Jason Goldwatch
Jason Goldwatch (born September 1, 1976) is an American music video director and commercial director who is a Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director of Decon, a creative agency and record label based in New York. He is best known for his work with Kid Cudi, Pharrell Williams, Linkin Park, Evidence, and Dilated Peoples. Goldwatch has also partnered with The Alchemist for the experimental performance art group Media Muerte.[1]
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[edit] Background
Goldwatch was born in San Francisco, where he attended San Francisco School of the Arts before going to Cal Arts. He worked at a several production companies (including Satellite Films, where he was recruited by Spike Jonze) before touring with Dilated Peoples as their videographer.[2] In 2000, he partnered with Peter Bittenbender on One Big Trip, which led to their founding of Decon in 2002.[3] One of the most recognizable aspects about the music videos by Goldwatch is that he credits himself at the beginning of each video. He has said it was a decision he made early on to help establish his personal brand and also because people were already misspelling his name. [4]
[edit] Selected videography
[edit] Music videos
- Evidence - "Mr Slow Flow"
- Evidence - "To Be Continued.."
- Evidence - "For Whom The Bell Tolls"
- The Roots - "Dear God 2.0"
- Aceyalone - "I Think"
- Dilated Peoples - "Work the Angels"
- Hieroglyphics - "Soweto"
- Linkin Park - "Enth E Nd"
- Damian Marley - "One Loaf, of Bread"
- Jay-Z - "Pray"
- 88-Keys feat. Kanye West - "Stay Up! (Viagra)"
- Jay Electronica - "Exhibit A"[5]
- The Alchemist - "Smile"
- Chali 2na feat. Beenie Man - "International"
- Kid Cudi - "Soundtrack 2 My Life"[6]
- Kid Cudi - "CudderisBack"
- Kid Cudi - "Erase Me"
- Dilated Peoples - "Worst Comes to Worst"[7]
- Ludacris - "Blueberry Yum Yum"
- Common & Sadat X feat. Talib Kweli - "1999"[8]
- Jim Jones - "Blow Your Smoke" (featuring Rell)
- Pusha T Ft. Tyler, The Creator - "Trouble On My Mind"
- Nas - "Nasty"
[edit] Commercials
- Microsoft Zune campaign
- Teva - "The Naturist" and "Teva Life Agents"
- Sony Ericsson - "Girl What's Up?"
- Shakira - "She Wolf" online video campaign
- Kübler Absinthe online campaign[9]
- Eminem - "Relapse" web shorts[10]
[edit] Feature length
- ”A Billion Bucks” (2010) – Documentary about Young Buck[11]
- Forthcoming Jay Electronica Documentary (2010)[12]
- "A Million in the Morning" (2010)
- "Dilated Peoples: The Release Party" (2007)
- "Ice Cream: Vol. 1" (2006)[13]
- ”Revenge of the Robots” (2003) – Def Jux documentary
- "The Journey of Mr. Rager" (2010) - Documentary about Kid Cudi
[edit] References
- ^ "Teva Life Agents: Jason Goldwatch"
- ^ Interview with Jason Goldwatch, Oz Hip Hop, September 23 2007
- ^ "Brands Who Become Agencies: Decon Creative Group" PSFK, March 25 2010
- ^ http://www.filmedinsert.com/blog/podcast-episode-11-penis-fishing-with-jason-goldwatch/
- ^ "Video: Jay Electronica Film Teaser Set to "Exhibit A" Okayplayer, January 19 2010
- ^ "Soundtrack 2 My Life Music Video and Documentary Coming Soon" Dat New Cudi, March 11 2010
- ^ "Dilated Peoples 'Worst Comes to Worst'" DailyMotion
- ^ "Common and Sadat X feat. Talib Kweli '1999'" 5hh.org
- ^ Kübler Absinthe Redesign, Best Ads on TV
- ^ "Eminem Relapse Refill Commercial Spot #1" YouTube
- ^ “Young Buck Drops DVD Documentary This June” HHE, April 08 2008
- ^ “Video: Jay Electronica Film Teaser Set to "Exhibit A" OkayPlayer, January 19 2010
- ^ Netflix: Jason Goldwatch
