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Simon Hilton
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Bournemouth, England
OccupationMusic video director
Years active1992 - present
Websitehttp://revl8.com

Simon Hilton (born 1967 near Bournemouth) is an English music video, concert and documentary director and editor and multimedia creative based in London.

Early life and career

Hilton grew up surrounded by science and theatre, as his father was a nuclear scientist and director of the Adelphi Theatre in London. He studied classical music & theory from age 7.

In 1980, he was awarded a classical music scholarship to Canford School[1] (studying clarinet, piano and guitar) where he took Maths, Physics and Biology A Levels and maintained strong interest and involvements in the areas of music, photography, film, art and the then nascent computer sciences.

After working in London and graduating with honours from Ravensbourne College in 1989, Hilton apprenticed his editing skills at London post-production houses 625 and Rushes.

In 1992 he began a freelance editing career, specialising in music-based content. He has to date edited over 350 music videos.

Between 1992 & 1999, his directing career also flourished at Red Star Films and at The Artists Company, directing a number of videos for Robbie Williams[2] and other prominent EMI and Polydor artists.[3]

He has directed videos featuring, amongst others John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, The Beatles, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Supergrass, Delakota. William Orbit and Ether.[3]

Editing credits include David Bowie, The Chemical Brothers, Nick Cave, Oasis, Led Zeppelin, Depeche Mode and Supergrass.[3]

Current projects include music videos & documentaries, live concerts, concert projections, art films, website design, internet multimedia and archive restoration & development through his agency, REVL8 Ltd.[4]

Directing credits

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Music videos

Music Longforms / Concerts / DVDs

Films and documentaries

EPKs and miscellaneous

Stage Screens (films made to accompany live performances)

External links

References

  1. ^ Canford School - Welcome
  2. ^ mvdbase.com - Robbie Williams Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c mvdbase.com - Simon Hilton Videography Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ - REVL8 Ltd.
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