Dani Jacobs Explained

Dani Jacobs (born April 16, 1963) is a British music video director and editor.

Background

Jacobs was born in London, United Kingdom. He went to University of Manchester to study physics but left to pursue his interests in film.

He worked at The Haçienda nightclub as a resident filmmaker and VJ, creating visuals and lighting effects to project in the club space. The nascent indie scene around Factory Records and dance music scene around The Haçienda assisted his entry into music videos.

Directing career

In 1986, Jacobs formed Swivel[1] with three other partners as a video production company and creative team. Early music videos by Swivel included work for A Guy Called Gerald,[2] James, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Sundays and 808 State.[3] In 1989, a small article in i-D Magazine[4] helped draw more attention from major record labels and Jacobs moved back to London to set up the Swivel office concentrating on video production.

In 1993, Jacobs directed videos for Tears for Fears,[5] Texas[6] and Steps[7] and joined the US company Squeak Pictures. His subsequent career has included a wide variety of musical acts [8] including, Moby,[9] The Corrs,[10] Gary Barlow, Midge Ure, Phil Collins, BBMak, and Cradle of Filth.[11]

Jacobs has also worked as an editor of music videos, advertisements and television programmes most notably on many recent shows featuring Derren Brown.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beautiful 2000 | FAC 51 The Hacienda | Cerysmatic Factory . Cerysmaticfactory.info . 1991-07-23 . 2014-08-21.
  2. Web site: Hero | Bloc London . Blocweekend.com . 2014-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512000225/http://www.blocweekend.com/feature/a-guy-called-gerald-interview/ . 2012-05-12 .
  3. Web site: 808 STATE, MC TUNES ARTWORK 1990 – MANCHESTER DISTRICT MUSIC ARCHIVE . Mdmarchive.co.uk . 2007-09-28 . 2014-08-21.
  4. Web site: A Guy Called Gerald Article: i-D Magazine - Issue 70 - The Loud Issue - Surreal thrills and voodoo videos! . King1.force9.co.uk . 2014-08-21.
  5. Web site: memories fade dot com - Tears For Fears Videography: Break It Down Again Video . Memoriesfade.com . 2014-08-21.
  6. Web site: Job Search | Dream Job | Hiring Secrets . Andidream.com . 2014-08-21.
  7. Web site: Literature Study Guides - By Popularity . eNotes.com . 2014-08-21.
  8. Web site: Dani Jacobs technician videography . mvdbase.com . 2014-08-21.
  9. Web site: Moby - "Into The Blue" . Moby.org . 2014-08-21.
  10. http://www.corrmunity.com/?op=videoclips&p=2
  11. Web site: Cradle Of Filth: 'Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net . Roadrunnerrecords.com . 2010-09-28 . 2014-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101002204142/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=146839 . 2010-10-02 .
  12. Web site: Dani Jacobs. IMDb.com. 2014-08-21.

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