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Music videos
Full videos and mic performance reels for independent artists, from rooftop sets to night street shoots.
Phoenix, AZ / Photo + Video + Drone
The cameraman artists call when it has to look like a movie.
Dego Nichols is the Phoenix cameraman, photographer and drone operator behind Shots by Paparaazii. Music videos, live shows, sports and portraits, shot in Phoenix and anywhere the work goes. The goal on every shoot: turn you into a superstar.
Directed
Buttonz, “Keep It Cool” · Saenz, “Insurrections”
Shot at
Marquee Theatre · Darkstar Tempe · Camp Tontozona
Based in
Phoenix, Arizona. Travels for the shoot.
Selected work
Straight from the feed
Real posts from @shotsbypaparaazii. Tap any one to open it on Instagram.
Credits
- DirectedButtonz, “Keep It Cool”Music video, night shoot
- DirectedSaenz, “Insurrections”Mic video, watch on YouTube
- Music videoCartier J, “Candy Rain” (Remix)Phoenix rooftop at dusk
- Music videoForeversoloo, “No New Friends”Koreatown, Los Angeles
- Live musicPOSH at DarkstarTempe
- SportsArizona State footballCamp Tontozona
What he shoots
Book the shoot, not just the post
Live shows
Concerts and club nights: the set, the crowd and the moments after the final song.
Sports
Practice, game day and sideline coverage, close enough to feel the hit.
Drone and aerial
Skyline openers and wide establishing shots that make a video feel big from the first frame.
Portraits
Styled sets for artists and creators, on rooftops, in the street or wherever the look lives.
Travel shoots
Phoenix is home base, not the limit. He has shot in Los Angeles and travels for the right project.
About
Meet Dego Nichols
Dego is the Phoenix cameraman, photographer and drone operator behind Shots by Paparaazii. He shoots music videos, artist portraits, live shows, sports and aerials, and he runs every shoot toward one goal: turn you into a superstar.
His work moves from rooftop music videos above downtown Phoenix to Arizona State football at Camp Tontozona, club sets at Darkstar Tempe and concert nights at the Marquee Theatre. He shoots photo and video on the same day and flies the drone for the aerial openers that run through his videos.
Based in Phoenix. Available anywhere. Bring the idea, and he brings the camera, the drone and the belief.
- Brand
- Shots by Paparaazii
- Based
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Works
- Photo, video, drone
- Directed
- “Keep It Cool”, “Insurrections”
- @shotsbypaparaazii
Booking
Got a vision? Let him shoot it.
Bookings run through Instagram DM. Fill this in and the message writes itself: copy it, send it, done.
- 01Tell him the shoot
What it is, where, and when.
- 02Send the vision
The song, the mood or the moment you want caught. References help him plan the look.
- 03Shoot day
Photo, video and drone coverage. You bring the performance.