A Band Apart Music Video Directors Sweep MTVNominations; Rising Company Garners Nearly 25%...

LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 29, 1999--

A Band Apart Music Video directors garnered 23 nominations for the 1999 MTV Music Video Awards, it was announced today by co-presidents Lawrence Bender (producer, Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction) and Michael Bodnarchek.

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25% of MTV's honors went to the company, with Wayne Isham walking away with 13 nominations, Nigel Dick with six, McG receiving three nods and Darren Grant one. Since its formation only a year a half ago, A Band Apart Music Videos has risen to dominate MTV's playlist. Under the leadership of executive producer Catherine Finkenstaedt and head of sales Kim DeLara, the company has created clips for such artist sensations as Ricky Martin, Backstreet Boys and Will Smith.

Two out of five nominations in the Video of the Year category went to Wayne Isham for Ricky Martin's cross-over hit "Livin' La Vida Loca" and the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" from the number one album Millennium. Isham has been the creative voice behind all of Martin's videos.

Nigel Dick's work made its way into six categories, with his Britney Spears' debuter "Baby One More Time" earning a place in the Best Pop Video list and Cher's comeback hit "Believe" earning nods in the Best Dance Video arena.

Star director McG's work for Offspring's "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" made the cut in the Best Rock Video category and Sugar Ray's "Every Morning" is competing for Best Group Video. Finally, rising talent Darren Grant directed Jordan Knight's solo debut "Give it to You," which is a contender for Best Dance Video.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, A Band Apart Music Videos is a division of A Band Apart Commercials and is affiliated with A Band Apart Films. Michael Bodnarchek and Lawrence Bender are co-presidents and Catherine Finkenstaedt is executive producer. Founded in February 1998, A Band Apart Music Videos represents directors Nigel Dick, Clark Eddy, Dean Karr, Darren Grant, Wayne Isham and McG. For more information, contact Rochelle Winters at Smoke & Mirrors, 310/204-4404.