Chester Travis

{{Short description|New Zealand filmmaker, author and musician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chester Travis

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|07|04|df=yes}}

| origin = Christchurch, New Zealand

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano

| genre = Alt Country, Rock and Folk

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Film maker
• Author
• Musician

}}

| years_active = 2006–present

| label =

| associated_acts = Kimbra, Travis (band)

| website = {{URL|chestertravis.com}}

}}

Chester Travis (born 4 July 1987) is a New Zealand film maker, author and musician. His most notable works include his music video for Kimbra's "Goldmine".{{cite magazine|title=Watch Kimbra's Surreal New Animated "Goldmine" Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-kimbras-surreal-empowering-new-animated-video-goldmine-20150715|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=17 June 2017}}{{cite magazine|title=Kimbra Digs Deeper in New 'Goldmine' Video|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/videos/6633651/kimbra-goldmine-video|magazine=Billboard|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=17 June 2017|language=en}}

"Goldmine" was filmed in a factory in Berlin.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/videos/6633651/kimbra-goldmine-video|title=Kimbra Digs Deeper in New 'Goldmine' Video: Watch {{!}} Billboard|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|last=Martin|first=Paley|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=24 December 2015}} It was shot in black-and-white using a high amount of stop-motion animation; and was co-directed by Timothy Armstrong.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrZHM9BPfH0|title=Kimbra - "Goldmine" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube|work=YouTube|publisher=Google|last=Johnson|first=Kimbra|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=24 December 2015}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-kimbras-surreal-empowering-new-animated-video-goldmine-20150715|title=Watch Kimbra's Surreal, Empowering New Animated "Goldmine" Video {{!}} Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=24 December 2015}}

The music video has received critical acclaim. Rolling Stone called the video "stunning"; while Paley Martin of Billboard proclaimed it as "an artful and edgy [...] piece set to a soul-piercing soundtrack". Scott Heins of Okayplayer described the video as "hypnotic".{{cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/kimbra-goldmine-video.html|title=Kimbra Radiates Self-Worth In Her New Video For "Goldmine" Okayplayer|work=Okayplayer|last=Heins|first=Scott|date=September 2015|accessdate=24 December 2015}}

In 2015, his ten part web series, "How To Be Gay"{{Cite web|url=https://www.chestertravis.com/webseries/|title = Web Series}} won Best Queer Series at San Francisco Web Festival.{{Cite web |url=http://sfwebfest.com/2015-winners/ |title=Winners | SF Web Fest 2015 |access-date=1 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401213548/http://sfwebfest.com/2015-winners/ |archive-date=1 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Travis is also a musician, going by the stage name Great Danes. In 2016, Great Danes released their first EP and toured with Scottish rock band, Travis.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stimmen.com/programm/travis-great-danes-support-2016/|title = Travis // Great Danes (Support)}}

In 2017, Travis composed three songs for the Amazon Series You Are Wanted.{{cite web|title=Soundtrack for Amazon's 'You Are Wanted' Released|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/03/18/soundtrack-for-amazons-you-are-wanted-released/|website=Film Music Reporter|accessdate=29 June 2017}}

In June 2017, Travis received the APRA Best Country Music Song for Toothache at the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards.{{cite web|last1=Nicoll|first1=Dave|title=Jody Direen and Chester Travis claim New Zealand Country Music Awards honours|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/93267945/jody-direen-and-chester-travis-claim-new-zealand-country-music-awards-honours|website=Stuff.co.nz|date=June 2017|accessdate=17 June 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://apraamcos.co.nz/news/2017/june/2017-nz-country-music-award-winners-announced/ |title=2017 NZ Country Music Award Winners announced {{!}} APRA AMCOS New Zealand |website=apraamcos.co.nz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627030252/http://apraamcos.co.nz/news/2017/june/2017-nz-country-music-award-winners-announced/ |archive-date=2017-06-27}}