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(April 16, 2004)
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LITTLE X, BENNY BOOM TO APPEAR ON MUCHMUSIC MUCH ON DEMAND NEXT FRIDAY
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MuchMusic.com
posted that Little X, Benny Boom, Melyssa Ford, and Mr. Bentley will
appear on the primetime version of Canadian MuchMusic's Much On
Demand next Friday (April 23) at 8pm. All four are in
town for the Men In Suits party (as mentioned in the post
below). Those of you in Toronto can go down to the Queen Street
studios that night to see them live.
(thanks to jrcrave for the info)
(April 14, 2004)
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X TO SHOOT KELIS VIDEO TOMORROW IN TORONTO
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MEN IN SUITS |
R. KELLY VIDEO
Little X is shooting the new Kelis
video Trick Me tomorrow (Thursday) in the Toronto suburb
of Scarborough (which happens to be where I'm from) :o) As you
may remember, the video was originally supposed to be shot in early
March in Los Angeles, but was postponed for a bit.
(thanks to Jerome for the info)
X is also throwing a party, entitled
the Men In Suits | Women In Dresses, next Saturday (April 24)
in Toronto. Click on the flyer images for location and ticket
info:
Not sure what the exact
premiere date was, but the R. Kelly video Happy People
(dir: Mr. X) has been seen airing on
BET in the last week
or so. The video can also be seen on
Launch.com.
(thanks to Kevin L. for the info)
(April 8, 2004)
INFO ON R. KELLY VIDEO SHOOT
MTV.com has posted an article
with info on the video shoot for R. Kelly's upcoming track
Happy People, which was shot mid-March at the Congress
Hotel in Chicago.
click here to read
article on mtv.com
(thanks to Kevin L. for the info)
(March 17, 2004)
X DIRECTS NEW R. KELLY VIDEO |
MAKING OF... CLARITY CLIP ONLINE
MTV.com posted that
Little X has directed a video for title track to R. Kelly's
upcoming album Happy People this past weekend in
Chicago.
click here to read blurb on mtv.com
(thanks to Kevin L. for the info)
A Making Of... clip for Clarity
(John Mayer) can be downloaded (in Windows Media format) at the
John Mayer media download site
score1more4me.com.
(March 16, 2004)
LITTLE X = MR. X
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NEW VIDEO CLIPS ON HSI SITE
As mentioned here in the past few
weeks, Little X had been crediting himself as "Mr. X" with his past
few videos. It is now official, Little X is now known as "Mr. X"
(as reflected on the updated Mr. X webpage on the official
HSI
Productions website in the past few weeks). X's page has
also been updated to include clips to three new videos: Come
Back In One Piece (Aaliyah & DMX), Yeah! (Usher)
and Clarity (John Mayer).
(March 11, 2004)
LITTLE X & BENNY BOOM ONLINE INTERVIEW CLIP
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KELIS VIDEO DELAYED
DigitalPaparazzi.com recently conducted an interview with
directors Little X and Benny Boom, and they've posted the full 28min.
interview in Windows Media format on their site.
click here to watch/download the interview
Here's an
interview/article with Little X that was published in the January
23 issue of Jamaica Observer. The interview deals with his
commercial shoot for Guinness Beer in Jamaica.
(thanks to jrcrave for the info!)
According to
UltimateKelis.com, word has it that the video shoot for Kelis's
Trick Me has been postponed indefinitely.
(thanks to Elttil for the
info)
(March 9, 2004)
X TO SHOOT KELIS VIDEO
According to the official
Kelis website,
Little X is to shoot the upcoming video for the track Trick Me
in Los Angeles tomorrow (March 10). The website describes the
video like this:
"With
'Trick Me' as the title it's fair to say the video will feature more
than a little Kelis magic with the action taking place in a universal
soul circus! Expect some cool choreography and an American/West Indian
vibe!"
(thanks to
Elttil for the info)
(February 28, 2004)
USHER VIDEO PREMIERES
The Little X-directed video for
Usher's Yeah premiered last Wednesday (18th) on
BET's 106 & Park, as
well as the night before on Access Granted. The video features
the track's guest rappers Lil' Jon and Ludacris as well as cameos from
Chingy, Jazze Pha, and Farnsworth Bentley). Once again, X is
credited as "Mr. X" for the video.
(thanks to Kevin L. & Julien R. for the info)
(February 10, 2004)
JOHN MAYER VIDEO PREMIERES |
BEENIE MAN VIDEO
The Little-X directed video for
Clarity by John Mayer premiered yesterday on all
major music channels. Little X also co-directed a video with
Jamaican director Ras Kassa for Dude (remix) by
Beenie Man feat. Shawna and Ms. Thing. Little X is credited
as "Mr. X" for both videos (as he was for the G-Unit video Poppin'
Them Thangs).
click here to
view behind-the-scenes footage and the full video for Dude (remix)
(thanks to jrcrave & Chmura for the info)
(February 6, 2004)
JOHN MAYER VIDEO TO PREMIERE NEXT WEEK
According to a press release,
the Little X-directed video for John Mayer's Clarity
will premiere next week on
VH1.
click here to read press release
(January 27, 2004)
MORE JOHN MAYER VIDEO INFO
MTV.com has posted info on the upcoming John Mayer video Clarity.
The video opens with John walking along the Santa Monica pier,
observing happy couples holding hands and having a good time on the
beach. The scene changes to him driving along the Pacific Coast
Highway in a convertible, then returning to the beach at the end of
the song. The video takes a "don't worry, be happy" outlook, as
referenced in the song's lyrics. The video is expected to air
sometime in February.
click here to read article at MTV.com
(thanks to Kevin L. for the info)
(January 22, 2004)
***LITTLE
X TO SHOOT USHER VIDEO***
Little X is scheduled to shoot a new video for Usher (feat.
Ludacris & Lil' Jon) entitled Yeah, in Los Angeles
this coming weekend. This will be the 4th video that Little X
has shot for Usher; he's directed Usher's last 3 videos: U Got It
Bad, U-Turn and U Don't Have To Call.
(January 21, 2004)
JOHN MAYER BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE
Behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for the Little
X-directed video for Clarity (by John Mayer) was
shown on ET on VH1 (an Entertainment Tonight cross-over show
airing on VH1) this past weekend. Reporter Maria Menounos
interviewed him on the Entertainment Tonight set, as behind-the-scenes
footage from the video were shown. One scene shows John Mayer
singing to the track while walking along the Santa Monica pier, as
Little X looks on. Another scene shows X and John Mayer
reviewing footage on a monitor.
Screen captures from the behind-the-scenes footage (seen below) can be
downloaded at the John
Mayer 83 website.
A digitized video MPEG clip of the footage can be downloaded at the
John Mayer fansite,
score1more4me.com.
  
the video shoot for Clarity for John Mayer (directed by Little X) on
the Santa Monica pier (photos from
John Mayer 83)
(January 15, 2004)
***LITTLE
X DIRECTS NEW JOHN MAYER VIDEO***
A very reliable source has informed me that Little X has directed a video for pop/rock artist John Mayer
for his upcoming single Clarity. The video was
shot this past December in Santa Monica. Although Little X is
known mainly for his hip-hop and R&B videos, he has directed videos
for non-urban artists in the past. Back in 1998 when he first
started directing Little X directed a video for local Canadian artist
Joee, If I Could. In 1999 Little X directed the video
Freak of the Week for rock group Marvelous 3. More recently,
in August 2002, X directed Gotta Get Thru This for British
pop/dance singer Daniel Bedingfield. The John Mayer video is
perhaps the most high-profile non-urban artist that Little X has
directed for so far. Expect the video to be released any day
now, as the single was just released to radio outlets this past week
(January 12).
(December 31, 2003 -
January 6, 2004)
2003 YEAR REVIEW
2003 was another busy year for Little X. He directed no
fewer than 16 music videos including three heavily rotated videos for
R. Kelly (Snake, Thoia Thoing, Step In The Name Of Love) and two for
Sean Paul (Get Ready & I'm Still In Love). He also directed
videos for 112, Kevin Little, and Kardinal Offishall which were either
re-shot by another director or not released by the record company.
He continued to branch into commercials, directing a clip for Guiness
beer which aired in Jamaica. My personal favorite videos this year
include: Where I'm Going (Melanie Durrant), Thoia Thoing
(R. Kelly), I'm Still In Love (Sean Paul) and Cop That Disc
(Timbaland & Magoo). My least favorites were No Letting Go
(Wayne Wonder) and Snake (R. Kelly). Much
luck to Little X on all his projects in 2004
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