Myles Kane (born 1979) is an American film producer and wizard rock artist (performing under the name MC Kreacher).

Film

He received a

Bachelor of Fine Arts A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a standard undergraduate degree for students pursuing a professional education in the visual arts, Fine art, or performing arts. In some instances, it is also called a Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA). Background ...

in Film from the

Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The institute was founded in 18 ...

in 2001. In 2002 he co-founded the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival with

Josh Koury Josh Koury (born April 22, 1977) is an American filmmaker, best known for his documentary films ''Voyeur (film), Voyeur'', Journey to Planet X', ''Harry Potter fandom#We Are Wizards, We Are Wizards'' and ''Standing By Yourself, Standing by Yourse ...

and Cris Moris. After that, he worked at The New Yorker and, along with Kristina Budelis, produced and directed some of the magazine's first video series and documentaries. He was the editor for '' We Are Wizards'', a documentary about the

Harry Potter fandom The ''Harry Potter'' fandom is the Fandom, community of fans of the ''Harry Potter'' books and films who participate in entertainment activities that revolve around the series, such as reading and writing fan fiction, creating and soliciting fa ...

released in 2008 and the co-director of ''Voyeur,'' a Netflix film about journalism icon Gay Talese.

Wizard Rock

He became involved with wizard rock after working on the documentary '' We Are Wizards'' about the

. Previously, he had never even read any of the books. Under the stage name Mc Kreacher he released one album, ''Alone in the Dark'', in 2009. He always performs wearing rubber monster gloves. He has been described as "the perfect gangsta wiz-hopper; he’s got so much attitude" by Paul DeGeorge of

Harry and the Potters Harry and the Potters are an American rock band known for spawning the genre of wizard rock. Founded in Norwood, Massachusetts, Norwood, Massachusetts, in 2002, the group is primarily composed of brothers Joe and Paul DeGeorge, both of whom ...

Personal

Kane was diagnosed with

primary sclerosing cholangitis Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, which normally allow bile to drain from the gallbladder. Affected individuals may ...

in 2006. In 2013 he required a

liver transplant Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a Liver disease, diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver transplantation is a treatment option for Cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and ...

. To pay the deductible on his medical insurance, a fundraiser for $50,000 was held and, with the help of his Wrock fans, that goal was exceeded. He lives in

Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east; and the East River to the west. It was an independe ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Myles 1979 births Living people Wizard rock musicians Film producers from New York City American film editors American documentary film directors American documentary film producers People from Williamsburg, Brooklyn Pratt Institute alumni Rappers from Brooklyn