My full name is Sharvin (ʃɑːrvɪn) Joseph Emmanuel, though online I go by "hazrd." I was born and raised in Malaysia, and I've got African-Indian roots that I'm pretty fond of. Food-wise, Jollof Rice still takes the win in my book, but For any of my malaysian folk reading this, I'm equally at home with a variety of local dishes like Nasi Lemak, Pisang Goreng, and Roti Canai — pronunciations are open to interpretation.

I started out thinking I’d end up in 2D animation when I was 12 years old. I spent a year learning the basics: motion principles, tweening, timelines, the usual. However, turned out drawing frame after frame wasn’t for me. I preferred single illustrations so, naturally, I switched to 3D instead because surely moving into 3D would magically be easier... right? Oddly enough, it was. (for me, at least)

Somewhere along the line, I don't remember when, I piqued an interest in Music Production — particularly in the general Hip Hop / Trap genre, though I don't a preference / expertise. I decided to use FL Studio and learned what general music producing practices are. Although I knew any music theory, I did play piano — self taught & by ear. I can't exactly explain to you what my music sounds like so I’ve selected a track I consider one of my better ones if you want to take a listen.

Posting my music (and other content) to youtube meant I had to learn how to use new Adobe Software. Since I was already familiar with Animate, picking up Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects and Illustrator (being my forte) being my forte was relatively straightforward. I know what the general consensus is with Adobe as a Company, so trust that I obtain my products properly ;)