| Jazza | |
 | |
| Real Name: | Josiah Brooks |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | April 20, 1989 |
| Profile: | Jazza |
| Aura: | Game Developer |
| Level: | Level 9 |
 
| |
| Whistle: | 
|
| Normal | |
| Blam/Protect Rank: | 
|
| Town Watch | |
| Flash: | :the Composer: |
| Audio: | Draw with Jazza - Theme |
JAZZA is the user name of Josiah Brooks, who lives in Australia. In 2003, he began animating, and after discovering the website via a request from the Star Syndicate to vote on their work, has since become one of the most notable authors on Newgrounds. His work, consisting of dozens of Flash submissions on Newgrounds, has covered a wide variety of genres, including Drama, such as The Composer, Fantasy Action, like the Paladin series[1], Comedy, including the Larry series, and several games, including the Kill Kar and several games based on his various series. He also has 40 audio submissions, most of which are rated between 3/5 and 4/5. Additionally, one of his art submissions won a minor award (Daily 3rd Place). [2]
Style[]
Characters from various movies by JAZZA.
Because of the sheer number of genres JAZZA has dabbled in, his style changes dramatically between different works. However, his movies and games since 2005 tend to portray humans realistically. Additionally, many of his works, such as Paladin, Larry, and Brotherhood of Battle, are influenced by traditional European fantasy. JAZZA has stated that he views games as story-telling experiences, though not all of his games fall into that category.
Works[]
Paladin[]
Larry[]
Main Articles: Larry, Larry (Series)
Larry is a series of Flash movies and games starring a character of the same name, who appropriately became a Chosen One for Karryon by The Overlord.
Beyond Newgrounds[]
In 2011, JAZZA started a YouTube channel called Draw with Jazza where he upload tutorials on how to draw human anatomy and animations using Adobe Flash. His tutorial videos have garnered success in views that it attracted many people to this freelance animation business.
In 2019, he would later rename his YouTube channel to Jazza to better fit the more varied content that he would like to make.
Personal Life[]
JAZZA was once Mormon, and worked in the missionary service for ten months, before he had to stop in order to have an operation on his knee. Since then, he has announced that he is no longer as religious as before.[3] He is also a dedicated musician, and maintains a weekly webcomic based on the Larry series. He has a brother named Shad M. Brooks who is owns a YouTube channel called Shadiversity.
Reception[]
A sef-portrait Josiah made of himself with one of his characters, Larry.
JAZZA has won a total of over 62 awards, including 23 Daily Features, eight Weekly Users' Choice Awards and four Review Crew Picks. As of February May 2011, his Flash submissions have received a total of over 15.4 million views. His music tends to score between 3/5 and 4/5.