Playlist: Wouter Stoter

What’s the best music video you’ve seen recently and why?

Kendrick Lamar - Count Me Out. 

Helen Mirren and Kendrick! Then it’s art from the heart, honest, innovative use of split-screen, touches the senses and makes you think about yourself. Pouring your soul out in lyrics and music is one thing, showing it for real in videos is something else. It’s brave, like all their recent work.

What’s the first music video you remember being impressed by?

Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy directed by Chris Cunningham.

I was electrified, something I’ve never seen before, the kids, the masks, the scream, the apocalyptic feel, and still so familiar due to the documentary style, like it was just around the corner where I lived. I want your soul, and that’s exactly what it did.

And what’s your all-time favourite music video?

Impossible to just choose just one. There are a couple videos taking turns on the number one spot. 

At the moment it’s Radiohead - Daydreaming. I watched it recently again, the music and images literally opens a door to another state of mind for five minutes. 

Somehow it makes me feel human. And I love that such a simple idea can do that.

What other directors/artists do you look to for inspiration?

I love Doug Aitken, Kahlil Joseph, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Spike Lee, Leos Carax, Jonathan Glazer, Hiro Murai, Alec Soth, Deana Lawson, Gordon Parks and I need to leaf through Subway by Bruce Davidson once in a while. I’m also working on a film about farmers, looking into work of John Ford.

What are you listening to at the moment?

Dean Blunt, Arab Strap, Fontaines D.C., Kendrick Lamar, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Leon Vynehall

What’s your favourite bit of tech, whether for professional or personal use?

The Logitech Bluetooth Audio Adapter that connects my vintage Marantz amplifier, I got as a gift from a friend.

What artist(s) would you most like to work with and why?

Kendrick Lamar, but as a fan I wouldn’t stir up, what’s he’s doing as PGLang. So I would go for Chilldish Gambino, The Smile, Tyler, the Creator, Travis Scott, and Billie Eilish. Just to name a few, haha. A mix of music I love and artists that are closely involved in their videos, that would be amazing to be collaborating with.

How do you feel the promo industry has changed since you started in it?

Tremendously. The best thing is whatever new platform will arise, music and video finds it way. You can make something extremely personal, outspoken, bad, vulgar, loud or avantgarde and it can still tick someones box. I’m amazed at what hits.