Nick Egan

Nick Egan

Nick Egan at work in his studio in Los Angeles
Born (1957-07-04) July 4, 1957
London, England, UK
Residence Los Angeles, California, US
Nationality English
Citizenship British
Occupation Film director, artist
Notable work Bob Dylan – "Biograph", INXS – "Kick", Oasis – "Live Forever", Alanis Morissette – "You Oughta Know", Duran Duran – "Ordinary World", "All You Need Is Now"
Spouse(s) Ann Haugen
Website www.nickegan.com

Nick Egan (born July 4, 1957 in London, England)[1] is a visual design artist, and director of music videos, commercials and film. He graduated from the Watford College of Art and Design with a DGA in 1976.[2] While attending college, he created cover art for the singles "White Man In Hammersmith Palais" and "Tommy Gun" for The Clash and T-shirt design for the single "Sheena is A Punk Rocker" for The Ramones. His first chart topping album cover was Dexys Midnight Runners' 'Searching For The Young Soul Rebels'. He collaborated with former Sex Pistols manager and fashion entrepreneur Mr. Malcolm McLaren,[3] for whom he designed the album cover for Bow Wow Wow's 'See Jungle'. His longtime partnership with McLaren McLaren led the art direction of McLaren's own inventive albums; Duck Rock and 'Fans'. Egan relocated from Britain to New York, where he created cover art for legendary artists like Bob Dylan[4] and Iggy Pop.[5] Egan also art directed books; John Lennon Listen To These Pictures[6] by Rock-n-Roll photographer Bob Gruen and Bob Dylan's Drawn Blank.[7]

Art direction in fashion

In the early 1980s during London's thriving Piccadilly fashion scene, Egan designed much of the graphic material for Vivienne Westwood's 'Worlds End' clothing line and later art-directed her fashion shows in London and Paris. In New York he continued his exploration in fashion by designing the label for the first collection by Marc Jacobs. The name of the collection was 'Sketchbook'. In addition to art directing Jacob's early fashion shows, Egan's collaboration with Jacobs would continue through the designer's meteoric rise in the fashion business. Additionally, the pair later collaborated on a Sonic Youth video "Sugar Kane", which featured actress Chloë Sevigny in one of her first ever appearances in front of the camera. Egan is presently designing T-shirt prints for retailers Superfine Jeans and 2K Creative.

Video and film director

With the advent of MTV, Egan facilitated his artistic shift into film work through the direction of music videos, the first of which was Iggy Pop's "Real Wild Child". After a period of working with INXS on their multi-platinum 'Kick' and 'X' albums, he relocated to Los Angeles where in time he solidified his place as one of Hollywood's premier music video directors earning among other distinctions, a nomination for an MTV Music Video Award (Soup Dragons, 'Divine Thing'). He went on to direct close to one hundred music videos for many of the top names in the music industry including INXS, Oasis, Duran Duran, Sonic Youth, Kylie Minogue, and Mick Jagger. A May 1997 article in Promo Magazine referred to him as 'his MTVness'. Egan moved into the commercial arena, directing TV spots for such brands as Coca Cola, Levi's, Nike, Nintendo and Sony PlayStation. Nick's first feature-length film was 'Red Light Runners' starring; Michael Madsen, Harvey Keitel, Roy Schneider, and Crispin Glover. Filming was halted mid production.

Awards and accreditation

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Egan with a copy of The Clash's single 'White Man In Hammersmith Palais'

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Merchandise and branding design

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References

  1. ↑ Nick Egan
  2. 1 2 ArtSlant - Nick Egan
  3. 1 2 Bromber, Craig (1989). The Wicked Ways Of Malcolm McLaren. pp. 247, 251, 256, 260, 271, 273, 284–285.
  4. ↑ Bob Dylan - Empire Burlesque (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs
  5. ↑ Iggy Pop - Blah-Blah-Blah (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs
  6. ↑ Listen to These Pictures. Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 1985. ISBN 0-283-99290-5.
  7. ↑ Dylan, Bob (1994). Drawn Blank. Random House. ISBN 0-679-41788-5.
  8. 1 2 Powell, Aubrey; Thorgerson, Storm (1991). The 100 Best Album Covers. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7513-0706-8.
  9. 1 2 Drate, Spencer Drate (1992). Designing For Music.
  10. ↑ MTV Video Music Awards | 1992 | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards | MTV.com
  11. ↑ 1993 MTV Movie Awards | Past Movie Awards | Awards Show Highlights and Winners | MTV.com
  12. 1 2 Drate, Spencer Drate (1992). Designing For Music. p. 94.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Drate, Spencer Drate (1992). Designing For Music. p. 92.
  14. ↑ Drate, Spencer Drate (1992). Designing For Music. p. 91.
  15. 1 2 3 Drate, Spencer Drate (1992). Designing For Music. p. 95.
  16. ↑ You Oughta Know | Alanis Morissette | Music Video | MTV
  17. ↑ http://viddug.com/video.cfm/vid/2110987235
  18. ↑ Far Behind | Candlebox | Music Video | MTV
  19. ↑ Duran Duran "All You Need is Now" Music Video » Duran Duran
  20. ↑ Ordinary World | Duran Duran | Music Video | MTV
  21. ↑ Pleasure | The Soup Dragons | Music Video | MTV
  22. ↑ Nick Egan - IMDb
  23. ↑ Nick Egan Videography - Music Video Database - The Base Of Music Videos
  24. ↑ mvdbase.com - Nick Egan Videography
  25. ↑ Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock (Cassette, Album) at Discogs
  26. ↑ http://www.videolife.tk/video/qTRuff0uVDE/PIRATE-LOVE-SKETCHES.html
  27. ↑ Nick Egan | 2k by Gingham
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