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wendy morgan interview by peter agoston
Upon first glance, director Wendy Morgan might not come across as some crazy-ass, woopty-woo rap music director, brimming with delusions of grandeur and fraudulent posturing. Subdued and refined, countered by a cutely obnoxious laugh and thick librarian glasses, this 5-foot McGill graduate appears more like another face in the crowd than probably, arguably, Canada's dopest music video director out right now.

Any young female that rocks vintage Organized Konfusion and MF Doom and has made incredibly vivid yet wholly understated videos for the likes of Abstract Rude and The Jigmastas - not to mention, somewhat single-handedly propelling Battle Axe Records' foundation (Swollen Members and Moka Only) into Canadian super-stardom, has got some going on, got something definitely going on.

I was lucky enough to work on her first American shot music video this past August ("Don't Get It Twisted" by The Jigmastas & Sadat X) in New York City, when she was just merely doing her freelance thing; it's taken me almost 5 months since to get her on the phone just for this little ass interview. Lil' X - ain't got shit on her.



Peter: Where did you learn to make music videos?

Wendy: Where did I learn to make them (laughing)? I learnt making them while I was making them.

What's your favorite Organized Konfusion album?

Stress: The Extinction Agenda

What does the medium of music videos mean to you?

I don't like that question.

Why not?

I don't know, because it's stupid.

It's stupid! I'm going to print that. (thinking of new