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'''Jake Nava''' is a British director, mostly known for his work in music videos for [[Beyoncé]], [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Adele]], [[Britney Spears]] and [[The Rolling Stones]]. He also directs TV commercials, notably for [[Guinness]] and [[Levi Strauss & Co.]]<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Nava described himself to [[Complex magazine]] as "kind of mixed in race". He was born and raised in [[North London]] to a father of [[Afro-Mexican]] ancestry and a mother of Austrian and Dutch descent. His cousins lived in L.A., and he "felt a genuine bond to that American culture, and I had always loved hip-hop, which, in those days, was American music."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/03/return-of-the-mack-music-video-interview-jake-nava | title=Here's the Story Behind Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" Video | website=[[Complex Networks]] }}</ref> He graduated with a degree in film from the [[University of Westminster]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Photography and Film - Westminster School of Media Arts and Design - University of Westminster, London|url = http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/media/departments/photography|website = www.westminster.ac.uk|access-date = 2015-11-27|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070309/http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/media/departments/photography|archive-date = 2015-12-08|url-status = dead}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
After college, he began his career directing music videos and films for [[MTV Sports]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jake Nava {{!}} Cherry|url = http://www.cherrystudio.net/jake-nava.html|website = www.cherrystudio.net|access-date = 2015-11-27|archive-date = 2015-12-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208221531/http://www.cherrystudio.net/jake-nava.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> Nava has created videos for various artists, including [[Tina Turner]], [[Spice Girls]], [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Adele]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[Atomic Kitten]], [[Enrique Iglesias]], [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Snow Patrol]], [[Shakira]], [[Kelis]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Natasha Bedingfield]], [[The Cranberries]], [[System of a Down]], [[Leona Lewis]], [[Blaque]], [[Mis-Teeq]], [[Little Boots]], [[Beyonce]], and [[Rolling Stones]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jake Nava {{!}} IMVDb|url = http://imvdb.com/n/jake-nava|website = IMVDb|access-date = 2015-11-27}}</ref> Nava has also directed advertising campaigns for [[Armani]], [[Puma SE|Puma]], [[Bacardi]], and more. In 2013, Nava directed three music videos for [[Beyoncé]]’s [[Beyoncé (album)|visual album]] ("[[Partition (song)|Partition]]", "[[Grown Woman (Beyoncé song)|Grown Woman]]", and "[[Flawless (Beyoncé song)|Flawless]]").<br />
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In 2014, Nava collaborated with [[Lana Del Rey]] on "[[Shades of Cool]]". In 2015, he directed his first commercial for [[Guinness]], titled ''Intolerant Champion''. In 2016, Nava directed Martini's ''Play with Time'', and a second spot for Guinness, titled ''We Are Made of Football''. In 2017, he directed campaigns for Bacardi, [[Mastercard]], Vauxhall "Pyjama Mamas" for Mother, Levi's "[[Circles]]".<br />
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Nava continued to collaborate with [[Beyonce]] in 2020 on her film ''[[Black Is King]]'' and in 2021 directed a short film featuring [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] for [[Rémy Martin]] called ''Team Up for Excellence''.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[John Hammond, Intolerant Champion]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1764613}}<br />
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