Congrats to Us

Independent journalists and other charts have confirmed that music videos are way up in 2025. So congrats to everyone on this email list for all the hard work. We were even more surprised to see LAB, Inc as the top music video talent agency two years in a row according to the Glendale Music Video Awards. Our team is hard at work, with 8 projects in production across our director, photo, and post rosters. That’s right, in addition to directors, we now have a dedicated home for our photo and post talent. Here is some of what they’ve all been working on this year.

Directors

Isaac Ravishankara continued his longtime (lifetime?) collaboration with Steady Holiday for their latest, “Seasonal Optimism.” Kate Rentz directed Miranda Lambert’s video for “Run.” Stephen Agnew directed “Be Alone” for The Living Tombstone. Mereba self-directed her video for “Phone Me” with Luke Orlando back in January.

Photographers

LAB Inc brought on photographer Marie Tomanova to shoot Grindr’s “Welcome to the Gayborhood” campaign, which featured photos and video used on social media, ad campaigns, and across the Grindr app.

Other News

• Courtney Sofiah Yates and Sean Wang featured in Dazed 100 

• Maegan Houang screens Hana Vu “Care” at SXSW ‘25

• Naomi Christie hosts a sold out short film showcase of breakup shorts “Films About My Ex” at the AFI Theater

• Kate Rentz tackles the harrowing feelings of isolation and uncertainty in new short film “Cataplasm”