Brendan Stuart Walter (born June 16, 1986) is an American director, photographer, commercial, music video and film director. He was also the lead guitarist of Valencia.
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| Website | brendanwalter |
Biography edit
Walter was born on June 16, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Drexel University for one year and was one of 32 students sued by the RIAA in its first round file-sharing suits.[1] He dropped out of school to begin touring and releasing records with the band Valencia.
Valencia edit
Walter spent seven years touring, writing and recording music with Valencia, first signing with I Surrender Records in 2005, then Columbia records in 2007. Valencia went on to release 3 major records.
On October 11, 2011, Valencia announced that they were going on hiatus.[clarification needed] Their last show was at the Electric Factory on December 28, 2011.[2] The band reunited for 2 sold out shows in Philadelphia and New York in December 2016.[3]
Music videos and photography edit
After moving to New York in 2011, Walter began other creative pursuits. He took a job at Crush Music and began overseeing creative work for their roster of artists.[4] Since then he has moved on to film and TV with the launch of Crush Pictures in 2017 with partner Jon Lullo.[5] He directed music videos, taken photos and designed album covers for artists such as Sia, Weezer, Lorde, Fall Out Boy, The Lonely Island, Train, Panic! at the Disco and Shawn Mendes.[specify]
Walter's work has landed him an MTV VMA and currently[when?] is nominated for Best Rock Video for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards for his directing on Fall Out Boy's "Young and Menace" music video.[6][7]
Walter's photography has been featured on billboards and album covers, from brands to bands all across the world.[8] His main photography work lies in portraits, landscapes and product photography.
Film and television edit
His work in directing music videos and commercials has sparked a path[colloquialism] towards narrative and feature films. Currently he is in post production on 2 films that he directed, writing and directing a Television show and developing several other projects. Currently Walter is editing his first feature-length film, Spell, a dark comedy psychological thriller set and shot mostly in Iceland.
References edit
- ^ Szkaradnik, Melinda (2011-04-02). "Bands, recording companies say music piracy hurts". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Valencia says 'goodbye for now' | Reality". burlingtoncountytimes.com. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ Pryor, Terrance (2016-09-27). "Valencia announce reunion shows in NYC and Philadelphia". AXS. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Rumor Mill - CRUSHING IT". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Crush Pictures". Crush Pictures. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ Respers, Lisa (2017-07-26). "2017 MTV Video Music Awards noms announced". CNN. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Fall Out Boy's "Uma Thurman" wins Best Rock Video at the VMAs - News - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Hear Lorde's "Green Light" Demo On The Rookie Podcast". Stereogum. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-08-23.