df450 BIG BROVAZ – We Wanna Thank You / Thank-you For Letting Me Be Myself
sd 15th, 16th, 17th December 2003
loc Redondo beach Power Station
dir Nigel Dick
pro Nina Dluhy
ad Lennie Appelquist
dp Vance Burberry
art Liz Kay
st Ivy
mu Dannielle Russell
ch Tonya
tc Beau Leon (The Syndicate)
e Warren Meneely
pfx VTR (UK)
dirt The sign we’d made for Britney’s Crazy video was still there.
df449 ELTON JOHN – The Heart Of Every Girl
sd 6th, 7th November 2003
loc Park Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles
dir Nigel Dick
pro Nina Dluhy
ad Lenny Applequist
dp Ross Richardson
art Liz Kay
st Michael Dennison
mu Dannielle Russell
ch Ray Leeper
cd Annie Egan
tc Beau Leon (The Syndicate)
e Declan Whitebloom
pfx Mark Leiss (Jigsaw)
dirt Between takes Elton played nearly every track from Tumbleweed Connection (a favourite of mine) and then topped off my morning by giving me a copy of Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Want One’ album.
Nominated for best “Soundtrack Video” – MVPA Awards 2004
df448 BOB GUINEY – Girlfriend
sd 3rd, 4th November 2003
loc Various streets, Downtown LA & Fillmore CA.
dir Nigel Dick
pro Dave Robertson
ad Lenny Applequist
dp Ross Richardson
art Liz Kay
st Kim Debus
mu Dannielle Russell
cd Annie Egan
tc Clark Mueller (Riot)
e Declan Whitebloom
pfx Riot
dirt The night before the shoot Bob told us he wouldn’t be able to get to set till lunchtime. With sunset scheduled to arrive at 440 in the afternoon the race was on!
df447 JASON MRAZ – Tonight, Not Again (Live DVD)
sd 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st October 2003
loc Milwaukee Wisconsin, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Columbia Missouri, Muncie Indiana
dir Nigel Dick
pro Dave Robertson
dp Ross Richardson
c-op Ross Richardson, Dan Quinn, Jeff Peil, Justin Bomberg, Trent Windorski, Ryan Rizzotto, Dan Klopp, Jack Davidson, Peter Harding, Nigel Dick
mu Jason’s girl whose name, I regret to say, escapes me.
e Clark Eddy
pfx Mark Leiss
ppp Jordan Freid
dirt When interviewed Jason said he just wanted to be Axl Rose…and
proved it by playing “Sweet Child O’ Mine” live on stage. See df #185
df446 RODNEY CROWELL – Earthbound
sd 9th September 2003
loc Lynnwood Ave., Belle Meade, Nashville, Tennessee
dir Nigel Dick
pro Tamera Brooks
ad Chris Conner
dp Michael Costanza, Armanda Costanza
art Ruby Guidera
st Jennifer Kemp
mu Candy Burton
tc Brian Linse (Riot)
e Mitch Sinoway
pfx Kiki Chansamone (Riot)
ppp Ryan Thompson (Riot)
dirt Having included Rodney’s tunes in my live sets for many years the offer to go to Nashville was not so much work as a repayment for a long overdue debt. I was much impressed by Trey’s comment – “Doing Rodney a favour wouldn’t come close to repaying one thousandth of the debt that I owe him.” P.S. you get 9 bonus points if you can identify the Eagles acolyte in the video.
Nominated for best “Country Video” – MVPA Awards 2004
df445 NICKELBACK – Someday
sd 10th, 12th July 2003
loc Homer & Drake Vancouver, and Burnaby BC. Canada
cast Daniella Evangelista, Clint Carleton
dir Nigel Dick
pro Nina Dluhy
ad Kevin Speckmaier
dp Vance Burberry
c-op Glenn Somebody
art Pedro Romero
st Rachel Lee
mu Lynn Zimmerman
snt Gavin Cross
cd Anne Forry
tc Brian Linse (Riot)
e Declan Whitebloom
ol Mark Leiss (Jigsaw)
dirt We shot this the day I was supposed to be watching Lance climb Alpe d’Huez in France – I’d had the hotel booked for 6 months. It just confirms the theory: if you want a job, book a holiday.
Nominated for ‘Best Rock Video’ – Much Music Awards 2004
df444 JOHN MAYER – Bigger Than My Body
sd 29th June 2003
loc Frank Court Alley, Downtown LA
cast Michelle Barth, C-Vonne
dir Nigel Dick
pro Nina Dluhy
ad Lennie Applequist
dp Ramsey Nickell
c-op Dave Perkal
art Liz Kay
st Alex Keeling
mu Danielle Russell
cd Debbie German
tc Beau Leon (The Syndicate)
e Declan Whitebloom
ol Mark Leiss (Jigsaw)
dirt While casting girls I asked them to pick the person they’d most like to meet living or dead. The top three choices were Jim Morrison, Frank Sinatra and Audrey Hepburn – Brad Pitt was 5th equal.
df443 STAIND – So Far Away
sd 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th June 2003
loc Promowest Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio; The Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky; Sellersburg, Indiana; YMCA Park, Chicago Illinois.
dir Nigel Dick
pro Dave Robertson
ad Dave Robertson
dp Ross Richardson
c-op Steve Wojcik, Bryan Papierski, John Wise, Nigel Dick
tc Brian Linse (Riot, Santa Monica)
e Jeff Grippe
ol Mark Leiss (Jigsaw)
dirt 6 states, 5 flights, 4 gigs, 1000 miles in the bus and 18 holes of golf in under a week.
df442 42nd STREET – Biggest Show On Broadway
sd 14th, 15th April 2003
loc New Ford Theatre, West 42nd Street, New York
ag Serino Coyne
dir Nigel Dick
pro Nina Dluhy
ad PierreCailliarec
dp Russ Swanson
art John Paino
st Charles Berry
mu Andy Cambridge
ch Randy Skinner
ss Sandrine Muller
sb – Walter Lee
tc Brian Linse
e Declan Whitebloom
ol Mark Leiss
dirt One of the 27 girl dancers used to live down the road from my old house in Norwich, England. How weird is that?
df441 TOMMI – Like What
sd 25th, 26th March 2003
loc The Old Coop Building, Woolwich, London
dir Nigel Dick
pro Phil Barnes
ad Simon Petter
dp Simon Archer
art Andy Radford
st Bernice Brobie, Franklin Ankinsette
mu Kate Bamber, Kate Strong
hr Verity Griffiths, Darren Evans
ch Gary Nurse
tc Jean-Clement Soret
e Joe Guest
dirt Tommi: What would have happened if The Spice Girls had bred with Madness. (That was meant to be a compliment.)
df440 MEAT LOAF – Couldn’t Have Said It Better
sd 7th March 2003
loc Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles
dir Nigel Dick
pro Nina Dluhy
ad Christina Fong
dp Joseph Labisi
art Liz Kay
st Alex Keeling
mu Danielle Russell
tc Brian Linse
e Declan Whitebloom
dirt I auditioned Meat for a part as a police officer in df.292 when his hair was really long and I asked him if he’d cut his hair for the part. He said “No!”
df439 DARIUS – Incredible
sd 17th & 18th January 2003
loc Estacion De Francia, Barcelona, Spain
cast Kate Groombridge (the girl), Alec Von Bargen (Darius’s double), Kadri (the other babe), Michelle (the fan).
dir Nigel Dick
pro Phil Barnes
ad Guillermo Escribano
dp Frederik Calliinggard
sc Carles Cabeceran
art Oriol Puig
st Claire Todd
mu Louise Constad
tc Jean-Clement Soret
e Warren Meneeley
dirt We’d scouted the location for SClub as an option for the airport – I was happily able to make it work for Darius.