Will Loconto
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Will Loconto | |
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| Occupations | Musician, composer |
| Years active | 31 |
| Known for | Information Society, T-4-2, T42 |
Will Loconto is a musician, composer, and producer based in Austin, Texas. He is the lead vocalist/songwriter for the U.S. band T42, was a keyboardist for the band Information Society, and has composed music for various video game soundtracks including Daikatana.[1][2][3]
In 1989, Loconto replaced Jimron Goff as lead vocalist for the band T42,[3][4] a Dallas area band that began in the Deep Ellum music scene in the late 1980s.[4]
Loconto quit T42 in 1993 in order to be the keyboardist in the synth band Information Society.[1][2][3]
Loconto left Information Society to work for Dallas-based computer game developer Ion Storm as a sound designer and composer. He was part of the initial design team for the game John Romero’s Daikatana.[1][2][5] He left Ion Storm in November 1998 and co-founded PC and video game developer Third Law Interactive, distributed by publishing company Gathering of Developers the same year.[5] Through Third Law Interactive, Loconto developed sound and music for Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child.[5][6]
In 2001, he founded Will Loconto Music and Sound, and audio production company for games, television, and film.[7]
T42 reunited in 2011 to release the album Voltage! and play several live shows.[4][8] In August 2017, T42 released Hot On Top (Remastered), a remastered version of the 1989 cassette that led to their signing with Columbia Records.[9] Decoder, their first new music since 1992 was released in October 2017.[10] As of 2019, T42 is still playing live shows.[11]
Honors, decorations, awards and distinctions
| Year | Organization | Award | Category | Title |
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| 2009 | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | Finalist | Best Original Instrumental | "The Heist" - Pictureka Museum Mayhem[12][13] |
| 2011 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | Best Original Score for Video Game | Rage (with Assaf Rinde and Rod Abernethy)[14] |
| 2014 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | Contemporary Christian/Gospel | "It's Gonna Be a Good Day" - Drew Haley and Will Loconto[15] |
| 2014 | 14th Annual Independent Music Awards | Finalist | Contemporary Christian/Gospel | "It's Gonna Be a Good Day" - Drew Haley and Will Loconto[16] |
| 2017 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | EDM | "#Conspiracy (feat. Kurt Harland Larson)" - Aural Imperative[17] |
| 2018 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | Lyrics/Lyricist | "Castaways (feat. Tiger Darrow)" - Interwebz - Will Loconto[18] |
| 2018 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Finalist | Vocal (Female) | "Castaways (feat. Tiger Darrow)" - Interwebz[18] |
