Cameron Duddy (born December 6, 1985) is an American
music video director and musician with over 9 billion views across his work.[1][2][3] As a director, he is known for his work with
Bruno Mars,
OneRepublic, and
Fifth Harmony. Most notably, Cameron directed the video for "Uptown Funk", winning an EMA, VMA, and topping charts as the 3rd most viewed video on YouTube.[4][1][5] He is the bass guitarist in the band
Midland.[6][7]
Duddy is one of the founding members of the country music trio
Midland. Formed in 2016 in
Dripping Springs, Texas, it consists of
Mark Wystrach (lead vocals), himself as bass guitarist and background vocalist, and Jess Carson (electric guitar, background vocals). Midland's musical styles and are defined by
neotraditional country influences.[15] Through
Big Machine Records, Midland has released four full length LP’s, the first,
On The Rocks,[16] which achieved Gold status and produced their triple platinum hit, ‘
Drinkin Problem’[17] as well as a platinum hit, ‘
Burn Out'.[18] The album earned them two
Grammy nominations[19] and several
CMA,[20]ACM[21] and
CMT[22] nominations as well as a win for ‘Best New Group’ at the ACM Awards.[23] The band most recently released their fourth album titled,
The Last Resort: Greetings From, which was a critical success[24][25] leading Midland on a world tour with several sold out performances in AUS, Europe, and the US.[26][27][28][29]
Personal life
Duddy is the son of cinematographer Christopher Duddy and Renee Axotis. He is the stepson of actress
Joely Fisher, and also stepgrandson of actress
Connie Stevens.[30]
He is married to photographer Harper Smith. They have a son and a daughter. [31]
Nominations and awards
2013: MTV Video Music Awards, Best Direction (Locked Out of Heaven)[30]
2015/2017: MTV Video Music Awards, Best Direction (nominee)[citation needed]