Jon Jon Augustavo
Jonathan Augustavo,[2] better known as Jon Jon or Jon Jon Augustavo, is an American filmmaker, commercial director, and music video director who has written and directed works for artists including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mike Posner, Allen Stone, Vicci Martinez, Nipsey Hussle, Blue Scholars, The Physics, Sammy Adams, among others. He is of mixed Filipino and American ethnicity.
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Born | Jonathan Augustavo Seattle, Washington[1] |
Occupation | Filmmaker, music video director, commercial director |
Website | jonjonaug |
His most notable videos coming with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with "Thrift Shop,"[3] "Can't Hold Us" and "Same Love,"[4][5] which have combined for over 800 million views since their release.
Jon Jon's videos for Macklemore "Thrift Shop," "Can't Hold Us," & "Same Love," were nominated for 6 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the year, Best Hip Hop video, Best Video with a Social Message, Best Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. "Same Love," took home the award for Best Video with a Social Message and "Can't Hold Us," won Best Cinematography and Best Hip Hop Video.
Jon Jon is a graduate of Art Center College of Design[6][7] in Pasadena, California.
Awards
Year | Video | Ceremony | Category | Result |
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2013 | Macklemore, "Thrift Shop" | 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards | International Video of the Year | Won |
BET Awards 2013 | Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
2013 MTV Video Music Awards | Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
UK Music Video Awards | Best Urban Video - International | Nominated | ||
2013 | Macklemore, "Can't Hold Us" | 2013 MTV Video Music Awards | Best Hip-Hop Video | Won |
Best Direction | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Won | |||
56th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Music Video | Nominated | ||
UK Music Video Awards | Best Urban Video - International | Nominated | ||
2013 | Macklemore, "Same Love" | 2013 MTV Video Music Awards | Best Video with a Social Message | Won |
Notable videos
2016
- Afrojack & Fais "Used to Have it All"
- Milow "No No No"
- KOLAJ & Eric Nam "Into You"
- DVBBS "LA LA Land"
- Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (SeeB Remix)"
2015
- DJ Fresh "Believer"
- Shawn Mendes "Aftertaste"
- Shawn Mendes "Stitches"
- Shawn Mendes "Life of the Party"
- Kygo "Firestone"
- Magic! "No Way No"
- Shawn Mendes "Never Be Alone"
- Greg Holden "Hold On Tight"
- NF "Wake Up"
2014
- Shawn Mendes "Something Big"
- Schoolboy Q "Hell of a Night"
- The Head and the Heart "Let's Be Still"
- Panama Wedding "All of The People"
- Romeo Testa "I'm So Down"
- Ella Eyre "Comeback"
- SOJA "I Believe"
- Avi Buffalo "So What"
- Big Freedia "Explode"
- Kopecky Family Band "Are You Listening"
- Mary Lambert "Body Love"
- Example "Kids Again"
- Sol "Tomorrow"
2013
- Mike Posner "Top of The World feat. Big Sean"
- Romeo Testa "With You"
- MKTO "God Only Knows"
- Tori Kelly "Dear No One"
- Tinie Tempah "Children of The Sun feat. John Martin"
- Sammy Adams "LA Story feat. Mike Posner"
- Little Nikki "Little Nikki Says"
- The Midnight Beast "Bassface"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)"
- Vicci Martinez "Come Along feat. Cee Lo Green"
- Allen Stone "Celebrate Tonight"
- Jarvis "Make A Little Room"
- Theo Martins "KILLER Ft. Maryann Vasquez"
2012
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Same Love"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Thrift Shop"
- Nipsey Hussle "Rose Clique"
- Blue Scholars "Seijun Suzuki"
- Avatar Young Blaze "Feeding My Flame"
- Eighty4 Fly "Cool Kids"
References
- "¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — JJ AUGUSTAVO". www.jonjonaug.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
I was born in Seattle, Washington - the son of an artist and a florist.
- Feldman, Nick. "Thig Nat Gets the Lens Turned in His Direction for Jon Augustavo's "Good Times"". The Seattle Weekly. Missing or empty
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(help) - "MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS – THRIFT SHOP (FT. WANZ)(About 14 million views)". Illroots. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- Carrasco, Ed. "WATCH THIS NOW: MACKLEMORE & LEWIS' 'SAME LOVE' HIP HOP VIDEO SUPPORTING GAY MARRIAGE (About 6 million views)". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- Mizell, Larry. "Macklemore, Kendrick Lamar, Das Racist, Mikey Rocks". The Stranger. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- Osman, Nadia. "Film Alum Turns Low-budget "Ball of Crazy" Into Music Videos for Two #1 Hit Songs". Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
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(help) - Feldman, Nick. "An Incomplete History of Seattle's New Hip-Hop Cinematography". The Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
External links
- Jon Jon Augustavo on IMDb
- Jon Jon Augustavo IMVDb Profile
- Official website