Wes Edwards
# Wes Edwards

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 |
| 2005 | "Something to Be Proud Of" | Montgomery Gentry |
| 2005 | "I Ain't Your Mama" | Amber Dotson |
| 2005 | "Why" | Jason Aldean |
| 2006 | "The Dollar" | Jamey Johnson |
| 2006 | "I Got a Woman" | The Gibson Brothers |
| 2006 | "I Got You" | Craig Morgan |
| 2006 | "Yee Haw" | Jake Owen |
| 2006 | "Amarillo Sky" | Jason Aldean |
| 2006 | "Little Bit of Life" | Craig Morgan |
| 2007 | "Johnny Cash" | Jason Aldean |
| 2007 | "Guitar Slinger" | Crossin Dixon |
| 2007 | "I Wanna Feel Something" | Trace Adkins |
| 2007 | "Perfect Man" | Melissa Jones |
| 2008 | "Crazy Days" | Adam Gregory |
| 2008 | "I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I Love You)" | Crossin Dixon |
| 2008 | "Put a Girl in It" | Brooks & Dunn |
| 2008 | "Back That Thing Up" | Justin Moore |
| 2009 | "Goin' All Out" | Dan Evans |
| 2009 | "She's Country" | Jason Aldean |
| 2009 | "Everything's Right" | Matt Wertz |
| 2009 | "Beer on the Table" | Josh Thompson |
| 2009 | "Come On" | Green River Ordinance |
| 2010 | "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" | Danny Gokey |
| 2010 | "Blame It on Waylon" | Josh Thompson |
| 2010 | "Way Out Here" | Josh Thompson |
| 2010 | "I Will Not Say Goodbye" | Danny Gokey |
| 2010 | "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" | Thompson Square |
| 2010 | "Georgia Clay" | Josh Kelley |
| 2010 | "Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk" | Colt Ford with Kevin Fowler |
| 2011 | "If I Run" | The Harters |
| 2011 | "Won't Be Lonely Long" | Josh Thompson |
| 2011 | "Something Better" | The Dirt Drifters |
| 2011 | "I Got You" | Thompson Square |
| 2011 | "Fish" | Craig Campbell |
| 2011 | "Beautiful Maybe" | Marlee Scott |
| 2011 | "Tattoos on This Town" | Jason Aldean |
| 2012 | "When I Get It" | Craig Campbell |
| 2012 | "Fly Over States" | Jason Aldean |
| 2012 | "Glass" (version T2) | Thompson Square |
| 2012 | "5-1-5-0" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2012 | "How Country Feels" | Randy Houser |
| 2012 | "Musta Had a Good Time" | Parmalee |
| 2012 | "Tip It On Back" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2012 | "She Cranks My Tractor" | Dustin Lynch |
| 2013 | "1994" | Jason Aldean |
| 2013 | "Better I Don't" | Chris Janson |
| 2013 | "Runnin' Outta Moonlight" | Randy Houser |
| 2013 | "Pieces" | Gary Allan |
| 2013 | "Night Train" | Jason Aldean |
| 2013 | "I Hold On" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2013 | "101 Proof" | Colton James |
| 2014 | "Goodnight Kiss" | Randy Houser |
| 2014 | "I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" | Cassadee Pope |
| 2014 | "Drunk on a Plane" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2014 | "Yeah" | Joe Nichols |
| 2014 | "Song About a Girl" | Eric Paslay |
| 2014 | "Close Your Eyes" | Parmalee |
| 2014 | "Burnin' It Down" | Jason Aldean |
| 2014 | "Say You Do" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2014 | "Take It On Back" | Chase Bryant |
| 2015 | "She Don't Love You" | Eric Paslay |
| 2015 | "Country" | Mo Pitney |
| 2015 | "Trans Am" | Thompson Square |
| 2015 | "Riser" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2015 | "Boy & a Girl Thing" | Mo Pitney |
| 2016 | "Humble and Kind" | Tim McGraw |
| 2016 | "Somewhere on a Beach" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2016 | "High Class" | Eric Paslay |
| 2016 | "I'll Be the Moon" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2016 | "What the Hell Did I Say" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2016 | "Pick Up" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2016 | "Black" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2016 | "Different for Girls" | Dierks Bentley with Elle King |
| 2016 | "Suitcase" | Steve Moakler |
| 2017 | "Getaway" | Hunter Brothers |
| 2017 | "It Ain't My Fault" (co:director: Ryan Silver) | Brothers Osborne |
| 2017 | "Hold the Light" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2017 | "Momma and Jesus" | Tucker Beathard |
| 2018 | "Shoot Me Straight" (co:director Ryan Silver) | Brothers Osborne |
| 2018 | "Woman, Amen" | Dierks Bentley |
| 2018 | "Most People Are Good" | Luke Bryan |
| 2018 | "Burning Man" | Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne |

## Awards

| Year | Video | Artist | Category | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | "Amarillo Sky" | Jason Aldean | ACM Music Video of The Year | Nominated |
| 2007 | "Amarillo Sky" | Jason Aldean | CMT Best Music Video | Nominated |
| 2007 | "Amarillo Sky" | Jason Aldean | CMT Music Video Director of The Year | Nominated |
| 2010 | "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" | Thompson Square | CMT Best Duo Video | Nominated |
| 2010 | "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" | Thompson Square | CMT Breakthrough Video | Nominated |
| 2011 | "I Got You" | Thompson Square | CMT Best Duo Video | Won |
| 2014 | "Drunk On A Plane" | Dierks Bentley | CMA Video of The Year | Won |
| 2014 | "Drunk On A Plane" | Dierks Bentley | ACM Video of The Year | Won |
| 2015 | "Humble And Kind" | Tim McGraw | CMT Music Video of The Year | Won |
| 2015 | "Humble And Kind" | Tim McGraw | CMA Video of The Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | "Aint My Fault" | Brothers Osborne | CMA Video Of The Year | Won |
| 2017 | "Aint My Fault" | Brothers Osborne | ACM Video of The Year | Won |
| 2017 | "Different For Girls" | Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King | CMT Video of The Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | "Different For Girls" | Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King | CMT Collaborative Video of The Year | Nominated |
