Jamie-James Medina
Jamie-James Medina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | England |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, filmmaker, record label founder |
| Label | Hot Charity |
| Website | www |
Jamie-James Medinais a British photographer, filmmaker and record label founder. He grew up inDhaka,Bangladesh,where his father worked as an expert in tropical medicine. Medina editsThe Tourist,a limited edition newsprint publication focusing on music and travel and runsHot Charity,an independent record label distributed byXL Recordings.
In 2010, Medina presented his American Music Legends project, a special collection of images of the last surviving greats of rock' n 'roll, blues, jazz and country, it includes portraits ofJerry Lee Lewis,Chuck Berry,Etta JamesandPinetop Perkins.[1]This was followed by the first issue of The Tourist, featuring candid photographs ofThe xx,taken by Medina during their 2010 world tour.[2]In 2011, Medina directed the music video forJamie xx&Gil Scott-Heron's "I'll Take Care Of U ".[3]He later directed the music video forKing Krule's "The Noose of Jah City ".[4]In 27 October 2011, he travelled to India withLady Gaga,where he shot an intimate series of portraits of the singer forThe Observermagazine.[5]
Medina is aboxingfan and supporter of the NFL'sCincinnati Bengals.In 2008, a short-story he wrote detailing his personal experiences with photography and the supernatural world was turned into a feature film titledShutter,starringJoshua Jacksonas the lead character. He is credited as Executive Producer onCerebral Ballzy's self-titled debut album after discovering Honor Titus, the group's frontman, in a New York pizza parlor in 2009.
In 2012, Medina launchedHot Charity,a Bronx-based independent record label distributed byXL Recordings.The label's first signing was Chicago-based singer songwriterWillis Earl Beal.In April 2012, Hot Charity released Beal's album "Acousmatic Sorcery".[6]The label's second release, RATKING's WIKI93 EP, was released in November 2012.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"American Music Legends; The Guardian".guardian.co.uk. 22 January 2010.Retrieved22 January2010.
- ^"QA- Jamie-James Medina On The xx; The Fader".thefader.com. 13 December 2010.Retrieved13 December2010.
- ^"Gill Scott-Heron Jamie xx Video Premiere; Dazed Digital".dazeddigital.com.
- ^"Video- King Krule – The Noose Of Jah City; The Fader".thefader.com. 14 November 2011.Retrieved14 November2011.
- ^"Lady Gaga In India; The Guardian".theguardian.co.uk. 13 November 2011.Retrieved13 November2011.
- ^"Stream- Willis Earl Beal's Album; The Fader".thefader.com. 29 March 2012.Retrieved29 March2012.
- ^"RATKING WIKI93".XL Recordings. 6 November 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 12 November 2012.Retrieved11 November2012.
External links
[edit]
