BOOKED: Shakira feat. Wyclef - Sophie Muller, director

Colombian superstar Shakira will be appear in a wild street festival — loosely based on her home country's wild Barranquilla Carnaval — for this video directed by Sophie Muller.

artist: Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
song: "Hips Don't Lie"
label: Epic
director(s): Sophie Muller
production co: Oil Factory

NEWS: Cat Solen Signs with Partizan

Director Cat Solen has signed with Partizan. She will still be represented by Justine Smith of Stompbox Media.

Cat directed both the "Bowl Of Oranges" and "At The Bottom of Everything" videos for Bright Eyes.

NEW RELEASE: Rogue Wave "Publish My Love"

Rogue Wave
"Publish My Love" (Sub Pop)
Matt Lenski, director | Amanda Fox, producer | Ultrameena Films, production co | David "Shadi: Perez, DP | in8skils, editors | Goodlookin', special effects
Description: After an arduous journey through post-production, legal limbo and a big revision, a video is finally out there to support Rogue Wave's excellent album, Descended Like Vultures. The basic concept of "Publish My Love" remained unchanged throughout: Performance footage is scattered throughout the quickly flipping pages of several books. The original director's cut used actual books, which created the virtually impossible and potentially expensive task of obtaining clearances. So, the final version substitutes a generic book filled with pages of constantly evolving psychedelic patterns and effects. The original video may have been the better — thanks to some clever  compositions — but the revised one provides lots of visual candy for a great tune. -- Watch "Publish My Love" 

NEW RELEASE: Kanye West "Touch The Sky"

Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco
"Touch The Sky"
(Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam)
Chris Milk, director | Janice Biggs, producer | @radical.media, production co | Danny Hiele, DP | Livio Sanchez @ The Whitehouse, editor
Description: On September 8, 1974, Evel Kneivel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in a custom made and largely untested rocket-propelled Skycycle. It was a nearly fatal disaster, that presumably put the kibosh on Knievel's never attempted dream of clearing the Grand Canyon. So, leave it to the most adventurous duo in music video — director Chris Milk and rap star Kanye West — to attempt it in an epic and captivating clip that works perfectly on several levels.

Combining the look of a 1970's feature film with the classic ABC Wide World Of Sports series, the video casts Kanye as Evel Knievel doppelganger Evel Kanyevel,Pamela Anderson as his love interest and Nia Long as one of the women who calls Kanye on his crap. The jump itself follows the same sad trajectory of Knievel's Snake River attempt, but there is that magical moment when Kanye does indeed "Touch The Sky." Let's hope for a sequel with a shark tank. -- watch the director's cut of  "Touch The Sky"

NEWS: Zach Merck Joins Radical Media

Director Zach Merck has signed with @radical.media for representation. The director's credits include videos for many hard rock acts, including Hinder , Cold, Vaux, Life Of Agony, Atreyu and many others.

SHOT: The Secret Machine - Patrick Daughters, director

artist: The Secret Machines
song: "Lighting Blue Eyes"
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Patrick Daughters
production co: Black Dog

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE: Kelis and Marc Klasfeld

With a song title like "Bossy" it's hard to imagine that Kelis is lost and asking for directions. More likely, this picture from the set of "Bossy" shows the singer behind the wheel discussing a shot with director Marc Klasfeld.

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

NEWS: Alchemy Signs Tony Petrossian for UK

Director Tony Petrossian has signed with Alchemy Pictures for the UK. He is still with Rockhard Films and Robin Frank Representation for the US. The director's credits include videos for Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold. Most recently, Petrossian directed a video for Mercury UK band Orson.