Ten Years After Woodstock 69 Advert

Video advert commissioned by Chrysalis Records 

Commissioned by Blue Raincoat Music.

Advert for Form and Function book

Motion advert for the Book Form and Function, put out by The BlackDog's Martin Dust. Amoeba has 20 pages of Typographical BrutalFONTestate works in the book, celebrating design, architecture and the bauhaus style genre. https://revelations23.com/pro…

Call On Me - DJ S.K.T

A short promotional lyric video for DJ S.K.T's Track - Call On Me - Aligning with Toolroom Record's brand.

Commissioned by Toolroom Records.

The Vaccines

In 2024 The Vaccines released their sixth studio album, 'Pick Up Full Of Pink Carnations'. Our creative team worked closely with Red Light Management, creating content ahead of the album's announcement, in the run up to release, and in the months that followed. Check out our visuals including visualisers for the album's singles (directed and edited by Blackstar), filmed content around promotional events, and animated assets for the album announce.

Commissioned by Red Light Management.

Olivia Rodrigo 'GUTS' Album Ads

'GUTS' is the highly-anticipated sophomore album from US sensation Olivia Rodrigo. For the album's release, Blackstar's creative studio were commissioned by Polydor Records to create a suite of advertising assets to be used across TV, VOD, and digital advertising, with two bespoke creatives to target a range of audiences and demographics.

Commissioned by Polydor Records.

Mitch Rowland 'Come June' Creative

'Come June' is the debut solo album by GRAMMY Award winner Mitch Rowland. In 2023, Blackstar's creative team were commissioned by Giant Music to create a suite of assets around the release of the album, including ad creative, social posts, banners, and more. Blackstar were also responsible for filming Mitch in various locations around London, capturing candid discussions about the making of the album, and intimate performances of tracks recorded live at Octagon Studios in Brixton.  

Vinyl Release Commercial

Animated motion graphics commercial for the phyiscal release of Avenged Sevenfold's Life Is But a Dream.

This is Freetown - EPK 2023 Launch

Editor: Obiora Smith

Colorist: Obiora Smith

Marketing Reel (Music Industry)

Various promotional and marketing videos for Universal Music Group and more. 

Commissioned by UMe.

Tour ad for the Brand New Heavies

Tour ad for The Brand New Heavies. Variations produced in different formats, dates and venues.

Sound Graphik collection (feat. Marcxs)

Artwork : Sour Graphik collection (feat. Marcxs)
Client : Sour Graphik

Since the products of “Sour Graphik” based on its own illustation works musicality, each product has its own secret story by the original sound track. In order to present those stories in a multidimensional way, featuring with our Brand Representative who is a indie hip-hop singer - Marcxs. To manifest a chill-out style, its illustrations mainly concern the bad things we meet in our urban daily life. It makes use of trendy Japanese aesthetic elements to depict such “sad but cool” urban vibe, hoping that people will find them relatable, and feel cool using those products.

Commissioned by S&B Creative.

Circa Waves - Telesales Asset

We created this fun' Telesales' asset to promote sales of Circa Waves latest album 'Never Going Under'.

Commissioned by Prolifica Management.

Motionless In White - Hot Topic Merch Video

We created this asset to promote the new Motionless In White merchandise designs available via Hot Topic.

Commissioned by Roadrunner Records.

Nia Archives Merch edit

VHS edit for Nia Archives ahead of her merch drop at Notting Hill Carnival in 2022

Commissioned by Island Records.

U2 - SOS

We're super pumped to be working on the campaign for rock superstars U2's new album, 'Songs of Surrender'. Here is one of the 2D product animations that we've put together for the release to showcase all of the formats that are available for pre-order.

Out March 17, the LP of 40 reimagined and rerecorded songs follows Bono’s memoir 'Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story', which came out in November.

Birthday Artwork | Camidoh

Raphael Camidoh Kofi Attachie (born 21 January 1994) known by the stage name Camidoh is a Ghanaian Afropop, R&B, and Afrobeats songwriter, and musician.

Video Advert for Ministry Of Sound

Super chuffed to have collaborated with Ministry Of Sound⁠
on the artwork and animation for #TheAnnual2023 with the biggest dance floor bangers from @patricktopping, @elizarosemuzik, @lfsystemmusic, @sigala, @eatseverything, @catburns, @goddarduk @interplanetary_criminal93, @discolines, @nathandawe, @official_ellahenderson and so many more across 44 tracks! ⁠
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@ministryofsound @sonymusicuk⁠

Commissioned by Ministry of Sound.

Commissioned by Sony Music .

Dermot Kennedy - 'Sonder' (Vinyl Ad)

Commissioned by Island Records

Commissioned by Island Records.

Book Launching Animation for Can Can Friends 4

This is a collaborative project with Mexican Publisher Can Can Press, I made this short animation for the Publisher to launching their new book 'Can Can Friends 4'

Director & Animator: Qianhui Yu
Composer: Lucie Treacher
Publish Date: 31 October 2022

The National | Product Announcement "Reissues"

Thirty-second promotional short, designed for social media platforms, announcing the reissue of The National's first three albums in both vinyl and CD formats. Using both 2D and 3D animation techniques, the product has been modelled and rendered, before being composited alongside animating messaging, against a neutral background. Selected from one of the three albums, the audio was edited and looped to fit ad duration.

Supplementary deliverables include various formats for socials.

Direction and motion design: Michael Speed

Commissioned by 4AD.