SOFI TUKKER Interview

I interviewed SOFI TUKKER while they were in Cologne in June 2024. 
If you'd like to know why their new album is called 'Bread', what their song 'Throw Some Ass' is about and why Tucker had is butt-cheeks out throughout an entire video, then you should probably watch this. 

Photo, Video & Edit by yours truly.

Rachel Chinouriri Interview

Interview with Rachel Chinouriri about her latest album release and being an artist whilst escaping a WWII bomb find as fast as possible.

Maroon 5: In the Studio

Client: Native Instruments

Music.com SXSW Interview w/ Agrupaciòn Cariño

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Music.com SXSW Interview w/ 6orn

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Music.com SXSW Interview w/ Pecas

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Ludacris & Gunna: Musicians on Musicians | Rolling Stone Magazine

Rolling Stone Magazine's Musicians on Musicians interview with Ludacris & Gunna.

Fred Ball Interview

Production Company: Reload

Director: George O'Reilly

Producer: George Sampson

Cinematographer: Federico Rinaldi

Second Camera: Alex Wiley

Sound Recordist: Rudy Aroch

Music: Yovenek

Commissioned by Roc Nation.

Porter Robinson Interview for the NME

Porter Robinson on Vanessa Carlton, Daft Punk & his first ever show | NME First

'Pistol': Alan Jones, Chardine Taylor-Stone and Rakel Mjöll on Sex Pistols and the legacy of punk

Panel discussion shot at the 100 club on the launch of Disney's new Sex Pistols biopic

Commissioned by Disney Music.

Ludacris & Gunna: Musicians on Musicians | Rolling Stone Magazine

Ludacris & Gunna: Musicians on Musicians | Rolling Stone Magazine

Commissioned by R I Entertainment.

Angèle interview for NME

Angèle on touring ‘Nonante-Cinq’, performing with Eels & her move into acting | In Conversation

Brick Lane Jazz Festival: Jas Kayser Interview

Brick Lane Jazz Festival (BLJF) is a three day multi-venue festival in the heart of Brick Lane showcasing artists making the biggest waves on the vibrant London jazz scene. I am part of the creative and marketing team for BLJF, and I edited interviews we had with some of the lineup including colour grading and sourcing live footage. Here's drummer, pianist and composer Jas Kayser.

Sharon Van Etten In Conversation with the NME

Sharon Van Etten on new album 'We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong' & Nick Cave | In Conversation with the NME

Ella Mai In Conversation

Ella Mai on new album ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, J. Cole & UK R&B | In Conversation with the NME

Ocean Child - "Waiting For The Sunrise" (Death Cab for Cutie)

Created visualiser

Commissioned by Canvasback Music.

Raquel Garcia Branding and Media

Raquel Garcia is an absolute vocal powerhouse. Not even 18 yet, she was discovered by music industry titan, Chuck Morris, former President of AEG Rocky Mountains, (now the Chairman Emiritus of the organization). Through his financial backing, network, and management, Raquel is now positioned as one of the world's next top bilinguial Latin pop artists. With representation by Bruno DelGranado, the President of the Latin Division at CAA, she's recently been backed with writing support by Ed Sheeran and production support by Peter Asher. 

Boulder Media House was contracted for a full media and branding package. We produced a full interview piece with Raquel in both English and Spanish, with social media cutdowns and a shortened version. We also executed press photos, a digital EPK, two live demo music videos, and social media consulting. More work samples from this project can be provided by request -- Creative Commission upload limits make it difficult to show the full scope of deliverables.

Commissioned by AEG Live.

Universal Music Group - Beyond The Barricade "Beau Young Prince"

Beyond The Barricade was a content series produced by The UMusic Experience department (now known as 1824) of Universal Music Group. It highlighted up-and-coming UMG artists while they were on tour, featuring exclusive and intimate interviews with the artists about their personal life and career, behind the scenes footage of tour life and what goes into a show, and the exciting adventures and sight-seeing that each artist did while in the featured city. 

Bailey Miclette produced, shot, and edited multiple episodes of Beyond The Barricade on behalf of UMusic Experience. Additionally, he was responsible for the intro animation that was consistent throughout the entire series and was used with numerous artists in different cities.

NOTE: The media linked to this UNLISTED and NOT VIEWABLE BY THE PUBLIC.

Commissioned by Universal Music Group.

Universal Music Group - Beyond The Barricade "Jess Kent"

Beyond The Barricade was a content series produced by The UMusic Experience department (now known as 1824) of Universal Music Group. It highlighted up-and-coming UMG artists while they were on tour, featuring exclusive and intimate interviews with the artists about their personal life and career, behind the scenes footage of tour life and what goes into a show, and the exciting adventures and sight-seeing that each artist did while in the featured city. 

Bailey Miclette produced, shot, and edited multiple episodes of Beyond The Barricade on behalf of UMusic Experience. Additionally, he was responsible for the intro animation that was consistent throughout the entire series and was used with numerous artists in different cities.

Commissioned by Universal Music Group.

SEVEN - The Documentary

Jay London presents a new documentary series that dives deeper than ever before into the real come-up stories of some of the UK's hottest, new artists.

Commissioned by Nation Of Billions.

Blink 182 Interview

blink-182's Mark Hoppus and Matt Skiba talked us through the creation of their new album 'NINE' including how they wrote the songs 'Darkside', 'I Really Wish I Hated You' and 'On Some Emo Shit'. Plus, they look back on the huge 'Enema Of The State' 20th anniversary tour they played earlier this summer alongside Lil' Wayne and Neck Deep and how they ended up with special guests at their LA show including All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth and Twenty One Pilots' Josh Dun. Finally, we hear about their future plans including a UK tour and some potential new music from Simple Creatures and Alkaline Trio.

Interviewer: James Wilson-Taylor

Videographer: Becky Dorgan

Commissioned by Rock Sound Magazine.

Music Promo - Zola Blood & Lawrence Hart

In the studio with Lawrence Hart - the up-and-coming London electronic music producer talks about the making of Two Hearts remix for Zola Blood.

Commissioned by Zola Blood.

Communion Presents

Music magazine web series for Communion Records to promote up-and-coming artists.

Watch the first episode: https://www.live-now.com/en-i…

Commissioned by Communion Records.

Jack Terroni - Good Luck - Behind The Scenes

End to end production of the Behind The Scenes Interview with Jack Terroni talking about his new single Good Luck with Steve Brown.

5 videos completed for the project.

Commissioned by Peasant Man Productions.

Jackson Romain: The Romain Experience

Mini-Documetary for Atlantic Records producer Jackson Romain..

Commissioned by Jackson Romain in affiliation with Atlantic Records UK.

Commissioned by Atlantic Records UK.

Interview (Video), Video Editing, Video Production for Hannah V by Den Zuk

Interview with artist Hannah V for coffee brand Julius Meinl.

Commissioned by Julius Meinl.

Great Escape

Carlisle based seven piece rock group Hardwicke Circus are something of a time machine in musical terms. They have been likened to the Rolling Stones and there are indeed similarities given both the instrumental and stylistic range that groups like the Stones would achieve, but never have I heard a group with as much going on as this band.

With this project the aim was not to record songs or conduct proper interviews but just to capture the essence of the group. So I adopted a semi fly-on-the-wall approach as the group set up to perform as part of the Great Escape Festival at Brighton’s Grand Central. Getting the guys talking was pretty good fun. Having previously conducted over a hundred interviews on my former health and fitness channel this was a bit of a cake walk. I knew I wanted to quiz them for their take on modern music and the spirit of rock so I bounced them off each other for their answers whilst also examining their retro fashion choices.

Filming gigs is also something I have a fair amount of experience in with also around one hundred live music performance videos under the belt. This however was a bit of an awkward gig as the room was just about big enough to house the band, let alone a crowd. On top of that the organisers had about four cameras filming (footage that has never surfaced) and were a little touchy about anyone getting in the way. So I chose to capture as much of the set up and behind the scenes as I could get then to slip around the group between songs to focus on the different parts of the band.

In the edit I knew I wanted everything to have a timeless retro feel so I made the rare choice of putting the interview segments in a sepia monochrome whilst the performances I treated with a custom blend of tinted shadows, gaussian blur and prism effects to give the look of old seventies/eighties style television footage on a CRT television.

Third Eye Talk Show Promo Video

New podcast/vlog series by Cape Town artists Yonelisa Wambi + Anathi Maliwa.

Produced, Filmed and Edited by Kala Creative Collective

The Sometimes Project

This project was a lottery funded video that City of Ashes put together to raise awareness and support about depression. It aimed to tell the stories of people who are deeply affected by this condition and a music video that offers support.

Dir: Oliver Lavery-Farag

Life in Lockdown

I edited a three episode series about how Circus Record artists had been getting on through lockdown.

Commissioned by Circus Records.

Iyamah // Notion x Amazon Music

Artist profile of IAYAMAH. Part of a series of live sessions, a collaboration between Notion, Amazon Music & Metropolis Studios.

Commissioned by Amazon Music.

EMERALD x PIONEER

DJ & Radio Presenter, Emerald, talks about the issues facing women in the music industry, being taken seriously as a female DJ and the impact the pandemic has had on club culture. A collaboration between Oskein, Pioneer & Notion.

Commissioned by Pioneer.

K-Trap // Notion x Amazon Music

Artist profile of K-Trap at the release of his debut album Street Side Effects. Part of a series of live sessions, a collaboration between Notion, Amazon Music, +44 & Metropolis Studios.

Commissioned by Amazon Music.

Dan D'Lion // Notion x Amazon Music

Artist profile of Dan D'Lion. Part of a series of live sessions, a collaboration between Notion, Amazon Music & Metropolis Studios.

Commissioned by Notion Magazine.

Groove Armada - Edge Of Horizon Talking Heads

Interview series with Groove Armada discussing each track from their album in detail. Shot with a green screen and overlaid onto animated out take designs from their album cover.

Commissioned by BMG Music.

Third Son - Work Really Fucking Hard (Album Documentary)

Debut albums are sacred concepts for any artist. The most personal statement possible about you and your work in musical form; something that takes time to perfect. There will only ever be one debut album, so it's got to be done right. Nothing left to chance and certainly not rushed. This makes Third Son's debut album all the more curious. The London producer approached his most significant work to date as a challenge: could he make and released it in 20 days during Coronavirus lockdown?

This documentary tells the story of that process, combining videos posted online during recording and a subsequent interview at his home studio where the album was recorded in May.

Directed, Produced and Edited the project end to end.

Retrowave Sessions: Michael Oakley

Interview with 80s inspired singer/songwriter, Michael Oakley.

Retrowave Sessions: The Midnight

Interview with the 80s inspired band, The Midnight.

Kidnap: The making of "Silence"

Met up with Kidnap in London after the first lockdown to talk about the process behind his new EP "Silence". Commissioned by Anjunadeep.

Commissioned by Anjunadeep.

INSiDE THE VOLT (VLOG)

Directing, Filming & Editing interview and studio session for $MP

Commissioned by $MP.

808 - Reaction Videos

Reaction Videos for Da Beatfreak's new track: "808"

Commissioned by Sony Music.

Editing of Interview for socials

We created a coherent story from the assets provided to us.

The result was an IGTV video to be released before the new track of the artist AMiR.

BEATSBYDRE X YO GOTTI : RED ROOM INTERVIEW

This is a video shot by Mike Marasco and animated by me. Mike reached out to me because he shot an interview based video of Yo Gotti for Beats by Dre but he thought it was missing an animation element. I listened through the interview and decided on what parts would make the most sense to animate and they were very happy with how it turned out.

Commissioned by Beats by Dre.

Introducing: Jon Gurd

Commissioned by Anjunadeep for their 'Introducing' series. End-to-end video produced by me.

Commissioned by Anjunadeep.

Saint Jhn x Viper Magazine

Saint Jhn for his Viper Style cover shoot,

Directed and Edited by Eddie Cheaba of NoColours

Destiny - Meron T [Live Music Session]

Sai Noir Magazine presents Meron T - performing Destiny Live performance session.

Directed, Filmed & Edited by Destinie Paige.

Commissioned by Sai Noir.

Cassidy Janson

My Role: Lighting Cinematographer, Editor & Colourist

For this job I shot three music videos, Interviews and EPK content at RAK studios.

Commissioned by Eager Productions Ltd.

Who is Pan Amsterdam

Who is Pan Amsterdam? - documentary

Commissioned by Def Presse.

Short Documentary: I Said Yes To Everything, Wrenne at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland By Lars Wickett.

In this short documentry I take you through my week working with Wrenne at the Edinburgh fringe festival and interview her on her experience of fringe and bringing the show "I Said Yes To Everything" to the public.

Filmed, presented and full video production by Lars Wickett.

Commissioned by Lars Wickett Film.

Ella Balinska: Angel in Training

Edit for Vogue's workout feature with Ella Balinska.

Commissioned by Vogue.

Sting - If On A Winter's Night

documentary edit, music video edit, and color grading for Sting

EM- Electronic Press Kit

From the first phone conversation we had with Em, we knew that we were on the same page for the vibe and the look she was going for with her EPK video. She really wanted something that captured her spiritual side and we brainstormed a lot of ideas with her and her promotions team. We had a great time filming it over 2 days in Los Angeles. For more info about Em, visit www.emmusic.net

State Farm Neighborhood Sessions: Bleachers' Jack Antonoff - Artist Stories Part 1 & 2

Live Nation teamed up with State Farm to bring people an inside look at Jack Antonoff's (Bleachers) life as an artist. Ben Montemayor served as Editor on the two part series.

Commissioned by State Farm.

Komox - Electronic Press Kit

Bryce from the multi-platinum band Lifehouse put together this great band to showcase his songwriting abilities and we were excited to introduce the band to the world through this promotional EPK video which mixes interview footage with live footage we shot at the Sayers Club. This is a great example of how EPK videos can get your music and message out to the masses.

Cisco & Live Nation: Music Education Takes the Stage

Cisco & Live Nation worked with OneRepublic & the Grammy Museum to shed light on underfunded music programs in public high schools and to give students the tech to allow them to collaborate with other musicians regardless of where they live. Ben Montemayor served as editor on this project, working collaboratively with the director, creative producers, writers, and colorist to have their vision fully realized.

Commissioned by Cisco.

The Clouds Below - Electronic Press Kit

The Clouds Below is a musical project of Malcolm Guess and Ben Jones from the band Kaura that puts electronic music in a live setting. To download their debut EP and learn more go to www.thecloudsbelow.com

Beneath the Surface | Thavius Beck

A short documentary on Los Angeles electronic artist Thavius Beck and how he uses the Microsoft Surface in studio and on stage.

Commissioned by Microsoft.

Wizkid: Lagos to London

From Nigeria to the world, we followed Wizkid on his international journey to superstardom — via his 9JA hometown to a sold-out show at Royal Albert Hall along the way.

Commissioned by Boiler Room.

NXTGEN School Tour Diaries

(Two more videos on the way.)

The original brief:

Entertainment One are in need of a Manchester-based filmmaker (video + photo).

We are looking for someone to create a tour diary around the tour. Must be clever with angles as most schools have a no-face policy.

Band are very easy going. Wanting content of them performing, meeting fans, in the van on the way there, etc.

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The tour was set to 'plant the seeds' for local fandom amongst local schools where students can 'discover' the band and create a homegrown movement from there outwards.

For these videos, we went with a 'run 'n gun' style with a DSLR - as the project also required photos, it meant taking pictures between video shoots - and it meant mobility, ease of function and access.

With the target audience set to be teenagers, the approach went with a more raw handheld style as opposed to a locked-off and polished look - allowing the energy of the movement to keep the visuals interesting throughout the video.

As well as trying to capture the fun and energy of the day, the job required interaction with the group themselves to tease out great moments from them, whether that be 'vox pops' or simply indulging in a few funny shennanigans for the camera.

All the while being respectful to the premises, schools, students and staff whilst doing the job to the band and label's satisfaction.

Commissioned by MNRK Music Group.

True Music Africa - Cape Town: A Right To Shine

Get under the skin of the hometown heroes of Cape Town’s DIY music scene with YoungstaCPT, K$, Dope Saint Jude & Aux Womdatso, as part of the True Music Africa tour with Boiler Room x Ballantine’s.

Commissioned by Ballantine's.

Glasgow's New Wave

A film about Glasgow’s influential new blood and their DIY ethos - made in collaboration with the British Council. Featuring Nightwave, Astral Black, OH141, Big Miz, VAJ. Power & more

Commissioned by Boiler Room.

Dolby Atmos Branded Content

Shot and Edited three branded content pieces for Dolby's launch of their Atmos sound system in conjuction with DJ Mag nominated club Halcyon SF. Interviewed artists and captured B-roll of them at work at the San Francisco Dolby Laboratory.

Commissioned by Dolby.

Interview (Video) for olafur Arnalds by fredericjcook

A mini documentary produced for Apple Music's peaceful music presents series.

Commissioned by Decca.

Interview (Video) for The 1975 by fredericjcook

Commissioned by Roland, an interview with The 1975 Drummer George about his use of Roland Hybrid Drum equipment in the bands live shows.

Commissioned by Roland.

Interview (Video) for Mauro Picotto by Crowd Control

We followed Mauro for 24 hours, for 3 shows, across 3 countries, with him giving his insights into the lifestyle and what motivates him.

Commissioned by Sony.

Interview (Video) for Ed Sheeran by jacekpartridge

During the premiere of Danny Boyle's film Yesterday, written by Richard Curtis, which was held at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, I managed to film a short video for Ed Sheeran Poland. After capturing the official "yellow" carpet interview, I also succeeded to snag a micro interview where I asked Ed Sheeran a couple questions about his next planned return to Poland while also managing to get a quick shoutout for our page as well. After recording everything on my trusty iPhone 6 and quick edit in FCP X the video was ready for publishing on Facebook for other fans to enjoy. This experience tested my skills of thinking on my feet both as a journalist and camera operatro as well as taught me more about publishing videos as Facebook Premieres.

Commissioned by Ed Sheeran Poland.

Interview (Video) for Post Malone

We interviewed Post Malone talking about his latest album for the Spotify enhanced playlist featurette.

You can see more here: https://open.spotify.com/play…

Commissioned by Universal Records.

Interview (Video) for Youth of Today by Amcreativenyc

"Modern Day Guru" is a forthcoming feature length documentary about the life and times of Ragunath, formerly Ray Capo, lead singer of seminal hardcore punk band, Youth of Today.

Interview (Video) for Adonis The Greek by Patrick Wilcox

A look behind the scenes on Colorways' recent music video for LA artist Adonis The Greek, featuring footage from OnSetBTS Films.

Dues Written and Directed by Patrick Wilcox

Starring: Adonis Shaw, Kamy Bruder, Bianca Stam, Amber Borzotra, E.R. Ruiz, and Rebecca Berg.Director of Photography: Jorel O'DellArt Director: Goran KrsticVisual Effects Supervisor: Rostyslav PashchenkoStunt Coordinator: Kamy BruderCostume Designer: Morgan GannesHair and Makeup Department Head: Emma CroftColorist: Gabriel SanchezFoley Artist: Jebarri Dean

First Assistant Camera: Joe GunawanSecond Assistant Camera: Somlit Ithalangsy, Carson Fox, Deanne Cortez, and Aaron Redman.Gaffer: Gustavo BrumProduction Assistant: Danniel Rodriguez

Special Thanks: Mally Mall, Myagi, Ryan Huffman, a52, Hiraeth, Filmsupply, Alternative Rentals, Cinema Devices, SG Post, OnSetBTS Films, and Stomping Ground Post.

Mumford & Sons - Entwined: Charlie

"Earlier this year, we invited 4 filmmakers to capture the journey of 4 fans travelling to our Manchester Arena Delta Tour show on 6th June 2019 Adam Young of Paper Sky films captured musician Charlie Reader on his journey.

Directed and Edited by Adam Young

Produced by Paper Sky Films"

For this video, we got lucky with a lovely young lad called 'Charlie', who became a full-time musician after being inspired by Mumford & Sons - he also met his girlfriend at a gig he played where he covered 'Little Lion Man.'

The film covers his story where he first heard the band, his first live experience with them and that 'chills' feeling he got that inspired him to go to music school and become a guitarist and singer.

Mumford's management team gave Charlie backstage access where he got to meet Ted, the bassist, and got a tour of the stage during soundcheck where Charlie got a little teary-eyed from watching the band perform exclusively to him.

Commissioned by Island Records.