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(September 22, 2003)
KEVIN LITTLE VIDEO
As mentioned before, Little X directed a video for reggae/dancehall
artist Kevin Little in Toronto in late-August. The video
is for the track Turn Me On, which had already been
released in other parts of the world last year. The Little
X-version of the video is the second video shot for this track (the
original one was shot by Rodney Garraway in 2002). X's version
features a huge crowd of Carnival/Caribana-type party-goers and
masqueraders dancing against a plain red background. The video
is simple, yet effective, in its capturing of the mood of the song and
of the partying atmosphere at such festivals.
(thanks to CrazyLegz for the info)
(September 21, 2003)
NEW R. KELLY & JOE VIDEOS
The second of two R. Kelly videos directed by Little X and a brand new
video for Joe have begun airing on
BET in the past
week. The video for R. Kelly's Step (In The Name of Love)
(remix) was shot by Little X in Chicago this past July.
As mentioned before, the track and video were inspired by the stepping
dance popularized in Chicago. The video features
people dressed in all white on a yacht dancing. The end of the
video shows R. Kelly dressed in all black (and in a Zorro mask)
dancing alone. The video for Joe is for the track
More and More. The video takes place in a mansion, with
Joe singing to his lady. Both videos have aired this past week
on BET's Midnight Love program.
(thanks to Rrsm19 for the info)
(September 20, 2003)
X TO DIRECT UPCOMING 112 VIDEO
Little X is scheduled to shoot the upcoming 112 feat. Ludacris & P.
Diddy video Hot & Wet on September 28. The
information was posted on an official
IslandDefJam.com
mailing-list post earlier this week. The official treatment to
the video has also been posted on the record company's website, a kind
of "sneak peak" into the video even before it gets shot! It
lists both Little X and Hype Williams as writers for the video
treatment.
click here to read the video treatment for Hot & Wet at
IslandDefJam.com
(thanks to jrcrave for the info)
(September 19, 2003)
LITTLE X TO SPEAK AT THE NEW ORLEANS MEDIA EXPERIENCE CONFERENCE
Little X is listed as a featured guest speaker at the first annual
New Orleans Media Experience conference in New Orleans from
October 26 to November 1, 2003. The first of its kind "mediafest"
will highlight the areas of film, advertising, music and videogames,
while bringing together industry leaders, artists, professionals, and
consumers. HSI Productions (the company with whom Little X is
currently represented by) is putting on the show, which will also
feature fellow HSI-directors Paul Hunter and Benny Boom as guest
speakers.
For ticket information, event schedule, and any other info on the
event itself, visit the official website by
clicking here.
(thanks to gv for the info)
(September 16, 2003)
RE-RUN OF MUCHMUSIC SPECIAL "TOO HOT OR NOT" SPECIAL
Little X was a featured panellist on a MuchMusic Talks special
"Too Hot or Not" last year or the year before, where a
panel of industry professionals and audience members discussed the
issue of sexuality in music videos. For those who missed the
special when it first aired (or the subsequent re-runs in the
following months), the special is scheduled to air again
tonight/tomorrow morning at 4am as part of its late-night "Cable In
The Classroom" series.
(thanks to gv for the info)
(September 8, 2003)
LITTLE X ARTICLE IN TORONTO STAR
An article about Little X appeared in the
Toronto Star
newspaper on August 28, as part of his involvement with the 7th Annual
Toronto Urban Music Festival which ran in late-August in Toronto.
He appeared at the John Spotton Cinema that night (Thursday August 28)
as part of NFB Film Thursdays "In Conversation With Little X" to kick
off the music fest. The article basically sums up his roots in
Toronto, his journey through MuchMusic in the early days, involvement
with Hype Williams, and how he has established himself as one of the
most sought-after music video directors today. He also discusses
the controversy over some of his earlier "booty" videos, and how he
has toned down the use of so-called "booty girls" in his recent
videos.
click here to read the article: "LIttle X-rated music video force"
(Toronto Star, August 28, 2003)
(thanks to jrcrave for the info)
(August 20, 2003) X
SHOOTS MELANIE DURRANT VIDEO IN TORONTO
This past Monday (August 18), Little X shot part of the new Melanie
Durrant video, Where I'm Going, in Scarborough (a
suburb of Toronto, Canada). Durrant, an up & coming Canadian
R&B singer, was featured in last Fall's Little X-directed PT
Cruiser commercial, singing the same track. The track is
currently getting a lot of airplay on Toronto's urban radio station
FLOW 93.5. Melanie Durrant has previously been featured in the
Little X-directed video for Harpoon Missile's I Try,
in which she sings the chorus.
(August 17, 2003)
1ST OF 2 R. KELLY VIDEOS PREMIERES
| BROOKS BUFORD, MELANIE DURRANT, KEVIN LITTLE
The first of two Little X-shot R. Kelly videos premiered last
week. R. Kelly's video for Thoia Thoing
premiered earlier last week on MTV Jams, MTV2, and BET 106 &
Park. The video has a Japanese-inspired theme, with R. Kelly
wearing sports jerseys with the players names spelled out in Japanese
lettering, R. Kelly giving lessons to an all female class at his dojo,
and a futuristic fashion show where the models enter the stage via a
pole. An article on MTV.com
also explains that the 2nd video that X shot for R. Kelly, Step
In The Name of Love (remix), focuses on the stepping dance
that was popularized in Chicago. That video is set to premiere
in a few weeks time.
click
to read article at MTV.com
(thanks to Kevin L., Julian R., Keenon, Ugi for the info)
Little X has directed a video for up
& coming SoSoDef rapper Brooks Buford. The bio on his
official website states that Buford enlisted Little X, a longtime
friend, to direct his video for Trailer Fabolous in
Atlanta. The video can be seen at brooksbuford.com
or launch.com.
(thanks to jrcrave for the info)
Word has it that Little X is directing
new videos for Melanie Durrant and Kevin Little in
Toronto in the next few weeks.
(August 7, 2003)
TIMBALAND & MAGOO VIDEO PREMIERES ON BET
The Little X-directed Timbaland & Magoo video Cop
That Sh** (alternately titled Cop That Disc)
featuring Missy Elliott & Sebastian premiered on BET's
106 & Park this past Monday (August 4).
(thanks to JB & Julian for the info)
(July 25, 2003)
2003 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS
The nominations for the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards were
announced yesterday, and 2 Little X videos got nominated for 3
awards. Sean Paul's Get Busy video was nominated
for Best New Artist In A Video and Best Dance Video; Nelly's
Hot In Herre was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video.
The awards will air August 28 at Radio City Music Hall in New York
City, with Chris Rock as host.
(July 24, 2003)
NEWS ON NEW TIMBALAND & MAGOO VIDEO; 2 R. KELLY VIDEOS;
GUINNESS BEER COMMERCIAL
Lots of news on upcoming Little X projects. X directed
the new Timbaland & Magoo (featuring Missy Elliott) video Cop
That Sh** two weeks ago in New York City. The video also
features cameos by MC Lyte, Rakim, Flava Flav, and Special Ed. X is currently
in Chicago shooting back to back videos for R. Kelly. The
first one is for the track Thoia'Thoing; the second is
for Step In The Name of Love (Remix). X also
completed a commercial in Jamaica for Guinness beer, which
will only air in Jamaica.
(thanks to JB & Heather for the info)
(July 23, 2003)
MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
| ELEPHANT MAN VIDEO CORRECTION
Little X was in Toronto last month for the MuchMusic Video Music
Awards (June 22), where he threw an awards after-party on the roof
of The Guvernment nightclub in downtown Toronto. Celebrities in
attendance included Ashanti (& other members of the Murder Inc.
family), actor Mekhi Phifer, and Sean Paul (who won the award
for Best International Video Artist for Gimme The Light,
which Little X directed). X appeared on stage with Sean Paul to
accept his award during the show.
(thanks to Heather for the info)
Apparently Little X is NOT directing
the Elephant Man video Pon Di River Pon Di Bank.
The video was directed by Gil Green.
(thanks to JB & Heather for the info)
(June 21, 2003)
LOON VIDEO NOW AIRING
The Loon video How You Want That is now
airing on MTV & BET.
(thanks to JB & LadyTexas02 for the info)
(June 11, 2003)
LITTLE X SHOOTS NEW SEAN PAUL VIDEO IN T.O. |
X INTERVIEWED ON KARDINAL VIDEO SET
Little X shot the latest Sean Paul this past Sunday &
Monday (June 8 & 9) in Toronto. The video for I'm
Still In Love by Sean Paul feat. Sasha was filmed in an
apartment setting for on one day, and at The Guvernment nightclub in
downtown Toronto on the second day.
(thanks to WS and Heather for the info)
Little X was interviewed on the Toronto
set of the new Kardinal Offishall video Bellydancer
for Canadian entertainment show E-Talk Daily (on CTV Newsnet) on June
4. The video-shoot took place sometime in
late-May/early-June. The 3-minute segment contained an interview
with X about his career as a music video director and he discussedthe
concept of the current Kardinall video. The video was all about beautiful girls dancing to
Middle Eastern moves and the culture itself is the main objective in the video.
He also mentioned that he currently shot a video similar to that not too long ago (R. Kelly's Snake),
but was trying to take this video to a whole new level. A
similar on-set interview had also aired that week on local cable
channel Rogers Television.
(thanks to jenjen & "T.O." for the info)
(June 2, 2003)
LITTLE X CAMEO IN R.KELLY VIDEO
Did anyone catch the Little X cameo in the R. Kelly remix
video for Snake? Apparently Little X plays one of the swordsmen in the fight scene in the
video.
(thanks to JB for the info)
(May 11, 2003)
UPCOMING LOON & KELIS; R. KELLY & BIG TIGGER; ELEPHANT MAN
VIDEOS
Been busy the past few weeks, so I haven't updated the site
as often as I'd hoped. Lots of new info to report today.
MTV.com
reports that Little X was set to shoot a new video for How You
Want That by Loon feat. Kelis, the second track off the
upcoming Bad Boys 2 soundtrack. MTV also reports that X shot a
video for Snake by R. Kelly feat. Big Tigger, on
April 30 and May 1 in Los Angeles. The video is themed around R.
Kelly getting stuck in a desert and stumbling across an oasis with
lots of women and slithering reptiles. A commercial airing on BET
advertises an episode of Access Granted airing next week, that
features a behind-the-scenes look at the video. The video
premieres at the end of the show.
Access Granted will premiere this Wednesday (May 14) at 9pm
EST, and re-air May 15 @ 8pm EST & May 17 @ 8pm EST
(thanks to JB, Carouselle, Kevin L, Looneytunneyblue for the info)
An article published in mid-April on
The Jamaica Star Online reveals that Little X was to shoot a video for
reggae star Elephant Man's Pon Di River Pon Di Bank in
late-April in Queens, New York. The article states that X's
video would replace the original version of the video shot by local
Jamaican directors. VP Records (home to Elephant Man &
fellow reggae artist Sean paul) is hoping that a Little X-directed
video would help Elephant Man the way X's Give Me The Light
video had helped Sean Paul's career.
(click
to read Video 'Shoot Out' at The Jamaica Star Online)
(thanks to jrcrave for the info)
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