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Prince's Choreographer Who is his choreographer? Does anyone know? Whisper a question, with my body I'll scream a reply | |
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Wuzn't aware that he had one...  | |
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Proud Member of the Gay Org MafiaHe has one. Whisper a question, with my body I'll scream a reply | |
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I'm going to say he doesn't anymore being as he doesn't dance. I'm sure he did in the early nineties...but now there would be no purpose. | |
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Diamonds said: 'Prince's Choreographer'
Jamie King was the best Choreographer Prince ever worked with, in my opinion. 
Jamie King is one of the most innovative Director/Choreographers working in the entertainment industry today. Recognized for his unique to turn new performers into polished stars, Jamie is also known for elevating even the most established artists including George Michael, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, and Elton John, to a new level of live performance and music video presentation. A master at creating and staging dance sequences, King has worked with established directors John Baptiste Mondino, Mathew Rolston, David Lachapelle, Wayne Isham and Joseph Kahn. Jamie has earned the respect of renowned television producers Don Mischer, Jeff Margolis, Ken Ehrlich, and Quincy Jones. Over the past three years, Jamie King and his team at KING PRODUCTIONS, have choreographed, and directed for an impressive array of clients including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Shakira, and most recently, the queen of pop Madonna. It all started in 1993 when Jamie began a three year collaboration with “Mr. Purple Rain” himself, Prince. “He was my teacher”, explains King. “Prince taught me about staging, lighting, editing, and most importantly the fusion of music and movement.” The success of this partnership was acknowledged in 1995, when Jamie received an Emmy Award Nomination for the Prince Tribute performance on The American Music Awards. This achievement caught the eye of the biggest names in the music business and led to several successful projects with Salt-n-Pepper, En Vogue, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Michael Jackson. In 1996, Madonna called upon Jamie to co-conceptualize and choreograph her cutting edge music video, “Human Nature”, which earned him the nominations for an American Choreography Award and MTV Video Music Award. “The craziness was just the beginning”, remembers King. Following in the footsteps of one of his idols, Debbie Allen, Jamie was commissioned to choreograph the 68th Annual Academy Awards. The experience would make him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. Once again, King was presented with an Emmy Award nomination. Jamie later collaborated with director Kenny Ortega on the Super Bowl Half Time extravaganza featuring Diana Ross, choreographed and hosted the MTV series The Grind, and choreographed “Tarzan Live!”, a stage production for Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Expanding his experience beyond the U.S. market, Jamie quickly began working in Europe and Asia with the Japanese performer Anri, British pop stars Louise, Jimmy Ray, and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell. In 1999, Jamie was asked to create and choreograph Ricky Martin’s show stopping performance of “The Cup of Life” at the Grammy Awards. This earned the evening’s only spontaneous standing ovation and transformed Ricky into a cultural icon. It was during this eventful time that King decided to expand his career by transitioning into Artistic Direction. For the next two years, King became known as the man to who Martin turned for designing and overseeing all TV performances and music videos. But, the highlight of Jamie’s year would be the opportunity to direct Ricky’s groundbreaking “Livin La Vida Loca” World Tour. With the overwhelming success of the tour, King was presented with offeres to direct and choreograph for artists Mya, Japanese super-group Dreams Come True, Blackstreet, Bryan Adams, comedian Ellen Degeneres, and Britney Spears. With teen superstar Britney Spears, Jamie would direct the 2000 World Tour “Oops I Did It Again”, choreograph the music video “Stronger” and conceptualize the pop diva’s spectacular 2001 American Music Awards performance. Later that year, Madonna once again called up King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her music video “Don’t Tell Me”. However, the Material Girl surprised Jamie by asking him to direct her promotional world tour as well. “ It was the chance I was waiting for”, confides King. “I had a feeling she was gonna do a major world tour in the future, and I knew only one thing: I had to direct it”. Jamie’s work paid off. The new video received an MTV award nomination for best choreography, marking the second in a row for the duo. The promotional tour turned out to be an enormous success and by June 2001, Madonna’s “Drowned World” Tour, directed by Jamie King, became a reality. Simultaneously, KING PRODUCTIONS co-created, wrote, and directed “Storm”, a Latin influenced live show for Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. “The experience of live stage is so fulfilling”, explains King. “I’d love to do it again.” In the future, Jamie King looks forward to continuing with current pursuits, as well as further defining his creative voice for the Broadway stage, television production, and feature films. | |
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july said: Diamonds said: 'Prince's Choreographer'
Jamie King was the best Choreographer Prince ever worked with, in my opinion.
Jamie King is one of the most innovative Director/Choreographers working in the entertainment industry today. Recognized for his unique to turn new performers into polished stars, Jamie is also known for elevating even the most established artists including George Michael, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, and Elton John, to a new level of live performance and music video presentation. A master at creating and staging dance sequences, King has worked with established directors John Baptiste Mondino, Mathew Rolston, David Lachapelle, Wayne Isham and Joseph Kahn. Jamie has earned the respect of renowned television producers Don Mischer, Jeff Margolis, Ken Ehrlich, and Quincy Jones. Over the past three years, Jamie King and his team at KING PRODUCTIONS, have choreographed, and directed for an impressive array of clients including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Shakira, and most recently, the queen of pop Madonna. It all started in 1993 when Jamie began a three year collaboration with “Mr. Purple Rain” himself, Prince. “He was my teacher”, explains King. “Prince taught me about staging, lighting, editing, and most importantly the fusion of music and movement.” The success of this partnership was acknowledged in 1995, when Jamie received an Emmy Award Nomination for the Prince Tribute performance on The American Music Awards. This achievement caught the eye of the biggest names in the music business and led to several successful projects with Salt-n-Pepper, En Vogue, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Michael Jackson. In 1996, Madonna called upon Jamie to co-conceptualize and choreograph her cutting edge music video, “Human Nature”, which earned him the nominations for an American Choreography Award and MTV Video Music Award. “The craziness was just the beginning”, remembers King. Following in the footsteps of one of his idols, Debbie Allen, Jamie was commissioned to choreograph the 68th Annual Academy Awards. The experience would make him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. Once again, King was presented with an Emmy Award nomination. Jamie later collaborated with director Kenny Ortega on the Super Bowl Half Time extravaganza featuring Diana Ross, choreographed and hosted the MTV series The Grind, and choreographed “Tarzan Live!”, a stage production for Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Expanding his experience beyond the U.S. market, Jamie quickly began working in Europe and Asia with the Japanese performer Anri, British pop stars Louise, Jimmy Ray, and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell. In 1999, Jamie was asked to create and choreograph Ricky Martin’s show stopping performance of “The Cup of Life” at the Grammy Awards. This earned the evening’s only spontaneous standing ovation and transformed Ricky into a cultural icon. It was during this eventful time that King decided to expand his career by transitioning into Artistic Direction. For the next two years, King became known as the man to who Martin turned for designing and overseeing all TV performances and music videos. But, the highlight of Jamie’s year would be the opportunity to direct Ricky’s groundbreaking “Livin La Vida Loca” World Tour. With the overwhelming success of the tour, King was presented with offeres to direct and choreograph for artists Mya, Japanese super-group Dreams Come True, Blackstreet, Bryan Adams, comedian Ellen Degeneres, and Britney Spears. With teen superstar Britney Spears, Jamie would direct the 2000 World Tour “Oops I Did It Again”, choreograph the music video “Stronger” and conceptualize the pop diva’s spectacular 2001 American Music Awards performance. Later that year, Madonna once again called up King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her music video “Don’t Tell Me”. However, the Material Girl surprised Jamie by asking him to direct her promotional world tour as well. “ It was the chance I was waiting for”, confides King. “I had a feeling she was gonna do a major world tour in the future, and I knew only one thing: I had to direct it”. Jamie’s work paid off. The new video received an MTV award nomination for best choreography, marking the second in a row for the duo. The promotional tour turned out to be an enormous success and by June 2001, Madonna’s “Drowned World” Tour, directed by Jamie King, became a reality. Simultaneously, KING PRODUCTIONS co-created, wrote, and directed “Storm”, a Latin influenced live show for Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. “The experience of live stage is so fulfilling”, explains King. “I’d love to do it again.” In the future, Jamie King looks forward to continuing with current pursuits, as well as further defining his creative voice for the Broadway stage, television production, and feature films. this is all very interesting...how do you know all of this...I wonder who did the coreography before 93 like in the movie PR...and also I thought that Kirk Johnson was the main coreographer for the Nude Tour and early NPG era... -------------------------------------------------
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pejman said: july said: Diamonds said: 'Prince's Choreographer'
Jamie King was the best Choreographer Prince ever worked with, in my opinion.
Jamie King is one of the most innovative Director/Choreographers working in the entertainment industry today. Recognized for his unique to turn new performers into polished stars, Jamie is also known for elevating even the most established artists including George Michael, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, and Elton John, to a new level of live performance and music video presentation. A master at creating and staging dance sequences, King has worked with established directors John Baptiste Mondino, Mathew Rolston, David Lachapelle, Wayne Isham and Joseph Kahn. Jamie has earned the respect of renowned television producers Don Mischer, Jeff Margolis, Ken Ehrlich, and Quincy Jones. Over the past three years, Jamie King and his team at KING PRODUCTIONS, have choreographed, and directed for an impressive array of clients including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Shakira, and most recently, the queen of pop Madonna. It all started in 1993 when Jamie began a three year collaboration with “Mr. Purple Rain” himself, Prince. “He was my teacher”, explains King. “Prince taught me about staging, lighting, editing, and most importantly the fusion of music and movement.” The success of this partnership was acknowledged in 1995, when Jamie received an Emmy Award Nomination for the Prince Tribute performance on The American Music Awards. This achievement caught the eye of the biggest names in the music business and led to several successful projects with Salt-n-Pepper, En Vogue, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Michael Jackson. In 1996, Madonna called upon Jamie to co-conceptualize and choreograph her cutting edge music video, “Human Nature”, which earned him the nominations for an American Choreography Award and MTV Video Music Award. “The craziness was just the beginning”, remembers King. Following in the footsteps of one of his idols, Debbie Allen, Jamie was commissioned to choreograph the 68th Annual Academy Awards. The experience would make him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. Once again, King was presented with an Emmy Award nomination. Jamie later collaborated with director Kenny Ortega on the Super Bowl Half Time extravaganza featuring Diana Ross, choreographed and hosted the MTV series The Grind, and choreographed “Tarzan Live!”, a stage production for Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Expanding his experience beyond the U.S. market, Jamie quickly began working in Europe and Asia with the Japanese performer Anri, British pop stars Louise, Jimmy Ray, and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell. In 1999, Jamie was asked to create and choreograph Ricky Martin’s show stopping performance of “The Cup of Life” at the Grammy Awards. This earned the evening’s only spontaneous standing ovation and transformed Ricky into a cultural icon. It was during this eventful time that King decided to expand his career by transitioning into Artistic Direction. For the next two years, King became known as the man to who Martin turned for designing and overseeing all TV performances and music videos. But, the highlight of Jamie’s year would be the opportunity to direct Ricky’s groundbreaking “Livin La Vida Loca” World Tour. With the overwhelming success of the tour, King was presented with offeres to direct and choreograph for artists Mya, Japanese super-group Dreams Come True, Blackstreet, Bryan Adams, comedian Ellen Degeneres, and Britney Spears. With teen superstar Britney Spears, Jamie would direct the 2000 World Tour “Oops I Did It Again”, choreograph the music video “Stronger” and conceptualize the pop diva’s spectacular 2001 American Music Awards performance. Later that year, Madonna once again called up King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her music video “Don’t Tell Me”. However, the Material Girl surprised Jamie by asking him to direct her promotional world tour as well. “ It was the chance I was waiting for”, confides King. “I had a feeling she was gonna do a major world tour in the future, and I knew only one thing: I had to direct it”. Jamie’s work paid off. The new video received an MTV award nomination for best choreography, marking the second in a row for the duo. The promotional tour turned out to be an enormous success and by June 2001, Madonna’s “Drowned World” Tour, directed by Jamie King, became a reality. Simultaneously, KING PRODUCTIONS co-created, wrote, and directed “Storm”, a Latin influenced live show for Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. “The experience of live stage is so fulfilling”, explains King. “I’d love to do it again.” In the future, Jamie King looks forward to continuing with current pursuits, as well as further defining his creative voice for the Broadway stage, television production, and feature films. this is all very interesting...how do you know all of this...I wonder who did the coreography before 93 like in the movie PR...and also I thought that Kirk Johnson was the main coreographer for the Nude Tour and early NPG era... 
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july said: pejman said: july said: Diamonds said: 'Prince's Choreographer'
Jamie King was the best Choreographer Prince ever worked with, in my opinion.
Jamie King is one of the most innovative Director/Choreographers working in the entertainment industry today. Recognized for his unique to turn new performers into polished stars, Jamie is also known for elevating even the most established artists including George Michael, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, and Elton John, to a new level of live performance and music video presentation. A master at creating and staging dance sequences, King has worked with established directors John Baptiste Mondino, Mathew Rolston, David Lachapelle, Wayne Isham and Joseph Kahn. Jamie has earned the respect of renowned television producers Don Mischer, Jeff Margolis, Ken Ehrlich, and Quincy Jones. Over the past three years, Jamie King and his team at KING PRODUCTIONS, have choreographed, and directed for an impressive array of clients including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Shakira, and most recently, the queen of pop Madonna. It all started in 1993 when Jamie began a three year collaboration with “Mr. Purple Rain” himself, Prince. “He was my teacher”, explains King. “Prince taught me about staging, lighting, editing, and most importantly the fusion of music and movement.” The success of this partnership was acknowledged in 1995, when Jamie received an Emmy Award Nomination for the Prince Tribute performance on The American Music Awards. This achievement caught the eye of the biggest names in the music business and led to several successful projects with Salt-n-Pepper, En Vogue, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Michael Jackson. In 1996, Madonna called upon Jamie to co-conceptualize and choreograph her cutting edge music video, “Human Nature”, which earned him the nominations for an American Choreography Award and MTV Video Music Award. “The craziness was just the beginning”, remembers King. Following in the footsteps of one of his idols, Debbie Allen, Jamie was commissioned to choreograph the 68th Annual Academy Awards. The experience would make him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. Once again, King was presented with an Emmy Award nomination. Jamie later collaborated with director Kenny Ortega on the Super Bowl Half Time extravaganza featuring Diana Ross, choreographed and hosted the MTV series The Grind, and choreographed “Tarzan Live!”, a stage production for Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Expanding his experience beyond the U.S. market, Jamie quickly began working in Europe and Asia with the Japanese performer Anri, British pop stars Louise, Jimmy Ray, and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell. In 1999, Jamie was asked to create and choreograph Ricky Martin’s show stopping performance of “The Cup of Life” at the Grammy Awards. This earned the evening’s only spontaneous standing ovation and transformed Ricky into a cultural icon. It was during this eventful time that King decided to expand his career by transitioning into Artistic Direction. For the next two years, King became known as the man to who Martin turned for designing and overseeing all TV performances and music videos. But, the highlight of Jamie’s year would be the opportunity to direct Ricky’s groundbreaking “Livin La Vida Loca” World Tour. With the overwhelming success of the tour, King was presented with offeres to direct and choreograph for artists Mya, Japanese super-group Dreams Come True, Blackstreet, Bryan Adams, comedian Ellen Degeneres, and Britney Spears. With teen superstar Britney Spears, Jamie would direct the 2000 World Tour “Oops I Did It Again”, choreograph the music video “Stronger” and conceptualize the pop diva’s spectacular 2001 American Music Awards performance. Later that year, Madonna once again called up King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her music video “Don’t Tell Me”. However, the Material Girl surprised Jamie by asking him to direct her promotional world tour as well. “ It was the chance I was waiting for”, confides King. “I had a feeling she was gonna do a major world tour in the future, and I knew only one thing: I had to direct it”. Jamie’s work paid off. The new video received an MTV award nomination for best choreography, marking the second in a row for the duo. The promotional tour turned out to be an enormous success and by June 2001, Madonna’s “Drowned World” Tour, directed by Jamie King, became a reality. Simultaneously, KING PRODUCTIONS co-created, wrote, and directed “Storm”, a Latin influenced live show for Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. “The experience of live stage is so fulfilling”, explains King. “I’d love to do it again.” In the future, Jamie King looks forward to continuing with current pursuits, as well as further defining his creative voice for the Broadway stage, television production, and feature films. this is all very interesting...how do you know all of this...I wonder who did the coreography before 93 like in the movie PR...and also I thought that Kirk Johnson was the main coreographer for the Nude Tour and early NPG era...
Later Kat, Mayte and even Sheila E... The rest??? smile... 8)but I wonder where he learned that one move in Hot Thing SOTT movie where he's on his back pushing himself backwards..now that was some shit... -------------------------------------------------
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but I wonder where he learned that one move in Hot Thing SOTT movie where he's on his back pushing himself backwards..now that was some shit...[/quote]
Do you mean "Housequake?" I have been wondering the same thing. I have never seen an artist do what he did and was able to flip over and raise up from a split! The boy was bad! | |
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okaypimpn said: but I wonder where he learned that one move in Hot Thing SOTT movie where he's on his back pushing himself backwards..now that was some shit...
Do you mean "Housequake?" I have been wondering the same thing. I have never seen an artist do what he did and was able to flip over and raise up from a split! The boy was bad![/quote] woops that is the one huh? duh? and I haven't even started drinkin yet... -------------------------------------------------
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pejman said: okaypimpn said: but I wonder where he learned that one move in Hot Thing SOTT movie where he's on his back pushing himself backwards..now that was some shit...
Do you mean "Housequake?" I have been wondering the same thing. I have never seen an artist do what he did and was able to flip over and raise up from a split! The boy was bad! woops that is the one huh? duh? and I haven't even started drinkin yet...[/quote] | |
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july said: Diamonds said: 'Prince's Choreographer'
Jamie King was the best Choreographer Prince ever worked with, in my opinion.
Jamie King is one of the most innovative Director/Choreographers working in the entertainment industry today. Recognized for his unique to turn new performers into polished stars, Jamie is also known for elevating even the most established artists including George Michael, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, and Elton John, to a new level of live performance and music video presentation. A master at creating and staging dance sequences, King has worked with established directors John Baptiste Mondino, Mathew Rolston, David Lachapelle, Wayne Isham and Joseph Kahn. Jamie has earned the respect of renowned television producers Don Mischer, Jeff Margolis, Ken Ehrlich, and Quincy Jones. Over the past three years, Jamie King and his team at KING PRODUCTIONS, have choreographed, and directed for an impressive array of clients including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Shakira, and most recently, the queen of pop Madonna. It all started in 1993 when Jamie began a three year collaboration with “Mr. Purple Rain” himself, Prince. “He was my teacher”, explains King. “Prince taught me about staging, lighting, editing, and most importantly the fusion of music and movement.” The success of this partnership was acknowledged in 1995, when Jamie received an Emmy Award Nomination for the Prince Tribute performance on The American Music Awards. This achievement caught the eye of the biggest names in the music business and led to several successful projects with Salt-n-Pepper, En Vogue, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Michael Jackson. In 1996, Madonna called upon Jamie to co-conceptualize and choreograph her cutting edge music video, “Human Nature”, which earned him the nominations for an American Choreography Award and MTV Video Music Award. “The craziness was just the beginning”, remembers King. Following in the footsteps of one of his idols, Debbie Allen, Jamie was commissioned to choreograph the 68th Annual Academy Awards. The experience would make him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. Once again, King was presented with an Emmy Award nomination. Jamie later collaborated with director Kenny Ortega on the Super Bowl Half Time extravaganza featuring Diana Ross, choreographed and hosted the MTV series The Grind, and choreographed “Tarzan Live!”, a stage production for Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Expanding his experience beyond the U.S. market, Jamie quickly began working in Europe and Asia with the Japanese performer Anri, British pop stars Louise, Jimmy Ray, and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell. In 1999, Jamie was asked to create and choreograph Ricky Martin’s show stopping performance of “The Cup of Life” at the Grammy Awards. This earned the evening’s only spontaneous standing ovation and transformed Ricky into a cultural icon. It was during this eventful time that King decided to expand his career by transitioning into Artistic Direction. For the next two years, King became known as the man to who Martin turned for designing and overseeing all TV performances and music videos. But, the highlight of Jamie’s year would be the opportunity to direct Ricky’s groundbreaking “Livin La Vida Loca” World Tour. With the overwhelming success of the tour, King was presented with offeres to direct and choreograph for artists Mya, Japanese super-group Dreams Come True, Blackstreet, Bryan Adams, comedian Ellen Degeneres, and Britney Spears. With teen superstar Britney Spears, Jamie would direct the 2000 World Tour “Oops I Did It Again”, choreograph the music video “Stronger” and conceptualize the pop diva’s spectacular 2001 American Music Awards performance. Later that year, Madonna once again called up King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her music video “Don’t Tell Me”. However, the Material Girl surprised Jamie by asking him to direct her promotional world tour as well. “ It was the chance I was waiting for”, confides King. “I had a feeling she was gonna do a major world tour in the future, and I knew only one thing: I had to direct it”. Jamie’s work paid off. The new video received an MTV award nomination for best choreography, marking the second in a row for the duo. The promotional tour turned out to be an enormous success and by June 2001, Madonna’s “Drowned World” Tour, directed by Jamie King, became a reality. Simultaneously, KING PRODUCTIONS co-created, wrote, and directed “Storm”, a Latin influenced live show for Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. “The experience of live stage is so fulfilling”, explains King. “I’d love to do it again.” In the future, Jamie King looks forward to continuing with current pursuits, as well as further defining his creative voice for the Broadway stage, television production, and feature films. So what your basically saying is that Jamie King is the bomb. "Climb in my fur." | |
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pejman said: july said: Diamonds said: 'Prince's Choreographer'
Jamie King was the best Choreographer Prince ever worked with, in my opinion.
Jamie King is one of the most innovative Director/Choreographers working in the entertainment industry today. Recognized for his unique to turn new performers into polished stars, Jamie is also known for elevating even the most established artists including George Michael, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, and Elton John, to a new level of live performance and music video presentation. A master at creating and staging dance sequences, King has worked with established directors John Baptiste Mondino, Mathew Rolston, David Lachapelle, Wayne Isham and Joseph Kahn. Jamie has earned the respect of renowned television producers Don Mischer, Jeff Margolis, Ken Ehrlich, and Quincy Jones. Over the past three years, Jamie King and his team at KING PRODUCTIONS, have choreographed, and directed for an impressive array of clients including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Shakira, and most recently, the queen of pop Madonna. It all started in 1993 when Jamie began a three year collaboration with “Mr. Purple Rain” himself, Prince. “He was my teacher”, explains King. “Prince taught me about staging, lighting, editing, and most importantly the fusion of music and movement.” The success of this partnership was acknowledged in 1995, when Jamie received an Emmy Award Nomination for the Prince Tribute performance on The American Music Awards. This achievement caught the eye of the biggest names in the music business and led to several successful projects with Salt-n-Pepper, En Vogue, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Michael Jackson. In 1996, Madonna called upon Jamie to co-conceptualize and choreograph her cutting edge music video, “Human Nature”, which earned him the nominations for an American Choreography Award and MTV Video Music Award. “The craziness was just the beginning”, remembers King. Following in the footsteps of one of his idols, Debbie Allen, Jamie was commissioned to choreograph the 68th Annual Academy Awards. The experience would make him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. Once again, King was presented with an Emmy Award nomination. Jamie later collaborated with director Kenny Ortega on the Super Bowl Half Time extravaganza featuring Diana Ross, choreographed and hosted the MTV series The Grind, and choreographed “Tarzan Live!”, a stage production for Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Expanding his experience beyond the U.S. market, Jamie quickly began working in Europe and Asia with the Japanese performer Anri, British pop stars Louise, Jimmy Ray, and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell. In 1999, Jamie was asked to create and choreograph Ricky Martin’s show stopping performance of “The Cup of Life” at the Grammy Awards. This earned the evening’s only spontaneous standing ovation and transformed Ricky into a cultural icon. It was during this eventful time that King decided to expand his career by transitioning into Artistic Direction. For the next two years, King became known as the man to who Martin turned for designing and overseeing all TV performances and music videos. But, the highlight of Jamie’s year would be the opportunity to direct Ricky’s groundbreaking “Livin La Vida Loca” World Tour. With the overwhelming success of the tour, King was presented with offeres to direct and choreograph for artists Mya, Japanese super-group Dreams Come True, Blackstreet, Bryan Adams, comedian Ellen Degeneres, and Britney Spears. With teen superstar Britney Spears, Jamie would direct the 2000 World Tour “Oops I Did It Again”, choreograph the music video “Stronger” and conceptualize the pop diva’s spectacular 2001 American Music Awards performance. Later that year, Madonna once again called up King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her music video “Don’t Tell Me”. However, the Material Girl surprised Jamie by asking him to direct her promotional world tour as well. “ It was the chance I was waiting for”, confides King. “I had a feeling she was gonna do a major world tour in the future, and I knew only one thing: I had to direct it”. Jamie’s work paid off. The new video received an MTV award nomination for best choreography, marking the second in a row for the duo. The promotional tour turned out to be an enormous success and by June 2001, Madonna’s “Drowned World” Tour, directed by Jamie King, became a reality. Simultaneously, KING PRODUCTIONS co-created, wrote, and directed “Storm”, a Latin influenced live show for Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. “The experience of live stage is so fulfilling”, explains King. “I’d love to do it again.” In the future, Jamie King looks forward to continuing with current pursuits, as well as further defining his creative voice for the Broadway stage, television production, and feature films. this is all very interesting...how do you know all of this... You can find it here: http://www.schwartzmanpr....adonna.asp ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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Jamie King ROCKS! 
My fave of his are: 1995 AMA Purple Medley choreography, Soul Train Awards in 1994? Acknowlege Me, Love Sign.. He was also in Janet's "IF" Video with Ms. Jackson and Tina Landon. My three favorite dancers in one video!!!  | |
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When I hear Jamie King it reminds me of Jamie Foxxs' character on..the Jamie Foxx show. "Climb in my fur." | |
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paula abdul did some of his stuff in the 90's, i know she did the ama medley, cos if u watch her dance instructional vid, she does a lot of the same dances in it, as P did in the medley.. so it's all good...
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langebleu said: pejman said: july said: Diamonds said: 'Prince's Choreographer'
Jamie King was the best Choreographer Prince ever worked with, in my opinion.
Jamie King is one of the most innovative Director/Choreographers working in the entertainment industry today. Recognized for his unique to turn new performers into polished stars, Jamie is also known for elevating even the most established artists including George Michael, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, and Elton John, to a new level of live performance and music video presentation. A master at creating and staging dance sequences, King has worked with established directors John Baptiste Mondino, Mathew Rolston, David Lachapelle, Wayne Isham and Joseph Kahn. Jamie has earned the respect of renowned television producers Don Mischer, Jeff Margolis, Ken Ehrlich, and Quincy Jones. Over the past three years, Jamie King and his team at KING PRODUCTIONS, have choreographed, and directed for an impressive array of clients including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Shakira, and most recently, the queen of pop Madonna. It all started in 1993 when Jamie began a three year collaboration with “Mr. Purple Rain” himself, Prince. “He was my teacher”, explains King. “Prince taught me about staging, lighting, editing, and most importantly the fusion of music and movement.” The success of this partnership was acknowledged in 1995, when Jamie received an Emmy Award Nomination for the Prince Tribute performance on The American Music Awards. This achievement caught the eye of the biggest names in the music business and led to several successful projects with Salt-n-Pepper, En Vogue, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Michael Jackson. In 1996, Madonna called upon Jamie to co-conceptualize and choreograph her cutting edge music video, “Human Nature”, which earned him the nominations for an American Choreography Award and MTV Video Music Award. “The craziness was just the beginning”, remembers King. Following in the footsteps of one of his idols, Debbie Allen, Jamie was commissioned to choreograph the 68th Annual Academy Awards. The experience would make him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. Once again, King was presented with an Emmy Award nomination. Jamie later collaborated with director Kenny Ortega on the Super Bowl Half Time extravaganza featuring Diana Ross, choreographed and hosted the MTV series The Grind, and choreographed “Tarzan Live!”, a stage production for Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Expanding his experience beyond the U.S. market, Jamie quickly began working in Europe and Asia with the Japanese performer Anri, British pop stars Louise, Jimmy Ray, and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell. In 1999, Jamie was asked to create and choreograph Ricky Martin’s show stopping performance of “The Cup of Life” at the Grammy Awards. This earned the evening’s only spontaneous standing ovation and transformed Ricky into a cultural icon. It was during this eventful time that King decided to expand his career by transitioning into Artistic Direction. For the next two years, King became known as the man to who Martin turned for designing and overseeing all TV performances and music videos. But, the highlight of Jamie’s year would be the opportunity to direct Ricky’s groundbreaking “Livin La Vida Loca” World Tour. With the overwhelming success of the tour, King was presented with offeres to direct and choreograph for artists Mya, Japanese super-group Dreams Come True, Blackstreet, Bryan Adams, comedian Ellen Degeneres, and Britney Spears. With teen superstar Britney Spears, Jamie would direct the 2000 World Tour “Oops I Did It Again”, choreograph the music video “Stronger” and conceptualize the pop diva’s spectacular 2001 American Music Awards performance. Later that year, Madonna once again called up King to co-conceptualize and choreograph her music video “Don’t Tell Me”. However, the Material Girl surprised Jamie by asking him to direct her promotional world tour as well. “ It was the chance I was waiting for”, confides King. “I had a feeling she was gonna do a major world tour in the future, and I knew only one thing: I had to direct it”. Jamie’s work paid off. The new video received an MTV award nomination for best choreography, marking the second in a row for the duo. The promotional tour turned out to be an enormous success and by June 2001, Madonna’s “Drowned World” Tour, directed by Jamie King, became a reality. Simultaneously, KING PRODUCTIONS co-created, wrote, and directed “Storm”, a Latin influenced live show for Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. “The experience of live stage is so fulfilling”, explains King. “I’d love to do it again.” In the future, Jamie King looks forward to continuing with current pursuits, as well as further defining his creative voice for the Broadway stage, television production, and feature films. this is all very interesting...how do you know all of this... You can find it here: http://www.schwartzmanpr....adonna.asp Yeah, that's the one...  Thanks... langebleu... Smile... 8) | |
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I wasn't aware that he had a choreograh, I always thought he did cool moves, but when I think about it.. he probably did have one..!! | |
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