joseph kahn

Music Director Joseph Kahn

About him

Kahn was born Ahn Jun-hee in Busan, South Korea. His family moved to Jersey Village, Texas, a suburb of Houston, when Joseph was three. After graduating fromJersey Village High School in 1990, Kahn went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He later dropped out after one year to direct music videos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kahn#Music_video_career



About his careerIn 1999, Kahn started his own production company with Chris Lee, SuperMega Media, which is housed under HSI Productions. Kahn has worked with diverse artists such as Shakira, Aaliyah,Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, DMX, Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey,Jordin Sparks, Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent and more.





AwardsKahn has collected multiple Music Video Production awards. He has won several MTV Video Music Awards with nominations forBest Video of the Year for Brandy & Monica "The Boy is Mine",Britney Spears "Toxic", Chris Brown "Forever", Pussycat Dolls"When I Grow Up", Eminem "We Made You", Britney Spears"Womanizer", and Eminem "Love the Way You Lie." In 2002 he won his first Grammy for Eminem's "Without Me" video which also won the MTV VMA's Best Video of the Year, as well as Best Direction. His video for Katy Perry "Waking Up In Vegas" won the MVPA 2009 Best Video of the Year. In 2015, Kahn directed MTV's choices for Video of the Year, Best Pop Video, Best Female Video, and Best Pop Collaboration, all by Taylor Swift.





By viewing several videos produced by

Joseph, I have found out that he like to use lots of

close ups. He does this to make the artist the center of attraction, and at

some points he make the artist break the fourth wall, which

creates a relationship between the viewers

and the artist.

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