Rio 18 - Impossible

Animated music video for Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18's single Impossible

Oasis - The Shock Of The Lightning (Official Visualiser)

Agency: I'm Your Boss

Director: Chris Curtis

Art Director: Mario Wagner

Animation: Jack Pell

TDWT

They Don't Want This - Junoflo

Directed and Edited by Minh Nguyen

Ginkgos - Say it Anyway

Ginkgos - Say it Anyway

Commissioned by G Major MGMT.

Chelsea Right to Work

Two cameras, an original Punk band from the seventies and 2 hours in a rehearsal room. What could possibly go wrong. Great fun. Quick turnaround, massive sound.

Commissioned by Cherry Red Records.

Johnny Stimson 'Holding On'

Official music video for Johnny Stimson.

Set in the aftermath of an extravagant party, Johnny Stimson
performs this heartfelt song on a grand piano in an empty and trashed venue.

Black & White live action film.

Shot at Bush Hall in Shepards Bush, London.

Director / Camera / Editor: Stephen Smith
Assistant Camera: Garry Smith
Location Manager: Alix Perry

Released Sept 2015

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Rossana - The Entertainer

Rossana - The Entertainer

Client: BaitRecords

Directed by Ângelo Varela, Gonçalo Palma, Alexandre Muge and Rossana

Produced by Luis Pita and Kletick
Concept by Rossana and Rúben Carneiro
Cast: Hannah Mendel, Azeri Agheyeva, Mike Los, and Claire Stenning
DOP/Colour by Ângelo Varela
Camera Assistant: Alexandre Muge
Costume/Set design by Rúben Carneiro
Edit/VFX by Gonçalo Palma
BTS by Paulo Madureira and Rodrigo Santos

The Revivalists (ft Portugal. The Man) 'It Was A Sin'

Official music video for American rock band THE REVIVALISTS
classic song 'It Was A Sin' featuring PORTUGAL. THE MAN.

Award nominated for Best Film 'Misfits & Mavericks' catagory at the Northampton Film Festival 2026

Asleep in the back of his beaten up car, a cut and bruised man
careers along a precarious track, high up in the mountains.

A story about self destructive behaviour after a traumatic event.

Produced by Concord Records
Released Oct 2025

Commissioned by Concord Music Group.

The Budos Band - Overlander

For Budos Band's latest single Overlander I revisited some techniques I developed a little while back, putting a fresh twist on them. The foreground animation's built with a virtual set in Unreal Engine 5.5, comped with a whole load of painting textures developed with sd1.5, while the animated background skies and clouds are all classic After Effects, which also covered the compositing as well as a load of visual effects and messy grading.

Incredible project to work on, thanks to Brian Profilio (@b.profilio.art) for working with me to build on his original artwork for the band's new album VII.

Steve & Willie - Faithfully (Music Video)

Very honoured to have worked on this video for Steve Perry & Willie Nelson’s new rendition of the Journey hit ‘Faithfully’, released on Dark Horse Records.

You can find out more about the recording here.

WAR

After the collapse, men sacrificed flesh for simulation binding all future sons to an artificial eternity. Women Chose freedom. From the ashes, they forged digital avatars not to rule, but to reveal the truth. For centuries, the battle raged. A war of sexes, of ideologies... Yet neither could see the truth. The virtual world was a cage. The battle, a test. And the architect? Not man. Not woman. A savage god......watching.....learning....

Directed by Ciro Ayala
Produced by John Sterling
Artistic Vision by John Sterling and Ciro Ayala
Executive Producers Victoria Ayala and Ciro Ayala
Edited by Jean-Luc Fortier and Ciro Ayala
CGI VFX and Post Production by Provoke Films
Mixed and Mastered by Dmitriy Redko

2025

Lane 8 - Childish (Official Music Video)

Really delighted to have worked with Lane 8 and their label This Never Happened on this video for their new single ‘CHILDISH’.

Commissioned by This Never Happened.

The Land Of The Leaf Blower and the Mighty SUV

Directed by Ciro Ayala | Produced by Roger Street Friedman | 2025

My Passion

Official music video for "Passíónið Mitt" (My Passion) by Diva Vox

Music Video Credits: Directed by Ciro Ayala

Written by Diva Vox

DP: Jón Þór Stefánsson

Executive Producer: Victoriya Ayala

Producers: Elín Ragnarsdóttir and Ciro Ayala

Editor: Jean-Luc Fortier

CGI VFX by Provoke Films

Produced by СИЛА VISIONARY ART (Iceland)
 

Sleeping in Public

Directed by Ciro Ayala

Written and Produced by Jefferson Berry

2025

Huun-Huur-Tu / Carmen Rizzo / Dhani Harrison - Boidus (Music Video)

Very excited to have worked on this visualiser for Dark Horse Records’ new release from Dhani Harrison, Carmen Rizzo and Huun Huur Tu, called ‘Boidus’, the lead single off their collaborative album ‘Dreamers In The Field’ which you can find out more about here.

Music Video The City Flight 2N3055

Concept, script, motion graphics, editing.

Never Not Raving - Locked Groove

Never Not Raving – Locked Groove

Music Video & Visual Identity Design | Conceptual Club Culture Aesthetic

Overview

Never Not Raving is a music video and motion design project created for Locked Groove, developed to capture the euphoric repetition and intensity of late-night club culture. The visuals explore a hypnotic aesthetic rooted in techno minimalism, rave iconography, and audiovisual feedback loops, aligning closely with the track’s emotional tone.

Role & Tools

Role: Director, Animator, Visual Designer
Tools Used: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop

Visual Style & Concept

This project riffs on the nostalgic language of warehouse raves and early 2000s club flyers, combining gritty texture maps, fluid simulation, and strobe-heavy sequencing. The video plays with looping camera moves, modular typography, and light-reactive forms to immerse the viewer in a space between memory and motion.

The project also included the development of a visual identity system for the release, extending the core look across short clips, teaser loops, and social assets.

Process Highlights

• Built a club-inspired visual language using modular 3D forms and rhythmic timing.

• Designed looping sequences to simulate live VJ effects in post.

• Developed visual motifs around the idea of echo, energy, and obsession.

• Extended the design into a social-ready visual system for marketing the track.

Credits

Client: Locked Groove
Direction & Animation: Jacob Faulkner (Ordos)
Software: Cinema 4D, After Effects

Music Video The Spaceship Takes Off 2N3055

Video concept, script, storyboard, visuals and motion graphics, editing. 

I Want to Laugh Until I Cry

Music by Diego Philips

Concept and Animation by Paolo Russo