What's the big idea?

Andrew Longhurst

Founder, Producer and cakeologist

A former milk monitor, Andrew began his creative career in 1983 working in the music industry, for which he asks your forbearance. He is also an innovator, from his involvement in the world’s first VR studio to the development of the first portable MP3 player. In 1994, his first experience of location video production involved a litre of Glenmorangie and a streaming cold. He thinks it went well.

In his own words:
I am passionately interested in people, organisations and their stories. With 25 years in video production, I set up MMOUK harnessing the best technologies and talent to help realise the ideas and aspirations of people and organisations; creating content that not just captures their hopes and dreams, but engages their audience and exceeds their goals.

Mike Bale

Editor, animator and cyclist without portfolio or seat

Mike, a dedicated electric cycle entusiast and one-time North Nibley pole-dance laureate nominee, holds a BA Honours in ‘Media Stuff’. Mike engages in continuous learning and is an absolute wizard with Adobe CC – particularly AE, PP and Illustrator.

Mike is our lead for Motion GFX and animation always bringing new visual concepts that express complex ideas simply with animations and layouts that capture hearts and audience share.

In his words “It’s the team that’s the thing …. can I have cake now?”

It’s the beard we admire him for.

Luke Coleman

Writist, journaliser, camerator and beardinage

Luke owns most of his facial hair, is qualified to deliver ESL, has an abiding fascination in people and cameras, is a writer, reporter and has travelled widely.

He claims to be pretty good at “camera-ing” and will talk about ‘wide-angle’ lenses for beer or cake. Meanwhile, his interest in giving voice to those who are often not heard to which he brings energy and dedication but, thus far no cake.

He is a delight…

Neil ‘Ace’ Harper

Copywritist, Storyteller and Scriptwriterator

A prototype super-human, Neil escaped from an underground military research facility with two degrees – one more and he’d have formed a singing group – but instead developed a passionate interest ‘words and stuff’, going on to work both agency and client side, and freelance with agencies ranging from Silver and Rooster Punk, to Digital Radish and MOI – before joining the MMOUK team.

Like all good weavers of yarns, Neil is primarily interested in characters; characters with purpose, be they individuals, brands, or specific goals. He brings them to life using ‘like, letters and stuff’ and cake. Mostly cake.

He believes he is the reincarnated soul of Howard Hughes and is a qualified quantum Bakewell magician.