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toby

I see opportunities, I make things happen.

About Me

With many years in the entertainment industry, I have been in and out of almost every aspect of possible position throughout the industry. I have been (and still am) a top illustrator with numberous of international clients. I have reached almost every goal in this area and achived recognition and awards for my work. But, as a person always looking for new challenges I need to feed my visionary goals. I am now working in areas of Computergames, Magazines, Record companies, Bookings, Film and television, Collectibles and now focusing in the mobile space. With new technology and skills from the licensing industry I enjoy the new era. My skills and demand for new challenges have brought me around the world. I am always on the run for new adventures. I live my life on the highway and enjoy the speed.Check out the hidden website for affiliates and friends. It shows my work as an illustrator, photographer and graphic designer. many of these are in process or for clients or partners to preview.http://web.mac.com/tobyvonkanobi/iWeb/Webbplats/Home .html

My Interests

Art, Photography, Fashion, Design, Architecture, Glamour, 3D, Film, Music, New technology, Cutting edge, Advertising, Global infrastructure, Business strategy, Relations, Wild Life, Fantasy, Creativity, Innovations, Magz, Books, Professional networking ....and lots of other....

I'd like to meet:

Stunning beauties, Innovative entrepenours, Party Maniacs, Intellectual businesswomen, Crazy artists, Happy teenagers, Freaky workoholics, Humorous females, Fashion whores, Xtreme sportzmen, Childish gamedevelopers, Humble producers, Artistic photographers, Hardcore musicians, Fetish addicts, Personal assistants, Noisy actors, Polite politicians, Tiny toons, Tall amazones, Funny celebrities, ...... anyone with an interesting story to tell.

Music:

My taste is very multi-faceted. Everything fresh enough and haven't reached the charts yet. I love Urban music (Lil Kim, Missy Elliot, Mary J Blaige, Basement Jaxx, Coolio, Outcast, Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Nikka Costa, Ludacris, Eminem, Usher, Cee-Rock the Fury, Icy, Qwan, Prodigy), used to be a metal head, first round (Kiss, Rush, Van Halen, Aerosmith, REO Speedwagon, George Thorogood, Ted Nugent...), second round (Pantera, Metallica, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dream Theatre, Mercyful Fate, Candlemass, Helmet, Suicidal Tendencies, Linkin Park, Skunk Anansine), but very poorley nowdays, R'n'B (Angie Stone, Juanita Wynn, R. Kelly, Kem, Leela James, Lyfe jennings, Tyrese, Syleena Johnson, India Arie, , Calvin Richardson, 702, Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Destiny's Child, Cori Lee), Dance and Techno, and my new favorite is a Gipsy Punk Rock band from Ukraine (Gogol Bordello). Punk and New Wave favorites include Ramones, The Damned, Ultravox, Cramps, Sisters of Mercy..., Rock heroes (The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits), Later... (David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Queen, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa...), The megastars (Madonna, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, ABBA, Stevie Wonder...), The Wierdoz, (Bjork, Kate Bush, Todd Rundgren, Klaus Schultze, Jean Michelle Jarre, Vangelis...), And the oldies...Alkan, Franz Lizst, Mussorgsky, Tchaikowsky,Richard Wagner...

Movies:

Pan's Labyrinth, Riddick, 300, Lord of the Rings, Crunching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Kill Bill, Babel, Rumblefish, Moulin Rouge, Fast and the Furious, Matrix, Alien, Star Wars, Fifth Elementh, Narnia, Bladerunner, Labyrinth, Dark Chrystal, RAN, Pulp Fiction, Edward Siccorhands, Big Fish, Chocolat, Diva, Munchausen, X-Men, Robots, Frankenstein, Purple Rain, The Godfather, Finding Nemo, Batman, Never Ending Story, Final Fantasy, Darby'O'Gill and the Small People, City of the Lost Children, Robots, Treasure Planet, Gladiator, Flying Daggers, Waynes World, In the name of the Rose, Animal House, Blues Brothers, Fanny and Alexander, ..... and many, many more

Television:

Gormenghast, Walking with Dinosaurs, Mission Impossible, Twin Peaks, The Story Teller, Saturday Night Live, Monty Python Flying Circus, Star Trek, The Adams Family, Desperate Housewifes ... I'm not that impressed with television anymore... I'm more impressed with the possibilities with interactive television and interaction with mobile handsets and on-line devices. (This is where I work right now). I would also like to have several screens to have the overall noise all the time. four or six screens with CNN, Discovery, MTV and a few other ones. The noise is like fuel to me, I need the latest impulses all the time. Media absorber....

Books:

Lian Hearn - The Otori Clan,( triology), Conn Iggulden - Emperor (triology), Dan Brown - The DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons, Richard Branson - Autobiography, and, of course, J.R.R. Tolkiens - Lord of the Rings (Triology), Paulo Coelho - All of his Books, Sun Tzu's - The Art of War, Naomi Klein - No Logo, Jonas Ridderstrale & Kjell A Nordstrom - Funky Business, Robert T. Kiyosaki - Rich Dad Poor Dad, Don Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements, Chris Anderson - Long Tail.....and I collect art, design, animation, 3D, film, photography books and old bibles. I am addicted to book, magazine and comic collecting. I am also fascinated with old classics, first prints or special editions.

Heroes:

Angelina Jolie, Tim Burton, Richard Branson, Hajime Sorayama, Kamiji, Leonardo Da Vinci, Eric Hansson, Peter Jackson, Todd Mc Fairline, Karen Mulder, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Syd Mead, Jim Henson. Confucious, Gaudi, Alphonse Mucha, Elaine Ford, John Belushi, Walt Disney, George Lucas, H.R. Giger, Akira Kurosawa, Dru Blair, Carl Benders, Linda Evangelista, Paulo Coelho, Ophra, James Gurney, Julie Strain, Frank Frazetta, David Lynch, Bernini, Frank Loyd Wright, Steve Jobs, Tamara De Lempicka, Brian Froud, Alex Lindsay, Craig Mullins, Pamela Anderson, Neil Armstong.....

My Blog

Yes, it is my artwork...!

Yes, these are all samples of my artwork. Most of them are painted by hand, some of them are airbrush and some of them are digital. This is just a small collection of my work and styles. ...and Yes, I...
Posted by toby on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST