A.S. Angelo (Photo by Cynthia Chapman Manuszak)

A.S. Angelo: Autumn Sebastian Angelo baptismal name Joshua James Frazier (12 May 1976 – *) is a performing artist on multi formats including visual (cinemagraphic/illustrative), storytelling, vocal (musician/composition/singer-songwriter) theatrical arts (dance/acting).

A.S. showed prodigious ability in the Arts (piano, violin, visual arts, painting, sculpture, dramatic acting) from his earliest childhood and later in academic feats in the U.S. and Brasil. Born in Tacoma, Washington to American parents of Native American and Irish/German descent, Angelo soon left the U.S. for travels abroad due his father’s involvement in the military. By the age seven, Angelo had lived in or visited five countries, Canada, Korea, Japan, U.S (Alaska) Mexico and by the age of nine had lived in seven including Brazil. A.S. returned to the U.S. at the age of thirteen for scholastic achievement and further education in Liberal Arts. By the age of seventeen Angelo had visited the major continents on the globe including Europe and Africa.

A.S. graduated with honors in 1994 from a special Arts program held at Theodore Roosevelt Highschool in California. There he learned theatrical basics, acting, theatre movement and continued his study of the keyboard, the violin and was involved in such visual artistic studies as printmaking with the talented Donna MacCauley, oil painting with William Smart and sculpture with the notable Californian sculptor Manuel Vasari.

He chose to attend a Private University where he achieved some fame.

Illness:

While writing and illustrating fourteen children’s books, Angelo fell ill. He was taken in by his family in California where he spent time recovering. Recovery years: 2003-2006. During this period he was highly productive creatively and finished a three hundred page novel “Faerie Bound: Beyond the Wagon Attic” complete with his own illustrations. The work was self published in 2008 by the xlibris corporation and can be purchase via Amazon.com.The work has been revised and is awaiting republication with interior illustrations for 2013.   In addition, during this period he increased his talents on the piano and began to post video sketches of his ideas online via sites such as myspace and Youtube. His Youtube channel has garnished more than 80,000 views and 1000s of comments of praise. He also been noted as having a striking ability to parody the antics of silent film star Charlie Chaplin. A.S. has performed for film, stage and for parades dressed as the renowned Tramp. These videos display his physical dexterity.Among intellects he has cited notable Australian Composer Phillip Wilcher as a great friend both personally and musically. He is also keenly interested in the literature of master author Peter S. Beagle whom he visited in April of 2008 with desires to learn.October of 2011, A.S.Angelo contributed to “The Pink Show” a fundraising art event for breast cancer awareness. His painting “Hope” was featured on the front page of the Fresno Bee (newspaper) as well as garnished a first place award in the category of painting. 2012 A. S. Angelo began his own professional page on Facebook to display his gifts. 2013 A. S. Angelo introduced his free online series “Mulberry Caves” which features of a seven year old boy named Kay Michael Fenton who meets a wight named “Scatcher” who takes him to an underground realm filled with fantastic creatures. Each weekly post contains three paragraphs fully illustrated. In 2013 Angelo was diagnosed with Non Hodgekins b-cell lymphoma. He painted a self portrait for “The Pink Show” in hopes of raising more awareness for cancer.