Episodes

  • Marc Webb | The Directors Series

    Marc Webb | The Directors Series
    Feb 16 2024

    Marc Webb might be most famous now for his work in the world of feature films (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man) not to mention his prolific work in television. However his work in music videos has made no small impact either. Marc is the force behind some of the most iconic videos for artists like My Chemical Romance, AFI, Greenday, Fergie, Nelly, Evanescence, Maroon 5, Weezer, All American Rejects and many many more.

    The Directors Series will be announcing more live events soon, so stay tuned to @wedirectmv to keep up. 
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Director X | The Directors Series

    Director X | The Directors Series
    Dec 22 2023

    The Directors Series returns with the legendary Director X. Since the late 1990s, Director X has been a force behind some of the most iconic videos of the era for artists like Drake, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, Nelly, Usher, Justin Bieber, Rosalia, DMX, Kanye West, and numerous others, cumulatively garnering billions of views. Emma and Jason sit down with X for a career-spanning interview.

    Watch Director X's music videos here.

    The Directors Series will be announcing more live events soon, so stay tuned to @wedirectmv to keep up.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Hiro Murai | The Directors Series

    Hiro Murai | The Directors Series
    Nov 1 2023

    We're back for episode 2 of The Directors Series. This time Emma and Jason are honored to be joined by filmmaker Hiro Murai. Over the last 15 years, Hiro has been the mastermind behind videos for Childish Gambino, FKA Twigs, Earl Sweatshirt, Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar, Michael Kiwanuka, Massive Attack, Chet Faker, Spoon, The Shins, St. Vincent, and numerous others, as well as a creative force on TV series like Atlanta, The Bear, and Barry.

    Check out Hiro's music videos here.

    The Directors Series will be announcing more live events soon, so stay tuned to @wedirectmv to keep up. 
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Warren Fu | The Directors Series

    Warren Fu | The Directors Series
    Aug 25 2023

    We're excited to be hosting The Directors Series on the ARTchitects feed! The Directors Series is a new music video screening and conversation event created by We Direct Music Videos. Taj introduces Emma Higgins and Jason Lester — the program's hosts — and gets into their conversation with renowned director Warren Fu (Daft Punk, The Strokes, Dua Lipa, Phoenix, The 1975, Doja Cat, SZA and more).

    Check out Warren's music videos here.

    The Directors Series will be announcing more live events soon, so stay tuned to @wedirectmv to keep up. 
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • ARTchitects Will Be Back Soon

    ARTchitects Will Be Back Soon
    Nov 10 2021
    What up world! Thank you tuning into Season 1 of ARTchitects. We’ll be back with Season 2 in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • R.T. Thorne & Jordan Oram

    R.T. Thorne & Jordan Oram
    Oct 27 2021
    Taj sits down with award-winning director R.T. Thorne and author and cinematographer Jordan Oram.R.T. is the Creator, Executive Producer, and Producing Director of UTOPIA FALLS, a genre-bending, Afrofuturistic young adult science fiction series, that premiered as a HULU Original in 2020. Jordan has shot music videos for Drake, Usher, Coldplay, Ella Mai, Miguel and more, and recently self-published his own book, The Journeyman.The group discusses Squid Game, the work of Spike Lee, David Fincher and Terrence Malick, the making of Drake's God's Plan music video, and Jordan's new book.Follow @DirectedByRT and @JordanOramDP and stay up to date on all new ARTchitects content by following @ARTchitectsPod on Instragram and TikTok.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • TOBi and Kit Weyman

    TOBi and Kit Weyman
    Oct 13 2021
    This week Taj welcomes Toronto-based artists TOBi and Kit Weyman. TOBi is a Nigerian-Canadian rapper and singer artist signed to RCA Records. His most recent album, Elements Vol. 1 won the 2021 Juno Award for Rap Recording of The Year. Kit is a director and actor who has quickly been making a name for himself in the music video world, receiving a Prism Prize nomination and collaborating with artists like Haviah Mighty, Emanuel, Jazz Cartier and Noah Reid. The group discuss the TOBi and Kit's collaborative music videos "24 Remix", "Made Me Everything" and "Matter." They talk about fostering community and mentorship through filmmaking and the Toronto movies they want to see get made. Follow @SincerelyTOBi and @KitKnows and stay up to date on all new ARTchitects content by following @ARTchitectsPod on Instragram and TikTok.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Daps: On His Rapid Rise To Hip-Hop Heavyweight

    Daps: On His Rapid Rise To Hip-Hop Heavyweight
    Sep 29 2021
    This week Taj and Dean welcome Daps, a director who has quickly become one of the hottest hip-hop filmmakers around. His breakthrough moment came when he got the opportunity to direct a music video for "Bad And Boujee" for the Atlanta rap-trio Migos. Since then Daps has worked with some of rap’s biggest superstars: Lil Baby, Young Thug, Stormzy, Headie One, Lil Uzi Vert and more. Daps discusses growing up in Nigeria and England, playing college basketball and giving up his NBA dreams, regretting not playing Kanye his music, and writing treatments for Director X. He also breaks down the stories behind the "Walk It Talk It" and "Bad And Boujee" videos. Follow @FlexGodDaps on Instagram and stay up to date on all new ARTchitects content by following @ARTchitectsPod on Instragram and TikTok.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins