Nigel Andrew Robertson Dick (born 21 March 1953, Catterick, North Yorkshire, England) is an English music video and film director, writer and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Band Aid video "Do They Know It's Christmas", as well as over three hundred other music videos.
Nigel Andrew Robertson Dick should not be confused with Dr. Nigel Dick who was General Manager of General Television Pty Ltd., in Australia from 1964-1969.
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Education
Educated at Gresham's School, Holt, in the East of England and the University of Bath, Dick began completed a degree in architecture before pursuing a career in the record business. He has studied mime and is also a graduate of Judith Weston's Acting for Directors class.
Career
Before success in the music and film industries, Dick worked as an architectural draughtsman, a clerk, a busker, a cab driver, a construction worker, a farm labourer, a motorcycle messenger, a salesman, a waiter, and served a spell in the Sewage Division of the Anglian Water Authority.
He began his career in the record business working at Stiff Records, where he stayed for five years working as a Press Officer with Madness, Ian Dury, Lene Lovich and The Plasmatics. In the early 80's he moved to Phonogram Records. While at Phonogram he directed the original Band Aid video "Do They Know It's Christmas", starring Boy George, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Sting, Bono, members of Duran Duran, and others. In 1986, he moved to Los Angeles to direct his first feature film, P.I. Private Investigations (1987), starring Ray Sharkey and Martin Balsam. Since then, he has directed more than twenty documentaries and feature films and over three hundred music videos.
In 1986, he co-founded Propaganda Films, which became a major production company for commercials and music videos.
In 1999 he directed MTV's first made-for-TV feature '2gether'. The film spawned a TV series and two albums. Dick co-wrote a number of songs on the first album which reached the US Top-40 chart.
In 2008 E Television announced that Dick would be co-exec producing an observational documentary TV series starring Pamela Anderson titled: Pam: Girl On The Loose.
The artists and bands Dick has directed to date include Britney Spears,Anastacia, Def Leppard, Nickelback, Guns N' Roses, Oasis, Kula Shaker, The Backstreet Boys, Toni Braxton, Good Charlotte, Green Day, Il Divo, Elton John, Ricky Martin, Paul McCartney, Amy Lee, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, R.E.M., Gloria Estefan, NSync, Pussycat Dolls, and Ozzy Osbourne.
Awards
Dick's film work has won three MTV awards, two Billboard Awards and three MVPA awards. His videos have won a BRIT Award and been nominated for more than twenty MTV Video Music Awards, sixteen Much Music Awards and a Grammy Award. His personal nominations include a Cable Ace Award.
In 2000, the MVPA awarded him a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Selected music video credits (as director)
- Swear It Again (US Version) by Westlife
- Dancing by Mai Kuraki
- Absolutely Positively by Anastacia
- I'm Outta Love by Anastacia
- Cowboys & Kisses by Anastacia
- Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid
- Living On The Borderline by Smash Palace
- Mothers Talk by Tears For Fears
- Shout by Tears For Fears
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears For Fears
- Head over Heels by Tears For Fears
- I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) by Tears For Fears
- Scenes from the Big Chair (video documentary) by Tears For Fears
- Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns N' Roses
- Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses
- Paradise City by Guns N' Roses
- Patience by Guns N' Roses
- TV Crimes by Black Sabbath
- Gone Away by The Offspring
- Wonderwall by Oasis
- Champagne Supernova by Oasis
- Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis
- Rock 'n' Roll Star by Oasis
- It's All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion
- Tattva by Kula Shaker
- Wide Open Space by Mansun
- Believe by Cher
- As Long As You Love Me by Backstreet Boys
- All I Have To Give by Backstreet Boys
- Drowning by Backstreet Boys
- Cruel Summer by Ace of Base
- (You Drive Me) Crazy by Britney Spears
- Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
- Sometimes by Britney Spears
- I Think I'm In Love With You by Jessica Simpson
- Oops!... I Did It Again by Britney Spears
- Hemorrhage (In My Hands) by Fuel
- Innocent by Fuel
- For You by Staind
- Alive by S Club
- Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional (Spiderman 2 Soundtrack)
- Broken by Seether (featuring Amy Lee)
- Gotta Be Somebody by Nickelback
- I'd Come for You by Nickelback
- If Today Was Your Last Day by Nickelback
- Never Gonna Be Alone by Nickelback
- Far Away by Nickelback
- Savin' Me by Nickelback
- Photograph by Nickelback
- Someday by Nickelback
- Too Bad by Nickelback
- Never Again by Nickelback
- Lips of an Angel by Hinder
- Stickwitu by Pussycat Dolls
- Out of the Blue by Delta Goodrem
- Always on Your Side by Sheryl Crow & Sting
- How's It Going to Be by Third Eye Blind
- Rocket by Def Leppard
- Slang by Def Leppard
- Work It Out by Def Leppard
- I Love This Town by Clive Gregson
- Blind by Lifehouse
Credits as Director (Feature Films)
- Pam: Girl on the Loose (2008)
- Berlin Calling (currently in production) Berlin Calling
- In Search Of The Lanterne Rouge ( documentary) (currently in production) rougefilm
- Callback (2005) callbackthemovie
- Seeing Double (2003)
- 2gether (2000)
- The Elevator (1996) (co-director, one segment)
- Dead Connection (1993)
- Deadly Intent (1988)
- P.I. Private Investigations (1987)
Credits as Screenwriter (Feature Films)
- Stella Roxx and The Killer Bats From Hell (2006)
- Sidewalking (2004)
- Callback (1999)
- Everlasting (1995)
- Country Lyfe (1994)
- Hangman (1994)
- Introducing Eric (1993) (story by Nigel Dick)
- One Week in April (1990)
- Deadly Intent (1988) (uncredited)
- P.I. Private Investigations (1987) (story by Nigel Dick)
Musician
As a guitarist, he has released three albums:
- Flesh, Blood, Wood, Steel
- All Stars And All Sorts
- Weird Stain
Dick was a founding member of pub-rock act and Stiff Records house band The Stiff All Stars. Strangely the band was briefly signed to Stiff Records competitor Chiswick Records and released four singles. Band line-up was Andy Murray (guitar, vocals), Nigel Dick (bass, vocals), Pete Glenister (guitar), Nicky Graham (keys), Hugh Attwooll (drums). Only Murray and Dick actually worked at Stiff Records and Glenister went on to write and produce for Alison Moyet, Kirsty MacColl, Darius; Graham went on to write and produce Bros. The band appeared on TV, toured frequently and supported Jools Holland, Any Trouble, Madness amongst others. Jamie West Oram featured in an early line-up but left to join The Fixx.
Dick also appeared four times as a backing musician on BBC's famous 'Top Of The Pops': three times with Jona Lewie ('Kitchen At Parties', 'Stop The Cavalry') and once with The Snowmen ('Hokey Cokey').
Traveller
Nigel Dick travels by bicycle and has made cycle tours in fourteen countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, and various states of Europe, including his home country of the United Kingdom.
References
- Nigeldick.com - Official site
- Nigel Dick at the Internet Movie Database
- Music Video Database: Nigel Dick - full videography
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