Jonathan Desbiens, or more commonly Jodeb, is a
Juno Award
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-nominated
Canadian
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filmmaker
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from
Shawinigan-Sud
Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River. In 1996, its population was 11,804.
History
Shawinigan-Sud was incorporated as a village in 1912 and was called Alm ...
,
Quebec
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, known for his music video work for artists such as
Skrillex
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,
Imagine Dragons
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,
Zedd
Anton Zaslavski (; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from ''zed'', the Z#Name and pronunciation, English pronunciation, barring American English, for ...
,
London Grammar
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,
Porter Robinson
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,
Halsey,
ASAP Rocky
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,
Cypress Hill
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and
Swedish House Mafia
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. He graduated from
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
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with a fine arts degree. He joined the production company Prettybird in 2016.
Filmography
Director
Music videos
*
The New Cities "
Dead End Countdown" (2009)
*
Deftones
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"
You've Seen the Butcher" (2010)
*
Underoath
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"
Paperlung" (2011)
*
Cypress Hill
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&
Rusko
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It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density
Population densi ...
"
Roll it, Light it" (2012)
*
Porter Robinson
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"
Language
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" (2012)
*
Zedd
Anton Zaslavski (; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from ''zed'', the Z#Name and pronunciation, English pronunciation, barring American English, for ...
"
Clarity
Clarity may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Clarity'' (Jimmy Eat World album) or the title song, 1999
* ''Clarity'' (Sifow album) or the title song, 2006
* ''Clarity'' (Zedd album) or the title song (see below), 2012
* ''Clarity'' (mixtape), by K ...
" (2013)
*
Anberlin
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"
Unstable
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" (2013)
*
Swedish House Mafia
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"
Reload" (2014)
*
Porter Robinson
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"
Lionhearted" (2014)
*
Tinashe
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&
ASAP Rocky
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"
Pretend" (2014)
*
Imagine Dragons
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"
I Bet My Life" (2014)
*
Halsey "
New Americana" (2015)
*
Zedd
Anton Zaslavski (; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from ''zed'', the Z#Name and pronunciation, English pronunciation, barring American English, for ...
"
Beautiful Now
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" (2015)
* Point Point "Life in Grey" (2016)
*
Skrillex
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and
Wiwek
Wiwek Mahabali, better known mononymously as Wiwek, is a Dutch DJ and music producer based in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Early life
Wiwek was born in the Netherlands and is of Indo-Surinamese descent. His father is a musician and singer who emigrat ...
"Killa" (2016)
*
London Grammar
London Grammar are an English indie pop band formed in Nottingham in 2009. The band consists of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman, and Dominic "Dot" Major. Their debut extended play, '' Metal & Dust'', was released in 2013 by Metal & Dust Recordings; ...
"Non Believer" (2017)
*
Jack White
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"Corporation" (2018)
Short films
* ''Still in the Cage'' (2016)
* ''Learn: 1st World Problems'' (2017)
Commercials
*
Adidas
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- Originals is Never Finished - China (2017)
Awards and nominations
Skrillex and Wiwek - Killa ft. Elliphant (Still In The Cage)
* Berlin Music Video Awards 2016; Won for "Best Editor"
*
Juno awards 2017;
Nomination for "Video of the year"
Imagine Dragons - I bet my life
*
Camerimage
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2015; Nomination for "Best Music Video"
Zedd - Clarity
*
MTV Video Music Awards 2013;
Nomination for "Artist to Watch"
The New cities - Dead End, Countdown
*
Much music awards 2009;
Nomination for "Post-Production of the Year"
Deftones - You've Seen the Butcher
* Antville Music Video Awards 2010; Nomination for "Best performance video"
Interviews
* 1.4: True original (November 22, 2016)
* The Videostatic Interview: Jodeb (by Steven Gottlieb on June 26, 2013)
* Video Chats: Jodeb on "Reload" by Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Trash & John Martin (by Doug Klinger on June 18, 2013)
* Director Interview: Jonathan Desbiens (by Fantastic Music Videos)
* Jodeb: Double Exposure (by Pola Beronilla on July 24, 2015)
* Jodeb Talks Point Point - Life in Grey (by Luke Bather on February 10, 2016)
* Point Point and Director Jodeb discuss perilous short film for "Life in Grey" (Nest HQ, 2016)
References
External links
Official website*
Jodeb on Prettybird.co
Canadian music video directors
Living people
People from Shawinigan
1986 births
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