Director and Executive Producer Patrick Kiely, perhaps best known for his award-winning music video work while on the roster of A Band Apart and Propaganda Films, both in Los Angeles, and for his spot work via his own company LOGIC, Los Angeles, and Viewpoint Creative, Boston and Los Angeles, has formed Rumpus Creative, a boutique production company that will bring expertise directing advertising, network promotion/branding and new media projects of all budgets to the creative marketplace.
Rumpus has already completed it’s first assignment — a co-branded spot for Hallmark Channel and Lazboy helmed by Kiely.

“These are challenging yet exciting times to launch a production company,” said Kiely. “Working at several large production companies taught me that it’s hard to be all things to all clients. With Rumpus we have vast experience producing great work within budgets of all sizes. Clients today are looking for small, nimble companies that they can partner with creatively and collectively.”

Patrick Kiely Bio

A native of Southern California, Kiely made his first film at the age of 17. Film school followed, and he soon leaped into production, producing commercials for the likes of Saturn and American Express. In 1997 he opened his own shop, LOGIC, whose first project, the music video for the Backstreet Boys ‘Quit Playing Games With My Heart,’ put it on the map and paved the way to Kiely’s own directorial debut; Sweetbox’s “Say Captain, Say What” (Warner Records Germany). Over the next three years he would direct over 50 music videos. To date he has directed close to 100.

In 1999 Kiely signed with A Band Apart, followed by Propaganda in 2001. His eye for striking visuals and memorable characters resulted in such music videos as Smile Empty Soul ‘Bottom of a Bottle’, voted top rock video on Fuse TV and MTV2; A*Teens ‘Dancing Queen,’ and Lost Prophets ‘Burn Burn’ whose album peaked at #4 in the UK.

In 2002, Kiely relaunched LOGIC focusing on advertising and network promotion spots. His work included spots for Direct TV and Discovery Channel’s “American Chopper.” It was around this time he forged a creative relationship with the agency, Viewpoint Creative, based in Boston and Los Angeles, acting as director and executive producer for the Los Angeles office. Through them he helmed spots for an array of entertainment and lifestyle brands including HBO, Disney Channel, Hallmark, Showtime and Mattel. He has also directed numerous co-branded spots for such brands as Kellogg’s, Hidden Valley Ranch, Ritz Crackers, Pizza Hut, Honey Bunches of Oats, Cepacol, and Oreo.

In addition, his keen sense of character and storytelling can also be found in the movie Stark Raving Mad (Columbia Tristar) starring Seann William Scott, which he conceived and associate produced.

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