J.C. Morata

Jesse Morata, or **J.C. Morata**, is self-taught as a storywriter, a digital artist, and a music artist under the moniker **Dj Hipsong**. His notable work is an original science fiction series, *Project: Tr!dok3n*.

## J.C. Morata

### Years active:

2012 - 2023 (Start of hiatus as Dj Hipsong)2015 - Present (as J.C. Morata)

### Hometown:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Current), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (Birthplace)

## Biography

J.C. Morata was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 25, 1996. He lived a fairly decent childhood. Growing up, he had an interest in superheroes, and made time to draw Power Rangers and some superheroes from DC and Marvel he liked. His life experiences are used as inspirations for his work.

#### As Dj Hipsong

Before 2012, 15-year-old Morata created the signature shuriken symbol, which became the official creative symbol onwards. Initially influenced by Daft Punk, Morata began to experiment with online music-making websites, which resulted in him making his first albums. Morata went to experiment with elements from dubstep and trap music. His recent influences include Hollywood Undead, Crystal Castles, Kraftwerk, and Skrillex. To this day, Dj Hipsong's main genre is Electronic.

#### *Project: Tr!dok3n* and Other Original Visual Creations

After setting up an account in DeviantArt, Morata began to post chapters and illustrations for an original science fiction series, *Project: Tr!dok3n*. As time went on, his skills in writing and illustrating improve with newer submissions. After creating *Kamen Rider Cog* in 2016, a steampunk superhero story based on the main metaseries, Morata pursued creating new stories involving characters with unique designs and storylines, inspired by the *Power Rangers* and *Kamen Rider* franchises. Besides superheroes, Morata's other themes include socio-political, and comedy. On YouTube, Morata has created two video series describing his work (*D.A. Journal w/ J.C. Morata*) and his personal life (*Story Time... that's It*) under the name [Shuriken Symbol]. Until 2023, the avatar used in both video series was an original character, the Lone Author.

## Notable Work

#### As Dj Hipsong

##### Albums

* *Tridoken* (2012)
* *Enterprise Avenue* (2012)
* *JoyRide* (2012)
* *Wrath of Tridoken LP* (2014)
* *Project: Tr!dok3n [The Album]* (2015)
* *True Universe* (2017)
* *Stayed Up* (2018)
* *Rerun* (2020)
* *Future Man* (2023)

##### Extended Plays

* *Really Introverted Person* (2014)
* *Sorting it Out* (2021)
* *Fun Galore* (2022)

#### As J.C. Morata

##### Original Ongoing Stories

* *Project: Tr!dok3n* (since 2015)
* *Kamen Rider Cog* (since 2016)
* *Concealed Intentions* (since 2018)
* *Codename: Racer 9* (since 2021)

##### Comic Series

* *Angela & Zen: Misfits* (since 2016)
* *Miscellaneous Stupidity* (since 2018)

## Personal Life

Morata is a hobbyist, and has little social connections outside immediate family, making him a social loner by default. Despite this, aspects of his personal life inspired the majority of his work. Notably, the trait of being stubborn is often reserved for characters like Tr!dok3n and Vic (both from *Project: Tr!dok3n*). As Dj Hipsong, Morata's themes are often about being alone and self-improvement. He is fond of cosplaying, though mostly of his original characters.

## Other Facts

* As a storywriter, Morata is generally inspired by Shotaro Ishinomori by his works on *Kamen Rider* metaseries, and Jack Kirby and Stan Lee for their creations in the Marvel comics.
	+ Morata's other stories including his own superhero characters are heavily inspired by other Tokusatsu works involving helmets and transformation devices.
* As a digital artist, Morata's art styles are based on some more popular cartoonists, notably Genndy Tartakovsky.
	+ His favorite graphic designs are grids, gradient color shades, and square shapes.
	+ His own art style, called the "block legs", was created during the middle school years while doodling.
* The name Dj Hipsong is derived by a song by Korean music artist, Rain.
* Morata's signature shuriken symbol is shared with the lead protagonist of *Project: Tr!dok3n*.
* Morata has a mild form of Autism, as revealed in his original YouTube series, *Story Time... That's It*
	+ As Dj Hipsong, "Not Normal (Hear Me Out)" and "Solo Vibrant" are songs describing his Autism.

## External Links

* Dj Hipsong's music
* J.C. Morata's DeviantArt