Kevin Kerslake

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Kevin Kerslake
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Website kevinkerslake.com

Kevin Kerslake is an American filmmaker and photographer. He has directed documentaries on Joan Jett ( Bad Reputation ), DJ AM (As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM), The Ramones ( We're Outta Here! ), Nirvana ( Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! ), Bob Marley & the Wailers (Legend Remixed), Soundgarden ( Louder Than Live and Motorvision ), Insomniac ( Electric Daisy Carnival , Nocturnal Wonderland and The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience), among others. Television work includes scripted series on Fox ( The Visitor ), ABC Family ( Fallen ), and Vevo (Tim Timebomb's RockNRoll Theater), plus segments on the Academy Awards (Mominees), Billboard Music Awards (Billboard Millennium Award - Beyoncé), and Breakthrough Prizes in Fundamental Physics & Life Sciences.

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Kerslake started his career in film by making surf, skate and ski films throughout his teens as well as forensic videos and photography. He began directing music videos in the late 1980s, winning several awards throughout the 1990s and 2000s for popular rock and alternative rock bands. Kerslake has directed music videos for Iggy Pop, Cypress Hill, Mazzy Star, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Liz Phair, Stone Temple Pilots, Filter, R.E.M., 311, Blue October, Faith No More, Soundgarden, Green Day, Depeche Mode, The Smashing Pumpkins, Helmet, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Rise Against, Sam Phillips, The Offspring, Throwing Muses, Mr. Bungle, Rancid, Atreyu, Blink 182, 10 Years, Bush, and Velvet Revolver.

Kerslake has directed commercials and brand-integrated campaigns for AT&T, Hyundai, Nike, Puma, Reebok, DC Shoes, Burton, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Sony PlayStation, PETA, Doctors Without Borders, and Amnesty International.

Kerslake has photographed Sting, David Bowie, Quentin Tarantino, Neil Young, Scott Weiland, Mazzy Star, Mister Cartoon, DJ Muggs, James Cameron, Peter Beard, Lee "Scratch" Perry, JPEGMafia, Mazzy Star, Henry Rollins, Sandra Oh, Sarah Polley, The Strokes, Korn, Liz Phair and others for Ray Gun , Flaunt, Compaq, Huh, Bikini, Premiere , Newsweek , Flood, Blind Spot, Amnesty International, Sony Music, Spin , Universal Music Group, Tuff Gong, and Athleta.

The Offspring guitarist Noodles has praised Kerslake's unique videos as very "off the wall".

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