Mike Burns, a Miami native with Venezuelan roots, moved to Los Angeles in 1998. He has been a creative tour de force in both the film and music industries for the past 20 years.. Mike entered the scene producing music for Electronic Music Dj's in the early 2000's and received a Grammy Nomination in 2005 for his contribution as a songwriter and producer on the Album, "Creamfields", by artist and DJ, Paul Oakenfold . He went on to score the theme song and show music for two shows for ESPN's . "Rome Is Burning", and "Beg Borrow and Deal".
Mike's career segued into films as a video producer and director of "The Making Of" documentary content for film studios and production companies. Mike's passion for music and his drive to incorporate music into feature films led him into music supervision where he has worked on 35 films released through studios like Lionsgate Entertainment. and Vertical Entertainment.
In 2014 Mike was brought on as President of Baker Entertainment, an independent film company based on the Paramount Pictures lot where he developed and produce the film "Inconceivable" starring Nicholas Cage.
In 2015, he was hired by best-selling spiritual author and 2020 Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson as head of the production for her online company, Marianne.com where he has produced her video and audio content for 5 years as a passion project that feeds his soul.
After Marianne Williamson's relocation to the east coast in 2016, Mike was hired as Director of Branded Content for Wanderlust , a Yoga lifestyle brand and digital agency where he developed and launched their VOD platform, "Wanderlust TV" and shot numerous video campaigns for their clients.
In 2018 Mike launched Burnsi Creative, as a full-service production company after having produced, directed, and edited content for clients that include Ford Motors, Adidas, Tropicana, Revlon, Siggis, FLOW alkaline water, Now Foods, Coola Skincare, Spiritual Gangster, Wanderlust, and more.
In 2020, Mike embarked on his first feature-length directorial debut, "Out of Death" starring Bruce Willis and Jaime King. The film was released in the summer of 2021 through Vertical Entertainment and held the number one position on HULU for an entire week and rose to #2 on NETFLIX. He also composed the music for the film. Burns worked on the film"Wrong Place" which Stars Bruce Willis once again along with Ashley Green and Michael Sirow was released on July 15, 2022, and received an audience rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was the #1 new release on Hulu for 3 weeks straight in December of 2022, and in the top 10 movies on Amazon in the UK for 2 months straight. He again served as the film's composer, never leaving his passion for music behind.
Burnsi Creative's current client list includes Lionsgate Entertainment, Vertical Entertainment. Marianne Williamson, Hallmark Channel and more.