WATCH IT: T.I. f/ Lil Wayne "Ball" (Marc Klasfeld, dir.)

It's not balls that are bouncing in this raucous video for T.I. and Lil' Wayne shot on-location in New Orleans. --> watch "Ball" 

T.I. f/ Lil Wayne
"Ball" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
Marc Klasfeld, director | Rockhard, production co | Tommy Labuda, rep | Nicole Acacio, exec. producer | Emmanuelle Cuny-Panicker, commissioner 

SHORT FILM: One More Jig - Gil Green, dir.

Shot concurrently as his controversial "Bitch Bad" video for Lupe Fiasco, director Gil Green further explores the idea of the modern day minstel show with two black actors who must put on both literal and figurative black face to play their roles. --> watch "One More Jig"

One More Jig
Gil Green, director | Judd Allison, producer | 305 Films, production co | Tommy Labuda, rep | Joe Labisi, DP | T. David, editor

IN PRODUCTION: Zac Brown Band - Wayne Isham, dir.

• artist: Zac Brown Band
• song: "Goodbye In Her Eyes"
• label: Atlantic
• director(s): Wayne Isham
• production co: Wondros
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Dana Marshall
• exec. producer: Joseph Uliano
• commissioner: David Saslow

WATCH IT: Aerosmith "What Could Have Been Love" (Marc Klasfeld, dir.)

Aerosmith has been at the music video game so long it is hard to do something that audiences haven't already seen from them. How long? They were a villainous Beatles stand-in during Sgt. Peppers. Director Marc Klasfeld veers more into Aerosmith 2.0 here, crafting a clip that hits some of their favorite notes (sexy young couple, gloriously divey desert bar) but comes out the other side delivering an unexpected twist (you'll have to watch).  --> watch "What Could Have Been Love"

Aerosmith
"What Could Have Been Love" (Columbia)
Marc Klasfeld, director | Nicole Acacio, exec producer | Rockhard, production co | Labuda Management, rep  | Damien Acevedo, DP | Dean Gonzalez @ Sunset Edit, editor | Marchall Plante, colorist | Bryan Younce, commissioner

Doug Stern, also writes music video treatments and IKEA instructions.

IN PRODUCTION: Birdman - Colin Tilley, dir.

• artist: Birdman
• song: "Sunshine" + "Shout Out"
• label: Cash Money/Universal Republic
• director(s): Colin Tilley
• production co: London Alley
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Brandon Bonfiglio
• exec. producer: Jeffrey Panzer

IN PRODUCTION: U.G.L.Y. - Parris, dir.

• artist: U.G.L.Y.
• song: "Red"
• label: CBE
• director(s): Parris
• production co: Riveting Entertainment
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Andrew Listermann

WATCH IT: Nicki Minaj f/ Cassie "The Boys" (Colin Tilley, dir.)

This video is billed as explicit and it features Nicki Minaj and Cassie in a pink box, sitting on lips and being involved in blow jobs — which is all true, but only if you're a literalist. Director Colin Tilley clearly has a ball on this one, letting the two girls gallivant through a colorful cityscape while mericilessly teasing the boy viewers. --> watch "The Boys"

Nicki Minaj f/ Cassie "The Boys"
(Cash Money/Universal)
Colin Tilley, director | Andrew Listerman, producer/exec. producer | Riveting Ent, production co | Labuda Managent, rep | Rob Witt, DP | Jeffrey Panzer, exec. producer/commissioner 

IN PRODUCTION: Lil Wayne f/ Detail - Colin Tilley, dir.

• artist: Lil Wayne f/ Detail
• song: "No Worries"
• label: Cash Money/Universal
• director(s): Colin Tilley
• production co: London Alley Entertainment
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Brandon Bonfiglio
• exec producer: Luga Podesta
• exec producer/commissioner: Jeffrey Panzer

IN PRODUCTION: Cee-Lo Green f/ The Muppets - Marc Klasfeld, dir.

Cee-Lo + Vegas + Muppets...

• artist: Cee-Lo Green f/ The Muppets
• song: "All I Need Is Love"
• label: Elektra/Atlantiic
• director(s): Marc Klasfeld
• production co: Rockhard
• rep: Labuda Management
• exec. producer: Nicole Acacio
• commissioner: David Saslow

Director Chris Marrs Piliero on The Wanted "I Found You"

Chris Marrs Piliero, director: "My initial impulse was to go in a direction that would stand apart from their previous videos and all other boy band videos as a whole. I wanted to put the boys in a narrative where they were genuinely badass throughout. I pitched them as being an Ocean's 11 type gang of dudes that are the cool anti-heros of our story. They asked me to embrace that and have them not really be good guys at all. I was more than happy to oblige." --> watch "I Found You"

The Wanted "I Found You" (This Is Global/Universal)
Chris Marrs Piliero, director | Leanne Stott, producer | Rokkit, production co. | Labuda Management, rep | Ben Todd, DP |Mary Calderwood, exec. producer | Marisa Garner, commissioner 

IN PRODUCTION: Gary Clark Jr. - Noble Jones, dir.

• artist: Gary Clark Jr.
• song: "Ain't Messin' Around" 
• label: Warner Bros.
• director(s): Noble Jones
• production co: Wondros
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Jamee Ranta
• DP: Noble Jones
• commissioner: Devin Sarno

WATCH IT: Youngblood Hawke "We Come Running" (Marc Klasfeld, dir.)

Shooting underwater in the Bahamas sounds like a vacation of a video shoot until you realize there be sharks in them waters.

Hopefully Quint was on-hand? --> watch "We Come Running"

Youngblood Hawke "We Come Running" (Universal Republic)
Marc Klasfeld, director | Judd Allison, producer | Rockhard, production co | Aaron Platt, DP | Bill Yukich, editor | Nicole Acacio, exec. producer | Kate Miller, commissioner 

WATCH IT: Eric Turner/Avicii "Dancing In My Head" (Chris Marrs Piliero, dir.)

Surely there are easier ways to get a girl out of your head, but nothing as effective as what takes place here. --> watch "Dancing In My Head" 

Eric Turner vs. Avicii "Dancing In My Head" (Capitol)
Chris Marrs Piliero, director | Andrew Lerios, producer | London Alley Entertainment, production co |  Labuda Management, rep | Niko Wiesnet, DP | Luga Podesta, executive producer  | Colin Wyatt, commissioner  

PS: This would have also been a great concept for "Crash Course In Brain Surgery"

IN PRODUCTION: Black Keys / RZA - Chris Marrs Piliero, dir.

Supporting the soundtrack to RZA's feature film directorial debut, The Man With The Iron Fists...

• artist: The Black Keys / RZA
• song: "Baddest Man Alive"
• label: Soul Temple/Universal
• director(s): Chris Marrs Piliero
• production co: Marrs Attacks
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Andrew Leros