I made my first channel at nine.

I’m v8e. I grew up in Canada and live abroad now. Computers and YouTube have been part of my life for as long as I can remember.

I made my first YouTube channel when I was nine. Around the same time, I was making thumbnails, profile pictures, and banners on Picsart on my iPod. I used to look for people who needed free graphics in Minecraft Discord servers (lol). I got my first PC for Christmas 2019, and guess what i did first... cracked photoshop.

I started getting paid for my work in 2022, working with pro Fortnite players like Khanada and Tkay. That led to me joining FLu Esports and later YJM Esports as a graphic designer. In early 2023, I worked closely with a creator who left his gaming channel to run faceless YouTube channels. That taught me channel management and content strategy, and led me to start channels of my own. Later that year, I expanded into IRL thumbnails and began working with streamers, athletes, and other creators. I left school at 15 to do this full-time.

The Instagram up there — @mxrleau — is my personal account. It’s me, not a team.

Want the proof? Every thumbnail I've made is one page.

“if they don't click, they don't watch”