Vincent Marcone (born 1973) is a Canadian web designer, illustrator, film director, and musician. He forms one third of the band Johnny Hollow, based in Guelph, Ontario.
Marcone studied graphic design at Conestoga College, graduating in 1998. [1] He also attended the University of Waterloo, where he studied geography. [2] Both institutions are in the Waterloo Region of Southwestern Ontario.
Marcone made his debut with MyPetSkeleton.com, which was received positive reviews [3] 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 industrial supergroup Jakalope, having co-directed two of the band's videos and the cover art for their 2004 release It Dreams , for which he received a Juno Award in 2005. [4] [5]
In 2008, Marcone co-directed a short horror film, The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow, with Rodrigo Gudino. [6] That year his band, Johnny Hollow, released its second album, Dirty Hands. [7]
In 2010, Marcone co-founded a digital media company, Imaginarius, with Natalie MacNeil. [8] Two years later he created a short animated film, The Lady ParaNorma. [9]
In 2017, Marcone's artwork was included in a group exhibit at Tingefest in London, Ontario. [10] Also that year Marcone's graphic novel The Lady ParaNorma was nominated for an Aurora Award. [11]
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Waterloo is situated about 94 km (58 mi) southwest of Toronto. Due to the close proximity of the city of Kitchener to Waterloo, the two together are often referred to as "Kitchener–Waterloo" or the "Twin Cities".
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is the regional seat. Kitchener is located about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. Kitchener was previously known as Berlin until 1916. The city covers an area of 136.86 km2, had a population of 233,222 at the time of the 2016 Census.
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1967, Conestoga serves approximately 23,000 registered students through campuses and training centres in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Stratford, Ingersoll and Brantford with an enrolment of 11,000 full-time students, 30,000 part-time students, and 3,300 apprenticeship students.
Kitchener Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Kitchener—Conestoga is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 114,405. The riding is currently represented by Liberal Tim Louis. This was one of only two ridings in the country Conservatives won in the 2015 election while Liberals won in the 2019 election.
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Jakalope is a Canadian Indie pop/rock group. They are named for the fictional animal of the same name, although the animal's name is more commonly spelled jackalope. The band was formed in 2003 by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie, most famous for his studio work with such acts as Skinny Puppy, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, and Marilyn Manson. The band gained much popularity after playing the opening theme song to seasons 4–7 of the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Keshia Chanté is a Canadian singer, television personality, actor, songwriter and philanthropist. Chanté released her first hits as a teenager and has since released four albums. In 2013, she rose to international prominence as co-host of BET's 106 & Park with Bow Wow which launched her career as a TV Host & Television Personality. Keshia is most notably the ex-girlfriend of Drake, commonly referred to as "KiKi", referenced in Drake's title track In My Feelings.
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Dean Motter is an illustrator, designer and writer who worked for many years in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, New York City, and Atlanta. Motter is best known for his album cover designs, two of which won Juno Awards. He is also the creator and designer of Mister X, one of the most influential "new-wave" comics of the 1980s.
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The Juno Award for "Recording Package of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best album art for a music recording in Canada. The Award was subtitled as "Presented in honour of Andrew MacNaughtan" after MacNaughtan's death in early 2012. The award was previously known as "Best Album Graphics", "Best Album Design", "Album Design of the Year" and "CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year".
Southwood Secondary School is a high school in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, for students in West Galt and North Dumfries.
Johnny Hollow, often abbreviated JH, 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.
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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 and has been re-released as part of several different DVDs, either as an extra feature or as one of several featured shorts.
Rodrigo Gudiño is a Mexican Canadian film director and editor, known for being the founder of the horror magazine and company Rue Morgue. He currently serves as the company's president and also helps coordinate and program for several of the festivals and events that Rue Morgue holds or sponsors. Gudiño previously worked as the magazine's editor-in-chief before leaving the position to focus on making films. His short films were collected into the DVD Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols in 2009.
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