Alexander Brown (director)

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Alexander Brown is an English music video director and album cover designer.

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Brown's design for La Roux's debut album cover was named one of the best of 2009. [1]

He won the 2006 Yahoo! Sharpener Award for final year university design students, during his final year at Goldsmiths College.

Brown's design for Maribou State's 2018 album, Kingdoms in Colour, was featured in Creative Review's 'Best Record Sleeves of the Year'. [2]

Music video filmography

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References

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