~ JAMES 'ZIRCO' FISHER BIO ~
Illustrator / Artist / Imagineer
James Fisher is a visionary artist obsessed with depicting a surreal world strained by an overpopulation of hopeful dreams.
Fisher is the creator of Rue Morgue Magazine's popular
Disfigures of Speech column.
He has produced three graphic novelettes entitled
"Fishead", "The Taboo Floo" and "Mump + Smoot in Caged" and runs a monthly online comic contest called "Creature Captions".
He is an Alumni of the Ontario College of Art & Design Illustration program where he honed his twisted sensibilities.
Fisher lives in Toronto with his cabinets of curiosity
and his invisible cat named Meep.
Click below to view James 'Zirco' Fisher's Art Resume:
Click below to hear the complete ZIRCO Music Library:
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~ FULL BIO ~
James Fisher is a trained illustrator who has worked his macabre vision professionally for over a decade. He is the creator/artist of RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE's popular DISFIGURES OF SPEECH comic since 2003.
In 2001, James created ZIRCO RESHIFE as a live performance outlet that merged his visual talents with his skills as a musical composer.
He has performed as the opening act for BLONDIE and CHRIS ANGEL, as well as Discovery television's act CIRCUS ORANGE.
In 2003, James launched his first graphic novelette entitled THE TABOO FLOO to the delight of many grown up children and young adults alike.
He followed up with a large body of theme-specific artwork entitled PHARMACIA MONSTROSITY, along with internationally acclaimed clown duo MUMP + SMOOT's graphic novel CAGED.
In 2004 James teamed up with RUE MORGUE founder Rodrigo Gudiņo to create the live art-house theatrical piece NIGHTMARE PICTURE THEATRE in which he re-scored and performed the music to the short film collection of the BROTHERS QUAY.
The production granted James an audience with CLIVE BARKER, which lead him to compose the soundtrack adaptation to Barker's novel ABARAT.
In 2008 Fisher was approached to compose the soundtrack for the Canadian Stage Company's theatrical adaptation of STEPHEN KING'S MISERY.
James has released two other albums under his independent ZIRCO CIRCUS label.
Fisher is currently composing the soundtrack to Robanzo Films' feature horror film KENNEYVILLE and playing live Circus Beats with the black-light mask spectacle SQUID LID.
Fisher has also created an on-line monthly contest called CREATURE CAPTIONS CONTEST featuring the twisted sensibilities of his dark drawings.
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Fisher is the creator of Rue Morgue Magazine's popular
Disfigures of Speech column.
He has produced three graphic novelettes entitled
"Fishead", "The Taboo Floo" and "Mump + Smoot in Caged" and runs a monthly online comic contest called "Creature Captions".
He is an Alumni of the Ontario College of Art & Design Illustration program where he honed his twisted sensibilities.
Fisher lives in Toronto with his cabinets of curiosity
and his invisible cat named Meep.
Click below to view James 'Zirco' Fisher's Art Resume:
Click below to hear the complete ZIRCO Music Library:
