Gavin Taylor
Directing
Biography
Gavin Taylor (c. 1942 – 12 June 2013) was a British film and television director. He was known for directing the broadcasts of major concerts and other televised events. Taylor's credits included The Tube television series, U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky in 1983, and Queen at Wembley in 1986. Taylor worked for Tyne Tees Television (now called ITV Tyne Tees) from 1960 until 1996. He left Tyne Tees in 1996 in order to film The Royal Concert, a performance by Michael Jackson for the Royal Family of Brunei held in July 1996 in Bandar Seri Begawan. He had been offered the Jackson concert job by contacts he had made while directing The Tube during the 1980s.
Filmography 28
Movies (28)
Brit Floyd - The Pink Floyd Tribute Show - Live From Liverpool2011Directing
Brit Floyd: The Pink Floyd Tribute Show - World Tour 2011 - Pink Floyd Greatest Hits2011Directing
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)2007Directing
Joe Cocker - Live at Montreux 19872005Directing
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl2004Directing
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 20022002Directing
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London2000Directing
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh1998Directing
Bernadette Peters in Concert1998Directing
Songs & Visions1997Directing
Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux1997Directing
Legends – Live At Montreux1997Directing
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux1997Directing
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 19961996Directing
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall1995Directing
The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy1994Directing
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration1993Directing
Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes1992Directing
Dire Straits: Live In Basel1992Directing
Montreux Jazz Festival 19911991Directing
Come Home Live1991Directing
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights1991Directing- Carmen1989Directing
Queen: Live in Japan 19821986Directing
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium1986Directing
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 19861986Directing
Tom Waits - Live On The Tube1985Directing
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky1983Directing