Chester Travis

Chester Travis
Born (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37)
OriginChristchurch, New Zealand
GenresAlt Country, Rock and Folk
Occupations
  • Film maker
  • Author
  • Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2006–present
Websitechestertravis.com

Chester Travis (born 4 July 1987) is a New Zealand film maker, author and musician. His most notable works include his music video for Kimbra's "Goldmine".[1][2]

"Goldmine" was filmed in a factory in Berlin.[3] It was shot in black-and-white using a high amount of stop-motion animation; and was co-directed by Timothy Armstrong.[4][5]

The music video has received critical acclaim. Rolling Stone called the video "stunning";[5] while Paley Martin of Billboard proclaimed it as "an artful and edgy [...] piece set to a soul-piercing soundtrack".[3] Scott Heins of Okayplayer described the video as "hypnotic".[6]

In 2015, his ten part web series, "How To Be Gay"[7] won Best Queer Series at San Francisco Web Festival.[8]

Travis is also a musician, going by the stage name Great Danes. In 2016, Great Danes released their first EP and toured with Scottish rock band, Travis.[9]

In 2017, Travis composed three songs for the Amazon Series You Are Wanted.[10]

In June 2017, Travis received the APRA Best Country Music Song for Toothache at the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards.[11][12]

Music Videos

  • "Like They Do On The TV" - Kimbra (2018)
  • "Everybody Knows Rework" - Kimbra/Apothek (2017)
  • "Where The Down Bit Starts" - Great Danes/Kimbra (2016)
  • "Goldmine" - Kimbra (2015)
  • "Alive" - Pause Applause (2014)
  • "The Gold Route" - Unmap (2014)
  • "Einundzwanzig" - Jan Roth (2014)

Books

  • My Summer Snowman, (2013) Curved House ISBN 978-0992730215

References

  1. ^ "Watch Kimbra's Surreal New Animated "Goldmine" Video". Rolling Stone. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Kimbra Digs Deeper in New 'Goldmine' Video". Billboard. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b Martin, Paley (15 July 2015). "Kimbra Digs Deeper in New 'Goldmine' Video: Watch | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ Johnson, Kimbra (15 July 2015). "Kimbra - "Goldmine" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube". YouTube. Google. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Watch Kimbra's Surreal, Empowering New Animated "Goldmine" Video | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ^ Heins, Scott (September 2015). "Kimbra Radiates Self-Worth In Her New Video For "Goldmine" Okayplayer". Okayplayer. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Web Series".
  8. ^ "Winners | SF Web Fest 2015". Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Travis // Great Danes (Support)".
  10. ^ "Soundtrack for Amazon's 'You Are Wanted' Released". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ Nicoll, Dave (June 2017). "Jody Direen and Chester Travis claim New Zealand Country Music Awards honours". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  12. ^ "2017 NZ Country Music Award Winners announced | APRA AMCOS New Zealand". apraamcos.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017.


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