Alec Cartio

Alec Cartio is an Iranian-Swedish-American music video, automotive commercial and film director. He is best known for his work, which modernized the Iranian Music Video industry.

Alec Cartio
(Alexander Cartio)
Birth nameAlireza Sabahi
Born (1976-09-14) 14 September 1976
Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)Music video director
film director
ad director
singer, musician, producer
Years active1990 – present
Associated actsGet Wet, Caymen, Cameron Cartio
Caymen
OriginMalmö, Sweden
GenresBoyband
Years active1990-1998
LabelsSony BMG Sweden
Associated actsFormerly "Get Wet"
Past membersAlec Cartio
Michel
Andre

Career

Alec Cartio was born in Tehran, Iran to Iranian parents on 14 September 1976. He immigrated to Sweden, where he started his career as a member of the Malmö-based Swedish boy band Get Wet later renamed Caymen. The band was signed to Sony BMG and was active in the 1990s. They released a number of singles, had moderate success and toured in Scandinavian countries.

Later on, he developed his career as a music video director, shooting videos for a number of artists, including FloRida, Wu Tang Clan, Brian Mcknight, Quiet Drive, Shadmehr Aghili, 786, Black Cats, Ebi, Googoosh, Kamran & Hooman, Jamshid, Native Deen, Pyruz, Saeed Mohammadi, Sepideh, Shadmehr Aghili, Shahram Solati, Shahrum K, Valy, David Wharnsby, Zain Bhikha, Shahab Tiam, Pouya, Moein, Isadora, Budweiser, Rock by Sweden and many many more.

Notable directed videos include "Airport" for Andy & Shani, "Mi amore" and "Fix Me" for Velvet,[1] "Temptation" for Arash & Rebecca Zadig, "Boro Boro", "Arash" and "Tike Tike" for Arash, "Henna", "Roma", "Barooneh", "Ne Na Nai", "Electric", "Bia Nazdiktar", "Sheytoonaki" for his brother Cameron Cartio, "Miss Blue" for Vincent. He also produced Cameron Cartio's album Borderless.' He also directed a long film feature Convincing Clooney, a situation comedy based on Convincing Clooney and released in 2011. The film was credited to Alexander Cartio.[2]

Since 2017, he is also a classic car historian/filmmaker and BMW 8-series super specialist.

Alec Cartio is the brother of Swedish singer Cameron Cartio.

Music production

Filmography

References
  1. Sundholm, Magnus (20 March 2007). "Velvet spelar in video med modellen Beiron". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. IMDb.com: Alexander Cartio page
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