This whimsical and adventure-filled image you see above is by my friend Dan Trauten. Dan’s line quality and color selection is what makes his work standout. I remember when Dan and I were in our senior year of art school, taking a break and watching the original Adventure Time pilot over and over again. Dan has been a fan since then as well. More of Dan’s work at www.dantrauten.com and more Autumn Society tributes here.
Today I received a GREAT letter! I’ve been accepted to the Character Animation program at Cal Arts for the fall 2010 semester! I was rejected last year but I did not give up! I worked my butt off on my portfolio and it has finally paid off! I’d like to again thank Fred Seibert, Eric Homan, Kat Kosmala, Gabriel Valles, and Tom E. Van Dell for your really great letters of recommendation! This is such a happy day! And would you believe, the mail was 3 hours late today!
DJ Timbo, LA’s Animated DJ, is responsible for the down and dirty tale of a Vegas romp gone bonkers in “The Olsen Twins Song”, animated by Kelly Loftus. Here he schools me on DJ terminology and let’s us know why animated music videos are the best.
Cartoon Hangover: Who are your favorite artists (music, animation, or otherwise)?
CH: It’s so silly and dirty - what gave you the idea for “The Olsen Twins Song”?
DJ T: I had a dream. A very wet dream.
LOL. Seriously though, originally it was two songs. One about the Olsen Twins and the other a Vegas themed escapade. I combined them both because everybody loves Vegas. All guys fantasize about threesomes. Put that together with twin famous billionaires, and viola!
CH: I love the “I Dream of Jeanie” sample - what other songs do you use in your work?
DJ T: Technically it’s not a sample. It’s a complete reproduction sound alike. I digress. The beat came from an old school song called “Dream Team in the House” by the LA Dream Team. My influence is vast. I have been a DJ all my life so my music repertoire goes deep.
CH: Man, way to politely school me on DJ talk.
Why is “The Olsen Twins Song” better as an animated video instead of live action?
DJ T: I think it just seemed funnier to me. When I see a cartoon, I immediately prepare to see something funny. Cartoons also remind me of when I was a child. Life was simpler then. With modern media focusing so much attention on the Kardashians, The Hilton and Pamela Anderson live action sextapes, I wanted to show the absurdity of it all.
CH: Are you working on anything new / any upcoming gigs you can tell us about? DJ T: Yes. My next release is a song called “Robot Love.” It’s about a guy who falls in love with a sex doll. The song has been done for almost two years. Still trying to figure out how to make the music video. Maybe one of your viewers has some ideas.
CH: I bet they could come up with something… Favorite alcoholic beverage?
DJ T: Red wine with dinner. Vodka tonic when clubbing.
CH: Favorite swear?
DJ T: F*ck.
CH: Yeah, it is! Thanks for the interview!
Check out “The Olsen Twins Song” right here on Cartoon Hangover!
After seeing this weeks episode, you will be certain to clean out your fridge. I’ve heard of small cannibalistic beings born out of a fruit salad but this is ridiculous. Next week - battling T-Shirts!
“Homunculus” by Sam Stephens & Chris Mauch - A rotten raspberry begets a tiny man and a whole mess of trouble in this mixed media short.
*New episode of Cartoon Hangover this Friday! “No Naked” plus Drink & Draw interview with animator Caroline Foley! Follow CH on Twitter! Be our friend on Facebook! WOO!
WARNING: Channel Frederator is rated EXPLICIT. Man, monsters are so *bleepin’* scary! Oops. Sorry. Some content on CF is pretty grown up. If you’re under 18, get a parent’s permission prior to viewing.
I am beyond words for this most epic painting by my good friend Anthony Pedro. With every gallery and theme that I’ve put together under the Autumn Society, Anthony has always blown me away with his artistic answer and vision. If there was ever a realistic or a LOTR version of Adventure Time made, I have no doubt that the Ice King would look like this. View more of Anthony’s work at www.anthonypedro.com and more tributes at the www.theautumnsociety.com.
Credits for the above promo, from the On Air group at Carton Network in Atlanta, are below. I’ll tack down the game’s credits, too.
Creative Director: Craig “Sven” Gordon
Writers: Alyson Fuchs
Producer: Calvin Florian
Designer: Candice House
Edit: Mike Voulgaris/Myron Vazquez
Audio: Jimmy Guthrie/Greg Gause
VO: Mike Geier
Creative Director: Michael Ouweleen
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all ready for some new artwork this week! Let’s start off with some amazing backgrounds from Duke of Nuts. This first picture is a favorite of mine.
Ghostshrimp and Santino Lascano are the background designers on Adventure Time. Martin Ansolabehere and Sandra Calleros are the show’s painters. Nick Jennings is the art director, and Pat McHale is the creative director.
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