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Gavin McGinn Interview

Chapter IV: Nemesis

Justin Maller

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

Gavin McGinn

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

and you?

Justin Maller

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

anyway, are you REALLY 14?

Gavin McGinn

yep, started high school this year

Gavin McGinn

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

Justin Maller

how and when did you make your start in abstract?

Gavin McGinn

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

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

Justin Maller

i bet :)

Gavin McGinn

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

Justin Maller

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

Gavin McGinn

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

self taught?

Gavin McGinn

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

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

Justin Maller

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

Gavin McGinn

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

Justin Maller

thats a poor attempt dude... lol

Justin Maller

anyways, where do you see YOUR art going?

Gavin McGinn

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

who would you like to spend a day as?

Gavin McGinn

probablya proffesional guitarist

Justin Maller

you're after the groupies? :)

Gavin McGinn

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

Gavin McGinn

dishonest, but this isn't gonna happen

Justin Maller

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

Gavin McGinn

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

Gavin McGinn

i watch my "Toy Story" behind the scenes

Gavin McGinn

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

such as

Gavin McGinn

me and cubadust have a collab to finish

Gavin McGinn

dstrukt if he still remembers :)

Justin Maller

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

Gavin McGinn

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

Justin Maller

good call.

Justin Maller

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

Gavin McGinn

thank you too

Justin Maller

any last words?

Gavin McGinn

about anything?

Justin Maller

go for it

Gavin McGinn

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

Justin Maller

lol...thanks gav, catcha!

Gavin McGinn

l8tr

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