We're continuing our interviews with our team this week with Ambroise "Frenchy" Catherine. Ambroise is our incredibly talented Graphic Designer who is eager to help you come up with your next album cover art, merchandise concept, or flyer to promote your show. (Also, he created our awesome avatars.)
1. What are you currently listening to on your iPod/Spotify list?
Sam Smith, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Daft Punk.
2. What is the single best concert you've been to?
Plus44 in Paris, France. It was small and crowded and sweaty.
3. What is your favorite part of your specific role in this company?
I make designs. I love creating things from scratch. When someone talks to me about a CD cover or a site banner or an illustration they want, I have ideas flowing in my head, and I love that part of the process when crazy thing battle in my brain, and I can almost see the insane mayhem of colors and shape take place in front of me.
4. What got you in to your specific role in this company?
My charming accent definitely played a roll...also im good.
5. Who would you like to emulate in your roll? / Who is your favorite at what you do?
Comic books are 99% of what influenced me. I grew up reading French comic books like “Gaston Lagaffe” and “Le Petit Spirou.” These very particular graphic styles work so well for what they intend to communicate, which is funny stuff. The biggest influence I felt was however from Tarquin. He draws Lanfeust ( if you read French, I definitely recommend it). He has a very dynamic, yet clean style with various textures and complex compositions. I still read my “Lanfeust” comic books today.
6. Where are you from?
I am from the beautiful center of Europe( the true Europe not the 25 country nonsense of nowadays). France the magnificent. Allons enfants de la patriiiiieee le jour de gloire est arrivé !
7. Where did you graduate college? Do you have a degree in your specific role in this company?
I studied a couple years at the University of Caen Basse-Normandie and two semesters at MTSU. I have an equivalent of a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design and Communication.
8. The great debate - Dogs? or Cats?
Cats are nasty and smell like pee. Dogs are beautiful and smell like family.
9. If you could be any super hero, who would you want to be and why?
Obviously, I would be Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen. First his powers are intense. He can bend matter, no big deal, teleport, see his own future, visit other dimensions ( I recommend "Before Watchmen" about Dr. Manhattan). At one point he even creates life. He is also extremely interesting because he doesn’t have the usual interests of other heroes, like saving people and doing what is right. The more time passes, the more he can’t be bothered with the fatz of mankind, which he considered insignificant. This man, through acquiring huge powers, lost his humanity in the process. Superman would lose a fight in a half of a second against Dr. Manhattan.
10. Is there any other tid-bit you'd like us all to know??
Mormon. That is all.
Thanks Frenchy!
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