Dick Carruthers (born 25 March 1966, Sussex, England) is an English music video and film director, based in London, England. He directed the Led Zeppelin
''Celebration Day'' film and The Rolling Stones
''Bridges To Babylon'' DVD (as live concert director) as well as many other live music videos. Carruthers' work on the Oasis ''
Definitely Maybe
''Definitely Maybe'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Oasis, released by Creation Records on 29 August 1994. Oasis booked Monnow Valley Studio near Rockfield in late 1993 to record the album and worked with producer Dave Batchel ...
'' DVD was nominated for two
BAFTAs
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.
Education
Carruthers attended
Winchester University (then known as King Alfred's College) where he completed a BA (Hons) degree in Drama Theatre and Television Studies.
Career
Before success in the music and film industries, Carruthers worked in corporate videos and in the conference and events industries. He began his directing career in the music business touring with English pop group
Take That
Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer ...
in 1993. He also toured with
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai () are an English funk and acid jazz band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in th ...
,
Texas
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, and
Oasis. In 1996 he directed the visuals and filmed the Oasis Knebworth shows and in 1997 he was invited aboard the
Rolling Stones’
Bridges To Babylon World Tour. In 2002 he joined forces with Anouk Fontaine at
Metropolis Studios
Metropolis Studios is a music production and entertainment industry company established in 1989 by Gary Langan, Carey Taylor and Karin Clayton.Donald Brackett It is located in the Powerhouse, a Grade II listed building, at 70 Chiswick High Ro ...
in London England working as M: Productions. Cheese Film Video Ltd. was incorporated in 2005.
Work with Led Zeppelin
![Led Zeppelin with Dick Carruthers, 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Led_Zeppelin_with_Dick_Carruthers%2C_2012.jpg)
Carruthers was introduced to
Jimmy Page following the acclaim of
The Who Live at the Royal Albert Hall
''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' is a three-CD live album set by The Who, released in 2003.
Discs one and two were recorded on 27 November 2000 and consist of John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Zak Starkey, and John "Rabbit" Bu ...
(2000). Page wanted to sort through unseen footage of
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...
in its prime and spent a year and a half with Carruthers making the retrospective double-disc
Led Zeppelin DVD
''Led Zeppelin DVD'' is a double DVD set by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2003, and the United States on 27 May 2003. It contains live concert footage of the band spanning the years 1969 to 1979. The D ...
with vintage footage from concerts filmed in London, Paris, New York and elsewhere. The release won numerous awards, was nominated for a BAFTA and remains one of the best selling music DVDs of all time. Carruthers continued his association with Led Zeppelin as the creative director on the Warner Home video Special Edition release of ''
The Song Remains the Same'' (recorded during three nights of concerts at New York’s
Madison Square Garden, on the band’s 1973 concert tour of the US), adding feature extras, cuts of new songs, and surround sound.
When the band agreed to the O2 reunion (2007), a benefit for the
Ahmet Ertegün
Ahmet Ertegun (, Turkish spelling: Ahmet Ertegün; ; – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist.
Ertegun was the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records. He discovered and ch ...
Education Fund, Carruthers was hired to direct the filming. The resulting film ''
Celebration Day
"Celebration Day" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, and the third track from their 1970 album ''Led Zeppelin III''. The band's last concert film and album, released on 19 November 2012, took their name from this song.
Composition and ...
'' was released to worldwide acclaim on 17 October 2012 (UK).
Work with Oasis
Carruthers first worked with the British rock band
Oasis on their
Earls Court
Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the ...
shows in 1995, and the
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England, that was home to Manchester City F.C. from 1923 to 2003. It hosted FA Cup semi-finals, the Charity Shield, a League Cup final and England matches. Maine Road's highest a ...
shows in 1996, later released as ''
...There and Then'' (1996). In 2000 as director on the documentary ''
Familiar to Millions
''Familiar to Millions'' is a live album by English rock band Oasis. It was released on 13 November 2000 by Big Brother Recordings. The album was recorded at Wembley Stadium on 22 July 2000. It debuted at No. 5 in the UK charts with 57,000 co ...
'' (recorded at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002 to 2003. The stadium ...
on 21 July 2000), as well as Standing On The Edge Of The Noise (Channel 4), Live At Union Chapel (Channel 4), and Glasgow Barowlands (Sky TV). To mark the tenth anniversary of its original release Carruthers also directed ''
Definitely Maybe
''Definitely Maybe'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Oasis, released by Creation Records on 29 August 1994. Oasis booked Monnow Valley Studio near Rockfield in late 1993 to record the album and worked with producer Dave Batchel ...
'' released on DVD in September 2004.
Carruthers later worked with the band's guitarist, songwriter
Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the chief songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis until their split in 2009. After leaving Oasis, he formed ...
on his ''
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are an English rock band formed in 2010 as the solo moniker of former Oasis songwriter, lead guitarist, and backing vocalist Noel Gallagher. The touring band consists of former Oasis members Gem Archer (guit ...
'' debut album documentary DVD.
Documentaries and live concerts
Other documentaries and live concerts include ''
Sarah Brightman -
Dreamchaser in Concert'' (2013), ''
Don't Believe the Truth
''Don't Believe the Truth'' is the sixth studio album by English rock band Oasis. It was released on 30 May 2005 by Big Brother Recordings. It reached number one in the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of 237,865, and is the 32nd fastest ...
- Live In Manchester'' (2005), ''10 Years Of Noise and Confusion'' (shot at
Glasgow Barrowlands), the rockumentary film ''
Lord Don't Slow Me Down'' (2007), ''
Standing on the Edge of the Noise'' (2008), a
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...
(2015) PBS TV special, and an
Imagine Dragons (2016) live DVD filmed at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Work with Julian Lennon
In 2012 Carruthers worked with
Julian Lennon
Julian Charles John Lennon (born John Charles Julian Lennon; 8 April 1963) is an English musician. He is the son of Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife, Cynthia, and he is named after his paternal grandmother, Julia Lennon. Julian i ...
on the feature length video documentary ''Through The Picture Window'' which followed Lennon's journey in the making of his album ''
Everything Changes'' and includes interviews with
Steven Tyler,
Bono and Paul Buchanan from
The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile was a Scottish band which originated in Glasgow. The group's early music was built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works featured guitar more prominently. Following early cham ...
. ''Through The Picture Window'' was also released as an app in all formats with bespoke videos for all 14 tracks from the album.
Work with The Script
In 2011 Carruthers directed
The Script's DVD ''Homecoming: Live at the
Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium (also known as Lansdowne Road) is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 51,700 spectators (all seated). It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and ...
, Dublin'', which was part of the Irish group's
Science & Faith Tour and was their biggest headline show to date (50,000 people).
Work with Aerosmith
In 2014 the
Aerosmith ''Rocks Donington'' DVD was released directed by Carruthers. The film captures the group headlining the massive
Download Festival at Donington Park as they deliver a set of their greatest hits.
Awards
* ''
The Who Live at the Royal Albert Hall
''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' is a three-CD live album set by The Who, released in 2003.
Discs one and two were recorded on 27 November 2000 and consist of John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Zak Starkey, and John "Rabbit" Bu ...
'' was nominated for Best DVD at the 2000
NME Awards
The ''NME'' Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine '' NME'' (''New Musical Express''). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the ''NME'' Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding ...
.
* ''Led Zeppelin DVD'' (2003)
BAFTA nomination, New York Awards, Best DVD (2003 CADS)
* ''White Stripes:
Under Blackpool Lights'' was nominated for Best DVD (2004 CADS).
* Oasis' ''
Definitely Maybe
''Definitely Maybe'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Oasis, released by Creation Records on 29 August 1994. Oasis booked Monnow Valley Studio near Rockfield in late 1993 to record the album and worked with producer Dave Batchel ...
'' DVD (2004) was nominated for two
BAFTAs.
* ''Take That'' - Best DVD 2006 (CADS)
* ''Celebration Day'' won best music DVD at the
Classic Rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prima ...
Awards, and Best Live Coverage (for Dick Carruthers) at the UKMVA 2013.
Selected music video credits (as director)
References
External links
Cinefromage - Dick Carruthers' official site*
"What Makes A Great Concert Film", BBC 6MusicHigh Point/Low Point: Dick Carruthers -
IAS IAS may refer to:
Science
* Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
* Image Analysis & Stereology, the official journal of the International Society for Stereology & Image Analysis.
* Iowa Archeological Society, Uni ...
blog, 27 April 2015
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British music video directors
1966 births
Living people