Tony Petrossian

Tony Petrossian is an Iranian [http://www.garageradio.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1650] [http://www.guitarworld.com/article/second_coming_slayer_s_christ_illusion_rises_again] [http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/10/30/215217.php] Music Video director who has directed music videos for such artists as DMX, Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine, Stone Sour, Seether, Orson, Millionaire, Rise Against, Three Days Grace, Apocalyptica, Taking Back Sunday, Avenged Sevenfold, Serj Tankian and many others.

Early days

At the age of twelve his dad brought home a video camera. He spent the entire night locked in his room fiddling with the camera’s ‘single frame recording’ function emerging with a 30-second stop motion animation piece in which his G.I. Joe figures beat the hell out of each other.Fact|date=October 2007

At age thirteen, Tony jumped into full blown 3D animation with the ‘Lightwave 1.0.’ software. At 18, Tony Petrossian attended UCLA. Then he switched to Law school at USC and passed the California Bar Exam before jumping back into the filmmaking world.Fact|date=October 2007

Petrossian with Rockhard Films

Tony’s early passion for filmmaking has evolved into a full blown directing career. He signed with Rockhard Films [ [http://www.rhfilms.com Rockhard Films ] ] in 2002 and has been directing ever since. He has done groundbreaking work for many artists. Tony's Three Days Grace video "Never Too Late" has been nominated for Video of the Year at the 2007 Much Music Video Awards

Videos

*Duality -- Slipknot (2004)
*Firestarter -- Gene Simmons (2004)
*Vermilion -- Slipknot (2004)
*The End of Heartache -- Killswitch Engage (2004)
*S.A.N.T.A.N.A. -- The Diplomats (2004)
*Before I Forget -- Slipknot (2005)
*I'm On A High -- Millionaire (2005)
*No Tomorrow -- Orson (2006)
*Beast and the Harlot -- Avenged Sevenfold (2006)
*Bright Idea -- Orson (2006)
*Graduation Day -- Head Automatica (2006)
*Tears Don't Fall -- Bullet for My Valentine (2006)
*Through Glass -- Stone Sour (2006)
*Pain -- Three Days Grace (2006)
*Liar (It Takes One to Know One) -- Taking Back Sunday (2006)
*Eyes of the Insane -- Slayer (2006)
*Prayer of the Refugee -- Rise Against (2006)
*Never Too Late -- Three Days Grace (2007)
*I'm Not Jesus -- Apocalyptica feat. Corey Taylor (2007)
*Empty Walls -- Serj Tankian (2007)
*Fake It -- Seether (2007)
*The Serpentine Offering -- Dimmu Borgir (2007) (with Patric Ullaeus
*Scream, Aim, Fire -- Bullet For My Valentine (2007)
*Sky Is Over -- Serj Tankian (2008)
*Rise Above This -- Seether (2008)
*Never Too Late -- Three Days Grace (2008)
*Breakdown (Seether song) -- Seether (2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.videostatic.com/vs/rockhard/index.html Taking Back Sunday's "Liar (It Takes One To Know One)" video directed by Tony Petrossian"]