Photographer, filmmaker. Mikal Bales was a leader in introducing erotic gay leather photography to the world. He was the owener of Zeus Studio's, an early producer of gay leather and BDSM films. Many of his photographs were featured in Drummer Magazine. Mikal was born in Pomona, CA and served a stint in the Air Force and the Peace Corps in his younger days. He also worked as a publicist in Los Angeles with some of the best know leading ladies of the day, including Bette Davis, Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor.
In the 70's Mikal recognized his growing fascination with images of muscular men in bondage and simultaneously became frustrated with not being able to find the kind of material he sought. In 1975 he borrowed $2000 and, along with a friend, started Zeus Studios. Their first effort was a mimeographed fetish magazine that attracted a wide and loyal following. As Daddy Zeus, Mikal also starred in adult films but arguably his best work was behind the camera as the director of over 150 groundbreaking BDSM titles for Zeus Studios, including Tightropes Twenty-Nine, Brutal Kombat, and Punishment Asylum.
In the 70's Mikal recognized his growing fascination with images of muscular men in bondage and simultaneously became frustrated with not being able to find the kind of material he sought. In 1975 he borrowed $2000 and, along with a friend, started Zeus Studios. Their first effort was a mimeographed fetish magazine that attracted a wide and loyal following. As Daddy Zeus, Mikal also starred in adult films but arguably his best work was behind the camera as the director of over 150 groundbreaking BDSM titles for Zeus Studios, including Tightropes Twenty-Nine, Brutal Kombat, and Punishment Asylum.
Photographer, filmmaker. Mikal Bales was a leader in introducing erotic gay leather photography to the world. He was the owener of Zeus Studio's, an early producer of gay leather and BDSM films. Many of his photographs were featured in Drummer Magazine. Mikal was born in Pomona, CA and served a stint in the Air Force and the Peace Corps in his younger days. He also worked as a publicist in Los Angeles with some of the best know leading ladies of the day, including Bette Davis, Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor.
In the 70's Mikal recognized his growing fascination with images of muscular men in bondage and simultaneously became frustrated with not being able to find the kind of material he sought. In 1975 he borrowed $2000 and, along with a friend, started Zeus Studios. Their first effort was a mimeographed fetish magazine that attracted a wide and loyal following. As Daddy Zeus, Mikal also starred in adult films but arguably his best work was behind the camera as the director of over 150 groundbreaking BDSM titles for Zeus Studios, including Tightropes Twenty-Nine, Brutal Kombat, and Punishment Asylum.
In the 70's Mikal recognized his growing fascination with images of muscular men in bondage and simultaneously became frustrated with not being able to find the kind of material he sought. In 1975 he borrowed $2000 and, along with a friend, started Zeus Studios. Their first effort was a mimeographed fetish magazine that attracted a wide and loyal following. As Daddy Zeus, Mikal also starred in adult films but arguably his best work was behind the camera as the director of over 150 groundbreaking BDSM titles for Zeus Studios, including Tightropes Twenty-Nine, Brutal Kombat, and Punishment Asylum.
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