Career
Soon after leaving film school he moved into directing music videos and commercials. He has directed music videos for bands like John Spencer Blues Explosion, television on the Radio, Gnarls Barkley, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dave Gahan to name a few. In 2003 Clay traveled to Russia with the band gypsy punk band Menlo Park (band) to make his first documentary for Britain’s Channel 4, entitled ‘Greetings From Beartown".
In 2005 he wrote and directed a short film for Ritz Fine Jewellery titled ‘Carousel’, starring the actress Chloe Sevigny.
In 2011 Clay re-worked Mick Rock’s classic music video for David Bowie’s ‘Life On Mars (song)’. The installation was a part of Vice Media and Intel’s ‘Creators Project’ series, traveling globally under the name ‘Life On Mars Revisited’.
Clay is currently directing a full-length feature film on Mick Rock for Vice Films.
