'' Miley Cyrus : Tongue Tied '' was created by the production and representation agency Cadence , headquartered in New York City . Neil Cooper and Nina Qayyum were enlisted as its executive producers , while Michael Angelos is recognized as a third producer . In addition to directing the project , Quentin Jones was responsible for creating its animations . Peter Duffy and Johnny Langer collaborated for the music and sound design . Diane Martel was secured as the creative director of the project ; she had previously worked with Cyrus for her music video for the track " We Ca n't Stop " and her controversial performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . Paul Laufner and Sandra Winther were respectively employed as the director of photography and artwork assistant . Simone Harouche is acknowledged as a stylist ; Cyrus ' hair was done by Andy Lecompte , while her makeup was done by Pati Dubrogg
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
Miley Cyrus: Tongue Tied