Elliott Power

Elliott Omar Power-Taiwo, simply known as Elliott Power (often stylised as ELLIOTT POWER), is an English recording artist and commercial director born and raised in West London. Power released his debut single, "Sink/Swim", in 2013 on Marathon Artists. His debut album, Once Smitten, was released in 2016 as a Marathon Artists and Mo' Wax collaboration. In 2015, Power's songs "Sword Souls" and "On The Windrush" were remixed by UNKLE and featured on Global Underground #GU41: James Lavelle Presents UNKLE Sounds - Naples compilation. In 2022, Power received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial for Skate Nation Ghana, a film he co-directed alongside Bafic and Justyna Obasi.

Early life
Elliott Power was born in Ealing Hospital in Southall, London, and was raised in Brentford, West London. He attended Little Ealing Primary School, Isleworth & Syon Secondary School and the University of Roehampton. Power's mother is of English and Irish descent, his father of Nigerian and Trinidadian descent. Power met his production partner Dorian Lutz through a mutual friend when he was 15 years old. Lutz's uncle had a small recording studio just off Askew Road in Shepherd's Bush, West London. Lutz had invited Power down to the studio, he described their first encounter in a written interview with Vulture: "I'd never been in a professional studio before, with a booth, mixing desk and proper mics and stuff and here was this 14 year old skinny kid, Dorian - setting everything up, using a mixing desk and engineering the whole session. From that day I knew he was a special talent."

Career
When Power was 21 years old, he began trying to sell his demo to a record label, with little success. Power went onto release his debut single, "Sink/Swim", through Marathon Artists in May 2013. He went onto sign an album deal with Marathon Artists and released his debut album Once Smitten as a collaborative project with James Lavelle's Mo' Wax in February 2016.

In 2020, Power directed a branded content short documentary film for Hennessy following the rise of the chess player Maurice Ashley, the first Black person to attain the title of Grandmaster.

On 12 April 2021 vogue.com premiered Eartheater's music video for their song "Faith Consuming Hope", which Power directed. The video was filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine and depicts Eartheater as a runaway nun breaking free from religious dogmas of her childhood.

Power directed the lead single "Paper Doll" from Miink's second album, Notice Me. Released on 23 June 2022, the music video explores the cultures and ideals of the enslaved blended on the long trans-Atlantic trips, creating new cultural practices, religions, and philosophies. "Paper Doll" specifically looks at the themes of death and rebirth within this wider concept. The video was shot over a period of 12 hours in San Juan Texcalpan, Atlatlahucan, Mexico.

In 2023, Power was part of a cohort of directors and artists tasked with the rebrand of British free-to-air Channel 4 station identifications. Power directed two segments ("Funeral Flowers" and "Unrest") of the 25 identifications. Each is linked to a certain theme: Identity, The Land, System, Release and Love.

British Arrows

 * rowspan=1|2022
 * rowspan=1|Meta "Skate Nation Ghana"
 * Editing
 * style="background:#b08d57"| Bronze
 * rowspan=14|2024
 * rowspan=9|Channel 4 "Idents"
 * Best Over 90 Second Commercial
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Achievement in Production
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Writing
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Entertainment & Sports Promotion
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Sound Design
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * VFX
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Animation: CGI
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * UK Campaign (The John Webster Award)
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * rowspan=5| EE "Freedom"
 * UK Campaign (The John Webster Award)
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Casting
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Best Over 90 Second Commercial
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * Director (The Frank Budgen Award)
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * rowspan=5| EE "Freedom"
 * UK Campaign (The John Webster Award)
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Casting
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Best Over 90 Second Commercial
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * Director (The Frank Budgen Award)
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * Best Over 90 Second Commercial
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * Director (The Frank Budgen Award)
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze

Cannes Lions

 * rowspan=2|2022
 * rowspan=2|Meta "Skate Nation Ghana"
 * Editing
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * rowspan=5|2024
 * rowspan=5|Channel 4 "Idents"
 * Achievement in Production
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Sound Design
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Visual Effects
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Direction
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * rowspan=1|2024
 * B&Q "The Voice"
 * Editing
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Direction
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * rowspan=1|2024
 * B&Q "The Voice"
 * Editing
 * B&Q "The Voice"
 * Editing

Ciclope Festival

 * rowspan=5|2021
 * rowspan=5|Meta "Skate Nation Ghana"
 * Color Grading || Grand Prix Winner
 * Direction (91 to 180 Seconds)|| Finalist
 * Cinematography || Finalist
 * Editing || Finalist
 * rowspan=8|2023
 * rowspan=8|Channel 4 "Idents"
 * Direction (Over 120 Seconds) || Grand Prix Winner
 * Post Production VFX || Grand Prix Winner
 * Production Achievement || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Color Grading || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Sound Design || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Film (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Direction (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Direction (Over 120 Seconds) || Grand Prix Winner
 * Post Production VFX || Grand Prix Winner
 * Production Achievement || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Color Grading || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Sound Design || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Film (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Direction (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Sound Design || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Film (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Direction (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Film (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Direction (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Direction (Over 120 Seconds) || style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver

Clio Awards

 * rowspan=4|2022
 * rowspan=4|Meta "Skate Nation Ghana"
 * Editing
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Direction
 * style="background: #b08d57"| Bronze
 * Cinematography
 * style="background:#b08d57"| Bronze
 * rowspan=7|2023
 * rowspan=7|Channel 4 "Idents"
 * Channel Network Branding
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Channel Network Branding
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Direction
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Voiceover
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Idents Bumpers Interstitials
 * style="background:#b08d57"| Bronze
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Direction
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Voiceover
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Idents Bumpers Interstitials
 * style="background:#b08d57"| Bronze
 * Idents Bumpers Interstitials
 * style="background:#b08d57"| Bronze
 * style="background:#b08d57"| Bronze

Creative Circle

 * rowspan=2|2022
 * rowspan=2|Meta "Skate Nation Ghana"
 * Best Editing
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * rowspan=12|2024
 * rowspan=4|Channel 4 "Idents"
 * Best Broadcast/Terrestrial TV 61secs or over
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Best Channel Idents
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Best Writing for Film
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * rowspan=8|EE "Freedom"
 * Best Broadcast/Terrestrial TV 61secs or over
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Best Direction
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Best Music Video Story/Idea
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Best Cinematography
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Best Broadcast/Terrestrial TV 61secs or over
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Best Direction
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Best Music Video Story/Idea
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * Best Cinematography
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * Best Cinematography
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver

D&AD Awards

 * rowspan=6|2022
 * rowspan=6|Meta "Skate Nation Ghana"
 * Casting / Street Casting
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Editing
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Direction
 * Wood Pencil
 * Sound Design & Use of Music
 * Wood Pencil
 * Writing for Advertising
 * Wood Pencil
 * rowspan=14|2024
 * rowspan=10|Channel 4 "Idents"
 * Art Direction
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Branding
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Direction
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Commercials Over 120 Seconds
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Visual Effects
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Sound Design & Use of Music
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Animation
 * Wood Pencil
 * Colour Grading
 * Wood Pencil
 * Writing for Advertising
 * Wood Pencil
 * rowspan=2|EE "Home, Learn, Work, Game"
 * Editing
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Graphite
 * rowspan=2| Las Vegas "Excessive Celebration"
 * Casting
 * Wood Pencil
 * Yellow Pencil
 * Animation
 * Wood Pencil
 * Colour Grading
 * Wood Pencil
 * Writing for Advertising
 * Wood Pencil
 * rowspan=2|EE "Home, Learn, Work, Game"
 * Editing
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Graphite
 * rowspan=2| Las Vegas "Excessive Celebration"
 * Casting
 * Wood Pencil
 * Editing
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Graphite
 * rowspan=2| Las Vegas "Excessive Celebration"
 * Casting
 * Wood Pencil
 * Casting
 * Wood Pencil

Primetime Emmy Awards

 * rowspan=7|2022
 * rowspan=7|Meta "Skate Nation Ghana"
 * |Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial
 * |Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial
 * |Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial


 * Nominated

Young Director Award

 * rowspan=4|2024
 * rowspan=2|B&Q "The Voice"
 * Young Director Award (Commercial)
 * style="background:#FFBF00"| Gold
 * rowspan=4|EE "Freedom"
 * Young Director Award (Commercial)
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * rowspan=4|EE "Freedom"
 * Young Director Award (Commercial)
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver
 * style="background:#C0C0C0"| Silver