Years active 2004-present Name Toben Seymour | Role Music video director Movies Redland | |
Born April 24, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-04-24 ) Cedarburg, Wisconsin Occupation film/video director/puppeteer Education University of Southern California | ||
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Toben Seymour is a music video and commercial director, and puppeteer based in Los Angeles, California.
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Biography
Toben Seymour grew up in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and began making puppets in grade school. He attended film school at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, where he created Commondeer Productions with friends and filmmakers Ace Norton and Asiel Norton, and got his start making low-budget videos for local bands. His work has been featured in Anthem Magazine, American Cinematographer, Modziq, Dazed and Confused and White Canvas among others. His work has also been featured at the SXSW, Clermont-Ferrand and Berlin International Film Festival. He is currently represented by Little Minx at RSA Films.
He has directed and puppeteered videos for the Willowz, Kanye West, Darker My Love, Neon Blonde, Pony Up, Moby, Claire Denamur, Vincent Delerm (featuring Irène Jacob), Alphabeat, Norah Jones, N.E.R.D, Herman Düne, Naïve New Beaters, Louis XIV, Maps, will.i.am (featuring Cheryl Cole) and more. Seymour also starred in Asiel Norton's debut feature "Redland", which premiered at the CineVegas Film Festival in 2009. He appears in Ace Norton's video, "Chinatown," for Tahiti 80.