Diane Martel

Diane Martel (also known as Bucky Chrome and Diamond Martel) is an American music video director and choreographer.

Awards

Martel was nominated for Video of the Year for her work in "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. in 2013.^[1]

Filmography

Choreographer

1989

• Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989 Brookner)

1991

• "Shiny Happy People" – R.E.M. (music video directed by Katherine Dieckmann)^[2]

1993

• Life with Mikey (1993) (feature film directed by James Lapine)

Documentary director

1990

• "House of Tres" (1990) (short documentary on Voguing in the New York ballroom scene)^[3]

1992

• "Reckin' Shop: Live From Brooklyn" (1992) (PBS featured 1/2-hour B/W documentary (hip-hop dancers in Brooklyn)^[4]

Music video director

1992

• "Throw Ya Gunz" – Onyx

1993

• "Crewz Pop" – Da Youngsta's
• "Dreamlover" – Mariah Carey
• "Chief Rocka" – Lords of the Underground

1994

• "You're Always on My Mind" – SWV^[5]
• "Happiness" – Billy Lawrence^[6]
• "Bring the Pain" – Method Man^[7]
• "What I'm After" – Lords of the Underground^[8]
• "Mass Appeal" – Gang Starr
• "Mad Props" – Da Youngsta's^[9]
• "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World" – Keith Murray
• "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey
• "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)" – Mariah Carey
• "Anytime You Need a Friend" – Mariah Carey (unreleased)^[10]

1995

• "Can't Wait" – Redman^[11]
• "Get Lifted" – Keith Murray^[12]
• "Live Niguz" – Onyx
• "Brooklyn Zoo" – Ol' Dirty Bastard^[13]
• "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" – Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige^[14]
• "How High" – Method Man & Redman^[15]
• "The Riddler" – Method Man

1996

• "Funkorama" – Redman^[16]
• "It's Alright" – Dave Hollister
• "World So Cruel" – Flesh-n-Bone featuring Ms. Chaz Monique & Reverend Run

1997

• "Head over Heels" – Allure featuring Nas^[17]
• "Closer"/"Driver's Seat" – Capone-N-Noreaga featuring Smoke of Complexions^[18]
• "Just Wanna Please U (Remix)" – Mona Lisa featuring The Lox
• "4, 3, 2, 1" – LL Cool J featuring Method Man, Redman, Canibus, and DMX

1998

• "The Worst" – Onyx featuring Wu-Tang Clan^[19]
• "The Roof" – Mariah Carey
• "Breakdown" – Mariah Carey featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
• "My All" (So So Def Remix) – Mariah Carey
• "Whatcha Gonna Do?" – Jayo Felony featuring DMX and Method Man^[20]
• "Whenever You Call" – Mariah Carey featuring Brian McKnight
• "Money, Power & Respect" – The Lox featuring DMX and Lil' Kim
• "Angel of Mine" – Monica
• "N.O.R.E." – N.O.R.E.
• "Eyes Better Not Wander" – Nicole Wray

1999

• "Heartbreaker" (Remix) – Mariah Carey
• "Genie in a Bottle" – Christina Aguilera^[21]
• "Watch Out Now/Turn It Out" – The Beatnuts^[22]
• "Cre-A-Tine" – Cool Breeze^[23]
• "Another Love Song" – Insane Clown Posse
• "What a Girl Wants" – Christina Aguilera^[24]
• "Incredible" – Keith Murray featuring LL Cool J
• "Paper" – Krayzie Bone

2000

• "Case of the Ex" – Mýa
• "Send It On" – D'Angelo
• "If You Don't Wanna Love Me" – Tamar
• "Keep It Thoro" – Prodigy
• "Focus" – Erick Sermon featuring DJ Quik & Xzibit
• "Front 2 Back" – Xzibit

2001

• "Who's That Girl?" – Eve^[25]
• "Young, Fresh n' New" – Kelis^[26]
• "Lapdance" – N.E.R.D.
• "After the Rain Has Fallen" – Sting

2002

• "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" – Khia
• "Like I Love You" – Justin Timberlake^[27]
• "Just a Friend 2002" – Mario
• "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" – Snoop Dogg^[28]
• "Star" – 702 featuring Clipse^[29]
• "Provider" – N.E.R.D. (as Bucky Chrome)^[30]
• "My Goddess" – The Exies^[31]

2003

• "Rest in Pieces" – Saliva^[32]
• "Stuck" – Stacie Orrico^[33]
• "Dance with My Father" – Luther Vandross^[34]

2004

• "Invisible" – Clay Aiken^[35]
• "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys^[36]
• "What's Happenin'" – Method Man featuring Busta Rhymes^[37]
• "Welcome to My Truth" – Anastacia
• "I Could Be the One" – Stacie Orrico
• "Nobody's Home" – Avril Lavigne^[38]
• "Truth Is" – Fantasia^[39]
• "Bridging the Gap" – Nas^[40]
• "Shake Your Coconuts" – Junior Senior

2005

• "Hold You Down" – Jennifer Lopez featuring Fat Joe^[41]
• "Get Right" (Remix) – Jennifer Lopez featuring Fabolous
• "Fearless" – The Bravery^[42]
• "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" – Fefe Dobson^[43]
• "So High" – John Legend^[44]
• "I Don't Care" – Ricky Martin featuring Fat Joe and Amerie^[45]
• "Gotta Go Gotta Leave (Tired)" – Vivian Green
• "Touch" – Omarion^[46]
• "Do You Want To" – Franz Ferdinand^[47]
• "U Already Know" – 112
• "L.O.V.E." – Ashlee Simpson^[48]

2006

• "Doing Too Much" – Paula DeAnda featuring Baby Bash
• "Ride a White Horse" – Goldfrapp
• "In My Mind" – Heather Headley
• "I'm Not Missing You" – Stacie Orrico
• "Listen" – Beyoncé
• "Tu Amor" – RBD^[49]
• "Promise" – Ciara^[50]

2007

• "Read My Mind" – The Killers
• "For Reasons Unknown" – The Killers
• "Men's Needs" – The Cribs
• "An End Has a Start" – Editors
• "Conquest" – The White Stripes^[51]
• "Like You'll Never See Me Again" – Alicia Keys^[52]
• "Like a Boy" – Ciara

2008

• "The Boss" – Rick Ross
• "Who's That Girl" – Robyn
• "Google Me" – Teyana Taylor
• "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)" – N.E.R.D.^[53]
• "Addiction" – Ryan Leslie featuring Cassie and Fabolous
• "Eat You Up" (American version) – BoA (the music video was later scrapped)
• "Whatcha Think About That" – The Pussycat Dolls featuring Missy Elliott
• "Best of Me" – Daniel Powter

2009

• "Mad" – Ne-Yo
• "If This Isn't Love" – Jennifer Hudson
• "Love Sex Magic" – Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake^[54]
• "Outta Here" – Esmée Denters
• "Show Me What I'm Looking For" – Carolina Liar
• "Want" – Natalie Imbruglia
• "Boys and Girls" – Pixie Lott
• "3" – Britney Spears^[55]
• "Sleza glamura" (English: Tear of Glamour) – Irina Saltykova

2010

• "Whataya Want from Me" – Adam Lambert^[56]
• "Missing" – Flyleaf
• "Ride" – Ciara featuring Ludacris^[57]
• "Kiss & Cry" – Iconiq
• "Light Ahead" – Iconiq
• "Tokyo Lady" – Iconiq
• "Right Thru Me" – Nicki Minaj^[58]

2011

• "No One Gonna Love You" – Jennifer Hudson
• "Best Thing I Never Had" – Beyoncé
• "You Can't Be Friends with Everyone" – Make Out
• "25/8" – Mary J. Blige
• "Mr. Wrong" – Mary J. Blige
• "Until It's Gone" – Monica

2012

• "Lazy Love" – Ne-Yo
• "Brand New Me" – Alicia Keys^[59]

2013

• "Just Give Me a Reason" – Pink featuring Nate Ruess^[60]
• "Leggo" – B. Smyth featuring 2 Chainz
• "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell^[61]
• "Lolita" – Leah LaBelle^[62]
• "We Can't Stop" – Miley Cyrus^[63]
• "Give It 2 U" – Robin Thicke featuring 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar^[64]
• "Evil Eye" – Franz Ferdinand^[65]

2014

• "Pills n Potions" – Nicki Minaj^[66]

2015

• "Ba$$in" – Yelle^[67]
• "Love Me" – The 1975^[68]
• "BB Talk" – Miley Cyrus^[69]

2016

• "After the Afterparty" – Charli XCX featuring Lil Yachty^[70]

2017

• "Old School" – Urban Cone
• "Malibu" – Miley Cyrus^[71]
• "A L I E N S" – Coldplay
• "Younger Now" – Miley Cyrus^[72]

2018

• "Feel the Love Go" – Franz Ferdinand
• "Give Yourself a Try" – The 1975^[73]
• "Dose" – Ciara^[74]
• "Close to Me" – Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee

2020

• "My Love" – Jack Gilinsky featuring Don Toliver^[75]

2021

• "Obsessed" – Addison Rae^[76]
• "Billy Goodbye" – Franz Ferdinand (co-directed with Alex Kapranos & Ben Cole)
• "Make Some Money" – Fabolous & Dave East featuring Snoop Dogg^[77]

2022

• "Grace" – Marcus Mumford^[78]
• "Ojala" – Maluma, the Rudeboyz and Adam Levine^[79]

2023

• "Lifeline" – Alicia Keys

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External links

• Official Website
• Diane Martel at IMDb
• Diane Martel at Clipland
• Diane Martel Archived November 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at mvdbase.com