Alec Cartio
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Alec Cartio, full name Alexander Cartio, is an Iranian-Swedish-American music video
director. He is also a professional film director
and a producer and director of many commercials. He is the brother of Iranian-Swedish performer Cameron Cartio
. To date, Alec Cartio has created over 350 music videos and commercials under the banner of his production company
Atlantis pictures.
ian parents of mixed Turkish-Russian descent. Although he grew up in Tehran
, Iran
, his family immigrated to Sweden
in 1986 when Alexander Cartio was 10.
Passionate about music, he started playing the piano
at the age of 13. He was also keen on cameras and keyboards from early age.
The first two years after immigration to Sweden, he and his family spent in various refugees camps around the country and later settled down as citizens in the city of Malmoe in south Sweden.
He attended the Rosengard school for four years from 5th–9th grade. It was there that he met and became friends with his two band members Michel and Andre and started what was later to become the band Get Wet.
Later he graduated from high school at Helenhoms school in Malmoe studying Natural Sciences.
, initially called Get Wet. The name was changed later to Caymen and signed to a record deal by Sony/BMG
in Sweden
. They released three singles and toured most of North Europe playing at venues ranging from 500–3500-person audiences. After eight years with the band, he finally called it quits and the band split up.
In mid 1999, he joined two close friends, the Spantman brothers, on a journey to Los Angeles. He searched for opportunities and registered for theatre arts classes at Santa Monica College
which led him to take part in a small student short movie. This encouraged him to take on filmmaking and shooting of videos. Alec Cartio graduated from the Stockholm School of Media and Arts in 2001, followed by a BFA from Columbia College Hollywood
in Los Angeles.
In 2002 he began directing and producing music videos and commercials for various artists and companies and established himself as a highly sought-after and successful international director. The majority of his clients are Iranian, Swedish and American artists, but also from countries such as South Africa, Australia, UK and Denmark. Among the Iranian population, he is known as "the revolutionizer of the music video and commercial world", mainly for his innovative images, rich and glossy pictures and ground-breaking ideas.
Before he became a filmmaker, during the time he spent as a musician, he tried his luck with various occupations such as being a fireman, cab driver, restaurant waiter, book store sales rep and materials manager at a high-end surgery center.
In 2008, in partnership with his long-time collaborator, actor and screen writer
Sulo Williams, he began production for his first independent comedy feature film Convincing Clooney. The movie is planned for a wide audience release OCTOBER 18TH, 2011.
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
director. He is also a professional film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and a producer and director of many commercials. He is the brother of Iranian-Swedish performer Cameron Cartio
Cameron Cartio
Kamran Sabahi better known by his stage name Cameron Cartio , born on 9 April 1978) is an Iranian-born Swedish pop singer and songwriter....
. To date, Alec Cartio has created over 350 music videos and commercials under the banner of his production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
Atlantis pictures.
Early life
Cartio was born to IranIran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian parents of mixed Turkish-Russian descent. Although he grew up in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, his family immigrated to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1986 when Alexander Cartio was 10.
Passionate about music, he started playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
at the age of 13. He was also keen on cameras and keyboards from early age.
The first two years after immigration to Sweden, he and his family spent in various refugees camps around the country and later settled down as citizens in the city of Malmoe in south Sweden.
He attended the Rosengard school for four years from 5th–9th grade. It was there that he met and became friends with his two band members Michel and Andre and started what was later to become the band Get Wet.
Later he graduated from high school at Helenhoms school in Malmoe studying Natural Sciences.
Career
At the age of 14, he joined a small group of schoolmates forming a basement band which was later to become a Swedish professional boy bandBoy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
, initially called Get Wet. The name was changed later to Caymen and signed to a record deal by Sony/BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. They released three singles and toured most of North Europe playing at venues ranging from 500–3500-person audiences. After eight years with the band, he finally called it quits and the band split up.
In mid 1999, he joined two close friends, the Spantman brothers, on a journey to Los Angeles. He searched for opportunities and registered for theatre arts classes at Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College is a two-year, public, junior college located in Santa Monica, California.Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929 as Santa Monica Junior College. Current enrollment is over 30,000 students in more than 90 fields of study...
which led him to take part in a small student short movie. This encouraged him to take on filmmaking and shooting of videos. Alec Cartio graduated from the Stockholm School of Media and Arts in 2001, followed by a BFA from Columbia College Hollywood
Columbia College Hollywood
Columbia College Hollywood is a film school located in Tarzana, California, USA. It is approved by the State of California to offer degrees, and is an associate institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design...
in Los Angeles.
In 2002 he began directing and producing music videos and commercials for various artists and companies and established himself as a highly sought-after and successful international director. The majority of his clients are Iranian, Swedish and American artists, but also from countries such as South Africa, Australia, UK and Denmark. Among the Iranian population, he is known as "the revolutionizer of the music video and commercial world", mainly for his innovative images, rich and glossy pictures and ground-breaking ideas.
Before he became a filmmaker, during the time he spent as a musician, he tried his luck with various occupations such as being a fireman, cab driver, restaurant waiter, book store sales rep and materials manager at a high-end surgery center.
In 2008, in partnership with his long-time collaborator, actor and screen writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
Sulo Williams, he began production for his first independent comedy feature film Convincing Clooney. The movie is planned for a wide audience release OCTOBER 18TH, 2011.
Videography
- 786 - Dua
- 786 - Mecca
- 786 - Meditate
- Arman - Range Cheshat
- Amir - Gift
- Amir Ansari - Shabe mard o zan
- Amitis - kam kam
- Amitis - Tou
- Amitis - Yavash yavash
- Amo - Yade to
- Amo - Dad Mizanam
- Amo - Shabe Eshgh
- Amo - Ye Alameh
- Amo - Ye Sagozasht
- Andy & Shani - Airport
- Arash - Boro Boro
- Arash - Tike Tike
- Arash - Iran Iran
- Arash - Arash
- Arash & Rebecca ZadigRebecca ZadigRebecca Zadig is a Swedish singer.- Career :Rebecca Zadig was featured in Arash's song "Temptation". This song is a newer version of her own song "Temptation" which also featured Arash . Lyrics of the two songs differ considerably...
- Temptation - Arezoo - 100%
- Aris - Malousak
- Arta - Nime Shab
- Arta - Raaz
- Arta - Tanham
- Arta - Guitariste ghadimi
- Ashiq al rasoul - Madinah
- Baharak - Nimeyeh Por
- Black Cats - Nemikhamet
- Black Cats - Aghebat
- Black Cats - Jooneh Khodet
- Black Cats - Leyla
- Boyz - Jaye to khali
- Boyz - Yek Khatereh
- Boyz Boigharar
- Brian McKnightBrian McKnightBrian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
- Live Tribute - Cameron CartioCameron CartioKamran Sabahi better known by his stage name Cameron Cartio , born on 9 April 1978) is an Iranian-born Swedish pop singer and songwriter....
- Henna - Cameron Cartio - Roma
- Cameron Cartio - Barooneh
- Cameron Cartio - Ne Na Nai
- Cameron Cartio - Electric
- Da BuzzDa BuzzDa Buzz is a Swedish eurodance/pop music group. Members of the group are writers/producers Per Lidén and Pier Schmid and lead-singer Annika Thörnquist.All three are from Karlstad....
- Last Goodby - EbiEbiEbi is a Persian Singer-songwriter and performer currently living in Marbella, Spain. He has combined musical influences from traditional Persian music, western pop and sometimes Latino style rhythms and is a major name in Persian music...
- Chizi Begoo - Ebi - Harighe Sabz
- Ebi - Sedam Kardi
- Ebi - Vaghti to Nisti
- Ebi - Vaghti to Gerye Mikoni
- Ebi - Hana Khanoom
- Ebi - Khoda Ba maast
- EMD - Alone
- Farideh - Dokhtaraye man
- Farideh - Khalaas
- Farzam Feiz - CC Baby
- Farzam Feiz - Beraghs
- Joaquin Flores - Michelle
- FUEL - Next Summer
- Gheisar - yade to
- GoogooshGoogooshFaegheh Atashin also known by her stage name Googoosh is an Iranian singer and actress. She is known for her contributions to Iranian pop music, but also starred in a variety of movies from the 1950s to the 1970s. She achieved the pinnacle of her fame and success towards the end of the 1970s...
- Aabi - Googoosh - Shabe Sepid
- Gogoosh - Esgh yanni hamechiz
- Groove Enforcers - A Little Closer
- Idin - Cheshmaut
- Idin - Hads Bezan
- Idin - Yadam Tora Faramoush
- Iman Sani - "madar"
- Kamran & Hooman - 20
- Kamran Delan - magge misheh
- Kia va Nooshafarin - Are vai
- Kiss the Sky - Kate B
- Samantha JadeSamantha JadeSamantha Gibbs, commonly known as Samantha Jade, is an Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter, former child model, and budding actress from Perth, Western Australia. She has written songs for artists such as Ashley Tisdale and JoJo. Jade released two singles under Jive Records but a scheduled album...
- Live Performance - Jamshid - Eshtebahi
- Jamshid - Digge dir Shodeh
- Jamshid - Shak Nakon
- Jamshid Tanhatar
- Jamshid and Baran - Mitarsam
- Kamyar - Dobareh
- Kamyar - Ey jaan
- Mahnaz - Yavash bia yavash boro
- Mehrshad - Naze Negat
- MoeinMoeinNasrollah Moein known as Moein is an Iranian singer known for his love songs. Born in 1951 in Najaf Abad in Esfahan, he has played lots of concerts across the world...
- Khatereha - Moein - Toloue
- Mostafa Khaknegar - Kavir
- Mostafa Khaknegar - Navazesham kon
- Mostafa Khaknegar - Nazanine maryam
- Native Deen - Small deeds
- Native Deen - Intentions
- OmidOmidOmid is a common Persian male given name, meaning hope...
- Man be to na nemigam - Omid - Entezar
- Pras MichelPrasPrakazrel Samuel Michel, known as Pras, is a Grammy Award-winning Haitian-American rapper, actor, film producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees.-Early life:...
(Fugees) & DeDe - Turn Me On - Pouya - Jadeh
- Pouya - Mann
- Pouya - Mehrabouni
- PyruzPyruzPyruz Payandeh Azad is a famous Persian pop singer, songwriter, guitarist and former frontman and leadsinger of Black Cats.- Biography :Pyruz came to the United States in 1977 to finish school but because he had a passion for music, he and his best friend Ebi Hamidieh started a band called Shish O...
- A Better Tomorrow - Pyruz - Wish You Well
- Qwan - I Can't Deny It
- Qwan - Hold Up
- QuietdriveQuietdriveQuietdrive is an alternative rock band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that formed in 2002. Quietdrive released their debut album When All That's Left Is You on May 30, 2006 on Epic Records. In April 2008, Quietdrive parted with Epic Records and released their album titled Deliverance on October...
- Rise from the Ashes (Live show) - Ray Isaac - Don't want
- Rmen - Searching
- Robert G - Highest Mountain
- Rudy Babaians - Gole Khatereh
- Sam - Rise
- Saeed Mohammadi - Postchi
- Saeed Mohammadi - Nemishe
- Saeed Mohammadi - Zoleikha
- Saeed Mohammadi - Telephone
- Saeed Mohammadi - Email
- Saeed Mohammadi - Derakhte bi sayeh
- Saeed Shayesteh - Azaram bedi
- Saeed Shayesteh - mano foroukhti
- StarPilot - Heat of the Night
- Susan Roshan - Mard o Zan
- Susan Roshan - Eshghe Toofani
- Sepidar - Ghoroube Asheghane
- Sepidar - Nabarde tan be tan
- SepidehSepidehSepideh is a common female Iranian name that means "Dawn" or "Before the Sunrise". The word "Sepid" also means "white" and is a type of Persian Poetry.- Abbreviations and Various Forms of Spelling :* Sep* Sepi* Sepee* Sepid* Sepeed* Sepide* Sepeede...
- Dokhtre to ayeneh - Sepideh - Mikham barat bemiram
- Shadmehr Aghili - Boghz
- Shadmehr Aghili - Mashkook
- Shadmehr Aghili - Residi
- Shadmher Aghili - Taghdir
- Shadmehr Aghili - Adat
- Shadmehr Aghili - Halam Avaz Misheh
- Shadmehr Aghili - Kheiliha
- Shahab TIam - Zaraban
- Shahab TIam - Taghdir
- Shahab Tiam - Hadeseh
- Shahab Tiam - Bezan taar
- Shahram Solati - Parvaz
- Shahram and Shahrouz - Effe Naya
- Shahram and Shahrouz - Deldar
- Shahram, Andy and Sepideh - Doosti
- Shahram Shabpareh - Shab Boud
- Shahram Shabpareh - Khejalat
- Shahrum K - Az to nemishe gozasht
- Shahrum K - Yeh mach bede
- Shahryar - Greenpeace Song
- Shahryar Shahi - Boghze Talkh
- Siavosh Sohrab - Mahigir
- Siavosh Sohrab - Jangale Cheshmat
- Shahyad - Sefareshi
- Shahyad - Boro
- Shani - Soghati
- Shanti - ghahr o effade
- Shervin Paka - boro Berim az injaa
- Shervin Paka - Baradar
- Shervin Paka - 6/8
- Shohreh SolatiShohreh SolatiShohreh Solati is a popular Iranian singer. She has had one of the most consistently active and prolific careers among contemporary, women Iranian singers...
- Ashegham - Soheil - Ye Nimeh
- Soheil - Sayeh Ghoroor
- Robbie Spencer - He's Man
- Robbie Spencer - Speak to Me
- Until - The Place
- Until - How Would You Like It
- Until - I Love Your Smile
- Uranium - 2004
- Vahid - ki Toro
- Valy - Khaab
- Valy - Setareh
- Valy - Valy Zim Zim
- VelvetVelvet (singer)Jenny Marielle Pettersson , professionally known as Velvet is a Swedish dance-pop singer. She has released two albums since her 2005 debut in the music industry and her first eight singles have all achieved a top twenty peak on the Swedish Singles Chart.-Early life:Velvet moved from Helsingborg to...
- "Mi Amore" - Velvet - "Fix Me"
- Vincent - Miss Blue
- David WharnsbyDavid WharnsbyDavid Wharnsby is a Genie and Gemini award winning Canadian film editor who lives in Toronto.Some of Wharnsby's numerous credits include; the CBC's miniseries Northern Town, directed by Gary Burns; At The Hotel, directed by Ken Finkleman; TIFF top ten films, I, Claudia, by Chris Abraham; The...
- Midnight - Wu-Tang ClanWu-Tang ClanThe Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...
- Leggezin Fin & Kinetic 9 - Afro Composer - Wu Tang Clan - Leggezin Fin & Kinetic 9 - Mo povo luta
- Young Punx - A Little Closer
- Zain Bikha - Palastine
- Zain Bikha - Remember Your Smile
- Zain Bikha - Never Alone
- Zain Bikha - Mom and Dad
- Mohammad reza khiyabani - "Baroon"
Producer
- Elivina - Jazz Song
- EMD - "Young Blood"
- Farez - Niloufar
- Farez - Amar
- Farez - Rah Raftanet
- Farez - Yek do se
- Kevin Borg - " Street Lights"
- Mohammad - Lahzeh
- Mohammad - Shirin Va Farhad
- Nima - Maryame Payizee
- Nima - Internet Love
- Brandi Scott - Lillipop
- SepidehSepidehSepideh is a common female Iranian name that means "Dawn" or "Before the Sunrise". The word "Sepid" also means "white" and is a type of Persian Poetry.- Abbreviations and Various Forms of Spelling :* Sep* Sepi* Sepee* Sepid* Sepeed* Sepide* Sepeede...
- Shab
Commercials
- AP live events - Ebi Concert Promo's 2009
- Brandi's World - Brandi's journey to recovery and championship
- Budweiser - Worth more than anything else
- Busdweiser - Kisses
- Concerto - Ebi Concert 2007
- Concerto - Omid Concert 2007
- Concerto - Las Vegas events 2007
- Eligible Greeks - Fixing Dating PRoblems
- Eligible Greeks - Street Cafe
- Iranian Personals - Street Cafe
- Iranian Personals - Fixing Dating problems
- Isadora - Mineral makeup 2007 collection
- Medicine Yoga - Wellness and health
- Medicine Yoga - Bariatric Yoga
- NoPain - Flashbacks
- OC Mortgage Inc - Loans, funds and more
- Podium - Luxurious Clothing - Los Angeles store
- Rock By Sweden - Smycka - Laila Bagge jewelry Commercial
- SugarNil - The beach look
- USA/CANADA - debt relief - Commercial
- Zador - Make up Collection - 2006
- Zador - Hair Collection - 2006