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| − | Matthew Gerard Leger, known as Matt G. Leger, is a [[filk]] [[fan]], [[performer]] and [[composer]] and a longtime [[illustrator]] for conventions and fan clubs. He is the publisher of three booklets of his filksongs and drawings. | + | '''Matthew Gerard Leger''', known as '''Matt G. Leger''', is a [[filk]] [[fan]], [[performer]] and [[composer]] and a longtime [[illustrator]] for conventions and fan clubs. He is the publisher of three booklets of his filksongs and drawings. |
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| + | Leger was born in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana Lafayette], [[Louisiana]] in 1963 and entered SF/F [[fandom]] in 1977 by attending [[Vul-Con V]] in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. He began composing filk parodies and original songs in 1981 while attending [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_University Louisiana State University] in [[Baton Rouge]]. In 1982, he began self-publishing a series of three annual [[fanzines]] of his work, titled ''Matt G. Leger's Demented, Deranged & Degenerate Filksongs''. | ||
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Revision as of 22:41, 2 April 2024
(1963 -- present)
Matthew Gerard Leger, known as Matt G. Leger, is a filk fan, performer and composer and a longtime illustrator for conventions and fan clubs. He is the publisher of three booklets of his filksongs and drawings.
Leger was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1963 and entered SF/F fandom in 1977 by attending Vul-Con V in New Orleans, Louisiana. He began composing filk parodies and original songs in 1981 while attending Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In 1982, he began self-publishing a series of three annual fanzines of his work, titled Matt G. Leger's Demented, Deranged & Degenerate Filksongs.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1987 -- New Orleans Science Fiction & Fantasy Festival Fan GoH
- 2005 -- Pegasus Award
- 2011 -- GAFilk 13 Toastmaster
- 2014 -- Conjecture 2014 / ConChord 26 Interfilk co-GoH with Mary Mulholland
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