Biography

Bill Fishman, the founder of fALLOUT in 1984, is an independent filmmaker and music video director.
Throughout his career, he has been dedicated to earning the title of “The Hardest Working Man In Show Business,” a distinction once held by the legendary James Brown. Fishman’s portfolio includes directing award winning classic music videos for artists like Suicidal Tendencies, The Ramones, The Georgia Satellites, Good Charlotte, Wilco, Hank Williams Jr., Kid Rock, Van Halen, The Brand New Heavies, George Clinton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Fogerty, Geggy Tah, Jessica Simpson, Theory of a Deadman, T-Pain, Aloe Blacc, Natasha Bedingfield, Dream Theater, Lamb Of God, Bootsy Collins, The Ojays, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Train, Counting Crows, Megadeth, Fall Out Boy, Nickelback, Andy Grammer, The Decemberists, St. Jhn, Joss Stone, Michael Bublé, The Backstreet Boys, Carlos Santana and too many more to remember!

He has other produced other directors’ films such as “Underdogs” and “Odd Man Rush” as well as music videos for artists like Halsey, Avicii, Lenny Kravitz, Blues Traveler, The White Stripes, Rob Zombie, Sean Lennon, Wiz Khalifa, Lenny Kravitz, Galantis, OneRepublic, Bush and once again too many more to remember!

His contributions as a director in to the world of feature films include the cult classics “Tapeheads” (John Cusack, Tim Robbins), “Desperate But Not Serious,” “Car 54, Where Are You?” “Desperate But Not Serious” and “My Dinner with Jimi”. All of which showcase his rather unique storytelling and directorial style has led to awards such as 2003 MTV V.M.A.’s Viewer’s Choice Award and multiple CMA “Best Video” awards. His video for pioneering punk rockers Suicidal Tendencies’ “Institutionalized” was displayed in the Portland Museum of Art during a multi-media exhibit celebrating modern dadaism.Having attended some of the top film schools, including N.Y.U., S.F. Art Institute, SUNY Purchase, UCLA and A.F.I., he’s veteran of many previous film fests he has won awards including both the “Prix de Public” and “Gran Prix” awards at Switzerland’s Val D’Isere Film Festival, Best Screenplay Award at the 2003 Slamdunk Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the Asheville Film Festival and a Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival. In these films and others, Mr. Fishman’s creative vision, cinematic expertise and quirky humor are unmistakable, making him a versatile artist who has left his mark in both the music and film industries. His ability to seamlessly transition between these two creative realms speaks to his talent as a multi-faceted artist.

MUSIC VIDEOS

As a Director (selected):

• Airbourne – “Blonde Bad and Beautiful”
• Airbourne – “Bottom Of The Well”
• Arthur Baker – “Talk It Over”
• Backstreet Boys – Last Christmas
• Band of Merrymakers – “Snow Snow Snow”
• Blessid Union Of Souls – “I Wanna Be There”
• Bobby Jimmy and the Critters – “Roaches”
• Bootsy Collins – “Party On Plastic”
• Bryan Adams
• The Breakfast Club – “Drive My Car”
• The Brand New Heavies – “You Are The Universe”
• The Brand New Heavies with Q-Tip – “Sometimes”
• Cassandra Denver – “Cornfields”
• Cassandra Denver – “I Don’t Know Why”
• Conkarah ft. Shaggy – “Banana”
• Cory Marks – “Blame It On The Double”
• Counting Crows – Butter Miracle Suite part 1
• Counting Crows – “Pacific Park”
• Counting Crows – “Scarecrow”
• Dream Theater – “The Enemy Inside”
• The Dream – “Throw It Back”
• Eve 6 – “Victoria”
• Foxy Shazam – “I Like It”
• Frickin’ A – “Trend”
• Geggy Tah – “Whoever You Are”
• George Clinton – “Do Fries Go With That Shake”
• The Georgia Satellites – “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”
• The Georgia Satellites – “Myth Of Love”
• The Georgia Satellites – “Shake That Thang”
• Good Charlotte – “Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous”
• Grandmaster Flash – “Style”
• Hank Williams Jr. – “Young Country”
• Hank Williams Jr. with Kid Rock – “Naked Women and Beer”
• Hank Williams Jr. with Van Halen – “My Name Is Bocephus”
• Infectious Grooves – “Cousin Randy”
• Jabez – Live Rehearsals
• Jayhawks – “Big Star”
• John Fogerty – “Mystic Highway”
• Joss Stone – “What Christmas Means To Me”
• Joyce Irby/Doug E. Fresh – “Mr. D.J.”
• Julia Wolf – “Hot Killer”
• Keaton Simons – “Good Things Get Better”
• King Gordy – “Nightmares (Don’t Let Me Fall Asleep)”
• L.A. Dream Team – “Nursery Rhymes”
• Lamb of God – “Redneck”
• Leslie Odom Junior – Live at the LL Bean
• Los Amigos Invisible – “Sexy”
• Lindsey Stirling – “Upside”
• Liz Brennan – “Silver Chain”
• Lucius – “Born Teen Again”
• Megadeth – “The Right To Go Insane”
• Michael Bublé – Live in Vegas
• Moloko – “Fun For Me”
• The Monkees – “Heart and Soul”
• New Edition – “Girl”
• Nickelback – “Trying Not To Love You”
• Nickelback – “San Quentin”
• The O’Jays – “Stand Up (Show Love)”
• The Ramones – “I Wanna Be Sedated
• The Ramones – “Pet Semetary”
• The Ramones – “Something to Believe In”
• Saint Jhn – “Lust”
• Saint Jhn – “Roses”
• Samantha J – “Big Fat Benz”
• Santana – “Joy”
• Shirazee – “Different”Stephen Bishop – “Like Mother Like Daughter”
• The Sharks – “Only Time Will Tell”
• Sir Mix-A-Lot – “Big Johnson”
• Sir Mix-A-Lot – “Carz”
• Stop – “Wake Up”
• Suicidal Tendencies – “Institutionalized”
• Suicidal Tendencies – “Institutionalized ’94”
• Suicidal Tendencies – “Possessed to Skate”
• Suicidal Tendencies – “Trip to the Brain”
  ◦ Theory Of A Deadman – “Bitch Came Back”
• Theory Of A Deadman – “Hate My Life”
• Theory Of A Deadman – “Hurricane”
• The Three O’Clock – “Jet Fighter”
• Train – “If Its Love”
  ◦ Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
• We Are Harlot – “Dancing On Nails”
• We Are Harlot – “The One”
• Wilco – “Outta Site (Outta Mind)”
• Wilco – “Shot In The Arm”
• Zap Mama – “Bandy Bandy”
• III Frum Tha Soul ft. Richard Pryor – “Black Superman”

As a Producer:

• AJR – “Break My Face”
• AJR – “Burn The House Down”
• AJR – “Role Models”
• Anson Seabra – “Magazines”
• Avicii ft. Lenny Kravitz – “Superlove”
• Backstreet Boys – Christmas In New York
• Bad Wolves – “Learn To Walk Again”
• Bad Wolves – “Sober”
• Bush – “Nowhere To Go But Everywhere”
• Charlie Wilson – “My Favorite Part Of You”
• Chuckie Cambell – “All I Meant”
• Devil Wears Prada – “War”
• Don Broco – “Automatic”
• Don Broco – “Superlove”
• Five Finger Death Punch – “Living The Dream”
• The Fray – “Break Your Plans”
• Galantis – “Bones” ft. OneRepublic
• Grizfolk – “Troublemaker”
• Hermitude – “Everyday”
• Hermitude – “Stupid Worlds”
• Hyphen Hyphen – “Lonely Baby” ft. Kiiara
• Fortunate Ones – “Fear Killers”
• Hailey Knox – “Awkward”
• Hailey Knox – “Awkward” Live
• Hailey Knox – “Hardwired”
• The Heavy Hours – “Desperate Days”
• Halsey – “Hurricane”
• Halsey – “Ghost”
• Hannah Cutt – “Dirty Enough For Hardcore”
• Jesse McCartney – “Friends”
• Jesse McCartney – “Yours”
• Josh Breckenridge – “Not Forgiving You”
• Joshua Henry – “Guarantee”
• Joshua Henry – “Hold Me”
• Jonah Kagen – “Moon”
• Jonah Kagen – “Wish You Did”
• Kepler – “Guerreros”
• Kill J – “Silver Spoon”
• Loladre – “Better Drugs”
• Luke Christopher – “Mr. Holy Water”
• Marieme – “Ask For Help”
• Marieme – “Leave”
• Marlyn Manson – “Dope Hat”
• Matt & Kim – “Lessons Learned”
• Melissa Etheridge – “As Cool As You Try”
• Neyla Pekarek – “Train”
• Nova Miller – “Cold Feet”
• P.O.D – “Beautiful”
• Paul Van Dyk – “Lights”
• Phil Phillips – “Unpack Your Heart”
• SIXX AM – “Maybe It’s Time”
• Starset – “Trials”
• The Decemberists – “Make You Better”
• The O’Jays – “Above The Law”
• Theory of a Deadman – “Drown”
• Theory of a Deadman – RX
• The Sword – “Cloak of Feathers”
• Trevor Hall – “Wake Up”
• Wes Period – “Trap Star”
• Wes Period – “Big Bag”
• Whole Damn Mess – “Redemption”
• Wiz Khalifa – “Gin & Drugs”
• Yann Tiersen ft. Andy Dick – “A Midsummer Evening”
• Young The Giant – “Apartment”

FEATURE FILMS

• “Tapeheads” (Director/Writer) John Cusack, Tim Robbins
• “Car 54, Where Are You?” (Director) David Johansen, Rosie O’Donnell, Fran Drescher, John C. McGinley
• “Posse” (Exec. Producer) Mario Van Pebbles, Stephen Baldwin, Billy Zane
• “Desperate But Not Serious” (Director) Christine Taylor, Paget Brewster, Claudia Schiffer, John Corbett
• “My Dinner With Jimi” (Director) – Justin Henry, George Wendt, Royale Watkins, John Corbett, Curtis Armstrong
• “Underdogs” (Producer) – DB Sweeny, Natalie Imbruglia
• “Waltzing With Brando” (Director/Writer) Billy Zane, Jon Heder, Camille Razat, Alaina Huffman

DOCUMENTARIES

• “Hollywood Signs” (Director)

COMMERCIALS

• Jim Rome “Welcome To The Jungle”
• Jim Rome “Christmas” (Home Shopping Network parody)
• KCRW “Electrifying Radio”
• Nickelback – Get Rollin
• Survey Monkey
• Taylor Swift Tix Portal
• Virgin Mobile “The White Stripes – Live and In Flight”

TELEVISION

• “The Monkee’s Television Special ’97” – ABC
• “The O’Jays Live from NYC” – PBS
• “One Saturday Morning” / “The Monkey Boys” – ABC / DISNEY
• “To The Beat” – Sony

AWARDS

• Billboard Awards – Winner Best Independent Music Video: Stop
• M.T.V. Video Awards – Nominated for Best New Artist: Georgia Satellites
• Country Music Association – Winner Best Music Video: Hank Williams Jr.
• Academy of Country Music – Winner Best Music Video: Hank Williams Jr.
• Festival Du Cinema, Val d’lsere – Winner Grand Prix/Prix Du Public: “Tapeheads”
• N.Y. Independent Film Fest – Best Romantic Comedy: “Desperate But Not Serious”
• Slamdunk Film Festival – Winner Best Screenplay: “My Dinner With Jimi”
• M.T.V. Video Music Awards – Winner Viewer’s Choice Award: Good Charlotte
• M.T.V. Video Music Awards – Nominated for Best Rock Video: Good Charlotte
• M.T.V. Video Music Awards – Nominated for Best Group Video: Good Charlotte
• Asheville N.C. Film Festival – Winner Best Feature Film: “My Dinner With Jimi”