Hi! I'm Tenn Byrne, otherwise known as RETROTENN!
I'm an animator, illustrator, and radio personality based in New York.

Contact Me
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Commission Info

Feel free to easily request commissions on my VGen below!!!

If you'd prefer to contact me individually, message me on my social media OR email me at [email protected]

Pricing
All prices are in USDFull Color Illustration
Headshots : $60+
Halfbodies : $90+
Fullbodies: $120+Motion Design / Music Videos
$200+
Price dependent on complexity of the videoAny other requests?
Feel free to ask!!Additional characters are x$1.5 the base price
Commericial Use is x$1.5 the base price
Backgrounds are +$50 USD
Complex characters and backgrounds may be subject to an additional fee on a case-by-case basis

Terms of ServiceGeneral
> I reserve the right to deny any commission
> Price may increase due to the complexity of the commission (ex; complex backgrounds or character designs)
> The commission must be paid before I begin
> All revisions much be requested during the sketch or line art phases. Works may be subject to an additional fee if changes are made closer to completion of the pieceDelivery
> Any timeline changes will be notified by me
> An additional fee will be added for deadlines within 2 weeksUsage
> A commercial license will result in an additional fee
> Credit is required for any use of the commission
> DO NOT recolor, trace, or modify my art without my permission
> DO NOT use the commission for AI or NFTs
> DO NOT edit the commission using AI

VOCAVERSE ON AIR!

VOCAVERSE is a vocal synth-focused radio show aiming to highlight artists and musicians in the Vocaloid scene!Originally airing at WNYU on their FM & ORG channels, VOCAVERSE is now transitioning to an online medium accessible on YouTube! Tune In Below!

2026

Graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film & Television Production.Organized FINALE∞FOREVER, a collaboration album, released for the last radio episode of VOCAVERSE. The album features 25 musicians and 21 visual artists. Responsible for album organization, logo design, cover design, composition + lyrics for The Rebel and the Wave, and lyrics + narration for TOMORROW LINE.Interviewed Creep-P, GuitarHeroPianoZero, Mushi-P, bitbreaker, Very OK Vinyl, Dasu, ODDEEO, Riproducer, Vane Lily, SiIvagunner, ex-p, and Witches With Glitches for VOCAVERSE throughout 2026.Wrote, directed, and animated THE BAND DEFIES DEATH ITSELF for Advanced Animation at NYU.Created the music video for REAL LIFE PROBLEMS alongside electrovoid. Responsible for motion graphics & typography.Contributed illustration & motion design for the MACHINE LOVE MEDLEY REMIX.

2025

Interviewed KAT, Mika Magica, Kiwwiraptor, Kettonger, Uinya, SAWTOWNE, Sasuke Haraguchi, MonochroMenace, Eclipsed Sounds, 11vein, Rachie, ippo.tsk, Camellia, Jamie Paige, beat_shobon, tommy., EMIRI, JubyPhonic, 0ts, & eggtan for VOCAVERSE throughout 2025. This also marked my first cross-lingual Japanese & English interview with Sasuke Haraguchi.Wrote, directed, and animated THE BAND GOES TO THE EVIL FOREST for Intermediate Animation at NYU. The film was the recipient of the 2025 James Richard Janowsky Award & a finalist at NYU’s New Visions and Voices film festival.Started working with musician CHORVUS as their illustrator. Responsible for all of their visuals.Created the album cover & character design for the album Toxic Tonic.Created the key art, character design, & logo design for Super Enchantical Yuki-Chan!!.Created the main illustration & backgrounds for Maiku Tachibana’s set at the Machina Musica URLFest.Animated & composited a scene for THE WORLD OUTSIDE music video.

2024

Interviewed Creep-P, suzie, WUNDER RiKU, FLAVOR FOLEY, WeevilDoing, Mizu, and electrovoid for VOCAVERSE throughout 2024.Animated CAROUSELAMBRA for Experimental Animation at NYU.Edited the Hatsune Discord Creator’s Mix music video, which premiered in the Coachella Discord server to over 20,000 members.Illustrated for the UNDER THE STARS music video, Galasynth (2024 Edition), The First Sound (2024 Edition), Once Upon a Synth, and Miku’s Party Zine.Worked on lyrics, illustration, and the music video for Never Ending Daydream alongside Beakodise.Sold artwork & merchandise at both of NYU’s PolyLAN events.

2023

Interviewed musician bo en on VOCAVERSE. This marked my first interview for the show.Wrote, directed, and animated Duffy and the Rockstar Pets for Sight & Sound: Studio at NYU. This film utilizes a combination of animation and live action.Wrote, directed, and animated Lollipop Scuffle! for Intro to Animation at NYU.Started my radio show, VOCAVERSE, at WNYU, NYU’s student-run radio station.

2022

Started attending NYU Tisch.Contributed illustrations towards DIG, the WNYU Archives zine.

2021

Wrote, directed, and animated the short film Froggie Wants Friends for college applications, and was accepted to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.