The creative wellspring at the heart of Diabolik, Phil was an award-winning New York City photographer before becoming a filmmaker. Specializing in fashion and music, Phil worked with Green Day, The White Stripes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera, Trent Reznor, My Chemical Romance, Carrie Underwood, The Killers, and Fall Out Boy, to name just a few. He shot the legendary foldout cover for Ludacris “Chicken ‘n Beer”, and his stylized portraiture appeared on the covers of SPIN, Rolling Stone, AP, The Source, Complex, ESPN, and URB. He created multi-million dollar international advertising campaigns for Ecko Unltd, Sean John, and Skechers. But when Phil wrote, directed, edited, and financed The Listening Dead, his first short film, his career changed course forever.

Premiering in 2006 at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX, The Listening Dead won Best Short Film, and went on to win awards at film festivals all over the world. Named the “Best Horror Short of 2007” by Rue Morgue magazine, The Listening Dead has been translated into over a dozen languages, and still plays festivals and special screenings to this day. Phil’s second short film, Far Out, had its world premier at CFC’s Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto in 2007, where it was immediately picked up by The Sundance Channel (2007-2009), and later went on to take the bronze at Fantastic Fest 2007.

In 2008, Phil moved to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking full time. Originally managed by Anonymous Content, he pivoted seamlessly to music videos - writing, directing, and editing “I Get Off’’ for Halestorm (2009), “My Heart, Your Hands’’ for Dommin (2010) and “Oildale’’ (2010) for Korn. With Opeth’s “The Devil’s Orchard” (2011), Phil crafted a mixed media animation style that became his signature. His video for High on Fire’s “Fertile Green” took this look even further, earning it Best Music Video of 2012 accolades from Revolver magazine and dozens of online music sites.

Phil and producing partner/ frequent leading man Ian Mackay, quickly gained a reputation for producing spectacular “mini-movies” on shoestring budgets. Thanks in no small part to a dedicated team of artists and actors – many of whom wear multiple hats on any given project – Phil and Diabolik produced a string of award-winning music videos for bands like Disturbed, Monster Magnet, Huntress, Pig Destroyer, and Torche. Handpicked by Metallica to write and direct “Spit Out The Bone” (2016), Phil and Diabolik conjured up a retro post-apocalyptic sci-fi B-movie, complete with epic destruction, giant robots, and kung fu fights, all in just a month. “Spit Out The Bone” racked up over 10 million YouTube views in its first four months, easily becoming the most popular of all the Metallica videos released that same day.

Phil Mucci is represented by Michael Sheresky and Ramses IsHak at UTA.