Gordon Lewis

Gordon Lewis is an Irish–British film producer and author. Known for producing numerous music films and concerts for George Michael, Soft Cell, The Pretenders, Queen, John Lydon, The Cure, Talk Talk, Paul Weller, Roger Taylor, Depeche Mode, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Neil Young, Elton John, and David Bowie.

Early life Born in Dublin, Ireland, Lewis spent his childhood with his mother Cathleen at Regina Coeli, a haven for over 150 mothers and their children. Lewis move to London and left school at 15, and he started as a messenger at London Weekend Television (LWT).

Career In 1980, Lewis set up the Gordon Lewis Organisation (GLO). He produced co-productions with ABC network in the USA and ITV, 'Where Were You' TV series. GLO had offices in London and Los Angeles. Music acts Lewis produced include Queen, Bananarama, Terence Trent D'arby, John Lydon, Dead or Alive, ABC, Men Without Hats, and Bryan Ferry; and the feature film, 'The Cure in Orange, for cinema.

Lewis moved into making commercials. The first commercial, Tuborg Lager, featured the music of The Art of Noise and won nine International awards. The directors who worked for GLO were Tim Pope, Peter Care, Duncan Gibbons, Mark Romanek, Vaughan Arnell, and Jake Scott.

In 1987, Lewis moved into other businesses, opened the first stylish café bars and clubs in Soho, London, and became known as The Sultan of Soho.

Lewis wrote his debut book, Secret Child, in 2015, published by HarperCollins and became a Sunday Times bestseller. He released 2022 Little People and Soho Hustle in 2023. Coming in late 2024, Soho Hustle USA and Frank Duff, Forgotten Irish Hero.

Lewis and Ho produced award-winning short films. Yewweng Ho directed Secret Child (2018) and Mical (2020), which received rave reviews and many international film festival awards. In 2024, Dream of the Return won 8 awards. Darius Shu was the cinematographer for the films.

Filmography

Music videos Some of the music videos produced by Gordon Lewis '

Films

Books Secret Child (2015) Secret to Sultan (2020)