Matthew Rolston
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Matthew Rolston is an acclaimed American photographer and music video director, known for videos in Pop and R&B genres.
Matthew Rolston was born and raised in Los Angeles under a spell cast by the myth of Hollywood. He developed his talents as a photographer at the San Francisco Art Institute and the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena.
Over the years, Rolston’s still photography work for Harper’s Bazaar, Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine and Rolling Stone (among many others) has highlighted his visual panache and control of detail.
Rolston’s photographs have been exhibited at prestigious galleries across the country, in Europe and Japan, and at museums, including THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART in New York City and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. In addition, a collection of his photographs, “Big Pictures”, was published in 1991 by Bullfinch Press.
Soon, Rolston expanded his savvy for classic composition and style by working as a director of music videos for artists including Janet Jackson, Madonna, En Vogue,Poe, Lenny Kravitz, Dido, Garbage, Sugababes, Jody Watley, and Beyonce Knowles. He has also directed acclaimed commercials for the likes of GAP, Ralph Lauren, Neutrogena, L'Oréal, Clairol, Pantene, Burberry, Maybelline, Levi's and Revlon.
His work remains infused by a coterie of influences: famed 1930’s glamour photographer George Hurrell, early Hollywood director Josef von Sternberg, and classic cinema costume designers Adrian and Travis Banton, all of whom, to quote Rolston, “invented Hollywood style”. Currently Singed To HSI London and Venus Entertainment.
[edit] Some Music Videos
1987
- Michael Jackson - "Bad" (Art Department)
1989
- Don Henley - "The Last Worthless Evening"
- Jody Watley - "Precious Love"
1990
- Jody Watley - "After You, Who?"
1992
1993
1994
- Salt-n-Pepa & En Vogue - "Whatta Man"
- New Kids On The Block - "Never Let You Go"
- Eternal - "Just A Step From Heaven"
- Jon Secada - "If You Go"
- Crystal Waters - "100% Pure Love"
- Brand New Heavies - "Brother Sister"
- Salt-n-Pepa - "None Of Your Business"
- TLC - "Creep"
1995
- Quincy Jones feat. Babyface, Tamia, Portrait & Barry White - "Slow Jams"
- Mary J Blige - "I'm Goin' Down"
- TLC - "Red Light Special"
- Brandy - "Best Friend"
- Seal - "Kiss From A Rose"
- Paula Abdul - "Crazy Cool"
- Quincy Jones feat. Tamia - "You Put A Move On My Heart"
1996
- En Vogue - "Don't Let Go (Love)"
- Lenny Kravitz - "Can't Get You Off My Mind"
- Bryan Adams - "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You"
- Bryan Adams - "Let's Make A Night To Remember"
- Paula Abdul - "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up"
1997
- Salt-n-Pepa feat. Sheryl Crow - "Imagine"
- En Vogue - "Whatever"
- Maxwell - "Sumthin' Sumthin' The Mantra"
- Lori Carson - "Something's Got Me"
- Jewel - "Foolish Games"
- Morrisey - "Alma Matters"
- Marilyn Manson - "Long Hard Road Out Of Hell"
1998
- matchbox twenty - "Real World"
- Foo Fighters - "Walking After You"
- Garbage - "I Think I'm Paranoid"
- Natalie Imbruglia - "Wishing I Was There"
- Lenny Kravitz - "Thinking Of You"
- Madonna - "The Power of Good-Bye"
- Natalie Imbruglia - "Smoke"
- Sheryl Crow - "There Goes the Neighborhood"
- Janet Jackson - "Every Time"
1999
2000
- Lucie Silvas - "It's Too Late"
- Melanie G - "Word Up"
- M2M - "Mirror Mirror"
- Lucy Pearl - "Don't Mess With My Man"
- Backstreet Boys - "Shape Of My Heart"
2001
- Mandy Moore - "In My Pocket"
- Poe - "Hey Pretty"
- Destiny's Child - "Bootylicious"
- Dido - "Hunter"
2002
- Faith Evans - "I Love You"
- Lenny Kravitz - "Believe in Me"
- Beyonce - "Work It Out"
- LeAnn Rimes - "Life Goes On"
- Enrique Iglesias - "Love To See You Cry"
- Nick Carter - "Do I Have To Cry For You?"
2003
- Anastacia - "Love Is A Crime"
- Clay Aiken - "This Is The Night"
- Dream feat. Loon - "Crazy"
- Sugababes - "Hole In The Head"
2004
- Jamelia - "Thank You"
- George Michael - "Amazing"
- Sugababes - "In The Middle"
- Jessica Simpson - "Angels"
- Christina Milian - "Dip It Low"
- Brandy - "Afrodisiac"
2005
- Slim Thug feat. The Three Bad Girls - "Inside"
- Natasha Bedingfield - "I Bruise Easily"
- Sugababes - "Push The Button"
- Destiny's Child - "Stand Up For Love"
- Eurythmics - "I've Got a Life"
- Mary J Blige - "Be Without You"
2006
- Jewel - "Again and Again"
- Jessica Simpson - "I Belong To Me"
- Beyonce - "Listen"
Matthew Rolston has directed the Making The Video of "Jupiter", "Shape Of My Heart", "Bootylicious", "Work It Out" and "Listen".
[edit] Books
- Henry Keazor, Thorsten Wübbena: Video Thrills The Radio Star. Musikvideos: Geschichte, Themen, Analysen. Bielefeld 2005, p. 27ss.
