Nathan "Karma" Cox

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Nathan "Karma" Cox (born June 10, 1971) is mostly known for directing music videos.

Cox was always interested in films. Around elementary school he began making films using a friend's camera and Star Wars action figures.

After making many short movies throughout high school, he went to Otis/Parsons School of Art and Design for his artwork as a graffiti artist. Even though there were not any film classes available, Cox would turn in videos for every project assigned.

Other than directing, Cox has vast interest in graffiti, monsters, old horror movies, music, and has many tattoos displaying his interests. He is also good friends with Jonathan Davis, the lead singer of Korn, and the namesake of Jonathan's son. Other bands he has been associated with are Orgy and Coal Chamber. He is also a fan of the band Deadsy and in the "making of" featurette for Linkin Park's "In the End" video can be seen wearing a white chain as a necklace, and translating the masonic code found on one of the props. Further translation of said prop reveals the band(Deadsy)'s name as well as a few other phrases.

Though not as well known as some other music video directors, Cox has won a couple of awards, including an MTV Video Music Award. He intends to make feature films in the near future.

He has had trademark dreadlocks for a long time until he cut them all off.

Apparently, he has lately teamed up with director Zach Merck in a directing team called Fort Awesome. They have directed videos so far for the bands Lacuna Coil and Bleeding Through.

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[edit] Filmography

[edit] 2008

[edit] 2007

[edit] 2006

  • "Our Truth" - Lacuna Coil (co-directed with Zach Merck)
  • "Kill to Believe" - Bleeding Through (also co-directed with Zach Merck)
  • "Killing Loneliness" - HIM
  • "Ne Ne Pok"
  • "Anthem (We Are the Fire)" - Trivium
  • "Enjoy the Silence" - Lacuna Coil (co-directed with Zach Merck)
  • "Closer" - Lacuna Coil (co-directed with Zach Merck)

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2003

[edit] 2002

[edit] 2001

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[edit] 1999

[edit] DVD's

[edit] Awards

Cox has been nominated for 11 awards and won 1 award for his music video work.

Wins include:

Nominations include:

  • MTV Video Music Awards
  • Best Editing - Metallica: “I Disappear” (nominated)
  • Best Group Video - Linkin Park: “In the End” (nominated)
  • Video of The Year - Linkin Park: “In the End” (nominated)
  • Best Editing - Foo Fighters: “Best of You” (nominated)

Music Video Producers Association Awards:

  • Directorial Debut - Coal Chamber: “Loco" (nominated)
  • Best Editing - Foo Fighters: “Best of You” (nominated)
  • Best Editing - The Fray: “How to Save a Life” (nominated)

Billboard Music Video Awards:

  • Best Hard Rock Video - System of a Down: “Sugar” (nominated)
  • Best Hard Rock Video - Disturbed: “Stupify” (nominated)

Much Music Video Awards:

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