Vincent Marcone (born 1973) is a

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web designer, illustrator, film director, and musician. He forms one third of the band

Johnny Hollow Johnny Hollow is a Canadian electronic music group formed in 2001 in Guelph, Ontario. The band is composed of singer Janine White, digital artist Vincent Marcone, cellist Kitty Thompson, and guitarist Steve Hiehn. Johnny Hollow is a music/art col ...

, based in

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Early life and education

Marcone studied graphic design at

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, graduating in 1998. He also attended the University of Waterloo, where he studied geography. Both institutions are in the

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Career

Marcone made his debut with MyPetSkeleton.com, which was received positive reviews and went on to garner awards from Flash Forward Film Festival, the MacWorld Digital Art Expo and Davidbowie.com. Marcone is also known for his association with the

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Jakalope Jakalope is a Canadian Indie pop/ rock group, formed in 2003 and named for the mythical creature of the jackalope, and started by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie, most famous for his studio work with such act ...

, having co-directed two of the band's videos and the cover art for their 2004 release ''

It Dreams ''It Dreams'' is the debut album by Jakalope, released on October 26, 2004. The music videos made for the album are known for the clone and hybrid theme connected to the band. Videos featuring Dave Ogilvie as a Dr. Evar and Katie B presented a s ...

'', for which he received a

Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

in 2005. In 2008, Marcone co-directed a short horror film, ''The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow'', with Rodrigo Gudino. That year his band,

, released its second album, ''Dirty Hands''. In 2010, Marcone co-founded a digital media company, Imaginarius, with Natalie MacNeil. Two years later he created a short animated film, ''The Lady ParaNorma''. In 2017, Marcone's artwork was included in a group exhibit at Tingefest in

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. Also that year Marcone's graphic novel ''The Lady ParaNorma'' was nominated for an

Aurora Award The Aurora Awards (french: Prix Aurora-Boréal) are a set of primarily literary awards given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy professional and fan works and achievements from the previous year."Literary glow of Auroras lure ...

."Aurora Awards shortlists for Canadian sci-fi and fantasy announced"
. ''CBC Books'', Jane van Koeverden, July 18, 2017

Filmography

*''

The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow ''The Facts In the Case of Mister Hollow'' is a 2008 Short horror film that was directed by Rodrigo Gudiño and Vincent Marcone, based upon a story written by Gudiño. The short was first released on July 17, 2008, at the Fantasia Film Festival an ...

'' (2008, director) *''The Lady ParaNorma'', short film, 2012

References

External links

Vincent Marcone Homepage

My Pet Skeleton Homepage
A collection of Marcone's artwork and illustrations.
Johnny Hollow Homepage
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