Justin Thorne

Justin Thorne (born 1974) is a British singer-songwriter, author and marketing academic. He was born in the island of Jersey, UK and grew up on the island, in Australia and on the UK mainland. [http://www.justinthorne.com Official site] ] He is also a keen Poker player and is co-founder of Fish Hook Poker. [http://www.fishhookpoker.com Fish Hook Poker] ]

Thorne completed an M.Sc.in Marketing at the University of Glamorgan and is considered one of the UK's leading authorities on online communities. [http://www.thisisjersey.com/2006/11/14/publishing-coup-for-marketing-expert/ Publishing coup for marketing expert] ] [http://www.thisisjersey.com/2007/07/05/blogs-talk-in-florida/ Blogs talk in Florida] ] He is a Chartered Marketer and has managed numerous global and national brands. He currently lives in Jersey, where he continues to write fiction, music, academic journals; and provide strategic marketing support for the world's leading organizations and brands. [http://www.justinthorne.com/bio.htm Official Biography] ]

Music

Thorne's latest album, "Live at Jersey Arts Centre", features a track called, "Sold (NYC Mix)", which was recorded in New York City by producers Tommy Allen, and Blondie guitar player, Paul Carbonara. Ed Stasium, who is a multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning producer, did the final mix of the song. In August 2008, Thorne supported Australian Roots star, Xavier Rudd at the Grassroots festival in Jersey. [http://www.justinthorne.com/blogger.html Official Blog] ]

Discography

* Rasp (1992)
* Curses - "Fortune Cookie" (1995) Recorded at LIPA
* Curses (1997) Recorded in Gilbert O'Sullivan's studio in Jersey
* Justin Thorne - "Honey" (2004)
* Justin Thorne & The Chiefs - "Live at Jersey Arts Centre" (2007)

Fiction

In 2007, Thorne's debut book, "In the Shadows: An Anthology of the Curious", was published by [http://www.sigelpress.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=3 Sigel Press] in the U.S. and the UK. The book is described by the publisher as "a collection of previously published short stories and brand new tales from an emerging voice in genre fiction. The anthology includes fantasy, horror, science fiction, crime, mystery and an exclusive preview of the forthcoming fantasy novel, Footsteps." [http://www.sigelpress.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=3 Publishers' Site] ]

The book received endorsements from popular fantasy authors Matthew Stover and James Barclay.

Bibliography

* In the Shadows: An Anthology of the Curious (2007) Sigel Press

Academia

In 2006, Thorne's academic journal, "The Freaks and Geeks Manifesto: Genre Readers are Revolting" was published at the 4th International Conference on the Book, in Boston. The study focused on the rise of the postmodern consumer, postmodern marketing and the power of online discussion forums and blogs. The paper received a distinction as part of his M.Sc. studies and achieved the highest mark ever given by the University of Glamorgan for the 'postmodern' element of the course. [http://b06.cgpublisher.com/proposals/33/index_html 4th International Conference on the Book] ]

In July 2007, Thorne's paper, "Online Community Interaction: Revolution or Revulsion" was presented to academics in Florida, at the International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies. Following his presentation, he won the award for 'Best Paper' in the marketing stream. The paper was recently selected as one of the best 10% of papers presented at the conference by the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics and appeared in Volume 6 of the journal. [http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI/Contents.asp?var=&Previous=ISS0901 Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics] ]

References

External Links

* [http://www.justinthorne.com Official Website]
* [http://www.sigelpress.com Publishers' Website]
* [http://www.sffworld.com/brevoff/362.html Official SFFWORLD review]
* [http://www.uksfbooknews.net/2007/03/25/justin-thorne-on-debut-collection-in-the-shadows/ Interview at UKSFBOOKNEWS]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5InSZlCtFWA BBC Interview]
* [http://fishhookpoker.blogspot.com Poker Blog]
* [http://www.fishhookpoker.com Fish Hook Poker]