THE PROMONEWS PODCAST - Talking Music Videos Promonews

We talk to Eoin Glaister about the past ten years of directing music videos and making people laugh. Eoin’s credits include brilliant promos for Joji, Beirut, Glass Animals, Aquilo, Kele Okereke, Mentis, and his new one for La Priest - where a woman falls in love with a fatberg. We find out how he gravitated towards comedy, how he developed a knack for making trilogies - and why he thinks that a dog is a director’s best friend.  



Useful links:



Eoin Glaister

http://eoinglaister.com/

https://stinkfilms.com/artist/eoin-glaister/



Let The Machines Do The Work - Let Me Be The One

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/08/22/let-machines-do-work-let-me-be-one-eoin-glaister/21178



Catfish & The Bottlemen - Fallout

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2014/06/26/catfish-and-bottlemen-fallout-eoin-glaister/27209



Aquilo - I Gave It All & Losing You

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2014/11/27/aquilo-i-gave-it-all-losing-you-eoin-glaister/30453



Aquilo - Silhouette

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/01/25/aquilo-silhouette-eoin-glaister/45739



Glass Animals - Pork Soda

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/03/08/glass-animals-pork-soda-eoin-glaister/46650



All We Are - Human

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/04/25/all-we-are-human-eoin-glaister/47506



Kele Okereke - Streets Been Talking’

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/10/05/kele-okereke-streets-been-talkin-eoin-glaister/49905



Beirut - Landslide

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/01/15/beirut-landslide-eoin-glaister/56805



Joji - Sanctuary

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/06/24/joji-sanctuary-eoin-glaister/59400



Carnage ft Terror Bass - Holy Moly

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/08/23/carnage-ft-terror-bass-holy-moly-eoin-glaister/60397



Joji & Jackson Wang ft Swae Lee - Walking

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/11/01/joji-jackson-wang-ft-swae-lee-major-lazer-walking-eoin-glaister/61546



Mentis ft Kate Wild - Excuses

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/08/09/mentis-ft-kate-wild-excuses-eoin-glaister/72297 



LA Priest - It’s You

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2023/03/17/la-priest-its-you-eoin-glaister/8081A

The director of videos for Bree Runway, Dodie, Shaybo and Jorja Smith, Lucinda Chua and more, Tash Tung talks about bringing her intimate style to the pop video genre, exploring themes of identity and heritage, working with choreography, shooting live performance, and her ambitions for the future.



Bree Runway - All Night

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/08/22/bree-runway-all-night-tash-tung/60400 



Bree Runway ft Maliibu Miitch - Gucci

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/07/27/bree-runway-maliibu-miitch-gucci-tash-tung/65815



Sega Bodega - Kisses 2 My Phone

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/11/15/sega-bodega-kisses-2-my-phone-tash-tung/56075



Medusa ft Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/04/10/meduza-ft-goodboys-piece-your-heart%E2%80%99-tash-tung/58196



MK - Body 2 Body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdbRtGVnwkc



Dodi - Live In The Attic

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/10/07/dodie-live-attic-tash-tung/78662



Shaybo ft Jorja Smith - My Sister

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/09/09/shaybo-ft-jorja-smith-my-sister-tash-tung/72726



Lucinda Chua - Golden

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/10/31/lucinda-chua-golden-tash-tung/78943

One of the UK’s leading music video directors, Joe Connor, talks about his career to date working with the likes of The Maccabees, Coldplay, Elbow and The Rolling Stones, how he made the leap from experimental theatre to experimenting with film, his preference for beauty over grittiness, and venturing into state-of-the-art virtual production for his new Ellie Goulding video.  



Useful links:



Joe Connor

https://www.josephvconnor.com/

https://www.roguefilms.co.uk/directors-roster/joe-connor



Band Of Skulls - Bruises

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2012/01/17/band-skulls-bruises-joe-connor/11464



Feeder - Idaho

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2012/08/16/feeder-idaho-joe-connor/14472



The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/04/09/maccabees-marks-prove-it-joe-connor/33175



The Maccabees - Something Like Happiness

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/06/22/maccabees-something-happiness-joe-connor/35035



Gabrielle Aplin - Sweet Nothing

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/08/12/gabrielle-aplin-sweet-nothing-joe-connor/36040



Kelvin Jones - Call You Home

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/08/26/kelvin-jones-call-you-home-joe-connor/36334



Elbow - Magnificent (She Says)

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/12/16/elbow-magnificent-she-says-joe-connor/45279



Coldplay - Everglow

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/03/21/coldplay-everglow-joe-connor/46913



Sam Smith ft Logic - Pray

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/05/11/sam-smith-ft-logic-pray-joe-connor/53060



The Rolling Stones - Living In A Ghost Town

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/04/27/rolling-stones-living-ghost-town-joe-connor/64534



Rag N Bone Man - Alone

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/07/28/rag-n-bone-man-alone-joe-connor/72093



Breathe

www.roguefilms.co.uk/director-showreels/breathe



Ellie Goulding - Like A Saviour

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2023/02/09/ellie-goulding-saviour-joe-connor/80299

Director Charlie Di Placido and DoP Olly Wiggins have worked together on numerous projects including several of the long-running campaign of choreography-based videos for British neo-soul act Jungle. Charlie and Olly reveal some surprising secrets about Jungle videos for Heavy California, Casio and others - and also their work with Labrinth, Nines and Dreya Mac.

Useful links:

Jungle - Happy Man (Directors Cut)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRAjssFYXik

Jungle – Heavy California

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/08/22/jungle-heavy-california-josh-lloyd-watson-charlie-di-placido/54477

Jungle - Cherry

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/08/22/jungle-cherry-josh-lloyd-watson-charlie-di-placido/80052

Jungle - Casio

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/01/25/jungle-casio-josh-lloyd-watson-and-charlie-di-placido/61414

Kojey Radical - 20/20 (2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcb2o4kg0L4

Labrinth - Something’s Got To Give

https://vimeo.com/390209502

Nines - Crop Circle 2 Intro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDFu-MTXh9k

Nines - Crabs in a Bucket Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYNmS305_VQ

Jungle – Good Times/Problemz

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/06/06/jungle-good-timesproblemz-j-lloyd-charlie-di-placido/76710

Dreya Mac x Felix the 1st - Own Brand (Baddie)

https://vimeo.com/668387711



Loop Talent: 

https://looptalent.co.uk/

Our latest guest has been one of the busiest directors in UK music videos in 2022. Charlie Sarsfield has worked with numerous artists in the past year - including Mabel, George Ezra and Louis Tomlinson - sometimes on several occasions. We talk to him about his work, his zest for directing, and strategy for juggling between jobs - and continuing his career in the face of a devastating health emergency in 2020: the loss of his sight in one eye.

Kojey Radical - GANGSTA

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/11/22/kojey-radical-gangsta-charlie-sarsfield/73937

Kojey Radical ft Knucks - Payback

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/01/25/kojey-radical-ft-knucks-payback-charlie-sarsfield/74673

Kojey Radical ft Cashh & King Promise - Born (Remix)

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/07/19/kojey-radical-ft-cashh-king-promise-born-remix-charlie-sarsfield/77409

Mabel, 24kGoldn - Overthinking

Co-director: Filfury

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/05/24/mabel-24kgoldn-overthinking-charlie-sarsfield-filfury/76545

Mabel - LOL

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/07/26/mabel-lol-charlie-sarsfield/77489

Mabel - About Last Night (Album Experience)

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/08/05/mabel-about-last-night-album-experience-charlie-sarsfield/77758

Yungblud - Tissues

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/09/06/yungblud-tissues-charlie-sarsfield/78196

George Ezra - Dance All Over Me

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/10/03/george-ezra-dance-all-over-me-charlie-sarsfield/78592

Louis Tomlinson - Out Of My System

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/11/07/louis-tomlinson-out-my-system-charlie-sarsfield/79113

Louis Tomlinson - Silver Tongues

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/12/13/louis-tomlinson-silver-tongues-charlie-sarsfield/79716

Noel Paul is back. After a four year hiatus from directing music videos the Brooklyn-based director has been making up for lost time with his work for Ezra Furman, Eden, Let’s Eat Grandma and others. We talked to him about a career which began in the late Noughties, hanging with supercool Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty, living in Beirut for several years, and revealing some of the secrets of the Black Midi ‘Sugar/Tzu’ video which won the Best Cinematography prize at this year’s UKMVAs.

Useful links:

Noel Paul

http://friendlondon.tv/directors/noelpaul

http://noelpaul.com/

Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2012/02/06/father-john-misty-hollywood-forever-cemetery-sings-noel-paul/11720

Bat For Lashes - Laura

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2012/08/06/bat-lashes-laura-noel-paul/14299

Electric Youth - Run Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvnCO9lAMEo

Mashrou’ Leila - Aoede

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/04/21/mashrou-leila-aoede-noel-paul/40854

Father John Misty - Goodbye Mr Blue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVD5Rw0FOpA

Eden - Balling & Sci-Fi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70rOZV_7crg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPMbS0xbolk

Rae Morris & Fryars - Go Dancing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2BTtPtCV-w

Lets Eat Grandma - Happy New Year & Levitation

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/01/06/lets-eat-grandma-happy-new-year-noel-paul/74465

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/03/29/lets-eat-grandma-levitation-noel-paul/75631

Black Midi - Sugar/Tzu

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/07/15/black-midi-sugartzu-noel-paul/77360

Ezra Furman - Forever

https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/05/19/ezra-furman-forever-sunset-noel-paul/76491