Michael Thomas DeLano

Michael Thomas DeLano  grew up around the corner from Willow Springs Raceway — which probably explains a few things — and founded COTU Media in 2008, building it into a full-service production house with a reputation for pulling off the impossible on lean schedules and sometimes even leaner budgets. He's directed over 1,200 car features and commercials for Kelley Blue Book, plus launch films for some of the most iconic nameplates in the industry — VW Atlas, Jetta, Passat, Beetle, Toyota Supra, Mazda Miata, Honda Passport, Acura MDX, NSX, and Prelude. Industrial heavyweights ABB and KUKA Robotics have flown him around the US, Germany, and China to direct campaigns when the stakes are high and the schedule is brutal. Three Motor Press Guild Best of the Year awards and a Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence sit on the shelf as evidence. Specialist in automotive, fluent in everything else, allergic to boring.