Johan Renck
| Johan Renck | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 December 1966 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Other names | Stakka Bo |
| Occupation | Film director, music video director, musician |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | |
| www.johanrenck.com[1] | |
Bo Johan Renck (born 5 December 1966, Uppsala) is a Swedish director of music videos, TV and film. He is an occasional recording artist using the moniker Stakka Bo.
Biography
Music videos
He has directed music videos for a number of artists including Madonna's "Hung Up" and "Nothing Really Matters", Kylie Minogue's "Love at First Sight", All Saints' "Black Coffee", Robyn's "Handle Me, Robbie Williams's "Tripping" and "She's Madonna", The Libertines' "What Became of the Likely Lads", Suede's "She's in Fashion", New Order's "Crystal" and "Krafty", Beyoncé's "Me, Myself and I", The Knife's "Pass This On", Fever Ray's "Seven" and Bat for Lashes' "Daniel".[2]
Movies
Renck directed two episodes of AMC television drama Breaking Bad[3] and one episode of The Walking Dead.[4] Renck's first feature film, Downloading Nancy, 2008 premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2008 in Park City, Utah.[5] In addition, Renck directed a fashion art film called Decadent Control for Imagine Fashion, which premiered in March 2011. It featured fashion from Agent Provocateur and H&M and starred Roberto Cavalli, Eva Herzigová, Kirsty Hume and Brad Kroenig.
Music
Stakka Bo scored a hit single in 1993/1994 with the song "Here We Go". It peaked at #13 in the UK Singles Chart.[6] The song was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head with Beavis stating he thinks "Ace of Base sucks." "Here We Go", was also featured in the movie, Never Been Kissed; in the video game UEFA Euro 2004 and the film, Alien Autopsy.[7]
Discography
- 1993 – Supermarket
- 1995 – The Great Blondino
- 2001 – Jr.
References
- ^ Johan Renck. Johan Renck. Retrieved on 2012-04-26.
- ^ CNN interview with Johan Renck
- ^ Director File Q&A with profile and video links
- ^ "Another Director Named – Johan Renck Will Tackle The Walking Dead". DreadCentral. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38576/another-director-named-johan-renck-will-tackle-the-walking-dead.
- ^ 2008 Sundance article on Downloading Nancy
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 523. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ mvdbase.com videography
External links
- Johan Renck Official Site
- R.A.F. aka Renck Åkerlund Films
- Johan Renck at the Internet Movie Database
- Johan Renck at the Swedish Film Database
 |
This article about a Swedish film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  |
This article about a Swedish singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
