"The Boss"
Brian Thomas, Director
Emmy Nominated Choreographer for the Michael Jackson 's 30th Anniversary Special, Glam Winner for Best Music Video, and Commercial Photographer Brian Thomas has worked in all avenues of the biz over the past 25 years. Originally from Michigan, Brian moved to NYC in 1993 to pursue a commercial dance career. It didn't take him long to land his dream job the 1995 MTV music awards dancing beside MICHAEL JACKSON . After many years of touring with various artists as a dancer BT started teaching at the BROADWAY DANCE CENTER which launched his choreography career progressing to directing and photography. Brian's education in film/photography started at School of Visual Arts in NYC. He still studies there training under directors such as Bob Giraldi & Todd Stephens. His love of dance and film was obvious, which led him to directing music video's, short films, documentaries and commercials.
DIRECTING CREDITS INCLUDE: "Amy's Victory Dance" - Documentary, "Higher Love" - Carishma, "Dark Matter" - Desmond Richardson, Associate Director for Cirque du Soleil, Obotacario Commercial-Brazil, and currently working on new documentary "Follow, Lead, Love."
CHOREOGRAPHY CREDITS INCLUDE: Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Pink, Usher, Jason Durelo, Alicia Keys, Mya, Brian McKnight, Whitney Houston, Deborah Cox, India Arie, Liza Minnelli, Gloria Gaynor, Marc Anthony, Sesame Street, the Electric Company, New York City Knicks Dancers, Brooklynettes, Optimum triple play, Are We There Yet, and many other TV/Live stage Events. He started his own film/photo production company called "SpinKick Pictures" in 2017 in honor of his grandma's passing. He quotes "Capturing a moment of truth is so worth the journey".
3 Fun Facts
BT's Sign: Aires
Favorite Artist: Sade
Favorite Film: American Beauty
