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 TAJ, Director's Profile |
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I ran until my feet left the ground... |
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| Location: | CITY OF ANGELS, CA |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 22, 2008 (564 days back) |
About Me |
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| LL Cool J "Rockin Wit Da GOAT" Dir: TAJTaj's Director's Reel Rihanna "Don't Stop The Music" dir:TAJ .. Yung Berg "Do That There" dir: TAJ .. |
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Music:Member Since: 5/19/2005Band Website: thepopularkid.com Band Members: Born and raised in Oakland, CA, Taj gained a heavy interest in various street cultures, including graffiti art, rugged street fashion, and photography. Keeping an open mind, and attempting to find beauty in everything visible, Taj began to photograph some of the Bay Area's roughest parts, connecting with the true character of the neighborhoods and their subjects. Soon, Taj became eager to explore the world of film a bit more. In the summer of 2005, Taj began working as a production assistant under acclaimed music video director Anthony Mandler. Anthony, along with Taj's brother, Bobby Joseph, taught Taj to be unafraid of his own creative ideas and most importantly, to follow his instincts. Becoming extremely inspired by Mandler's work and teaching, Taj journeyed back to his home town of Oakland, CA to begin his own directing career. With a little under two-thousand dollars, a summer's worth of experience, and a natural eye for aesthetic, Taj sought out a local rap phenomenon, The Team. Offering to fund and direct a music video for The Team, Taj and The Team collaborated on what would be Taj's first music video production. Shortly after, Taj's work as a director and cinematic photographer began to gain local attention, soon catching the eyes of Boxfresh Pictures president, Lou Miguel. In September of 2006, Taj was added to Boxfresh's talented roster of directors and began his professional carrer as a filmmaker, directing videos for Def Jam recording artist, Rihanna ("Please Don't Stop The Music"), Ne-Yo ("12 Laws to Becoming a Gentleman"), Def Jam artist and legend, LL Cool J "Rockin With The G.O.A.T.", Jive / Zomba recording artist, The Pack, Sony / KOCH recording artist, Yung Berg (Do Dat), Def Jam recording artist Sterling Simms, 9th Ward, and commercials for Nike (RWS-"Africa"), and WB 33 Las Vegas, to name a few. Outside of the US, Taj's talents have taken him to Eastern Europe, the British Islands, and East Africa, where he worked with aspiring filmmakers in MTV's "Making The Video" Workshop to direct and produce international music videos and short films. In addition, Taj has done videos for artist such as Traxamillion, TVT recording artist, The A'z, and SNF Entertainment's, The Gift. Taj has also been featured on BET's "The 5ive" for "Career of the Month", MTV's "Making The Video", as well as Phat Farm's " The American Dream" ad campaign, where he was featured as a model, representing young, up and coming directors across America.Taj continues to write treatments with a goal in mind to make powerful connections with his viewers. Among many, Taj aspires to work with Coldplay, NAS, Lupe Fiasco, Linkin Park and Prince.Taj is now working on his first feature film, "The Beautiful", aimed to begin production in April 2008.Keep watching, Taj has a lot more to come. For PR Inquiries contact Elvira Guzman Elvira@elviegpr.com Influences: Bobby Joseph Anthony Mandler Chris Robinson / Hype Williams / Spike Lee The Cataracs - "Baby Baby" TEASER from campa.cataracs on Vimeo . Yung Berg - Do That There - B-ROLL from ABB VIDEO on Vimeo . Record Label: UNDERCONSTRUCTION.COM Type of Label: Major |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Hip Hop / Hip Hop / Other) |
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My Blog |
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NIKE commercial is a wrap... dope! dope! DOPE!! |
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| Just wrapped up my NIKE (Rockstar Workout "Africa") commercial in LA today... im very proud of the final outcome... so was NIKE... keep watchin...-Taj Posted by Taj, Director on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:10:00 PST |
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Just finished shooting RIHANNA in Europe... |
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| Well, its all over... Im back from shooting Rihanna's video for "Please Don't Stop The Music". Europe was incredibly beautiful. Working with Rihanna was amazing too. She understood exactly what I w... Posted by Taj, Director on Sun, 20 May 2007 04:02:00 PST |
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Director, Taj on BET!!!... |
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| BET is coming to visit me in LA to feature me on the show, "5ive"... as in 5 thing you need to know about LA... LOL!!! I'm excited. Posted by Taj, Director on Thu, 17 May 2007 07:48:00 PST |
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The Update... |
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| Well lately I've been digging for everything I have inside of me to exceed myself. Never satisfied, but things are going really well. Sterling Simms' video is getting great reviews across the nation... Posted by Taj, Director on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:37:00 PST |
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DOING WHAT YOU LOVE |
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| I used to worry about my place in the world. I used to travel half way down one road, and half way down another. I was a quarterback, a engineer, a dj, a rapper and a designer. I was good at all ... Posted by Taj, Director on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:04:00 PST |
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I.V.A.N., Jordan. TPK Producer, OneRockstar, LLC. LEAH HARMONY, CLYDE CARSON, Alejandro Lalinde Photography, Matthias, Anthony Mandler, Andrew Listermann, Dean, NIO THA GIFT~DOWNLOAD MUSIC NOW!!!~, Mayne Mannish, miss b, βσηεs, Chi Hood Celebrity(Alr£ãdy fãmøú§ A§k Abøut M£), *KERAH*, MIGHTY MO (Director), Cathy/working actress/commercials, *~*Br3Nd@*~*, Kidnap K-os Inc., COOOL DUNDEE, ..LiL MAMAZ GoO.., Mz.Sunny, olivia ♥, ITALIA.... 9 HAPPY B-DAY BABE...., Butch of N.D.N.S., *Luminous*™, CANDY, #1 PRINCESS HOLLA, Womanwithavision, MAJOR PAYNE!!! NEW SONG UP!!!, Creativ, BAYNFO.com, PK - Request the JACKA - ALL OVER ME @ RADIO NOW!!, HERE I GO !!!, J-HOOD - new music!!, SEANESSY~ Party Hard fiXXX tape now available!!!, Gemini, M-Dot, *JAY TUI* MUSIC PAGE, STEVIE JOE NEW SONGS UP NOW!!! R.I.P. SHAN, Lil Deep, oneSHOTmedia ! Latin Bay Shoreline June 28th, Pacien Dyami Cunningham©, Dafina, Cino, A $ I A N BABY, $TiLL ThA BADdE$t BITCH.......HAhaHAha, PAPA BEAR is a child of GOD!!!, TONY VIC Best Entertainer around!, Charm, I'm gonna do me..., ♥♥beautiful 1♥♥, HARMONEY(Official Music Page) NEW SONG: CROWN ME, CA$H FLOW, M-A, Colombian Queen, Ski.Mask.Mob, MADD MONEY ENT. R.I.P. O’SHEA . VOTE OR DIE
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