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Are you a trained or self-taught animator?

Self-taught

Are you an animation production company, educational institute, animation organization or animation festival?

Animation company

Tell us a little bit about your company, organization or festival.

EarWorm creates animated content for mobile, web and tv. Our flagship property Dr. Shroud can be seen on the web as well as on mobile through Verizon VCast, o2, 3, Sprint and many more.

Where are you located or based?

Milford, NJ. Jersey rocks!

Do you have an online portfolio or link to your work?

http://www.earwormmedia.com

What's your favorite animation (tv show, short, feature film)?

I am a big fan of 70's animation, especially Hanna Barbera.

What or who influenced you to started animating?

I actually started out drawing small press comics. It was when Flash came around that I thought that I could translate my work to animation and inernet and months later made my first animation. From there, I just moved forward with Flash and created my own series.

Do you work in the industry or create animation as a hobby?

Industry. I own EarWorm Media, a content company that specializes in mobile, web and tv.

Tell us a bit about the software and hardware used in your creative work.

Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver

Where has your work been showcased on television, internet, film festivals, mobile etc?

Mobile (Vcast, o2, T-Mobile---more rolling out), internet, dvd

Any projects we can look forward to seeing from you in the near future?

Yes! New episodes of Dr. Shroud for web and mobile by next year as well as some work for other studios.

Can you recommend an animation film or animation book that every animator should see/read?

Yes, no doubt: Hollywood 2D Digital Animation: The New Flash Production Revolution. Mike Parker's recommended reading---glad I listened.