Yasha Malekzad
Yasha Malekzad (born 1 October 1984) is an award winning music video director and producer from Beccles in Suffolk,[1] who has worked with international artists including Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Usher, Lil Wayne, Sharon Stone, The Wanted, Christina Milian, JLS, Tinchy Stryder, Romeo Santos, Lionel Richie, Paulina Rubio, Daley, Wisin, Ludacris, Roselyn Sanchez, Parker Ighile, Stafford Brothers, Camilla Belle and many more. He is also currently working on a long format documentary project on Olympic wrestling titled Pahlavan. Yasha is the creative director of Artist Preserve, his production company and product placement agency, located in Chelsea, London.
Early life
Yasha Malekzad, of Persian and English descent, was born into a creative family of dancers and musicians. He pursued a career as a music producer and graduated from De Montfort University with an honours degree in music production and innovation. Whilst making a living DJing and selling records he fell into the world of film, first through producing music videos and then by directing them. Yasha always demonstrated great technical ability through his music production, which has been transferred into his film making and given him the reputation of being a very hands on director.
Videography
- Duele El Corazon feat Wisin
- Heart Attack starring Camilla Belle
- Turn The Night Up[2]
- Loco ft Romeo Santos, including cameos by Danny Trejo & Roselyn Sánchez[3]
- Dirty Dancer ft Usher & Lil Wayne[4]
- Ayer[5]
- I Like How It Feels ft Pitbull[6]
- Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)[7] ft Ludacris
- Finally Found You ft Sammy Adams & Daddy Yankee[8]
- Heart Attack[9]
- Bailando ft Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona
- Bailando -English Version ft Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zone and Sean Paul
Stafford Brothers ft Christina Milian & Lil Wayne
- So Beautiful[11]
Pahlavan[15]
A documentary Film telling wrestling's story.
Awards
Best Music Video, 2011, Ev. Gerard Award, Dirty Dancer[16]
Best Music Video, 2011, Los Premios 40 Principales Award, Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)[17]
Best Music Video, 2011, Univision’s Best of Music, Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)[18]
Los Premios 40 Prinpales, 2014, Best Spanish Video - Bailando
Latin Music Italian Awards, 2014, Best Latin Male Video of the Year - Bailando
Premios Juventud, My Favourite Music Video - Bailando
External links
- Personal Website
- Yasha Malekzad - IMDb
- Artist Preserve London
- Pahlavan Project
References
- ↑ Yasha Malekzad | Facebook Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/08/29/enrique-iglesias-turn-night-yasha-malekzad
- ↑ http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/09/12/enrique-iglesias-loco-ft-romeo-santos-yasha-malekzad
- ↑ http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2011/06/24/enrique-iglesias-dirty-dancer-feat-usher-lil-wayne-yasha-malekzad-jeff-dotson
- ↑ https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt2221830/
- ↑ https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt2074384/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2237182/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9
- ↑ http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2012/11/29/enrique-iglesias-ft-sammy-adams-daddy-yankee-finally-found-you-diego-hurtado-de
- ↑ http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/10/30/enrique-iglesias-heart-attack-colin-tilley
- ↑ Boys Will Be Boys (Paulina Rubio song)
- ↑ http://www.bellanaija.com/2013/02/22/new-video-parker-ighile-so-beautiful/
- ↑ Bring It (song)
- ↑ http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/09/18/daley-broken-bernard-gold
- ↑ http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2012/04/16/daley-ft-marsha-abrosius-alone-together-alex-haldi
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3204330/
- ↑ List of awards and nominations received by Enrique Iglesias
- ↑ List of awards and nominations received by Enrique Iglesias
- ↑ List of awards and nominations received by Enrique Iglesias