Director & VFX Artist » creative servant

Mike Portoghese’ award-winning work in music video, commercial and video art are well known and highly regarded amongst recording artists and industry elites alike.  His work as an FX Artist combined with his rhythmic editing shaped his directing style.  Portoghese’ unique ability to envision and create unimagined worlds that capture the artists and their music has made him one of the most sought after Canadian music video directors today. 

Some artists he's worked with include Danny Fernandes, Belly, Beenie Man, PS I LOVE YOU, JDiggz, Kreesha Turner, Our Lady Peace, Delerium, Snow, Justin Nozuka, Never Ending White Lights, Protest the Hero, Bedouin Sound Clash & Kardinal Offishall, etc. In 2010, Portoghese directed the influential music video ‘Automatic’ (Danny Fernandes f. Belly), garnering a nomination for Video of the Year at the 2011 CMW Indie Awards, Video of the Year at the 2011 MMVAs, as well as taking home the MMVA for 'Best-Post-Production'.  His commercial work has been expansive and international, from Labatt, Lululemon, Spike TV, Cadbury, Benadryl, MuchMusic and Labatt, to Toshiba and Coca-Cola.

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mike@CommonGroundArts.com