The Commissioner
From 1995 until 2008 I was a Music Video Commissioner. I worked at A&M Records and then transitioned to Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records in 2000 when A&M was bought by Universal Music Group. I commissioned over 500+ Music Videos during my tenure. This Podcast is an inside look into these videos and the fascinating world of making them - from start to finish. I have worked with artists that include: Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Marilyn Manson, Soundgarden, Sting, Pink Floyd, Mariah Carey, Feist, Vanessa Carlton, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Soulja Boy, Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, Feist, Keane, t.A.T.u., Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliot, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Counting Crows, Ice Cube and Sarah Silverman to name but a few. To check out a more complete list you can go to https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1444313/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 - But for now please enjoy The Commissioner!
Episodes
This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This episode is a Double Feature because I talk about 2 videos that I commissioned at the same time and we filmed them both over a 7 day period in 2003. They are 50 Cent “21 Questions” & Many Men (Wish Death). This was at the height of the success of “In Da Club” which was still being heavily played a...
This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This was the first time that I had commissioned a video for The Game but not the first time that we had worked together. There was a lot going on during the making of this video. Learn all about it on this episode of The Commissioner including how I learned to work with Hype Williams and how 50 Cent responded to the first edit o...
This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This episode is slightly different in that I am going to tell a story from a few different videos. Not every video has an interesting tale about the entire process but there are parts or as I am calling them “TidBits” that are worth talking about. I have made a lot of videos so I wanted to be able to talk about all t...
This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This classic Academy Award-winning song has a fascinating story. From the first time, I heard it to a potential International Incident on the Ambassador Bridge. Hear all about it and more on this episode of The Commissioner.
Watch the Video Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3-4UQHmwxQ
This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This is a slight detour on our trip through my past. It's called The Commissioner for a reason. The job of Music Video Commissioning is a unique, exciting and somewhat complicated job. I do my best to describe what I did, how I did it and my philosophies behind decisions. I hope you enjoy learning about the process. Next week I ...
This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This was the first of 15 music videos that I commissioned for Enrique. I loved working with him and we had a good comradery throughout the time we worked together. But Hero was our first project and was the foundation for what we would do in the future. We made a lot of videos together over the next 5 years and had g...
This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. From the first notes of the iconic piano riff to the striking orchestral string accents this instant classic pop song was also a dynamic Music Video. Find out the details in this behind-the-scenes Podcast featuring Randy Sosin - The Commissioner - who was responsible for making the video.
You can watch the video here:
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This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video.One of the biggest songs of 2001had one of the most epic videos. Check out how it was made and all the fascinating behind-the-scenes drama that went into creating this iconic Music Video.
You can see the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQa7SvVCdZk
And you can watch the Making The Video here:
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This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video.An insiders look at how this classic song and video were conceived, filmed and delivered to MTV and the world. The Podcast talks about this version of the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUeaAOIAbXs
There is an "Int'l Version" of the video but that was severely edited and deleted a number of scenes that were in the orig...
This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. From 1995 until 2008 I was a Music Video Commissioner. I worked at A&M Records and then transitioned to Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records in 2000 when A&M was bought by Universal Music Group. I commissioned over 500+ Music Videos during my tenure. This Podcast is an inside look into these videos and the fasci...
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