Trey Fanjoy is an award-winning music video and film director, producer, and creative director with over thirty years of experience. Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Fanjoy made her first 8 mm film for a 10th grade social studies project. She attended the University of South Carolina, where she studied journalism. After working in commercial film production in New York City and Los Angeles, Fanjoy moved to Nashville in the mid-1990s and began her career as a music video producer, which soon led her to directing.
Fanjoy made CMA history in 2009 as the first woman to receive the Video of the Year award for her direction of the video for Taylor Swift’s hit “Love Story.” Fanjoy received CMA Video of the Year awards for her work with Miranda Lambert in 2010 for “The House That Built Me” and in 2020 for “Bluebird,” and has been nominated for the award eighteen times. Known for her strong visual language and narrative depth, Fanjoy has collaborated with artists such as Swift, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, and Blake Shelton, helping shape the visual presentation of their music across multiple projects and influencing the overall look of country music for over two decades. Fanjoy has also worked with Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Enrique Iglesias, and many others.
Fanjoy formed her own production company, Big Feather Films, in 2006. In addition to her three CMA awards, she has received twenty-three CMT awards, four Billboard Music awards, and one ACM award. Fanjoy also holds leadership roles in the music industry, serving as president of the Nashville Chapter board of the Recording Academy and as a trustee on its national board. With more than 200 music videos to her credit, she made her feature film directorial debut for Sony Pictures in 2021 with Honey Girls.
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