NEW THINGS-
Michael is currently Directing and Producing the feature documentary “The Weight Of Speed” for Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas.
Michael served as Executive Producer for the Netflix documentary series, “Dirty Pop”, with partner TIME Studios. The series shot to #1 on Netflix upon its release and became the most streamed doc series on the platform globally in 2024.
Michael is Executive Producing the documentary, “The Black Hat: The Untold Colonel Tom Parker Story”, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way (The Revenant, Wolf of Wall Street, The Aviator) and Five All In The Fifth (Lance, All Up In The Biz).
Michael Produced “NEO-DOME”, starring Anna Camp (True Blood, Pitch Perfect), Michael Mosley (Ozark, The Sinner) and Nicholas Logan (Dopesick, Watchmen) with partner Ritual Film Co. Michael also composed the original score for the project. “NEO-DOME” won the SXSW 2024 Audience Award, SeriesFest Audience Award, Nashville Film Festival Jury Award and Montana Film Festival Jury Award.
Michael Produced the short film “Dark Land Of The Sun” in collaboration with OpenAI which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. He also composed the original score for the film.
Michael produced Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top), “I’ve Got Levitation”, the opening track on the compilation album, “May The Circle Remain Unbroken”, featuring Gary Clark, Jr., Lucinda Williams, Jeff Tweedy and Allison Mosshart.
EVERYBODY’S FAVORITE THING… A BIO!
Michael Johnson is an award winning multi media producer and director with successes in the entertainment industry across multiple genres and formats over the past 25 years. Michael has collaborated with industry leaders in nearly every facet of the entertainment business. As a music artist, producer and songwriter, Michael worked with hitmakers such as Diane Warren, Max Martin, Stevie Nicks and Billy F Gibbons, touring the world many times over with artists like Blink 182, No Doubt, Westlife, Cage The Elephant, MGK and Katy Perry. Michael’s love for storytelling quickly extended to music video production, branded content and the development and production of long form films and series. As a television and film producer, Michael has diligently worked his way to the forefront of the industry, collaborating with some of the most recognized brands, record labels, film studios, networks and talent, leading diverse creative teams through every phase of the creative process. Past partners include -UMG, TIME Studios, Red Bull, Sire Records, Hollywood Records, MTV, Jack Daniels, OpenAI, Nickelodeon, Netflix, HULU, ABC and more. From development, production and delivery to marketing, licensing and distribution, Michael is well versed in bringing even the most obscure ideas to life and connecting with consumers and fans globally.
INDIVIDUAL AND PROJECT AWARDS INCLUDE-
8 American Advertising Awards 3 RIAA Gold Records (North America) 2 BVMI Gold Records (GSA)
MTV Best New Artist VIVA Comet Award- “Best Reality Series” Bravo Otto Award
SeriesFest 2024 “Audience Award” SXSW 2024 “Audience Award” SeriesFest 2024 “Best Performance”
Cordillera International Film Festival- “Best Comedy Short” Oxford Film Festival- “Zeitgeist Award”
Palm Springs International ShortFest “Best Comedy Short” Rincon International Film Festival “Jury Prize”
Salute Your Shorts Film Festival- “Audience Award” Sun Valley Film Festival- “Soho House Award”
Washington DC Film Festival- “Audience Award” Woods Hole Film Festival - “Jury Award”
London Film Festival- “Best Comedy Short” New York Film Festival- “Best Dramatic Short”
