Origins
Forbes King spent a good amount of his upbringing in Christchurch, New Zealand. He attended Linwood College (then Linwood High School) from 1994 to 1998. During this time, he would befriend Jared Rowbotham, with whom he would later co-found the heart of the multi-winged beast of entertainment now known as Stuffed Duck Productions.
The first major project he and Jared would get involved in was a music project known as Swede. Originally intended to be a 5-piece pop/rock/alternative/metal band with 3 other school friends, but would end up being more of a fictional project as the material written for it would be mostly song titles, fictional album tracklists, few song lyrics and even fewer original music compositions. During the Swede era (starting in 1995), Forbes and Jared had a falling out which would last from mid-1996 to the beginning of 1998. Swede wouldn't be revived at this time, but it did see the duo revisiting the project between 2001 and 2006.
After patching things up in 1998, Forbes and Jared would start a new project under the name M.O.S. Films, which led to the creation of their first short comedy film, "Comic Wit".
The first major project he and Jared would get involved in was a music project known as Swede. Originally intended to be a 5-piece pop/rock/alternative/metal band with 3 other school friends, but would end up being more of a fictional project as the material written for it would be mostly song titles, fictional album tracklists, few song lyrics and even fewer original music compositions. During the Swede era (starting in 1995), Forbes and Jared had a falling out which would last from mid-1996 to the beginning of 1998. Swede wouldn't be revived at this time, but it did see the duo revisiting the project between 2001 and 2006.
After patching things up in 1998, Forbes and Jared would start a new project under the name M.O.S. Films, which led to the creation of their first short comedy film, "Comic Wit".
King of Comedy
With the filming of "Comic Wit" in 1998, Forbes and Jared would eventually continue their comedic adventures. From early 2001, they would work on a series of audio recordings acting as DJ's on a fictional radio station, "Ducksel FM" (originally named "M.O.S. FM" from 2001 to 2007). This series would last an entire decade, making it the longest lasting of all the projects they would work on together, officially ending in 2011. It was during this series that Forbes adopted his nickname, Weasel.
Along side of "Ducksel FM", a few other comedy projects would emerge. Some old, some new.
Of the old, the 1998 video, "Comic Wit" would finally get its online release close to a decade after it was made. In 2008, an audio soundtrack of the video would celebrate its 10th anniversary, while the video would finally make an appearance a few years later.
A couple short-lived series would emerge in early 2011. The first being "The Ducksel Comedy Podcasts", which only lasted 3 episodes in total, but only 2 of which featured Forbes. The second short-lived series was a video series called "The Ducksel Comedy Game Walkthroughs", which only had one season of 10 short episodes focusing on the first episode of the id Software game, "Doom".
The last comedy appearance that Forbes featured in would be a 2014 recording called "The Misadventures of Duckman & Weasel".
Along side of "Ducksel FM", a few other comedy projects would emerge. Some old, some new.
Of the old, the 1998 video, "Comic Wit" would finally get its online release close to a decade after it was made. In 2008, an audio soundtrack of the video would celebrate its 10th anniversary, while the video would finally make an appearance a few years later.
A couple short-lived series would emerge in early 2011. The first being "The Ducksel Comedy Podcasts", which only lasted 3 episodes in total, but only 2 of which featured Forbes. The second short-lived series was a video series called "The Ducksel Comedy Game Walkthroughs", which only had one season of 10 short episodes focusing on the first episode of the id Software game, "Doom".
The last comedy appearance that Forbes featured in would be a 2014 recording called "The Misadventures of Duckman & Weasel".
Music Fit For a King
Along side of the fictional music project, Swede, Forbes would begin to work on some real music through using software for the PlayStation 2, called "Music 2000". After a number of compositions were made, Forbes approached Jared (who was at the time working on his own solo music project, n-Somnia) about putting their works together for a new project, which led to the creation of the duo known as Kingrow.
Kingrow officially began in 2004 (as well as the duo's multimedia company, Kingrow Productions - now known as Stuffed Duck Productions), and would release a large number of albums accompanied by close to 40 singles/promos. The project would officially come to an end in 2012.
From time to time during the Kingrow era, Forbes would work on some tracks that would eventually be contributed towards what would become his own solo project - Gosney. The first album would see its online release in 2008. Forbes would compose his final music piece in 2011, but with his blessing, Jared would release Gosney material online using previously unreleased tracks. The final Gosney release would be made available in 2015.
Kingrow officially began in 2004 (as well as the duo's multimedia company, Kingrow Productions - now known as Stuffed Duck Productions), and would release a large number of albums accompanied by close to 40 singles/promos. The project would officially come to an end in 2012.
From time to time during the Kingrow era, Forbes would work on some tracks that would eventually be contributed towards what would become his own solo project - Gosney. The first album would see its online release in 2008. Forbes would compose his final music piece in 2011, but with his blessing, Jared would release Gosney material online using previously unreleased tracks. The final Gosney release would be made available in 2015.
The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword
Throughout school and adulthood, Forbes has been an avid storyteller and is known to have written several stories over the years. Some of which have made it online. A few of his creative masterpieces can be found here on this website. He lists such authors as Stephen King and Dean Koontz among his favourite writers.
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
It is an unfortunate fact that Forbes has been more inactive with most of the previously mentioned projects. The reason for this, however, is of no fault of his own. On February 22, 2011, his home city of Christchurch was hit by a major earthquake. Because of this, he was put in a position where he had to stand down from his duties with Stuffed Duck Productions, due to personal events surrounding the catastrophe. He hasn't planned on returning to the music scene since.
The 2014 recording, "The Misadventures of Duckman & Weasel" can be seen as a brief comeback to the comedy scene, but he hasn't returned to Ducksel Comedy since.
His stories, however, have been the most active projects since the earthquake. Few have been made publicly available, but he continues to write from time to time.
The 2014 recording, "The Misadventures of Duckman & Weasel" can be seen as a brief comeback to the comedy scene, but he hasn't returned to Ducksel Comedy since.
His stories, however, have been the most active projects since the earthquake. Few have been made publicly available, but he continues to write from time to time.