Josh Viola

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Josh Viola
Born (1983-07-23) July 23, 1983
Bridgeport, Nebraska, U.S.
Pen name Joshua Viola
Occupation Author
Genres Science fiction and fantasy
www.joshuaviola.com

Joshua "Josh" Viola is an American science fiction/fantasy author best known for his eleven-time award-winning ultra-violent novel, The Bane of Yoto,[1][2] which tells the story of a race of slaves called the numah, which is what the main character Yoto is. He is stabbed with a magical dagger. But the blade does not kill him. It transforms him into a powerful god-like creature who is hell-bent on revenge.

Work and Education

[3][4]

Based in Denver, Josh Viola has a bachelor's degree in animation, a master's in marketing and was once a professor of Game Art and Design for Alta Colleges.

In 2003, Viola learned many methods of traditional art production from being apprenticed under acclaimed fantasy artist Monte Michael Moore. Later on that year, Viola had his art featured in the Linkin Park Underground postcard set by the band Linkin Park and has co-hosted their Projekt Revolution tour in Colorado in 2006.

From 2008 to 2010 Josh worked with New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten, which helped improve his writing and storytelling skills. He then later developed a strong working relationship with writer and editor Keith Ferrell to better understanding prose.

Starting in 2012, Viola began collaborating with Celldweller and his music label/publisher FiXT. Where he is the author of the novel, Blackstar (novel). He has also done some CD art, merchandise designs, apps and more.

FiXT

FiXT Music is the record label owned by Klayton of Celldweller, which is also the publisher of Josh's novels, The Bane of Yoto and Blackstar. Josh Viola has also done some CD art, merchandise designs & apps for FiXT. He is also the director of the “Unshakeable” animated music video for Celldweller. [5]

Leviathan Games

Leviathan Games is an Indie Game Developer which Josh is the art director for, which are the game developers that helped develop the 3D comic app for The Bane Of Yoto.[6] Josh has worked on many video games such as Disney's “Pirates of the Caribbean”, Capcom’s “Smurfs Grabber”, Konami’s “TARGET: Terror,” Leviathan Games' “Besieged 2”, “HorseLife Adventures”, “The Bane of Yoto” 3D comic app (featured by Nvidia Tegra) and more.

Video Games and Apps

A few video games and apps that Josh has worked on would be:[7][8][9]

  • Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Call of the Kraken - PC Game (Junior Artist)
  • Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir's Fire - Mobile Game
  • Capcom’s Smurfs Grabber - Mobile Game (Art Lead)
  • Konami’s TARGET: Terror - Wii Game (Junior Artist)
  • Leviathan Games' Besieged 2 - Mobile Game (Art Director)
  • HorseLife Adventures - Mobile Game (Artist)
  • The Bane of Yoto 3D Comic App, Episode I: Monster - Mobile 3D Comic App (Art Director/Writer/Creator)
  • The Bane of Yoto 3D Comic App, Episode II: Brothers - Mobile 3D Comic App (Art Director/Writer/Creator)
  • Celldweller "Unshakeable" - 3D Album Art App (Art Director/Producer)
  • The Bane of Yoto, PS3 Theme 1 and 2 - PlayStation theme

Frontière Natural Meats

Josh is also the vice president of a natural meat business and also serves as their graphic designer.[10]

Novels

The Bane Of Yoto

The Bane of Yoto was the first novel published by music label FiXT Music,[11] owned by Klayton of Celldweller, who has a prominent presence in major Hollywood films and video games. The Yoto novel was followed by its prequel, Bloodmoon: Birth of the Beast, written by Keith Ferrell (edited by Josh Viola), which was also published by FiXT. Bloodmoon showcases the villain's rise to power.

The Bane of Yoto is also available in the form of a 3D comic app by Leviathan Games, featuring music by Celldweller.[12]

Blackstar

Josh Viola has also written a second novel, Blackstar (novel),[13] for Klayton of Celldweller. The novel is based on Celldweller's album Wish Upon a Blackstar. The book is accompanied by a score album written by Klayton himself. [14] [15]

Luna One (Short Story)

A short story that is not yet released, being written by Josh Viola The genre is science-fiction. Not much else is known about the story just yet.[16]

Awards

Josh Viola has won eleven awards from various book festivals around the world for The Bane of Yoto novel.[17]

  • June 2012: New York Book Festival, Honorable mention in the Science Fiction category for The Bane of Yoto
  • July 2012: Hollywood Book Festival, Honorable mention in the Genre-Based Fiction category for The Bane of Yoto
  • October 2012: Halloween Book Festival, Winner of the Science Fiction category for The Bane of Yoto
  • October 2012: Halloween Book Festival, Honorable mention in the Fantasy category for The Bane of Yoto
  • December 2012: London Book Festival, Runner-Up in the General Fiction category for The Bane of Yoto
  • May 2013: International Book Awards, Winner of the Fiction: Fantasy category for The Bane of Yoto
  • May 2013: Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY'S), Gold award of the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror E-Book for The Bane of Yoto
  • Oct 2013: Halloween Book Festival, Winner of the Science Fiction category for The Bane of Yoto
  • Oct 2013: Southern California Book Festival, Winner of the Science Fiction category for The Bane of Yoto
  • Nov 2013: USA Best Book Awards, Finalist of the Fiction: Fantasy category for The Bane of Yoto [18]
  • Nov 2013: Shelf Unbound, Notable in the Epic Sagas category for Best Indie Book The Bane of Yoto

Bibliography And Other Work

Novels

Music Video(s)

  • Celldweller - Unshakable Music Video [19]

Art

FEARnet featured Josh's artwork for Halloween. The art included portraits of characters from "Child's Play," "Trick 'r Treat," and "Gremlins." [20]

References

  1. ↑ The Bane of Yoto: Joshua Viola, Nicholas Karpuk: 9780985559007: Amazon.com: Books
  2. ↑ "Book Review: 'The Bane of Yoto' by Joshua Viola", Burkart, Gregory, for FEARnet, 15 August 2012, retrieved 14 March 2013 
  3. ↑ http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6131178.Joshua_Viola
  4. ↑ http://joshuaviola.com/biography.html
  5. ↑ http://mad.ly/8c3e44
  6. ↑ http://www.joshuaviola.com/biography.html
  7. ↑ http://www.joshuaviola.com/biography.html
  8. ↑ http://www.joshuaviola.com/games-apps.html
  9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/josh.viola.14/info?collection_token=658103382%3A2327158227%3A8
  10. ↑ http://www.joshuaviola.com/designs-graphicdesign.html
  11. ↑ FiXT Publishes Sci-Fi Novel “The Bane of Yoto” | FiXT
  12. ↑ "The Bane of Yoto: Cross-media Sci-fi Hits Tegra - Exclusive: The creator of the gritty fantasy epic discusses bringing his 3D comic book app to Android", Shaw, Patrick, for Nvision, 19 October 2012, retrieved 14 March 2013 
  13. ↑ http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3220840/celldweller-plans-new-music-book-series-and-more/
  14. ↑ http://mad.ly/95c844
  15. ↑ http://blackstarnovel.com/
  16. ↑ http://www.joshuaviola.com/books.html
  17. ↑ Awards 
  18. ↑ http://www.usabooknews.com/2013awardannouncement.html
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I744rclQLfQ
  20. ↑ http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/check-out-joshua-violas-awesome-portraits-horror-movie-icons-updated

External links

  • , Official website of Josh Viola
  • , The Bane of Yoto official site
  • , The Making of the Bane of Yoto and sneak peek at the Celldweller Unshakeable music video by Josh Viola
  • , The Bane of Yoto trailer
  • , Interview with Josh and Klayton of Celldweller
  • , Interview with Josh
  • , Official DeviantART of Josh Viola
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