Jeff Nicholas

Jeff Nicholas is a producer, director,[1] creative director[2] and co-founder[2] of The Uprising Creative working in Los Angeles.

Until August 2007 he worked as the Art Director and Special Creative Marketing Projects Director for Silva Artist Management, whose roster has included AFI, Band Of Horses, Beastie Boys, Beck, Blaqk Audio, Chevy Metal, Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, Probot, Queens Of The Stone Age, Ryan Adams, Sonic Youth, Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders, Tenacious D, and The Mars Volta. Upon leaving Silva Artist Management, he co-founded the creative agency The Uprising Creative in 2007 with his business partner, Darren Craig.

Jeff's design and creative direction work can be seen on merchandise, album covers, posters, websites, and other materials of many well known bands, celebrities and brands, such as Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, Beck, Jason Mraz, Beastie Boys, DVS Footwear, RCA Records, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Joe Rogan, Blood Is The New Black, and many more. He has also played an integral part in the development of special product collaborations such as the Beck x Jeremyville Sketchel, the Foo Fighters x Billabong Boardshorts, the Sonic Youth x Black Label Skate Deck, The Uprising Creative x DVS Footwear capsule program, and the Dave Grohl x Gravis Footwear project, Hooves Footwear.

Starting in 2013, after the creation of The Uprising Creative's film/video division[3] in 2012 by his business partner Darren Craig,[4] Jeff began producing and directing music videos and commercials.[1] His most notable credits include:

Director & Executive Producer - Justin Timberlake - Tunnel Vision (2013)[5]

Director & Executive Producer - Justin Timberlake - Take Back The Night (2013)[6]

Director & Executive Producer - Bud Light Platinum - Up For Anything Commercial (2013)[7]

Director & Executive Producer - Rihanna - What Now (2013)[8]

Some details on his shoots with Justin Timberlake during Tunnel Vision and Rihanna during What Now can be found in interviews with IMVDb:

Tunnel Vision Interview[9]

What Now Interview[10]

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jeff Nicholas". IMVDb.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://theuprisingcreative.com/profile/jeff-nicholas/
  3. ↑ "The Uprising Creative". IMVDb.
  4. ↑ "Darren Craig". IMVDb.
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07FYdnEawAQ
  6. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEzREJbln-o
  7. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWwIJlotDy4
  8. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-3BI9AspYc
  9. ↑ http://imvdb.com/blog/2013/08/video-chats-jeff-nicholas-on-collaborating-with-justin-timberlake
  10. ↑ http://imvdb.com/blog/2013/11/video-chats-jeff-nicholas-on-what-now-by-rihanna