Adam Powell (director) explained

Adam Powell
Birth Name:Adam Christopher Thurai Powell
Birth Date:1981 8, df=y
Birth Place:Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation:Music video director, editor, photographer
Years Active:2004–present

Adam Christopher Thurai Powell, (born 11 August 1981) is a British director. His work directing music videos spans a wide range of genres, including hardcore, rock, hip-hop and pop. His portfolio includes many mainstream artists such as Bring Me the Horizon,[1] Example,[2] Jamie T,[3] The 1975,[4] and Charli XCX.[5] He was nominated as Best New Director at the UK Music Video Awards in 2009.[6] His video for The 1975 track "UGH!" was also nominated for 'Best Group Video' Award at the MTV VMA's in Japan.[7] [8]

Career

Powell began his interest in film while shooting amateur skate videos, and editing them at home. After the initial buzz of editing these short clips to music, he began catering for bands who wanted him to create low budget music videos. He was able to build momentum as one of the UK's most prominent music video directors after signing for Black Dog Films, Ridley Scott Associates[9]

In 2013, for the musician Sivu, Adam Powell made the decision to create a music video purely from the imagery shown while the artist was in an MRI machine.[10] [11] Of the result Powell explained, “The video is a collection of data gathered from MRI scans and is inspired by research into improving the management of children born with cleft lip and palate. I've just recently been obsessed with the idea of capturing images without conventional cameras/lenses.”[12]

Adam Powell has also worked as an editor for James Copeman on Magnetic Man's "Anthemic" featuring P Money[13] and Vato Gonzalez's "Badman Riddim (Jump)".[14] Adam briefly stepped outside the realm of music videos when he took on the role as editor for Rose McGowan's directorial debut, in her short film 'Dawn' which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[15] He has also worked alongside Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund as Second Unit director on The Rolling Stones’ "Doom And Gloom" and has also worked with Åkerlund as editor on commercials for various clients such as Lexus, H&M and Johnnie Walker.[16]

Videography

2004

"Only Tools And Corpses" for The Rotted 2005

"Bleeding June" for Blood Red Summer

"Untitled" for Life For Land2006

"Nothing Tastes Like This" for Send More Paramedics

"Mr. Music Man" for The King Blues

"Firin'" for Data Flow

"Mr. Park's Hand?" for Sometimenever2007

"Blood Fever" for Send More Paramedics

"The Stand" for Floors And Walls

"A Wasp In A Jar" for Down I Go

"High Road" for This Is Menace

"Bite Your Tongue and Walk Away" for The Fall, The Rise

"Indian 2" for

"Buried At Sea" for Architects

"Always" for Architects

"The Blood Stays On The Blade" for Your Demise

"Black Art Number One" for The Ghost of a Thousand2008

"He Spoke Of Success" for Open The Skies

"Kill 'Em Dead Cowboy" for NATO

"Silent Era" for From Grace

"They Told Me You Were Dead" for Shaped by Fate

"The Comedown" for Bring Me the Horizon

"Boulder" for The King Blues

"The Grotesque" for Johnny Truant

"Death Rides" for Johnny Truant

"Early Grave" for Architects2009

"Fire Fire" for Jamie T

"Chelsea Smile" for Bring Me the Horizon

"The Vulture (Acts I & II)" for Gallows

"London Is The Reason" for Gallows[17]

"I Got Love" for The King Blues

"Sticks 'n' Stones" for Jamie T[18]

"Let's Hang The Landlord" for The King Blues

"Tear The Place Up" for Skunk Anansie[19]

"The Road" for Frank Turner

"I Dread The Night" for Gallows

"Fireworks" for Tell It To The Marines

"The Sadness Will Never End" for Bring Me the Horizon

"The Man's Machine" for Jamie T[20]

"Misery" for Gallows

"Grey Britain (Full Film)" for Gallows2010

"Nine to Five" for Mouthwash

"14 Coleman St." for Great Cynics

"Don't Go There" for Giggs feat. B.o.B[21]

"Emily's Heart" for Jamie T[22]

"Liquid Confidence (Nothing to Lose)" for You Me at Six

"It's The Weekend" for MyToyBox

"25 Knives" for Sometimenever

"Look What the Cat Dragged In" for Giggs

"Headbutt" for The King Blues

"Gangsta?" for Tinchy Stryder

"Holiday" for The King Blues

"Hustle On" for Giggs[23]

"Game Over" for Tinchy Stryder feat. Example, Devlin, Chipmunk, Professor Green & Tinie Tempah[24] 2011

"Darling Buds Of May" for Viva Brother[25]

"Look What I Done" for Maverick Sabre

"Changed the Way You Kiss Me" for Example[26]

"Say Silence (Heaven & Earth)" for Tellison[27]

"People F**K People" for Holy Show

"Redemption Days" for Josh Osho feat. Ghostface Killah[28]

"Stay Awake" for Example

"Poseidon" for Down I Go[29]

"People Help the People" for Birdy[30]

"Midnight Run" for Example[31]

"Nothing's Real but Love" for Rebecca Ferguson2012

"Are You Not Entertained?" for Dot Rotten

"Too Good to Lose" for Rebecca Ferguson

"Squeeze" for Man Like Me[32]

"London Town" for Man Like Me

"I'll Get Along" for Michael Kiwanuka[33]

"Say Nothing" for Example[34]

"Take The World" for Tinchy Stryder feat. Bridget Kelly[35] 2013

"Better Man Than He" for Sivu[36]

"Bodies" for Sivu[37]

"Sex" for The 1975[38]

"I Lost Myself" for Sivu[39]

"Girls" for The 1975[40] 2014

"Can't Stop Now" for Sivu[41]

"One More Day (Stay with Me)" for Example

"Somebody Loves You" for Betty Who

"Heart Out" for The 1975[42]

"Fossils" for Circa Waves[43]

"You & I (Forever)" for Jessie Ware[44] 2015

"Doing It" for Charli XCX feat. Rita Ora[45]

"She Wants" for Sunset Sons

"Whisky Story" for Example

"About You" for Fine Print

"UGH!" for The 1975[46] 2016

"Beats 1 Live In LA" for The 19752017

"Yuk Foo" for Wolf Alice 2018

"Love It If We Made It" for The 1975

"Narcissist" for No Rome feat. The 19752020

"If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" for The 1975

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bring Me The Horizon Unveil New Video For "The Sadness Will Never End". Epitaph Records. 12 October 2009.
  2. Web site: Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me. MTV. 7 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Jamie T - Emily's Heart. MTV. 26 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Watch the 1975's Sleek, Neon 'Ugh!' Video. Rolling Stone. 18 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Charli XCX Robs Gas Station, Evades Stripper Police in Wild 'Doing It' Video. Rolling Stone. 21 January 2015.
  6. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2009 – the Individual award nominations in full. Promo News. 1 October 2009. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510152613/http://www.promonews.tv/news/2009/10/01/uk-music-video-awards-2009-%E2%80%93-individual-award-nominations-full. 10 May 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Best Group Video Nomination: The 1975 - UGH!. MTV Japan.
  8. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards Japan Announces Nominees. NME Japan. 1 September 2016.
  9. Web site: Adam Powell: How I Became A Music Video Director. 1 February 2011 . soundonsound.com.
  10. Web site: Sivu MRI Video: British Musician Releases Mesmerising Imagery Created Using A Hospital Scanner (VIDEO). The Huffington Post. 31 January 2013.
  11. Web site: Artists use real-time MRI footage to create music video. CNET. 28 January 2013.
  12. Web site: This Is What Your Brain Looks Like While You're Belting Out a Pop Song. Vice Magazine. 1 February 2013.
  13. Web site: Magnetic Man feat P Money 'Anthemic' by James Copeman. promonews.tv. 11 July 2011.
  14. Web site: Vato Gonzalez' Badman Riddims by James Copeman. promonews.tv. 31 May 2011.
  15. Web site: Dawn by Rose McGowan. Hollywomen. 12 October 2014.
  16. Web site: The Rolling Stones 'Doom And Gloom' by Jonas Åkerlund. Promonews.tv. 23 November 2012. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911201143/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2012/11/23/rolling-stones-doom-and-gloom-jonas-%C3%A5kerlund. 11 September 2016. dead.
  17. Web site: BEHIND THE SCREEN: LONDON IS THE REASON. Rock Sound. 23 May 2009.
  18. Web site: Jamie T's Sticks & Stones by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 28 May 2009. 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827133549/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2009/05/28/jamie-t%E2%80%99s-sticks-stones-adam-powell. 27 August 2016. dead.
  19. Web site: SKUNK ANANSIE 'Tear The place Up' (HD video) from SMASHES AND TRASHES. Zildjian.
  20. Web site: Jamie T - The Man's Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528181702/http://www.mtv.co.uk/jamie-t/videos/the-mans-machine. dead. 28 May 2014. MTV. 3 November 2009.
  21. Web site: Video: Giggs f. B.O.B., 'Don't Go There'. The Fader. 16 February 2010. 8 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510160124/http://staging.thefader.com/2010/02/16/video-giggs-f-b-o-b-dont-go-there. 10 May 2017. dead.
  22. Web site: Jamie T - Emily's Heart. MTV. 26 June 2013.
  23. Web site: "Giggs' Hustle by Adam Powell". promonews.tv. 26 August 2010. 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160824061628/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2010/08/26/giggs%E2%80%99-hustle-adam-powell. 24 August 2016. dead.
  24. Web site: Tinchy Stryder's Game Over by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 3 November 2010. 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510152620/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2010/11/03/tinchy-stryder%E2%80%99s-game-over-adam-powell. 10 May 2017. dead.
  25. Web site: Brother's Darling Buds of May by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 28 January 2011.
  26. Web site: "Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me". MTV. 7 December 2013.
  27. Web site: "Tellison Say Silence(Heaven & Earth) Video by Adam Powell now live on Tellison's website". AAA Music. 13 May 2011.
  28. Web site: Josh Osho feat Ghostface Killa's Redemption Days by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 18 May 2011. 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822092621/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2011/05/18/josh-osho-feat-ghostface-killa%E2%80%99s-redemption-days-adam-powell. 22 August 2016. dead.
  29. Web site: Get on down with Down I Go at The Aubin Cinema. Time Out. 5 October 2011.
  30. Web site: Birdy 'People Help The People' by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 7 October 2011.
  31. Web site: Example Unveils Behind The Scenes Film For 'Midnight Run' Video. Capital FM. 9 November 2011.
  32. Web site: Man Like Me 'Squeeze' by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 9 May 2012.
  33. Web site: Michael Kiwanuka 'I'll Get Along' by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 2 May 2012.
  34. Web site: Example 'Say Nothing' by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 9 August 2012.
  35. Web site: Tinchy Stryder's Take The World featuring Bridget Kelly by Adam Powell. promonews.tv. 22 November 2010.
  36. Web site: Sivu Interview. Fred Perry.
  37. Web site: Gig Of The Day – SIVU. Amazing Radio. 7 August 2013.
  38. Web site: SUB. NEWS: THE 1975 RELEASES VIDEO FOR "SEX". Substream Magazine. 31 July 2013.
  39. Web site: WATCH: SIVU UNVEIL NEW 'I LOST MYSELF' VIDEO. DIY. 23 October 2013.
  40. Web site: THE 1975 DON'T TAKE THEMSELVES -- OR ANYTHING -- TOO SERIOUSLY IN THEIR CHEEKY 'GIRLS' VIDEO. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307023429/http://www.mtv.com/news/2305786/the-1975-girls-video/. dead. 7 March 2016. MTV. 25 October 2013.
  41. Web site: Premiere: Sivu - Can't Stop Now (Jack Steadman Remix). Clash. 13 March 2013.
  42. Web site: VIDEO: THE 1975 – HEART OUT. Crack in the Road. 8 September 2014.
  43. Web site: CRUSHING ON CIRCA WAVES. TopShop. 3 February 2015. 8 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921025651/http://insideout.topshop.com/2015/02/crushing-on-circa-waves. 21 September 2015. dead.
  44. Web site: jessie ware - you & i (forever). https://web.archive.org/web/20151114224024/http://www.mtv.com/videos/jessie-ware/1104925/you-i-forever.jhtml. dead. 14 November 2015. MTV. 3 December 2014.
  45. Web site: Charli XCX and Rita Ora Go Thelma & Louise in 'Doing It' Video. Pitchfork Magazine. 20 January 2015.
  46. Web site: The 1975 reveal fluorescent video for 'UGH!'. NME. 18 December 2015.

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