Simon Hilton (born 1967 near

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) is an English

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and documentary

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and

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, ...

and multimedia creative based in London.

Early life and career

Hilton grew up surrounded by science and theatre, as his father was a nuclear scientist and director of the

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in London. He studied classical music & theory from age 7. In 1980, he was awarded a classical music scholarship to

Canford School Canford School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18). Situated in 300 acres of parkland near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, south west England, it is one of the largest sc ...

(studying clarinet, piano and guitar) where he took Maths, Physics and Biology A Levels and maintained strong interest and involvements in the areas of music, photography, film, art and the then nascent computer sciences. After working in London and graduating with honours from Ravensbourne College in 1989, Hilton apprenticed his editing skills at London post-production houses 625 and Rushes. In 1992 he began a freelance editing career, specialising in music-based content. He has to date edited over 350 music videos. Between 1992 & 1999, his directing career also flourished at Red Star Films and at The Artists Company, directing a number of videos for

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and other prominent

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and

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He has directed videos featuring, amongst others

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. On ...

, George Harrison,

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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 ...

Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ...

Delakota Delakota were an English alternative dance band from the late 1990s. The band mixed elements of Madchester, retro-rock, and modern dance music to produce a sound which was often compared to Primal Scream. The band were formed by ex members of t ...

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and

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. Editing credits include

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Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, C ...

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and

. Current projects include music videos & documentaries, live concerts, concert projections, art films, website design, internet multimedia and archive restoration & development through his agency, REVL8 Ltd.- REVL8 Ltd.
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Directing credits

Music videos

Ed Harcourt Edward Henry Richard Harcourt-Smith (born 14 August 1977) is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released six studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, ''Here Be Monsters'', was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Priz ...

: 'Black Feathers' *

: 'Russian Roulette' *

: 'Diamond Hoo Ha Man' (co-director) *

: 'Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows' *

: 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard' DVD *

: 'Supergrass is 10' DVD *

: 'Lennon Legend' DVD *

Relish A relish is a cooked and pickled product made of chopped vegetables, fruits or herbs and is a food item typically used as a condiment to enhance a staple. Examples are chutneys and the North American relish, a pickled cucumber jam eaten with ho ...

: 'Rainbow Zephyr' * Dum Dums: 'Army of Two' *

: '

Kids Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to: Common meanings * Colloquial term for a child or other young person ** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age * Engage in joking * Young goats * The goat meat of young goats * Kidskin ...

' (2002 Brit Award nomination - Best Video) * David Holmes: '69 Police' *

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guilloti ...

: 'Gimme' *

: 'Dance with the Devil' (1st ever multichannel DVD promo) * Precious: 'Stand Up' *

Stephen Gately Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 197610 October 2009) was an Irish singer, who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone; all of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingd ...

: 'A New Beginning' *

: 'It's Only Us' (2000 LEAF Best Music Video nomination) *

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: 'Porno Song' *

: 'Angels' live at Manchester Arena *

: 'Millennium' live at Manchester Arena *

: 'Strong' *

: 'Up Here For Hours' *

: '555' *

: 'C'mon Cincinnati' *

: 'Best Friend' *

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: 'Psycho' *

: 'She Could Fly' *

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

: 'The Angel & The Gambler' *

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: 'I Am' *

: 'If You If Really Want To Know' *

Naimee Coleman Naimee Coleman (born 8 December 1976) is an Irish singer/songwriter from Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. Coleman began writing music at the age of 14 and won the 2FM Song Contest in 1994 as a member of a band named the Wilde Oscars. After signing wit ...

: 'Care About You' * Grass~Show: '1962' *

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: 'Secrets' *

Planet Claire "Planet Claire" is the second single released by The B-52's from their self-titled debut album. Based on Duane Eddy's 1959 version of the Peter Gunn theme song, the single was their second to chart anywhere, at no. 43 in Australia and no. 24 on ...

: 'Say' *

: '21' *

: 'Man on the Edge' (Live in Israel) * Morrissey: 'Hold Onto Your Friends' *

: '

Strange Cargo III ''Strange Cargo III'' is the fourth album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit. It is the third in a series of similarly titled albums: '' Strange Cargo'', '' Strange Cargo II'' and ''Strange Cargo Hinterland''. The album was performed, p ...

' longform

Music Longforms / Concerts / DVDs

Diamond Hoo Ha Men The Hotrats (originally the Diamond Hoo Ha Men) were a cover band formed by Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey as a side-project from their main band Supergrass. The band were named after Frank Zappa's album ''Hot Rats''. The duo recorded a set of cov ...

: ' Glange Fever' Rockumentary (30 mins) (co-director) *

: ' Glange Fever' Reflux - The Outtakes (Parts One to Fore!) (co-director) *

: ' Glange Fever' The Tour (9 Tracks) (co-director) *

: '

Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road ''Chaos and Creation in the Backyard'' is the thirteenth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released on 12 and 13 September, 2005. Some 18 months in the making, the album was produced by Radiohead and Beck collaborator Nigel Godrich at George ...

' (60 min concert) *

: 'Creating Chaos at Abbey Road' (30 min making-of) *

: 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard' DVD *

: 'Live at All Tomorrows Parties', Camber Sands *

: 'Supergrass is 10' DVD *

: 'Lennon Legend' DVD (20 videos & 5 extra features) *

: 2 x versions of 'Rock, DJ' for website *

: 19 x 'ROB TV' inserts for Slaine DVD *

: 'Angels' DVD *

: 'Karma Killer' – Stage projections for World Tour *

: 'Kids'– Stage projections for World Tour *

: 'Strange Cargo 3' longform (6 x videos) *

Ashley Maher Ashley Maher is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has meshed the rhythmic impulses of West Africa and Latin America with Western song structures. Biography Ashley Maher was born to British parents in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and moved to L ...

: 'Pomegranate' longform (5 x videos)

Films and documentaries

: 'IMAGINE PEACE TOWER' documentary *

: 'Passages For Light' documentary *

: 'Yoko Ono in Moscow/Odyssey of A Cockroach' documentary *

: ' Glange Fever' Rockumentary (30 mins) *

: 'War Is Over! (If You Want It)' (10 mins) *

: 'Between Chaos and Creation' (30 mins) *

: 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard' (30 min TV – VH1 & Channel 4) *

: 'Paul McCartney at Live 8: Onstage & Backstage' *

: 'Onochord' documentary *

: 'The Tate Gallery Lecture' (100 mins) *

: 'A Home Movie' (feature length) *

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Awa ...

: 'Days Go By' *

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics an ...

: 'The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon' SACD 30th Anniversary *

: 'Life Thru A Lens' * '

Gumball 3000 The Gumball 3000 is an annual international celebrity motor rally, which takes place on public roads. The name comes from the 1976 movie '' The Gumball Rally''. It was established in 1999 by Maximillion Cooper, with his vision to combine cars, ...

': documentary of 1999 European Classic Car rally/race.

EPKs and miscellaneous

"Good Evening New York City" Press Launch *

/ The Fireman "Electric Arguments" Press Launch * EMI/Capitol/Virgin: Conference 2008 * EMI/Capitol/Virgin: Conference 2007 * EMI/Capitol/Virgin: Dublin Conference 2006 *

"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard USA EPK *

"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard UK EPK * EMI/Capitol/Virgin: New York Conference 2005 *

"Days Go By" European EPK * EMI/Capitol/Virgin: Global Marketing Conference Toronto 2004 * EMI/Capitol/Virgin: Global Marketing Conference Barcelona 2003 *

Filippa Giordano Filippa Giordano (born 14 February 1974) is an Italian-born Mexican crossover singer. Biography Giordano was born in Palermo. At the age of nine, she started ballet at the National Academy of Rome (where she moved with her family). Giordano ...

: 'Il Rosso Amore' EPK *

: 'Echoes' EPK *

Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes), plus Nic ...

: Reading 2001 Back Projections * EMI:Chrysalis Records: UK Retail Conference 2001 * EMI:Chrysalis Records: Barcelona Conference 2000 * Precious: Debut Album EPK *

: V99 Stage walk-on tape *

: Yellow Submarine EPK * EMI International Records UK: South East Asia Conference 1999 * EMI Chrysalis: June Conference 98 * Chrysalis Records: EMI 100 Conference presentation & I.D.

Stage Screens (films made to accompany live performances)

: 'Eleanor Rigby' * Paul McCartney: 'I Want To Come Home' * Paul McCartney: 'Sgt. Pepper' * Paul McCartney: 'Back in the USSR' *

: 'at the Bluecoat' - April 2008 performance * Paul McCartney: 'Live And Let Die' & 'Get Back' - Brits 2008 performances *

Live Earth Live Earth was an event developed to increase environmental awareness through entertainment. Background Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, ''Live Earth'' was built upon the beli ...

concert: 7 July 2007 - films

External links

*
IMVDB page

MVDBase page
* ww.linkedin.com/in/shilton007 LinkedIn page
REVL8 website

References

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