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Jason Goldwatch

Jason Goldwatch in 2015

Jason Goldwatch (born September 1, 1976) is an American music video director and commercial director and self described "disrupter" who is a co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Decon / Mass Appeal creative agency and record label based in New York. He is best known for his directorial work with Kid Cudi, Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, Tyler the Creator, Linkin Park, Mike Dean, Jay Electronica, Kendrick Lamar, Atmosphere, Travis Barker, Roc Marciano, Busta Rhymes, Grizelda, The Alchemist, Earl Sweatshirt, School Boy Q, Action Bronson Soul Assassins, and Dilated Peoples.

Background

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Goldwatch was born in San Francisco, where he attended San Francisco School of the Arts before attending California Institute of the Arts, He worked at multiple production companies (including Satellite Films, where he was recruited by Spike Jonze) before touring with Dilated Peoples, Rage Against The Machine and Kanye West as a photographer and Documentarian. (Resisting the title "videographer.")[1] In 2000, he partnered with Peter Bittenbender on a film entitled One Big Trip, which led to their founding of Decon in 2002.[2] Which acompanying soundtrack featuring DJ Dhadow, Heirogliphics, Space Time Contimum and Tranquillity Bass. Having received the "Soundtrack of the Year" from "HIGH TIMES" Magazine, he established the record lable with Sony Music, "DECON RECORDS" with his business partner Peter Bittenbender. One of the most recognizable aspects about the music videos and short films by Goldwatch aside from the creative ingenuity and unpredictable psychedelic edge, is that he credits himself at the beginning of each of his works. He has said it was a decision he made early on to help establish his personal brand and also because people were already misspelling his name and he considered his films as not only commercially viable pieces but simultaneously "stand out works of art.".[3]

Selected videography

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Music videos

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Commercials

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Long Form

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ Interview with Jason Goldwatch, Oz Hip Hop, September 23 2007Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Brands Who Become Agencies: Decon Creative Group" PSFK, March 25 2010[dead link]
  3. ^ "Podcast Episode #11: Penis Fishing (With Jason Goldwatch) | FilmedInsert Blog". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  4. ^ "Interactive ad: Kübler Absinthe: Kübler Absinthe website". Best Ads on TV. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  5. ^ Eminem Relapse Refill Commercial Spot #1, retrieved 2024-02-09[failed verification]
  6. ^ Netflix: Jason Goldwatch[dead link]
  7. ^ ""Young Buck Drops DVD Documentary This June" HHE, April 08 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  8. ^ ""Video: Jay Electronica Film Teaser Set to "Exhibit A" OkayPlayer, January 19 2010". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2010-04-02.