a film director specialising in the capture of epic live events - and beautiful smaller ones too.
Nick has captured a huge variety of shows for promos, commercials, BluRay and Event Cinema, including;..Guys and Dolls with Ewan Mcgregor, Jude Law in Hamlet, Henry V & Anna Christie, Eddie Redmayne in Red and Edward II, Tim Curry in Spamalot, Nathan Lane and Lee Evans in The Producers, Judy Dench and Ben Wishaw in Peter and Alice, Sheridan Smith and David Walliams in A Midsummer’s Night Dream, and the musicals South Pacific, Hairspray, Bombay Dreams, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tell Me On A Sunday, West Side Story, Kinky Boots, Evita, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, By Jeeves, From Here To Eternity, Urinetown, Peter Pan, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and many others
Other work includes...
LAZARUS
Live onstage in King’s Cross, the final stunning work by David Bowie with an extraordinary lead performance by Michal C Hall.
Dance projects
including Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray, Cinderella
and The Car Man
for Matthew Bourne
TOXIC AVENGER- THE MUSICAL
Wild, Sexy, Outrageous and beautifully staged. The cult film hits 4K. Think “Rocky Horror” in 80s New York
SEVEN DECADES
Rock n Roll - the guitar’s point of view. Live Rock show which interacts with a screen movie telling the story
SPANDAU BALLET LIVE AT THE O2
20 camera shoot of the sold out 3 night live show
Also, promos & more following the band’s relaunch
RED
Promos and extracts for the multi-Tony nominated drama from the Donmar, directed by Michael Grandage & starring Alfred Molina
KATHERINE JENKINS - LIVE AT THE o2
Muliticamera Blu-Ray
CALENDAR GIRLS
Advert for the hit West End play
SISTER ACT
EPK & Music Cuts for the multimillion musical
CHANGE - ARTURO BRACHETTI
Olivier-nominated Quick Change show - promos and live recording.
MITCHELL & WEBB - THE TWO FACES OF MITCHELL & WEBB
The stars of The Peep show live
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - LIVE
Roger Waters live in the UK and Canada for HD DVD
AC/DC; STIFF UPPER LIP
26 camera shoot in the Olympic stadium, Munich (live DVD)
JAMIROQUAI
Live Channel 4 shoot at the B-Live festival
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL “ALEGRIA”
Filmed live in the Grand Chapiteau in Sydney,
Nominated, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special,
2002 Primetime Emmy awards.
THE MIGHTY BOOSH LIVE
Live DVD recorded at Brixton Academy
THE BIG CHILL
60 min Channel Four Music Festival / live music & documentary
BILL BAILEY “PART TROLL”
Multicamera live concert DVD & Channel 4 TV show.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
(co-directed with Gale Edwards)
Shot at Pinewood studios.
Winner, Performing Arts Category, 2001 International Emmy awards.
CELEBRATION; THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER IN CHINA
Multicamera live concert / documentary recorded at the Great Hall Of The People, Beijing
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL “VAREKAI”
Live from Toronto, In High definition. Seen on Bravo and DVD.
SHAOLIN; “WHEEL OF LIFE” / “MASTERS EDITION”/ “KUNG FU MASTERS LIVE”
The monks of the Shaolin Temple in a live kung-fu spectacular. Filmed both on location in China and onstage in London. (2000 , 2001 and 2004)
UMOJA
Live DVD of the African musical spectacular, in Durban, South Africa.
PINK – LIVE IN LONDON
Seen on Channel 4, MTV, etc.
TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY – INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE LIVE
Concert/Documentary in Munich, for Channel 4.
SIMPLY RED; HOME
“On Tour” documentary shot in Turkey, Croatia and Sicily.
ONE NIGHT WITH ROD STEWART
Backstage documentary director/editor. BBC One.
THE BT DIGITAL MUSIC AWARDS
2007
5 Programmes for Channel 4
With Natasha Bedingfield, Paul McCartney, Mutya Buena, Kate Nash, etc.
DAVID GILMOUR -
“Remember That Night” Launch
2 shows - Biggest-ever Cinema simulcast of live performances, Q & A and show extracts from the Odeon Leicester Square (to cinemas across Europe) and the Ritzy, Brixton (to cinemas across North America), Nick also directed music videos and doco sections for this project.
CELINE DION; A NEW DAY, LIVE IN LAS VEGAS
2 X 45 minute documentaries.
CAT STEVENS; MAJIKAT LIVE
Live Concert and documentary DVD.
THE LAST NIGHT OF “CATS”
Recorded live at the New London theatre
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Music Clips and Live EPK with Richard O’Brien for the 2006 production
BOMBAY DREAMS
EPK, Music video & Cinema ad for the hit West End musical
DAVID GILMOUR “SMILE” / “ON AN ISLAND”
Music Videos & EPK clips for the new album
Also; BOUNCE (Swedish hip-hop filmed live at the Roundhouse) MICHAEL BALL LIVE at Hammersmith Apollo, BURN THE FLOOR (arena dance show, A CONCERT FOR HOPE Charity Orchestral concert at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring Joaquim Cortez, Zuchero, Sarah Brightman, etc. MISS SAIGON 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, VOICE OF AN ANGEL (Charlotte Church documentary).
Nick has extensive music video experience, having directed over 100 projects for artists such as Elton John, Celine Dion, Alison Moyet, Paul Young, Terence Trent D’Arby, Stevie Wonder, Paul Carrack, Prefab Sprout, Kirsty McCall, Go West, Living In a Box, the Alarm, Status Quo, Toto, Natalie Cole, Nena, The Scorpions, etc.
As Editor,
Nick’s credits include;
David Gilmour “On An Island” (EPK & Music video), Queen “Return Of The Champions”, Elton John “The Red Piano” (live in Las Vegas), Barry Manilow; Music & Passion (PBS special), Judas Priest, live in Budokan, Cats, Cher; The farewell tour (Emmy award-winning show), Joseph & His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat etc, plus many music videos (D&AD award & US Monitor Award nominations for editing)
As a Writer, Nick has had original scripts commissioned by BBC TV, Granada TV, Michael White Productions, Banshee Films, Red Rooster Productions,and others. Nick also wrote and directed a TV comedy, “REMOTE CONTROL”, in Galway, Ireland.
