Adam Powell (director)

For other people named Adam Powell, see Adam Powell (disambiguation).
Adam Powell
Born
Adam Christopher Thurai Powell

(1981-08-11) 11 August 1981 (age 43)
Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation(s)Music video director, editor, photographer
Years active2004–present
Websiteadam-powell.com

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]

  1. ^ "Bring Me The Horizon Unveil New Video For "The Sadness Will Never End"". Epitaph Records. 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me". MTV. 7 December 2013.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Jamie T - Emily's Heart". MTV. 26 June 2013.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Watch the 1975's Sleek, Neon 'Ugh!' Video". Rolling Stone. 18 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Charli XCX Robs Gas Station, Evades Stripper Police in Wild 'Doing It' Video". Rolling Stone. 21 January 2015.
  6. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2009 – the Individual award nominations in full". Promo News. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Best Group Video Nomination: The 1975 - UGH!". MTV Japan.
  8. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards Japan Announces Nominees". NME Japan. 1 September 2016.