Darren John Lavett (October 31, 1964 – October 11, 2012) was an American

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing devi ...

director, who directed videos for

The Offspring The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead gui ...

, Bad Religion, Bush,

Voodoo Glow Skulls Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California, by brothers Frank, Eddie, and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O'Neill. Voodoo Glow Skulls first played at backyard parties and later at Spa ...

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and several other bands. He is probably best known for directing the videos of

's biggest hits " Come Out and Play" and " Self Esteem". He also directed Eminem's first music video, "

Just Don't Give a Fuck "Just Don't Give a Fuck" (known as "Just Don't Give" in the clean version) is the debut single by American rapper Eminem. The original version appears as the only single on his only EP, the '' Slim Shady EP''. A re-recorded version appears on his m ...

". Lavett attended

El Camino Real High School El Camino Real Charter High School (also known locally as "ECR" or "Elco") is an independent charter secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ...

in Woodland Hills,

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, and graduated from

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) syste ...

. Lavett produced the feature film L.A. cult classic '' Southlander''. Lavett was the great-grandson of famed composer of ''"April Showers"'', ''"California, Here I Come"'' and co-founder of

Capital Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

Buddy DeSylva George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was an American songwriter, film producer and record executive. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs and, along with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs, he co-founded Capitol Rec ...

. Lavett died of

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on the evening of October 11, 2012.

Selected music video filmography

* Beastie Boys – "

So What'cha Want "So What'cha Want" is the second single from the album ''Check Your Head'', the third studio album by American rap rock group the Beastie Boys. Released on June 2, 1992, the song samples "Just Rhymin' With Biz", by Big Daddy Kane featuring Biz ...

" (1992) * Bad Religion – " Struck a Nerve" (1993) *

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– " Maximum Respect" (1993) *

– "William Tell" (1993) *

Further Further or Furthur may refer to: * ''Furthur'' (bus), the Merry Pranksters' psychedelic bus *Further (band), a 1990s American indie rock band *Furthur (band) Furthur was a rock band founded in 2009 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and ...

– "Real Gone" (1993) *

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: : {{disambiguation ...

– "Pistol Grip Pump" (1993) *Further – "Surfing Pointers" (1994) *

New Kingdom New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...

– "Cheap Thrills" (1994) *

– " Come Out and Play" (1994) *The Offspring – " Self Esteem" (1995) *

– "Low" (1994) *Bad Religion – " Infected" (1995) * Boogiemonsters – "Strange" (1994) *

Buffalo Tom Buffalo Tom is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo S ...

– "Tangerine" (1995) *Claw Hammer – "Hollow Legs" (1995) * Fledgling – "Solomon's Crown" (1995) *

Goodie Mob Goodie Mob is an American hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of CeeLo Green, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp. History The group was formed in 1991 by Cameron " Big Gipp" Gipp, Willie "Khujo" Knighton Jr., CeeLo Green (born Thom ...

– "

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" (1995) *

Red Aunts The Red Aunts were an American all-female punk band that formed in 1991 in Long Beach, California, United States, when Terri Wahl (a.k.a. Angel, or Louise Lee Outlaw) recruited friends Kerry Davis (a.k.a. Sapphire, or Taffy Davis) and Debi Mar ...

– "Freakathon" (1995) *

– "Randy Gordo" (1995) *New Kingdom – "Mexico or Bust" (1996) *Red Aunts – "Eldrich Sauce" (1996) *Red Aunts – "Palm Tree Swing" (1996) * Bush – " Cold Contagious" (live version) (1997) *Claw Hammer – "Queen's Lead Helmet" (1997) * Richard Vission – "

Drop the Beat ''Drop the Beat'' was a Canadian television series produced by Back Alley Film Productions, which aired on CBC Television in 2000 and 2001."TV show puts spotlight on hip-hop". ''Sudbury Star'', February 9, 2000. A short-run dramatic series, the s ...

" (1997) *Goodie Mob – "They Don't Dance No More" (1998) *

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...

– "

" (1998) *

Keith Morris Keith Morris (born September 18, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Off!. Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the ...

' Midget Hand Job – "Black Christmas Tree" (2001)

External links

Darren Lavett
at the Music Video DataBase * American music video directors 2012 deaths 1964 births El Camino Real High School alumni San Diego State University alumni Film directors from Los Angeles {{US-film-director-1960s-stub