Michael H. Shamberg (October 27, 1952 â€" November 1, 2014) was an
American music video producer and filmmaker known for his work with
the British band, New Order. Shamberg, who was closely associated with
Factory Records and New Order throughout his career, was responsible
for producing some of the band's best known music videos, including
“True Faith†and “Blue Monday†. Shamberg's producing credits
included the 1987 music video for “True Faith†, which was
nominated for "Best Music Video" at the 1988 Brit Awards. Shamberg
also worked on music videos featuring numerous other musical artists,
including Talking Heads, The B-52's, R.E.M., Patti Smith and Grace
Jones. His music video production credits included videos directed by
Kathryn Bigelow, Jonathan Demme, Robert Frank, Robert Longo, and
William Wegman.Shamberg made his feature film debut with Souvenir, a
74-minute film released in 1999. The film, which took five years to
create, included Stanton Miranda, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina
Ricci, Adam Hann-Byrd and Melvil Poupaud in the cast.Shamberg was born
in New York City in 1952 and moved to the Baltimore metropolitan area
with his family when he was 2-months old. He was raised in Pikesville,
Maryland, in suburban Baltimore. He studied at both Villanova
University and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in
Philadelphia. He moved to New York City during the mid-1970s after
completing his studies.Shamberg professional relationship with New
Order began in 1981, when he filmed one of their concerts in New York
City. He eventually produced many of New Order's best-known music
videos, as well as directing some of their earliest videos. For the
surreal 1987 music video for True Faith, Shamberg and director,
Philippe Decouflé, utilized performance artists. Another Shamberg
music video, Blue Monday, features a dog balanced on tennis balls. He
explained his work with New Order in a 2006 interview, saying "Making
videos was not a routine of Factory, but something fun and interesting
to do." He remained close to the members of New Order after hiatuses
in 1993 and 2007.
American music video producer and filmmaker known for his work with
the British band, New Order. Shamberg, who was closely associated with
Factory Records and New Order throughout his career, was responsible
for producing some of the band's best known music videos, including
“True Faith†and “Blue Monday†. Shamberg's producing credits
included the 1987 music video for “True Faith†, which was
nominated for "Best Music Video" at the 1988 Brit Awards. Shamberg
also worked on music videos featuring numerous other musical artists,
including Talking Heads, The B-52's, R.E.M., Patti Smith and Grace
Jones. His music video production credits included videos directed by
Kathryn Bigelow, Jonathan Demme, Robert Frank, Robert Longo, and
William Wegman.Shamberg made his feature film debut with Souvenir, a
74-minute film released in 1999. The film, which took five years to
create, included Stanton Miranda, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina
Ricci, Adam Hann-Byrd and Melvil Poupaud in the cast.Shamberg was born
in New York City in 1952 and moved to the Baltimore metropolitan area
with his family when he was 2-months old. He was raised in Pikesville,
Maryland, in suburban Baltimore. He studied at both Villanova
University and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in
Philadelphia. He moved to New York City during the mid-1970s after
completing his studies.Shamberg professional relationship with New
Order began in 1981, when he filmed one of their concerts in New York
City. He eventually produced many of New Order's best-known music
videos, as well as directing some of their earliest videos. For the
surreal 1987 music video for True Faith, Shamberg and director,
Philippe Decouflé, utilized performance artists. Another Shamberg
music video, Blue Monday, features a dog balanced on tennis balls. He
explained his work with New Order in a 2006 interview, saying "Making
videos was not a routine of Factory, but something fun and interesting
to do." He remained close to the members of New Order after hiatuses
in 1993 and 2007.
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