Brendan Walter Explained

Brendan Walter
Birth Date:16 June 1986
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Brendan Stuart Walter (born June 16, 1986) is an American filmmaker, photographer, musician, and music video and commercial director. He was also the lead guitarist of Valencia.

Biography

Walter was born on June 16, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Drexel University for one year and was one of 32 students sued by the RIAA in its first round file-sharing suits.[1] He dropped out of school to begin touring and releasing records with the band Valencia.

Valencia

Walter spent seven years touring, writing and recording music with Valencia, first signing with I Surrender Records in 2005, then Columbia records in 2007. Valencia went on to release 3 major records.

On October 11, 2011, Valencia announced that they were going on hiatus. Their last show was at the Electric Factory on December 28, 2011.[2] The band reunited for 2 sold out shows in Philadelphia and New York in December 2016.[3]

Music videos and photography

After moving to New York in 2011, Walter began other creative pursuits. He took a job at Crush Music and began overseeing creative work for their roster of artists.[4] Since then he has moved on to film and TV with the launch of Crush Pictures in 2017 with partner Jon Lullo.[5] He has directed music videos, taken photos and designed album covers for multiple artists, such as Sia, Weezer, Lorde, Fall Out Boy, The Lonely Island, Train, Panic! at the Disco, Green Day, and Shawn Mendes.

Walter's work has landed him an MTV VMA and currently is nominated for Best Rock Video for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards for his directing on Fall Out Boy's "Young and Menace" music video.[6] [7]

Walter's photography has been featured on billboards and album covers, from brands to bands all across the world.[8] His main photography work lies in portraits, landscapes and product photography.

Film and television

His work in directing music videos and commercials has sparked a path towards narrative and feature films. Currently he is in post production on 2 films that he directed, writing and directing a Television show and developing several other projects. Currently Walter is editing his first feature-length film, Spell, a dark comedy psychological thriller set and shot mostly in Iceland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Szkaradnik . Melinda . Bands, recording companies say music piracy hurts . Philly.com . 2011-04-02 . 2017-08-23.
  2. Web site: Valencia says 'goodbye for now' | Reality . burlingtoncountytimes.com . 2012-01-05 . 2017-08-23.
  3. Web site: Valencia announce reunion shows in NYC and Philadelphia . Pryor . Terrance . 2016-09-27 . AXS . en-US . 2017-08-23.
  4. Web site: Rumor Mill - CRUSHING IT . HITS Daily Double . 2017-08-23.
  5. Web site: Crush Pictures . Crush Pictures . 2017-08-23.
  6. Web site: Respers . Lisa . 2017 MTV Video Music Awards noms announced . CNN . 2017-07-26 . 2017-08-23.
  7. Web site: Fall Out Boy's "Uma Thurman" wins Best Rock Video at the VMAs - News - Alternative Press . Altpress.com . 31 August 2015. 2017-08-23.
  8. Web site: Hear Lorde's "Green Light" Demo On The Rookie Podcast . Stereogum . 2017-04-04 . 2017-08-23.