Born in London, Nick started as an apprentice editor. He
carried every film can on sheltering sky. He then left blighty
for NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. "A great place to
watch a lot of movies". While at school he promoted concerts
for hip hop pioneers such as KRS One and Coldcrush all the
way to Eric B and Rakim. Having worked with all of these artists,
he pulled them all together and made a documentary "The
Voice of a Nation". It was says Nick, "The hardest
11 months 2 weeks and 15 days of my life. I will never eat
pea soup again."
Nick went back to what he knew. He edited music videos for
the Beasties Boys, Rolling Stones, Puff Daddy and multiple
hip hop stars. "Editing is the best training ground for
directors. It really shows you how the pieces of the puzzle
fit together. Directors make the pieces, editors fit them
together."
Then things took a turn. He was given his first directing
break by the artist Common, "The label had messed up
the video. We went and shot super 8 and video and created
a portrait of the South Side of Chicago. It worked quite well."
94 music videos later, having worked with Nas, Dr Dre, Ice
Cube, Brandy, Mystikal, Mase, P. Diddy, Shaq, Cash Money,
Master P, Trina and Trick Daddy, Nick kicked off his own production
company called Department of Film.
Nick has just directed his first feature Dead Evil. Shot
in Arizona it the story of six escape convicts who struggle
through the desert into the wrong town at the wrong time.
Starring Matt Shulze, Danny Trajo, Billy Wirth, Cerina Vincent
and longtime collaborator Noreaga. Set for release in summer
2005
Nick is currently in pre-production on Kung Fu Theatre for
Mandalay and Dreamworks.
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