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Ani-Jam 2008 Guests of Honor

cat

First appearing in "Night of The Living Dead" cat's career has spanned stand up comedy through motion pictures and television. More well known in Asia for his martial arts and action films he has also appeared in several sentai series as well as staring for 3 years in "Tokyo Metro Police" and the infamous reality series. "Baka Gaijin" Among his US appearances have been "Planet of the Apes" and numerous horror films. In addition to acting he is a makeup and special effects artist and writer. Currently he is the staring villain on the forthcoming sentai series, "Project S". In addition to his work in the entertainment industry he has designed the soon to be released Megami dolls line and is a respected designer of Gothic, Lolita, and Steampunk fashions.
Vic Migongna

Vic is a professional music composer/producer and veteran actor most well known as the voice of Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist. Most recently he was announced as Tamaki in Ouran Highschool Host Club, and is also currently playing roles that include Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Ikkaku in Bleach, and Yukito in Air, and is also working on shows like Wallflower, Kenichi & Shuffle. Vic is also known for such roles as Dark in DN Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in Dragonball Z, Kougaijji in Saiyuki, Tatsu in Peacemaker, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood, Hikaru in Macross, Yukito in Air and many others. Vic has voiced characters in more than 100 shows and many video games.
Cook

Justin Cook is a Texas-based voice actor/Producer for FUNimation entertainment and has featured in many anime shows such as Chiba in BECK, Hatsuharu in Fruits Basket, Bellamy in One Piece, Dende and Raditz in Dragon Ball Z,Yusuke Urameshi in Yu Yu Hakusho, Deitrich in Trinity Blood, and Kurt Click in Aquarion.
Robert Axelrod

Robert Axelrod has carved a career in show business that runs the gamut. Born and raised in New York City, he did commercials and theater as a child and teen, eventually ending up in the Soho Avant-garde Theater scene in a show called “Little Trips”, then Off-Broadway in a play called “The Destroyers”. Axelrod left acting for the world of music. He spent eight years as a working rock musician playing electric bass and singing in folk, rock, and soul bands. Music brought him to Los Angeles where he decided to return to acting, a decision he never regrets.

Since then, Mr. Axelrod has appeared in over thirty feature films including four with Charles Bronson, the Sci-Fi hit remake “The Blob” with Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith”, “The Last Shot” with Alec Baldwin and Matthew Broderick, and many others. Television appearances include guest star roles on “Amazing Stories”, “Star Trek Voyager”, and “The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He also starred in the Michael Jackson music video “Stranger in Moscow”.

Mr. Axelrod is also a busy voice over artist. He is the voice of Lord Zedd and Finster on the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”. The Lord Zedd voice is one of the most recognizable character voices around. He voiced Armadillomon and Wizardmon on “Digimon, Microchip, The Punisher’s sidekick, on “Spiderman”, Rico on “Robotech”, and has voiced countless Anime features including “Akira”, “The Big O”, “Cowboy Bebop”, “Brain Scratch”, et al. As Lord Zedd, he starred in both the first Power Rangers feature film and the wildly popular live show that toured the country. He was a regular character on Saban Entertainment’s “Wowser” series (as Ratso Catso), “Journey To The Heart of the World” (as Scarface), “Hallo Spencer” (as Elmer), and more. He just finished narrating the mockumentary “Safety First: The Rise of Women and voicing two Anime series, “Gaiking” and “Danguard Ace”.
Leah Clark

Leah Clark is a music theater actress who started doing voice work for FUNimation in 2003. Her first major role was Nodoka in Negima. She has since voiced Noah in the Fullmetal Alchemist Movie, Akane in Rumbling Hearts, Eri in School Rumble, and Suzuka in Suzuka. Other roles are Junko in Hell Girl, Jeremy in Soltey Rei, Solin in Ragnarok, Haley Martin in Case Closed, Mayu Tomita in Kodocha, Kako in Peach Girl, and Meg in Black Cat. She will also be heard as Maron in the re-release of Dragon Ball Z. For Illumitoon Productions, Leah voices Milfa in Beet, the Vandlebuster and Gaku in BTX. As an ADR script-writer for FUNimation, Leah has worked on Black Cat, One Piece, Peach Girl, Suzuka and Sasami. In short, Leah Clark is just plain awesome. Just look at the people she surrounds herself with. The phrase “I’m Brina Palencia’s best friend” has done wonders for her career. She’d also like to give a shout-out to her dog, Rex.
Kristine Sa

A young singer/songwriter with a sultry voice of gold, Kristine has amassed a following the world over. Her music has reached fans all over the US and as far away as Taiwan, Australia and The UK. Since the release of her debut album in 2002, Kristine's fan base has continued to grow at an astonishing rate, largely due to widespread word of mouth based on a hugely popular website and both street and internet promotions. Fans access Kristine's music via online distribution channels such as Amazon.com, iTunes and a large network of music stores across the US. Her music has also found success in markets such as the Anime community where she has been featured in numerous major publications such as "NewType Magazine" and has performed at some of the largest events in the country such as Otakon and AnimeFest. Radio has caught on as well with terrestrial as well as satellite radio both spinning Kristine's emotional songs.
Stephanie Yanez

Stephanie Yanez made her debut at ANIME EXPO 2005, she has been seen across the country, performing at many different Japanese Events, Anime Conventions, and Music Venues. She even went to Japan to have a live performance in HARAJUKU! She has opened up for overseas Japanese artists YOUSEI TEIKOKU and shared the same stage with KOTOKO. And has now opened up for Major Record Label Artist NIKKA COSTA at The COACH HOUSE in San Juan Capistrano!
She has also worked with guitarist FULL METAL NINJA of RANDOM NINJAS on the Collaboration SLY. SLY is a unique blend of hard rock, captivating melodies, and wailing guitar solos offering an enchanting, new, and powerful sound. More info at: Myspace.com/FullmetalSly
Stephanie Yanez is currently starring in ANIME POP an on-line series with CARTOONMOGUL.COM/ANIMEMOGUL.COM ENTERTAINMENT.
Visit the official site to watch Anime Pop: ANIME POP ONLINE
Fred Perry

Fred Perry, an anime/manga artist working with www.arcticpress.com. Fred has done work in Ninja High School, Robotech, and Cyberknights. Fred currently works on a monthly comic called Gold Digger and branched it out to a new webcomic GD-Tangent
Quarter-Circle Jab

a band from Oakhurst CA that love to play video games, ESPECIALLY the timeless soundtracks from the games which we were most fond of as the youngins we were. We've covered songs from games featured on the following consoles: Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and Nintendo 64.
DJ Jinnai

Dj Jinnai is one of us. With one amazing exception: Jinnai has the ability to take an Anime song and transform it into a bangin’ dance track that you would roll down your car window and blast. DJing for over 8 years and producing music for over a decade, Dj Jinnai interprets J-pop from a western music perspective without losing the sugar that makes J-pop pop. His remixes are a heavy handed blend of J-pop, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, video game music, Electronica and 80s synth. DJing for years at Anime conventions and spinning sets on popular internet radio stations like Keiichi.net and Japan-A-Radio, Jinnai has built a loyal fan following while making a name for himself as a pioneer remixer. A chance meeting with Kristine Sa and Nemesis Records CEO Kingmin at 2003’s Fanime convention in Santa Clara dramatically changed the course of Jinnai’s career. The Dj was only interested in remixing Kristine Sa for fun, but when the label heard his CD, he was offered a full contract as an artist, remixer and producer. Jinnai has since remixed many of Kristine Sa’s songs, 3 of which will appear on her album "reBIRTH" and has also remixed in a number of Japanese pop projects such as Animetoonz 3.

As Dj Jinnai’s fame grows, more and more of us will be able to roll down our car windows and open our bedroom doors as our favorite high pitched singer blasts through our speakers.
Makenai

in early 2008, a group of musicians that would be Makenai was born out of pure unadulterated love for anime and anime music. It was perhaps because of fate...or maybe just by pure dumb luck that they found each other but the chemistry and friendship that developed within the band was evident from the very first day it was formed. The members' various influences helped shape their unique style in interpreting the music. Now, this Los Angeles-based band, armed with two vocalists (Evelyn and Pamela), two dueling guitarists (Brathzo and Angel), a rumbling bassist (Kiko) and a heavy pounding drummer (Jade), they aim to share the the wonders of anime music to anyone willing to listen.

www.myspace.com/makenaiband

Che Gilson

Che Gilson is an artist and writer. Her comics have appeared in numerous anthologies including Action Girl (Slave Labor Graphics) and Mangaphile (Radio Comix). She enjoys drawing pin-ups; the most recent was published in Autumn #4 by Tommy Kovac (SLG). She is the creator and author of Avigon (Image, 2001) and Avigon: Gods and Demons (Image, 2005). Currently, she is writing another series she created for Tokyopop called Dark Moon Diary. Read her blog at: http://www.livejournal.com/users/spiderling
LYV

LYV (pronounced laiv) was originally formed as the Solo Band Project of "Christian Hart", expressing the concept of [VIVID ROCK] in which strong emotions could be conveyed through the instrumentation. Taking from various musical styles, LYV's goal is to reach not only rock fans, but fans of all music. Above all else, LYV hopes the music will overcome barriers of language and style to unify all listeners.
http://www.myspace.com/lyvofficial