omnicon 2012 media kit
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Our guests and other information about this years conventionTRANSCRIPT
Contents
1. Introduction2. Vic Mignogna3. Travis Willingham4. Caitlin Glass5. Aaron Dismuke6. Comic Guests7. Music Guests 8. Contact Information
Introduction
It has been an eventful 5 years building Omnicon. What began as a simple need to have great events for our Rio Grande Valley, has evolved into a solid community. We have always tried to provide the anime fan culture an event made by fans for fans. So many people in the video game, anime, and comic book community travel from their homes and budget a trip to another city to enjoy themselves. It didn't take long for the community to realize that it was time the RGV had its own event. With the passing years we have cultivated a special brand of convention mentality, which has turned into a deep understanding of the wants and needs of our fans. We now look to put the RGV on the map as part of the Texas CON Circuit. As we stand now, Omnicon is still working hard on improving itself and the community as a whole, actively pursuing cooperation opportunities throughout the RGV. Currently we have worked with the city of McAllen on the city wide festival, Palm Fest, and hosted monthly meet ups with the McAllen Library, showcasing anime and Manga to a following of over a hundred people. Last year we broke all records with a gathering of more than 2,000 people attending each day. Omnicon has just begun providing great fan driven events and this year we are primed to show the world what our culture has to o�er.
Introduction
It has been an eventful 5 years building Omnicon. What began as a simple need to have great events for our Rio Grande Valley, has evolved into a solid community. We have always tried to provide the anime fan culture an event made by fans for fans. So many people in the video game, anime, and comic book community travel from their homes and budget a trip to another city to enjoy themselves. It didn't take long for the community to realize that it was time the RGV had its own event. With the passing years we have cultivated a special brand of convention mentality, which has turned into a deep understanding of the wants and needs of our fans. We now look to put the RGV on the map as part of the Texas CON Circuit. As we stand now, Omnicon is still working hard on improving itself and the community as a whole, actively pursuing cooperation opportunities throughout the RGV. Currently we have worked with the city of McAllen on the city wide festival, Palm Fest, and hosted monthly meet ups with the McAllen Library, showcasing anime and Manga to a following of over a hundred people. Last year we broke all records with a gathering of more than 2,000 people attending each day. Omnicon has just begun providing great fan driven events and this year we are primed to show the world what our culture has to o�er.
Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor)
Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But he started his career in anime a little over ten years ago as Vega in Street�ghter II. Since then Vic has been in more than a hundred and �fty shows and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Dark in DN Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in Dragonball Z, Kougaijji in Saiyuki, Ikkaku in Bleach, Yukito in Air, Takanaga in Wall�ower, Tatsu in Peacemaker, Luciano in Code Geass, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood, Hikaru in Macross and many more. Currently Vic is playing roles in the new Wolverine and Iron Man series on G4. He's also playing Zero in Vampire Knight, and Yoshimori in Adult Swim's Kekkaishi. He is also back in the role of Edward for Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, playing Death Scythe in Soul Eater, as well as Naruto, Bleach and several others. Vic has also voiced roles in a large number of video games including Soul Calibur, Disgaea, Persona III, Sonic Colours, Project Sylpheed, DBZ, Bleach, FMA and more. But even longer than his voice acting, Vic has been a professional music composer / singer / producer who has written and produced hundreds of songs for TV, radio and CD. He sings the themes for shows like One Piece & DBGT, and has produced several CDs of his own original music, all available on iTunes. And �nally, in addition to anime and music, Vic has a degree in �lm and is deeply involved in the popular web Star Trek web series like “Star Trek Phase II” and “Starship Farragut” as an actor and director. Vic works regularly writing, producing and directing video and �lm productions of all kinds.
Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor)
Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But he started his career in anime a little over ten years ago as Vega in Street�ghter II. Since then Vic has been in more than a hundred and �fty shows and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Dark in DN Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in Dragonball Z, Kougaijji in Saiyuki, Ikkaku in Bleach, Yukito in Air, Takanaga in Wall�ower, Tatsu in Peacemaker, Luciano in Code Geass, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood, Hikaru in Macross and many more. Currently Vic is playing roles in the new Wolverine and Iron Man series on G4. He's also playing Zero in Vampire Knight, and Yoshimori in Adult Swim's Kekkaishi. He is also back in the role of Edward for Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, playing Death Scythe in Soul Eater, as well as Naruto, Bleach and several others. Vic has also voiced roles in a large number of video games including Soul Calibur, Disgaea, Persona III, Sonic Colours, Project Sylpheed, DBZ, Bleach, FMA and more. But even longer than his voice acting, Vic has been a professional music composer / singer / producer who has written and produced hundreds of songs for TV, radio and CD. He sings the themes for shows like One Piece & DBGT, and has produced several CDs of his own original music, all available on iTunes. And �nally, in addition to anime and music, Vic has a degree in �lm and is deeply involved in the popular web Star Trek web series like “Star Trek Phase II” and “Starship Farragut” as an actor and director. Vic works regularly writing, producing and directing video and �lm productions of all kinds.
Travis Willingham (Voice Actor)
Travis is best known as the voice of Colonel Roy Mustang in the hit anime series’ Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. His other anime credits include Juugo/Black Zetsu in Naruto, many characters in Bleach, Yu Kanda in D Grey Man, Pierre in Aquarian, Badrick Serihan in Black Blood Brothers, Mori in Ouran Host Club, Andreas Darlton in Code Geass, Iggy in Ergo Proxy, Toga Yagari in Vampire Knight, Cleo in Glass Fleet, Ginko in Mushishi, Portgas D. Ace in One Piece, Takigawa in Ghost Hunt, Eustoma in Shu�e, parts in the upcoming releases from Marvel Anime, Iron Man and X-Men, and many, many more. Most recently, Travis provided the CGI Motion Capture for the multitude of Frost Giants in the feature �lm, Thor. Other �lms include Secondhand Lions, Ray, Friday Night Lights, Prison A- Go-Go, The Guardian, and A Perfect Getaway. He has also worked on CBS' Cold Case, FX's Nip/Tuck, Fox's Prison Break, and ABC’s Private Practice. An avid gamer himself, some of Travis’ video game credits include Modern Warfare 3, Battle�eld 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Knuckles the Echidna in SEGA's Sonic The Hedgehog games, Johnny in Catherine, Issac Frost in EA's Fight Night Champions, Ratchet/Hotrod/Stratosphere in Transformers: War For Cybertron & Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Gabriel Cunningham in Trama Center 2, Guile in Street Fighter 4, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and many, many more. Currently, Travis is playing The Hulk and The Human Torch in Marvel's animated series, The Super Hero Squad Show, and Thor on Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man. And be sure to check out the new web-series, “Shelf Life” – starring Travis Willingham, Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt, and Bryan Enk, at shel�ifeseries.com!
Caitlin Glass (Voice Actress)
A voice actress and ADR director, best known for the role of Winry Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist, Caitlin has been working in the anime industry since 2004. Most recently Caitlin has played Hanna Annafellows in Black Butler II, Eila in Strike Witches, Kyoko in Initial D: 4th Stage (FUNimation), Mawari in My Bride is a Mermaid, and Maya Ibuki in Neon Genesis Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone and 2.0 You May (Not) Advance. Other well known roles include: Chachamaru & Chisame/Chiu in Negima, Deneve in Claymore, Dhianeila in Heroic Age, Kaori in Kanon, Hiyono in Spiral, LaLa in D.Gray Man, Miria in Baccano, Miss Anderson in Shin-chan, Nerine in Shu�e!, Saya in Black Cat, Sumomo in Sergeant Frog, Triela in Gunslinger Girl, Vivi in One Piece (FUNimation), and Yakumo in School Rumble. Caitlin can also be heard in BECK, Darker Than Black, Dragonaut: The Resonance, Hell Girl, Kaze no Stigma, Kenichi, Mushi-shi, Nabari no Ō, Ragnarok, Solty Rei, StrAIn, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Welcome to the NHK, and Witchblade, among many others. She has also voiced characters in such video games as Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter X Tekken as Cammy, Final Fantasy: The Crystal Bearers as Amitadatelion, and In�nite Undiscovery as Aya. In 2008, Caitlin directed the widely popular fan-favorite, Ouran High School Host Club, as well as playing Haruhi Fujioka. Other directing credits include Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Chaos Head, Gunslinger Girl- Il Teatrino, Linebarrels of Iron, Murder Princess, Suzuka and FUNimation’s One Piece.This Caitlin’s �rst Omnicon and she can’t wait to meet all of you and make some wonderful new memories! You can follow her on Facebook at Caitlin Glass Voice Actor
Aaron Dismuke(Voice Actor)
Aaron Dismuke is an American Texan voice actor working primarily through Funimation Entertainment. You’ve (possibly) heard him as Sakaeguchi in Big Windup, Leon in Black Cat, Charlie in Burst Angel, Hiro Sohma in Fruits Basket, Izuna in Linebarrels of Iron, Chika in Ouran Host Club, Ion Fortuna in Trinity Blood, Ouri Kagami in Corpse Princess, Shura in YuYu Hakusho, Young Van Hohenheim in Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, and Alphonse Elric in Full Metal Alchemist. Aaron enjoys lemon lime salt, hotel bathrobes, and brisk walks in the rain. When asked as to the secret to his success, Aaron coyly replies, “nepotism”. When asked if he considers himself a burnt out pseudo-child star, Aaron, rather �ustered, lashes back with, “nice hair”. Disclaimer: Aaron Dismuke wrote this, and is totally kidding about whichever part you didn’t like
Comic Book Guests
He Has been working in the comics industry since 2000. I start working for Dark Horse on the DHP book doing 4 small stories. After that I jumped to DC comics working on JLA Jr., Superman, Impulse, Batman Orphans, JLU, Outsiders, Blue Bettle, Flash and Batman Brave and the Bold. At Marvel I have worked on titles like New Mutants, a mini-series called Ororo: Before the Storm, some pages for an X-Force annual and an Age of X short story in issue one. But for the last 2 and a half years I have been drawing Deadpool in his main title full time.(Artist - Deadpool; Batman: The Brave and the Bold; Justice League Unlimited; Superman/Batman; Adventures of Superman; Age of X: Alpha; The Flash; Superboy; Superman; X-Force;)
Best known for his rampages through the world of giant monster art, Matt Frank began working in the industry about halfway through college at the University of Texas in Austin. First working with Blue Water Productions, he provided covers for the Ray Harryhausen Presents series, culminating with his �rst one-shot, Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops, which he co-wrote and illustrated both the cover and the interior pencils. He capped his graduation in 2008 with both a Studio Art degree and his �rst work with IDW, providing character illustrations for the Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook. Frank then moved on to work on the over-200-page graphic novel, Vasteel Heart, with Gleaming Scythe Productions. He �nally got his true "big break" working with his lifelong love, the Godzilla franchise, by providing covers for Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters and Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths in 2011, starting as the lead artist on the "Store-Stomping" issue 1 promotion.
Comic Book Guests
He Has been working in the comics industry since 2000. I start working for Dark Horse on the DHP book doing 4 small stories. After that I jumped to DC comics working on JLA Jr., Superman, Impulse, Batman Orphans, JLU, Outsiders, Blue Bettle, Flash and Batman Brave and the Bold. At Marvel I have worked on titles like New Mutants, a mini-series called Ororo: Before the Storm, some pages for an X-Force annual and an Age of X short story in issue one. But for the last 2 and a half years I have been drawing Deadpool in his main title full time.(Artist - Deadpool; Batman: The Brave and the Bold; Justice League Unlimited; Superman/Batman; Adventures of Superman; Age of X: Alpha; The Flash; Superboy; Superman; X-Force;)
Best known for his rampages through the world of giant monster art, Matt Frank began working in the industry about halfway through college at the University of Texas in Austin. First working with Blue Water Productions, he provided covers for the Ray Harryhausen Presents series, culminating with his �rst one-shot, Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops, which he co-wrote and illustrated both the cover and the interior pencils. He capped his graduation in 2008 with both a Studio Art degree and his �rst work with IDW, providing character illustrations for the Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook. Frank then moved on to work on the over-200-page graphic novel, Vasteel Heart, with Gleaming Scythe Productions. He �nally got his true "big break" working with his lifelong love, the Godzilla franchise, by providing covers for Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters and Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths in 2011, starting as the lead artist on the "Store-Stomping" issue 1 promotion.
Musical Guests Guests
Minibosses is an independent progressive rock/progressive metal band originally from Northampton, Massachusetts and currently located in Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in January 2000, they are known for their video game based songs, which are instrumental rock variations of classic NES video game music from games such as Mega Man, Metroid and Castlevania. Minibosses have managed to form a growing following amongst video game fans, and allow fans to download several free songs o� their website. Much of their following has come from their constant playing of concerts at local clubs around Arizona and other cities in the southwest. Fans refer to themselves as “Minibossies” and are known to travel great lengths to see the band. The band has also formed quite a following on their web forums, which is host to most tour announcements, new video game covers from other remixers, and the Dwelling of Duels competition
URIZEN is an electronic-in�uenced 8-bit-style heavy rock band based in Ft. Worth, Texas. The band is well known for their entertaining and highly involved stage shows, featuring members dressed in full red-and-white armor style space suits. Other features of their stage show include the appearance of a giant, 8-foot-tall URIZEN Robot; a 12-foot in�atable cycloptic goo monster; a custom-created silicone conjoined twin creature; and much more! Since 2004, URIZEN has been storming stages in the North Texas area, including numerous shows at Fort Worth's historic Ridglea Theater, Dallas' iconic Curtain Club, Denton's eclectic Hailey's, and many more in Texas and beyond. URIZEN is also well known outside of the club circuit, with perfor mances at Arlington's Six Flags Over Texas amusement park, three consecu tive years of live sets at Addison's All-Con fan convention, and a 2010 performance at Atlanta's Dragon*Con.
Contact info
Mark Del BosqueProgram Director ....................... 956-502-0836Email ..................... [email protected]
Felix RodriguezAssistant Director ...................... [email protected]
Michael BetancourtPublic Relations ......................... [email protected]
Staff
ResourcesWeb site: www.omnicononline.com
: /omniconconvention
GeneralEmail: [email protected]
Contact info
Mark Del BosqueProgram Director ....................... 956-502-0836Email ..................... [email protected]
Felix RodriguezAssistant Director ...................... [email protected]
Michael BetancourtPublic Relations ......................... [email protected]
Staff
ResourcesWeb site: www.omnicononline.com
: /omniconconvention
GeneralEmail: [email protected]
