Legendary Music Video Director Diane Martel Passes Away at 63 After Battle with Cancer

Breast cancer killed 63-year-old Diane Martel. Outstanding music video director. After Martel’s death, music and leisure altered. His R&B and pop photographs are legendary. She died softly at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York with family.

NYC birth, May 7, 1962. After street painting, she filmed. Her early dance films were NEA-funded. These films inspired her groundbreaking music videos. Her debut music video was Onyx’s “Throw Ya Gunz”. The 1992 album showed hip-hop’s rawness.

She worked with stars and became recognized quickly. She worked hard in 1990s. Her videos include Mariah Carey’s “Dreamlover,” “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and “Whenever You Call.” Martel was a popular director because she told stories with beautiful images.

Martel worked on social reform. Many art styles and eras were used in these pieces. She produced Justin Timberlake’s first solo hit “Like I Love You,” Beyoncé’s beautiful ballad “Listen,” and Robin Thicke’s controversial but unforgettable “Blurred Lines.” She restyled Miley Cyrus for “We Can’t Stop,” “Malibu,” and “Younger Now.” Music videos and Cyrus’s 2014 Bangerz Tour were her responsibility. She become more creative behind pop culture’s greatest events.

Martel’s music is still admired by fans, colleagues, and musicians. She challenged picture storytelling and created masterpieces that are still admired decades later. Future filmmakers, artists, and visionaries will honor her legacy by seeing music as visual and emotional rather than just sound.