Editors Keith Olwell and Chris Davis have joined bicoastal 89 Editorial. Both are already busy at their new roost. Olwell, formerly of FilmCore, New York, has taken on several assignments, including Comcast for Cramer-Krasselt Hampel, New York, Honey Nut Cheerios for Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, and Verizon Wireless via McCann Erickson, New York. At press time, Davis–who had been freelancing prior to 89–was cutting a Cingular campaign out of BBDO New York.
Olwell’s credits over the years include spots for Microsoft, Sunkist, Converse, Sirius Radio, Citizens Bank, BMW, Royal Caribbean, Cingular and Target. Prior to FilmCore, he had been at Bug Editorial, New York.
His body of work goes beyond commercials. Olwell cut “The Grey Video,” DJ Dangermouse’s viral music video from the unauthorized remix record The Grey Album, which incorporated samples from the Beatles’ White Album that were mixed with Jay-Z’s Black Album. Olwell took Jay-Z concert footage directed by Ramon & Pedro of bicoastal/international Partizan, and meshed it with Beatles’ performance footage from Hard Day’s Night. The resulting clip was never broadcast (because it was unauthorized), but took on a life of its own in cyberspace.
Olwell also teamed with Ramon & Pedro on the short film I’ve Lost My Gravity, commissioned by Diesel Jeans.
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Davis too has cut in varied disciplines. After editing a short film for IFP West, he spent three years working with the nonlinear department at Encore Hollywood before taking a leap of faith and joining the freelance ranks as an editor. Davis now has 140-plus music videos this credit, as well as numerous high-profile commercials.
The clips have been for such artists as The Dave Matthews Band, Janet Jackson, Pink, Outkast, Creed, and Missy Elliott. The latter’s “Work It” and “Lose Control,” both edited by Davis, have each won an MTV Video Music Award (VMA) for best hip-hop video. The Davis-cut “Hey Baby” for No Doubt also garnered a VMA for best video of the year. Davis-edited videos have garnered a number of VMA best editor nominations. “Lose Control” additionally copped a best short form music video Grammy, and multiple Music Video Production Association Award nominations.
Davis also has an extensive track record in commercials. Among his assorted ad credits are the Apple iPod launch campaign, the Sony PSP launch package of spots, and such Super Bowl fare as commercials for Olympus and Budweiser Select.
Olwell and Davis join an 89 editors’ roster that includes Michael Coletta, Jonathan Del Gatto, Julie Drazen, Nicholas Erasmus, Mark Goodman, Jordan Green, Ken Rosenberg and Duncan Shepherd. Bob Cagliero is 89’s executive producer.
