Nick DenBoer

About

Film and music video director best known for directing several music videos for the Canadian electronic music artist Deadmau5, beginning with "Monophobia" in 2018. He later directed the music videos for his songs "Drama Free," which featured pop singer Lights, and "Pomegranate," which was a collaboration with the songwriting/production duo of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, known collectively as The Neptunes.

Before Fame

He briefly attended the Ontario College of Art and Design. After dropping out 2 years into his attendance, he founded a construction company in Toronto. Video production and animation, which he had previously done only as a side gig, became his primary focus in 2009 when he created the video production company Generic Versatility, Inc.

Trivia

He received a Prism Prize Audience Award nomination in 2019. The following year, he won a Webby Award for "Best Use of Social Media 2020." He was also nominated for a Juno Music Video of the Year Award in 2021.

Family Life

He is married to Leanne O'Brien.

Associated With

He worked as a visual effects artist for the Flying Lotus music video "Fire is Coming," which featured director David Lynch. From 2012 to 2015, he worked as a producer of satirical sketches for late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien.