Marcus Adams
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Marcus Adams is a British film director
. Marcus has produced successful music videos, award-winning advertisements and complete feature films.
After leaving school, Marcus went on to study at the Ballet Rambert school and later found work as a dancer and choreographer.
In 1986, he co-founded the techno-industrial band Meat Beat Manifesto
. He designed and choreographed their live shows and also directed their videos. He left the band in the early '90s to focus on directing music videos full-time.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Marcus has produced successful music videos, award-winning advertisements and complete feature films.
After leaving school, Marcus went on to study at the Ballet Rambert school and later found work as a dancer and choreographer.
In 1986, he co-founded the techno-industrial band Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK...
. He designed and choreographed their live shows and also directed their videos. He left the band in the early '90s to focus on directing music videos full-time.
Filmography
- Long Time DeadLong Time DeadLong Time Dead is a 2002 thriller horror film set in the United Kingdom in which a group of college students experiment with an Ouija board and inadvertently summon a djinn - an Arabic spirit of fire. The film stars Joe Absolom, Lukas Haas and Tom Bell. It was the directorial debut of Swindon-born...
(with Lukas HaasLukas HaasLukas Daniel Haas is an American actor, known for roles both as a child and as an adult. His career has spanned more than 25 years during which time he has appeared in more than 36 feature films, as well as a number of television shows and theater productions.-Early life and career:Haas was born...
, Joe AbsolomJoe AbsolomJoseph Absolom is an English actor best known for playing Matthew Rose in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders and Al Large in Doc Martin.-Biography:...
) (2002) - OctaneOctaneOctane is a hydrocarbon and an alkane with the chemical formula C8H18, and the condensed structural formula CH36CH3. Octane has many structural isomers that differ by the amount and location of branching in the carbon chain...
(with Madeleine StoweMadeleine StoweMadeleine Mora Stowe is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in films such as Stakeout, Revenge, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, and We Were Soldiers...
) (2003) - The MarksmanThe MarksmanThe Marksman is a 2005 action-adventure film directed by Marcus Adams and starring Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms and Tim Abell.-Plot:...
(with Wesley SnipesWesley SnipesWesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
) (2005)
Videography
- "Stay Another DayStay Another Day"Stay Another Day" is an award-winning 1994 pop song recorded by British boy band East 17. It was released in late 1994 and became their first and only UK number-one single reaching Christmas number one, and also topped the charts in Sweden, Ireland and Denmark.-Background and release:"Stay Another...
" - East 17East 17East 17 are a pop boy band comprising Tony Mortimer, John Hendy and Terry Coldwell. Tony Mortimer is the group's frontman and primary songwriter. Formed in Walthamstow, London in 1991, the group have achieved eighteen Top 20 singles and four Top 10 albums, and were one of the UK's most popular boy...
(1994) - "Put Your Hands Up 4 DetroitPut Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" is a house/Electro single written and produced by Fedde le Grand, and based upon a direct vocal sample from Matthew Dear & Disco D's "Hands Up for Detroit."...
" - Fedde le GrandFedde le GrandFedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart...
(2006) - "Proper EducationProper Education"Proper Education" is a remix by the Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz. The original song by Pink Floyd, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II", was remixed to create this song; it has a much more emphasized 4/4 beat than the original song...
" - Eric PrydzEric PrydzEric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...
vs. Pink FloydPink FloydPink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
(2007) - "Perfect (Exceeder)Perfect (Exceeder)"Perfect " is a collaboration between Mason and Princess Superstar. The track is a mashup of Mason's instrumental dance track "Exceeder" and Princess Superstar's 2005 single "Perfect". It was used in television commercials for the film Brüno as well as being featured in the game Wipeout HD...
" - MasonMason (DJ)Mason is the stage name of the Dutch music producer duo Iason Chronis and Coen Berrier . They had a number one on the UK Dance Chart in 2007 with their track Exceeder. Exceeder had originally been an instrumental and had received a vinyl only release in the UK in 2006...
vs. Princess SuperstarPrincess SuperstarPrincess Superstar is an American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop — a mixture of 'hip hop, electroclash and electronica'.-Background:...
(2007) - "The Creeps" - Camille JonesCamille JonesCamille Jones is a Danish pop singer, songwriter and record producer. She is known for her song "The Creeps" written by herself and remixed by Dutch DJ Fedde le Grand, which has become a worldwide clubhit in the dance scene.- Career :In 2000 Camille had been enjoying success within the Danish and...
vs. Fedde le GrandFedde le GrandFedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart...
(2007) - "I Found U" - AxwellAxwellAxwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello...
(2007) - "About You NowAbout You Now"About You Now" is a 2007 single by English girl group Sugababes, written by Cathy Dennis and producer Dr. Luke for the group's fifth studio album, Change...
" - SugababesSugababesThe Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
(2007) - "Rise UpRise Up (Yves Larock song)"Rise Up" is a 2007 song recorded by the DJ/Producer Yves Larock.To date, it is his most successful single, reaching the top ten in many European countries, including Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Malta and Russia...
" - Yves LarockYves LarockYves "Larock" Cheminade is a Swiss DJ and producer. He is a member of Africanism All Stars.His single "Rise Up" was a popular clubbing track throughout Europe and reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart for the week commencing Sunday, August 19, 2007.- Albums :* 2008 : Rise Up* 2009 : Manego- Singles...
(2007) - "Let Me Think About ItLet Me Think About It"Let Me Think About It" is a song performed by Danish soul singer Ida Corr and Dutch house disc jockey Fedde le Grand. It is a remix by le Grand of Corr's original track which appeared on her 2006 album Robosoul...
" - Ida CorrIda CorrIda Corr is a Danish singer, songwriter and music producer.-Career:At the age of 11 Corr won the first Danish Children Songcontest...
vs. Fedde Le GrandFedde le GrandFedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart...
(2007)