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Sharps dives into the creative mind of illustrious video director James Larese, to chop it up about the business, how he navigates his way to success, artists he's worked with, how he keeps his motivation going, and more!https://www.instagram.com/tha_sharp_one/https://www.instagram.com/jameslarese/-----00:00 Intro5:20 Wanting to direct music videos since he was 8 years old and being blown away after discovering MTV7:00 James talks about his fascination for creating a full experience through music videos9:10 Growing up without cable, going to a friend's house to watch MTV10:45 James talks about putting work into a video to have it get shelved and the process of presenting treatments to labels12:30 James on having a thick skin, rejection, and hearing “no” a lot more than “yes” in the industry16:45 James talks about not asking “why” when your idea gets shut down19:35 Sharp pushes James to talk his sh*t about the industry20:15 James explains working with newer artists without big budgets because he liked the music22:10 James on Ohgeesy being his son-in-law, witnessing the grind, and shooting the second “Musty” video27:37 James says his largest budget on a video was $1.5 million and how budget does not dictate if it's a hit or not, Sharp is baffled29:00 "A song ain't sh*t without a music video" Sharp talks about how music will only reach so far without a visual29:45 Sharp praises James' work and the importance of shouting out people behind the scenes30:44 James talks about working with Eminem on top of the Empire State Building for Jimmy Kimmel32:00 James explains how Eminem's Empire State video performance came about, Sharp says James deserves his flower indefinitely35:30 James says working behind the scenes is not for the recognition40:50 The best time to get into the industry45:40 James talks about what it takes to be a creative and how we can be our own worst enemy-----NO JUMPER PATREONhttp://www.patreon.com/nojumperCHECK OUT OUR NEW SPOTIFY PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/5te...FOLLOW US ON SNAPCHAT FOR THE LATEST NEWS & UPDATEShttps://www.snapchat.com/discover/No_...CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE STORE!!! http://www.nojumper.com/SUBSCRIBE for new interviews (and more) weekly: http://bit.ly/nastymondayz Follow us on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ENxb4B...iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n...Follow us on Social Media:https://www.snapchat.com/discover/No_...http://www.twitter.com/nojumperhttp://www.instagram.com/nojumperhttps://www.facebook.com/NOJUMPEROFFI...http://www.reddit.com/r/nojumperJOIN THE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Q3XPfBmFollow Adam22:https://www.tiktok.com/@adam22http://www.twitter.com/adam22http://www.instagram.com/adam22adam22hoe on Snapchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
