Will Loconto

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Will Loconto
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NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Years active31
Known for Information Society, T-4-2, T42

Will Loconto is a musician, composer, and producer based in Austin, Texas. He is the lead vocalist/songwriter for the U.S. band T42, was a keyboardist for the band Information Society, and has composed music for various video game soundtracks including Daikatana . [1] [2] [3]

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Career

In 1989, Loconto replaced Jimron Goff as lead vocalist for the band T42, [3] [4] a Dallas area band that began in the Deep Ellum music scene in the late 1980s. [4]

Loconto quit T42 in 1993 in order to be the keyboardist in the synth band Information Society. [1] [2] [3]

Loconto left Information Society to work for Dallas-based computer game developer Ion Storm as a sound designer and composer. He was part of the initial design team for the game John Romero’s Daikatana . [1] [2] [5] He left Ion Storm in November 1998 and co-founded PC and video game developer Third Law Interactive, distributed by publishing company Gathering of Developers the same year. [5] Through Third Law Interactive, Loconto developed sound and music for Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child . [5] [6]

In 2001, he founded Will Loconto Music and Sound, and audio production company for games, television, and film. [7]

T42 reunited in 2011 to release the album Voltage! and play several live shows. [4] [8] In August 2017, T42 released Hot On Top (Remastered), a remastered version of the 1989 cassette that led to their signing with Columbia Records. [9] Decoder, their first new music since 1992 was released in October 2017. [10] As of 2019, T42 is still playing live shows. [11]

Honors, decorations, awards and distinctions

Awards and Nominations
YearOrganizationAwardCategoryTitle
2009Game Audio Network Guild AwardsFinalistBest Original Instrumental"The Heist" - Pictureka Museum Mayhem [12] [13]
2011Hollywood Music in Media AwardsFinalistBest Original Score for Video GameRage (with Assaf Rinde and Rod Abernethy) [14]
2014Hollywood Music in Media AwardsFinalistContemporary Christian/Gospel"It's Gonna Be a Good Day" - Drew Haley and Will Loconto [15]
201414th Annual Independent Music AwardsFinalistContemporary Christian/Gospel"It's Gonna Be a Good Day" - Drew Haley and Will Loconto [16]
2017Hollywood Music in Media AwardsFinalistEDM"#Conspiracy (feat. Kurt Harland Larson)" - Aural Imperative [17]
2018Hollywood Music in Media AwardsFinalistLyrics/Lyricist"Castaways (feat. Tiger Darrow)" - Interwebz - Will Loconto [18]
2018Hollywood Music in Media AwardsFinalistVocal (Female)"Castaways (feat. Tiger Darrow)" - Interwebz [18]

Credits

Game Credits [19] [20]
YearGame titleCredit
1999 Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 Music and Sound
2000KISS: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare ChildAudio Designer
2000 Daikatana Music
2000 American McGee's Alice Sound
2001 Elite Forces WWII: Normandy Sound
2001WWII: Iwo JimaMusic
2001Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate - Dark AllianceMusic
2001 Anachronox Sound
2001 The Operative: No One Lives Forever GOTY EditionMusic and Sound
2002Run Like HellSongs
2002Mini Golf Master 2Music
2002Arthur's Quest: Battle for the KingdomSound Designer
2002Aliens vs. Predator 2: Primal HuntSound Design
2004Pitfall: The Lost ExpeditionAdditional Sound Design
2004Champions of NorrathWater’s Edge Credits Remix
2006X-Men: The Official GameMusic and Sound
2006Rayman Raving RabbidsMusical Arrangements
2006American McGee Presents: Bad Day LASound Effects
2006Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes NutsAudio
2007Lanfeust de TroyMusician
2007WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008Audio
2007 Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa Audio
2008The Incredible HulkSound Effects
2008Pictureka! Museum MayhemSound and Music
2009Treasure WorldSound design
2009 Zombie Apocalypse Music
2011Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die AloneMusic
2011 Rage Additional Cinematic Musical Score
2012The VilleLaunch Team - Audio
2016ChronosOutsource Partner - Audio
Discography [8] [21] [22]
YearTitleBandLabel
1989Hot On TopT42Triangle Music
1990Don't Let My Love (Push You Away) - SingleT42Oak Lawn Records
1992Desire - SingleT42Columbia
1992Let Me Go - SingleT42Columbia
1992IntruderT42Columbia
2008Best of the Best: A Tribute to Game MusicVarious ArtistsGame Music Central
2011Voltage!T42A Different Drum
2017Hot On Top (Remastered)T42Triangle Music

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kushner, David (2004). Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. Random House Trade Paperbacks. ISBN   0812972155 . Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "How do game developers hack it?". March 7, 2000. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "T42 Biography". Billboard . Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 F, Jef With One (October 7, 2011). "Anything Box: "A Change in My Destiny" For '90s Synth Stars". Rocks off. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Stormy weather". January 14, 1999. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kushner, David (September 1, 1999). "Exposure Digital: Ol' Dirty Bastard: The Game". Spin. 15 (9): 92.
  7. ↑ "A Composers Perspective on Game Audio - Choice Notions". April 13, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "T42 Discography". Discogs . Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "T-4-2 – Hot On Top Remastered". Discogs . 4 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "New Wave Was New, Then Old, and Now It's New Again — and T-4-2 Knows All About It".
  11. ↑ "New Wave Music Resurgence Gains Strength as Channel 69 Plays First Show in 27 Years".
  12. ↑ "LittleBigPlanet snags eight nominations in GANG audio awards". February 17, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Will Loconto" . Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ "HMMA Nomination - Rage". October 20, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ "July 2014 Music Genre Nominees". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. July 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  16. ↑ "14th Annual Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced!". March 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  17. ↑ "HMMA 2017 Nominees". Archived from the original on 2017-09-16.
  18. 1 2 "HMMA 2018 Nominees".
  19. ↑ "Mobygames - Will Loconto Game Credits" . Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Giant Bomb - Will Loconto Game Credits" . Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Game Music Central Presents "Best of the Best: A Tribute To Game Music" (Press release). June 4, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Discogs - T-4-2 Hot On Top Remastered". Discogs . 4 August 2017.

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