Chris Le
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Background information | |
Birth name | Christopher Howard Le |
Born | November 24, 1988 |
Origin | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Genres | Music video, feature film, commercial |
Years active | 2005–present |
Website | Official Website |
Christopher Howard Le (born November 24, 1988) is a graphic designer and independent music video director of Vietnamese and Italian descent. He was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the owner and founder of C-Le GFX design studios located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Early life
Le was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was discovered by Sean Kingston through Myspace and brought on to work on design campaigns for his self-titled album in 2007. This helped him land jobs with major labels including Warner Music, Def Jam & Interscope. Chris Le was previously signed with Three 21 Media, a production company founded by Rik Cordero. He is now managed by Art Club Intl. and running his own streetwear brand, Grand forte. In 2012, Le produced his first feature film, Zombie Hunter. He also served on the feature as an editor and visual fx supervisor.
Music Video Work
After designing for a few years, Le decided to tackle music videos, with a background in post-production and filming, he knew that applying his design methods and style would make his videos unique. He has filmed music videos for Glasses Malone, Shiest Bubz, C-Ride, Cool and Dre, Crooked I, Joe Budden, Rihanna, The Game. Chris Le has been recognized for Directing the most expensive Vietnamese music video to date for Ngo Thanh Van's pop boy band group, 365.
Filmography
- Zombie Hunter (film) (2013)
- Juarez 2045 (2015)
Work
- The Black Wall Street Records "B-Star" logo
- Top Dawg Ent "T.D.E." logo
- The Game "Super Man" Music Video
- Nas Myspace
- Glasses Malone "60 Million Dollar Flow" Music Video for the Next Day Air soundtrack
- C-Ride "Mafia Music" Music Video
- Crooked I & Slaughterhouse "Mr. Pigface" Music Video
- Soul Mafia feat. Joe Budden "All I Need Remix" Music Video
- Fat Joe "Power Remix" Music Video
- 365 "Awakening" Music Video
- Jereme Rogers "I Am" Music Video
- Ty$ feat. YG "F*ck Ya'll" Music Video
- Glasses Malone "Respect Ma Gangstah" Music Video
- Royal Bliss "Crazy" Music Video
- Glasses Malone "Rihanna" Music Video
- Glasses Malone "Bounce" Music Video
- Dizzy Wright feat. SwizZz & Hopsin "Independent Living" Music Video
- Manufactured Superstars feat. Arianny Celeste "Top of the World" Music Video
References
- Interview: Chris Le, Video Producer, Director, and Designer, C-Le Gfx – dubcnn.com – 06/01/09
- Interview: Chris Le – aznraps.com – 06/21/07
- Interview: Chris Le – djbooth.com – 03/24/09
- Interview: Chris Le – wwsmag.com – 08/20/07
- C-Le Signs Media Deal with Three 21 Media/ Def Jam – aznraps.com – 03/23/2010
- The Vision of Hip Hop: An in depth interview with Chris Le! – relive.com – 07/08/2010
- Streetwear Spotlight: Grand Forte – sojones.com – 08/13/2010