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Wes Edwards

Wes Edwards is a music video and commercial director. He has directed over 150 official music videos in various genres from country to EDM. He has created multiple videos for Brothers Osborne, Dierks Bentley, Dash Berlin, and Emma Hewitt. In 2020 he co-founded production company Strange Arcade. In 2022 he directed the documentary series American Anthems with Academy and Emmy award winning Believe Entertainment Group for PBS.

Edwards has won two CMA Video Of The Year awards for videos he directed. He has won Three ACM awards for Video Of The Year, two as a director and one as a producer. In addition, he has won an award for CMT Video Of The Year and a GMA Dove Award for Video Of The Year.

He had two videos in Billboard Magazine's Top 100 Music Videos of the Decade (all genre) 2010-2020.

Music videos directed

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Year Video Artist
2001 "More of Your Love"[1] The Derailers
2002 "The Lowlands"[2] Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2003 "Heavy Liftin'"[3] Blake Shelton
2004 "Leave It All Behind" The Features
2005 "Hicktown"[4] Jason Aldean
"Something to Be Proud Of"[5] Montgomery Gentry
"I Ain't Your Mama" Amber Dotson
"Why"[6] Jason Aldean
2006 "The Dollar"[7] Jamey Johnson
"I Got a Woman"[8] The Gibson Brothers
"I Got You"[9] Craig Morgan
"Yee Haw"[10] Jake Owen
"Amarillo Sky"[11] Jason Aldean
"Little Bit of Life"[12] Craig Morgan
2007 "Johnny Cash"[13] Jason Aldean
"Guitar Slinger"[14] Crossin Dixon
"I Wanna Feel Something"[15] Trace Adkins
"Perfect Man"[16] Melissa Jones
2008 "Crazy Days" Adam Gregory
"I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I Love You)" Crossin Dixon
"Put a Girl in It"[17] Brooks & Dunn
"Back That Thing Up"[18] Justin Moore
2009 "Goin' All Out"[19] Dan Evans
"She's Country"[20] Jason Aldean
"Everything's Right"[21] Matt Wertz
"Beer on the Table"[22] Josh Thompson
"Come On"[23] Green River Ordinance
2010 "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"[24] Danny Gokey
"Blame It on Waylon"[25] Josh Thompson
"Way Out Here"[26]
"I Will Not Say Goodbye"[27] Danny Gokey
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"[28] Thompson Square
"Georgia Clay" Josh Kelley
"Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk"[29] Colt Ford with Kevin Fowler
2011 "If I Run"[30] The Harters
"Won't Be Lonely Long"[31] Josh Thompson
"Something Better"[32] The Dirt Drifters
"I Got You"[33] Thompson Square
"Fish"[34] Craig Campbell
"Beautiful Maybe"[35] Marlee Scott
"Tattoos on This Town"[36] Jason Aldean
2012 "When I Get It"[37] Craig Campbell
"Fly Over States"[38] Jason Aldean
"Glass" (version T2)[39] Thompson Square
"5-1-5-0"[40] Dierks Bentley
"How Country Feels"[41] Randy Houser
"Musta Had a Good Time"[42] Parmalee
"Tip It On Back"[43] Dierks Bentley
"She Cranks My Tractor"[44] Dustin Lynch
2013 "1994"[45] Jason Aldean
"Better I Don't"[46] Chris Janson
"Runnin' Outta Moonlight"[47] Randy Houser
"Pieces"[48] Gary Allan
"Night Train"[49] Jason Aldean
"I Hold On"[50] Dierks Bentley
"101 Proof"[51] Colton James
2014 "Goodnight Kiss" Randy Houser
"I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" Cassadee Pope
"Drunk on a Plane"[52] Dierks Bentley
"Yeah"[53] Joe Nichols
"Song About a Girl"[54] Eric Paslay
"Close Your Eyes"[55] Parmalee
"Burnin' It Down"[56] Jason Aldean
"Say You Do"[57] Dierks Bentley
"Take It On Back"[58] Chase Bryant
2015 "She Don't Love You"[59] Eric Paslay
"Country"[60] Mo Pitney
"Trans Am"[61] Thompson Square
"Riser"[62] Dierks Bentley
"Boy & a Girl Thing"[63] Mo Pitney
2016 "Humble and Kind"[64] Tim McGraw
"Somewhere on a Beach"[65] Dierks Bentley
"High Class"[66] Eric Paslay
"I'll Be the Moon"[67] Dierks Bentley
"What the Hell Did I Say"[68]
"Pick Up"[69]
"Black"[70]
"Different for Girls"[71] Dierks Bentley with Elle King
"Suitcase"[72] Steve Moakler
2017 "Getaway" Hunter Brothers
"It Ain't My Fault" (co:director: Ryan Silver) Brothers Osborne
"Hold the Light" Dierks Bentley
"Momma and Jesus" Tucker Beathard
2018 "Shoot Me Straight" (co:director Ryan Silver) Brothers Osborne
"Woman, Amen" Dierks Bentley
"Most People Are Good" Luke Bryan
"Burning Man" Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne

Awards

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Year Video Artist Category Result
2007 "Amarillo Sky" Jason Aldean ACM Music Video of The Year Nominated
CMT Best Music Video Nominated
CMT Music Video Director of The Year Nominated
2010 "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" Thompson Square CMT Best Duo Video Nominated
CMT Breakthrough Video Nominated
2011 "I Got You" Thompson Square CMT Best Duo Video Won
2014 "Drunk On A Plane" Dierks Bentley CMA Video of The Year Won
ACM Video of The Year Won
2015 "Humble And Kind" Tim McGraw CMT Music Video of The Year Won
CMA Video of The Year Nominated
2017 "Aint My Fault" Brothers Osborne CMA Video Of The Year Won
ACM Video of The Year Won
"Different For Girls" Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King CMT Video of The Year Nominated
CMT Collaborative Video of The Year Nominated

References

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  5. ^ "CMT : Videos : Montgomery Gentry : Something to Be Proud Of". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jason Aldean : Why". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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  8. ^ "CMT : Videos : The Gibson Brothers : I Got a Woman". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  9. ^ "CMT : Videos : Craig Morgan : I Got You". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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  12. ^ "CMT : Videos : Craig Morgan : Little Bit of Life". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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  14. ^ "CMT : Videos : Crossin Dixon : Guitar Slinger". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  15. ^ "CMT : Videos : Trace Adkins : I Wanna Feel Something". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  16. ^ "CMT : Videos : Melissa Jones : Perfect Man". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  17. ^ "CMT : Videos : Brooks & Dunn : Put a Girl in It". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  18. ^ "CMT : Videos : Justin Moore : Back That Thing Up". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 10, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  19. ^ "CMT : Videos : Dan Evans : Goin' All Out". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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  22. ^ "CMT : Videos : Josh Thompson : Beer on the Table". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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  24. ^ "CMT : Videos : Danny Gokey : My Best Days Are Ahead of Me". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  25. ^ "CMT : Videos : Josh Thompson : Blame It on Waylon". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  26. ^ "CMT : Videos : Josh Thompson : Way Out Here". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  27. ^ "CMT : Videos : Danny Gokey : I Will Not Say Goodbye". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  28. ^ "CMT : Videos : Thompson Square : Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  29. ^ "CMT : Videos : Colt Ford : Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  30. ^ "CMT : Videos : The Harters : If I Run". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  31. ^ "CMT : Videos : Josh Thompson : Won't Be Lonely Long". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  32. ^ "CMT : Videos : The Dirt Drifters : Something Better". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  33. ^ "CMT : Videos : Thompson Square : I Got You". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  34. ^ "CMT : Videos : Craig Campbell : Fish". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  35. ^ "CMT : Videos : Marlee Scott : Beautiful Maybe". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  36. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jason Aldean : Tattoos on This Town". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  37. ^ "CMT : Videos : Craig Campbell : When I Get It". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  38. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jason Aldean : Fly Over States". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  39. ^ "CMT : Videos : Thompson Square : Glass (Version T2)". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  40. ^ "CMT : Videos : Dierks Bentley : 5-1-5-0". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  41. ^ "CMT : Videos : Randy Houser : How Country Feels". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  42. ^ "Parmalee, 'Musta Had a Good Time' Video Premiere". The Boot. August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  43. ^ "CMT : Videos : Dierks Bentley : Tip It on Back". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  44. ^ "CMT : Videos : Dustin Lynch : She Cranks My Tractor". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  45. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jason Aldean : 1994". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  46. ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris Janson : Better I Don't". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  47. ^ "CMT : Videos : Randy Houser : Runnin' Outta Moonlight". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  48. ^ "CMT : Videos : Gary Allan : Pieces". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  49. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jason Aldean : Night Train". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  50. ^ "CMT : Videos : Dierks Bentley : I Hold On". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  51. ^ "CMT : Videos : Colton James : 101 Prof". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
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