Wes Edwards is a music video and commercial director. He has directed over 150 official music videos in various genres from country to EDM. He has created multiple videos for Brothers Osborne, Dierks Bentley, Dash Berlin, and Emma Hewitt. In 2020 he co-founded production company Strange Arcade. In 2022 he directed the documentary series American Anthems with Academy and Emmy award winning Believe Entertainment Group for PBS.
Edwards has won two CMA Video Of The Year awards for videos he directed. He has won Three ACM awards for Video Of The Year, two as a director and one as a producer. In addition, he has won an award for CMT Video Of The Year and a GMA Dove Award for Video Of The Year.
He had two videos in Billboard Magazine's Top 100 Music Videos of the Decade (all genre) 2010-2020.
Music videos directed
Year Video Artist 2001 "More of Your Love" The Derailers 2002 "The Lowlands" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 2003 "Heavy Liftin'" Blake Shelton 2004 "Leave It All Behind" The Features 2005 "Hicktown" Jason Aldean "Something to Be Proud Of" Montgomery Gentry "I Ain't Your Mama" Amber Dotson "Why" Jason Aldean 2006 "The Dollar" Jamey Johnson "I Got a Woman" The Gibson Brothers "I Got You" Craig Morgan "Yee Haw" Jake Owen "Amarillo Sky" Jason Aldean "Little Bit of Life" Craig Morgan 2007 "Johnny Cash" Jason Aldean "Guitar Slinger" Crossin Dixon "I Wanna Feel Something" Trace Adkins "Perfect Man" Melissa Jones 2008 "Crazy Days" Adam Gregory "I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I Love You)" Crossin Dixon "Put a Girl in It" Brooks & Dunn "Back That Thing Up" Justin Moore 2009 "Goin' All Out" Dan Evans "She's Country" Jason Aldean "Everything's Right" Matt Wertz "Beer on the Table" Josh Thompson "Come On" Green River Ordinance 2010 "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" Danny Gokey "Blame It on Waylon" Josh Thompson "Way Out Here" "I Will Not Say Goodbye" Danny Gokey "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" Thompson Square "Georgia Clay" Josh Kelley "Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk" Colt Ford with Kevin Fowler 2011 "If I Run" The Harters "Won't Be Lonely Long" Josh Thompson "Something Better" The Dirt Drifters "I Got You" Thompson Square "Fish" Craig Campbell "Beautiful Maybe" Marlee Scott "Tattoos on This Town" Jason Aldean 2012 "When I Get It" Craig Campbell "Fly Over States" Jason Aldean "Glass" (version T2) Thompson Square "5-1-5-0" Dierks Bentley "How Country Feels" Randy Houser "Musta Had a Good Time" Parmalee "Tip It On Back" Dierks Bentley "She Cranks My Tractor" Dustin Lynch 2013 "1994" Jason Aldean "Better I Don't" Chris Janson "Runnin' Outta Moonlight" Randy Houser "Pieces" Gary Allan "Night Train" Jason Aldean "I Hold On" Dierks Bentley "101 Proof" Colton James 2014 "Goodnight Kiss" Randy Houser "I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" Cassadee Pope "Drunk on a Plane" Dierks Bentley "Yeah" Joe Nichols "Song About a Girl" Eric Paslay "Close Your Eyes" Parmalee "Burnin' It Down" Jason Aldean "Say You Do" Dierks Bentley "Take It On Back" Chase Bryant 2015 "She Don't Love You" Eric Paslay "Country" Mo Pitney "Trans Am" Thompson Square "Riser" Dierks Bentley "Boy & a Girl Thing" Mo Pitney 2016 "Humble and Kind" Tim McGraw "Somewhere on a Beach" Dierks Bentley "High Class" Eric Paslay "I'll Be the Moon" Dierks Bentley "What the Hell Did I Say" "Pick Up" "Black" "Different for Girls" Dierks Bentley with Elle King "Suitcase" Steve Moakler 2017 "Getaway" Hunter Brothers "It Ain't My Fault" (co:director: Ryan Silver) Brothers Osborne "Hold the Light" Dierks Bentley "Momma and Jesus" Tucker Beathard 2018 "Shoot Me Straight" (co:director Ryan Silver) Brothers Osborne "Woman, Amen" Dierks Bentley "Most People Are Good" Luke Bryan "Burning Man" Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne
Awards
+YearVideoArtistCategoryResult2007"Amarillo Sky"Jason AldeanACM Music Video of The YearCMT Best Music VideoCMT Music Video Director of The Year2010"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"Thompson SquareCMT Best Duo VideoCMT Breakthrough Video2011"I Got You"Thompson SquareCMT Best Duo Video2014"Drunk On A Plane"Dierks BentleyCMA Video of The YearACM Video of The Year2015"Humble And Kind" Tim McGrawCMT Music Video of The YearCMA Video of The Year 2017"Aint My Fault" Brothers OsborneCMA Video Of The YearACM Video of The Year"Different For Girls" Dierks Bentley feat. Elle KingCMT Video of The YearCMT Collaborative Video of The Year
References
External links Official website