John Massé
American animator
John Massé (born December 19, 1969) is an American creative director, animator, composer, content creator, voice over artist and producer. Massé is perhaps best known as the creator and host of the online drawing program Muffalo Potato.
Early life
Born in New York City, and eventually moving with his family to settle in Kenmore, New York (a suburb of Buffalo), John learned to illustrate under the tutelage of his father, Jean Massé, a Clio-winning illustrator who created the Moosehead Beer logo. At the age of 19, the younger Massé showed signs of following in his father's footsteps when he started painting murals. Referencing his work, Massé was quoted as saying "Hey, I can make a living doing something I absolutely love!"
Career
After moving to Las Vegas from Buffalo, John Massé worked for several advertising firms there as an illustrator and concept creator. While in Las Vegas, Massé eventually began working for Franco Dragone, creator and director of Le Reve at Wynn Las Vegas. For Dragone, Massé worked as an illustrator and also conceptualized scenic visuals for The House of Dancing Water.
Works
Character designs, comic books and television commercials
Massé moved to Los Angeles and found his way in to commercial production. He created the characters of Kewl Breeze, Z Strap, Elastika, Twinkle Toes, Bella Ballerina, Luminators, Pretty Tall, Sporty Shorty, Punkie Rose, Hydee Hytop, and Caligear for Skechers USA's television commercials and comic books. Massé performs a great deal of voice and jingle writing work in the commercials he produces.
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