This Week In Music Videos

Sami Kriegstein, founder and director of the Los Angeles Music Video Festival, comes to Music Video Land to talk about the unique events at the festival, which will be held in Downtown Los Angeles on May 4th and 5th, 2012.

Director Chike of the director duo Coodie and Chike visits Music Video Land to talk about his music videos for Kanye West and Erica Badu, and about how Creative Control is trying to revolutionize the content and products of their culture.

Our boys Hiro Murai and Ryan Reichenfeld join Doug and Adam for the whole episode to talk about maximizing their potential, 80's crash test dummy commercials, and joys of rotoscoping.

This week, Rhymesayers Entertainment artist and Venice Beach resident Evidence joins the show to talk about his music videos, his Instagram account, and his rap hands.

Actor Michael Q. Schmidt, who has made appearances in music videos for M.I.A., Toby Keith, and 3OH!3, joins Music Video Land this week to get into a deep conversation about nudity.

Director/animator/designer Thomas McMahan joins Doug and Adam this week to talk about his animated music video for Autolux and being the lead designer/animator of the MTV VMAs.

We're joined by director Dave Green this week to talk about his music videos for Miles Fisher, TJ Miller, Graham Colton, and The Harmonious Pimps of Harmony. But first, Doug and Adam recall some music videos based on movies.

It's special episode time in Music Video Land. Doug and Adam take a break from interviewing to talk a bit about the history of music videos.

We welcome director Todd Angkasuwan to Music Video Land this week to talk about his music videos for Evidence, Black Rob, T-Pain and Soulja Boy. We also talk about how OK Go might have for the first time missed the mark with their latest music video.

Director Isaac Ravishankara joins us this week to talk about his work with 3OH!3, his most recent video for Anthony Green, and OMG! Everywhere. Adam and Doug also talk about some notable first videos by famous directors.

Doug and Adam welcome Jonathan Del Gatto to the show this week to talk about directing videos for Matt and Kim, working for MTV, and editing Puff Daddy's "Victory" which is the 7th most expensive music video ever made.

Director Dugan O'Neal, who was named one of the Top 10 Music Video Directors of 2011 by Entertainment Weekly, joins Doug and Adam to talk about directing TV on the Radio, Gym Class Heroes and his parents.

Director Walu joins the cast this week to talk about his music videos for Stalley, Wale and Broadway Miller. Doug and Adam also talk about different music video categories.

In the first 'sode of 2012, Greg Ephraim talks about his work as both music video director and director of photography for artists like Rival Sons and New Found Glory. Doug and Adam also review a history of YouTube as a music video distribution platform.

Director Dan Eckman of Derrick Comedy joins Doug and Adam to talk about "Freaks and Geeks" and "Bonfire", his two music videos for Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover). Also, Doug and Adam celebrate Christmas music videos in all their Christmas glory.

Music video director Leah McKissock joins the podcast this week to talk about her award winning music videos for LBCK and His Orchestra. Doug and Adam have also each made their much anticipated lists for Top 5 Music Videos of 2011.

Rapper Big Pooh's career in the music industry includes both time in a group and as a solo artist, giving him multiple perspectives on making music videos. He talks to Doug and Adam about that and also about food in music videos, which Doug really enjoys. Doug and Adam also talk about Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night" video as well as Lana Del Ray.

Kevin Slack, director of music videos for The Gaslight Anthem, Dave Hause, Gillian Visco and Let Me Run, joins Doug and Adam to podcast it up about his vids.

Greg Jardin, the director of one of the most time consuming music videos ever made (Kina Grannis "In Your Arms") joins Adam and Doug to talk about the process behind his grand jelly bean experiment.

Robby Starbuck has worked with artists like Snoop Dogg, Smashing Pumpkins, Escape the Fate, Millionaires and now he can add Doug and Adam to that list because he is the guest on this week's show.