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Mark Neale is an LA-based former music director who has made videos for U2, Paul Weller and the Counting Crows. Neale met Gibson while working on the Channel 4 series, Buzz, in the early 90s. The pair first collaborated at the Seville Expo in 1992.
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- ↑ Lundegaard, Erik. "Why the insane need for speed? "Fastest" falters". Seattle Times . Retrieved 2008-09-24.
