Beats by dre: defiant mixtape vol. I

For Russia 2018, Beats by Dre issued a brief: win the World Cup for the second time in a row.

Starring: Neymar Jr., Mesut Ozil, Harry Kane, Benjamin Mendy Special Appearances: Fyodor Smolov, David De Gea, Eden Hazard, Thierry Henry, Patrice Evra, Raúl Jiménez, Serena Williams Music: Anderson .Paak, Enya, Jonah Christian, King Mez, Ring The Alarm Narrator: Paul Anderson Director: Guy Ritchie Writer: Sanam Petri

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The sane way to make a World Cup spot would've been to hire an ad agency. The insane way would be to hire a single idiot like me.

The pitch was a handful of big name agencies… and then me. I didn't expect to win. Next thing you know, I’m sitting in Guy Ritchie's living room.

We shot twelve athletes in all, across six countries and four months. But the real undertaking happened in the editing bay -- if you count all the various translations, cut-downs and formats, in the end we made 100+ ads.

This one here is the important one, but if you have a hankering to see the Chinese version, please feel free to get in touch.