Jon Jon Augustavo Explained

Jon Jon Augustavo
Birth Name:Jonathan Augustavo
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington[1]
Occupation:Filmmaker, music video director, commercial director

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.

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

YearVideoCeremonyCategoryResult
2013Macklemore, "Thrift Shop"2013 MuchMusic Video AwardsInternational Video of the Year
BET Awards 2013Video of the Year
2013 MTV Video Music AwardsVideo of the Year
UK Music Video AwardsBest Urban Video - International
2013Macklemore, "Can't Hold Us"2013 MTV Video Music AwardsBest Hip-Hop Video
Best Direction
Best Editing
Best Cinematography
56th Annual Grammy AwardsBest Music Video
UK Music Video AwardsBest Urban Video - International
2013Macklemore, "Same Love"2013 MTV Video Music AwardsBest Video with a Social Message

Notable videos

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2012

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - JJ AUGUSTAVO . www.jonjonaug.com . February 4, 2019 . I was born in Seattle, Washington - the son of an artist and a florist..
  2. Web site: Feldman. Nick. Thig Nat Gets the Lens Turned in His Direction for Jon Augustavo's 'Good Times'. Seattle Weekly.
  3. Web site: MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS – THRIFT SHOP (FT. WANZ)(About 14 million views) . Illroots. 29 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Carrasco. Ed. WATCH THIS NOW: MACKLEMORE & LEWIS' 'SAME LOVE' HIP HOP VIDEO SUPPORTING GAY MARRIAGE (About 6 million views). New Media Rockstars. 5 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Mizell. Larry. Macklemore, Kendrick Lamar, Das Racist, Mikey Rocks. The Stranger. 9 October 2012.
  6. Web site: Osman. Nadia. Film Alum Turns Low-budget "Ball of Crazy" Into Music Videos for Two #1 Hit Songs. June 2, 2013.
  7. Web site: Feldman. Nick. An Incomplete History of Seattle's New Hip-Hop Cinematography. . December 14, 2010 . March 21, 2023.