animation director

 André chats with virtual royalty when it comes to animation Bradley Rader!

An Emmy® Award–winning animation artist Brad has worked in the TV animation industry as a storyboard artist on various animated series including Rainbow Brite, The Littles, The Real Ghostbusters, ALF and ALF Tails, Batman: The Animated Series, Biker Mice from Mars, Gargoyles, Men in Black: The Series, The Legend of Tarzan, Atlantis: Milo’s Return, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Stripperella, King of the Hill, and Bob’s Burgers, among others.  He also worked as a comic artist and animation director.

André and Brad discuss growing up in Alaska, bouncing between working in comics and animation, having a Freudian analyst as a father and being openly gay in the arts industry during the 1980's.

With a name like Magnus Atom, I had a feeling I was going to be talking with someone extraordinary. This award-winning motion graphics designer and commercial artist has an impressive roster of clients, including Headspace, Viceland, Playboy, MTV, and Lil Uzi Vert. On top of that, he recently received a coveted Young Guns award! Very impressive!

I caught up with Magnus a few months after his win, and he talked about working as an animation director with Strange Beast and settling down in upstate New York after a recent stint in Miami. He also spoke about going to the "Fame" high school in NYC, how his father inspired him to be an artist, and what he's got his sights set on for this year. With a name like Magnus Atom, I've got a feeling we'll definitely hear more from him in the future!

Links

• Magnus Atom's Website
• Magnus Atom on Instagram

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