SHOT: Sean Paul - Jessy Terrero & Ras Kassa, directors

On-location in Kingston, Jamaica: Atlantic's Susan Silverman, Karma's Yamani Watkins, Sean Paul, and co-directors Ras Kassa and Jessy Terrero.

artist: Sean Paul
song: "Never Gonna Be The Same"
label: VP/Atlantic
director(s): Jessy Terrero & Ras Kassa
production co: Terrero Films/Lotus Filmworks and Karma
rep: Robin Frank Management (for Jessy Terrero)

PHOTO: Ace Norton and Smoosh

Partizan director Ace Norton (center) with the young Seattle indie rock duo Smoosh (and a drawing of Vegas era Elvis) on the set of "Find A Way." This will be the first video off their debut full-length for Barsuk Records.

NEWS: Resfest Event in Toronto

Resfest Canada is sponsoring the third installment of the Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival's music video program Scene Not Herd.

Programmed by Resfest's Sandy Hunter, the 2006 Scene Not Herd lineup will boast clips from Jason Forrest, The Darkness, Ladytron, Sigur Ros, Bright Eyes, The Go! Team, Hot Chip and Mylo. Directors represented in the program include Arni & Kinski, Cat Solen and Jaron Albertin — some of who are expected to be in attendance.

Tickets are $10 and include admission into an off-site after party. They can be purchased at the door or online through the Worldwide Short Film Festival.

SCENE NOT HERD 06 (Toronto)
9:15, Friday, June 16
Isabel Bader Theatre : 93 Charles Street West
after party @ Savoy (235 Victoria Street, 3rd Floor)

BOOKED: Hit The Lights - Todd Strauss-Schulson, director

It's going to be a tale of punk rock love and revenge in this video for "Bodybag."

artist: Hit The Lights
song: "Bodybag"
label: Triple Crown/EastWest
director(s): Todd Strauss-Schulson
production co: Ulterior Productions

NEW RELEASE: MC Lars "Download This Song"

MC Lars
"Download This Song" (Nettwerk)
Frank Borin, director | Gina Cavalier, producer | Joe Pro, DP | Description: MC Lars acknowledges the reality of a music marketplace with his latest anthem of dissent, "Download This Song." Some performance takes place from a used car lot and in a Princess Leia-like projection at a corporate board meeting, but the majority is even more appropriately displayed on computer monitors, iPods, PSPs and cell phones. Much like Lars knows that most fans will choose to download this for free rather than shell out money for a perilously outdated CD, he's also not afraid to do some "sharing" of his own: The guitar vamp is nicked from Iggy Pop's "The Passenger," the quick worldplay rap style owes a debt to Eminem, and the chorus is sung by Bowling for Soup frontman Jaret Reddick. -- watch "Download This Song"

PHOTO: Avenged Sevenfold and Wayne Isham

Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows with Merge @ Crossroads director Wayne Isham on the set of the band's upcoming video "Seize The Day."

NEWS: A Band Apart Closes

Several sources have confirmed that production company A Band Apart has closed its music video division. Their music video roster included the directors Michael Palmieri, Ryan Rickett and the duo Coodie & Chike. No official announcement has been made by the company yet.

A Band Apart was founded in the mid '90s by Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender.

BOOKED: Duncan James - Charles Mehling, director

Charles Mehling is directing a video in  Romania for Duncan James, a new solo artist best known for  his stint in the hit UK boy band Blue.

artist: Duncan James
song: "Can't Stop A River"
label: Virgin Records (UK)
director(s): Charles Mehling
production co: Streetgang Films

SHOT: Voltage - Charles Spano, director

This video for experimental act Voltage will be a strange meditation on buildings, trees and other inanimate (or animate) objects.

artist: Voltage
song: "01"
label: Flameshovel
director(s): Charles Spano
production co: Commondeer

NEWS: Yeah Yeahs Yeahs Want You For New Video

Alternative rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs and their label Interscope are challenging their fans to prove just how DIY they are by providing all the content for the band's upcoming video, "Cheated Hearts." The official rules as stated on the release form are fairly simple:

1. Send it on DV TAPE 
2. Dress the part!
3. Blast the music in the background and play or sing over it...
4. Get lost in the song make it YOURS.
5. Got guitar? mic? drums? Use'em! Got no such things? Fake it, use what you got around the house, be resourceful yeah!
6. Do as many performances as you need, we will edit it! Try and make them different:   FULL BODY, CLOSE-UP, MEDIUM,  FROM THE SIDE,  inside, outside, etc. Do the Nick, do the Brian, do the Karen O.
7. IMPORTANT: AT LEAST HALF OF YOUR PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE AGAINST A WHITE WALL, or sheet.  SO DO IT ONCE IN FRONT OF A WHITE WALL AND ONCE ANYWAY YOU WANT.
8. SEND IT TO US, DO IT QUICKLY....YOU WILL BE BIGGER THAN THE SOUND.

Step nine, of course, is signing the release form. Details and the release form are at the YYY Cheated Hearts page. The deadline for all submissions is June 12. (sources: Tripwire)

NEW RELEASE: Rock Kills Kid "Paralyzed"

Rock Kills Kid
"Paralyzed"
(Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Chris Soos, director/DP | Natasha Garcia, producer | Black Dog, production co |  Jeff Renfroe, editor | Description: Renowned cinematographer Chris Soos takes on directing duties for this performance video that finds newcomers Rock Kills Kid in a room strewn with lighting strands. -- watch "Paralyzed" in Quicktime or  Windows Media

NEW RELEASE: Head Automatica "Graduation Day"

Head Automatica
"Graduation Day
(Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Tony Petrossian, director | Ben Oswald, producer | Rockhard Films, production co | RFM, rep | Pat Darrin, DP | Ara Soudjian, editor | Description: Head Automatica deliver this appropriate song at an outdoor high school graduation ceremony. As the stereotypical student types receive diplomas, we get a sneak peek at what the future may hold for them. The rebellious punk rock chick might become the President, the jock could become a gay marriage activist, the hoodlum might become a kindly priest and, in the one unsurprising prediction, the ditzy rich blonde slut might get knocked up. An additional nice touch is having the aforementioned blonde portrayed by Casey of Laguna Beach. -- watch "Graduation Day" in Quicktime or Windows Media (a making-of special is also hosted at headautomatica.com)

BOOKED: Gnarls Barkley - Marc Klasfeld, director

artist: Gnarls Barkley
song: "Smiley Faces"
label: Downtown/Atlantic
director(s): Marc Klasfeld
production co: Rockhard Films
rep: Robin Frank Management

SHOT: Don Omar - Jessy Terrero, director

Shot in support of The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack...

artist: Don Omar
song: "Conteo"
label: Machete Music/Universal
director(s): Jessy Terrero
production co: Terrero Films/Lotus Filmworks
rep: Robin Frank Management

BOOKED: Robin Thicke - PR Brown, director

artist: Robin Thicke feat. Busta Rhymes & Pharrell
song: "Wanna Love U Girl" (remix)
label: Star Trak/Interscope
director(s): PR Brown
production co: Anonymous Content

MTV Adds for the Week of 6/5/06

Adds:
Busta Rhymes f/ Will.I.Am & Kelis "I Love My Chick" (Aftermath/Interscope)
Field Mob feat. Ciara "So What" (DTP/Geffen)
Pearl Jam "Life Wasted" (J Records)

MTV2 Adds:
Daddy Yankee feat. Snoop Dogg "Gangsta Zone" (El Cartel/Interscope)

MTVU Adds:
Armor For Sleep "Remember To Feel Real" (Sire/Warner Bros.)
Field Mob feat. Ciara "So What" (DTP/Geffen)
The Lost Prophets "Rooftops" (Columbia)
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus "Face Down" (Virgin)

MTV Jams Adds:
Daddy Yankee feat. Snoop Dogg "Gangsta Zone" (El Cartel/Interscope)
E-40 feat. T-Pain "U And Dat" (BME/Warner Bros.)
Yo Gotti "Gangsta Party" (TVT)

VH1 Adds for the Week of 6/5/06

Adds:
Corrine Bailey Rae "Put Your Records On" (Good Groove/EMI)
Imogen Heap "Goodnight And Go" (RCA Victor)
Leela James "Good Time" (Warner Bros.)
Neil Young "Heart Of Gold" (Reprise)
Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars" (A&M/Interscope)

VH1 Soul Adds:
Prince "Fury" (NPG/Universal)

BET Adds for the Week of 6/5/06

Adds:
Cassie "Me & U"  (NextSelection/Bad Boy/Atlantic)
Pharrell feat. Kanye West "Number One" (Stark Trak/Interscope)

Rap City Adds:
Ali & Gipp "Go Head" (Derrty/Universal)
E-40 feat. T-Pain "U And Dat" (BME/Warner Bros.)

no adds for BET J

FUSE Adds for the Week of 6/5/06

Adds:
Dashboard Confessional "Don’t Wait" (Vagrant)

Oven Fresh:
Bubba Sparxxx "Heat It Up" (Virgin)
Bullet for My Valentine "Tears Don’t Fall" (Trustkill)
The Forecast "And We All Return To Our Roots" (Victory)
Halifax "Our Revolution" (Drive-Thru)
Rob Zombie "American Witch" (Geffen)
Yung Joc "It's Goin Down" (Bad Boy)

IMF Adds for the Week of 6/5/06

Adds:
Bitman & Roban "Tatita" from Chile
Cherish "Do It To It" (Sho'nuff/Capitol)
Corrine Bailey Rae "Put Your Records On" (Good Groove/EMI)
Eason Chan "Bu Ran Ni Yao Wo Zen Me Yang" from China
Evonne Hsu "Wan Zhong Xuan Yi" from Taiwan
Leona "Arguments" from Ukraine
Natasha Bedingfield "Single" (Epic)
Nightmare Of You "The Days Go By Oh So Slow" (Bevonshire/EastWest)
Rob Zombie "American Witch" (Geffen)
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus "Face Down" (Virgin)
The Vines "Anysound " (Capitol)
Three Days Grace "Animal I Have Become" (Jive/ZLG)
Will Pan "Yi Zhi Shen Gong" from Taiwan

Music Choice Adds for the Weeks of 6/5/06

Adds:
Thirty Seconds To Mars "The Kill" (Virgin)
Ak’sent "Zingy" (Capitol)
BHI "Do It Do It (Poole Palace)" (BME/Reprise)
Chelo "Cha Cha" (Sony BMG Norte)
Cheri Dennis feat. Jim Jones & Yung Joc "I Love You" (Bad Boy)
Heather Headley "In My Mind" (RCA)
James Blunt "High" (Custard/Atlantic)
Laurie Berkner "The Goldfish" (Razor & Tie)
LeToya "Torn" (Capitol)
Persephone's Bees "Nice Day" (Columbia)
Rock Kills Kid "Paralyzed" (Reprise)
Three Days Grace "Animal I Have Become" (Jive/ZLG)

CMT Adds for the Week of 5/29/06

Adds:
Emerson Drive "A Good Man" (Midas)
Hank Williams Jr. "That’s How They Do It In Dixie" (Curb)

Much Music Adds for the Week of 5/29/06

Adds:
Controller.Controller "PF"
DL Incognito "Live In My Element"
Pearl Jam "Life Wasted"

BOOKED: Regina Spektor - Associates In Science, directors

Shooting this week in The Bronx section of NYC...

artist: Regina Spektor
song: "On The Radio"
label: Sire/Warner Bros.
director(s): Associates In Science
production co: Partizan

SHOT: The Flaming Lips - Bradley Beesley, director

Director Bradley Beesley (foreground, center) on set with The Flaming Lips for their new video "The W.A.N.D." Beasley is a longtime collaborator with The Lips, best known for directing the feature length band documentary The Fearless Freaks.

artist: The Flaming Lips
song: "The W.A.N.D."
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Bradley Beesley
production co: Roadside Cinema

SHOT: Paramore - Shane C. Drake, director

Director Shane C. Drake (bottom, center, beard, about to eat a flower) on the set of "Emergency" with Paramore.

artist: Paramore
song: "Emergency"
label: Fueld By Ramen
director(s): Shane C. Drake
rep: Labuda Management

SHOT: SMTN - O'Ryan Brody & Taylor Truett, directors

O'Ryan Brody and Taylor Truett co-directed a video for unsigned Seattle emo act Something More Than Nothing.

artist: Something More Than Nothing
song: "Until I Wake"
director(s): O'Ryan Brody & Taylor Truett
production co: FreeDale Films

NEWS: Much Music Video Awards Nominations

Nominations have been announced for Canadian music video channel Much Music's annual awards show. Not counting a handful of "People's Choice" categories, the nominations break down as follows:

1. Rockers Billy Talent are the most nominated group, receiving nods in five categories for the "Devil In A Midnight Mass" video directed by Spy Entertainment's Sean Michael Turrell.
2. Other artists with multiple nominations include Kardinal Offishall, Massari and The Trews.
3. The most nominated director is RT!, who is up for 10 awards thanks to his multi-nominated videos for Kardinal Offishall, Massari.
4. Overall, the nominations are dominated by production companies TwoThreeFiveFilms and Spy Entertainment, which are respectively up for 13 and 12 awards.

Nominees for key awards include:

Best Rock Video:

• Billy Talent "Devil In A Midnight Mass" Sean Michael Turrell, director (Spy Ent.)
• Buck 65 "Devil's Eyes" Micah Meisner & Rich Terfry, directors (Revolver Film Co.)
• Kardinal Offishall "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" RT!, director (TwoThreeFive)
• Nickelback "Photograph" Nigel Dick, director (A Band Apart)
• The Trews "So She's Leaving" Stephen Scott, director (Spy Ent.)

Best Director:

• Experimental Parachute Moment (Kevin Drew and George Vale) for Stars "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" (Spy Ent.)
• RT! for Kardinal Offishall "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" (TwoThreeFive)
• RT! for Massari "Be Easy"  (TwoThreeFive)
• Sean Michael Turrell for Billy Talent "Devil In A Midnight Mass" (Spy Ent.)
• Stephen Scott for The Trews "So She's Leaving" (Spy Ent.)

A full list of categories and nominees is at muchmusic.com. The Much Music Video Awards will be broadcast live Sunday, June 18, from their headquarters in Toronto