- Daniel Garcia (director)
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For other people named Daniel Garcia, see Daniel Garcia (disambiguation).
Daniel Garcia (born July 24, 1975) is a music video and commercial director and co-founder of the international production company Super-Fi, which has offices in New York and Vienna, Austria.
Garcia began his career designing labels for santería potions sold at local botánicas. Soon after, he landed at advertising agency DDB and, while working overtime, rounded up enough clients to go freelance.
Over the years, Garcia, who's made a name for himself in computer animation and graphic design, has directed videos for such bands as Mates of State, The Go! Team, and TV on the Radio, whose video for "Me-I" won the award for Best Music Video at the 2008 SXSW Festival. Previous videos also received recognition, including Madvillain's "Monkey Suite", which was nominated for an MTV Woodie in 2007, and J Dilla's "Nothing Like This", which played at the Animation Block Party and Pictoplasma, and was nominated for an award at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. In addition to videos, Garcia also directs commercials, including several spots for Nike, and dabbles in photography and print design.
Videography
- Best Coast - "Gone Again" (2011)
- Maserati - "Pyramid of the Sun" (2011)
- Le Sexoflex - "Twincest" (2010)
- Mates of State - "Love Letter (Nick Cave)" (2010)
- LCD Soundsystem - "Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost! Remix)" (2010)
- Cults - "Oh My God" (2010)
- Ash - "True Love 1980" (2009)
- The Rosebuds - "Life Like" (2009)
- Flying Lotus - "Infinitum" (2008)
- TV on the Radio - "Me-I" (2007) (co-directed with Mixtape Club)
- Mates of State - "Get Better" (2008)
- The Go! Team - "Milk Crisis" (2008)
- Micha & Mux Mool - "BoyCatBird in City Suckers" (2008) (co-directed with Jessica Milazzo)
- El-P - "Flyentology" (2006) (co-directed with Nathan Love)
- J Dilla - "Nothing Like This" (2006) (co-directed with Mixtape Club)
- Madlib - "Take It Back" (2006) (co-directed with Fase)
- Madvillain - "Monkey Suite" (2006)
Commercials
- Nike - Team Elite
- Nike - Greatest Team
- Nike 6.0 - Ninja
- Nike 6.0 - Essen
External links
- Official website
- YouTube Channel
- Tom Breihan, "Awesome LCD Soundsystem Video Alert: "Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost! Remix)"", Pitchfork, June 28, 2010.
- "mp3: new Cults | Oh My God ", Gorilla vs. Bear, July 6, 2010.
- Brian Fichtner, "Ghostly Swim: Interview with Sam Valenti", Cool Hunting, April 24, 2008.
- "Two diverse videos, one diverse dude, Daniel Garcia", Motionographer, April 23, 2008.
- "Exclusive: TV on the Radio's Killer Sandwich ", The Fader, May 16, 2007.
- "Daniel Garcia & Mixtape Club Direct 'Me-I' for TV on the Radio", Motionographer, May 21, 2007.
- "Fly Spotter", The Fader, February 27, 2007.
- "Exclusive: The Rosebuds Go Huntin' for Humans", Spin, February 20, 2009.
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