Chester Travis (born 4 July 1987) is a New Zealand

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, author and musician. His most notable works include his music video for

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's " Goldmine". "Goldmine" was filmed in a

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. It was shot in

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using a high amount of

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; and was co-directed by Timothy Armstrong. The music video has received critical acclaim. ''

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'' called the video "stunning"; while Paley Martin of ''

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'' proclaimed it as "an artful and edgy ..piece set to a soul-piercing soundtrack". Scott Heins of

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described the video as "hypnotic". In 2015, his ten part web series, "How To Be Gay" won Best Queer Series at San Francisco Web Festival. Travis is also a musician, going by the stage name Great Danes. In 2016, Great Danes released their first EP and toured with Scottish rock band, Travis. In 2017, Travis composed three songs for the Amazon Series ''

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''. In June 2017, Travis received the APRA Best Country Music Song for ''Toothache'' at the

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Music Videos

* "Like They Do On The TV" - Kimbra (2018) * "Everybody Knows Rework" - Kimbra/Apothek (2017) * "Where The Down Bit Starts" - Great Danes/Kimbra (2016) * "Goldmine" - Kimbra (2015) * "Alive" - Pause Applause (2014) * "The Gold Route" - Unmap (2014) * "Einundzwanzig" -

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(2014)

Books

* ''My Summer Snowman'', (2013) Curved House

References

External links

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1987 births Living people New Zealand filmmakers New Zealand musicians New Zealand country singers New Zealand country guitarists New Zealand alternative country musicians {{NewZealand-writer-stub