Pushing boundaries and breaking the typical formulas with abstract visuals, meet BEST EXPERIMENTAL nominees. Some music videos follow trends, and some create them. The category honors the risk-takers, the artists who dare to defy expectations. They have transformed music videos into immersive art experiences, proving that innovation knows no limits.
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CREDITS (in order of appearance)
clipping. - Run It @clppng Director & Editor: Lawrence Klein @lklein1836 Label: Sub Pop @subpop
qrauer - Subtlerejection @qrauer Director: Jonny Polka @jonnypolka DOP: Albrecht Ernst @aernst_music Editor & VFX: Christian Grochau @crochaux
Fjaak - Hustle @fjaak Director: Maximilian Mouson @maximilian.mouson Production Company: Okaycool Production @okaycool.eu DOP: Lucas Aurel Köppe @lucasaurel_ Editor: Julian Scheinkönig @julian.scheinkoenig & @suessmaus.studio Art Director: Veronika Chrysagi @veronikachrysagi
Max Baby - Nothing Ever Changes @maxrbaby Director: Alex Acy @alexacyyy Production Company: QUAD @quad_productions DOP: Jowly @jowly.mov Editor: Jules Harbulot & Jean Lund @julesharbulot Creative Director: Julien Lacroix @julienlacroix1 VFX: 2xvroum @2xvroum Label: Animal63 / Believe @animal63music & @believemusicfrance
Ok Go - A Stone Only Rolls Downhill @okgo Directors: Damian Kulash Chris Buongiorno @damiankulash & @chrisbuongiorno Production Company: Park Pictures @parkpictures Editor: Justin Clare @_el_justino__ Art Director: Benjamin Voutour
BARBARELLA - Hold On @soundslikebarbarella Director: Sophie Bramley @sophiebramley__ DOP & Editor: Jon James Smith @jonjamessmith
Mola Oddity - Half a Sadday Saving Time @molaoddity Directors: Laurent Nathan Grey + Baku Hashimoto @laurent_nathan_grey & @_baku89 DOP: Hirohito Itagaki Art Director: Pierre-Alexandre Fillaire @pafillaire Label: Nomad City Records @nomadcityrecords
Richey V - INFAMIA @richey_v Director: Manuel Esposito @manuelespositodirector DOP: Luca Esposito @lucaespositodp Editor: Filippo Lorenzi @filippolorenzi_editor Label: D.P.T.H. Records @dontplaythisathome_records
The Gaslamp Killer & Jason Wool - Chaos In The Brain @gaslampkiller & @jasonwool_pianos Director: Marielle Tepper @marielle_hyperballad DOP & Editor: Jan Bormann @bormann4ever Label: CUSS Records @cuss
