Pet Shop Boys - DREAMWORLD - movie poster

↑ PET SHOP BOYS ‘DREAMWORLD’ THE GREATEST HITS LIVE AT THE ROYAL ARENA COPENHAGEN.
Newly Released - IN CINEMAS WORLDWIDE for 2 days only Jan/FeB 2024


↑ NEW ORDER - POWER CORRUPTION AND LIES.
✂ 8”11’ excerpt from the documentary film.

Power, Corruption and Lies unravels the creative process behind New Order's 1983 album, Power, Corruption and Lies as well as standalone single Blue Monday and explores the themes inside the album, of a band finding new direction and moving on from its past.
Currently airing on SKY ARTS.


ALL ABOUT ME!


↑ Intro montage 1'20" ✂

An independent filmmaker who has enjoyed collaborations with some of the world's finest artists, producers and technicians.

For more information please feel free to make contact here ✉

 
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DIRECTOR’S CREDITS

[ Bafta winning / Grammy nominated / Broadcast Digital Live winner / Kerrang winner and more ]

Alice Cooper Brutally Live [Eagle Rock Ent. / Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD] •  Atoms For Peace Live At The Roundhouse [Digital distrib/Streaming.] • Björk Live at The Royal Opera House [Premiered BBC, worldwide TV/DVD] • Björk Live In Cambridge [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD] •  Björk Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD] •  Brecon Jazz 2003 & 2004 Artists including Omara Portuondo, Jamie Cullum and Guy Barker [Received BAFTA Cymru for Best Music Programme BBC] •  Craig Armstrong Piano Works [ie:music / Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD] • Darfur Voices UNHCR Concert for Sudan, a multi artist fund raising event filmed at The Royal Albert Hall [Int.TV/DVD] •  Diana Krall Live In Paris, Eagle Rock Ent. [Live concert for worldwide TV/Digital distrib.] •  Diana Krall Live in Rio, Eagle Rock Ent. [Live concert and documentary for worldwide TV/DVD/Digital distribution] • Dido Live [Sony Music Entertainment for worldwide TV/DVD/Digital distribution] •   Eurythmics Peacetour [Live concert for ITV, worldwide TV/DVD – 19 Ent.] •  From The Basement Series 1 - Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Damien Rice, Jose Gonzalez, Autolux, Super Furry Animals [Worldwide TV/DVD – From The Basement TV Ltd.] •  From The Basement Series 2 - The Raconteurs, Iggy and the Stooges, The Fall, CSS, White Denim, Fleet Foxes, The Kills, Gnarls Barkley, My Morning Jacket [Worldwide TV/DVD – From The Basement Tv Ltd] •  Gorillaz Demon Days Live (Grammy Award nominated) [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD, Co-director Grant Gee / EMI] •  Harry Connick Jr An Evening of Romance [Live concert from the Olympic Theatre Paris for worldwide TV/DVD] •  Jazz Britannia [Multi artist event from The Barbican for BBC4] •  Lucrezia Borgia [Principal Director] The worlds first Live to air 3D opera broadcast Live from the English National Opera Coliseum for Sky Arts - Live simulcast 3D & 2D + Live into cinemas of Donizetti’s opera • Manu Dibango Lion Of Africa [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD]   Montreux Jazz Festival 3 x 3D documentary films… Experience Montreux (Prize winner at the LA 3D Film Festival), Quincy Jones & The Global Gumbo All-Stars plus Herbie Hancock & The Imagine Project •  New Order Live in Glasgow [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD – Warner Intl] •  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Abattoir Blues Tour [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD – Mute] • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Distant Sky [Live music-film for global theatrical release] •  One Direction Up All Night Live / SYCO/Sony / TV & digital distrib. •  Paul Weller Live at The Royal Albert Hall [Universal/Island DVD/worldwide TV] • Luciano Pavarotti L'elisir d'amore - live from the Teatro di San Carlo [Live concert for Stream Italia/TV broadcast] •  Pavorotti Salute Petra - Tribute concert filmed in Petra, Jordan featuring Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Sting et al •  Pet Shop Boys Pandemonium, Live at the O2 Arena London [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD – EMI ] •  Pet Shop Boys Cubism Live from Mexico City [Live concert and documentary for worldwide TV/DVD – Warner Intl.] • Pet Shop Boys Inner Sanctum, Live from the Royal Opera House [Live concert for worldwide TV/Digital Distrib. / Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd.] •  Pulp The Park Is Mine [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD] •  Pulp At The Eden Project [Production & Broadcast BBC] •  Radiohead In Rainbows Live From The Basement special / Courtyard Management [Worldwide TV & Streaming] •  Reading Festival 1998 Artists including Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Beastie Boys & Dandy Warhols [ITV] • Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm With You, Live From The Basement series 3 special •  Spice Girls Live in Istanbul [DVD & worldwide TV, ITV Christmas Day broadcast, EMI] •  Travis More Than Us, Live in Glasgow [Live concert for worldwide TV/DVD] •

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FROM THE BASEMENT - SEASON 4

↑ IDLES - CAR CRASH.
FROM THE BASEMENT [S.4] ✂ 4”12’

Adam Devonshire - bass
Joe Talbot - vocals
Mark Bowen - guitar
Lee Kiernan - guitar
Jon Beavis - Drums
Colin Webster (guest artist) – saxophone

SQUID - G.S.K.
FROM THE BASEMENT [S.4] ✂ 4”05’

Ollie Judge - drums & lead vocals
Louis Borlase - guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Anton Pearson - guitar, bass, vocals, percussion
Laurie Nankivell - bass guitar, brass, percussion
Arthur Leadbetter - keyboards, strings, cello, percussion

↑ SONS OF KEMET - THINK OF HOME.
FROM THE BASEMENT
[S.4] ✂ 4”52’

Shabaka Hutchings - saxophone, clarinet
Tom Skinner - drums
Theon Cross - tuba
Eddie Hick - drums


↑ ERIC CLAPTON - LADY IN THE BALCONY.
Excerpt ✂ 5”43’ of theatrical release feature documentary.

In the spring of 2021, when a run of shows at the Royal Albert Hall are cancelled owing to Covid, Eric Clapton endeavours to 'keep the fires burning' for musicians and audiences alike. He gathers his band at a safe house in the English countryside where they form a bubble and lock-down together with the idea to create a rare and intimate performance while the cameras rolled.

↑ FLEET FOXES - BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
FROM THE BASEMENT ✂ 4”08’

Robin Pecknold - guitar & lead vocals
Skyler Skjelset - guitar, mandolin & backing vocals
Christian Wargo - bass, guitar & backing vocals
Casey Wescott - keyboards & backing vocals
Josh Tillman - drums, percussion & vocals

Fleet Foxes’ previously unseen live performance of Blue Ridge Mountains is now released. Filmed at Capitol Studios Los Angeles, September 2008, their standout complete set is currently available to view on From The Basement’s Youtube channel.

RADIOHEAD - WHERE I END AND YOU BEGIN. ✂ 4'22"
IN RAINBOWS LIVE - FROM THE BASEMENT

Thom Yorke - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
Jonny Greenwood - guitar, keyboards, other instruments
Colin Greenwood - bass
Ed O'Brien - guitar, backing vocals
Philip Selway - drums, percussion


Filmed at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, Distant Sky captures an extraordinary and triumphant live concert from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. Performing beautiful compositions from their last album, Skeleton Tree, alongside songs from their core catalogue, the show provoked an ecstatic response in fans, critics and band alike. The concert film was delivered primarily for a one-night-only theatrical release into cinemas worldwide - then rolled onto international release for ongoing TV broadcasts, streaming and digital distribution.