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2010 Grammy MV Winner: Black Eyed Peas + Motion Theory

Directors Mathew Cullen and Mark Kudsi of Motion Theory took home at the Best Short Form Music Video Grammy for Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow." Motion Theory produced the entire branding campaign for the BEP's album, The End, with all aspects — from the music video to the album art to the print ads — spotlighting the band's movements from analog to digital.

Cullen and Motion Theory won the Short Form Music Video Grammy last year as well, for Weezer "Pork & Beans." --> watch "Boom Boom Pow"

MV TO MOVIE: Marc Webb Confirmed for Spider-Man

From PRNewswire...

Marc Webb Chosen To Direct Next Chapter of the Acclaimed Series

-Spider-Man to Climb into Theaters in Summer, 2012

- CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Marc Webb, the director of the Golden Globe nominated Best Picture (500) Days of Summer, will direct the next chapter in the Spider-Man franchise, set to hit theaters summer 2012, it was jointly announced today by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios...

NEWS: Labuda Management Repping A White Label

Tommy Labuda of Labuda Management is now representing the roster of production company A White Label for music videos. 

A White Label directors and select video credits as follows:

Sam Bayer:

  • My Chemical Romance "Welcome To The Black Parade"
  • Green Day "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"
Arni & Kinski:

  • Sigur Ros "Glosoli"
  • Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars"
Benjamin Steiger Levine:

  • Chromeo "Fancy Footwork"
  • Beast "Mr. Hurricane"
Don Cameron:

NEWS: Saam directs XX: A Sculpture Of The Album

"Music videos are a 2D visual interpretation of a song. We are interested in creating spaces that exist as a 3D physical interpretation of a song or an album, and that is what we have created for the album xx. It shares sensibilities with art installations but it should not be considered in this context - it is in essence a physical music video, a looping shrine to the album that you cannot compress, send or turn off. We have to understand that these pop up 'rooms' and 'spaces' should and will become as commonplace as music videos, bridging the gap until we have the technology to 'stream' a 3D

COMMENTARY: VEVO Is Alive

Before I formally direct you all to check out VEVO.com, let me ask a question.

Anyone remember PluggedIn.com? Big online music video initiative pushed by UMG with content from all the major labels except WMG? High quality videos. Big investors, big money. Anyone? It was launched in 2008. I even wrote about it here.

NEWS: 2010 Grammy Video Nominees

Nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Contenders for Best Short Form Video as follows (note: All credits listed as Grammy listed em, so complain to Grammy about corrections/additions)...

Best Short Form Music Video (For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)