Hannah Lux Davis

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Hannah Lux Davis
Born (1986-05-17) May 17, 1986 (age 37)
Occupations
  • Music video director
  • director
  • makeup artist
  • editor
Years active2006–present
Website hannahluxdavis.com

Hannah Lux Davis (born May 17, 1986) is an American music video, commercial and film director. She's known for her work especially with female artists, such as Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Hilary Duff and Fifth Harmony. [1] [2]

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Biography

Davis was born and raised in Bellevue, Washington. [3] In high school, she was diagnosed with exophoria, which hindered her ability to read and write. [1] She left Seattle for Los Angeles at age 18, where she enrolled in the New York Film Academy, and the Los Angeles Film School a year later. For her final projects, she made music videos, and decided to pursue a career in the music video industry. Davis graduated from the Los Angeles Film School in 2006, and went into music video production. [4] She worked for a time as a makeup artist after attending Cinema Makeup School in order to get on the sets of music videos, commercials, and feature films, and began making music videos in her spare time, paying the budgets out of her own pocket. [1] The first video she was paid to direct was for Twin Atlantic in 2010. [3] She has referenced Floria Sigismondi and Sophie Muller as two of her influences. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDistributor
2017 Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated Director YouTube
2019Alex Morgan: The EqualizerDirector ESPN+
2019The Kacey Musgraves Christmas ShowProducer Amazon Prime Video
2021 Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil Co-executive producerYouTube

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoles
2006"Beauty In The Breakdown" The Scene Aesthetic Director
2008"Run Boy" Boomkat Director, editor
"By All Means" National Product Director
"20 Gauge Facelift"CaeceliaDirector, editor
2009"Love Me or Hate Me"Zoe MyersDirector
2010"Human After All" Twin Atlantic
"What is Light? Where is Laughter?"Director, editor, colorist
"Like We Used to" A Rocket to the Moon
"The Crow and the Butterfly" Shinedown
"To Hell and Back" Blessthefall Director
"I.D.G.A.F." Breathe Carolina Director, editor, colorist
"BlackLight"One CallHair stylist, make up artist
2011"I'll Survive You" BC Jean Director, editor
"Geronimo" Aura Dione Editor
"Never Lookin’ Back" Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Director
"Brand New Bitch" Anjulie
"Stand Behind the Music"
2012"Dancing with a Broken Heart" Delta Goodrem Director, editor
"Beez in the Trap" Nicki Minaj featuring 2 Chainz Editor
"Back 2 Life" Sean Kingston
"Sun Burns Down" Jin Akanishi
"Put Your Graffiti On Me" Kat Graham
"We In This"DJ Drama
"Take It To The Head"DJ Khaled
"2 Reasons"Trey Songz
"I Luv Dem Strippers"2 Chainz
"Hella Bad"NiRè AllDaiDirector, editor
"Oath" Cher Lloyd featuring Becky G
"Rum and Raybans" Sean Kingston featuring Cher Lloyd
"Hard to Forget" Tyler Blackburn and Anabel Englund Director, editor, colorist
"Believe It" Cimorelli Director
2013"With Ur Love" Cher Lloyd Director, editor
"Love Me" Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Future Director
"Where You Are" Jay Sean
"Crashing Down"Kady Z
"Crazy Stupid Love" My Crazy Girlfriend
"Tapout" Rich Gang
"Inside Out"NiRè AllDai
"Boomerang" The Summer Set
"Homeless Romantic" Itch featuring Adam Lazzara Director, editor
"I'm Out" Ciara featuring Nicki Minaj
"Miss Movin' On" Fifth Harmony Director
"Me & My Girls"
"We Been On" Rich Gang featuring R. Kelly
"Vacation" G.R.L.
"Marry Me" Jason Derulo
"23" Mike Will Made It featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J Director, editor
"Good Time" Paris Hilton featuring Lil Wayne Director
"100 Flavors" Rich Gang featuring Kendrick Lamar
2014"Famous" Kelleigh Bannen Director, editor
"2 On" Tinashe featuring Schoolboy Q
"On My Way" Lea Michele Director
"Marilyn" Alexa Goddard Director, editor
"Come Alive" Paris Hilton Director
"Bang Bang" Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
"Burnin' Up" Jessie J featuring 2 Chainz
"Love Me Harder" Ariana Grande and The Weeknd Director, editor
"Fun" Megan Nicole Director
"Can't Stop Dancin'" Becky G
"Only" Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown Director, editor
2015"I Bet" Ciara Director
"Peaches N Cream" Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson
"Como tú no hay dos" Thalía & Becky G
"I'm Gonna Show You Crazy" Bebe Rexha
"Sparks" Hilary Duff
"High Off My Love" Paris Hilton featuring Birdman
"Flashlight" Jessie J
"Solo Parecía Amor" Thalía
"Hey Mama" David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack
"Good Thing" Sage the Gemini featuring Nick Jonas
"The Night Is Still Young" Nicki Minaj
"Bad Girls" MKTO
"Heartbeat" G.E.M.
"Cool for the Summer" Demi Lovato
"Around the World" Natalie La Rose
"Love Myself" Hailee Steinfeld
"Lie"Roya
"Focus" Ariana Grande
"Stand by You" Rachel Platten
"Bang My Head" David Guetta featuring Sia and Fetty Wap
2016"Gold" Kiiara
"Love Is the Name" Sofia Carson
"Me Too" Meghan Trainor
"Into You" Ariana Grande
"This One's for You" David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson
"Superlove" Tinashe
"Side to Side" Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj Director, editor
"That's My Girl" Fifth Harmony Director
"Body Moves" DNCE
"Telepathy" Christina Aguilera featuring Nile Rodgers
"Bad Things" Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello
2017"I'm a Lady" Meghan Trainor
"Good Life" G-Eazy & Kehlani
"At My Best" Machine Gun Kelly featuring Hailee Steinfeld
"No Promises" Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato
"Most Girls" Hailee Steinfeld
"Power" Little Mix featuring Stormzy
"Sorry Not Sorry" Demi Lovato
"If I'm Lucky" Jason Derulo
2018"For You" Liam Payne and Rita Ora
"Capital Letters" Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop
"Friends" Marshmello & Anne-Marie
"I Believe" DJ Khaled featuring Demi Lovato
"Alone" Halsey featuring Big Sean and Stefflon Don
"2002" Anne-Marie
"Drug Addicts" Lil Pump
"High Horse" Kacey Musgraves
"Almost Love" Sabrina Carpenter
"Don't Leave Me Alone" David Guetta and Anne-Marie
"Legendary" Disney Channel Stars
"Bottled Up" Dinah Jane featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Marc E. Bassy
"Breathin" Ariana Grande Director, editor
"Perfect to Me" Anne-Marie Director
"Say My Name" David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin
"Thank U, Next" Ariana Grande
2019"7 Rings"Director, editor
"Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"Director
"Rainbow" Kacey Musgraves
"Thinkin Bout You" Ciara
"Nightmare" Halsey
"Boyfriend" Ariana Grande and Social House
"Higher Love" Kygo and Whitney Houston
"Don't Call Me Angel" Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
"Afterlife" Hailee Steinfeld
2020"Birthday" Anne-Marie
"No Shame" 5 Seconds of Summer
"Say So" Doja Cat
"I Love Me" Demi Lovato
"Old Me" 5 Seconds of Summer
"To Be Young" Anne-Marie featuring Doja Cat
"Hole in the Bottle" Kelsea Ballerini
"Be Kind" Marshmello and Halsey Director, editor
"OK Not to Be OK" Marshmello and Demi Lovato
"Naked" Ava Max Director
"Let's Love" David Guetta and Sia
"Baby, I'm Jealous" Bebe Rexha featuring Doja Cat
"Guess, I'm a Liar" Sofia Carson
2021"Fool's Gold"
"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" Anne-Marie and Little Mix Director, editor
"Melon Cake" Demi Lovato Director
"Good Ones" Charli XCX
"Bite Me" Avril Lavigne
2022"When I'm Gone" Alesso and Katy Perry
"Closer" Saweetie (feat. H.E.R.)
"All 4 Nothing (I'm So in Love)" Lauv
"Kids Are Born Stars"
"Stranger"
2023"Bruises" Reneé Rapp
"Baby Don't Hurt Me" David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray
"Barbie World" Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua
"Agora Hills" Doja Cat
2024"Deeper Well"Kacey Musgraves
"Doo Doom Chit"VVUP
"Puntería" Shakira and Cardi B

Awards and honors

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2013 MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video "Love Me" by Lil Wayne (featuring Drake & Future)Won [6]
2014 MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch "Miss Movin' On" by Fifth Harmony Won
2015 MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj Nominated [7]
"Love Me Harder" by Ariana Grande & The Weeknd Nominated
2016 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video "Into You" by Ariana GrandeNominated [8]
MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video Nominated
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing Nominated
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
2017 iHeartRadio Music Award for Best Music Video "Side to Side" by Ariana Grande (featuring Nicki Minaj)Nominated [9] [10]
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography Nominated [11]
2019 MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction "Thank U, Next" by Ariana GrandeNominated [12]
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing "7 Rings" by Ariana GrandeNominated
Country Music Association Award for Video of the Year "Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves Won
2020 MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction "Say So" by Doja Cat Nominated [13]
MTV Video Music Award for Video For Good "I Love Me" by Demi Lovato Nominated
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects Nominated

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