Logan Leistikow (born February 25, 1984 in Nacogdoches, Texas) is an American television producer and host known for his work with internet/TV crossovers. He is best known for his popular web series, The Yellow Mic, and his trademark of the same name. Leistikow produced Tom Green Live in 2007 and is currently a VJ for the nationally syndicated show, VJ IAM TV.

Contents 1 Early Short Films 2 Tom Green Live 3 The Yellow Mic 4 External links

[edit] Early Short Films

Leistikow's comedic webseries, The Mustache Chronicles, went viral in 2005 and has become a cult hit among internet surfers; even gaining a spot on the Independent Film Channel show, Media Lab Uploaded. Leistikow was the Featured Director on that particular episode.

Michael Jordan's Phobia Clinic, a popular viral infomercial parody, was also written, directed, and produced by Leistikow. The wacky online video was performed by The Deans and was downloaded over 500,000 times within the first week of its release.

Leistikow has composed music for many of his own films, as well as other films and even video games. His "Public Music Project" has become a valuable resource for artists looking for quality royalty-free music.

In the autumn of 2006, Reader's Digest and The Little River Zoo commissioned Leistikow to film the world's only painting capuchin monkey, Bailey. The resulting video was featured on their website and was linked to from the November 2006 print issue of Reader's Digest.

[edit] Tom Green Live

Leistikow produced and directed comedian Tom Green's live internet talk show, Tom Green Live, during the Spring and Summer months of 2007. He was rarely seen on-camera, but Tom would often talk to Logan during the show.

On the July 26, 2007 episode LA Ink's Kat Von D suggested that Tom give her a tattoo live on air. She'd brought her own equipment for the process and after deliberating for several minutes, Tom agreed to tattoo "Logan" on her arm. This was Logan's last week working at the show.

[edit] The Yellow Mic

The Yellow Mic is a syndicated series of short-form man-on-the-street videos produced and hosted by Logan Leistikow. The series trademark is a hand-held microphone with a yellow windscreen that always makes an appearance. The videos range from mindless humor to entertainment news and interviews; labeled "guerilla variety" by Leistikow.

A notable episode of The Yellow Mic is "WGA Strike 2007" wherein Leistikow and Feigh interview WGA writers such as Chuck Lorre (Dharma & Greg, Two and a Half Men), and Joe Medieros (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) picketing outside of NBC Studios in Burbank, California. Actors Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men) and Erin Tietsort (Sunset Tan) have also made guest appearances on The Yellow Mic.

The show highlights awkward silences and pregnant pauses. A red carpet episode entitled "Streamy Awards 2009" opened with an awkward exchange involving Lisa Kudro and Yellow Mic correspondent Corbin Ross. The 'pilot' episode was in fact a video of Leistikow attempting to flirt with reality TV star Erin Tietsort and ending up interviewing a local homeless woman.

[edit] External links

• Logan L Productions
• Logan's IMDb Page