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KC Locke has become one of the UK’s most successful music video directors, working with many of the big stars of British grime and hiphop, including AJ Tracey, Aitch, Pa Salieu, and Stormzy, and making some standout music videos. He has also done it on his own terms, building an alternative to London-based music video production in his hometown of Manchester. So we got together with the Mancunian maverick to find out how it happened, and what makes him tick.
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KC Locke
https://kclocke.com/
Iamddb - GAF
https://kclocke.com/2019/1/17/iamddb-gaf-music-video
Mahalia ft Burna Boy - Simmer
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/07/30/mahalia-ft-burna-boy-simmer-kc-locke/60006
Ed Sheehan ft Stormzy, Jaykai, Aitch - Take Me Back To London
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/08/28/ed-sheeran-ft-stormzy-jaykae-aitch-take-me-back-london-sir-spyro-remix-kc-locke/60472
Aitch - Raw
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/05/28/aitch-raw-kc-locke/64998
Meekz - Like Me
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/06/30/meekz-me-kc-locke/65439
AJ Tracey - Anxious
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/03/09/aj-tracey-%E2%80%98anxious%E2%80%99-kc-locke/69855
AJ Tracey - Little More Love
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/04/20/aj-tracey-little-more-love-kc-locke/70474
Aitch - Learning Curve
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/07/01/aitch-learning-curve-kc-locke/71691
ENNY - Keisha’s & Brenda’s
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/08/02/enny-kieshas-brendas-kc-locke/72167
Pa Salieu ft Aitch - Bad
https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/10/20/pa-salieu-ft-aitch-bad-kc-locke/73371
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