Will Loconto | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Years active | 31 |
| 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]
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]
| Year | Organization | Award | Category | Title |
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| 2009 | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | Finalist | Best Original Instrumental | "The Heist" - Pictureka Museum Mayhem [12] [13] |
| 2011 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | Best Original Score for Video Game | Rage (with Assaf Rinde and Rod Abernethy) [14] |
| 2014 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | Contemporary Christian/Gospel | "It's Gonna Be a Good Day" - Drew Haley and Will Loconto [15] |
| 2014 | 14th Annual Independent Music Awards | Finalist | Contemporary Christian/Gospel | "It's Gonna Be a Good Day" - Drew Haley and Will Loconto [16] |
| 2017 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | EDM | "#Conspiracy (feat. Kurt Harland Larson)" - Aural Imperative [17] |
| 2018 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | Lyrics/Lyricist | "Castaways (feat. Tiger Darrow)" - Interwebz - Will Loconto [18] |
| 2018 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | Vocal (Female) | "Castaways (feat. Tiger Darrow)" - Interwebz [18] |
| Year | Game Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 | Music and Sound |
| 2000 | KISS: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child | Audio Designer |
| 2000 | Daikatana | Music |
| 2000 | American McGee's Alice | Sound |
| 2001 | Elite Forces WWII: Normandy | Sound |
| 2001 | WWII: Iwo Jima | Music |
| 2001 | Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance | Music |
| 2001 | Anachronox | Sound |
| 2001 | The Operative: No One Lives Forever GOTY Edition | Music and Sound |
| 2002 | Run Like Hell | Songs |
| 2002 | Mini Golf Master 2 | Music |
| 2002 | Arthur's Quest: Battle for the Kingdom | Sound Designer |
| 2002 | Aliens vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt | Sound Design |
| 2004 | Pitfall: The Lost Expedition | Additional Sound Design |
| 2004 | Champions of Norrath | Water’s Edge Credits Remix |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Official Game | Music and Sound |
| 2006 | Rayman Raving Rabbids | Musical Arrangements |
| 2006 | American McGee Presents: Bad Day LA | Sound Effects |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts | Audio |
| 2007 | Lanfeust de Troy | Musician |
| 2007 | WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 | Audio |
| 2007 | Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa | Audio |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Sound Effects |
| 2008 | Pictureka! Museum Mayhem | Sound and Music |
| 2009 | Treasure World | Sound design |
| 2009 | Zombie Apocalypse | Music |
| 2011 | Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone | Music |
| 2011 | Rage | Additional Cinematic Musical Score |
| 2012 | The Ville | Launch Team - Audio |
| 2016 | Chronos | Outsource Partner - Audio |
| Year | Title | Band | Label |
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| 1989 | Hot On Top | T42 | Triangle Music |
| 1990 | Don't Let My Love (Push You Away) - Single | T42 | Oak Lawn Records |
| 1992 | Desire - Single | T42 | Columbia |
| 1992 | Let Me Go - Single | T42 | Columbia |
| 1992 | Intruder | T42 | Columbia |
| 2008 | Best of the Best: A Tribute to Game Music | Various Artists | Game Music Central |
| 2011 | Voltage! | T42 | A Different Drum |
| 2017 | Hot On Top (Remastered) | T42 | Triangle Music |
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