Devonté Hynes

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Devonté Hynes

Born 1985-12-23 · Ilford, Essex, England, UK

Devonté Hynes (born David Joseph Michael Hynes, 23 December 1985), also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and director. From 2004 to 2006, Hynes was a member of the band Test Icicles, playing guitar, synth, and occasionally performing vocals. They released one full-length album in 2005. Hynes went on to release two solo studio albums as Lightspeed Champion and subsequently five more as Blood Orange, between 2008 and 2019.

Acting credits

10 Crosby poster
NR

A series of short films following the interconnected lives on Crosby street, New York City.

10 Crosby

2016

Contemporary Color poster
6.7

In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an event at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to celebrate the art of Color Guard: synchronized dance routines involving flags, rifles, and sabers. Recruiting performers that include the likes of St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Ad-Rock, and Ira Glass to collaborate on original pieces with 10 color guard teams from across the US and Canada, Contemporary Color is a beautifully filmed snapshot of a one-of-a-kind live event.

Contemporary Color

2016

Desire Will Set You Free poster
4.5

Desire Will Set You Free is a feature film that explores life in contemporary Berlin with an often critical and sometimes humorous eye. Based on a true story, the plot follows the relationship of an American writer of Israeli/Palestinian descent and a Russian aspiring artist working as a hustler, offering access to the city's vibrant queer and underground scenes while examining the differences between expatriate and refugee life. Our characters travel through Berlin's layered history and unique subcultural landscape; on their adventures they discover influences and remnants of the Weimar Republic, WWII, the Bowie years, and punk.

Desire Will Set You Free

2015

The Wrong Ferarri poster
5.3

A presentation of surreal, somewhat connected images, where Greenster goes through love affairs, game shows and lots and lots of ketamine.

The Wrong Ferarri

2011

A Different Score poster
6.0

Ngbanzo’s directorial debut is the first documentary devoted to the life and work of the late composer, pianist, singer, and pioneer of musical minimalism Julius Eastman. Previously unseen interviews and recordings from Eastman’s archive reveal the political dimension of Eastman’s practice, while extensive footage of Devonté Hynes rehearsing and performing a selection of Eastman-penned pieces offers an exhilarating showcase for the work of this still-too-little-known 20th-century master.

A Different Score

2023

With Him / Best to You / Better Numb poster
NR

A short film featuring tracks from Blood Orange's third album Freetown Sound.

With Him / Best to You / Better Numb

2017

No artwork available
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A short film created by Adam Zhu featuring skaters Genesis Evans & Shawn Powers with music from Wiki, Dev Hynes, Show Me The Body, Sporting Life & Onyx Collective - MARKET, was originally released in January 2016 and unfortunately lost with the Letter Racer YT. It's now recovered and available for your viewing pleasure.

Market

2016

Behind the camera