brian dennehy at home in connecticut for Malibu magazine

Marcus Mariota "Ohana" comercial for Beats by dre

Agency: Hustle L.A.

Client: Beats By Dre

Executive Creative Director: Omar Johnson

Creative Director: Zach Hilder

Copywriter: Greg Dyer

Art Director: Adam Chang

Director: Mike Piscitelli

Director of Photography - Starr Whitesides

Producer: Kevin O’Connor

Producer: Justin Benoliel

Producer: Mai Huynh

Producer: Whitney Jackson

Post Producer: Cindy Chapman

Art Dept- Lauren Nikrooz

Ill.i eyewear campaign with slick rick and will i am

Oakley one obsession campaign shot in LA with Eric Koston

BLAKE MILLS AND HIS GUITAR FOR THE COVER OF MONSTER CHILDREN 44

Head Tennis '90 Seconds Can Change Everything' with Novak Djokovic & Maria Sharapova

CORONA & MONSTER CHILDREN IN SRI LANKA FOR TEAM AVERAGE

We piled Craig Anderson, Dion Agius, Dylan Rieder, Andrew Allen and Steph Gilmore into a bus and tried to get lost around Sri Lanka. 

SERENA WILLIAMS COMERCIAL BEATS BY DRE

Director- mike piscitelli

production company - the sword fight

executive producer - justin benoliel

producer - brooke mcdaniel

director of photography - danny hiele

BANKS "DROWNING" VIDEO shot exclusively for i-D magazine

"BANKS is top of the ranks! With honest lyrics and more soul than heaven, let yourself fall for the sultry songstress and super babe in her brand spanking new music video for Drowning, in collaboration with i-D and directed by Mike Piscitelli. LA born and bred, BANKS has been bewitching the world with her siren-like voice and brilliant beats since she broke onto the music scene last year. Currently ruling the world from her dark and sexy hall of mirrors, it doesn't look as if she'll be slowing any time soon! For all those drowning: let BANKS give you a reason to swim."

Watch HERE.

Director Mike Piscitelli

Production Company The Sword Fight

Producer Logan Adermatt

Director Of Photography Michael Stine

Camera Assistant Prentice Smith

Gaffer Nick Ostrovsky

Key Grip Evan Ostrovsky

Production Designer Bryn Bowen

Production Manager Leah Younessi

Production Assistant Marlon Begue

Editor Chris Amos at Final Cut

Colourist Beau Leon at Company 3

Fashion Director Alastair McKimm

Stylist Maya Krispin

Hair Amber Kerns

Make-up Rachel Goodwin

Banshee actress lili simmons shot in topanga canyon

STYLIST- Henna Koskinen

MAKEUP- Erin Moffett

HAIR- Kristen Shaw

Ashley Smith in Byron for RVCA

A while back I flew down to Australia with Ashley Smith to meet up with the RVCA surf/skate team to shoot some images for her collaboration with the brand. 

CHRISTINA PERRI in the new campaign for MINKPINK

"It's always a bit weird to shoot a musician or artist as a model, and it wasn't one frame – we had to shoot an entire campaign and look book, and it's hard to pose over and over again. But Christina was great ... and she has a great voice!" The team rented out a recording studio in Burbank and Piscitelli kept in mind Minkpink's direction – be lively and genuine while highlighting Perri's personality. The only challenge, according to the photographer, "was having as much energy before lunch as after ... we had dance-offs. The funny thing is I never dance except on set – I don't go out dancing and I don't dance at home – but I dance on the sets of [nearly] all of my jobs. I think people are more at ease when I'm making an ass of myself."  

Jonah Hill for the cover of Malibu magazine

Ed Ruscha for the cover of Monster Children magazine #42

Tomate, a short film for The Elder Statesman

​Tomate is a short film that premiered on style.com to introduce The Elder Statesman's new kids line.

DIRECTOR - MIKE PISCITELLI

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - STARR WHITESIDES

MUSIC - MIKE EINZIGER & ANNEMARIE SIMPSON

STYLIST - SALLY LINDLEY

HAIR - CHARLES McNAIR

MAKEUP - SANDRA GANZER

MODEL - TOMATO THE BEAR

MODEL - HEATHER KEMESKY

WESTY PRODUCTIONS - BEN BONNET

Jess Hart for the cover of the 40th issue of Monster Children magazine

​I shot the cover with Jess Hart and Hedi Slimane shot the one with the surf dudes on it. Good times.

The J. Cole featuring Miguel "Power Trip" video is up for best hip-hop video at the VMA's

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2013/best-hip-hop-video/

LA LA LAND WITH CHLOE NORGAARD FOR MINKPINK

Credits:

Shot on location in Venice Beach CA.

Stylist: Mark Vassallo

Make-up: Erin Moffett

Hair: Luke Chamberlain

I Spent the day in the 818 getting buff with Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo is almost 70. He can do more pull ups than you can, has been in over 250 films, spent years of his life in prison and is honestly one of the warmest and open dudes I have ever worked with.

some people think that this video for Polica featuring Justin Vernon is NSFW...

directed by: Mike Piscitelli & Nabil

dop: Danny Hiele

producer: Justin Benoliel

editor: Isaac Hagy

art dept: Greg Lang

styling: Michael W.

LAND ROVER ROAM FREE CAMPAIGN SHOT IN LOS ANGELES FOR Y&R

SHOOTING ADS FOR CARS WITHOUT CARS? I'M YOUR DUDE...

Agency: Y&R, New York, USA

Chief Creative Officer: Jim Elliott

Group Creative Directors: Marc Sobier, Andrew McKechnie

Art Director: Eduardo Quadra

Copywriter: Paul Wood

Content Producer: Veronica Reo 

Cinnamon Girl MATHILDA BERNMARK shot in Topanga canyon

MODEL: MATHILDA @PHOTOGENICS

STYLIST: JEFF K. KIM

MAKEUP: ERIN MOFFETT

HAIR: RYAN RICHMAN

I finally made a rap video… we shot it in North Carolina with J. Cole featuring Miguel

directed by me

dop: danny hiele

producer: Justin Benoliel 

editor: isaac hagy

color: beau leon @ CO3

SOMEHOW I WAS ASKED TO BE IN RizzolI'S NEW BOOK Pools: Reflections

Twenty years after the publication of 1992's Pools, author Kelly Klein revisits the subject with her new tome Pools: Reflections. Featuring work by Ryan McGinley, Julian Schnabel, Steven Misel, Herb Ritts, Jurgen Teller and a bunch of other people that get paid way more than I do...

Spending the day with sam shepard at the Santa Fe institute is pretty much the best day ever

So I flew to New mexico to shoot Sam Shepard at the Santa Fe Institue where he is finishing his next book. Before getting the chance to shoot him I had already thought that he was probably so much cooler than I could ever hope to be and as it turns out he is... After the shoot we were having a coffee in the kitchen when his friend Cormac McCarthy (who also works out of the institue) walks in and posts up with us for a solid 45 minutes. They invited me to stay for lunch but I decided to get the hell out of there before I had the chance to blow it. I have the best job ever.

Lee jeans with Cole Mohr and Cora Keegan for the Back in Black campaign

Back in Black Lee Jeans  A/W 13 Campaign 

Stylist   Britt McCarney

Models  Cora Keegan & Cole Mohr

Location  The Mint, LA.

Rose Byrne Shot at the Standard Hotel for Lifestyle Mirror

Bradley Cooper’s onscreen wife in the new film The Place Beyond the Pines, Australian actress Rose Byrne is on a roll—and there’s no telling what’s next.

 

Styled   Penny Lovell

Makeup   Mai Quynh

Hair   Giannandrea 

Shot at The Standard Downtown L.A.

analeigh tipton Shot in laurel canyon for the cover of Malibu magazine

Stylist   Emma Trask

Hair & Makeup   Cooper

WAITING FOR TOMORROW TO WAKE UP A SHORT FILM SHOT IN LOS ANGELES FOR MONSTER CHILDREN

Mike Piscitell created a short film titled “Waiting For Tomorrow To Wake Up” for Australian magazine Monster Children. Shot in Los Angeles, “Waiting For Tomorrow To Wake Up” follows a group of teenagers over the course of an evening as they hop around town from spot to spot. The film documents reckless youth, loving and living without a care in the world. “We wanted to capture the feeling you have around 17, 18,” Mike said in a recent interview with Karmaloop. “You cant get into bars, only one of your friends has a car, no one works so there’s no reason to sleep and you want to be in love with something.” 

The film premiered last week at Los Angeles’ Wild Honey Studios and is featured in the latest issue of Monster Children. “Waiting For Tomorrow To Wake Up” was also recently selected as one of Vimeo’s Staff Picks.

PARTY TIME WITH ol’ hef AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION

SPENT A FEW HOURS SNEAKING AROUND THE MANSION AND ABOUT 12 MINUTES SHOOTING HEF… GETTING HIM TO PET THE TIGER WAS EASILY THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY.

NAS SHOT IN LOS ANGELES FOR NYLON

SHOT NAS IN LOS ANGELES AT THE ELDER STATESMAN'S SHOWROOM. (THANKS GREG) NOT GONNA LIE, I WAS PRETTY INTIMIDATED FOR THIS ONE BUT HE ENDED UP BEING SUPER COOL AND MELLOW BUT SERIOUSLY MAKES THE SAME FACE IN EVERY SHOT.

KENNETH ANGER SHOT IN LOS ANGELES FOR VICE MAGAZINE

THIS SHOOT TOOK PLACE IN THE TIME IT TOOK KENNETH TO LEAVE THE UPSTAIRS OF THE CICADA RESTAURANT WHERE HE WAS BEING INTERVIEWED AND MAKE IT TO THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE… 

Surf star KOHLE ANDINO has exceptional grip IN A new campaign for TWEEDS UNDERWEAR

SHOOTING UNDERWEAR CAMPAIGNS WITH AN UNDERAGE SURF STAR AT HIS MOM AND DADS HOUSE WITH A GIRL IN A BIKINI IS ALWAYS GOING TO END UP FUN.

SPLIT YOUR PANTS BUT DON’T BREAK YOUR DICK SHOT IN KINGSTON JAMAICA FOR INSIGHT DENIM

SHOT ON THE STREETS OF KINGSTON JAMAICA WITH LOCAL TEENAGE DANCER STITCH AND HIS "BITCHES". DAGGERING IS REAL...

RACHAEL TAYLOR SHOT IN NEW YORK FOR MARIE CLAIRE

FASHION EDITOR   Zanna Roberts Rassi

MAKEUP by  Tina Turnbow

HAIR by  Matthew Monzon

GETTING BUCKED AT THE GAY RODEO FOR OYSTER MAGAZINE

SPENT TWO DAYS IN BANNING CALIFORNIA AT THE GAY RODEO. THE ORIGINALLY I WENT THERE JUST TO SHOOT FOR MY ONGOING AMERICAN SUBCULTURE PROJECT BUT OYSTER MAGAZINE ENDED UP WANTING THIS EDIT FOR THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE.

Drake 'Practice' video a year later...

Last year while I was shooting the visuals for Drake's Club paradise tour with Willo Perron this happened...  I'm not sure if it was the 5th or 6th Patron shot when it was decided but 1.5 million people have been hypnotized thus far so I guess it was worth it? (sorry mom)