Artist Interview

Justin Maller (ekud)

I'm talking with Gavin McGinn, aka verion (Gavin McGinn), depthCORE's 4th featured artist. How are ya Gav?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

Doing good, just woke up, and right now besides the obviousm, i am contemplating whether or not to go to Denny's for breakfast with my family

Gavin McGinn (verion)

and you?

Justin Maller (ekud)

eh, im not bad. its one in the morning, i figure i'll interview you then work on some tracks/pics for dC :)

Justin Maller (ekud)

anyway, are you REALLY 14?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

yep, started high school this year

Gavin McGinn (verion)

i've got a realy bad student ID card i could scan in for any non-believers

Justin Maller (ekud)

how and when did you make your start in abstract?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

well, it all started when i was into music creation on the computer, i needed something to play it on, used winamp, then i looked through different skins and wanted to make my own

Gavin McGinn (verion)

first i used Adobe Photodeluxe, and then wanted Photoshop, which a friend had...mad balln props to him

Justin Maller (ekud)

i bet :)

Gavin McGinn (verion)

then it turns out that i have yet to make 1 skin

Justin Maller (ekud)

how ironic! skinning has never been my bag either. what are the tools of your trade?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

well, i originally started with photoshop, then i recieved 3ds max, and only now i'm i starting to use that for whats its for

Justin Maller (ekud)

self taught?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

mostly, i started out using some tutorials, but i was hoping they'd teach my all the abstract i saw on gmunk, weworkforthem and such, so they were quickly abandoned

Gavin McGinn (verion)

i think i learned to make a tentacle from tutorials :)

Justin Maller (ekud)

still haven't read that one myself :).... what do you forsee in the future for depthCORE?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

um.. increasing goodness of our current statusness...i also forsee new pieces and new skins

Justin Maller (ekud)

thats a poor attempt dude... lol

Justin Maller (ekud)

anyways, where do you see YOUR art going?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

currently, i'm experimenting in motion graphics, and spending more time in my 3d models, and i'm in the process of making some commercial and personal sites

Justin Maller (ekud)

who would you like to spend a day as?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

probablya proffesional guitarist

Justin Maller (ekud)

you're after the groupies? :)

Gavin McGinn (verion)

more the day of coming up with songs from his/her head and writing them down, then they're mine :)

Gavin McGinn (verion)

dishonest, but this isn't gonna happen

Justin Maller (ekud)

lol.... dodgy bastard... i'd at least be in it for groupies... anyway who is your ideal collab partner?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

probably some of these guys from these computer animated movies and special effects

Gavin McGinn (verion)

i watch my "Toy Story" behind the scenes

Gavin McGinn (verion)

but i have had the pleasure of being put on hold for a collab with some pretty awesome artists from the digital art world

Justin Maller (ekud)

such as

Gavin McGinn (verion)

me and cubadust have a collab to finish

Gavin McGinn (verion)

dstrukt if he still remembers :)

Justin Maller (ekud)

fair enough. whats your favourite piece you've seen released with depthCORE so far? (not neccessarily your own)?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

probably weirdone's piece from the first release, or some of the skins by siron

Justin Maller (ekud)

good call.

Justin Maller (ekud)

well gav, thanks a lot for chatting with us, its been a pleasure

Gavin McGinn (verion)

thank you too

Justin Maller (ekud)

any last words?

Gavin McGinn (verion)

about anything?

Justin Maller (ekud)

go for it

Gavin McGinn (verion)

i've been wondering if william shatner is double jointed, e-mail your thoughts somewhere

Justin Maller (ekud)

lol...thanks gav, catcha!

Gavin McGinn (verion)

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