hristian Larson grew up drumming,
dancing, and filming skateboarding in
Sweden, and it was this background
that helped carve his reputation of a
rhythmic visual style.
Starting out making music promos, he went on
to become an editor for renowned Swedish director
Jonas Åkerlund on various projects such as the
HBO concert film ON THE RUN featuring Beyoncé
& Jay-Z. Other editing works include: music videos
and commercials for Daft Punk, Lady Gaga, Britney
Spears, Duran Duran, Mercedes and Dior as well
as the feature film Small Apartments starring Matt
Lucas and Billy Crystal.
As a director, Christian’s work includes music
videos for Sigur Rós, Kylie Minogue, Tinie Tempah
and Swedish House Mafia, as well as commercials
and editorials for Rimmel London, ID Magazine,
Wallpaper Magazine, Absolut Vodka and Agent
Provocateur. In 2010 he made the documentary
Take One that reached cult status in the electronic
dance music world, dubbed “Spinal Tap for
the acid house generation” by The Times UK.
In 2012 he wrote and directed Valtari, a short
film with music from the Icelandic band Sigur
Rós and choreography from world renowned
choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkoui. The film
received numerous nominations and was awarded
a Grammy for Best Video at the 2013 Swedish
Grammy Awards as well as Best Choreography at
the 2013 UK Music Video Awards.
Christian’s directing projects have reached over
300 million views in total on YouTube.
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