Headie One 'Martin's Sofa' by Nathan James Tettey
Rob Ulitski - 26th Jan 2023
Nathan James Tettey reunites with Headie One to direct a cinematic promo for viral track Martin's Sofa.
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.
A montage of 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.
"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... Myself, Headie and Martin couldn’t have done it without you…"
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Nathan James Tettey
- Producer
- Alex Ayodele-Otele
- Producer
- Theo Hue Williams
- Production Company
- K
- Executive Producer
- Ore Okonedo
- 1st AD
- Jack Green
- Production Manager
- Pollyanna Boyles
- Production Assistant
- Abby Rothwell
- 2nd Assistant Director
- Elsa Grace
- 3rd Assistant Director
- Jessica Matthews
- Floor Runner
- Levi Mattey
- Floor Runner
- Felix Hoare
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Kai Blamey Nguyen
- Steadicam
- Beau Pritchard James
- Focus Puller
- Alasdair Baines
- 2nd Assistant Camera
- Rory Power
- Camera Trainee
- Maria Molso
- Key Grip
- Daniel Essex
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Lee Parfitt
- Electrician
- Rachel Moule
- Electrician/Driver
- Josh Loudon
- Electrician/Driver
- John Forsyth
- Electrician/Driver
- Gary Moore
Art
- Production designer
- Hugo Harris
- Art Assistant
- Nana Quartey
- Art Assistant
- Tasneem Elnayal
- Art Assistant
- Danial Lambert
- Construction
- The Looney Studio
- Construction Manager
- Edwin Bax
- Carpenter
- Tomasz Mieszkian
- Carpenter
- Rory Hutcheson
- Carpenter
- Heron Collins
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Toni Blaze
- Assistant Stylist
- Blessing Ayozie
- Assistant Stylist
- Amelia Provic
- Assistant Stylist
- Fatoumata Diawara
Editorial
- Editor
- Ollie Paxton
Grading
- Colourist
- Matthieu Touliet
- Colour grade company
- Company 3
Commission
- Commissioner
- Mike O'Keefe
Misc
- SFX
- Matter SFX
- Executive Colour Producer
- Chris Anthony
Other credits
- Casting By 
- Levile Casting 
- Directors Assistant 
- Lady Pearl 
- Rigger 
- Mike Lee Frost 
- Rigger 
- Harry Laws 
- Rigger 
- Pat Daly 
- Rigger 
- Harrison Lannigan 
- SFX Supervisor 
- Danny Edwards 
- SFX Technician 
- David Powell 
- VFX Team 
- DeNova Media 
- BTS 
- Reef Rounding 
- Medic 
- Steve Flower 
- Security 
- Steve Woolcock 
- Security 
- Mathew Richards 
- Facilities Driver 
- Jason Gibbs 
- Camera Van Driver 
- Joel Young 
- Catering 
- Ray @ Mama Jay’s Kitchen 
- Artist Management 
- Lovelace 
- Artist Management 
- Adnan 
- Label 
- Relentless Records 
- Relentless MD 
- Ben Coates 
- Director of Marketing 
- Sabrina Kristiansen 
Rob Ulitski - 26th Jan 2023