Get To Know 900lbs: Nicholas Garces

What do you do at 900lbs?

I am a 3D Generalist and VFX artist

What do you do for fun?

I play guitar and sing to relieve stress and relax.

If you didn’t grow up in Dallas, where?

I grew up in Boerne, Texas just outside of San Antonio.

Favorite music?

My music taste fluctuates based on mood but I listen to everything from rock, alternative, hip-hop, EDM, singer-songwriter, indie, and future bass. My current favorite artist is a band called Trash Panda (kind of an alternative acid rock).

Where do you hang out in your free time?

When I have some free time and some good weather, I like to go to the UTD campus and longboard or play guitar at the T.I. Plaza.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I’d love to travel to Machu Picchu, Peru.

What is your favorite 900lbs project so far?

So far my favorite project has been an animation video I made for an international cellular company. I got to create the project from start to finish, using my 3D knowledge to model, texture, animate, render, and composite a new a promotional video for the companies new flagship device.

What are your top 5?

Shortfilm: The End by Dominic Fera

Movie: Momento

Miniseries: Big Top Burger

Game: God of War (2018)

Book: The Lathe of Heaven [/vc_column_text]