Jonas Åkerlund

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

Jonas Åkerlund (born November 16, 1966 in Bromma) is a Swedish film director, most known for making music videos.

Jonas Åkerlund became known world wide in 1983 as a drummer in the band Bathory. He first found fame as main video director for Swedish pop act Roxette. In 1998 he worked with Madonna for the song "Ray of Light" after seeing his work with Roxette, he has since worked with superstars such as Metallica, Christina Aguilera, and U2. He directed the music video for the Smashing Pumpkins' single Try, Try, Try, from which a short film Try was spawned. He also turned his hand to designer and photographer for the Roxette album Room Service in 2001. In 2002 his first full length movie, Spun debuted. He recently directed an advert for Swedish clothing retailer MQ featuring British supermodel and actress Elizabeth Hurley.

Contents

[edit] Videography

[edit] Filmography

[edit] External links

[edit] Books


Bathory
Line up
Quorthon
Former members:

Freddan | Jonas Åkerlund | Vvornth | Kothaar | The Animal
Discography
Studio albums:

Bathory | The Return | Under the Sign of the Black Mark | Blood Fire Death | Hammerheart | Twilight of the Gods | Requiem | Octagon | Blood On Ice | Destroyer of Worlds | Nordland I | Nordland II
Compilations:

Jubileum Volume I | Jubileum Volume II | Jubileum Volume III | Katalog | In Memory of Quorthon
Bootlegs: The True Black Essence
Music videos: One Rode to Asa Bay
This box: view • talk • edit
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../j/o/n/Jonas_%C3%85kerlund_db15.html"