Mike Smyth began his career as a copywriter in Byers Advertising, where he also became General Manager in his early 20’s. He moved to Des O’Meara and Partners as a writer and after 6 months was appointed the Creative Director. Involved in many tv commercials for Quinnsworth/Tesco Ireland amongst others, he set up Mike Smyth Productions to produce and direct tv commercials..

A few years later, he set up Rumble Films. Through Rumble Films, Smyth produced and directed many series of “Music Express”, which was distributed in the main by Warner Music in London. Many of the world’s A Division music celebrities have appeared on Music Express, which have aired in dozens of countries worldwide.

Music Express was followed by a HD series, initially for the United States, called “Talks with…”. This series also ran for several years on Sky Arts in Europe.

Rumble Films also produced seven series of “The Last Broadcast” for RTE, a series which mixed music interviews with live performances of current and up-and-coming Irish artists.

Rumble Films produces tv commercials, web based films, documentaries, corporate films and music videos