September 2010

• artist: Rick Ross f/ Drake + Chrisette Michele
• song: "Aston Martin Music"
• label: Def Jam/IDJMG
• director(s): Gil Green
• production co: 305 Films
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Judd Allison
• commissioner: Margo Wainwright

Heidi Gregory is now repping the Merge @ Crossroads direccreativeting team Walter Robot.

Consisting of artist Bill Barminski and writer Christopher Louie, the duo has created a mix of live action and animation videos for Gnarls Barkley, Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie and Rob Thomas.

Their breakthrough clip is the Death Cab for Cutie video "Grapevine Fires," which won the won the Audience Award for Best Music Video at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival, and was also nominated for Breakthrough Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards and Best Video at the MTVu Woodie Awards.

A man stands on the ledge. There's a cinder block tied with a noose around his ankle. There's a girl, of course. And an enigmatic ending, which also makes perfect sense if you know that Philip Selway day job is the drummer for Radiohead, a band well known for mysterious and complex videos (see "Just" for a reference point). --> watch "By Some Miracle"

Attention L.A. People: Wednesday Night marks the latest installment of the FLUX Screening Series at the Hammer Museum. Music videos will be shown, directors will be speaking, and lots of creative folks will be there. And it's free. So, motivate.

Note: Tickets are free, but are required. First come, first served,  available at the Hammer's Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person.

FLUX Screening Series at the  Hammer MuseumWednesday, September 15, 7-11pm