Ben Jones (American cartoonist)

Benjamin Queair Jones (born 1977)[1] is an American artist, animator, filmmaker, and voice actor. He was a co-founder and member of the art collective Paper Rad from 2001 to 2008, as well as his own studio Ben Jones Studio, Inc. in 2008. He has worked on various animated television programs and web series for Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD). Since 2017, Jones is the creative director of Bento Box Entertainment.[2] He lives and works in Los Angeles, California.[2]

Ben Q. Jones
Born
Benjamin Queair Jones

1977 (age 45–46)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materMassachusetts College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)artist, animator, filmmaker, voice actor
Years active1999–present
Notable workThe Problem Solverz
Stone Quackers
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

Biography

Jones was born in 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in central Massachusetts. His family collected computers, a hobby initiated by his father, Frank, who was a software engineer. This influenced Jones a lot, so much that later he would draw inspiration for his future style of art and design.

Jones attended Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and graduated in 1999 with a B.F.A. in Studio of Interrelated Media (SIM).[3][4]

Career

While studying in Boston at Massachusetts College of Art and design, he began working in an art collaboration with classmate Christopher Forgues (C.F.) under the name "Paper Radio".[1][5] Art in America magazine named Jones one of the, "most important cartoonists of their generation" for his work with Paper Radio.[6] In 2000, he founded the East Coast art collective Paper Rad, with the artists Jacob and Jessica Ciocci.[1] Paper Rad is best known for creating comics, zines, video art, net art, MIDI files, paintings, installations, and music with a distinct "lo-fi" aesthetic.

Ben Jones founded the animation studio Ben Jones Studio, Inc. in 2008 after Paper Rad had concluded that year.

Ben Jones collaborated with PFFR and Williams Street on a 2007 pilot for Adult Swim titled Neon Knome.[7] It was passed by the network and went on to become rebranded as a Cartoon Network show called The Problem Solverz.[7] Jones is the main creator and the voice actor of Alfe and Roba in the Cartoon Network show, The Problem Solverz.[8]

In 2013, Jones became the creative director of the Fox Saturday night programming block ADHD,[9] where he released his series, Stone Quackers. The program aired as sneak peek on October 27, 2014, on FXX[10] and a spin-off, Gothball, was premiered as a web-series on May 1, 2015, on the ADHD YouTube channel.[11] All the shows featured on ADHD are now owned by The Walt Disney Company after their 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox.

In 2020, he was given a career at Bento Box Entertainment and Universal Television to co-create Saturday Morning All Star Hits! in 2021 for Netflix, alongside Kyle Mooney.

Jone's work in fine art painting includes psychedelic themed painting, described as brightly colored, often visually flat or with pattern.[3]

Filmography
ProjectShow runChannel(s)Credited roleNo. of episodes Notes
Pick a Winner2004DVD onlyDirector (credited as Paper Rad)5 episodes [12]
I Dream of Zinedine Zidane2005Short onlyDigital effect artistInexistent
Super Mario MovieDirector (credited as Paper Rad)
Wonder Showzen2005–2006MTV2AnimatorUnavailable
Trash Talking2006DVD onlyCo-creator, Writer, Producer, Executive producer, Director, and Voice actor (credited as Paper Rad)
Yo Gabba Gabba!2007Nick Jr.
Nickelodeon		Jingle animator1 episode
Neon Knome2008Adult SwimCreator, Animator, Writer, Executive producer, Director, Music composer, and Voice actor
The Problem Solverz2011–2013Cartoon NetworkCreator, Executive producer, Director, Music composer, and Voice actor26 episodes
Storyboard artist2 episodes
ADHD Shorts2012–2016Fox, FXXStoryboard director10 shorts
Voice actor4 shorts
Designer3 shorts
Writer2 shorts
Peanut Butter & Jelly2013Short onlyVoice actorInexistent
Axe Cop2013–2015Fox, FXXCreative director22 episodes
Wander Over Yonder2013Disney XD Voice actor1 Episode
High School USA!2013Fox Creative director12 episodes
Golan the Insatiable2013–2015Fox, FXX
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.2013–2015Creative director, and director17 episodes
Storyboard director2 episodes
Voice actor1 episode
Stone Quackers2014–2015FXXCreator, Writer, Executive producer, Creative director, and Voice actor12 episodes
Storyboard director2 episodes
Major Lazer2014–2015Creative director11 episodes
The Adventures of OG
Sherlock Kush		2015–2016ADHD (Web only)Director20 episodes
Gothball2015Creator, Writer, Director, and Voice actor10 episodes
Nerdland2016Film onlySequence animator
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes2017–2019Cartoon NetworkVoice actor14 episodes
Neo Yokio2017NetflixCreative director, and Voice actor6 episodes
Art ThiefsTBSCreator, and director1 episode [13]
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!2021NetflixCo-creator, voice actor, writer, director of animation, Creative director8 episodes
Koala Man2023HuluExecutive producer8 episodes

Music videos

References
  1. Nadel, Dan (April 4, 2011). "Artistic Modern Funnies: Ben Jones' Problem Solverz". Tcj.com (April 4, 2011).
  2. Holloway, Daniel (April 18, 2017). "Ben Jones Named Bento Box Entertainment Creative Director". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. "Jump into the world of Ben Jones' post-internet, psychedelic paintings". It's Nice That. September 21, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. "Lines of Thought: An Interview with Ben Jones". MassArt. November 7, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. Chiaverina, John (September 16, 2015). "Paul's Pile Of Papers: Paul Bright On His Paper Rad Collection And Forthcoming Book". ARTnews. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  6. Nadel, Dan (April 28, 2016). "Punk and Hippie". Art in America. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. "Unleashing the Pizza-Loving Beast". Animation Magazine. March 25, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  8. "In Brief". The Fresno Bee. March 30, 2011.
  9. Animation Domination High-Def ('ADHD'). WonderCon Anaheim 2013. (March 30, 2013).
  10. Nadel, Dan (October 24, 2014). "Inhale Exhale". Comics Journal. Fantagraphics Books. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  11. GOTHBALL TRAILER - Youtube
  12. Pick A Winner (2004), retrieved April 18, 2019
  13. "Art Thiefs – Hamilton Phillips Casting". Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

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