Jade Arcade
Encyclopedia
Jade Arcade is composer
, animator
, musician
, polymath
and comic book
artist.
(2004), Cartoon Action Hour
(2002) and Mothman Anthology (2005).
Arcade is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
(SCBWI). In 2010, he launched a new podcast, "The Jade Arcade™ Show" and teamed up with new publisher Huginn Muginn Press for their first release.
Arcade also works in graphite, ink, oil paint, sculpture, engraving and water color.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, polymath
Polymath
A polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath may simply be someone who is very knowledgeable...
and comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist.
Music
Arcade has mastered over a dozen instruments and possesses a vocal range that spans 6 octaves. During the 1980s, Jade toured across the US with glam rock bands Spellbinder and Monogram under the stage name of Nikki Foxx. He also toured solo as country singer, Marc Dalton. His music scores films and videos while his vocal talents have added multiple voices to videos and animation.Art
Arcade is the creator of the Mr. Dodsworth™ cartoon series and the Circus Arcane™ comics, and has been working as graphic illustrator since 1988. His work has appeared in magazines, graphic novels, comics and role-playing books such as Horrorzine (1988), Fantasy Theater (2001), OmlevexOmlevex
Omlevex is a superhero role-playing game supplement published by Z-Man Games and Spectrum Games. The game mechanics are compatible with Champions, Silver Age Sentinels, and Mutants & Masterminds....
(2004), Cartoon Action Hour
Cartoon Action Hour
Cartoon Action Hour is a role-playing game designed to emulate classic action-adventure cartoons, such as ThunderCats, He-Man, Transformers, G.I...
(2002) and Mothman Anthology (2005).
Arcade is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is a nonprofit, 5013 organization that acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people.The...
(SCBWI). In 2010, he launched a new podcast, "The Jade Arcade™ Show" and teamed up with new publisher Huginn Muginn Press for their first release.
Arcade also works in graphite, ink, oil paint, sculpture, engraving and water color.