Josh Taft

Josh Taft is an American music video director. He has directed music videos for Alice in Chains ("Would?"), Stone Temple Pilots ("Sex Type Thing", "Plush", and "Lady Picture Show"), Nas ("The World Is Yours"), A Tribe Called Quest ("Award Tour", "Electric Relaxation" and "Oh My God"), Cypress Hill ("Insane in the Brain"), Mother Love Bone ("Stardog Champion"), Pearl Jam ("Alive", "Even Flow", and "Oceans"), Mad Season ("River of Deceit"), and Fuel's 1998 hit "Shimmer". After graduating from NYU Film School in 1989, Taft returned to his hometown of Seattle, Washington where he began shooting grassroots videos for his musician friends, including members of Mother Love Bone (the predecessor to Pearl Jam) and Soundgarden. After forming his own company, Cowboy Films, Taft followed with videos for other alternative acts such as Stone Temple Pilots and Alice in Chains. He received several MTV V...