Joel Veitch (born 28 March 1974) is the showrunner and co-creator of Bad Dinosaurs, a family cartoon on Netflix released on March 28, 2024. He is a British web animator, singer-songwriter, and member of the humour website B3ta. Veitch is owner of the web site RatherGood, where he showcases many of his animations.
Joel Veitch | |
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 Joel Veitch at ROFLCon II in 2010 | |
| Born | March 28, 1974 |
| Other names | Crab Bloke, Stallion Explosion |
| Website | rathergood |
Albums
editVeitch has released 3 albums of music as rathergood.com and an album with his band 7 Seconds Of Love. The rathergood.com albums are only available as digital downloads, while the 7 Seconds of Love is also available physically. Veitch sings and writes on all of these albums.
- rathergood.com – Rathergood Songs (2007)
- 7 Seconds Of Love – Danger Is Dangerous (2008)
- rathergood.com – Spongs in the Key Of Life (2009)
- rathergood.com – The Ham Machine (2011)
Movies
editSeveral of Veitch's movies, including one featuring a remake of Destiny's Child's Independent Woman by Elbow, are played and sung by kittens, similar to the Crusha adverts which Veitch also created.
Some of Veitch's other movies feature actual songs by artists such as Madonna, with either slightly edited lyrics, and/or with modified subtitles, and always with fitting, and sometimes funny animations.
Commercial work
editVeitch is responsible for many adverts and other spots on both British and US TV.
- Half hour animated Christmas special Uncle Wormsley's Christmas, starring Steve Coogan, Julian Barratt, Julia Davis, John Thomson and Ben Baker aired on Sky Atlantic
- Switch/Maestro adverts featuring singing penguins.
- Crusha adverts featuring singing kittens.
- Quiznos Subs advertised by the Spongmonkeys (through the song "We Love the Subs", based upon Veitch's earlier song "We Like the Moon")[1]
- Virgin Trains viral online ads at www.littlerbritain.co.uk, featuring only-barely double entendres about large things wreaking havoc on a "Smaller Britain"
- VH1 promo spots featuring singing kittens with songs such as "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses and "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett.
- The television programme Rathergood Videos featuring his own and others music videos, which aired early in the morning on Channel 4.
- Various animations of his were featured on the Channel 4 music programme Born Sloppy.
- Written and composed songs for the CiTV series Jim Jam & Sunny.
- Joel appeared as the "Internet go-to guy" for Nuts TV, and appears on Sky News and BBC News as an Internet-savvy guest.
In January 2007, Veitch reached a settlement with Coca-Cola after they used music and video very similar to 7 Seconds of Love's song "Ninja" on one of their adverts in Argentina without permission.[2]
Awards
editVeitch has received three Webby Awards, a Webby People's Choice Award and a further Webby nomination for rathergood.com.
His film Uncle Wormsley's Christmas was awarded Best Original Score at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival. Uncle Wormsley's Christmas was also nominated for Best Animated Film in the International Film Awards Berlin.
References
edit- ^ McCarthy, Amy (18 July 2023). "The Spongmonkeys, Fast Food's Most Unhinged Mascots, Are Back". Eater. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Ninja kitten band win Coke battle". BBC News. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
External links
edit- Netflix page for Bad Dinosaurs
- B3ta interview and making animations with Joel – prior to his worldwide kitten success.
- RatherGood.com
- "12 Days of Christmas" fundraising song and animation for Tommy's the Baby Charity