Mike Battle(II)
- Art Department
- Animation Department
- Editorial Department
Mike was born and raised in Rochester, New York, showing an interest in
illustration and animation at an early age. Following high school, he
attended the Rochester Institute of Technology for Illustration in
1996, and then Film & Animation in 1998. He graduated in 2002. He moved
to Los Angeles, CA in 2003, where he was introduced to fellow
Rochesterian, Patrick Garney by
Ben Raymondjack, who gave him his start
in live action as a production assistant on
All That (1994) &
Drake & Josh (2004) at the
Nickelodeon Studios on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. Later that year, he
met Jason Stiff on a delivery to the
Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, who helped get him his first
job in the Animation industry. On his 25th birthday, Mike was offered a
position at Film Roman Animation Studio as the Post-Production
Coordinator on the 8th Season of
King of the Hill (1997).
However, in May 2004, he moved back home to Rochester, NY after a loss
in his family. In 2005, he returned to Los Angeles where he was rehired
at Film Roman as a Production Coordinator for
The Simpsons (1989) and
The Simpsons Movie (2007) in
2006. Per the recommendation of co-worker,
Lisa S. Cervantes, Mike was promoted
into the Color Department as an Assistant Color Designer starting the
17th season of
The Simpsons (1989)" show.
In 2009, Mike started "www.FlourCityPost.com," a website featuring digital image restoration work of vintage views of his Rochester, NY hometown.
In 2009, Mike started "www.FlourCityPost.com," a website featuring digital image restoration work of vintage views of his Rochester, NY hometown.