ABOUT
Formerly at Metropolis Studios, Jim Holroyde has worked with some of the world’s most respected music artists, including MUSE, Underworld, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Mika, and Björk.
Jim has edited films across live events, branded content, festivals, award shows, and documentaries. He works either through Nonzero Productions or in close collaboration with directors, agencies, and creative teams.
Recent projects include Metallica – Saved My Life, The Specials – A Message To You, The MOBO Awards, The Ryder Cup, Isle of Wight Festival, UAE National Day, NME Awards Show, Soccer Aid for UNICEF, MTV Unplugged - Bastille, The BRIT Awards, MTV EMAs, and The Live Revival Series.
Jim believes every cut should serve the narrative whether shaping dialogue, commercials, a music film, or a documentary. Music, dialogue, and sound design carry emotional weight. Rhythm and pacing are critical, knowing when to hold a shot for impact and when to cut for energy. Editing is part science, part art, instinct matters. Algorithms won’t tell you when a moment feels right.
AWARDS
THE TELLY AWARDS 2025
Record On
Gold Winner: Best Documentary Series | May 2025
Record On is a major brand-new 3-part series exploring the context of the times around the making of a ground-breaking album by the world's most prominent artists.
Each episode looks at the motivations of the artists to write and record the album they did at that particular moment in time and how that album came to reflect those times, becoming a cultural icon in itself. The series takes its tone from the social, cultural and political focus of what was happening around the time each album was written and recorded and how this is reflected in the artists' music and the performance.
BROADCAST AWARDS 2022
The Live Revival
Nomination: Best Music Programme | Dec 2021
Broadcast Award nomination for the 4-part Sky Arts documentary series The Live Revival. During and post-pandemic it shone an important light on grassroot music venues, the bedrock of the music industry and live music generally. Without them the UK would not have produced the globally successful artists we see today.
The series featured interviews with those that run these vital venues plus artists and industry insiders, with exclusive, intimate performances from the likes of Paul Weller, James, Amy McDonald, Tom Grennan, Ego Ella May and many others.