Jamie

Jamie King, director and choreographer of Madonna's record-breaking 2006 Confessions world tour, the highest-grossing female artist tour in history, and director of her new hit music video "Sorry" is one of the most innovative directors / choreographers working in the entertainment industry today. Also in 2006, King was director/choreographer of Madonna's Grammy Awards performance, her MTV Music Video Awards performance and was nominated for a MTV VMA Best Choreography award for her hit music video, HUNG UP. Jamie also was creative director of Mariah Carey's as well as Shakira's performances on the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards broadcast.
Jamie just completed directing Christina Aguilera's 2006 Back To Basics world tour, as well as RAIN's (Asia's number one pop star) 2006 world tour. He is currently directing Ricky Martin's 2007 Black and White tour.
Jamie King is also in the process of launching his ROCK YOUR BODY dance fitness DVD and book of the same title, both from powerhouse fitness publisher Rodale.
In 2005, King was Madonna's director & choreographer for her Grammy Awards performance as well as her European Music Awards performance. He also was creative director of Mariah Carey's and Shakira's MTV Video Music Awards performances. Also in 2005, Jamie King partnered with NIKE as the creator of the successful Nike Rockstar Workout TM by Jamie King, presented in gyms worldwide ( www.nikewomen.com ). NIKE has signed King to an overall consulting deal to further develop and promote NIKE's fitness dance line, and King has been appearing worldwide at related VIP media events.
In 2004, King directed Madonna's acclaimed Re-Invention Tour, the highest-grossing concert tour of 2004. King was creative director of both her live performance at the 2005 European Music Awards and her groundbreaking AOL live concert webcast from London.
Recognized for his unique ability to turn new performers into polished stars, King is also known for elevating even the most established artists including George Michael, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross and Elton John to a new level of live performance and music video presentation. A master at creating and staging dance sequences, King has worked with established directors John Baptiste Mondino, Matthew Rolston, David LaChapelle, Wayne Isham and Joseph Kahn. He has earned the respect of renowned television producers Don Mischer, Jeff Margolis, Ken Ehrlich and Quincy Jones. Over the past three years, King and his team at King Productions have choreographed and directed for an impressive array of clients including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Shakira and most recently, the 'queen of pop', Madonna.
It all started in 1993 when King began three-year collaboration with "Mr. Purple Rain" himself, Prince. "He was my teacher", he explains. "Prince taught me about staging, lighting, editing and most importantly the fusion of music and movement." The success of this partnership was acknowledged in 1995, when Jamie received an Emmy Award nomination for the Prince Tribute performance on The American Music Awards. This achievement caught the eye of the biggest names in the music business and led to several successful projects with Salt-n-Pepper, En Vogue, The Smashing Pumpkins and Michael Jackson.
In 1996, Madonna called upon King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her cutting-edge music video, "Human Nature", which earned him the nominations for an American Choreography Award and MTV Video Music Award.. Following in the footsteps of one of his idols, Debbie Allen, he was commissioned to choreograph the 68th Annual Academy Awards. The experience would make him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. Once again, he was presented with an Emmy Award nomination.
He later collaborated with director Kenny Ortega on the Super Bowl Half Time extravaganza featuring Diana Ross, choreographed and hosted the MTV series "The Grind", and choreographed "Tarzan Live!” a stage production for Disney World's Animal Kingdom. Expanding his experience beyond the U.S. market, he quickly began working in Europe and Asia with the Japanese performer Anri, British pop stars Louise, Jimmy Ray, and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell.
In 1999, King was asked to create and choreograph Ricky Martin's show stopping performance of "The Cup of Life" at the Grammy Awards. This earned the evening's only spontaneous standing ovation and transformed Ricky into a cultural icon. It was during this eventful time that King decided to expand his career by transitioning into Artistic Direction. For the next two years, King became known as the man to whom Martin turned for designing and overseeing all TV performances and music videos.
The highlight of King's year would be the opportunity to direct Ricky's groundbreaking "Livin La Vida Loca" World Tour. With the overwhelming success of the tour, he was presented with offers to direct and choreograph for artists Mya, Japanese super-group Dreams Come True, Blackstreet, Bryan Adams, comedian Ellen Degeneres, and Britney Spears. With teen superstar Britney Spears, he would direct the 2000 World Tour "Oops I Did It Again", choreograph the music video "Stronger" and conceptualize the pop diva's spectacular 2001 American Music Awards performance.
Later that year, Madonna once again called up King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her music video "Don't Tell Me". However, she surprised Jamie by asking him to direct her promotional world tour as well. The new video received an MTV award nomination for best choreography, marking the second in a row for the duo. The promotional tour turned out to be an enormous success and by June 2001, Madonna's "Drowned World" Tour, directed by King, became a reality.
Simultaneously, King Productions co-created, wrote, and directed "Storm", a Latin influenced live show for Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. In 2003, he directed Christina Aguilera's "Stripped Tour" as well as Pink's "Try This" Tour. He also choreographed the acclaimed Madonna / Missy Elliot GAP commercial.
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Agency Representation: Creative Artists Agency (310)288-4545
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