Justin Thorne
Encyclopedia
Justin Thorne is a British
singer-songwriter
, author and marketing academic. He was born in the island of Jersey
, UK and grew up on the island, in Australia
and on the UK mainland. He is also a keen Poker
player and is co-founder of Fish Hook Poker.
Thorne completed an M.Sc.in Marketing at the University of Glamorgan and is considered one of the UK's leading authorities on online communities. He is a Chartered Marketer and has managed numerous global and national brands. He currently lives in Jersey
, where he continues to write fiction, music, academic journals; and provide strategic marketing support for the world's leading organizations and brands.
by producers Tommy Allen, and Blondie
guitar player, Paul Carbonara. Ed Stasium
, who is a multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning producer, did the final mix of the song. In August 2008, Thorne supported Australian Roots
star, Xavier Rudd
at the Grassroots festival in Jersey.
The book received endorsements from popular fantasy authors Matthew Stover
and James Barclay
.
. The study focused on the rise of the postmodern
consumer, postmodern marketing and the power of online discussion forums and blog
s. The paper received a distinction as part of his M.Sc. studies and achieved the highest mark ever given by the University of Glamorgan for the 'postmodern' element of the course.
In July 2007, Thorne's paper, Online Community Interaction: Revolution or Revulsion was presented to academics in Florida, at the International Conference on Cybernetics
and Information Technologies. Following his presentation, he won the award for 'Best Paper' in the marketing stream. The paper was recently selected as one of the best 10% of papers presented at the conference by the Journal of Systemics
, Cybernetics
and Informatics
and appeared in Volume 6 of the journal.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, author and marketing academic. He was born in the island of Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
, UK and grew up on the island, in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and on the UK mainland. He is also a keen Poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player and is co-founder of Fish Hook Poker.
Thorne completed an M.Sc.in Marketing at the University of Glamorgan and is considered one of the UK's leading authorities on online communities. He is a Chartered Marketer and has managed numerous global and national brands. He currently lives in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
, where he continues to write fiction, music, academic journals; and provide strategic marketing support for the world's leading organizations and brands.
Music
Thorne's latest album, Live at Jersey Arts Centre, features a track called, Sold (NYC Mix), which was recorded in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
by producers Tommy Allen, and Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
guitar player, Paul Carbonara. Ed Stasium
Ed Stasium
Ed Stasium is an American record producer and engineer who has worked on albums by The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Smithereens and Living Colour.- History :Stasium first surfaced in 1970 fronting the band Brandywine, appearing on their sole LP Aged....
, who is a multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning producer, did the final mix of the song. In August 2008, Thorne supported Australian Roots
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
star, Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong....
at the Grassroots festival in Jersey.
Discography
- Rasp (1992)
- Curses - Fortune Cookie (1995) Recorded at LIPALiverpool Institute for Performing ArtsThe Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is, despite its young age, one of the United Kingdom's leading institutions for the performing arts. The university is situated in the English city of Liverpool...
- Curses (1997) Recorded in Gilbert O'Sullivan'sGilbert O'SullivanGilbert O'Sullivan is an Irish-English singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again ", "Clair" and "Get Down". The music magazine, Record Mirror, voted him the No...
studio in Jersey - Justin Thorne - Honey (2004)
- Justin Thorne & The Chiefs - Live at Jersey Arts Centre (2007)
Fiction
In 2007, Thorne's debut book, In the Shadows: An Anthology of the Curious, was published by Sigel Press in the US and the UK. The book is described by the publisher as a collection of previously published short stories and brand new tales from an emerging voice in genre fiction. The anthology includes fantasy, horror, science fiction, crime, mystery and an exclusive preview of the forthcoming fantasy novel, Footsteps.The book received endorsements from popular fantasy authors Matthew Stover
Matthew Stover
Matthew Woodring Stover is an American fantasy and science fiction novelist. He is perhaps best known for his four Star Wars novels, including the novelization of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He has also written several fantasy novels, including Iron Dawn and Jericho Moon...
and James Barclay
James Barclay
James Barclay is a high fantasy authorHe has written two trilogies, Chronicles of The Raven and Legends of The Raven, and a related novella, Light Stealer....
.
Academia
In 2006, Thorne's academic journal, The Freaks and Geeks Manifesto: Genre Readers are Revolting was published at the 4th International Conference on the Book, in BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. The study focused on the rise of the postmodern
Postmodernism
Postmodernism is a philosophical movement evolved in reaction to modernism, the tendency in contemporary culture to accept only objective truth and to be inherently suspicious towards a global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. Postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from the...
consumer, postmodern marketing and the power of online discussion forums and blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s. The paper received a distinction as part of his M.Sc. studies and achieved the highest mark ever given by the University of Glamorgan for the 'postmodern' element of the course.
In July 2007, Thorne's paper, Online Community Interaction: Revolution or Revulsion was presented to academics in Florida, at the International Conference on Cybernetics
Cybernetics
Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...
and Information Technologies. Following his presentation, he won the award for 'Best Paper' in the marketing stream. The paper was recently selected as one of the best 10% of papers presented at the conference by the Journal of Systemics
Systemics
In the context of systems science and systems philosophy, the term systemics refers to an initiative to study systems from a holistic point of view...
, Cybernetics
Cybernetics
Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...
and Informatics
Informatics (academic field)
Informatics is the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process, access and communicate information...
and appeared in Volume 6 of the journal.