JON KANE
Director, Editor, Sound Designer: Jon Kane is a celluloid and digital Renaissance man. Jon discovered the craft of editing while experimenting with remixes as a club DJ inc ollege and was immediately drawn to the power of juxtaposing images to music tracks.
The ‘cut-and-paste’ editing style he developed in school led him to direct and edit ads and promos for MTV, VH1, ESPN, TLC and Nickelodeon among others cable networks.
Several of Jon’s cable campaigns are considered classics including the ground breaking “Behind The Music” campaign for VH1 which aired during the Super Bowl the year it was created and spawned a long series of memorable “Saturday Night Live” parodies.
Jon has a directed spots for virtually every major ad agency. His very first commercial assignment, a spot for the Marriot Corporation’s Allie’s restaurants, was nominated for a Clio award for editing and his global spot for TimeWarner has been honored for its sound design by being selected for inclusion in the Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Cinema collection.
Jon’s interest in documentary filmmaking led him to make his film, “Fellow Americans,” a series of portraits of average Americans with extraordinary stories, during a tour of the southern United States with cinematographer Russell Lee Fine. “Fellow Americans” was a model for Jon’s stylized documentary brand of film making, which has become a signature of his work.
After building a successful advertising career, Jon spent eighteen months in 2001 collaborating with director Godfrey Reggio, composer Philp Glass and producer Steven Soderbergh as the editor and visual designer for “Naqoyqatsi,” the third film in the acclaimed ‘Qatsi’ Trilogy, that began with the seminal film “Koyaanisqatsi.” The New York Times called Naqoyqatsi “beautiful and prophetic” and it continues to tour globally with live accompaniment by the Philip Glass orchestra.
In addition to his film and commercial work, Jon has come full circle and now travels the world as the DJ for the art pop group Fischerspooner. Recent shows in Barcelona, Berlin, Buenos Aires, London, Paris and Sao Paulo have drawn massive crowds and garnered critical acclaim in the world of electronic music. Most recently, Jon conceived, directed and edited, as well as made the song re-mix for, the DSi Re-Mix music video announcing the new Nintendo DSi featuring pop singer Jamie Lidell and a film and TV spot series announcing the launch of the Sonim indestructible Cellphone which he shot in mainland China.
Jon also conceived, directed, shot and edited the “Get Moe” digital film series for Mountain Dew and Spike TV which is celebrated for its cinematic, high octane action sequences.
