ZENKAIKON(2014(ANNOUNCED(GUESTS!

Jim$Cummings$[Actor]$ ! !“Tell!the!kid!he’s!got!it,”!said!the!legendary! Mel!Blanc!with!a!smile,!after!listening!to!a! young!man’s!first!demo!tape!of!cartoon! character!voices.!!The!year!was!1984,!“the! kid,”!was!Jim!Cummings.!!Since!then,!the! kid!has!gone!on!to!give!life!and!voice!to! some!of!America’s!most!beloved!animal! characters,!even!a!few!of!the!late!Mel! Blanc’s,!and!he!was!even!nominated!for!an! Emmy!Award!for!his!work!as!the!lovable! Tigger!on!Disney!Channel’s!My#Friends# Tigger#and#Pooh,!in!which!he!also!voices! everyone’s!favorite!bear,!Winnie!the!Pooh.! ! Born!and!raised!in!Youngstown!Ohio,! Cummings!spent!Saturday!mornings! riveted!to!the!TV!screen!as!he!mimicked! the!characters!in!his!favorite!cartoons,!all! the!while!dreaming!that!one!day!he!would! voice!them!himself.!!At!age!19,!he!moved!to! New!Orleans,!where!he!performed!as!a! drummer,!a!singer,!a!deck!hand!on! riverboats,!and!even!designed!and!created!Mardi!Gras!floats,!all!the!while!absorbing! the!rich!characters!and!accents!that!would!someday!find!expression!in!animation.! ! Years!later,!Cummings!relocated!to!Southern!California!and!managed!a!video!store! as!he!pursued!his!childhood!dream.!!He!gave!his!first!demo!to!a!customer!who!was! also!a!movie!producer,!and!the!rest,!as!they!say,!is!history.!!In!1984,!Cummings! landed!his!first!role!as!Lionel!the!Lion!in!Disney!Channel’s!Dumbo#Circus.!During!his! illustrious!career,!he!has!worked!extensively!for!the!Walt!Disney!Studios!voicing! classic!characters!such!as!Winnie!the!Pooh,!Tigger,!King!Louis,!Kaa!the!Snake,!Pete! (formerly!PegWLegged!Pete),!and!more.!!His!many!other!credits!include!Darkwing! Duck,!Bonkers,!Fat!Cat!and!Monterey!Jack!on!Chip#‘n#Dale:#Rescue#Rangers,!Don! Kamage!on!Tailspin,!Dingo!on!Gargoyles,#and!too!many!others!to!mention!here.! ! Cummings!has!done!scores!of!voices!for!Warner!Bros,!as!well,!including!Taz!the! Tazmanian!Devil!himself,!Steven!Spielberg’s!Animaniacs,#Tiny#Toon#Adventures,# Batman,#Pinky#and#the#Brain,#Tazmania,#Duck#Dodgers,!and!more.!!Other!credits! include#The#Powerpuff#Girls#(Fuzzy!Lumpkins),#Sonic#the#Hedgehog#(Dr.!Robotnik),! King#of#the#Hill,#Bump#in#the#Night,#Adventures#of#Jimmy#Neutron:#Boy#Genius,#The# Replacements,#The#Addams#Family,#Teenage#Mutant#Ninja#Turtles,#Star#Wars#Clone# Wars,#The#Simpsons,#Barnyard,!and!Catdog.! ! Not!limited!to!the!small!screen,!Cummings!has!acted!in!several!blockbuster!feature! films!for!Dreamworks!including!Shrek,#Antz,#Kung#Fu#Panda’s#Furious#5,#Hook,#The# Bee#Movie,#Balto,!and!more.!!His!credits!read!like!a!topWlist!of!animated!and!liveW action!films.!Credits!include#Who#framed#Roger#Rabbit,#The#Little#Mermaid,#Aladdin,# Tarzan,#Pocahontas,#The#Lion#King,#Babe:#Pig#in#the#City,#The#Hunchback#of#Notre# Dame,“Brother#Bear#2,!and!The#Princess#and#The#Frog,!to!name!a!few.! ! Cummings’!uncanny!ability!to!sing!in!character!and!voice!match!for!stars!who!are,!in! his!words,!“great!actors,!just!not!great!singers,”!has!led!to!many!platinum!and!gold! records!for!soundtracks!like!Anastasia,#The#Lion#King,#Fox#and#the#Hound,# Pocahontas,#Hercules,#and!more.!!He!was!also!AC,!the!lead!singer!of!the!famed! California#Raisins.! ! As!of!late,!he!was!nominated!for!an!Annie!Award!for!his!performance!in!Gnomeo#and# Juliet,!where!he!plays!the!amorous!garden!flamingo,!Featherstone!as!well!as!a! Daytime!Emmy!award!for!his!role!as!Hondo!in!Star#Wars:#The#Clone#Wars.!He!can! also!be!heard!in!the!recently!released!animated!Disney!Classic!Winnie#the#Pooh!in! which!he!plays!both!Winnie!the!Pooh!and!Tigger,!too!!He!plays!the!evil!African! Warlord,!Budzo,!in!the!just!released!feature!film,!Zambezia.!And!he!recently!voiced! Karu!in!The#Legend#of#Korra.! ! Cummings’!work!in!voice!over!includes!hundreds!of!television!and!radio! commercials,!movie!trailers,!promos,!and!videogames.!!“Pretty!much!anything! involving!microphones,!music,!noise!in!general,!and!padded!walls,“!jokes!the!affable! actor,!and!“remember,!only!you!can!prevent!forest!fires,”!so!says!Smokey!the!Bear,! aka!Jim!Cummings.!!No!matter!how!busy!Cummings'!schedule!may!be,!it!all!stops! when!Famous!Fone!Friends!of!Make!a!Wish!Foundation!call!on!behalf!of!a!very!ill! child!and!distraught!family!in!need!of!a!phone!call!from!their!favorite!cartoon! character.!!“Just!bringing!a!respite,!however!brief,!and!perhaps!a!smile!and!giggle!or! two,!means!so!much!to!the!child!and!their!family.!!I!consider!it!a!true!blessing!to!be! able!to!do!that.”! ! Cummings!is!a!proud!father!of!four!and!resides!somewhere!in!California!with!his! beautiful!two!younger!daughters!Grace!and!Lulu!Rose…and!their!critters.! ! Website:!imdb.com/name/nm0191906/! ! $

Brina$Palencia$[Actress]$ ! Brina!Palencia!is!an!actress!working!in!the! DallasWFort!Worth!Metroplex.!She!has! voiced!numerous!characters!for!anime!and! video!games.!Some!of!her!anime!highlights! include!Natsuki!in!Summer#Wars,!Chibitalia! in!Hetalia,!Ciel!Pahntomhive!in!Black# Butler,!Holo!in!Spice#&#Wolf,!Yumi!Azusa!in! Soul#Eater,!Sora!in!Oh#Edo#Rocket,!Rei! Ayanami!in!Evangelion#1.0!and!2.0,! Chiaotzu!and!Puar!in!Dragon#Ball#Kai,!Juliet! in!Romeo#x#Juliet,!Miharu!in!Nabari#No#Ou,! Tony!Tony!Chopper!in!One#Piece,!Tamama! in!Sgt.#Frog,!Ennis!in!Baccano,!Mikoto!in! School#Rumble,!Georgie!in!Shin#Chan,!Eve!in! Black#Cat,!Moro!and!Zashikiwarashi!in! xxxHolic.! ! In!the!land!of!gaming!she!can!be!heard!as! Mad!Moxxi!in!Borderlands,!Gerda!and! Paper!Lad!in!Comic#Jumper,! Moogle/Dungeon!Hero!X!in!Final#Fantasy# Fables,!the!main!player!in!Mushroom#Men# and#The#Maw,!and!various!characters!in!Duke#Nukem#Forever,!Guitar#Hero#III!and!IV,! Stunt#Driver#2,!Ghostbusters:#The#Video#Game,!Donkey#Kong#Country#Returns,!and! Street#Fighter#4.! ! She!has!also!served!as!the!ADR!Director!for!Moon#Phase!(eps!21W26),!School#Rumble,! Black#Blood#Brothers,!and!xxxHOLiC!(the!movie!and!eps!1W8),!Assistant!ADR!Director! for!Tsubasa:#Reservoir#Chronicle,!D#Gray#Man,!The#Tower#of#Druaga,!and!Dragon#Ball# Kai,!and!Music!Director!for!Sasami:#Magical#Girls#Club,!Negima!?,!My#Bride#is#a# Mermaid,!Rosario#+#Vampire,!and!Dragon#Ball#Kai.! ! On!camera!you!can!see!her!as!the!coWhost!for!GameStop!TV!alongside!fellow!voice! actor,!Chris!Burnett.!She!has!also!had!guest!spots!on!the!national!television!series! The#Good#Guys!and!Chase!and!has!worked!on!several!independent!features.! Most!recently!she!has!been!producing!her!own!musical!comedy!web!series,!The# Troubadoors,!which!stars!Brina's!beloved!online!personality,!Kagura4221973.! ! Website:!imdb.me/brinapalencia! ! Lolita$Dark$[Musical$Guest]$ ! Although!the!individual! members!are!no! strangers!to!the! Japanese!rock!scene,! Lolita!Dark!is!the!new! threat!to!the!stale!Los! Angeles!rock!scene.! Vocal!powerhouse!Ray! sought!a!way!to! reinvent!her!art!form! based!on!her!own! sordid!and!colorful!past! in!an!effort!to!help! others!who!might! identify!with!her! personal!experiences,! and!found!support!in! drummer!Joey!and! bassist!Rain.!As!a! platform!to!try!the! things!they!always! wanted!to!do,!second! vocalist!and!keyboard!player!May!rounds!out!the!group!alongside!guitarist!Patrick.! In!a!fusion!of!past!meets!present,!Lolita!Dark!is!a!new!beginning!for!our!era.! ! “Salvation…!Redemption…!Sanctuary...!to!unlock!a!path,!for!those!who!have!lost! their!way”;!this!is!the!band!for!the!weary!traveler!of!the!world’s!long!and!often!dark! roads.!Lolita!Dark’s!musical!journey!(1st!album!“Tokyo!Status”)!proves!that!you! don’t!have!to!walk!alone.! ! “To!help!those!who!are!helpless,!to!answer!the!silent!cries!of!the!voiceless”!–! Melding!the!distinctly!unique!worlds!of!Japanese!rock,!goth,!and!steampunk,!the! band!hopes!to!provide!an!outlet!for!their!fans:!a!way!out!of!the!darkness,!a!chance!to! ascend.!Refusing!to!conform!to!society’s!standards,!Lolita!Dark!represents!the! underdog!in!us!all.!But!rather!than!just!teaching!us!to!embrace!our!true!selves,!their! music!seeks!a!higher!goal:!a!world!where!no!one!hides!in!the!shadows,!a!society!of! openness,!a!place!where!everyone!can!just!be.! ! From!their!innovative!music!to!their!stylistic!appearance,!Lolita!Dark!is!nothing!you! have!ever!experienced!before.!They!are!ready!for!the!revolution.!Are!you?! ! Website:!lolitadark.com! The$Extraordinary$Contraptions$[Musical$Guest]$ ! A!chemist,!a!time! traveler,!a!gentleman! explorer,!and!a!mad! genius!join!forces...!to! save!the!world!with! their!aural!odysseys!of! steam,!strife,!and! romance!!The! Extraordinary! Contraptions,!those! dimensionWhopping! rockWandWrollers!from! Atlanta,!Georgia,!create! a!total!art!centered! upon!epic!songwriting! and!superb!musicianship!as!they!spin!their!melodical!tales!from!a!time!that!never! was.!They!effortlessly!fuse!the!steampunk!aesthetic,!a!DIY!work!ethic,!and!rock!and! roll!sensibilities!to!offer!a!unique!experience!that!grows!and!evolves!with!each!new! timestream!they!visit.! ! Website:!theextraordinarycontraptions.com!

Uncle$Yo$[Comedian]$ ! Karl!"Uncle!Yo"!Custer!has!been!a!staple!at! Zenkaikon!for!the!past!six!years,!having! started!his!side!career!as!a!geekWspecific! standWup!comedian!here!back!at!Valley! Forge.!An!oldWschool!New!Yorker,!Yo!has! appeared!in!several!web!series!including! "DragonWBored"!and!"The!Justice!Lease."! Yo's!weekly!podcast,!"We!are!the!Geek"!is! centered!around!the!convention!FanW lebrity!and!explores!the!geek's!roles!in! today's!culture.!For!shows,!jabs!and!details,! visit!his!website.! ! Website:!www.uncleyo.com! $

Jonathan$Maberry$[Author]$ ! Jonathan!Maberry!is!a!NY!Times!bestselling! author,!multiple!Bram!Stoker!Award!winner,! and!freelancer!for!Marvel!Comics.!His!novels! include#Extinction#Machine,#Fire#&#Ash,#Ghost# Road#Blues,#Patient#Zero,!and!many!others.! Forthcoming!books!include!a!new!mysteryW thriller!young!adult!series,!Watch#Over#Me,! scheduled!to!debut!in!2014;!a!middleWgrade! scienceWfiction!horror!series,#The#Nightsiders,! and!the!first!in!a!new!series!of!adventure! fantasies!inspired!by!the!Deadlands#roleWplaying! game.!His!nonfiction!books!include!Ultimate# Jujutsu,#The#Cryptopedia,#Zombie#CSU,#Wanted# Undead#or#Alive,!and!others.!Jonathan’s!awardWwinning!teen!novel,!Rot#&#Ruin,!is! now!in!development!for!film.!He’s!the!editor/coWauthor!of!VaWars,!a!vampireW themed!anthology,!coWeditor!of!the!forthcoming!dark!fantasy!anthology,!Out#of#Tune;! and!is!developing!other!anthology!projects!for!adults!and!teens.!He!was!a!featured! expert!on!The!History!Channel!special!Zombies:#A#Living#History.!Since!1978!he’s! sold!more!than!1200!magazine!feature!articles,!3000!columns,!two!plays,!greeting! cards,!song!lyrics,!and!poetry.!His!comics!include#Captain#America:#Hail#Hydra,! Doomwar,!Marvel#Zombies#Return!and!Marvel#Universe#vs.#The#Avengers.!Jonathan! writes#Scary#Out#There,!a!weekly!blog!for!the!Horror!Writers!Association!that! features!interviews!with!the!top!names!in!young!adult!horror!fiction.!Many!of!his! short!stories!have!been!released!as!audio!collections!from!Blackstone,!including!Joe# Ledger:#The#Missing#Files,#Tales#from#the#Fire#Zone!and#Hungry#Tales.!Jonathan!is!a! Contributing!Editor!for!The!Big!Thrill!(the!newsletter!of!the!International!Thriller! Writers),!and!is!a!member!of!Science!Fiction!&!Fantasy!Writers!of!America,! International!Association!of!Media!TieWIn!Writers,!Mystery!Writers!of!America,!and! Society!of!Children's!Book!Writers!and!Illustrators,!as!well!as!a!jurist!for!the!Edgar! and!Stoker!Awards.!He!teaches!the!Experimental!Writing!for!Teens!class,!is!the! founder!of!the!Writers!Coffeehouse,!and!coWfounder!of!The!Liars!Club.!Jonathan! currently!lives!in!Bucks!County,!Pennsylvania!with!his!wife,!Sara!Jo!and!a!fierce!little! dog!named!Rosie.! ! Website:!jonathanmaberry.com! ! ! CJ$Henderson$[Author]$ ! CJ!Henderson!is!the!creator!of!the!Piers#Knight! supernatural!investigator!series,!the!Teddy#London! supernatural!detective!series,!and!many!more.! Author!of!some!70!books!and/or!novels,!hundreds!of! short!stories!and!comics,!and!thousands!of!nonW fiction!pieces,!this!incredible!powerhouse!of!ideas! and!lover!of!bacon!is!beloved!for!his!intriguing!prose,! his!precocious!wit,!and!his!ability!to!go!to!YouTube! every!single!day!to!watch!Batman!Dog!and!laugh!just! as!hard!as!he!did!the!first!time!he!saw!it.!He’s!been!a! returning!guest!at!Zenkaikon!for!years!now,!and!is! excited!and!eager!to!meet!the!attendees!of!Zenkaikon! 2014,!both!old!and!new.! ! Website:!cjhenderson.com!

Gina$Biggs$[Webcomic$Creator]$ ! Gina!Biggs!has!run!the!comic!studio,! Strawberry!Comics,!since!2004.! Strawberry!Comics!is!an!allWfemale! group!of!creators!banding!together!to! help!promote!women!in!the!comic! industry!as!well!as!the!neglected!and! often!overlooked!genre!of!love!and! romance!in!the!medium.!She!also!runs! Filthy!Figments,!the!naughty!cousin!to! Strawberry!Comics.!In!a!similar!vein,! Filthy!Figments!promotes!women! creators!who!wish!to!draw!erotic! stories.! ! Gina!is!most!wellWknow!for!her!longW running!comic!series,!Red#String,!which! began!in!2003!and!ran!for!ten!years,! ending!in!2013.!The!first!three!volumes! of!the!series!were!published!by!Dark! Horse!Comics!and!the!entire!series!was! eventually!rereleased!by!Gina!herself!in! omnibus!editions.!She!is!the!creator!of! the!collaborative!series,!Erstwhile,!a!comic!adapting!the!lesser!known!Grimm's! fairytales.!Her!most!current!series!is!Demon#Aid,!a!story!of!a!demon!mediator!who! finds!she!as!a!little!demon!problem!of!her!own.!You!can!find!out!about!all!of!her! comic!works!at!Strawberry!Comics.! ! Website:!strawberrycomics.com!

Doug$Walker$[Internet$Video$Creator]$ ! Doug!Walker!is!best!known!for!his! character!The!Nostalgia!Critic,!who! reviews!bad!movies!and!TV!shows!from! childhood.!He!also!plays!the!roles!of!That! Guy!with!the!Glasses,!who!answers!the! weirdest!questions!fans!can!come!up! with,!Chester!A.!Bum,!the!hyper!active! bum!who!loves!every!movie!ever!made,! and!Dominic,!a!bar!tender!who!has!talked! with!the!video!game!world's!biggest! stars.!He's!also!noted!for!having!a!long! standing!"rivalry"!with!The!Angry!Video! Game!Nerd.!His!online!shows!average! one!to!two!hundred!thousand!viewers!a! week.!His!fans!include!Roger!Ebert,!Paul! Dini,!Mara!Wilson,!and!the!creators!of! Animaniacs.!He's!appeared!on!PBS,! Entrepreneur#Magazine,!The#New#York# Times,!20/20,!Rifftrax,!and!was!awarded! Entrepreneur!of!the!Year!at!the!4th! Annual!Mashable!Awards!in!2010.!His! image!even!appeared!in!the!anime#Zettai# Karen#Children.!Often!his!convention!appearances!end!up!turning!into!comedic! videos!featured!on!his!site,!so!don't!miss!your!chance!to!possibly!be!featured!in!one!! ! Website:!www.thatguywiththeglasses.com!

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$ ! ! Cosplay$Burlesque$[Performing$Arts$Group]$ ! Cosplay!Burlesque!is!a! performing!arts!group! of!burlesque! performers!and! cosplayers!dedicated!to! combining!the!two!for! your!entertainment.! Their!mission!is!to!take! the!characters!fans! already!enjoy!and!make! them!naughty!through! a!humorous!and! provacative!stage!show.! There!is!no!fandom!that! they!leave!untouched!in! their!quest!for!great! source!material.!They! are!fan!fiction!come!to! life!!

Greg$Houser$[Actor]$ ! Greg!joined!the!voice! acting!ranks!through! his!background!in!IT! and!Engineering!(no,! seriously).!He!has! earned!advanced! degrees!from! Pennsylvania!State! University!and!studied! drama!with!the!Walnut! St.!Theatre,!the!Wilma! Theatre,!and!the! People's!Improv! Theatre.!Greg!has!been! performing!behind!the! mic!for!over!12!years! providing!vocal!talent! for!companies!such!as!AstraZenica,!DuPont,!Lockheed!Martin,!CBS,!Honda!of! America,!and!the!NBA,!among!others.!In!the!anime!world,!he's!provided!voices!for! titles!such!as!Evangelion,#Shiki,#Tales#of#Vesperia,#and!Ikki#Tousen.! ! Website:!gregoryhouser.com!

Kuniko$Kanawa$[Cultural$Presenter]$ ! Kuniko!Kanawa!is!a! certified!Kimono! consultant,!Kimono! model,!Edo!Tsumami! Kanzashi!artisan,!and!a! founder!of!the! Washington!D.C.! Kimono!Club.! ! In!2007,!Kuniko! officially!became!a! certified!Kimono! consultant!of!the!All! Japan!Kimono! Consultant!Association! after!graduating!from! Sodo!Reihou!Kimono! College.!Since!attaining! her!certification,!she! has!been!offering!her! Kimono!dressing! service,!teaching! Kimono!classes!and!workshops,!and!producing!informative!and!entertaining! Kimono!Shows!which!feature!Kimono!dressing!demonstrations.!She!also!works!as!a! Kimono!model,!utilizing!the!six!treasured!years!of!classical!Japanese!dance!training! in!Hanayagi!style!under!the!exceptional!tutelage!of!Hanayagi!Wakana!sensei.! ! In!the!same!year,!through!intensive!training!by!Kazuyo!Hozumi,!one!of!the!few!Edo! Tsumami!designated!masters!in!Japan,!she!became!a!professional!Edo!Tsumami! Kanzashi!artisan.!As!a!classically!trained!successor!of!this!disappearing!traditional! handicraft,!she!creates!both!traditional!and!modern!designed!Tsumami!Kanzashi,! including!custom!orders.!Her!beautiful!creations!can!be!purchased!on!her!website.! Kuniko!occasionally!participates!in!craft!shows!and!currently!offers!beginner's! workshops!at!the!JapanWAmerica!Society!of!Washington!D.C.! ! In!early!2013,!she!founded!the!Washington!D.C.!Kimono!Club.!The!Club!welcomes! anyone!who!loves!Kimono!and!Japanese!seasonal!cultural!events.!Members!can! participate!in!Japanese!seasonal!cultural!events!in!Kimono,!attend!Washington!D.C.! Kimono!Club!workshops!at!a!discounted!price,!participate!in!Kimono!shows!and! dressing!demonstrations!as!a!model,!and!participate!in!the!Ms./Mrs./Mr.!Kimono!of! the!year!contest.!For!more!information!about!the!club,!please!visit!her!website.! ! Website:!atelierkanawa.com!

Bill$Rogers$[Actor]$ ! Since!his!debut!in!Assemble#Insert! back!in!2001,!Bill!has!been!providing! voices!to!some!of!your!favorite! characters!in!some!of!your!favorite! shows.!If!you’ve!watched!Ikki#Tousen,# The#Third,#Shingu,#KO#Beast,#His#and# Her#Circumstances,#Magical#Witch# PunieaChan,#Joe#vs.#Joe,#Madara,#To# Heart,#Kujibiki#Unbalance,#Queen’s# Blade,#Gokudo,!or!Comic#Party!you’ve! probably!heard!his!voice.!But!he!is! best!known!for!his!work!in! Gravitation!(Touma!Seguchi),! Boogiepop#Phantom!(Yamamoto),!and! Genshiken!(Tanaka!Souichiro).!He!can! also!be!heard!on!Saturday!mornings! as!the!voice!of!Brock!in!Pokémon!(as! well!as!over!40!creatures!that!appear! in!the!show).! ! In!the!world!of!video!games,!Bill!has! lent!his!voice!to!the!XWBox!game!Bullet# Witch.!On!the!Wii!console!he!voiced!cartoon!legend!Heathcliff!in!Heathcliff:#Fast#and# the#Furriest!as!well!as!supplying!the!voices!for!Red,!Yellow!and!other!fun!characters! in!the!M&M#Adventure!and!M&M#Kart#Racing.!On!mobile!devices!he!can!be!heard!in! Dungeon#Hunter#4!and!Gangstar:#Vegas!by!Gameloft.!He!has!also!voiced!various! Pokémon!in!the!game!Poképark!and!it’s!sequel!Poképark:#Wonders#Beyond.!But!fans! best!know!him!as!the!legendary!Lucario!in!the!smash!hit!Super#Smash#Bros.#Brawl.! ! Outside!of!the!anime!&!video!game!field,!Bill!has!worked!with!English!dubbing! groups!for!live!action!and!animated!programs!from!Italy,!Korea,!India!and!Turkey.! He!has!also!been!seen!on!stage!in!various!theatre!productions!and!has!worked!on! numerous!independent!films.!He!can!also!be!heard!in!audiobooks!The#Privilege#of# the#Sword!and!The#Fall#of#the#Kings!available!on!audible.com.!

Marc$Swint$[Actor]$ ! Native!to!Philadelphia,!Marc!Swint! is!a!newWmedia!generation!voice! actor,!writer!and!producer.!For! more!than!ten!years!he's!pinballed! as!a!voice!talent,!working!in!small! machinima!and!indie!film,!doing! medium!flash!animation!and!indie! games,!and!one!large!anime! project:!Mass#Effect:#Paragon#Lost# as!the!voice!of!Mason.!More! commonly!known!as!"The! Engineer",!he!works!on!podcasts! and!webWshows!(Anime#Abandon! with!Bennett!The!Sage,!The#Spoony# Experiment,#BadCall#TV)!wearing! the!hats!of!"acting!monkey",! "graphics!guy",!"joke!writer!dude"! and!"oh!no,!oh!no,!it's!broke!please! fix!it!demon."! ! During!Toonami's!offWair!days,! Marc!provided!the!voice!of! Toonami!Aftermath's!T.O.M.!for!a!short!series!of!bumps!and!wrote!and!directed! Aftermath's!short!video!event!"The!Reveille"!run!during!#BringBackToonami.!

Greg$Wicker$[Game$Show$Host]$ ! Greg!Wicker!(or!"Greggo"!as!he's! fondly!known)!has!been!producing!and! hosting!game!shows!at!anime! conventions!since!1999,!when!he! premiered!Anime!Match!Game!at! Project!AWKon!in!Dallas.!Since!then,! Greggo!has!done!animeWthemed! versions!of!several!classic!game!shows,! created!a!few!games!of!his!own,!and! even!had!an!original!project!that!very! nearly!turned!into!an!actual!television! show!on!Anime!Network.!These!days!Greggo!is!concentrating!on!perfecting!his!craft! and!making!game!shows!available!for!conventions!everywhere,!bringing!his!rapier! wit!and!friendly!personality!with!him!wherever!he!goes.!

DJ$Zing$[Musical$Guest]$ ! An!old!school!DJ!by! heart!with!over!a! decade!of!experience! under!his!belt,!Zing! delivers!a!professional! new!school!experience! while!sticking!to! traditional!old!school! roots.!Representing!his! global!online!show! "The!Centrifugal!Force"! and!his!upcoming!label! Neos!Imperalis,!tried! and!tested!all!over!the! East!Coast,!he's!sure!to! deliver!a!musical!experience!everyone!will!enjoy!and!talk!about.!

Trifecta$[Musical$Guest]$ ! Like!the!paints!on!a! palette!used!to!create!a! magnificent!painting,! Trifecta!is!the! culmination!of!2!and! sometimes!3!very! different!artists,!each! with!very!different! musical!backgrounds.! By!combining!their! talents!as!individual! performers!into!one! entity,!they!seek!to! bring!a!fresh!new!take! on!the!world!of!dance,! theater,!and!musical!genres.!Behind!the!DJ!booth!is!Jesse!James!Felice.!Be!sure!to! catch!Jesse’s!performance!as!he!and!Violinist!Johnny!Benson!perform!under!the! name!TRIFECTA!at!Zenkaikon’s!Friday!night!ball!and!dance.! ! About+Jesse+James+Felice:++ + Jesse’s!quest!for!world!domination!and!great!dance!music!led!to!the!production!of! his!first!mix!during!the!summer!of!2002.!In!2008,!he!quit!his!government!job!and! focused!primarily!on!DJing.!He!worked!for!the!top!DJ!company!in!Virginia,!and! ultimately!went!into!business!for!himself.!Jesse!has!performed!at!weddings,!clubs,! burlesque!shows,!museums,!private!events,!charities,!and!conventions!including!TW Mode,!AUSA,!and!twice!at!Katsucon.!For!the!past!3!years!he's!performed!at!Anime! Mid!Atlantic’s!dances,!which!were!put!on!the!international!map!when!Jesse!was! featured!on!Anime!News!Network!for!his!work!with!Actor/Director!Richard!Epcar! for!Jesse’s!“elecTRONic!Mayhem”!and!“elecTRONic!Mayhem!Uprising”!shows.! Christopher!MacDonald,!Chairman!of!Anime!News!Network,!called!Jesse’s!work! “Awesome.”! ! Other!accolades!include!Jesse’s!invitation!to!tour!with!a!DJ!that!has!been!involved! with!DJs!Tiesto!and!Eric!Prydz.!He!has!been!reviewed!by!author!Robert!V.!Aldrich! and!Suzie!Del!Vecchio,!a!singer!signed!and!touring!with!world!renowned!DJ!Paul! Oakenfold.!Suzie!had!this!to!say,!"Jesse's!work!is!beautiful."!In!his!review!author! Robert!V.!Aldrich!wrote,!"You!know!that!one!song!you!leave!the!club!thinking!about,! that!one!song!that!has!you!saying!'man,!who!did!THAT!mix?';!that's!Jesse!James! Felice.!Each!of!his!mixes!is!a!unique!experience,!a!vibrant!reminder!of!the!beauty!of! music.!His!work!is!a!dialogue!and!an!exploration!that!DJ!and!audience!take!together,! perfectly!set!so!that!the!music!becomes!a!modem!for!a!larger,!grander!experience.! Any!fan!of!music,!regardless!of!their!preferred!genres,!owes!it!to!themselves!to! check!him!out.!For!music!that!is!as!innovative!as!it!is!entrancing,!you!will!find!no!one! better."! ! About+Johnny+Benson:++ + At!four!years!of!age,!Johnny!Benson!took!to!the!Meyerhoff!concert!stage.!From!there! he!was!hooked.!At!twelve,!he!became!the!youngest!member!of!F.A.M.E.,!ultimately! touring!abroad!with!them.!Johnny!was!classically!trained!in!the!renowned!Suzuki! program!and!the!conservatory!theory.!He!studied!abroad!at!the!University!of! Austria,!performing!with!world!renowned!musicians,!in!the!concert!halls!of!Grazz,! Vienna,!Salzburg,!Munich,!&!Oberzeiring.!He!has!also!performed!with!several! symphony!orchestras!here!in!the!United!States.!With!his!clear,!electric!violin!in! hand,!Johnny!Benson!brings!his!versatile!violin!skills!to!the!group.!It!doesn't!matter! if!it's!a!classical!aria!or!a!metal!riff,!Johnny!continues!to!push!his!violin!to!new!levels,! determined!to!leave!you!breathless!! ! !