Hi. I'm Matt. Most folks know me as an artist who works in the entertainment industry. I'm also branching off into other cool artistic forms of expression, including writing and (gasp!) movie making! What does that mean? Basically, I'm interested in communicating killer stories and ideas visually. That may cover a lot of ground, but when you come to my little corner of the universe, I promise you'll be entertained.
That girl who never went out with me in high school.
So I can giggle and politely blow HER off this time around.
A FEW WORDS FROM MATT ABOUT MYSPACE...
Thanks so much for your comments and messages! I do read and try to respond to every single one, but if you don't hear from me right away, please don't take it personally! I've been busy with multiple endeavors, which leaves little time to play here.
Also, My top friends... Maybe it's just me, but the idea of putting all my friends and family in order is... a little unsettling. I love you ALL in different ways that can't be given a chronological syntax. So I just grabbed some folks real quick. When I get around to it, I'll change the list up, but don't take that one too seriously, either.
MUSIC acts I've worked with:
ALICE COOPER
BEASTIE BOYS
BECK
BLACK SABBATH
CINDERELLA
FOO FIGHTERS
GARBAGE
BILLY JOEL
KID ROCK
L. L. COOL J
LOGGINS & MESSINA
MEGADETH
MOTLEY CRUE
TED NUGENT
OZZY OSBOURNE
POISON
GENE SIMMONS
JESSICA SIMPSON
.38 SPECIAL
MUSIC that inspires me:
A Perfect Circle, Alice in Chains, Alien Ant Farm, Beastie Boys, Beck, BeeGees, Billy Joel, Bjork, Blondie, Bon Jovi, Boston, Buckcherry, BulletBoys, Cardigans, Cell Dweller, Cyndi Lauper, DADV, Damn Yankees, Danny Elfman, Dave Mathews Band, David Lee Roth, Depeche Mode, Disturbed, Dream Theater, Duran Duran, Eagles of Death Metal, Edwin and the Pressure, Elton John, Elvis, Enuff Znuff, Erasure, Even The Odd, Extreme, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, George Michael (eat me), Green Day, Gorillaz, Guns N Roses, Hanson (shut up), Innercourse, J. Geils Band, James Newton Howard, Jet, John Williams, Journey, Led Zepplin, Lenny Kravitz, Loveage, Marilyn Manson, The Marvelous 3, Maynard Ferguson, Metal Skool, Mindless Self Indulgence, Molly, Motley Crue, Mourning Widows, MSI, Muse, No Doubt, Nuno, Passion, Poison, Pretty as Puke, Prodigy, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rick Springfield, Rob Zombie, Rush, Semisonic, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Slipknot, Sloan, Some Assembly Required, Soundgarden, Spinal Tap, Stitch, Stone Temple Pilots, Sugarcubes, System of a Down, Talk Show, Tears for Fears, Tenacious D, The Beatles, The Fags, The Mars Volta, The Panic Channel, The Monkees, Tool, The Used, Van Halen, White Stripes, White Zombie, and Zebrahead.
MOVIES I've worked on:
These are films that I've either worked on the production directly, or worked on their marketing, advertising, or licensed products...
2001: A SPACE ODDESSY
A NEW HOPE
ATTACK / 50ft. WOMAN
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
BERSERKERS
CALIFORNIA FEVER
CON-AIR
CONJURE
CREATURE / BLACK LAGOON
CRIME FIGHTER
The CROW
DARK MANIFESTATION
DARKWORLD
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
DEMONICA: Soul Huntress
The DEVIL'S OWN
The EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
FLIGHT TO MARS
FORBIDDEN PLANET
G-MEN
HARD RAIN
HOME ALONE 3
HOW TO BE A PLAYER
HULK
INDIANA JONES 4
LETTER From DEATH ROW
LORD OF THE RINGS
The MATRIX
The MUMMY
NATHAN NEVER
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
The PHANTOM MENACE
REFRACTION
RESERVOIR DOGS
RETURN OF THE JEDI
REVENGE Of The SITH
ROBOCOP
STAR WARS
SORCERER
WAR OF THE WORLDS
The WHITE MONK
MOVIES that inspire me:
3-Iron, Amelie, American Beauty, American History X, Baseketball, Boogie Nights, Borat, Cannibal: The Musical, Children of Men, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Dancer in the Dark, The Empire Strikes Back, Evil Dead, Forrest Gump, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Just Friends, Legends of the Fall, Life as a House, Life is Beautiful, Magnolia, Old School, Orgazmo, Pan's Labyrinth, Parenthood, Poltergeist, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Remo Williams, Revenge of the Sith, The Ring, Romancing the Stone, The Sixth Sense, Shutter, Spider-Man 1 & 2, Spring Summer Fall Winter & Spring, and Waiting for Guffman.
TV SHOWS I've worked on:
These are shows that I've either worked on the production directly, or worked on their maketing, advertising, or licensed products...
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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
COSBY
DR. QUINN MEDICINE WOMAN
EARLY EDITION
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
FAMILY JEWELS
FARSCAPE
FIRST WAVE
HEROES
I DREAM OF JEANNIE
IN THE HOUSE
KEENAN IVORY WAYAN'S
LEXX
MARRIED… WITH CHILDREN
MARTIN
MELROSE PLACE
MILLENNIUM
MURPHY BROWN
The NANNY
NASH BRIDGES
NEW YORK UNDERCOVER
STAR TREK
STARGATE SG-1
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
V.I.P.
TV that inspires me:
American Gothic, America's Top Model, The Apprentice, Arrested Development, Battlestar Galactica, The Ben Stiller Show, The Biggest Loser, How I Met Your Mother, LOST, Moonlighting, MTV Cribs, My Name is Earl, The Office, Prison Break, Penn & Teller's Bullshit, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Rock of Love, Saturday Night Live, Shalom in the Home, South Park, and the Tom Green Show.
BOOKS I've written and/or illustrated:
These are published books that I've written in whole or in part, or illustrated in whole or in part.
APHRODISIA: Book Two
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Paradis
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Revolution
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Resurrection
COMICON INTL. TOURBOOK
CRISIS Illustrated Screenplay
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
EROTIC FANTASY ART
FANTASTIC VISIONS: The Art of Matt Busch
HOW TO DRAW + SELL COMIC STRIPS
How to Draw PEANUTS!
HOW TO WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
ILLEGAL JUSTICE
LEGENDS: The Art of Painted Comics
LOS ANGELES ZOO: Souvenir Book
MATT BUSCH SKETCHBOOK
NEVERMORE: Selected Works of Edgar Allen Poe
PUCKER: The Seductive Art of Matt Busch
REVENGE: The Real Life Story of STAR WARS: Episode III- REVENGE OF THE SITH
STAR WARS: Alliance Intelligence Reports
STAR WARS: Celebration II Souvenir Book
STAR WARS: Celebration III Souvenir Book
STAR WARS: Classic Adventures - Volume 4
STAR WARS: Chronology
STAR WARS: Fantastic Technology
STAR WARS: Heroes and Rogues
STAR WARS: Platt's Smuggler's Guide
The STAR WARS POSTER BOOK
STAR WARS: Secrets of Naboo
STAR WARS: Tales from the Empire
STAR WARS: Tapani Sector - Instant Adventures
VADER: The Ultimate Guide
WALT DISNEY: An American Dreamer
THE WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH
You Can Draw STAR WARS
MAGAZINES I've worked on:
These are magazines or periodicals that I've either written for, illustrated for, or have had featured press in...
ACTION FIGURE DIGEST
AIRBRUSH ACTION Magazine
ALUMNI AT MACOMB
ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL
AUTOGRAPH TIMES Magazine
AXIS MONTHLY Magazine
BLUE HARVEST
BROWN SUGAR
C&G NEWSPAPERS
CARPE NOCTEM
CINEFANTASTIQUE
CINESCAPE INSIDER
COLLECTOR'S UNIVERSE
CONTROVERSY Magazine
DETROIT FREE PRESS
The DETROIT NEWS
FAN Magazine
FANGORIA
FEMME FATALE
FIRE & ICE
HEAVY METAL
HERO ILLUSTRATED
HOCKEY PLAYER MAGAZINE
HUSTLER Magazine
HUSTLER COMIX
IMAGINE FX
JUXTAPOZ Magazine
The MACOMB DAILY
The MACOMB CHRONICLE
The MACOMB VOICE
The METRO TIMES
NONSPORTS CARD UPDATE
The OAKLAND PRESS
PREVIEWS
REAL DETROIT Weekly
RUE MORGUE
S.C.A.N.S.
SIRENS OF CINEMA
STAR WARS ADVENTURE JOURNAL
STAR WARS Das Offizielle Magazin
STAR WARS Echo Base
STAR WARS INSIDER
STAR WARS Journal of the Whills
STAR WARS KIDS Magazine
STUN Magazine
The TORONTO STAR
WIZARD: The Guide to Comics
COMIC BOOKS I've worked on:
These are comic books or comic book properties that I've written and/or illustrated...
AGE OF EMPIRES
ALLEYCAT
ALIZARIN'S JOURNAL
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
BRUCE LEE
CHASSIS
COVEN 13
CRIMSON
The CROW
DARIA JONTAK
FIRST WAVE
HOUSE OF HORRORS
The HULK
LADY DEATH
LEGEND OF THE FIVE RINGS
LETHAL LADIES
McCANDLESS & COMPANY
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
NIGHTSHADE
PANDORA/SHOTGUN MARY
The PERFECT VICTIM
The RAVENING
ROBOCOP
SHI
SISTERS OF MERCY
SPIDER-MAN
SPIKE
STARGATE SG-1
VAMPIRELLA
WITCHBLADE
ZIPPER
BOOKS that inspire me:
The best book I've ever read is THE WAY OF THE WIZARD by Depak Chopra. It is so deep, that you can only read a few pages at a time. It's so amazing, but kind of hard to take in at once. I'm also a sucker for Michael Crichton. Oh, and I'm a comic book geek.
George Lucas, Depak Chopra, Dane Cook, John Locke, Trey Parker, Edward Van Halen, J.J. Abrams, Drew Struzan, Benjamin Linus, Ryan Reynolds, Dave McKean, Anthony Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Tom Leykis, Sam Raimi, Bruce Willis, and Marilyn Manson.