Overview

• Her family said she died on Sept. 18 from breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering in Manhattan.
• Aunt Gail Merrifield Papp confirmed the death, with survivors including Papp, three pet cats, and many longtime friends.
• Martel’s early break included the 1992 PBS documentary Wreckin’ Shop and her first music video, Onyx’s Throw Ya Gunz in 1993.
• She later created high-profile clips such as Miley Cyrus’s We Can’t Stop and Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines, whose unrated version was banned from YouTube.
• One of her final credits was Ciara’s Ecstasy released in April, with tributes noting her influence from peers like DJ Premier.