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Producer Anthony Taylor dies
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Kode Media has announced the death of their beloved friend and colleague who has died at the age of 63.
A highly respected member of the industry, Kode producer Anthony Taylor died on Tuesday November 16.
Anthony studied Industrial Design at Central School of Art and Design and, after a short stint working as an industrial designer, found himself at the prestigious art design group, Hipgnosis, where he assisted Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell creating album jackets.
Years later he joined music video company Greenback Films, at which point he started to cut his teeth as a producer. In his time at both companies he worked with some of the biggest bands and musicians of the day including Robert Plant, David Gilmore, Barry Gibb and Peter Gabriel.
Later, Anthony moved to Arden Sutherland-Dodd, producing work for Paul Arden, travelling the world together, working on award-winning campaigns. Described by Nick Sutherland-Dodd as an exceptional producer who was one of the few who took the ‘Paulisms’ in his stride, alongside an unbridled and infectious enthusiasm for every new project big or small.
Anthony also worked with Eclipse, producing work for Colin Gregg and, most notably, produced Blackcurrent Tango St George in 1996, which was awarded at Cannes and D&AD, and later went on to be voted one of the Top 100 commercials of all time.
Credits
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- Editor Steve Gandolfi
- Director of Photography Giles Nuttgens
- Creative Jim Bolton
- Creative Chas Bayfiled
- Creative Peter Muggleston
- Director Colin Gregg
- Producer Anthony Taylor
- Producer Harry Rankin
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Credits
powered by- Post Production Framestore
- Editor Steve Gandolfi
- Director of Photography Giles Nuttgens
- Creative Jim Bolton
- Creative Chas Bayfiled
- Creative Peter Muggleston
- Director Colin Gregg
- Producer Anthony Taylor
- Producer Harry Rankin
Above: Anthony Taylor produced the multi-award-winning and much loved Blackcurrant Tango spot.
Later in life Anthony worked with production companies such as Pulse Films, Black Sheep Studios – where he produced the 2016 shots Awards campaign film - and MPC Creative, forging many new friendships, and making an impression that many remember.
Most recently Anthony spent three-and-a-half-years at Kode where partners Jack Goodwin, Alex Harman, Nathan Killham, Elliott Williams, Matt Flaming and Dan Mallerman said that Anthony played a fundamental part in their growth, producing the multi-award-winning Formula E Street Level campaign, among many other commercials for the majority of Kode’s roster of commercial directors.
“It is with immense sadness that we report the loss of our beloved friend and producer Anthony Taylor,” Kode said.
“It is very difficult for us to put into words what he meant to us all here at Kode. He was an incredible producer, a father figure and, above all, a true friend. He is utterly irreplaceable and we are totally heartbroken by his passing. This feels incomprehensible that we’re talking about you in the past tense, Anthony. You were someone who acted only in kindness, with thoughts for others always coming first. You approached life and work with a level of simplicity and sophistication we all admired and could hold any room with your stories and great sense of humour, which we’ll share memories of forever.
“Our lives were made so much richer for having known you. We will miss your laugh, your words, your impeccable taste, your Carhartt suits, and your all-navy wardrobe. We’ll miss knowing you’re not on the end of a ‘quick’ call, which were never going to be that quick, and would often veer off into weird and wonderful tangents and stories that only you could tell.
“Our company isn’t what it is without you. Our lives aren’t what they are without you. Our hearts are broken. All of our love and care goes out to Anthony’s beautiful wife Suzie, daughter Lottie and the whole family that we’ve also come to love over the years.
“The industry has unfortunately just lost another one of its very best, but above all else, we have lost a truly great man. We’ll love you forever, Anthony.”
