ZOOLOOK®
Multidisciplinary Artist and Musician
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ZOOLOOK®… Soul Rebel with a cause!
Biography
ZOOLOOK®
Animation, Comics, Films, and Music give my life meaning! – ZOOLOOK
I am Nicholas Da Silva, a multidisciplinary artist and musician known professionally as ZOOLOOK. I am an award-winning graphic artist, comic book creator & writer, 2D animator, web developer, photographer, musician, filmmaker, director, and producer. As a musician who plays keyboards and bass, my music blends multiple genres to create my unique downtempo sound, including funk, jazz, hip-hop, dub, and reggae. The ZOOLOOK sound is evidence of my artistic vision and ability to push the boundaries of reggae and dub music. I released my debut album, STONEFRENGE: Black in Space, a dub reggae music and original sci-fi animated video series, on February 29, 2024.
Filmmaker, Director, & Producer
I am currently writing screenplays for two of my comic book series, Dread & Alive and HITLESS. For my Dread & Alive series, I am writing two screenplays: Concrete Jungle based on the original comic series I released back in 2010 and Nine Night, the prequel story of how Drew becomes the immortal superhero he is today. The Nine Night story arc is my twisted take on the funerary wake where the veil between the living and the dead, man and spirit, is pulled aside. HITLESS, first released in 2006 as a digital comic and music series for the SONY PSP and Apple iPod, is now being written for a feature film.
I am also the founder and editor-in-chief of IRIE™ [i·rie], the #1 reggae music magazine on the planet, and the founder and editor-in-chief and producer of ReelTV™ [reel tv], the #1 platform for professional & student digital storytellers and filmmakers worldwide.
You can discover my music on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, Tidal, Napster, Amazon Music, Amazing Radio, Juno Download, Facebook, and Twitter.
I am currently enrolled at City College of San Francisco (CCSF), pursuing degrees in Film and Photography. In the fall of 2024, I will begin shooting the short film Duppy Conqueror, based on my award-winning comic book series Dread & Alive!
The word Zoolook comes from Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1984 album, Zoolook, in which Jarre combined an actual band and processed vocal samples recorded in 25 different languages. The album inspired me to use the name as my persona as a multidisciplinary artist and musician.