BOOKED: Beyonce - Sophie Muller, director

Shooting today in NYC...

artist: Beyonce
song: "Ring The Alarm"
label: Columbia
director(s): Sophie Muller
production co: Oil Factory

NEWS: Mario Mares Joins Director Roster at Mabam!

Leading editor Mario Mares has signed on as a director with Mabam! Entertainment.  Mares' editorial credits include music videos for No Doubt, Black Eyed Peas, Audioslave, Dashboard Confessional, Alanis Morisette, Kanye West, Outkast and Linkin Park. He was also named Best Editor at the 2003 MVPA Awards for Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River." Mares remains with the company rOOm for his editorial work.

All directors at Mabam! Entertainment are now being represented by Laure Scott. The full Mabam! roster of directors consists of Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Abdul Malik Abbot, Maeyen A. Bassey, and Mario Mares.

SHOT: Anti-Flag - Kevin Kerslake, director

Over 500 punk rock kids attended a top-secret Anti-Flag performance at the little Mexican bar La Cite  in downtown Los Angeles for this clip. Kevin Kerslake shot and directed the video; Steven Johnson of Factory Features produced. Kerslake is repped through Merge @ Crossroads by Tommy Labuda of Labuda Management.

artist: Anti-Flag
song: "This Is The End (For You My Friend)"
label: RCA
director(s): Kevin Kerslake
producer: Steven Johnson

NEW RELEASE: The Panic Channel "Why Cry"

The Panic Channel
"Why Cry" (Capitol)
Robert Hales, director | Shelli Jury, producer | HSI, production co | Ken Mowe, editor | Description: "Why Cry" when you can just get revenge? That's the situation in this debut video from The Panic Channel — which is essentially the latter-day Jane's Addiction, but with newcomer Steve Isaacs replacing Perry Farrell with a more polished, traditional voice and persona. The video starts with a woman viewing an amateur porno flick starring her boyfriend and a dumb slut. After exorcising some of the anger and sadness by creating a huge multimedia mural — which actually took six full days for the art department to construct — she decides to put the footage to good use by uploading it to a website for the whole world to see. -- watch "Why Cry"

NEW RELEASE: The Academy Is... "The Phrase That Pays"

The Academy Is...
"The Phrase That Pays" (Fueled By Ramen)
Marvin Scott Jarrett, director | Ted Robbins, producer | ToyStory, production co | Lenny Mesina, editor | Description: Insanity is all about perception, so there's really no point in trying to make out exactly who is mentally ill in this gleefully absurd and melodramatic video for The Academy Is.... Instead, I recommend that you enjoy the twists and the turns that fittingly describe both the video and this band. -- watch "The Phrase That Pays" (YouTube link)

PHOTO: Bill Fishman Directing Lamb of God

Director Bill Fishman keeps watch of both the treatment and the monitor to ensure that every bit of wholesome family fun is captured for his Lamb Of God video "Redneck."

NEWS: Spy Signs Jaron Albertin

Spy Entertainment has announced the signing of director Jaron Albertin to its roster. Albertin's credits include Death From Above 1979's "Sexy Results" and videos for Mew, Maximo Park and Circlesquare.

BOOKED: Lady Sovereign - Brian Beletic, director

artist: Lady Sovereign
song: "Love Me Or Hate Me"
label: Island Def Jam
director(s): Brian Beletic
production co: Smuggler
rep: Labuda Management

BOOKED: Obie Trice - Sanaa Hamri, director

artist: Obie Trice feat Brick & Lace
song: "Jamaican Girl"
label: Shady/Interscope
director(s): Sanaa Hamri
production co: Anonymous Content
rep: Labuda Management

PHOTO: Bex Schwartz & The Long Winters

Bex Schwartz (second from left) enjoys a "ta-da!" moment with The Long Winters while directing their new video "Fire Island, AK." Despite the song title, the video was actually shot at the Awosting Reserve in Wallkill, NY.

Bex Schwartz, by the way, is best known for her blog and numerous appearances on VH1's All Access show. click the photo to enlarge

SHOT: Muse - Paul Minor, director

Muse singer Matt Bellamy, director Paul Minor and DP Max Goldman on board an abandoned freighter in the Pacific Ocean for the band's video "Starlight."

artist: Muse
song: "Starlight"
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Paul Minor
production co: Streetgang Films

BOOKED: Jim Jones - Dale Resteghini, director

artist: Jim Jones
song: "We Fly High/Reppin' Time"
label: Diplomats/Koch
director(s): Dale Resteghini
production co: Raging Nation Films

BOOKED: Suffocation - Dale Resteghini, director

artist: Suffocation
song: "Abomination Reborn"
label: Relapse
director(s): Dale Resteghini
production co: Raging Nation Films

SHOT: IMA Robot - Ryan Rickett & Alex Ebert, directors

Ryan Rickett and IMA Robot frontman Alex Ebert co-directed this video in which the band oversees an increasingly wild audition session.

artist: IMA Robot
song: "Creeps Me Out"
label: Virgin
director(s): Ryan Rickett & Alex Ebert
rep: Heidi Gregory Management

NEWS: Phil Harder Signs with Merge @ Crossroads

Director Phil Harder has joined the Merge @ Crossroads roster, where he will be represented by Tommy Labuda of Labuda Management. Harder has been directing videos since the late '80s, working with a diverse group of acts that includes Incubus, Prince, Foo Fighters, Hilary Duff, Liz Phair, Cornershop, Low and many more. A full list can be found at the website for Harder/Fuller, the production house run by Harder and his lontime producer Rick Fuller.

BOOKED: The Duhks - Toben Seymour, director

artist: The Duhks
song: "Out Of The Rain"
label: Sugar Hill
director(s): Toben Seymour
production co: Partizan

SHOT: Placebo - Daniel Askill, director

Shot in Los Angeles...

artist: Placebo
song: "Follow The Cops Back Home"
label: Virgin UK (band on Astralwerks in US)
director(s): Daniel Askill
production co: @radical.media

MTV Adds for the Week of 7/24/06

Adds:
Cham feat. Alicia Keys "Ghetto Story (remix)" (Atlantic)
Fergie "London Bridge" (A&M/Interscope)
Jessica Simpson "A Public Affair" (Columbia)
Kelis feat. Too $hort "Bossy" (LaFace/ZLG)
Paris Hilton "Stars Are Blind" (Warner Bros.)
Pink Spiders "Little Razorblade " (Geffen)
The Raconteurs "Steady, As She Goes" (Third Man/V2)
Sean Paul feat. Keyshia Cole "Give It Up To Me" (VP/Atlantic)
Under The Influence Of Giants "Mama's Room" (Island Def Jam)

MTV2 Adds:
Angels And Airwaves  "Do It For Me Now" (Geffen)
Beyonce feat. Jay-Z "Deja Vu" (Columbia)
Cham feat. Alicia Keys "Ghetto Story (remix)" (Atlantic)
Flyleaf "Fully Alive" (Octone/RCA)
Pink Spiders "Little Razorblade " (Geffen)
Under The Influence Of Giants "Mama's Room" (Island Def Jam)
Young Joc "I Know You See It" (Bad Boy)

MTVU Adds:
The Academy Is… "The Phrase That Pays" (Fueled By Ramen)
Gym Class Heroes  "The Queen And I" (Fueled By Ramen)
Jurassic 5 f/ Dave Matthews Band "Work It Out" (Interscope)

MTV Jams:
Ciara "Get Up" (LaFace/ZLG)
Lil Wayne f/ Robin Thicke "Shooter" (Cash Money/Universal)

VH1 Adds for the Week of 7/24/06

Adds:
Fergie "London Bridge" (A&M/Interscope)
Hinder  "Lips Of An Angel" (Universal)
Jessica Simpson "A Public Affair" (Columbia)
Muse "Knights of Cydonia" (Warner Bros.)
Nickelback "Far Away" (Roadrunner)

VH1 Soul Adds:
Cassie "Me & U"  (NextSelection/Bad Boy/Atlantic)
Damian Marley & Stephen Marley "All Night" (Tuff Gong/Universal)
LeToya "Torn" (Capitol)
Lil Wayne f/ Robin Thicke "Shooter" (Cash Money/Universal)
Lyfe Jennings feat. Lala "S.E.X." (Columbia)
Outkast "Morris Brown" (LaFace/ZLG)

BET Adds for the Week of 7/24/06

Adds:
Chris Brown "Say Goodbye" (Jive/ZLG)   
Ciara "Get Up" (LaFace/ZLG)   
Jibbs "Chain Hang Low" (Geffen) 
Mila J f/ Marques Houston "Good Looking Out" (TUG/Universal)

Rap City Adds:
Jibbs "Chain Hang Low" (Geffen) 
Lil Wayne f/ Robin Thicke "Shooter" (Cash Money/Universal)
Lloyd Banks feat. 50 Cent "Hands Up" (G-Unit/Interscope)

BET J Adds:
Shanice "Take Care Of You" (PlayTime/Imajah)
Ziggy Marley "Love Is My Religion" (Tuff Gong)