Director X

Director X

Director X en octobre 2005

Biographie

Naissance	31 octobre 1975 Toronto
Nom de naissance	Julien Christian Lutz
Pseudonyme	Director X
Nationalité	canadienne
Domiciles	Toronto, Brampton
Formation	Mayfield Secondary School (en) North Park Secondary School (en)
Activités	Réalisateur de clips, réalisateur de cinéma, rappeur
Période d'activité	Depuis 1998

Autres informations

Genre artistique	Rap
Site web	directorxfilms.com/home.html
Distinction	Prix Juno de la vidéo de l'année (2013)

Director X est le pseudonyme de Julian Christian Lutz, réalisateur de clips canadien.

Julien Christian Lutz né le 31 octobre 1975, à Brampton en Ontario et connu professionnellement sous le nom de Director X est un réalisateur canadien de clips musicaux. Formé auprès de Hype Williams, il a réalisé plus d'une centaine de clips musicaux de genres variés depuis 1998, pour des artistes tels que Jay-Z, Drake, Future, John Mayer, Kanye West, DJ Khaled, Usher, Ice Cube, Little Mix, Fabolous, Fifth Harmony, Mystikal et Akon. Il a notamment réalisé le clip Yeah! de Usher, Promiscuous de Nelly Furtado ou encore la première version du clip Work de Rihanna.

Au cinéma, il a réalisé le thriller policier Superfly en 2018, qui a reçu un accueil mitigé.

À la télévision, il a créé en 2023 la série Robyn Hood (en), remake modernisé de Robin des bois, annulée à la fin de la première saison pour cause de trop faible audience.

• 2014 : Lost Girl, épisode La Malédiction
• 2015 : Across the Line (en)
• 2016 : Center Stage: On Pointe (en)
• 2018 : Superfly
• 2020 : October Faction, épisodes Presidio et Soif de vengeance
• 2022 : The Imperfects
• 2023 : Robyn Hood (en)
• 2024 : Cross

2024

• Soprano - "Facile à Danser"

2022

• Future avec Drake et Tems - Wait for U (en)
• Black Eyed Peas, Shakira and David Guetta - Don't You Worry
• Drake - "Falling Back"

2021

• Rosalía featuring The Weeknd - La Fama

2020

• Ariana Grande - "34+35"
• Demi Lovato - "Commander in Chief"
• Future featuring Drake - "Life Is Good"
• Lil Yachty and DaBaby featuring Drake - "Oprah's Bank Account"
• DJ Khaled featuring Drake - "Popstar"
• Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna and J. Rey Soul - "Mamacita"

2019

• Khalid - "Right Back"
• Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho - "Con Altura"

2018

• French Montana - "Famous"

2017

• Miguel featuring Travis Scott - "Sky Walker"
• Bebe Rexha featuring Lil Wayne - "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)"
• Little Mix - "Touch"
• DJ Snake featuring Jeremih, Young Thug and Swizz Beatz - "The Half"

2016

• Zayn - "Like I Would"
• Rihanna featuring Drake - "Work"
• Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign - "Work from Home"
• Little Mix featuring Sean Paul - "Hair"
• Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap - "All in My Head (Flex)"

2015

• Drake - "Hotline Bling"
• Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson - "Trouble"
• Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke and Verdine White - "I Don't Like It, I Love It"
• Jamie Foxx featuring Chris Brown - "You Changed Me"
• Kendrick Lamar - "King Kunta"
• Little Mix - "Black Magic"

2014

• Union J - "Tonight (We Live Forever)"
• DJ Cassidy featuring R. Kelly - "Make the World Go Round"
• Jennifer Hudson featuring Timbaland - "Walk It Out"
• DJ Cassidy featuring Robin Thicke and Jessie J - "Calling All Hearts"
• Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - "Fancy"
• T.I. featuring Iggy Azalea - "No Mediocre"
• Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora - "Black Widow"
• Wiz Khalifa - "Stayin Out All Night"

2013

• Drake - "Worst Behavior"
• Busta Rhymes - "Twerk It"
• The-Dream - "IV Play"
• Ciara - "Body Party"
• Angel - "The World"
• Drake - "Started from the Bottom"
• Little Mix - "Little Me"

2012

• R. Kelly - "Share My Love"
• Drake - "HYFR"
• Shanell (en) featuring Lil Wayne and Drake - "So Good/6 AM"
• Nelly Furtado - "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)"
• The Wanted - "Chasing The Sun"
• Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
• 2 Chainz featuring Drake - "No Lie"
• Rick Ross featuring Wale and Drake - "Diced Pineapples"
• Manika - "Good Girls"

2011

• Karl Wolf featuring Kardinal Offishall - "Ghetto Love"
• Mohombi featuring Nicole Scherzinger - "Coconut Tree"
• The Wanted - "Glad You Came"
• The Wanted - "Warzone"

2010

• Street Pharmacy - "Stone Bricks And Mortar"
• Sean Kingston - "Letting Go (Dutty Love)"
• Nicki Minaj - "Your Love"
• The-Dream - "Love King"

2009

• Birdman featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy - "Always Strapped"
• K-os featuring Saukrates and Nelly Furtado - "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman"
• K-os - "Robot Kid"
• Sean Paul - "Now That I've Got Your Love"
• Nelly Furtado - "Más"
• Sean Paul - "Hold My Hand"
• David Guetta featuring Estelle - "One Love"
• Nelly Furtado - "Manos al Aire"
• Estelle featuring Sean Paul - "Come Over"

2008

• Brandy - "Right Here (Departed)"
• Common - "Universal Mind Control" (Original Version)
• Deborah Cox - "Beautiful U R"

2007

• R. Kelly featuring Usher - "Same Girl"
• Chrisette Michele - "Be OK"
• Trey Songz - "Wonder Woman"
• Baby Bash featuring Sean Kingston - "What Is It"

2006

• Ne-Yo - "When You're Mad"
• Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole - "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me"
• Korn - "Coming Undone"
• Keshia Chanté - "Been Gone"
• Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland - "Promiscuous"
• The Game - "Let's Ride"
• Xzibit - "Concentrate"
• Cassie - "Me & U" (original version)

2005

• Usher - Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up (20-minute short film)
• Sean Paul - "Temperature"
• Ludacris - "Pimpin' All Over the World"
• David Banner - "Play"
• Rico Love - "Settle Down"
• Rihanna - "Pon de Replay"
• Ray J - "One Wish"
• R. Kelly - "Happy People"
• R. Kelly - "U Saved Me" (directed under his real name Julien Christian Lutz)
• Ying Yang Twins - "Wait (The Whisper Song)"
• Usher - "Caught Up"

2004

• Lloyd Banks featuring Avant - "Karma"
• Mario - "Let Me Love You"
• Kanye West - "The New Workout Plan"
• JDiggz - "Puush It Up"
• Keshia Chanté - "Does He Love Me?"
• Nelly featuring Christina Aguilera - "Tilt Ya Head Back"
• Akon - "Ghetto"
• Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon - "Yeah"
• Method Man featuring Busta Rhymes- “What's Happenin”

2003

• Clipse featuring Faith Evans - "Ma, I Don't Love Her"
• G-Unit - "Poppin' Them Thangs"
• Ginuwine - "There It Is"
• Keshia Chanté - "Bad Boy"
• Sean Paul featuring Sasha - "I'm Still In Love With You"
• Timbaland featuring Missy Elliott and Magoo - "Cop That Disk"
• Loon - "How You Want That"
• John Mayer - "Clarity"
• Sean Paul - "Get Busy"
• Wayne Wonder - "No Letting Go"
• Kelis - "Trick Me"
• Jay-Z featuring The Neptunes - "Excuse Me Miss"
• Melanie Durrant featuring Common - "Where I'm Goin'"
• Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This"

2002

• Aaliyah - "I Care 4 U"
• Craig David - "What's Your Flava?"
• Sean Paul - "Gimme the Light"
• Benzino - "Rock The Party"
• Tweet - "Boogie / Smoking Cigarettes (unreleased)"
• Nelly - "Hot in Herre"
• Eve featuring Alicia Keys - "Gangsta Lovin'"
• Alicia Keys - "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
• Donell Jones featuring Styles P - "Put Me Down"
• Usher - "U Don't Have to Call"

2001

• Destiny's Child featuring Missy Elliott - "Bootylicious" (Rockwilder Remix)
• 112 - "Peaches and Cream"
• Fabolous featuring Nate Dogg - "Can't Deny It"
• Foxy Brown - “BK Anthem”
• Foxy Brown featuring Spragga Benz - “Oh Yeah”
• Jadakiss - "Knock Yourself Out"
• Usher - "U Got It Bad"
• R. Kelly featuring Jay Z - "Fiesta" (Remix)
• Kardinal Offishall - "Ol' Time Killin'"

2000

• M.O.P. - Ante Up (Robbin-Hoodz Theory)
• Reflection Eternal featuring Vinia Mojica - "The Blast"
• Mystikal featuring Pharrell - "Shake Ya Ass"
• Mystikal featuring Nivea - "Danger (Been So Long)"
• Ice Cube featuring Krayzie Bone - "Until We Rich" (co-directed with Cameron Casey)
• Ghostface Killah featuring Madam Majestic and U-God - "Cherchez La Ghost"
• Donell Jones - "Where I Wanna Be"
• Beanie Sigel featuring Eve - "Remember Them Days"
• Sisqó featuring Foxy Brown - "Thong Song" (Remix)
• Aaliyah featuring DMX - "Come Back in One Piece"

1999

• Case - "Happily Ever After"
• Choclair - "Let's Ride"
• Chris Rock - "No Sex (In the Champagne Room)"
• Terry Dexter – "Better Than Me"
• DMX - "What's My Name?"
• Eric Benét featuring Faith Evans - "Georgy Porgy"
• Marvelous 3 - "Freak of the Week"
• Mystikal featuring Outkast - "Neck Uv Da Woods"
• Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi - "You Can Do It" (co-directed with Cameron Casey)

1998

• N.O.R.E. featuring Big Pun, Nature, Cam'ron, Jadakiss and Styles P - "Banned from T.V."
• Made Men featuring The L.O.X. - "Tommy's Theme"
• Onyx featuring 50 Cent, Bonifucco, Still Livin' and X1 - "React"
• Onyx - "Broke Willies"
• Rascalz (en) - "Northern Touch"
• Redman - "I'll Bee Dat!"
• Maestro - "Stick to Your Vision"
• Ghetto Concept - "Crazy World"
• Glenn Lewis - "Bout Your Love"
• Total - "Sittin' Home"
• EPMD - "Richter Scale"

• Henry Keazor, Thorsten Wübbena: Video Thrills The Radio Star. Musikvideos: Geschichte, Themen, Analysen. Bielefeld 2005, p. 111ss.

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