

Andrew Doob

Erbil Shaban

Miriam Tova Shaban

Roman Sys

Chloe Thomas

Hasan Sahin

Michael Moon

Will Vaughan

NXKXTA 'Dracula' by Roger Spy

Nxkxta-'Dracula'-by-Roger-Spy

Roger Spy goes into surveillance mode, appropriately enough, as King Charles - the artist not the actual monarch -&nbsp;laments current society in his reinterpretation of Billy Joel's '80s hit We Didn't Start The Fire.&nbsp;Stalking around London in a hairnet and facemask, we see the artist perplexed by everything around him, staring into the void as the public go about their day - being&nbsp;constantly tracked in longshot by Spy's camera.Shot in an off-the-cuff, lo-fi fashion, the video is an honest and intimate conceptual piece, which allows the lyrics and track to take centre-stage.&nbsp;

Danny Oliver

King Charles 'We Didn't Start The Fire' by Roger Spy

King-Charles-'We-Didn't-Start-The-Fire-'-by-Roger-Spy

Roger Spy directs an offbeat DIY promo for Joanie, inspired by a vintage fashion magazine's page layout.The video for Schadenfreude sees the artist in 12 separate squares, receiving a variety of unusual beauty treatments as the track goes on.&nbsp;From golden face peels to duct tape around the hair, this is anything but a usual beauty video, and embraces the DIY, low-budget aesthetic to wonderful effect.&nbsp;"I was sitting down with Joanie at a cafe when she said, Right, I need to do a video for this track, Roger, I have no budget." Spy recalls.&nbsp;"I asked her to grab us a chai latte in order for me to process this thought and during the time it took her to get the drink, I went on my ‘videos I wanna make’ folder and stumbled on a photo of a 70's magazine page, showcasing trendy hair styles. Upon Joanie's return I told her, This is the video!!!, and the rest is history."We bought some wigs, I got some lights from a mate, had a bike accident carrying them back - nearly died - shot the video on an iPhone, got a makeup artist and did a lot of post production work to make it all look as seamless as possible. Rendering, playback and export was a nightmare - my computer wasn’t happy dealing with twelve 4k clips at the same time, but I’m very happy with the end result and I love the track."

Georgia Jade Hope

Joanie 'Schadenfreude' by Roger Spy

Joanie-'Schadenfreude'-by-Roger-Spy

Roger Spy dives down a rabbit hole of archival footage and public access television, in the self-initiated promo for Cult With No Name's You're All You Ever Needed.&nbsp;Full of era-specific graphics and glitchy channel transitions, it's a true ride, and works perfectly with the track.

Erik Stein

Electronic

Cult With No Name 'You're All You Ever Needed' by Roger Spy

Cult-With-No-Name-'You're-All-You-Ever-Needed'-by-Roger-Spy

Following his self-directed videos for his own music, Roger Spy channels his offbeat energy into the promo for Alfreda's On and On.&nbsp;Set in the early 60s, On and On&nbsp;is a dreamlike fantasy featuring a pregnant bride, free and content in her isolation. Born out of an alternative take on the Catwoman origin story, the video pays homage to strong-minded artists such as Barbra Streisand and Róisín Murphy, concentrating on an improvised performance symbolic of female liberation and independence.Minimalist in its execution, the styling and art direction is striking and authentic to the time period, and Alfreda's performance exudes a playful energy that makes her mesmerising to watch.Since shooting the video, pre-London lockdown, Alfreda has become pregnant herself and is expecting her first child in November this year.ALFREDA:&nbsp;<blockquote>I've spent the last few months living out a similar state of isolated pregnancy as in the video - my&nbsp;life imitating my art.</blockquote>“I love this video even more now than when we shot it. At the time I didn’t know I would fall pregnant myself soon after! I've spent the last few months in the English countryside living out a similar state of isolated pregnancy as depicted in the video, my real life imitating my art."Finding out I was pregnant at the beginning of lockdown was scary but the domesticity of it also made me feel safe and gave me the opportunity to revel in my femininity.”

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Fleur Bell-Hendriks

Nanu Segal

Eve Carreno

Anastasiya Cherkasyuk

Vianney Kernanet - Huggins

Ryuta Saiga

Bunny Hazel Clarke

Toby Tomkins

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Metapoint.xyz

Alternative Pop

Alfreda 'On And On' by Roger Spy

Alfreda-'On-And-On'-by-Roger-Spy

Roger Spy self-directs an experimental lockdown concept for new release Elsewhen (ii).&nbsp;The lo-fi visual is filmed on a small Go-Pro style camera, capturing an 18-hour period in which Spy creates&nbsp;a DIY set from bin bags and tin foil, edging into the territory of conceptual art.&nbsp;There are bright-eyed hazmat characters, mysterious boxes and glitchy, creepy performance, intertwined to create a haunting and isolated atmosphere.After the tongue-in-cheek pop of his video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/01/08/roger-spy-did-you-go-masturbation-school-roger-spy/62606">Did You Go To Masturbation School</a>, released&nbsp;back in January, this is a real change of direction:&nbsp;the avant garde side of Roger Spy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Roger Spy 'Elsewhen (ii)' by Roger Spy

Roger-Spy-'Elsewhen-(ii)'-by-Roger-Spy

Building on his award-winning debut Crystallize, artist Roger Spy self-directs the offbeat video for the provocatively-titled Did You Go To Masturbation School?Casting his typically sharp, otherworldly eye on contemporary society with a brilliant mix of glam pop, electronica and film, the video filters through the plastic to cleverly make the connection between 90's boy band (im)perfection and the new, fake decade of supposed 'I’m perfection', using&nbsp;Nick Carter as&nbsp;the metaphor for all that is artifice. As the sweeping, anthemic chorus rings out and Andy Warhol first said, "fantasy love is much better than reality love".Shot entirely within one room, the art direction is inspired, layering vintage&nbsp;magazine articles and pull-out posters into an obssessive mural for the 90s heartthrob. Nostalgic and ever so slightly unsettling, the video is a testament to Spy's avant-garde artistry and ability to smash together pop culture and surrealism.&nbsp;

United States

Jason Tamou

Zack Miah

Grant James - Thomas

Johanna Cree Brown

Jack McGinity

Indiana Yeates

Roger Spy 'Did You Go To Masturbation School?' by Roger Spy

Roger-Spy-'Did-You-Go-To-Masturbation-School?'-by-Roger-Spy

The intriguing Alfreda seeks fun and fulfillment from her gilded cage in Roger Spy's video for&nbsp;Anyone.&nbsp;Spy - who created a fascinating video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/04/03/roger-spy-crystallize-roger-spy/58053" target="_blank">Crystallise</a>, his own stab at pop stardom earlier this year - channels the classic fairytale of The Princess and the Pea, with Alfreda as a rather doleful girl battling ennui with her glum boyfriend and silly party animal friendsWtih a heavy reliance on the colour green, and witty use of VFX, Alfreda performs some whimsical super powers in the&nbsp;under-furnished, otherworldly surroundings of a&nbsp;grand manor house, and gives a rather charming performance whether smoking on top of a pile of mattresses, or breaking kitchen accessories, or tolerating that boyfriend.&nbsp;

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Bede Timpson

Alfreda 'Anyone' by Roger Spy

Alfreda-'Anyone'-by-Roger-Spy

He&#39;s a director and multimedia artist - and now Roger Spy kicks off a music career with this extravagantly well-crafted video, which is a fine demonstration of his ability to put himself at the heart of alluring pop imagery.Spy uses his considerable experience in fashion filmmaking to direct, produce, edit and star in the video for Crystallize. With excellent use of VFX and Spy channelling at least a couple of pop greats - Mercury meets Gaga? - its going to be interesting to see if this is the start of something big.&nbsp;

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