Music Video Directors

By Georgia Leaper

Emil Nava

Directed music video “Summer” for Calvin Harris, which premiered on 6th April 2014 and has had more than 160 million views on YouTube.

He has directed over 40 music videos, many of which have been nominated for the “Video of the Year” award, incuding I Need Your Love by Calvin Harris and Price Tag by Jessie J.

He has worked with many well known and successful artists such as Calvin Harris, Jessie J, Ed Sheering, Paloma Faith, Rita Ora and Tinie Tempah.

He mainly works with the production company London Alley Entertainment.

Adam Powell

Most famous for working on music videos for Example, he has directed Stay Awake, Changed The Way You Kiss Me and One More Day (Stay With Me), all by Example.

Other notable music videos that he has directed are Girls and Sex by The 1975, People Help The People by Birdy and I’ll Get Along by Michael Kiwanuka.

Colin Tilley

Award winning music director

Worked with artists such as Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Usher, Cheryl Cole and many others.

He is most famous for his writing and directing of music videos for R&B artist Chris Brown, whom he has collaborated with 19 times.

He has won many awards, including Video of The Year at the 2011 BET Awards for Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now” music video.

He has most recently shot his first film “Mr Happy” whilst beginning to develop numerous other film projects in LA.