Alex Courtès is a French artist and director of

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s and features.

Career

After studying at Penninghen, he began his career by creating album artwork for French house musicians, such as Cassius,

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, and Air. He also designed Daft Punk's iconic helmets. In 1999, he directed a music video for the duo Cassius and international artists such as Phoenix,

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Sébastien Tellier Sébastien Tellier (; born 22 February 1975) is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "Divine". He has also produced songs for Dita Von Teese and composed m ...

, Jamiroquai, Franz Ferdinand, Justice,

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and The White Stripes.

Filmography

Fiction

* 2015- '' Au service de la France'' – Série Arte * 2012- ''Les Infidèles'' - segments "Bernard", "Thibault", "Simon" et "Les Infidèles Anonymes" * 2011- '' The Incident''

Music videos

* 2018 -

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- Tip Pon It * 2017 - Justice - Pleasure (Live) * 2017 - Cassius ft

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& Pharrell Williams – Go Up * 2014 -

- Bumblebeee * 2013 -

Jackson and His Computer Band Jackson Fourgeaud, known professionally as Jackson and His Computerband (earlier Jackson and His Computer Band), is a French IDM artist. He released his debut album '' Smash'' with Warp Records in 2005. History Jackson Fourgeaud began making ...

- Dead Living Things * 2012 - Willy Moon - Yeah Yeah * 2012 -

- Cochon Ville * 2012 - Justice - On'n'On * 2009 - Alice in Chains - Check My Brain * 2009 - U2 - Magnificent * 2009 - U2 - Get on Your Boots * 2008 - Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days Bad Days * 2008 -

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- Take Back the City * 2006 - Kasabian - Shoot the Runner * 2005 -

Giving You Up "Giving You Up" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her third greatest hits album ''Ultimate Kylie'' (2004). The song was first released as the album's second and final single on 28 March 2005. It was written by Miranda Cooper, Bria ...

* 2005 - Wolfmother -

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* 2005 - Jamiroquai -

(Don't) Give Hate a Chance "(Don't) Give Hate A Chance" is the third and final single from British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai's sixth studio album, ''Dynamite'' (2005). The title is a reference to the song "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon, and was written by ...

* 2005 - U2 -

City of Blinding Lights "City of Blinding Lights" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the fifth track on their eleventh studio album, ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' (2004), and was released as the album's fourth single on 6 June 2005. It was produced by Flo ...

* 2004 - U2 - Vertigo * 2003 -

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- Just Because * 2003 - The White Stripes -

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* 2002 - Cassius - I am a Woman * 2002 - Cassius - Sound of violence * 2001 - Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better * 2001 - Air - Radio Number 1 * 1999 - Cassius - Cassius 99

Commercial

* 2019 Smart Energy GB - I Want * 2016-

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– Work, Win & Celebrate * 2016- France television – Les Jeux Olympiques Rio 2016 * 2015- Lexus – Flow * 2015-

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- 1 million * 2015- Paco Rabanne - Olympea * 2014- Paco Rabanne - Lady Million * 2014- Carolina Herrera - 212 * 2013- Paco Rabanne - Invictus * 2013-

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– 208 GTI * 2013-

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- Unite all originals

Recognition

In 2005, Courtès won a

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for " Vertigo" by U2. In 2013, his

Willy Moon William George Sinclair (born 2 June 1989), better known by his stage name Willy Moon, is a New Zealand musician, singer, songwriter and producer. He is known for his 2012 single " Yeah Yeah" which appeared on the 2012 Apple iPod advert and peak ...

video won the best pop video award at UK MVA. He was also nominated at D&AD. In 2015, Courtès directed the first season of a TV show about the French secret service in the 1960s, ''Au service de la France'' and he was developing a feature thriller film. In 2017, he directed music video "Go Up" for Cassius in teamwork with

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...

and

Nominations

* On’n’On, Justice UK Video Music Awards 2012 , Best International Pop Video * Cochon Ville, Sebastien Tellier UK Video Music Awards 2012 , Best Pop Video Budget

Awards

* Yeah Yeah, Willy Moon UK Video Music Awards 2013 , Best Pop Video * Dead Living Things, Jackson & His Computer Band Art Directors Club 2013 • In Book , Music Video * Cochon Ville, Sebastien Tellier Art Directors Club 2012 • In Book , Music Video

References

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