Will Loconto

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]

Will Loconto
Nationality	American
Occupation	Musician, composer
Years active	31
Known for	Information Society, T-4-2, T42

Career

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

Awards and Nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Category	Title
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]

Credits

Game Credits[19][20]

Year	Game Title	Credit
1999	Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3	Music and Sound
2000	KISS: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child	Audio Designer
2000	Daikatana	Music
2000	American McGee's Alice	Sound
2001	Elite Forces: WWII Normandy	Sound
2001	WWII: Iwo Jima	Music
2001	Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance	Music
2001	Anachronox	Sound
2001	The Operative: No One Lives Forever GOTY Edition	Music and Sound
2002	Run Like Hell	Songs
2002	Mini Golf Master 2	Music
2002	Arthur's Quest: Battle for the Kingdom	Sound Designer
2002	Aliens vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt	Sound Design
2004	Pitfall: The Lost Expedition	Additional Sound Design
2004	Champions of Norrath	Water’s Edge Credits Remix
2006	X-Men: The Official Game	Music and Sound
2006	Rayman Raving Rabbids	Musical Arrangements
2006	American McGee Presents: Bad Day LA	Sound Effects
2006	Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts	Audio
2007	Lanfeust de Troy	Musician
2007	WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008	Audio
2007	Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa	Audio
2008	The Incredible Hulk	Sound Effects
2008	Pictureka! Museum Mayhem	Sound and Music
2009	Treasure World	Sound design
2009	Zombie Apocalypse	Music
2011	Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone	Music
2011	Rage	Additional Cinematic Musical Score
2012	The Ville	Launch Team - Audio
2016	Chronos	Outsource Partner - Audio

Discography[8][21][22]

Year	Title	Band	Label
1989	Hot On Top	T42	Triangle Music
1990	Don't Let My Love (Push You Away) - Single	T42	Oak Lawn Records
1992	Desire - Single	T42	Columbia
1992	Let Me Go - Single	T42	Columbia
1992	Intruder	T42	Columbia
2008	Best of the Best: A Tribute to Game Music	Various Artists	Game Music Central
2011	Voltage!	T42	A Different Drum
2017	Hot On Top (Remastered)	T42	Triangle Music

References

1. Kushner, David (2004). Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. Random House Trade Paperbacks. ISBN 0812972155. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
2. "How do game developers hack it?". March 7, 2000. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
3. "T42 Biography". Retrieved March 6, 2015.
4. "Anything Box: "A Change in My Destiny" For '90s Synth Stars". October 7, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
5. "Stormy weather". January 14, 1999. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
6. Kushner, David (September 1, 1999). "Exposure Digital: Ol' Dirty Bastard: The Game". Spin. 15 (9): 92.
7. "A Composers Perspective on Game Audio - Choice Notions". April 13, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
8. "T42 Discography". Retrieved March 6, 2015.
9. "T-4-2 – Hot On Top Remastered".
10. "New Wave Was New, Then Old, and Now It's New Again — and T-4-2 Knows All About It".
11. "New Wave Music Resurgence Gains Strength as Channel 69 Plays First Show in 27 Years".
12. "LittleBigPlanet snags eight nominations in GANG audio awards". February 17, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
13. "Will Loconto". Retrieved March 6, 2015.
14. "HMMA Nomination - Rage". October 20, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
15. "July 2014 Music Genre Nominees". July 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
16. "14th Annual Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced!". March 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
17. "HMMA 2017 Nominees".
18. "HMMA 2018 Nominees".
19. "Mobygames - Will Loconto Game Credits". Retrieved May 13, 2019.
20. "Giant Bomb - Will Loconto Game Credits". Retrieved May 13, 2019.
21. "Game Music Central Presents "Best of the Best: A Tribute To Game Music". June 4, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
22. "Discogs - T-4-2 Hot On Top Remastered".

External links

Official website