Jon Augustavo was born in Seattle, WA. He became interested in
television production and directing at an early age, filming and
editing numerous home videos for his family and friends.
Augustavo graduated from Washington State University's Murrow College
of Communication in 2006.
After college, Augustavo began making music videos for numerous local
Seattle musicians before deciding to pursue a full-time career in film
production, cinematography and directing. He later enrolled in graduate
school at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.
Jon recently won 3 MTV Video Music Awards for his work with Seattle
Rapper Macklemore. His videos for "Same Love," and "Can't Hold Us,"
took home the accolades for Best Hip Hop Video, Best Cinematography and
Best Video with a Social Message.
As of 2013, Jon has focused on various short film projects, but is
still actively working with musicians on a variety of creative video
endeavors.