David Dean Burkhart may be one of the best music video directors in the world right now, but he hasn’t spent a single day on set shooting any of them. He repurposes, cuts up and mashes together existing footage, whether it’s an obscure film, home movie, commercial or television show.
A devourer of music and visuals, he locates the hidden threads that bind together seemingly disparate things. Possessing great taste, he has an eerie ability to elevate a song onto a higher plane of resonance. A few of his re-workings were later chosen by the artists as their official music videos.
So here’s a selection of David Dean Burkhart’s finest fan made music videos. Let’s start with his very first…
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