Lucky Number: 21
Ambition: To ride l’Alpe d’Huez without getting off the bike
Hobbies: Guitars, cycling
Hates: People who don’t recycle
Birthday: March 21st
Deepest, darkest secret: It’s not a wig
Award winning, British born, film-maker Nigel Dick has directed over 440 music videos and more than 35 documentaries & feature films. He has won 3 MTV awards, 2 Billboard Awards and 3 MVPA awards. His videos have been nominated for a further twenty- one MTV awards, twenty-six Much Music Awards, a Grammy and won one Brit Award. His many personal nominations include a Cable Ace Award. He was awarded a second Lifetime Achievement Award by the MVPA (Music Video Producers Association) in May 2012. He is a member of the Recording Academy.
In his career Nigel has been responsible for some of the most influential videos in music video history: SWEET CHILD O’ MINE (One billion YouTube views), WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PARADISE CITY by Guns n’ Roses; CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA by Oasis, BELIEVE by Cher and OOPS I DID IT AGAIN by Britney Spears. Two of Nigel’s videos, WONDERWALL by Oasis and BABY ONE MORE TIME by Britney Spears (One billion YouTube views), were voted into the top 15 music videos of all time in the United Kingdom.
In addition, the enormous list of artists Nigel has worked with includes: The Backstreet Boys, Toni Braxton, Sheryl Crow, Dashboard Confessional, Def Leppard, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Good Charlotte, Green Day, Enrique Iglesias, Il Divo, Elton John, Ricky Martin, John Mayer, Paul McCartney, NSync, Ozzy Osbourne, Pussycat Dolls, R.E.M., Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, Sting and Tina Turner.
Recent multi-camera live concerts Nigel has directed include TOTO: 40 TOURS AROUND THE SUN (Eagle Rock), BETH HART LIVE AT THE ALBERT HALL (Mascot). He has also directed multi-cam concerts featuring a wide range of artists: NICKELBACK, LEANN RIMES, OASIS, KENNY G, KEITH RICHARDS, BONNIE RAITT, ALICE COOPER, FASTBALL, CARL VERHEYEN, JASON MRAZ and more.
Recent commercial work includes spots for THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF TOURISM (starring David Copperfield, Shekara Ledard & Rick Fox), PEPSI (starring Bollywood star Ali Zafar), CRYSTAL COAST TOURISM, TARGET (starring Tony Bennet, Carrie Underwood & Josh Groban), and KIM KARDASHIAN (True Reflection perfume).
Nigel’s documentary entitled BERLIN CALLING, was awarded a Gold Remi Award at the 47th annual WorldFest-Houston where it received its world premiere. BERLIN CALLING follows the journey of a holocaust survivor from his childhood in Hitler’s Germany, through the infamous Theresienstadt concentration camp, to the skies above the Korean War and is seen through the eyes of his Clash-loving, punk-fan daughter. He is currently working on a documentary centred around Seattle’s iconic club The Central where Nirvana, Alice In Chains and Soundgarden played their early gigs.
Recent work for the web includes a series of short films for blues and jazz icons CARL VERHEYEN, ROBBEN FORD and PETER ERSKINE and also introductory films for upcoming artists THE GUILTY MEN, ADDISON AGEN, MATT BOGGS, PROPHETS & OUTLAWS and TOM WEBBER.
Nigel trained as an architect before pursuing a career in the record business where he worked for hot, independent label Stiff Records and the powerful corporate Polygram before starting his directing career and moving to Los Angeles, where he stepped off the plane and immediately started shooting his first feature, PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS , starring Ray Sharkey and Martin Balsam and produced by Oscar-winner Steve Golin.
In the mid 80’s Nigel co-founded Propaganda Films. Over the next few years the company would become the hottest commercial and video production company in town before Nigel sold his share of the company to his old bosses at Polygram. In recognition of its groundbreaking place in the history of music video the MVPA awarded Nigel and the other founding directors (David Fincher, Greg Gold, Dominic Senna) Lifetime Achievement Awards in April 2000.
In 2000 Nigel directed MTV’s first ever made-for-TV movie, 2GETHER, which spawned a TV series and a top 40 soundtrack album which contains three songs he co-wrote. He subsequently directed SEEING DOUBLE which became ‘Britain’s most successful film of 2003’ (The Guardian). In 2007 Nigel completed MILLAR’S TALE , an acclaimed documentary short about former world champion cyclist David Millar’s two-year suspension from international competition after his conviction for using performance enhancing drugs. Further cycling films he directed included work with other champion cyclists CHRISTIAN VANDE VELDE, BERNARD HINAULT, GREG LEMOND, RIGOBERTO URAN and BRADLEY WIGGINS. He was twice an acredited videographer at the Tour De France and has also worked at the Tour Of California and the Colorado Classic.
Nigel’s TV work includes a Co-exec Producer credit on, PAM: GIRL ON THE LOOSE an observational documentary series, that starred the iconic Pamela Anderson and featured Kathy Griffin, Hugh Hefner, magician Criss Angel and photographer David LaChapelle and a Directing credit on the CBS EDUCATION FIRST SPECIAL which featured ROBIN WILLIAMS. He was also a co-producer for the Sundance Channel documentary BLOOD SWEAT & GEARS.
Nigel has written eight screenplays and is currently developing a music-based TV show. Nigel has studied mime and is a graduate of Judith Weston’s ‘Acting for Directors’ Class. He is also a serious cyclist and musician – he has ridden extensively in Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Europe & America – and has released four solo albums as well as a STIFF ALL STARS best of “12.5 on a Ten Point Scale.”
Nigel’s charitable work includes films for The Band Aid Trust, Shine Fest, Rebuild LA, The Challenged Athletes Foundation, The T.J. Martel Foundation, Aids Project Los Angeles, Education First, Cure Parkinson’s (UK), and the Kern County Cancer Foundation.
Nigel is a member of the DGA (Directors Guild of America) and The Recording Academy (Grammys). His previous professional endeavors include: Architectural Draughtsman, Busker, Cab Driver, Construction Worker, Farm Labourer, Motorcycle Messenger, Packaging Clerk, Record Company Publicist, Scaffold Erector’s Mate, Travelling T-shirt Salesman… and of course Waiter.