BOOKED: The Academy Is - Ryan Rickett, director

artist: The Academy Is
song: "Classifieds"
label: Fueled By Ramen
director(s): Ryan Rickett
production co: Refused TV

SHOT: Bonnie "Prince " Billy & Matt Sweeney, Mike Piscitelli, director

Mike Piscitelli completed a video for "I Gave You," off the Superwolf album collaboration between Bonnie "Prince" Billy (aka Will Oldham, aka Palace) and Matt Sweeney (formerly of Chavez and Zwan).

artist: Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney
song: "I Gave You"
label: Drag City
director(s): Mike Piscitelli
production co: Partizan

SHOT: Skye Sweetnam - Wendy Morgan , director

artist: Skye Sweetnam
song: "Number One"
label: Capitol
director(s): Wendy Morgan
production co: Revolver Film Co

Wendy Morgan and Skye Sweetnam on the set.

SHOT: Ambulance LTD - Moh Azima, director

Ambulance LTD perform in what is now the natural habitat for any cool alternative band: Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Performance took place in the Old Dutch Mustard Company building, while split-screens show Brooklynites going about their lives.

artist: Ambulance LTD
song: "Stay Where You Are"
label: TVT
director(s): Moh Azima
production co: Factory Features

SHOT: Better Than Ezra - David Brooks, director

Better Than Ezra gear up for their label debut on Artemis with a video for "A Lifetime." The clip shows three teens on a road trip meant to commemorate a friend who died in a car crash.

artist: Better Than Ezra
song: "A Lifetime"
label: Artemis
director(s): David Brooks
production co: Factory Features

BOOKED: Mudvayne - Lex Halaby, director

artist: Mudvayne
song: "Happy?"
label: Epic
director(s): Lex Halaby
production co: Refused TV

SHOT: Stereophonics - Charles Mehling , director

artist: Stereophonics
song: "Dakota"
label: EMI (album to be released by V2 in the US)
director(s): Charles Mehling
production co: Refused TV

SHOT: No Warning - Kimo Proudfoot, director

Kimo Proudfoot directed a performance video for this first band signed to Linkin Park's Warner Bros. imprint, Machine Shop.

artist: No Warning
song: "Bad Timing"
label: Machine Shop/Warner Bros.
director(s): Kimo Proudfooot
production co: Villains

Video will premiere this Sunday, Feb 12 on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.

BOOKED: Akon - Gil Green, director

artist: Akon
song: "Lonely"
label: SRC/Universal
director(s): Gil Green
production co: Partizan

BOOKED: Lemar - Smith N' Borin, directors

The directing team of Smith N' Borin place UK r&b star Lemar in a gritty love story based at an inner-city gym.

artist: Lemar
song: "Time To Grow"
label: Columbia/Sony UK
director(s): Smith N' Borin
production co: Merge @ Crossroads
rep: Labuda Management

MTV ALERT: Adds for the week of 2/14/05

MTV Adds:
Fabolous feat. Mike Shorey "Baby" (Atlantic)
Frankie J "Obsession (No Amor)" (Columbia)
Nas feat. Quan "Just a Moment" (Columbia)
Trillville & Cutty "Some Cut" (BME/Warner Bros.)

MTV2 Adds:
The Bravery "An Honest Mistake" (Island Def Jam)
Daddy Yankee "Gasolina" (El Carte/VI)
Nas feat. Quan "Just a Moment" (Columbia)

MTVU Adds:
Aberfeldy "Love is an Arrow" (Rough Trade)
My Chemical Romance "Helena" (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Queens of the Stone Age "Little Sister" (Interscope)
The Bravery "An Honest Mistake" (ISland Def Jam)
K’Naan "Soobax" (Track And Field)
John Butler Trio "Zebra" (Lava)
Embrace "Ashes" (Independiente/Epic)
Martin Luther "Daily Bread" (Rebel Soul)
Regina Spektor "Us" (Warner Bros.)
Jack Johnson "Sitting, Wishing, Waiting" (Universal)
Miri Ben-Ari feat. Scarface & Anthony Hamilton "Sunshine to the Rain" (Universal)
Eisley "Telescope Eyes" (Reprise/Warner Bros.)

VH1 ALERT: Adds for week of 2/14/05

VH1 Adds:
Marc Broussard “Where You Are” (Island Def Jam)
Emma “Maybe” (19)
Jack Johnson ”Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” (Universal)

FUSE ALERT: Adds for week of 2/14/05

FUSE Adds:
Queens of the Stone Age "Little Sister" (Interscope)

FUSE Oven Fresh:
The Bravery "An Honest Mistake" (Island Def Jam)
Doves “Black And White Town" (Capitol)
The Postal Service“We Will Become Silhouettes” (Sub Pop)
Jack Johnson "Sitting, Wishing, Waiting" (Universal)
Eisley "Telescope Eyes" (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Strung Out “Analog” (Fat Wreck Chords)
Kissing Tigers “So Stay In Love” (Slowdance)

BET ALERT: Adds for week of 2/14/05

BET Adds:
T.I. "You Don't Know Me" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
Marques Houston "All Because Of You" (TUG Entertainment)

No new adds to Rap City this week

SHOT: The Features - Zach Merck, director

Director Zach Merck mixes The Features' raw performance with a time-lapse collage that shows the irreverent doings in a small city.

artist: The Features
song: "Blow it Out"
label: Universal
director(s): Zach Merck
production co: F.M. Rocks

SHOT: Jojo - Fat Cats, directors

Jojo stays grounded even as she deals with the trappings of fame in this video directed by the Fat Cats.

artist: Jojo
song: "Not That Kinda Girl"
label: Blackground/Universal
director(s): Fat Cats
production co: F.M. Rocks

NEWS: Sundance Summary - Music Video Directors

File under better late than never...

The 2005 Sundance Film Festival featured several films directed by notable music video vets. Here's a list of films to keep an eye out for in the coming months or so...

Junebug - Phil Morrison, director
Phil Morrison's credits include videos for Sonic Youth, Superchunk and the hilarious "Sugaecube" for Yo La Tengo, which starred Bob and David from Mr. Show. The soundtrack of Junebug is also by Yo La Tengo.

Pretty Persuasion - Marcos Siega, director
Marcos Siega made his name as one of the top music video directors thanks to his Blink-182 videos "What's My Age Again?" and "All The Small Things." Pretty Persuasion stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods and Ron Livingston.

Thumbsucker - Mike Mills, director
Not the R.E.M. bass player, but rather a graphic design wiz who directed artful music videos for Air, Moby and many others. Thumbsucker is based on a Walter Kirn novel and features Keanu Reeves, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn and Benjamin Bratt.

Rize - David LaChapelle, director
Famed photgrapher David LaChapelle has directed huge videos for the likes of No Doubt, Christina Aguilera, Elton John, Blink-182 and many more. Rize sportlights the unique form of hip-hop clown dancing called "krumping."

The Sailor's Girl - Brett Simon, director
Brett Simon has directed hit videos for the likes of The Killers and Hoobastank. He currently has videos on the air for Sum-41 and Unwritten Law. The Sailor's Girl is a short film.

SHOT: Fear Before The March Of Flames - Mike Kaminsky, director

Mike Kaminsky directed a video for Equal Vision metal band Fear Before The March Of Flames. Performance was shot in a basement as blood floods the room and threatens to drown the band.

artist: Fear Before The March Of Flames
song: "Should have Stayed In The Shallows"
label: Equal Vision
director(s): Mike Kaminsky
production co: 1171 Production Group

NEWS: Robert Hales repped by Labuda Management

Labuda Magement is now repping director Robert Hales (Jet, Switchfoot).

Hales is signed with Merge @ Crossroads.

SHOT: Low Millions - Marc Webb, director

Marc Webb shot "Eleanor" on location in Los Angeles for alternative band Low Millions.

artist: Low Millions
song: "Eleanor"
label: Manhattan/EMI
director(s): Marc Webb
production co: DNA