Michael Patterson
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Michael Patterson and his wife Candace Reckinger were driving forces behind the early days of MTV. Winners of an MTV award for the animation in a-ha's groundbreaking video for "Take on Me" and "Train of thought", they went on to animate and direct Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract". "Opposites" was nominated for 6 MTV awards and won the Grammy for best music video of the year. The couple also directed videos for Sting, Suzanne Vega, Roy Orbison, Wilson-Phillips, Ian Hunter, Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, and Go West among others. These days, Patterson employs his talents in the field of creating television commercials. He studied at the Experiemental Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.
