Current
Multimedia Artist. Covers a multitude of sins, and allows me to make music, write songs, make videos, code applications, build websites, write nonsense, write philosophy… WHY didn’t I think of this earlier?
Jan 1997 – Death + 50 years
Boowa & Kwala (preschool characters on worldwide Web and TV)
Working with my wife Veronique, I created the preschool characters Boowa and Kwala and their amazing online universe, CDs, TV series… and cuddly toys ! Boowa and Kwala have made a positive contribution to MILLIONS ofds worldwide since their inception in 1997 – estimates for total eyeballs in the last 12 years range from 60 million to over 100 million. 100% positive vibes sent out to millions of preschoolers through the voices and personality of the characters Boowa, Dawa, Mawa, Grandpa Koala, Daddy Koala…
Jan 2000 – Jan 2010
UpToTen Ltd (Mauritius)
Dynamic Flash Applications Developer, Team Lead, Good Egg
UpToTen.com site ranked 11,000th in the world (as at January 2010), 5 million visits a month, Web d’Or des internautes 2002 (Mauritius), Davey Awards (Gold) 2008.
Aug 1994 – Jul 1996
Tourbillon SARL (France)
Artistic Director and mentor for artists signed to EMI and Universal
Mar 1990 – Dec 1996
The Barking Dogs (bass, vocals)
The Barking Dogs (often called Les Barking Dogs) was an Anglo-French alternative rock band who played an eclectic mix of fast energetic rock, folk and ska sung in English and French, sounded like the Pogues trying to be the Clash with moments of Tom Waits, Madness, Jacques Brel and Taraf de Haïdouks thrown in for good measure.
Nov 1988 – Oct 1991
Formalangues, EFP, Laser… (Paris)
English teacher
1985-1988
John Moores University, UK
BA (Hons) Economics and statistics
Achievements
Multimedia development (as me)
Finalist at Macromedia’s UCON 99 alongside BBC and Prince of Egypt (boowakwala.com)
Over 1,000 interactive multimedia activities and applications developed to date including these
Songwriting (as Ben Burrows and Jason Barnard)
Over 100 songs written and performed Davey Awards (Silver) 2008, The Children’s Music Web Award winner 2008
Performing Musician (as Ben Burrows and Jason Barnard)
Performed on 4 music albums and 600 live concerts and festivals with The Barking Dogs
94 songs and 2 fun albums as Boowa (this one is particularly silly)
Voice Actor (as Jason Barnard)
Boowa, Dawa, Mawa, Grandpa Koala, Daddy Koala, some sheep, ducks, hens, cows…
600 games and activities, 94 original songs, TV series of 52 episodes – 5 voices in French and English (does that make 10 voices?)
Author (as Jason Martin Barnard)
Co-wrote the (very well reviewed) Boowa and Kwala TV series for ITV International
