Years active 1983–present Name Jonas Akerlund | Role Director | |
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Full Name Hans Uno Jonas Akerlund Born 10 November 1965 (age 58) ( 1965-11-10 ) Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden Occupation Film director, music video director, drummer Spouse B. Akerlund, Charlotta Palmback Children Elvis Akerlund, Mini Akerlund Awards Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Grammis Award - Special Jury Prize Movies Spun, Small Apartments, Horsemen, I\'m Going to Tell You a Secret, The Videos 1989–2004 Similar People Madonna, Beyonce, B Akerlund, Christian Larson, Jay Z | ||
Jonas akerlund s small apartments director s cut trailer
Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund ([hɑːns ʉ̟ːnʊ juːnas oːkɛɭɵnd], born 10 November 1965) is a Swedish director and drummer. He is best known for directing music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films. His video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light" won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form, and a record seven awards at 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, including the Video of the Year.
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Career
Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory from 1983 to 1984. He also directed Candlemass' first video "Bewitched". He first found fame as the main video director for Roxette. In 1997, he directed the acclaimed video for The Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up", which sparked controversy due to its depiction of drug use, violence, and nudity. In 1998, he worked with Madonna for the song "Ray of Light", and has since worked with acts such as Metallica, Christina Aguilera, U2, Blink-182, P!nk, Rammstein, Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga. He directed the music video for the Smashing Pumpkins' "Try, Try, Try", from which a short film entitled Try was spawned. He was also the designer and photographer for the Roxette album Room Service in 2001. In 2002, his first full-length film, Spun, debuted.
Åkerlund directed commercials for Swedish clothing retailer MQ and the re-imagining of the Devo song "Watch Us Work It" used in Dell Computers commercials. He is a long-time collaborator of Madonna, having worked on such music videos as "Music", "American Life" (which was pulled due to its graphic content and the Iraq War), and "Jump". He also directed her documentary film I'm Going to Tell You a Secret and her concert special The Confessions Tour: Live from London. Among his more recent works were the controversial pornographic music video for Rammstein's "Pussy", the video for the song "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera, and Duran Duran's single "Girl Panic!".
Åkerlund's second movie, Small Apartments, went direct to DVD. Per Gessle, of Roxette, was credited for the music and soundtrack.
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