Douglas Hart | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
Genres | Alternative rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, director |
Instruments | Bass |
Years active | 1984–current |
Labels | Creation, Blanco Y Negro |
Associated acts | The Jesus and Mary Chain |
Douglas Hart is a British musician and music video director.
Hart was the first bassist and founding member of the Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain, and played with the group from 1984 to 1991. He is memorable for wearing black sunglasses and usually playing with fewer than four strings on his bass guitar.
While in the band, Hart started to direct music videos for other acts. He went on to found his own video company and has directed over 80 music videos. The videos include many for Creation Records, such as My Bloody Valentine's "You Made Me Realise" and "Feed Me with Your Kiss", and he directed concert videos for The Stone Roses, including Live Blackpool. He also directed For Lovers for Wolfman, featuring Pete Doherty and The Libertines' "Can't Stand Me Now", three promos for Babyshambles including "Killamangiro" and "Delivery", as well as directing numerous videos for Primal Scream (including the Screamadelica video album) and six for Paul Weller. He also worked as producer for Jesse Garon and The Desperadoes and Baby Lemonade from Glasgow on the Narodnik Records Label.