Dean Karr
Dean Karr is an American photographer and music video, commercial, and film director.
Biography
A native of Seattle, Washington, Karr received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Washington State University. Moving to Los Angeles he attend the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He went on to capture on film the reality of the extraordinary characters that he encountered in the heart of the city.His early work led to Karr being asked to direct Marilyn Manson’s "Sweet Dreams." The resulting piece drew immediate and broad commercial attention, and served to propel both Manson and Karr into the forefront of the visual rock world. He was immediately in demand to work with other artists.
Broadcast commercial projects quickly followed. Recent clients have included: Trident Gum, LG Phones, Busch Gardens/SeaWorld Entertainment, Palms Hotels, Mazda Automobiles, Woolrich, Mortal Kombat, and eight annual campaigns for Universal Studios and Coca-Cola’s Halloween Horror Nights.
His music videos have been seen by millions – at first on MTV and then viral on the web. Among the artists he has worked with are: Evanescence, Lisa Marie Presley, The Dave Matthews Band, X-Japan, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Velvet Revolver, Damian Marley, Ozzy Osbourne, Cypress Hill, Tommy Lee, Everlast, Dr. Dre, Queens of the Stone Age, Godsmack, and Iron Maiden. They have received major MTV, Billboard, and MVPA Awards. Karr won "Video of the Year" and "Best Rock Video" at the recent MUCH Music Awards.
Dean Karr's photography has received international recognition. His numerous commercial print campaigns include: Universal Studios, HBO, Tommy Hilfiger, Busch Gardens, Astrella Designs and the National Ad Council. His entertainment print work includes artists such as: Chris Rock, T-Pain, Tool, Marilyn Manson, Lenny Kravitz, Busta Rhymes, AC/DC, Tommy Lee, Undercover Slut and Three Doors Down. Karr's art photography has been the subject of exhibitions at museums and galleries, including: LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Art Modern Gallery, Moscow; Institute of Actual Art, Kiev; and the prestigious Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles."
Karr is currently represented by Mirror Films for broadcast commercials and new media, Wild Indigo for video and film, and Grannyfinger for photography.
Photography, Printwork and Other Designs
| Year | Project |
| 2014 | Mayhem Festival Book |
| 2014 | Soundtrack Composer Joseph Bishara Campaign #2 |
| 2014 | Choco Chicken Restaurant |
| 2014 | Amen publicity photos |
| 2014 | Sebastian "What's Next Awards" Official photographer |
| 2014 | Revolver Magazine "Golden God Awards" Official photographer |
| 2014 | Astrella Fashion shirt line photoshoot #2 |
| 2014 | Rock in Fashion by John Varvatos |
| 2014 | Eyehategod publicity shoot |
| 2014 | Revolver Magazine Pantera cover |
| 2014 | Astrella Fashion shirt line photoshoot #1 |
| 2014 | Down Live Shoot |
| 2013 | NATVA Live Event Creative Director |
| 2013 | Mayhem Festival Photographer |
| 2013 | The Grammy Museum Heavy Metal Exhibition |
| 2012 | Revolver Magazine Marilyn Manson cover |
| 2011 | Art Moves Book project |
| 2011 | Soundtrack Composer Joseph Bishara Campaign |
| 2011 | Heavy T.O. Festival Toronto |
| 2010 | Sebastian International Hair Show Creative Director |
| 2010 | Busch Gardens "My Ex" Halloween campaign |
| 2010 | Wacken Festival Germany |
| 2010 | Download Festival |
| 2010 | Pie Magazine Pictorials |
| 2010 | Personal Waste Management |
| 2010 | Linius Campaign |
| 2009 | Producer/DJ Tom Rothrock Campaign |
| 2009 | Pie Magazine Pictorials #1 & #2 |
| 2009 | Shannon Lark Scream Queen Campaign |
| 2009 | Velvet Revolver |
| 2009 | Imagozine Feature Article "Fable Issue" |
| 2009 | Revolver Magazine article |
| 2008 | Auschwitz Book Project |
| 2008 | Best Buy/Mac Convention Live Demo |
| 2008 | Hijacked: Volume One Book feature |
| 2008 | New Look Magazine feature article |
| 2007 | Designer Sheri Bodell Campaign |
| 2007 | Kutna Hora Sedlec Ossuary Czech Republic |
| 2007 | Pilsner Urquell Brewery, Plzeň Czech Republic |
| 2007 | Universal Studios "Jack the Clown" Halloween Horror Nights Campaign |
| 2007 | Switch Magazine Feature article |
| 2007 | Velvet Revolver |
| 2007 | IdN Magazine Feature article |
| 2007 | Playboy Ukraine Magazine Feature article |
| 2005 | Tommyland by Tommy Lee |
| 2004 | Kerrang Magazine article |
Album Art
| Year | Artist | Album |
| 2014 | Otherwise | Peace at all Costs |
| 2013 | Walking Papers featuring Duff McKagan | Walking Papers |
| 2013 | DevilDriver | Winter Kills |
| 2013 | Leanne Kingwell | Choking on Halos |
| 2012 | Marilyn Manson | Born Villain |
| 2011 | ZZ Top | Live in Nashville |
| 2011 | Chris Shinn | Chris Shinn |
| 2010 | Danko Jones | Below the Belt |
| 2009 | The Cliks | Dirty King |
| 2009 | Iron Maiden | Live in Los Angeles |
| 2009 | Arkaea | Years in the Darkness |
| 2008 | Judas Priest | Live in Las Vegas |
| 2008 | Slayer | Live in Seattle |
| 2008 | Undercover Slut | Amerikkka Macht Frei |
| 2008 | T-Pain | Thr33 Ringz |
| 2007 | Black Sabbath and Megadeth | Live in Los Angeles |
| 2007 | Static-X | Cannibal |
| 2007 | In This Moment | Beautiful Tragedy |
| 2007 | Matchbox Twenty | Exile on Mainstream |
| 2006 | Sworn Enemy | The Beginning of the End |
| 2006 | Unwritten Law | |
| 2006 | Three Days Grace | One-X |
| 2006 | Cee-Lo | |
| 2005 | Chris Rock | Never Scared |
| 2005 | 10 Years | The Autumn Effect |
| 2005 | 3 Doors Down | Seventeen Days |
| 2004 | Flaw | Endangered Species |
| 2004 | SOiL | Redefine |
| 2004 | Marilyn Manson | |
| 2003 | A Perfect Circle | Thirteenth Step |
| 2003 | Gus Black | Uncivilized Love |
| 2003 | Sworn Enemy | As Real as It Gets |
| 2003 | A Perfect Circle | Weak and Powerless |
| 2002 | Element Eighty | Element Eighty |
| 2002 | Ours | Precious |
| 2002 | Goo Goo Dolls | Gutterflower |
| 2002 | Hatebreed | Perseverance |
| 2002 | Cee-Lo | Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections |
| 2002 | Megadeth | Rude Awakening |
| 2002 | Busta Rhymes | |
| 2002 | Unwritten Law | Elva |
| 2002 | Pleasure Club | Here Comes the Trick |
| 2002 | Iron Maiden | Rock in Rio |
| 2001 | American Head Charge | The War of Art |
| 2001 | Alice Cooper | The Definitive Alice Cooper |
| 2001 | Adema | Adema |
| 2001 | 40 Below Summer | Invitation to the Dance |
| 2001 | Various Artists | |
| 2001 | Slipknot | Iowa |
| 2000 | The Union Underground | An Education in Rebellion |
| 2000 | Amen | We Have Come for Your Parents |
| 2000 | Matchbox Twenty | Mad Season |
| 2000 | Mudvayne | L.D. 50 |
| 1999 | N.W.A. | |
| 1999 | Machinehead | From This Day |
| 1999 | Slipknot | Slipknot |
| 1998 | Zilch | 3.2.1. |
| 1998 | Stabbing Westward | Darkest Days |
| 1998 | Vanilla Ice | Hard to Swallow |
| 1998 | Xzibit | 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz |
| 1998 | Method Man | |
| 1998 | Cypress Hill | Cypress Hill IV |
| 1997 | Busta Rhymes | Dangerous |
| 1997 | Korn | Good God |
| 1996 | Above the Law | Time Will Reveal |
| 1996 | Marilyn Manson | Antichrist Superstar |
| 1995 | Alice Cooper | Classicks |
| 1994 | Alice Cooper | The Last Temptation |
| 1994 | Pantera | Far Beyond Driven |
| 1993 | The Golden Palominos | This Is How It Feels |
| 1993 | Tool | Undertow |
| 1993 | Mind over Four | Half Way Down |
| 1993 | Machines of Loving Grace | Concentration |
| 1993 | For Love Not Lisa | Merge |
| 1993 | The Pooh Sticks | Million Seller |
| 1992 | Penthouse Players Clique | Paid the Cost |
| 1992 | African Unity | The Book of African Unity, Vol. 1: Out of the Flames |
| 1992 | MC Ren | Kizz My Black Azz |
| 1992 | The Mod Squad | People's Park |
| 1992 | Rastine | Afrodisiac |
| 1992 | Eazy-E | |
| 1992 | Shadow Project | Dreams for the Dying |
| 1992 | Slammin' Gladys | Slammin' Gladys |
| 1991 | Tung Twista | Runnin' Off at Da Mouth |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title |
| 2016 | Korn | Rotting In Vain |
| 2013 | Lisa Marie Presley | You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet |
| 2012 | Evanescence | My Heart Is Broken |
| 2010 | X Japan | Jade |
| 2008 | Velvet Revolver | Get Out the Door |
| 2007 | Willie Nelson | Gravedigger |
| 2007 | Billy Talent | Fallen Leaves |
| 2007 | Velvet Revolver | She Builds Quick Machines |
| 2007 | Shooter Jennings | It Ain't Easy |
| 2006 | Damian Marley featuring Bobby Brown | Beautiful |
| 2006 | Three Days Grace | Animal I Have Become |
| 2006 | Wicked Wisdom | Bleed All Over Me |
| 2006 | Daughtry | It's Not Over |
| 2005 | Anthony Hamilton | Can't Let Go |
| 2005 | Tommy Lee | Good Times |
| 2005 | Jason Mraz | Wordplay |
| 2005 | Nickel Creek | When In Rome |
| 2005 | Seether | Remedy |
| 2005 | Seether | Truth |
| 2005 | Alter Bridge | Broken Wings |
| 2004 | Anouk | Lost |
| 2004 | Three Days Grace | Home |
| 2004 | Alter Bridge | Open Your Eyes |
| 2004 | Everlast | White Trash Beautiful |
| 2004 | Cypress Hill | What's Your Number? |
| 2003 | Velvet Revolver | Set Me Free |
| 2003 | Jason Mraz | The Remedy |
| 2003 | Godsmack | Straight Out of Line |
| 2003 | Cave In | Anchor |
| 2003 | Mudvayne | Not Falling |
| 2003 | The Distillers | Drain the Blood |
| 2003 | Puddle of Mudd | Away from Me |
| 2003 | Backyard Babies | Minus Celsius |
| 2002 | Queens of the Stone Age | No One Knows |
| 2002 | Flaw | Whole |
| 2002 | Tommy Lee | Hold Me Down |
| 2001 | Mushroomhead | Solitaire/Unraveling |
| 2001 | Amen | The Price of Reality |
| 2001 | Damian Marley featuring Stephen Marley, Capleton and Drag-On | It Was Written |
| 2001 | Stevie Nicks | Every Day |
| 2000 | Cypress Hill | Superstar |
| 2000 | Cypress Hill | Superstar |
| 2000 | Catherine Wheel | Sparks Are Gonna Fly |
| 2000 | 3 Doors Down | Kryptonite |
| 2000 | Iron Maiden | The Wicker Man |
| 1999 | Coal Chamber featuring Ozzy Osbourne | Shock the Monkey |
| 1999 | Godsmack | Voodoo |
| 1998 | Cheap Trick | I'm Losing You |
| 1998 | Dave Matthews Band | Crush |
| 1998 | Dave Matthews Band | Stay |
| 1998 | Dave Matthews Band | Don't Drink the Water |
| 1998 | Deep Forest | Madazulu |
| 1998 | John Forté featuring Wyclef Jean and Jeni Fujita | Ninety Nine |
| 1998 | Zilch | Electric Cucumber |
| 1997 | Soul Assassins featuring Dr. Dre and B-Real | Puppet Master |
| 1997 | Duran Duran | Out of My Mind |
| 1997 | The Verve Pipe | Villains |
| 1997 | Deftones | My Own Summer |
| 1996 | Filter | Jurassitol |
| 1996 | Ozzy Osbourne | I Just Want You |
| 1996 | Screaming Trees | Sworn and Broken |
| 1996 | Dave Matthews Band | Crash into Me |
| 1995 | Marilyn Manson | Sweet Dreams |
| 1994 | Danzig | I Don't Mind the Pain |
| 1994 | Corrosion of Conformity | Clean My Wounds |
| 1994 | Love and Rockets | Sweet Lover Hangover |
| 1994 | The Tea Party | Fire in the Head |
| 1994 | Sass Jordan | Pissin' Down |
Feature-length DVDs and films
- "Welcome to the House of Shock" Currently in Post-Production
- "Las Meninas"
- "Still Reigning" by Slayer
- "Rock in Rio" by Iron Maiden
Commercials
- Best Buy/Ncompass "4K"
- Best Buy "Game On Santa"
- Dark-Hunter "Acheron"
- Palms Casino Resort
- Buy.com
- Universal Orlando
- Universal Hollywood
- K'Nex
- LG Nitro HD Cellular
- Mortal Kombat
- Mazda
- Hasbro Bio Bots
- Hasbro Hit Clips
- Woolrich
- Seaworld
- Sankyo Games
- St. Martin's Press
- Busch Gardens
- Coca-Cola
Producer or executive producer
- "Disciples of the 36 Chambers, Chapter 2" by Wu-Tang Clan
- "Rude Awakening" by Megadeth