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George E. Salisbury (born October 4, 1971) is a film and music video director and graphic designer based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Career

George Salisbury is best known for his work as the principal art director and music video director with the American rock band The Flaming Lips.[1]

Salisbury has also worked with The Starlight Mints, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, and BMX biking biker Matt Hoffman.

The Flaming Lips (1994–present)

Both Salisbury and Wayne Coyne, lead singer of the Flaming Lips, are responsible for a distinct visual style that is the band's trademark for both their live shows and the album cover designs and packaging.[2] One of Salisbury's earliest contributions to the Flaming Lips' live shows, is the "Flames of Destiny" flaming cymbal. Salisbury orchestrated and executed the feat by filling an inverted cymbal on a stand with alcohol and then lighting it on fire while the band played in the background.[3]

His eye is featured along with the tongue of J. Michelle Martin-Coyne on the cover of Yeah, I Know It's a Drag... But Wastin' Pigs Is Still Radical EP in 1991.[3]

Salisbury, along with Wayne Coyne and Bradley Beesley, co-directed Christmas on Mars a full-length feature film released in 2008.[4]

Works

Films

Music videos

Packaging design

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-28.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Cooper, Sean, From the Lips to Your Ears Wired Magazine issue #14.04 (April, 2006). "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 2017-10-14.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-28.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Stasukevich, Iain, Rock Star Visuals DV Magazine (April, 2011). "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 2017-10-14.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b DeRogatis, Jim (March 2006). Staring at Sound: The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2140-4.
  4. ^ http://www.deadcenterfilm.org/the-guest-spot/a-look-back-with-dwight-edwards-of-the-filmcake-the-2007-festival/ Archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today Edwards, Dwight, "A Look Back With Dwight Edwards of The Filmcake: The 2007 Festival" deadCENTER Film Festival (May, 2010)

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