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The Commissioner

By: Randy Sosin
  • Summary

  • From 1995 until 2008 I was a Music Video Commissioner. I worked at A&M Records and then transitioned to Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records in 2000 when A&M was bought by Universal Music Group. I commissioned over 500+ Music Videos during my tenure. This Podcast is an inside look into these videos and the fascinating world of making them - from start to finish. I have worked with artists that include: Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Marilyn Manson, Soundgarden, Sting, Pink Floyd, Mariah Carey, Feist, Vanessa Carlton, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Soulja Boy, Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, Feist, Keane, t.A.T.u., Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliot, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Counting Crows, Ice Cube and Sarah Silverman to name but a few. To check out a more complete list you can go to https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1444313/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 - But for now please enjoy The Commissioner!
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Episodes
  • 50 Cent - 21 Questions & Many Men (Wish Death)
    Apr 19 2020

    This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This episode is a Double Feature because I talk about 2 videos that I commissioned at the same time and we filmed them both over a 7 day period in 2003. They are 50 Cent “21 Questions” & Many Men (Wish Death). This was at the height of the success of “In Da Club” which was still being heavily played at radio and MTV and BET. Find out all about how we made them and what decisions we made to ensure that 50 would be the icon that he is today. Enjoy the episode!

    Watch the videos here:

    50 Cent - 21 Questions:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDMhlvbOFaM


    50 Cent - Many Men (Wish Death):


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D3crqpClPY





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    27 mins
  • The Game - "How We Do"
    Mar 26 2020

    This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This was the first time that I had commissioned a video for The Game but not the first time that we had worked together. There was a lot going on during the making of this video. Learn all about it on this episode of The Commissioner including how I learned to work with Hype Williams and how 50 Cent responded to the first edit of the video. All this and more on Episode 9 - The Game "How We Do"

    Links to Content mentioned in the Podcast;

    The Game - How We Do Music Video:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH34kMOjmQk


    Mogul Podcast:


    https://open.spotify.com/show/4okzhZKxw5lSXcADxVxNRj?si=aWYlkQOWRxakZqXCrSNjIA


    G-Unit (feat. Joe) - Wanna Get To Know You:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF7TvXu4lSY


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    25 mins
  • TidBits 1 - Prince, Sting & Busta Rhymes
    Mar 10 2020

    This is a Music Video Podcast - or should I say a Podcast about Music Video. This episode is slightly different in that I am going to tell a story from a few different videos. Not every video has an interesting tale about the entire process but there are parts or as I am calling them “TidBits” that are worth talking about. I have made a lot of videos so I wanted to be able to talk about all the interesting stories as well as the in-depth look at certain videos and this seemed like the best way to do it. Also, here are the links to watch the videos I talk about in this episode:

    Busta Rhymes - In The Ghetto (2006)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh3g_ZNwTfU

    Sting - Moonlight (1995)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZzHgcangIU

    Prince - Love Sign (1994)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0aafn-lJqQ

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    28 mins

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