Youmacon 2008
October 30–November 2, 2008 Hyatt Regency Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan
Detroit's { Anime / Manga / Gaming / J-Music } Experience
Guests
Caitlin Glass
Caitlin Glass is a voice actress and ADR director for FUNimation Entertainment. She first started working for FUNi in January of 2004 after being hired while on a tour of the studio! Her first roles were bit parts on "Case Closed" until she landed the role of Hiyono in "Spiral". She then went on to voice Triela in "Gunslinger Girl", Takane in "Burst Angel", and most notably, Winry Rockbell in "Fullmetal Alchemist". More recent roles include Yakumo in "School Rumble", Souma in "Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle", Accela in "Solty Rei", Miss Anderson in "Crayon Shin-chan", Saya in "Black Cat", and Chiemi Kuniyoshi in "BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad", in which she also sings! She can also be heard in "Negima", "Kodocha", "The Galaxy Railways", "Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris", and the "Lupin III" OVAs. Caitlin's first ADR directing project, "Suzuka", is available now, and she is currently one of a select few directors working on FUNimation's dub of "One Piece". Caitlin is so excited to be back at Youmacon for the fourth year in a row and can't wait to make more great memories.
Wayne Grayson
Best known as the voice behind Joey on "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and Michelangelo on "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Wayne's recent and upcoming projects include "GaoGaiGar", "To Heart", "Easter Island" and "The Third". He also regularly appears as Syrus on "Yu-Gi-Oh GX". Past credits include: "Revolutionary Girl Utena", "Sadamitsu the Destroyer", "Ultimate Muscle", "Giant Robo", "Samurai Deeper Kyo", "Pokemon", "Patlabor", "Shaman King", "Animation Runner Kuromi", "The Winx Club", "Princess Natasha", "Kappa Mikey", and various monsters and animals on "Chaotic" and "Viva Pinata". On the commercial end of things, you can hear him touting the virtues of various products on television and radio spots. He's also been a fixture of the NY theatre scene for over 15 years, appearing in several productions with the NY Fringe Festival and other reputable companies. Wayne's a self-professed pop culture junkie, but to this day, he can't understand the appeal of reality television.
Patrick Seitz
Patrick Seitz is a Los Angeles voiceover actor, script adapter and ADR director who has been fortunate enough to lend his efforts to over 100 anime and video game titles during the last few years. As a voice actor, a few of Patricks more prominent roles include Franky in One Piece, Nekozawa in Ouran High School Host Club, Isshin Kurosaki in Bleach, George in Paradise Kiss, Hazel in Saiyuki Reload Gunlock, Dhaos in Tales of Phantasia, Raul in Ergo Proxy, Koshiro in Koi Kaze, Charles Beams in Eureka Seven, Lee Linho in ROD the TV, and Luke Valentine in Hellsing and Hellsing Ultimate.
On the video game side of the ledger, you can hear him as Chopin in Eternal Sonata, Dylan in Valkyrie Profile 2 and Sergei Vladimir in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, as well as various characters in the likes of Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, Wild Arms 5, and Romancing Saga, to name just a few.
In addition to voiceover work, Patrick has done script-adapting and/or ADR direction for Naruto, Blue Dragon, Honey & Clover, Hell Girl, Girls Bravo, Kamichu!, Tales of Phantasia, The Melody of Oblivion, Zegapain, Guardian of the Spirit and Rumiko Takahashi Anthology.
Walter Jones
While Walter E. Jones has an impressive resume, ranging from actor to educator, its likely youll best know him as Zach, the Black Ranger from the action-adventure phenomenon, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Since then hes been involved in over 150 episodes of various shows and 7 films, including The Shield and CSI. His talents have developed him into a triple threat, having proven himself as an actor, singer, and dancer. He was chosen as one of fifty dancers to represent the United States in the 1992 Olympic Closing Ceremonies in Barcelona, and has traveled much of the world as a dancer and singer for Princess Cruise lines. He has been a Salsa Instructor in some of the most prestigious Salsa Clubs in Los Angeles, and has shared this gift with some of Hollywoods biggest celebrities.
Mark Musashi
Mark Musashi began his entertainment career as a stuntman in the Tokyo based AAC Stunts. Early in his career, he was involved with numerous video game projects, most notably as Liquid Snake in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Colonel Volgin in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. He continued his career in Japan to include several live action television shows and movies, both as an actor and as a stuntman/suit actor. Some of his more memorable roles would be as the character Piece in "Sh15uya", Kodama in "Garo", and Duke Watari in "Cutie Honey: The Live". Early this year, Musashi relocated to Los Angeles in order to pursue a career in American based film and television.
Paulie Schrier
Paulie Schrier is a ten year veteran of the "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" series, portraying the character Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier, as well as directing and assistant directing several episodes. He also directed 16 "Hello Kitty" episodes for producer Tony "Oh Rick" Oliver, and appeared in UPN's "Teknoman" series for 65 Episodes, giving a voice to the evil Sabre. An Avid 3D modeler and LightWave artist, for three years Paulie's contributed 3D scenes to Christian Gossett's hybrid comic, "The Red Star," since it was optioned for feature film production by Universal Pictures. Still active on the theatrical stage in Los Angeles, Paulie can be found with the Theatricum Botanicum Theatre Company in Topanga Canyon, CA, performing Shakespeare, Brecht, Moliere, and Wilde. Currently, Paulie is Creative Director at a top secret Art Studio in Los Angeles.
Lemon Demon
with the Potter Puppet Pals
Lemon Demon, best known for their song "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny," bring their catchy melodies and geek rock sensibilities to Youmacon. Lemon Demon has released five full-length albums since their formation in 2003 as well as quite a bit of "unreleased" and "unreleasable" material. Bassist Alora Lanzillotta, guitarist Charles "Chooch" Sergio, and drummer Tony Wry are led by singer/songwriter/keyboardist Neil Cicierega.
Originally a set of Flash animations, the Potter Puppet Pals have found new life in live-action form, exploring what would happen if Harry Potter was acted out with insane puppets. With puppeteers Neil Cicierega, Emmy Cicierega, and Alora Lanzillotta behind the stage they've recorded four live-action skits to date, the latest of which was the number one most viewed comedy video on YouTube for the month it was released.
Visit Lemon Demon's Web site
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Watch the Potter Puppet Pals
The Spoony Bards
After meeting at Anime Central 2004, the group of musicians calling themselves the Spoony Bards have come to be known for their ability to assemble any available combination of vocal and instrumental talents to create a relaxed musical atmosphere at anime conventions. Hailing from different parts of the country, this network of musicians has grown in reputation and number, having played video game and anime music by request for days at a time at conventions. Count on the Spoony Bards to provide a fun, spirited atmosphere during your stay at Youmacon.
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