Background
Mike Knowles is a creator/entertainer who grew up in the small farm town of Oley Valley, outside of Reading Pennsylvania, before moving to Los Angeles in 2019. Mike at a young age took an interest in television, filmmaking and entertainment. Inspired by the likes of Star Wars, Seinfeld, and Avatar The Last Airbender, he gained his love and appreciation for the medium during the time he spent watching TV and movies with his father who had been laid off.
He soon became enamored by digital media, inspired by the likes of Rooster Teeth, IGN, Inside Gaming/Funhaus, Rocket Jump and Kinda Funny. During his high school years, he split his schooling between Oley Valley High School and his county's technical school Berks Career and Technology Center, under the Communications Media Technology Class (Film/TV). He would graduate from both in 2015, scoring in the top 10% nationwide on the NOCTI exam for Media Arts. He continued on to graduate with a BA in Film and Media Arts with a minor in Theater from Temple University in 2019. In 2019, Mike's screenplay Isabelle's Journey placed in the 2nd round of the Austin Film Festival Script Competition, scoring in the top 20% out of 11,907 entries. Mike has worked with many companies & content creators including 100 Thieves, Airrack, TBNR/Preston, 2HYPE, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Bang Zoom Studios, Bandai of North America, Game Attack/Hangtime and Pixomondo, just to name a few. He is also pursuing a career in voice over, having appeared in titles such as Katsugeki Touken Ranbu and Granblue Fantasy The Animation. In addition, Mike has hosted and organized events like convention panels, podcasts, web shows and much more. All while hosting a lively community on Twitch and making original content on Youtube. He also should really stop referring to himself in the third person when typing stuff. |