Jams & Joysticks: Nedrick McClaren (One Blaze Studio)

Jams and Joysticks

This week's interview is with Nedrick McClaren. Nedrick is an animator, web designer, and indie game developer living in the Central Valley of CA. Nedrick migrated to the United States at age 12 from Jamaica. His parents first settled in Queens, NY. He spent his adolescence and young adult years in Queens and later Long Island, NY. Ultimately, Ned settled in the Central Valley in CA with his wife and son. Nedrick earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts/Computer Graphics from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). Although he studied 3D animation, his love for Japanese Anime sparked an interest in 2D animation and he educated himself on the principles of the craft. Nedrick taught himself Macromedia Flash, which later became Adobe Flash and now Adobe Animate. In 2009, Nedrick created his first 2D game entitled “Born Fighters”. This game showcased Ned’s self acquired 2D animation skills and his love for the genre and style of the classic games like Street Fighter, Samurai Shodown, and King of Fighters. In 2011 Nedrick created One Blaze Studio, Inc. as an umbrella for several creative projects he was developing. Under One Blaze Ned launched several web shorts. Some time later Ned created a 4-part web series called Patrollin’. For this endeavor Ned partnered with his wordsmith brother, Jermain Fraser, who wrote lyrics and produced original music for the series. The web series was the basis for the Patrollin games, Patrollin WTH and Patrollin’ (working title). The cast of the series are the major players in the games. Patrollin WTH is currently available in the Android Playstore and is being retooled for IOS platform release. Ultimately, Nedrick would like to create a hub to teach kids the many aspects of game development/creation and how they can apply many of the skills they learn in school to game development. For more about Nedrick, simply keep an eye on Oneblaze.com, home for all of his creations.

www.OneBlaze.Com