Don Letts

Don Letts
Letts during his tenure with Big Audio Dynamite, San Francisco, 1987
Letts during his tenure with Big Audio Dynamite, San Francisco, 1987
Background information
Birth nameDonovan Letts
Born (1956-01-10) 10 January 1956 (age 68)
London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Disc jockey
  • film director
Years active1975–present
Formerly of
WebsiteDon's BBC6 show

Donovan Letts (born 10 January 1956) is a British film director, disc jockey (DJ) and musician. Letts first came to prominence as the videographer for the Clash, directing several of their music videos. In 1984, Letts co-founded the band Big Audio Dynamite with former Clash lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist Mick Jones, acting as the band's sampler and videographer before departing the band in 1990.

Letts has also directed music videos for Musical Youth, the Psychedelic Furs, Fun Boy Three, the Pretenders and Elvis Costello as well as the feature documentaries The Punk Rock Movie (1978) and The Clash: Westway to the World (2000).