Jonathan Desbiens

Jonathan Desbiens, or more commonly Jodeb, is a Juno Award-nominated Canadian filmmaker from Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec,^[1] known for his music video work for artists such as Skrillex, Imagine Dragons, Zedd, London Grammar, Porter Robinson, Halsey, ASAP Rocky, Cypress Hill and Swedish House Mafia.^[2][3][4] He graduated from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières with a fine arts degree. He joined the production company Prettybird in 2016.^[5][6]

Filmography

Director

Music videos

• The New Cities "Dead End Countdown" (2009)
• Deftones "You've Seen the Butcher" (2010)
• Underoath "Paperlung" (2011)
• Cypress Hill & Rusko "Roll it, Light it" (2012)
• Porter Robinson "Language" (2012)
• Zedd "Clarity" (2013)
• Anberlin "Unstable" (2013)
• Swedish House Mafia "Reload" (2014)
• Porter Robinson "Lionhearted" (2014)
• Tinashe & ASAP Rocky "Pretend" (2014)
• Imagine Dragons "I Bet My Life" (2014)
• Halsey "New Americana" (2015)
• Zedd "Beautiful Now" (2015)
• Point Point "Life in Grey" (2016)^[7]
• Skrillex and Wiwek "Killa" (2016)
• London Grammar "Non Believer" (2017)
• Jack White "Corporation" (2018)

Short films

• Still in the Cage (2016)^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}
• Learn: 1st World Problems (2017)^[16][17][18]

Commercials

• Adidas - Originals is Never Finished - China (2017)^[19]

Awards and nominations

Skrillex and Wiwek - Killa ft. Elliphant (Still In The Cage)

• Berlin Music Video Awards 2016; Won for "Best Editor"^[20]
• Juno awards 2017; Nomination for "Video of the year"^[21]

Imagine Dragons - I bet my life

• Camerimage 2015; Nomination for "Best Music Video"^[22][23]

Zedd - Clarity

• MTV Video Music Awards 2013; Nomination for "Artist to Watch"^[24]

The New cities - Dead End, Countdown

• Much music awards 2009; Nomination for "Post-Production of the Year"^[25]

Deftones - You've Seen the Butcher

• Antville Music Video Awards 2010; Nomination for "Best performance video"^[26]

Interviews

• 1.4: True original (November 22, 2016)^[27]
• The Videostatic Interview: Jodeb (by Steven Gottlieb on June 26, 2013)^[28]
• Video Chats: Jodeb on "Reload" by Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Trash & John Martin (by Doug Klinger on June 18, 2013)^[29]
• Director Interview: Jonathan Desbiens (by Fantastic Music Videos)^[30]
• Jodeb: Double Exposure (by Pola Beronilla on July 24, 2015)^[31]
• Jodeb Talks Point Point - Life in Grey (by Luke Bather on February 10, 2016)^[32]
• Point Point and Director Jodeb discuss perilous short film for "Life in Grey" (Nest HQ, 2016)^[33]

References

1. "Biography". PRETTYBIRD. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
2. "Un autre réalisateur québécois fait sa marque" [Another director from quebec makes a name for himself]. journaldemontreal.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
3. "Un peu de Shawinigan dans le clip d'Imagine Dragons". lhebdodustmaurice.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
4. Bois, Anne-Sophie (December 30, 2014). "Jonathan Desbiens, l'homme derrière de nombreux vidéoclips" [Jonathan Desbiens, the man behind many music videos]. L'Écho de Trois-Rivières (in French). Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
5. "Jodeb Joins Prettybird - News". www.adforum.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
6. "Prettybird swoops for Jodeb". www.davidreviews.tv. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
7. "video premiere: point point, life in grey". vice.com. January 20, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
8. "Still in the Cage by Jonathan Desbiens - Wiwek & Skrillex Short". www.shortoftheweek.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
9. "Best of Staff Picks: September 2016". Vimeo. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
10. "Wiwek & Skrillex: Still in the Cage". August 18, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
11. "Best Music Videos of 2016: Narrative on Promo News". promonews.tv. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
12. "Watch Skrillex & Wiwek's Stirring Debut Short Film, 'Still In The Cage'". hypebeast.com. August 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
13. Calvario, Liz (August 16, 2016). "Skrillex & Wiwek: First Trailer For Their Short Film Still In The Cage - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
14. Sundius, Michael (August 18, 2016). "Skrillex & Wiwek Premiere New Short Film 'Still In The Cage' in LA: Watch". www.billboard.com.
15. "Skrillex and Wiwek Announce Debut Short Film, Share Trailer: Watch - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
16. "Premiere: LEARN: 1st World Problems". Short of the week. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
17. "TEASER - LEARN: 1st World Problems". Portfolio of Jodeb - Jonathan Desbiens. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
18. Lamoureux, Mélodie. "Karine Vanasse vole la vedette dans le nouveau vidéoclip de Kroy". journaldequebec.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
19. "Original Is Never Finished - Company 3". company3.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
20. Awards, Berlin Music Video. "Berlin Music Video Awards". www.berlinmva.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
21. "VIDEO OF THE YEAR - Jodeb - The JUNO Awards". junoawards.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
22. "MUSIC VIDEO NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED – EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2022".
23. "Imagine Dragons: I Bet My Life". Retrieved October 15, 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
24. "MTV VMAs: The Complete Winners List". hollywoodreporter.com. August 25, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
25. Collins, Leah. "Nickelback and Danny Fernandes Lead 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards Nominations". ottawacitizen.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
26. "Antville Awards 2010".
27. "True original". www.onepointfour.co. November 22, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
28. "INTERVIEWS: The Videostatic Interview: Jodeb". videostatic.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
29. "Video Chats: Jodeb on "Reload" by Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Trash & John Martin". imvdb.com. June 18, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
30. "Director Interview: Jonathan Desbiens". Fantastic Music Videos. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
31. "Jodeb: Double Exposure". statusmagonline.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
32. "PAIN - OF - PERFECTION". wordischeap.com. February 10, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
33. "Point Point and Director Jodeb Discuss Perilous Short Film for "Life In Grey" - NEST HQ". nesthq.com. January 20, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Jonathan Desbiens at IMDb
• Jodeb on Prettybird.co