Joseph Kahn

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Joseph Kahn (born October 12, 1972, Korean: 안준희) in Jersey Village, Texas, a suburb of Houston is a notable Korean American music video director. Kahn has worked with diverse artists such as Muse, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys, U2, The Chemical Brothers, Blink 182, Eminem, TLC, Mariah Carey, Moby, George Michael, KoRn, Janet Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, and many more.

Kahn has collected multiple Music Video Production awards. He has won several MTV Video Music Awards with nominations for Best Video of the Year for Brandy & Monica "The Boy is Mine", and Britney Spears "Toxic". 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.

Kahn has directed commercials for Acura, Ford, Vodafone, Budweiser, Miller, Target, Coors Light, Nascar, and PlayStation. His Fox/Nascar campaign won a 2004 Clio for visual effects.

After graduating from Jersey 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.

In 1999, Kahn started his own production company, Supermega, which is now housed under HSI Productions.

Kahn also directed tongue in-cheek action movie Torque in 2003, starring Ice Cube.

[edit] Music Videography

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1993

1994

1995

  • AZ - "Gimme Yours"
  • Clever Jeff - "Year Of The Fly MC"
  • Das EFX - "Real Hip Hop"
  • Distinguished Gentlemen - "Soakin' Wet"
  • Lord Of The Underground - "Faith"
  • Lord Of The Underground - "Neva Faded"
  • Onyx - "All We Got Iz Us"
  • Onyx - "Last Dayz"
  • Ruffnexx Sound System - "Stick By Me"
  • Spahn Ranch - "Locusts"
  • Veronica - "Without Love"
  • Scarface featuring Ice Cube - "Hand of Dead Body"
  • Public Enemy - "So Watcha Gonna Do"

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