Director Gus Black, best known for his body of work in music videos, has signed with Traveling Picture Show Company for exclusive representation in commercials and branded content. Black will continue to helm music videos independently with some of those projects possibly being produced by TPSC. But clearly TPSC’s focus will be to translate Black’s storytelling prowess into the ad discipline for spots and longer form opportunities.
Black’s recent music video efforts have been for Nashville rock act The Wild Feathers whose much anticipated debut album was released earlier this week. He’s also directed videos for such bands as Green Day, Atlas Genius, Deftones and the Eels.
“What really drew us to Gus was his conceptual storytelling abilities, his unique sense to bring a song to life in a special way; we know this skill set can also be translated when telling a brand story,” related John Noble, partner/executive producer of TPSC. “Gus’ work on the Wild Feathers had immediate impression on me, gorgeous visuals coupled with strong conceptual storytelling. He’s a writer, director and songwriter too, a new multidiscipline perspective for us.”
Black’s contributions as director of The Wild Feathers singles ‘”The Ceiling” and “Backwoods Company” have aptly branded the group’s rock spirit while blending fashion, beauty and relevance into a visual narrative for the performers and their music.
ADCOLOR | The One Club Creative Award Winners: Translation’s Jason Campbell and League Twenty Two’s Ashley Henderson
Jason Campbell, chief creative officer at Translation Enterprises, and Ashley Henderson, founder and CEO at League Twenty Two, are the recipients of this year’s ADCOLOR | THE ONE CLUB Creative Award, presented this past weekend at the 18th annual ADCOLOR Awards ceremony, part of the 2024 ADCOLOR Conference in Los Angeles.
Now in its 15th year, the ADCOLOR | THE One Club Creative Award is given to a professional in a creative field from a historically excluded community who has demonstrated extraordinary talent and achievement within the media, creative, digital, and traditional advertising disciplines.
The honor is presented jointly by The One Club for Creativity and ADCOLOR, the organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries.
The award was co-presented on stage by Adrienne Lucas, head of DEI & strategic partnerships at The One Club, and Courtney Richardson, creative director at Droga5, who won the award in 2021.
“The One Club has for decades provided programming such as ONE School, Creative Boot Camps, and annual Where Are All The Black People conference and career fair that helps solve the industry’s diversity problem,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO, The One Club. “We’re proud to work with ADCOLOR and recognize Jason and Ashley for their inspiring accomplishments.”
Campbell’s Caribbean roots color his creativity, his perspectives, and have been instrumental in how he got to where he is today.
He has worked for brands including Nike, the NBA, Verizon, Impossible Foods, Airbnb and Beats by Dre, and held a teaching position at Miami Ad School. Prior to his professional career, he received The One Club’s Patrick Kelly... Read More