SHOT: American Music Club - Matt Amato, director

artist: American Music Club
song: "Lost Souls"
label: Merge
director(s): Matt Amato
production co: The Masses
rep: RW Media

NEW RELEASE: Jesca Hoop "Money"

Jesca Hoop is possibly the coolest nanny since Mary Poppins. Why? Well, she's certainly purty and has the kind of quirky sensibility that'll play well in alternative circles, but the stamp of approval comes from former employer, Tom Waits, who describes her music as being "like swimming in a lake at night."  Hopefully that factoid won't be an albatross, since there's a homespun delightfulness about her — especially if your introduction is this cut-and-paste playful tweak to those who worship the almighty dollar. --> watch "Money" AND be sure to check out the director Richard Borge's Drawger blog where he shares lots of behind-the-scenes tidbits and pictures

Jesca Hoop "Money" (3/Columbia)
Richard Borge, director | Daniel Ridgers, producer | Duck Studios, production co | RW Media, rep | David Morrison, DP | Melissa Timme, editor

SHOT: Bon Iver - Matt Amato, director

artist: Bon Iver
song: "The Wolves (Act I and II)"
label: Jajaguwar
director(s): Matt Amato
production co: The Masses
rep: RW Media

NEW RELEASE: The Hives "Tick Tick Boom"

Rock n' Roll ain't meant to be a museum piece. It might be art, but it's also controlled chaos and destruction and, ideally, an affront to any reputable organization. Johnny Rotten and The Sex Pistols get it and so do The Hives. This high concept video imagines these garage rocking Swedes as a massive museum installation, meant to be admired and puzzled over alongside other modernist works. Great concept made even better by the band's destructive tendencies. They quickly break loose from their bonds and unleash some explosive mayhem on the museum and its precious little items and gawking bores. --> watch "Tick Tick Boom" (flash)

The Hives "Tick Tick Boom" (Interscope)
Kalle Haglund, director | Jens Odelbring, producer | HOF, production co | RW Media, US rep | David Hellman, DP | Stephan Walfridsson, editor

NEWS: RW Media Announces New Signings

Music video director representation company RW Media has announced a trio of new signings for the US:

• Christian Lamb of Frank The Plumber - A director/set designer/video designer who directed the video content seen during Madonna's 2006 Confessions tour. Other credits include directing the forthcoming Incubus live DVD set Look Alive and a recent Counting Crows concert performance of their debut album August And Everything After at NYC's Town Hall for a future DVD release.
• Stuart Gosling of Panda Productions - A DP and director. Directing credits include Vanessa Amorosi "Kiss Your Mama" and Tom Jones "Black Betty." He was also the DP on Good Charlotte "Dance Floor Anthem."
• Kalle Haglund of Hof - Director of the new Hives video "Tick Tick Boom" as well as the band's "Main Offender" and "Walk Idiot Walk." Other video credits include Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict A Riot" and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion "Burn It Off." Haglund is with Colonel Blimp for the UK.

SHOT: Elliott Yamin - Shaun Peterson, director

Director Shaun Peterson is shooting a video for American Idol alum Elliott Yamin today in  Nashville.

artist: Elliott Yamin
song: "One Word"
label: Hickory
director(s): Shaun Peterson
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Celine Dion - Paul Boyd, director

Director Paul Boyd is in Las Vegas on a three day video shoot with Celine Dion and guest Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, who co-wrote the song... Look for the video to be narrative heavy, as only one of the three shoot days is being spent on performance...

artist: Celine Dion
song: "Taking Chances"
label: Columbia
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: John Fogerty - Paul Boyd, director

First video off John Fogerty's new album Revival — a nod to both his days with Creedence Clearwater Revival and the fact this is his first album in 25 years for CCR's original label Fantasy after a protracted and legendary legal dispute.

artist: John Fogerty  
song: "Don't You Wish It Was True"
label: Fantasy/Concord
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Ben Lee - Dennis Fitzgerald, director

artist: Ben Lee
song: "Love Me Like The World Is Ending"
label: New West
director(s): Dennis Fitzgerald
production co: Your Mom
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: June - Major Lightner, director

artist: June
song: "I'd Lose Myself"
label: Victory
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Suzanne Vega - Thomas Horne, director

Suzanne Vega is back after a six year recording gap with her first album for Blue Note.

artist: Suzanne Vega
song: "Frank And Ava"
label: Blue Note
director(s): Thomas Horne
production co: Karma Kollective
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Goo Goo Dolls - Paul Boyd, director

To support the Transformers movie and soundtrack...

artist: Goo Goo Dolls
song: "Before It's Too Late (Sam & Mikaela's Theme)"
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Nate James - Ethan Lader, director

On location in Ireland: Director Ethan Lader (center, flexing, of course), manager Anthony Hamer-Hodges to his left (yellow shirt) and artist Nate James to Lader's right (holding the slate) with the rest of the video crew. click pic to expand

artist: Nate James
song: "Kingdom Falls"
label: FroFunk/Universal UK
director(s): Ethan Lader
production co: Oil Factory
rep: RW Media

--> watch "Kingdom Falls"

NEW RELEASE: Asobi Seksu "Goodbye"

We've seen origami in music video before — see Regina Spektor's "Samson" or The Format's "The Compromise" for two completely different takes — but the computer-crafted 3D paper decorations seen in this clip serves as a fine, if not perfect match to the dreamy and constantly unfolding multi-cultural indie pop of Asobi Seksu. --> watch "Goodbye"

Asobi Seksu "Goodbye" (Friendly Fire)
Ryan Bosworth & Major Lightner, directors | Fenix Collective, production co | RW Media, rep

NEW RELEASE: Guster "Satellite"

Whether it's bringing a troupe of sad cows to life in The Shins video "Pink Bullets," or his parable about the side effects of technology in Wolf Parade's "Modern World," director Adam Bizanski has established himself as one of the most meticulous artists working in music video. This new clip for Guster is no less impressive. It required filming the band, printing and cutting-out (with scalpels, of course) over 1,000 different figures from the shoot, the construction of a large spinning stage that contained some amazingly detailed miniature sets and a little bit of FX to pull it all together. That's not to mention the actual storyline, which concerns two star crossed lovers who imagine meeting-up as they ponder the nighttime sky, yet never connect on this terrestrial world. --> watch an exclusive (?) time-lapse montage making-of short, and, of course, watch "Satellite" in Quicktime or Windows Media

Guster "Satellite" (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Adam Bizanski, director | Spencer Friend, producer | Joyrider Films, production co | RW Media, rep 

NEW RELEASE: The Format "Dog Problems"

The spirit of Senor Wences lives on in this video for "Dog Problems" by The Format. Simple hand puppets — essentially hands au naturel with maybe one or two props — perform the vocals and bop along to the tune. The video begins with the hands making simple shadows on the wall, but the set-ups get increasingly intricate and clever as things progress out into the real world and onto various parodies — the highlight of which, for me at least, being a spoof of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." --> watch "Dog Problems"

The Format "Dog Problems"  (The Vanity Label/Nettwerk)
Geoff Oki, director | Joe Montalbano, producer | Nylon Motion, production co | RW Media, rep | Nick Jeong, DP

PHOTO: On Set With Kelly Sweet

Razor & Tie signing Kelly Sweet  sits front and center with the whole Razor & Tie/Ingenuity Engine team on the bedroom set of her video, "Raincoat." Pictured from left: Sally Bunel of Razor & Tie, manager Bruce Berman, producer Ken Franchi, Kelly Sweet, Ryan Ingrasin of Razor & Tie, director Todd Strauss-Schulson, editor Dave Michalson and executive producer Dave Lebensfeld.

Todd Strauss-Schulson is signed with Ingenuity Engine and repped by RW Media.

BOOKED: Kelly Sweet - Todd Strauss-Schulson, director

artist: Kelly Sweet
song: "Raincoat"
label: Razor & Tie   
director(s): Todd Strauss-Schulson
production co: Ingenuity Engine
rep: RW Media

PHOTO: Adam Bizanski and Guster

Director Adam Bizanski peeks through the window to make sure his Guster cut-outs are all positioned correctly on the miniature set of "Satellite."

SHOT: Lil Flip f/ Lyfe Jennings - Bernard Gourley, director

Director Bernard Gourley (right) breaks the shot down for Lil' Flip (left) and Lyfe Jennings on the set of "Ghetto Mindstate."

artist: Lil' Flip feat. Lyfe Jennings
song: "Ghetto Mindstate"
label: Clover G/Asylum/Warner Bros.
director(s): Bernard Gourley
production co: Immigrant Film
rep: RW Media

PHOTO: On The Set With Five For Fighting

Not quite as rebellious as Kurt Cobain wearing a "Corporate Magazines Still Suck" T-shirt on the cover of Rolling Stone — I dare say it's the opposite — but kudos to director Todd Strauss-Schulson (fourth from left) for recognizing that I am indeed his proverbial daddy. Strauss-Schulson poses on the set of  the Five For Fighting video "World" with executive producer Dave Lebensfeld,  producer Ken Fanchi, rep Randi Wilens, John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting, and Columbia/Sony Music video commissioner Danny Lockwood.

Todd: Nice work on remembering to put the "i" before the "e" in Gottlieb. Remind me to send you that check.

SHOT: Five For Fighting - Todd Strauss-Schulson, director

artist: Five For Fighting
song: "World"
label: Columbia
director(s): Todd Strauss-Schulson
production co: Ingenuity Engine 
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Sugarland - Paul Boyd, director

Shooting in Atlanta...

artist: Sugarland
song: "Settlin"
label: Mercury Nashville
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms 
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Pepper - Tom Oesch, director

artist: Pepper
song: "No Control"
label: Law/Volcom/EastWest/Atlantic
director(s): Tom Oesch
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Asobi Seksu - Major Lightner & Ryan Bosworth, directors

NYC's Asobi Seksu will perform in a "paper insanity world" designed by animator Ryan Bosworth in this video co-directed by Bosworth and Major Lightner.

artist: Asobi Seksu
song: "Goodbye"
label: Friendly Fire
director(s): Major Lightner and Ryan Bosworth
production co: Fenix Collective
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Guster - Adam Bizanski, director

artist: Guster   
song: "Satellite"   
label: Reprise/Warner Bros.
director(s): Adam Bizanksi 
production co: Joyrider Films
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Pitbull - Bernard Gourley, director

artist: Pitbull   
song: "Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)" 
label: TVT
director(s): Bernard Gourley
production co: Immigrant Film
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Project Pat - Bernard Gourley, director

artist: Project Pat
song: "Raised In The Projects"
label: Sony Urban/Columbia
director(s): Bernard Gourley
production co: Immigrant Film
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Flipsyde - Hasain Rasheed, director

artist: Flipsyde
song: "Angel"
label: Cherrytree/Interscope
director(s): Hasain Rasheed
production co: Immigrant Film
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Bitter:Sweet - Jason Cook, director

Jason Cook (center) directs Bitter:Sweet's Kiran Shahani and Shana Halligan on the set of "The Mating Game."

artist: Bitter:Sweet   
song: "The Mating Game"
label: Quango
director(s): Jason Cook
production co: Nylon Motion
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Peter Walker - Chris Luccy, director

Indie rocker Peter Walker finds himself in a world moving at a highly accelerated speed for this forthcoming video off his album Young Gravity.

artist: Peter Walker
song: "39 Stars "
label: Dangerbird
director(s): Chris Luccy
production co: Mere Mortal Films
rep: RW Media

NEW RELEASE: The Format "The Compromise"

The Format
"The Compromise" (The Vanity Label/Nettwerk)
Bryan Lee, director | Joe Montalbano, producer | Nylon Motion, production co | RW Media, rep | Jon Reis, DP (live action) | Bryan Lee & Jason Cook, editors | Nick Jeong, animation director | Ashley Lowery, origami stylist/folder | Description: A complex origami world comes to life in this stop-motion video for The Format. Nearly everything in the video is made of paper — including the band members and the evil robot that is set on destroying them. * The challenge was in the use of paper. Ultimately the decision was to rig most of the lead creatures with an armature as the skeleton and/or a thin wire for the basic origami animals, such as the crane in the opening evolution scene. Due to time constraints,  a few elements were shot on green screen and then composited in After Effects. - Bryan Lee, director
-- watch "The Compromise"

SHOT: Lee Ann Womack - Paul Boyd, director

Country star Lee Ann Womack's daughter Anna Lise Womack stars in a "Hansel And Gretel" journey through Austin for this upcoming video.

artist: Lee Ann Womack
song: "Finding My Way Back Home"
label: Mercury Nashville
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: The Wreckers - Paul Boyd, director

Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp — aka country duo The Wreckers — star in this video homage to the Wild West.

artist: The Wreckers
song: "My, Oh My"
label: Maverick/Warner Bros. Nashville
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

NEWS: RW Media Repping Joyrider Films

RW Media is now representing the roster of directors at Joyrider Films for music videos in the United States. Directors signed to Joyrider include Adam Bizanksi (The Shins, Wolf Parade) and Reuben Sutherland (The Doves).

SHOT: Paulina Rubio - Paul Boyd, director

Since it's all about action and not words, this video will feature the Mexican pop star Paulina Rubio fighting crime on various rooftops in downtown Los Angeles.

artist: Paulina Rubio
song: "Ni Una Sola Palabra"
label: Universal Mexico
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

NEWS: RW Media To Rep Bernard Gourley

RW Media is now representing director Bernard Gourley, whose credits include music videos for E-40, Three 6 Mafia, and Consequence featuring Kanye West and John Legend. Gourley's videos will continued to be produced through Immigrant Film .

PHOTO: Bo Benton & Todd Strauss-Schulson

Ulterior Productions director Todd Strauss-Schulson earns a treat from dance/r&b singer Bo Benton on the set of  her debut video, "Bounce." The green screen will be replaced by '80s airbrushed designed (think Lisa Frank Designs, if you must).

Todd Strauss-Schulson is repped by RW Media.

SHOT: The Format - Bryan Lee, director

artist: The Format
song: "The Compromise"
label: Nettwerk
director(s): Bryan Lee
production co: Nylon Motion
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Josh Hoge - Paul Boyd, director

artist: Josh Hoge
song: "360"
label: Epic
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

NEW RELEASE: Crash Romeo "Get Up, Shut Up"

Crash Romeo
"Get Up, Shut Up" (Trustkill)
Todd Strauss-Schulson, director | Ulterior Productions, production co | RW Media, rep | Matt Poliquin, DP | Description: Crash Romeo rock out at a house party filled with jackasses who are happy to act outrageous for someone with a camcorder. Some of the highlights include a mud wrestling match between a pair of hot chicks, a Napoleon Dynamite lookalike who urinates in a beer mug, and a bathroom blowjob. Also thrown in for good measure are some scenes with lesbianism, boobs, and a whole lot of vomiting. -- watch in Quicktime or Windows Media

NEW RELEASE: The Exit "Back To The Rebels"

The Exit
"Back To The Rebels" (Wind-Up)
Major Lightner, director | Javier Jernandez, producer | PanOptic, production co | RW Media, rep | Robert Stoetzel, DP | Erich Sturm, editor | Description: This video homage to silent films stars The Exit as the house band at a gangster cabaret where guitarist/singer Ben Brewer hooks up with Coco The Cocktail Cutie. Unfortunately for Brewer, Coco is Boris The Mob Boss's favorite girl and action is quickly taken to get rid of the competition. After some chloroform induced hallucinations, Brewer and his bandmates are happily surprised when Coco comes to their rescue just in the nick of time. -- watch "Back To The Rebels" in Real or Windows Media

NEW RELEASE: Breaking Point "All Messed Up"

Breaking Point
"All Messed Up" (Wind-Up)
Todd Strauss-Schulson, director | Ken Franchi, producer | Ulterior Production, production co | RW Media, rep | Matt Poliquin, DP | Description: A splintering relationship between Breaking Point singer Brett Erickson and a model plays out in a series of photo studio set-ups and the resulting prints in this glossy video. -- watch "All Messed Up" in Real or  Windows Media

BOOKED: Catch 22 - Major Lightner, director

Director Major Lightner and Victory Records band Catch 22 aren't concerned with parties for the "Party Song" video. Instead, they nod to Leon Trotsky's Communist party and the visually distinctive Soviet propaganda posters. The video will depict the band placing flyers of their fist logo all over NYC to stir up a crowd for a rally. Shooting this Sunday, June 8; Details on Catch 22's site.

artist: Catch 22
song: "Party Song"
label: Victory
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

NEWS: RW Media Repping Dean Karr

RW Media has announced that they are now representing director Dean Karr, whose credits include the MTV Video Music Award winning clips "Sweet Dreams" for Marilyn Manson and "Crash Into Me" for Dave Mattthews Band.  Other directing credits include videos for  Deftones, Ozzy Osbourne, Cypress Hill and, most recently, Wicked Wisdom, Damian Marley, Seether, Shooter Jennings and Nickelcreek. Karr's videos will continue to be produced through his production company, The Mine.

SHOT: Gary Nichols - Paul Boyd, director

artist: Gary Nichols
song: "Unbroken Ground"
label: Universal Nashville
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

NEW RELEASE: Mellowdrone "Oh My"

Mellowdrone
"Oh My" (3/Red Ink/Columbia)
Vince Haycock, director /editor| PJ Sodaski, producer | Vitamin Pictures, production co | RW Media, rep | Russ Harper, DP | Description: Mellowdrone and their instruments come crashing to the ground in this video for synth rock gem "Oh My." High speed cameras and lil' visual FX make it seem like the band members are descending from the heavens in ultra slow motion. None of the Mellowdroners are injured in the fall, but all of their instruments shatter upon impact. -- watch "Oh My"

SHOT: Assassins - Vincent Haycock & Tim Richardson, directors

Co-directors Vincent Haycock and Tim Richardson devised a type of  "time collapse" effect in which multiple frames are compressed into a single frame for this upcoming video.

artist: Assassins
song: "Guilty"
label: Lizard King
director(s): Vincent Haycock & Tim Richardson
production co: Vitamin Pictures
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Emery - Major Lightner, director

The members of Emery perform "Studying Politics" from the center of a ring at the legendary boxing gym Gleason's in Brooklyn.

artist: Emery
song: "Studying Politics"
label: Tooth & Nail
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: The Exit - Major Lightner, director

The Exit are a bunch of scrappy rebels on a mission to rescue a lovely damsel in distress from an evil mob boss in this slapstick video set in the prohibition era. The photo shows costumed Exit bassist/singer Jeff DeRosa in the foreground.

artist: The Exit
song: "Back To The Rebels"
label: Wind-Up
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Mellowdrone - Vince Haycock, director

Rock newcomers Mellowdrone hit the desert for a two day shoot that involved a high speed camera and a little trick that let the guys defy gravity.

artist: Mellowdrone
song: "Oh My"
label: 3 Records/Red Ink
director(s): Vince Haycock
production co: Vitamin Pictures
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Gary Allan - Paul Boyd, director

Shot on and around the Las Vegas Strip...

artist: Gary Allan
song: "Life Ain't Always Beautiful"
label: MCA Nashville
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: The Exit - Major Lightner, director

Exit singer/bass player Jeff DaRosa travels along the lonely roads of a working class Long Island neighborhood in a video for this acoustic track. 

artist: The Exit
song: "Soldier"
label: Wind-Up
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: The Terms - Major Lightner, director

Being that The Terms came together at Louisiana State University, it only makes sense that they shot "Welcome To The Now" at the Baton Rouge campus. As a bonus, they got the full LSU marching band to perform with them in the video and the song is being used in a marketing campaign for the university.

artist: The Terms
song: "Welcome To The Now"
label: Maple Jam
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

NEW RELEASE: P.O.D. "Goodbye For Now"

P.O.D.
"Goodbye For Now"
Atlantic
Meiert Avis, director
Oualid Mouaness, producer
Pusher, production co
RW Media, rep
Description: The members of P.O.D. walk around in a wind storm of rubbish and ash that swirl all around them. They all end up at a warehouse where they perform for their fans. Another interesting visual trick, other than the storm effect, is the layering of various fisheye lens shots into 360° panoramic clips. -- Watch "Goodbye For Now" through the P.O.D. player

BOOKED: Seether - Meiert Avis, director

artist: Seether
song: "The Gift"
label: Wind-Up
director(s): Meiert Avis
production co: Pusher
rep: RW Media

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE: Major Lightner and Hawthrone Heights

Director Major Lightner (center) with Hawthorne Heights members Micah Carli and JT Woodruff on the set of "Saying Sorry" in Chicago.

SHOT: Ricky Martin - Simon Brand, director

artist: Ricky Martin
song: "It's Alright"
label: Columbia
director(s): Simon Brand
production co: Liquid Films
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Hawthorne Heights - Major Lightner, director

Shooting today, December 12, in Chicago...

artist: Hawthorne Heights
song: "Saying Sorry"
label: Victory
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Emanuel - Chris Sims, director

artist: Emanuel
song: "Make Tonight"
label: Vagrant
director(s): Chris Sims
production co: Timecode Ent.
rep: RW Media

SHOT: P.O.D. - Meiert Avis, director

artist: P.O.D.
song: "Goodbye For Now"
label: Atlantic
director(s): Meiert Avis
production co: Pusher Media
rep: RW Media

SHOT: The Bled - Eric Zimmerman & Nik Jamgocyan, directors

artist: The Bled
song: "Last American Cowboy"
label: Vagrant
director(s): Eric Zimmerman & Nik Jamgocyan
production co: Master Cylinder
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Clear Static - Eugene Riecansky, directors

artist: Clear Static
song: "Make-Up Sex"
label: Maverick/Warner Bros.
director(s): Eugene Riecansky
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

NEW RELEASE: Alanis Morissette "Crazy"

Alanis Morissette "Crazy" Maverick/Warner Bros.
Meiert Avis, director
Nicole Acacio, producer
Pusher/Windmill Lane, production co
RW Media, rep
Description: Alanis Morissette plays a jilted lover in this video for her cover of the Seal hit, "Crazy." The singer stalks and then confronts a man who we presume to be her ex-lover. That presumption turns out to false, however, once we see the surprise ending and realize that Alanis was really involved with the woman.

SHOT: Sugarland - Paul Boyd, director

artist: Sugarland
song: "Just Might (Make Me Believe)"
label: Mercury
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: Nomad Films
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Shooter Jennings - James Minchin, director

Noted rock photographer James Minchin is directing the debut video for Waylon Jenning's alt-country rocking son, Shooter Jennings.

artist: Shooter Jennings
song: "Steady At The Wheel"
label: Universal South
director(s): James Minchin
production co: Frycat
rep: RW Media

NEW RELEASE: H.I.M. "Wings Of A Butterfly"

H.I.M. "Wings Of A Butterfly" Sire
Meiert Avis, director
Oualid Mouaness, producer
Pusher, production co
RW Media, rep
Description: H.I.M. perform from behind custom stands that are topped with magnifying glasses. These curved optics not only magnify and distort the images of the band members, but they also help broadcast HIM's "Heartagram" emblem across a Gothic city as if it were a beacon.

BOOKED: Darren Hayes - Meiert Avis, director

This new single from Darren Hayes will be featured as on an upcoming hits compilation from his former band, Savage Garden.

artist: Darren Hayes
song: "So Beautiful"
label: Columbia
director(s): Meiert Avis
production co: Pusher
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Lee Ann Womack - Paul Boyd, director

artist: Lee Ann Womack
song: "Twenty Years & 2 Husbands Ago"
label: MCA Nashville
director(s): Paul Boyd
production co: Nomad Films
rep: RW Media

NEWS: Steve Carr with MotivFilms/RW Media

Director Steve Carr has signed with MotivFilms. He is being repped by Randi Wilens of RW Media.

Steve Carr's videography includes clips for such top hip-hop stars as Jay-Z and Nelly. he is also the director of the feature films Next Friday, Daddy Day Care, Dr. Dolittle 2 and Rebound.

SHOT: Queens Of The Stone Age - Chapman Baehler, director

Two recent Queens Of The Stone Age gigs in London were filmed for a forthcoming live CD/DVD set and a video for the track "Burn The Witch."  Leading rock photographer Chapman Baehler directed.

artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
song: "Burn The Witch"
label: Interscope
director(s): Chapman Baehler
production co: Bikini Films
rep: RW Media

BOOKED: Bayside - Major Lightner, director

A group of nuns and priests are forced to grapple with "Devotion And Desire" as they watch Bayside perform in a theater. Obviously "desire" will come out on top and we'll get to see these formerly pious people become downright sacrilegious.

artist: Bayside
song: "Devotion And Desire"
label: Victory
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE: Major Lightner and Hawthrone Heights

Lying down on the job? I think not. Major Lightner goes to great lengths to line up a shot in his "Niki F.M." video for Hawthorne Heights.

Astute Video Static readers will note that this is our first photographic diptych. Exciting, no? Too small and hard to make out details? Yes. So, click the image to launch a full size version.

 

BOOKED: Hawthorne Heights - Major Lightner, director

This Hawthorne Heights video is inspired by the movie Say Anything, in that it will be about an underachieving high school student in love with the beautiful and seemingly perfect valedictorian. Look for director Major Lightner to take that story to unexpected places through digitally composited backdrops and  morphed transitions.

artist: Hawthorne Heights
song: "Niki F.M."
label: Victory
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media

SHOT: Daphne Loves Derby - Major Lightner, director

Major Lightner directed a video for new alternative group Daphne Loves Derby in Seattle. As unlikely as it sounds, indie rock label Outlook Music is owned and run by Denver Broncos defensive end Trevor Pryce.

artist: Daphne Loves Derby
song: "Hammers And Hearts"
label: Outlook Music
director(s): Major Lightner
production co: MotivFilms
rep: RW Media
producer: Emilee  Fallo
DP: Spencer Newman

NEWS: Meiert Avis Wraps Film

Director Meiert Avis has handed in the directors cut for his feature film Undiscovered and is available again for music videos .  The Lions Gate/Lakeshore romantic comedy stars Steven Straight, Pell James, Ashlee Simpson, Carrie Fisher, Kip Pardue and Shannyn Sossaman.

Avis' music video credits include work for U2, Bruce Springsteen, Matchbox Twenty, Counting Crows, Avril Lavigne and New Found Glory. He is signed with Pusher Media and repped by RW Media's Randi Wilens.

SHOT: Ricky Fante - Wendell Scott Green, director

artist: Ricky Fante
song: "Shine"
label:  Virgin 
director(s): Wendell Scot Greene
production co: YLP
rep: RW Media