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Ben Ib is a computer graphics artist living and working in London. He has directed music videos for
Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
,
Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...
, The Ting Tings, Roni Size, Goldie Lookin Chain, Mr Hudson and Stateless. He has also created live tour visuals for Paul McCartney,
Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-so ...
, Robbie Williams, Minogue and The Smashing Pumpkins, as well as creating the cover image for AC/DC's '' Power Up'' album (Creative Direction by Josh Cheuse) and Paul McCartney's '' New'' album (from a logo and cover concept conceived by UK art and design team Rebecca and Mike).


Early work

Ib studied art at Leeds University. His first digital short ''Collapse'', created as a third-year university film won the "Video Positive" award in 1996 and was screened on Channel Four's "Digital Underground" series. His early student work was screened at the Hanover Film Festival, the AVE Festival (Arnhem, The Netherlands), One Dot Zero, Cinefeel and the
Edinburgh Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...
. In 1998 Ib relocated to London to work as a 3D artist in the
post-production Post-production is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after principal photography or recording individual program segments. The ...
industry, eventually moving into the direction of television advertisements and music videos.


Music videos

* Calvin Harris – " Ready for the Weekend" * The Ting Tings – "
We Walk "We Walk" is a song by English duo The Ting Tings from their debut studio album, ''We Started Nothing'' (2008). It was released as the album's sixth and final single on 23 February 2009. "Fruit Machine" was originally set to be released two weeks ...
" * Kylie Minogue – " The One" * Mr Hudson – " Too Late Too Late" * Jentina – " Mysterious" * Goldie Lookin Chain – " Your Missus Is a Nutter" * Roni Size ft Beverly Knight – "No More" * Ali Love – "Secret Sunday Lover" * Switches – "Lay Down the Law" * Stateless – "Down Here" * AC/DC – "Demon Fire"


Concert visuals

* Tame Impala – Slow Rush Tour * Kylie Minogue –
Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemp ...
Legends Slot * The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful Tour * Paul McCartney –
One on One Tour One on One was a concert tour by English musician Paul McCartney that began on 13 April 2016 and traveled through the United States, Canada, Argentina, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Japan, ...
* The Who –
Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemp ...
* The Killers –
Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemp ...
* Paul McCartney – Out There! Tour * Paul McCartney – On the Run Tour * Paul McCartney –
The Liverpool Sound Concert The Liverpool Sound was a concert held at Anfield stadium in Liverpool on 1 June 2008 to celebrate the city's year as the European Capital of Culture. The concert was headlined by former The Beatles, Beatle Paul McCartney, Sir Paul McCartney, p ...
* Roger Waters – The Wall Live * Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite Tour * Kylie Minogue – X Tour * Robbie Williams – Close Encounters Tour


Other work

* AC/DC – '' Power Up'' album cover image (Creative Direction Josh Cheuse) * '' The Neon Demon'' - Film title sequence (With All City Media) * Paul McCartney – '' New'' album cover image (Logo and cover concept by Rebecca and Mike, Consultancy and design by YES) * Paul McCartney – "Ramming" documentary, 2012 (Director) * Razorlight – "Golden Touch – Live at the Bicklayers Arms" (Director) * SJWatson – "Before I go to Sleep" commercial (Director) * Directed television advertisements for
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, Sunsilk and Dulux


References


External links


Director Website

"Ramming" Documentary

Interview: The making of "Ready For the Weekend"

Interview - Behind the scenes on Kylie's 'The One'

Interview: Kylie's The One by Ben Ib

Interview: The making of "The Wall"
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