Toben Seymour

Toben Seymour is a music video and commercial director, and puppeteer based in Los Angeles, California.

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.

Videography

• Neon Blonde- "Headlines" (2005) - Official Selection SXSW
• The Willowz - "Cons & Tricks" (2006) - MTV2 Top Ten Video, Nominated for Best Video of the Year by MTV Subterranean
• Pony Up - "The Truth about Cats & Dogs (2006) - Official Selection Clermont-ferrand
• Unbunny - "Casserole" (2006)- producer
• Lying in States - "qg" (2006)
• The Duhks - "Out of the Rain (2006)
• Herman Dune - "I Wish That I Could See You Soon" (2006)
• The Willowz - "Jubilee" (2007)
• Maps - "You Don't Know Her Name" (2007)
• What Made Milwaukee Famous - "idecide" (2007)
• Herman Dune - "1-2-3 Apple Tree" (2007)
• Louis XIV - "Guilt By Association" (2008)
• will.i.am - "Heartbreaker" featuring Cheryl Cole (2008) - nominated for MOBO Best Video Award
• Moby - "I Love To Move In Here" (2008)
• Kanye West - "Champion" (2008)- puppetry
• Darker My Love - "Two Ways Out" (2008)
• Alphabea t- "What Is Happening" (2008)
• Vincent Delerm - "Un Temps Pour Tout" featuring Irene Jacob (2008)
• Herman Dune - "My Home Is Nowhere" (2008)
• Claire Denamur - "Prince Charmont" (2009)
• Claire Denamur - "In the Mood for Love" (2009)
• Marie Espinosa - "J'Annonce" (2009)
• Naive New Beaters - "Just Another Day" (2010)
• Norah Jones - "Young Blood" (2010)
• N*E*R*D - "Hot N Fun" official promo (2010)
• Jesse McCartney - "Shake" (2010)
• Herman Dune- "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" featuring Jon Hamm (2011)