Luti Fagbenle
Oladoke Lutiseku Mobolaji Fagbenle is a British, actor, film producer and entrepreneur.
Career
In 2006 Luti founded the production company Luti Media. The company has produced hundreds of music videos, commercials and films. Their work has been honoured with nominations and awards from the MTV VMAs, BAFTA, The MOBO Awards, Virgin Media Shorts, the UKMVAs and others.Fagbenle's debut film was the 2006 Channel 4 Documentary Nike Midnight Madness narrated by Trevor Nelson.
In 2013 Luti's video for One Direction "Best Song Ever" broke the record on VEVO for views in 24 hours. Vevo announced that the music video delivered 12.3 million views in the 24 hours following its premiere. This beats out the previous record holder, Miley Cyrus's "We Can't Stop," which hit 10.7 million views. The video went on to win Best Video at the 2014 BRIT Awards.
Screen Nation honoured Luti with the Digital Vanguard Award for trailblazing contribution to the British and international online digital media industry at the 2013 Digital-IS Media awards at Google's headquarters.
In 2014 The Luti Media produced video for Iggy Azalea 'Fancy' helped the single reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming both Azalea's and Charli XCX's first number-one on that chart, holding the spot for seven consecutive weeks. The video was nominated for Best Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards
In 2018, with Luti Media's Jamaican production expertise, The Carters created a film that explores the nature of love, life, sacrifice and changes through the story of Jay-Z and Beyonce.
Personal life
Son of Nigerian journalist Tunde Fagbenle, Luti is the younger brother of actor O. T. Fagbenle and the older brother of video music director and producer Oladapo Fagbenle; his sister is basketball player Temi Fagbenle.Television Shows
Music video director Luti Fagbenle has recently made his way into the television industry with a brand new comedy Maxxx which airs on April 2nd 2020. Him and his brother O. T. Fagbenle have teamed up to create a new series for Channel 4.Music videography
Artist | Song Title | Label | Director | Production Company |
Popcaan | "Firm and Strong" | Mixpak Records | Nabil Elderkin | Luti Media |
Justin Bieber | "Yummy" | Def Jam | Parris Goebel | Luti Media |
Zayn | "PILLOWTALK" | RCA | Bouha Kazmi | Luti Media |
Zayn | "Satisfaction" | RCA | Bouha Kazmi | Luti Media |
One Direction | "Best Song Ever" | Syco Music | Ben Winston | Luti Media / Fullwell 73 |
Nicki Minaj | "Freedom" | Cash Money Records | Colin Tilley | Luti Media |
Cheryl Cole | "Under The Sun" | Polydor Records | Anthony Mandler | Black Hand Cinema / Luti Media |
Kanye West & Jay-Z | "Niggas in Paris" | Roc-A-Fella Records | Kanye West | Luti Media |
Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX | "Fancy" | Virgin EMI | Director X | Luti Media / DNA |
Rita Ora | "Poison" | Roc Nation Columbia Atlantic | Director X | Cameron Duddy |
Charles Hamilton feat. Rita Ora | "New York Raining" | Interscope Records Republic Records | Max and Dania | Luti Media / DNA |
Iggy Azalea feat Rita Ora | "Black Widow" | Virgin EMI | Director X | Luti Media / DNA |
Little Mix | "Black Magic" | Syco Music | Director X | Luti Media |
Ed Sheeran, Labrinth, Tinchy Stryder, Rizzle Kicks, Chipmunk, Mz Bratt, Ms Dynamite, Tulisa Contostavlos, Wretch 32, Dot Rotton and Gary Barlow | "Teardrop" | Future Records | Vertex & Ben | Luti Media |
Olly Murs | "Dance With Me Tonight" | Epic Records | Marcus Lundin | Luti Media |
JLS | "Take A Chance on Me" | Epic Records | Parris Stewart | Riveting Entertainment |
Alexandra Burke Feat. Pitbull | "All Night Long" | Syco | Rage | Luti Media |
N-Dubz | "I Need You" | Universal Music | Rage | Luti Media |
N-Dubz Feat. Mr. Hudson | "Playing With Fire" | Universal Music | Rage | Luti Media |
Lemar | "The Way Love Goes" | Sony Music | Rage | Luti Media |
Zayn | "Like I Would" | RCA Records | Director X | Luti Media |