Rob Manuel
Encyclopedia
Rob Manuel is the co-founder of B3ta
(where he is affectionately known as the "Ginger Führer
"). He is responsible for numerous quizzes and Flash animations. He also works with Joel Veitch
animating videos for Tomboy Virals. Together with Jonti Picking
, under the names Weebl and Chums, he released a mini-album Pure Yak Frenzy consisting of various tunes and earworm
s created by one or both of them. Most of these tracks gained popularity on the Internet
(usually accompanied by a Flash animation
) before being released on CD. For a time, he presented the B3ta
Radio Show on Resonance FM
with David Stevenson.
B3ta
B3ta is a high-profile British website, described as a "puerile digital arts community" by The Guardian. It was founded in 2001 by Rob Manuel, Denise Wilton and Cal Henderson....
(where he is affectionately known as the "Ginger Führer
Führer
Führer , alternatively spelled Fuehrer in both English and German when the umlaut is not available, is a German title meaning leader or guide now most associated with Adolf Hitler, who modelled it on Benito Mussolini's title il Duce, as well as with Georg von Schönerer, whose followers also...
"). He is responsible for numerous quizzes and Flash animations. He also works with Joel Veitch
Joel Veitch
Joel Veitch is a British web animator, singer-songwriter, and member of the humour website B3ta. Veitch is owner of the web site RatherGood where he showcases many of his animations. Joel has also created the Mr...
animating videos for Tomboy Virals. Together with Jonti Picking
Jonti Picking
Jonathan "Jonti" Picking , otherwise known as Weebl, is a British Internet personality and flash animator and is the creator of Weebl's Stuff....
, under the names Weebl and Chums, he released a mini-album Pure Yak Frenzy consisting of various tunes and earworm
Earworm
Earworm, a loan translation of the German Ohrwurm, is a portion of a song or other music that repeats compulsively within one's mind, put colloquially as "music being stuck in one's head."...
s created by one or both of them. Most of these tracks gained popularity on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
(usually accompanied by a Flash animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
) before being released on CD. For a time, he presented the B3ta
B3ta
B3ta is a high-profile British website, described as a "puerile digital arts community" by The Guardian. It was founded in 2001 by Rob Manuel, Denise Wilton and Cal Henderson....
Radio Show on Resonance FM
Resonance FM
Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...
with David Stevenson.
External links
- http://www.b3ta.com/ – B3taB3taB3ta is a high-profile British website, described as a "puerile digital arts community" by The Guardian. It was founded in 2001 by Rob Manuel, Denise Wilton and Cal Henderson....
website - http://www.b3ta.co.uk/ – Rob Manuel's personal showreel site
- http://www.robmanuel.com – Rob Manuel's blogBlogA 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...
- http://twitter.com/robmanuel – Rob Manuel on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/features/2003/08/rob_manuel/rob_manuel.shtml – BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
interview.