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MATT BUSCH

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Who the Hell is Matt Busch?!
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Regarded as one of the top entertainment illustrators, critics have labeled Matt Busch's work as “astounding." Never one to sit still, Busch has made a career out of tapping into every expressive art imaginable, surprising even his die-hard fans where and what he'll be doing next.
In the early 90's, Busch began his career in Hollywood, working in every aspect of the movie business, from concept design work on THE MATRIX, to storyboards for CON-AIR, to poster design for HOME ALONE 3. Simultaneously, he began illustrating books, magazines, posters, comics, trading cards and toys for notable pop culture properties, including LORD OF THE RINGS, INDIANA JONES, THE CROW, HEROES, G.I. JOE, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, The HULK, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, RESERVOIR DOGS, BRUCE LEE, WITCHBLADE, ROBOCOP, The MUMMY, STARGATE SG-1, and STAR TREK.
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Mostly known for his work with the STAR WARS universe, Busch has written and illustrated dozens of STAR WARS books and magazines. He created the cover of TALES From The EMPIRE, which became a New York Times Bestseller. Busch has also been involved with creating artwork for advertising, marketing, and licensed products for all three STAR WARS prequels. Being that its the 30th Anniversary of the saga, this year has packed a punch for Busch- as he has already produced 7 different STAR WARS posters this year alone!
Busch also provided nearly 400 drawings and paintings for the critically acclaimed YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS book from DK Publishing. A sellout at every major show this year, Busch has also extended his own unique drawing and painting tutorials to video, with episodes at StarWars.com. Later, these episodes topped the charts on MySpace.com, with several videos going straight to Number One. Further, the first seven exciting (and hilarious) episodes have been collected on a limited edition DVD!
A closet musician himself, Busch has worked with major musical artists like ALICE COOPER, BEASTIE BOYS, BECK, BLACK SABBATH, CINDERELLA, FOO FIGHTERS, GARBAGE, KID ROCK, L.L. COOL J, BILLY JOEL, MEGADETH, MOTLEY CRUE, TED NUGENT, OZZY OSBOURNE, POISON, and JESSICA SIMPSON.
The first hardcover collection of his work, "FANTASTIC VISIONS: The Art of Matt Busch" was Published by Avatar Press, which included an Introduction by POISON's Rikki Rockett. Recently, SQP Publishing released a follow-up hardcover collection titled "PUCKER: The Seductive Art of Matt Busch" which featured an Introduction by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's John Dolmayan. This Spring, Hermes Press will publish the quintessential collection, titled "THE WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH."
In 2006, Busch released his first independent movie, CONJURE, a film he wrote, directed, starred in, and even composed music for. Financing the entire movie himself, the unique film was met with critical acclaim and shattered records- becoming "The Highest PreSelling Movie of All Time" according to HorrorMovies.com.
For over a decade, Busch has also found success as a writer, having written numerous books and magazine articles on art techniques. Busch has also written and illustrated creator-owned comic books, including ALIZARIN'S JOURNAL and DARIA JONTAK, and a highly regarded graphic novel, "CRISIS". One of Busch's biggest endeavors, a screenplay titled "THE TAURUS FACTOR" is currently in development with Producer Don Murphy (TRANSFORMERS, SHOOT 'EM UP).
Busch now resides in a mutlitple-studio house set up in Macomb Township, Michigan, complete with an art studio, digital editing suite, recording studio, product warehouse, and even a mini movie theater. Here, Busch continues to work on many ‘Hollywood’ projects in his own playground. Currently on a promotional World Tour, Busch has been toting videographers to film his travel adventures for an upcoming DVD documentary called ILLUSTRATION NATION.
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"The Rock Star of Illustration."
-REAL DETROIT Weekly
"Matt Busch, one of the best contemporary illustrators, could be won as leading artist."
-ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL Magazine
"Fans of science fiction, rock'n'roll and hot chicks don't agree on much except maybe that illustrator Matt Busch is the man. If you don't know his name, then you just haven't been paying attention."
-HUSTLER Magazine
"LOVE Busch. Few people say that. I do."
-Gene Simmons, KISS
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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.

I'd like to meet:

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:

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
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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:

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.

Television:

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...
24
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:

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.

Heroes:

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.

My Blog

How To Draw STAR WARS: Comic Books!

The latest video episode covers how to draw comic books: shots and angles! Continuing the INDIANA JONES theme/parody from where Episode 10 left off, I evades more Stormtroopers and finally make his w...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:13:00 PST

Painting AFTERBURN covers with Matt Busch!

Making waves as one of the hottest new comic books on the shelves, AFTERBURN is already in development as a major motion picture with Tobey Maguire attached to star. Sweet! Below you'll see how I app...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:47:00 PST

MATT BUSCH SPECIAL GUEST AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL!

Some recent PR on me at this year's San Diego show...MATT BUSCH SPECIAL GUEST AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL!It was announced recently in Comic-Con Magazine that Matt Busch will be a Featured Special Gues...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Thu, 22 May 2008 06:39:00 PST

Matt Busch on My TV 20 / WHITE ZOMBIE

A quick heads up- I have a couple appearances on TV on the next month or so.The first of which- I'm a guest on the next episode of NIGHTMARE SINEMA which airs Saturdays at Midnight on MY TV 20. The p...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Sat, 17 May 2008 06:37:00 PST

The 25th Anniversary RETURN OF THE JEDI Poster! And...

A couple of tidbits rolled into one post...Firstly- for those of you in the relative Detroit area, be sure to come hang out with me at theMOTOR CITY COMIC CON!I haven't done this show in a couple year...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Wed, 14 May 2008 01:34:00 PST

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD!

This June, Avatar Press will release a first annual special book of George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, with the cover illustrated by yours truly. The book was previously only available at a ra...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Sat, 10 May 2008 01:50:00 PST

CAUGHT ON TAPE: Matt Beating Innocent Children Senseless!

But too see it, you'll have to watch the next episode of How To Draw STAR WARS!In the second part of creating the Style D One Sheet movie poster for REVENGE OF THE SITH, I begin painting and take you ...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Tue, 06 May 2008 06:21:00 PST

See the New Video of Matt Busch in LONDON!

Finally- here's the first sneak peek from my upcoming DVD documentary, ILLUSTRATION NATION.In the first half of the London segment, you'll see behind-the-scenes material at the Animation Art Gallery a...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Thu, 01 May 2008 05:00:00 PST

Matt’s New INDIANA JONES Artwork and Interview!

With multiple INDIANA JONES projects on the horizon revolving around the new movie, THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, I've been interviewed at TheRaider.net. You can read the full interview right HER...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:59:00 PST

INDIANA JONES draws STAR WARS!

Fan of INDIANA JONES and STAR WARS are already aware of numerous instances in which the Indy films reference the films from the "galaxy far, far away..." (Did you know that in Temple of Doom, the sou...
Posted by MATT BUSCH on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:31:00 PST