Ray Kay
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Background information | |
Birth name | Reinert K. Olsen |
Born | (1978-07-10) 10 July 1978 (age 46) Haugesund, Norway |
Occupation(s) | Music video, film and advertising director, photographer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Reinert K. Olsen (born 10 July 1978), known professionally as Ray Kay, is a Norwegian director and photographer who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is a music video and advertising director.
Ray Kay mostly directs music videos and has worked with artists such as Cher,[1] Britney Spears,[2] Lady Gaga,[3] Justin Bieber,[4] Jessie J, Nelly Furtado,[5] Beyoncé Knowles,[6] Destiny's Child,[7] Gloria Estefan,[8] Steven Tyler,[9] Enrique Iglesias,[10] Adam Lambert,[11] Cheryl Cole,[12] Alesha Dixon,[13] Diddy, Willow Smith,[14] Amerie,[15] Sean Paul, Christina Milian,[16] The-Dream,[17] Backstreet Boys, Melanie C, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, and Ghostface.[18] He also photographs fashion stills and album covers, and has directed advertisements for brands such as Pepsi, AT&T,[19] Mango and KFC.[18]
His music videos have won several awards, including MTV Video Music Awards (USA), MuchMusic Video Awards and ZTV Awards.[20]
He will make his feature directorial debut with "Paranormalcy", a fantasy film based on the New York Times bestselling book by Kiersten White. He is currently developing the project with Gil Adler.[21]
Music videography
2015
- Taio Cruz – "Do What You Like"
2014
- Adelén – "Olé"
- Justin Morelli – "Nobody Like Me"
- Hunter Hayes – "Invisible"
2013
- Madcon featuring Kelly Rowland – "One Life"
- Madcon featuring Stori – "Say Yeah"
- Toni Braxton and Babyface – "Hurt You"
- Austin Mahone featuring Flo Rida – "Say You're Just a Friend"
- Cher – "Woman's World"
- Emblem3 – "Chloe (You're the One I Want)"
- Erika Jayne featuring Flo Rida – "Get It Tonight"
2012
- Girls Aloud – "Something New"
- Havana Brown featuring Pitbull – "We Run the Night"
- Adam Lambert – "Better Than I Know Myself"
- Aura Dione – "Friends"
- Nelly Furtado – "Parking Lot"
- Madcon – "In My Head"
- Meital featuring Sean Kingston – "On Ya"
- Lara Scandar – "Falling Out of Love"
- Lara Scandar – "Taalou Ghannou"
2011
- Jessie J – "Domino"
- Aura Dione – "Geronimo"
- Gloria Estefan – "Wepa"
- Kristian Valen – "Letting Go"
- Steven Tyler – "(It) Feels So Good"
- Britney Spears – "Till The World Ends"
- Slimmie Hendrix – "Stuntman"
- Lara Scandar – "Chains"
- Bera – "My Favourite Things"
- Victoria Krutoy – "No Breaking Me Down"
2010
- Willow Smith – "Whip My Hair"
- Flo Rida featuring Akon – "Who Dat Girl"
- James Blunt – "Stay the Night"
- Jeremih featuring Ludacris – "I Like"
- Alesha Dixon – "Drummer Boy"
- Range featuring Rick Ross – "Ghetto Dance"
- Orianthi – "Shut Up & Kiss Me"
- Sean Kingston featuring Justin Bieber – "Eenie Meenie"
- Benny Benassi featuring Kelis, apl.de.ap and Jean Baptiste – "Spaceship"
- Victoria Krutoy – "Falling" (co-directed by Sequoia B)
- Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris – "Baby"
- Alex Gardner – "I'm Not Mad"
- Shontelle – "Licky (Under the Covers)"
2009
- Cheryl Cole – "Fight For This Love"
- Adam Lambert – "For Your Entertainment"
- Mini Viva – "I Wish"
- Lara Scandar – "Mission is You"
- Mini Viva – "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
- Sean Paul – "So Fine"
- Amerie – "Why R U"
- Kristinia DeBarge – "Goodbye"
- Paradiso Girls featuring Eve and Lil Jon – "Patron Tequila"
- RichGirl – "He Ain't Wit Me Now (Tho)"
- Chrisette Michele featuring Ne-Yo – "What You Do"
- Jada – "American Cowboy"
- Flipsyde – "When It Was Good"
- Chrisette Michele – "Epiphany"
- Ryan Star – "Last Train Home"
- The-Dream – "Rockin' That Thang"
- Enrique Iglesias featuring Ciara – "Takin' Back My Love"
- Christina Milian – "Us Against The World"
2008
- Trey Songz – "Last Time"
- Sean Kingston featuring Juelz Santana and Élan – "There's Nothin'"
- Kat DeLuna featuring Busta Rhymes and Don Omar – "Run The Show"
- Sirens featuring Najee – "Club LA LA"
- Jordin Sparks – "One Step at a Time"
- Donnie Klang featuring Diddy – "Take You There"
- Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
- Jadakiss featuring Ne-Yo- "By My Side"
- LMFAO – "I'm in Miami Bitch"
- Mira Craig – "I'm The One"
2007
- LAX Gurlz – "Forget You"
- Beyoncé – "Freakum Dress"
- Sterling Simms – "Nasty Girl"
- Pittsburgh Slim – "Girls Kiss Girls"
- Jagged Edge featuring Ashanti and Jermaine Dupri – "Put a Little Umph in It"
- The-Dream featuring Fabolous – "Shawty Is a 10"
- Backstreet Boys – "Inconsolable"
- Lucy Walsh – "So Uncool" (version 2)
- I Nine – "7 Days of Lonely"
- Johnta Austin – "The One That Got Away"
2006
- Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo – "Back Like That"
- Christina Milian featuring Young Jeezy – "Say I"
- Black Buddafly featuring Fabolous – "Bad Girl"
- Nick Lachey – "What's Left of Me"
- Cassie – "Me & U"
- Nick Lachey – "I Can't Hate You Anymore"
- Monica featuring Dem Franchise Boyz – "Everytime Tha Beat Drop"
- One Chance featuring D4L – "Look at Her"
- Johnta Austin featuring Jermaine Dupri – "Turn It Up"
- Paula DeAnda – "Walk Away (Remember Me)"
- Stacie Orrico – "So Simple"
- Jamelia – "Beware of the Dog"
- Fantasia featuring Big Boi – "Hood Boy"
2005
- Mark Morrison featuring Tanya Stephens – "Dance For Me"
- Melanie C – "Next Best Superstar"
- Natalie – "Goin' Crazy”
- Pretty Ricky – "Grind With Me"
- Mario – "Here I Go Again"
- Frankie J – "How To Deal"
- Teairra Mari – "Make Her Feel Good"
- Mashonda ft Snoop Dogg – "Blackout"
- Pretty Ricky – "Your Body"
2004
- 2Play – "It Can't Be Right"
- Monroe – "Smile"
- Kleen Cut – "Hands Up"
- Shifty – "Slide Along Side"
- Sirens – "Baby (Off The Wall)"
- Christina Milian featuring Joe Budden – "Whatever U Want"
- Nivea featuring Lil Jon and Youngbloodz – "Okay"
- Raghav – "Attraction / Angel Eyes"
- Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne – "Soldier"
- Duchess – "Come Check My Style"
- Rouge – "Don't Be Shy"
- Trick Daddy featuring Lil' Kim and Cee-Lo – "Sugar (Gimme Some)"
2003
- Anne Lingan – "Kicking You Out"
- Venke Knutson – "Panic"
- Kurt Nilsen – "She's So High"
- Melanie C – "Yeh Yeh Yeh"
- Speedway – "Save Yourself"
- Lene V – Ad spots
- Black Diamond Brigade – "Black Diamond"
- Winta featuring Anton Gordon – "Hot Romance (Rok With U)"
- Coree – "I Don't Give a Damn"
- Winta – "I Want You"
2002
- Equicez – "Live from Passit"
- Lene V – Ad spot
- Paperboys – "Barcelona"
- Sport 1 – Ad spots
- D'lay – "Run Away"
- Ann-Louise – "Can You Tell Me"
- Winta – "Emotions"
- Gil Bonden – "Shine"
- D'sound – "Do I Need a Reason"
2000
- Voodoobeats – "The One"
External links
- Raykay.com
- Rockhard Films
- TV2 Norway program about Ray Kay (Jan 2009)
- NRK Norway "Lørdagsrevyen" segment about Ray Kay (April 2009)
- Ray Kay guest at NRK Nasjonalgalleriet (September 2010)
References
- ^ "Norske Ray Kay regisserer comeback-videoen til Cher".
- ^ "Britney Spears - till the World Ends". Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Lady Gaga - Poker Face". Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Justin Bieber f/ Ludacris - Baby". Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Nelly Furtado – Parking Lot". YouTube.
- ^ "Beyonce - Freakum Dress". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Destiny's Child - Soldier". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Gloria Estefan - Wepa". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Steven Tyler "It Feels So Good"". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Enrique Iglesias ft Ciara - Takin' Back My Love". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Adam Lambert - for Your Entertainment". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Cheryl Cole- Fight for This Love". www.raykay.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Alesha Dixon - Drummer Boy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Willow Smith - Whip My Hair". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Amerie - Why R U". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Christina Milian - Say I". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "The Dream - Rockin' That Thang". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ a b Ray Kay's website http://www.raykay.com
- ^ Ray Kay's blog "I'm shooting an AT&T commercial in Miami today". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10098271 VG newspaper article: Ray Kay's video for Britney Spears "Till The World Ends" wins MTV Awards
- ^ https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118041213 Variety.com news article on Paranormalcy and Ray Kay
Further reading
- VG.no: Ray Kay's videos viewed more than 1 Billion times
- VG.no: Ray Kay and Britney on the TTWE video
- MTV.com: Britney shoots TTWE video with Ray Kay
- MTV.com: Adam Lambert about the Ray Kay video
- VG.no: Ray Kay directs Adam Lambert
- 730.no: Adam Lambert & Ray Kay
- 730.no: Ray Kay was right – Cheryl Cole is #1 in UK
- 730.no: Ray Kay & Cheryl Cole Archived 26 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- MTV.com: Interview with Ray Kay for MTV Awards
- Db.no: Ray Kay nominated for four MTV Awards
- VG.no: Four MTV award nominations for Ray Kay
- Db.no: Ray Kay and Lady Gaga at MTV Awards after party
- VG.no: Ray Kay at Amanda show
- VG TV: Ray Kay wants to direct feature
- 730.no: Ray Kay & Mini Viva
- VG.no: Ray Kay & Lady GaGa win Best Video Award
- 730.no: Lady GaGa & Ray Kay
- Side2.no: Lady GaGa & Ray Kay
- H-avis: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
- 730.no: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
- VG.no: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
- Side2.no: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
- 730.no: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
- RapUp.Com: On set of The Dream's "Rockin'" video
- VG.no Backstreet Boys & Ray Kay
- Dagbladet.no: Beyonce & Ray Kay
- VG.no: Beyonce & Ray Kay
- Dagbladet.no: Nick Lachey & Ray Kay
- RapUp.com: On set with Christina Milian & Ray Kay
- 730.no: Christina Milian & Ray Kay
- Toya's World: Christina Milian & Ray Kay
- Giant Magazine: Christina Milian & Ray Kay
- Side2.no: Christina Milian & Ray Kay
- 730.no: Ray Kay & Christina Milian
- Side2.no: Ray Kay stories & pictures
- VG.no: Ray Kay set pictures
- 730.no: Ray Kay on TV2
- 730.no: #1 on YouTube
- 730.no: Ray Kay & Jadakiss
- VG.no: Diddy & Ray Kay
- VG-TV: Mira Craig and Ray Kay
- Curiousartist.com: Ray Kay interview