MUSIC
I MUST HAVE CUT HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES OVER THE YEARS BUT HERE ARE SOME RECENT ONES AND A FEW FAVOURITES.
BILLY JOEL - THE 100TH: LIVE FROM MADDISON SQUARE GARDEN (CBS, 2024)
DIRECTOR: PAUL DUGDALE
A LEGENDARY NIGHT FOR A LEGENDARY ARTIST. THIS FILM CAPTURED BILLY’S WORLD RECORD BREAKING 100TH CONSECUTIVE SELL-OUT SHOW OF HIS RESIDENCY AT THE ICONIC NEW YORK VENUE. NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL AT THE 2024 EMMY AWARDS.
ADELE - ONE NIGHT ONLY (CBS, 2021)
DIRECTOR: PAUL DUGDALE
THIS IS SIMPLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHOWS I’VE EVER HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO CUT. A REAL CAREER HIGHLIGHT AND TRUE HONOUR TO EDIT FOR THE INSANELY TALENTED DUGDALE.
THE SHOW ALSO WON ALL FIVE PRIMETIME EMMYS IT WAS NOMINATED FOR INCLUDING ‘OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL’
MARIAH CAREY’S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (APPLE TV+, 2020)
DIRECTORS: HAMISH HAMILTON & ROMAN COPPOLA
WITHOUT DOUBT, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES MYSELF AND THE ENTIRE TEAM HAVE EVER FACED. DESPITE BEING FILMED DURING THE HEIGHT OF COVID AND ALL THE SAFETY MEASURES AND PROTOCOLS THAT THAT BROUGHT WITH IT - THIS EPICLY AMBITIOUS SHOW WAS TRULY GROUNDBREAKING IN TERMS OF WHAT IS TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE. REAL-TIME AUGMENTED REALITY SETS ALL SHOT IN 4K HDR DOLBYVISION AND TURNED AROUND IN WHAT MANY THOUGHT WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE TIMEFRAME TO BE READY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY BY CHRISTMAS - WHICH THEY DID BY SENDING IT TO THE TOP OF APPLE TV’S CHARTS IN OVER 100 COUNTRIES IN IT’S FIRST WEEK OF RELEASE. I WAS ALSO THRILLED TO DISCOVER THAT MY CUT OF ‘OH SANTA’ FROM THE SHOW WAS USED AS THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SINGLE RELEASE WHICH ALSO WENT STRAIGHT TO NUMBER ONE IN THE CHARTS!
SHAKIRA - EL DORADO WORLD TOUR (cinema & hbo, 2019)
DIRECTORS: SHAKIRA & JAMES MERRYMAN
A MAMOTH CONCERT FILM WHICH WAS CAPTURED AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON SHAKIRA’S WORLD TOUR WHERE SHE PERFORMED TO OVER A MILLION FANS IN 22 COUNTRIES. EDITED IN MULTIPLE SESSIONS OVER AN ENTIRE YEAR I CUT THIS SHOW IN EDIT SUITES IN LA, BRISTOL AND MIAMI BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY SENT TO LONDON FOR THE GRADE AND FINISH - A TRULY GLOBAL PRODUCTION WHICH HAD A THEATRICAL CINEMA RELEASE AND TOOK TOP PRIZE IN TWO OF THE FIVE CATEGORIES IT WAS NOMINATED FOR AT THE NEW YORK FESTIVALS TV & FILM AWARDS !
Robbie Williams - hot fudge - What We Did Last Summer (Live at Knebworth)
DIRECTOR: HAMISH HAMILTON
WITHOUT DOUBT, THIS CONCERT IS ONE OF MY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND THIS TRACK IN PARTICULAR I THINK IS ONE OF MY BEST EVER CUTS. WHAT A SHOW!
bublé - (NBC SPECIAL, 2019)
DIRECTOR: CHRISTIAN LAMB
I INCLUDE THIS AS SOMETIMES AS AN EDITOR YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN NOT TO MAKE A CUT AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE EXAMPLES OF NOT EDITING! THE REST OF THE SHOW INVOLVED A FEW MORE KEYSTROKES BUT THIS WAS STILL MY FAVOURITE MOMENT OF A GREAT SHOW.
Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas (NBC)
DIRECTOR: CHRISTIAN LAMB
U2 - INNOCENCE + EXPERIENCE TOUR, LIVE IN PARIS (HBO)
DIRECTOR: HAMISH HAMILTON
KATY PERRY - PRISMATIC TOUR
DIRECTOR: RUSSELL THOMAS
MILEY CYRUS - BANGERZ TOUR
DIRECTORS: RUSSELL THOMAS & DIANE MARTELL
MUSE - ROCK AM RING
DIRECTOR: PAUL SHYVERS
DEADMAU5 - LIVE AT BRIXTON ACADEMY
DIRECTOR: PAUL SHYVERS
AMY WINEHOUSE - I TOLD YOU I WAS TROUBLE
DIRECTOR: HAMISH HAMILTON
PRINCE MEDLEY - BRIT AWARDS
DIRECTOR: HAMISH HAMILTON
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang Tour
DIRECTOR: HAMISH HAMILTON
justin timberlake - sexyback (VSFS 2006)
DIRECTOR: HAMISH HAMILTON
Robbie Williams - Live At The Albert
DIRECTOR: HAMISH HAMILTON
THIS WAS MY FIRST PROPER JOB FOR HAMISH BACK IN 2001. MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, QUESTIONED IF ROBBIE DOING SINATRA SONGS WAS A GOOD IDEA BUT HE ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT. STILL SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW OVER 20 YEARS LATER. IT WENT ON TO WIN THE GOLDEN ROSE AWARD AT CANNES AND WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST LONGFORM VIDEO THAT YEAR AT THE GRAMMYS.