Michael Salomon is an American music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos. His directorial career began when he directed the video for Metallica's "One", which was nominated for "Best Heavy Metal Video" at the MTV awards, established the band nationwide, and was declared one of the "Top 75 Videos Of All Time" in Rolling Stone's critics' poll.
He later won numerous awards, including the CMT "Director of the Year" awards in 1994, 1995 and 1996, He has directed videos for Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson, Lonestar, and Brooks & Dunn.