Andy Capper
Andy Capper | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1973 |
| Occupation | Magazine editor |
| Title | Global Editor, Vice Magazine |
Andrew Richard Capper (born February 14, 1973) is a London-based journalist and global editor of Vice Magazine.[1]
Career
Capper has contributed to wide array of fields related to Vice magazine, having co-founded the UK division of Vice with Andrew Creighton. He also contributes freelance journalism for The Guardian, Observer and NME, having previously the paper's Live Editor.[2][3]
He has also worked with Jonathan Glazer and J Spaceman of Spiritualized on an installation for The Creator's Project at the Coachella Festival which centred around the Spiritualized song "Ladies & Gentleman, We Are Floating In Space".[4]
Publications
Editor of Vice Magazine from 2002 to present day.
Skins & Punks with Gavin Watson (Vice) [5]
Heavy Metal In Baghdad with Gabi Sifre (Vice)[6]
The World According To Vice (Canongate)[7]
Dos & Donts Compendium (Vice) [8]
Film
In recent times he has produced video content throughout the Vice.com franchises including the following long-form documentaries:
The Vice Guide To Liberia (with Shane Smith: Webby Award Winner Best Travel & Adventure doc / People's Choice Winner).
Rule Britannia: Blackpool, Las Vegas Of The North (with Leo Leigh)
The Nimrod Show: Nimrod Kåmer, asexual guy in the suave media world.
Rule Britannia: Swansea Love Story (with Leo Leigh: Webby Award Official Honoree)
Rule Britannia: Beautiful Liverpool (with Leo Leigh)
Rule Britannia: Afghanistan In The UK (with Jason Mojica)
Rule Britannia: Teenage Riot (with Alex Miller)
Rule Britannia: Fraud (with William Fairman)
Rule Britannia: Roseboy (with Jamie Lee Curtis Taete and Billie JD Porter)
Music World: Donk (with Andy Soup)
The Vice Guide To Sex: Mandingo! (with William Fairman)
Vice News: Krokodil Tears (with Alison Severs)
Vice News: The Vice Guide To Belfast (with Stuart Griffiths and Michael Moynihan)
Recently Capper produced the six part Vice.com series Fashion Week Internationale along with co-creators Charlet Duboc and William Fairman. The team travelled to Fashion Weeks in locations such as Islamabad, New York, Medellin, Phonm Penh and Lagos, Nigeria. Season 2 is expected to start filming in March 2012.
Capper has also directed several promo videos for the Black Lips in collaboration with Ben Crook and Jacob Burghart. His new video for the Harlem rap artist A.$.A.P Rocky track "Wassup" was released on January 23 on Vice.com
He's currently in Jamaica directing a feature length documentary with rapper Snoop Dogg.[9][10][11][12]
Vice Records
As a part of Vice Records, Capper has released music by Fucked Up, Black Lips, Mike Bones, and Katie Stelmanis.
References
- ^ Andy Capper - Editor, Vice Magazine (UK and Europe) Press Gazette. 21 October 2005
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Capper, Andy (July 23, 2008). "http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/andycapper". The Guardian. London.
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Capper, Andy (March 16, 2008). "http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/mar/16/features.musicmonthly17". The Guardian. London.
{{cite news}}: External link in|title= - ^ "The Creator's Project".
- ^ "Skins & Punks".
- ^ "Heavy Metal In Baghdad".
- ^ "The World According Vice".
- ^ "Dos & Don'ts Compendium".
- ^ "Bad Kids (with Ben Crook)".
- ^ "Drugs (with Ben Crook)".
- ^ "Go Out And Get It (with Jacob Burghart)".
- ^ "Wassup (with Jacob Burghart)".
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