Team Mo'Larky

From the mind of visionary designer Justin Harder, Magic Machine presents Mo’Larky. 

Magic Machine is an LA based incubator and creative collective founded by Justin Harder to develop boldly designed animated story worlds for family and adult audiences, targeting both digital and traditional platforms.  

The Developers

Born in Chicago (huge Cubs fan), Justin studied Graphic Design at Art Center in Pasadena and quickly became one of LA’s most sought-after and pioneering motion graphics designers. Justin’s portfolio includes award-winning projects for a diverse list of clients, including Nickelodeon, Hulu, VH1, Sundance, and Coke, to name a few. 

Magic Machine’s first project, Mo’Larky, initially conceived by Justin in 2016, is a culmination of his life’s work, a vision synthesized from seventeen years of collecting ideas, stories, and designs that continue to inspire and inform his work today.  

The Musicians

MODOM is the collaborative brainchild of composers Chaz Windus and Keith Ruggiero. Chaz and Keith wrote and composed the original songs for the Mo’Larky pilot, and will continue to provide original music for the series.  

Evolving from their earliest years of performing in various bands and audio branding, Chaz and Keith share a mutual love for synthesizers and Star Trek. Windus hails from his long running studio “Blazing Lazer,” which has defined the sound of VH1 and MTV over the past ten years. Ruggiero, who still tours as a member of the New York based “Electroclash” band Soviet, resides in Los Angeles, home base for his sound design and music composition studio “Sounds Red”.