User:Funkyfists

Funkyfists is an alias for Joshua Graham; an 18 year old aspiring music composer, animator and games programmer. Joshua is a middle child, with his older brother Ben, and his younger brother Richard. Situated in Australia, Joshua is composing electronic, new age music and creating games in his spare time, and studying for his Higher School Certificate.

Background
Joshua was born in England in 1991. His family moved to Australia in 1993, raising him in areas surrounding Canberra. Growing up on a farm between the ages of 5 and 9, he learned to ride horses and care for pets. At a young age, Josh's parents Heather, and Nigel divorced.

Joshua was introduced to technology at a young age, with his father's job revolving around the fast developing information technology economy. At the age of 12 he became very interested in everything electrical, creating small gadgets from old electrical motors and solar panels. Encouraged by his parents, he excelled in mathematics and sciences during primary school.

At the age of 14, Joshua started utilising map editors included with popular videogames including starcraft, warcraft and eventually moving onto modern software such as Half-life SDK and Unreal Editor. He also became focused on Anim8or, creating amature short films and 3D images. When Joshua was 15, he became interested in the composition of music. Upon discovering Fruity Loops Studio, Joshua set about creating numerous tracks for the enjoyment of his family. After entering in the Software Development course at high school, Joshua has become engaged with the fundamental creation of software through programing. He learned programming languages such as PASCAL, Visual Basic and recently; the basics of C++. At the age of 17, Joshua discovered Cre8or (a freeware program related to anim8or) which allowed him to exercise his artistic talent in anim8or directly with the development of games.

Situated in Australia, he is currently studying in college to enter university. Joshua has become a new member of 'Newgrounds' where he is able to post his music and artworks and gain insights from other users. His compositions and works of art have gained respectful ratings, encouraging and supporting his hobbies. Joshua has also been encouraged to create his own website where a selection of his works can be viewed.