Jon Kane is a film editor, director, and DJ based in Red Hook,
Brooklyn, New York.Kane was the editor of Naqoyqatsi, the third film
in the Qatsi Trilogy directed by Godfrey Reggio and scored by Philip
Glass.Kane has also done notable work as a commercial director and
editor. The New York Times has described his style as "psychedelic."
In the early years of MTV, he filmed and edited the original show open
to The Real World and worked on the "Moon Man" campaign. His series of
branding spots for the VH1 Behind the Music campaign were famously
parodied by Saturday Night Live. Kane has been nominated for a Clio
Award and a spot he created for Time Warner was included in the MoMA's
Department of Cinema collection. He is quoted as saying "In
commercials, where you only have 30 seconds to create a world, music
and pictures cut deeper and faster than words." In addition to his
commercial work, Kane has edited and directed several short films and
been active as a house music DJ and music video director since the
early 1980s. In addition to touring as the DJ for Fischerspooner he
also edited and directed several of the band's music videos.
Brooklyn, New York.Kane was the editor of Naqoyqatsi, the third film
in the Qatsi Trilogy directed by Godfrey Reggio and scored by Philip
Glass.Kane has also done notable work as a commercial director and
editor. The New York Times has described his style as "psychedelic."
In the early years of MTV, he filmed and edited the original show open
to The Real World and worked on the "Moon Man" campaign. His series of
branding spots for the VH1 Behind the Music campaign were famously
parodied by Saturday Night Live. Kane has been nominated for a Clio
Award and a spot he created for Time Warner was included in the MoMA's
Department of Cinema collection. He is quoted as saying "In
commercials, where you only have 30 seconds to create a world, music
and pictures cut deeper and faster than words." In addition to his
commercial work, Kane has edited and directed several short films and
been active as a house music DJ and music video director since the
early 1980s. In addition to touring as the DJ for Fischerspooner he
also edited and directed several of the band's music videos.
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