~XinMyForehead
MadHatter McGinnis
Artist | Hobbyist | Varied
United States
MadHatter considers himself an "everyman" in the underground entertainment business. While he openly claims not be the best at what he does, he does put in an unbelievable amount of effort into his work and strives to do better. Always learning, always evolving, he not only runs the Scrub Club label, he also produces music, records and mixes albums, spits complex, mathematical flows, contributes artwork both digital and traditional, does graphics design for the site and printed products, builds and keeps all of the Scrub sites updated, creates gaming mechanics, handles promotions and public relations including booking, runs audio / visual equipment, runs printing presses, and lots of other tasks that most labels have to outsource. It's a lot of work, but keeping Scrub Club going is just as important to him as taking care of a step family. Except... a good step family.
He has gained awards and achievements both big and small for his music, played a few dozen shows, helped other artists out with unending support, and is the well-known "good guy" in the independent scene.
Into the music game since 2001 and an always dedicated worker in the official day job market, he knows a great deal on how to handle business and make good development decisions and hopes to someday to run an all-ages entertainment venue that features art, spoken word, live music, and food fit for fat kids like himself. That way, he can keep on supporting his vision as well as helping out as many other artists as he possibly can.
Scrub Club is his dream, and he has already accomplished what he sent out to do in the first place... changed the life of at least one person with his music. Now that he has what he's always wanted, he drives forward to enjoy the rest of the ride. It's all plus, baby!
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Joseph Michael Linsner
Favorite movies
The Professional, Breakfast Club, Equilibrium, V For Vendetta... too many to list!
Favorite bands / musical artists
Scrub Club Records (us, damn it!)
Favorite writers
William Gibson and Stephen King
Favorite games
Fallout 3, Bioshock 1 & 2, King Of Fighters 2006, Chrono Trigger, Marvel vs Capcom 2
Favorite gaming platform
8Bit Nintendo, XBox 360, Neo Geo, Old Computer Games
Tools of the Trade
Nothing but Photoshop, pens, pencils, and a decent scanner!
Other Interests
Making and performing music, video games, art of all kinds, and FOOD.