In the not too distant future, scientist Dr. Poque creates a gaming console with the ability to tap into the human mind, making games appear real to its users. He "recruits" two specimens named Rocko and Derek to be enslaved in a hidden beta-testing camp for his device. While Rocko and Derek are hooked to the device (called the Mega64), the viewer sees them acting as characters in the corresponding game, interacting with normal people in San Diego who are often unaware that they are on hidden camera, but are notified after the filming is completed. Occasionally, however, the cameraman will be out in the open, in situations where covert filming is unnecessary or impossible. Another character, named Shawn, is initially hired by Dr. Poque as Rocko and Derek's "E-mail delivery man" but also starts taking part in the Mega64 experiments. Shortly thereafter, two additional characters are introduced: a puppet named Marcus, who is presumably working for Poque; and Horatio, Poque's eccentric Mexican roommate. Check out the official Mega64 site here. 
Martinet's video game voice over debut was as Mario in the 1995 Windows release of Interplay's game Mario's FUNdamentals. However, most were first exposed to Mario's voice in the landmark 1996 game Super Mario 64. He has voiced Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadsworth, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi in most games where in these characters speak. His voice work appears in the English and Japanese-language versions of the games, albeit his work is always in English (regardless of the Italian references whenever he voices Mario and related characters). Martinet also provided voiceover acting for the boxers and the announcer in the Super NES title Super Punch-Out!!. He also voiced the character Vigoro in Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo GameCube RPG, Skies of Arcadia. EXP Con is glad that Charles Martinet could join us again this year! 
Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But he started his career in anime about ten years ago as Vega in Streetfighter II. Since then Vic has been in more than a hundred and fifty 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 Wallflower, Tatsu in Peacemaker, Luciano in Code Geass, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood, Hikaru in Macross and many more. He is currently back in the role of Edward in Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, playing Death Scythe in Soul Eater, as well as characters in Naruto and several others. Vic has also voiced roles in a large number of video games including Soul Calibur, Disgaea, Persona III, 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. And finally, in addition to anime and music, Vic has a degree in film and works regularly writing, producing and directing video and film productions. Vic has voiced characters in more than 100 anime series and video games. Vic is also now realizing a childhood dream, acting and directing in an amazing web series called Star Trek Phase II. TOS forever! EXP Con is happy to welcome Vic Mignogna back a third time! 
Best known for his work as a lesser known voice actor, Christopher Sabat is oftentimes better known. Before being best known, he performed every single voice in Dragonball Z, with exception only to the roles he did not play. Vegeta, Piccolo and Yamcha were very popular characters. He played those, of course. Aside of those characters, he played others. Aside of those, he played seven more, or more. If his roles were listed in a sentence they would look like this: Kuwabara and Rizen in Yu Yu Hakusho, Jigen in Lupin III, Ayame in Fruits Basket, Alex Luis Armstrong in Full Metal Alchemist, Father Tres in Trinity Blood, Kikichio in Samurai 7, Kurogane in Tsubasa Chronicles, Naru Naru in Kodocha, Saiga in Speed Grapher, Roy in Solty Rei, Zoro in One Piece, Giroro in Sgt Frog and seven or more others, or more, respectively. Here's a smaller sentence: It is! Videogames are very popular, especially among gamers. The word Atari comes from the ancient Japanese game of Go and means "you are about to be engulfed." He has also been his favorite character in games such as Metroid Prime 3, Deus Ex: Invisible War, Battlezone, Time Crisis 4, Final Fantasy and The Maw. And most recently in Duke Nukem and Comic Jumper. He loves internets! Do you? Aside of acting he has a pregnant wife and two dogs and owns a studio called OkraTron 5000, which is a real studio. His dogs are named Apple and Rockit. His wife is named Superloveactionpants Supreme. When not on his iPhone, Chris spends his time writing bios for himself, and often says he enjoys surfing, karate, and reading although he doesn't really do any of those things very often or, more often, ever. Aside of that, Chris is usually vast. Chris will be IN UR CONVENSHUNZ SINEING UR GOKOOZ again this year. He is Ryan's favorite voice actor and probably the single greatest wielder of the spoken word in the history of history. 
Ali Hillis is an American film, television and voice actress who got her first acting gig doing two episodes of televisions show "Felicity" in 1999. Only recently did she stumble into the world of video gaming and anime, finding fast friends in a world of controllable characters. The XENOSAGA series was her first experience with voicing video games, but her roles as Dr. Liara T'Soni in Bioware's MASS EFFECT, Lightning in Square Enix's FINAL FANTASY XIII, Dr. Ariel Hanson in Blizzard's STARCRAFT II, and Karin in NARUTO has earned her new fans across the globe, with more undisclosed characters in high profile games in the works! If you didn't go with Liara in your Mass Effect play through, you'll second guess yourself even more after meeting this amazing person at EXP Con this year. 
Dark and determined Commander Shepard from the Mass Effect series, ever hopeful and shining Cinderella, psychotic Princess Morebucks and sunny Ms Keane from The Powerpuff Girls, sleek and sexy Naomi Hunter from the Metal Gear Series, superspy Sam and superspoiled Mandy from 'Totally Spies', and super fighter Aayla Secura from Star Wars Clone Wars all have one thing in common. Their spirits and their voices spring from the heart of Jennifer Hale. Jennifer has brought to life a wild range of characters from a disgruntled 12 year old boy, to a timeless heroic princess, a quirky ancient alien, a ridiculously perky tour guide, a rock star, a shy four year old and a sizzling super-bad girl. At the top of her field in animation, commercials, and promos, Jennifer is responsible for these and many more memorable characters as well as lending her signature voice to many products and programs familiar to all of us. When she's not acting or singing, she's hanging out with her friends and family, riding horses, rock climbing or volunteering. Jennifer Hale doesn't always attend fan conventions, but when she does, she attends EXP Con. 
Mark Meer is a Canadian actor, writer and improvisor, based in Edmonton, Alberta. His voice is featured in a number of games from BioWare Corp. including Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, Jade Empire, Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening, and Dragon Age II. However, he is best known for his roles in 2007's Mass Effect and its 2010 sequel, Mass Effect 2, in which he stars as the voice of the male version of the player character, Commander Shepard. He will be returning to voice Commander Shepard in the highly anticipated Mass Effect 3. This is Mark's first appearance at EXP Con. We hope that if EXP Con was a store on The Citadel, it'd be his favorite. 
A native of Dallas, Texas, Troy first began working as an actor in TV and Radio commercials. He quickly became a mainstay voice actor of the anime community with such roles as 'Frank Archer' in Full Metal Alchemist, 'Abel Nightroad' in Trinity Blood, 'Gennosuke' in Basilisk and 'Action Bastard' in Shin Chan. Troy can also be heard in lead roles for blockbuster video game titles like Kanji Tatsumi in Persona 4, Yuri Lowell in Tales of Vesperia Ghaleon in Lunar: Harmony of the Silver Star, Snow Villiers in Final Fantasy XIII, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Red Faction: Guerrilla , the Brothers In Arms Franchise, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Bloodrayne 2, Aeon Flux, Resistance 2, Trauma Center: New Blood, and Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. His most recent role would be Vincent Brooks from the video game Catherine, but you will soon here him as Booker DeWitt in Bioshock: Infinite and Two-Face in Batman: Arkham City. EXP Con is happy to welcome Troy Baker back for a third time. He's practically family now. 
Aaron Mitchell Dismuke is an American voice actor who works for anime series of FUNimation Entertainment. Aaron started voice acting at the age of 9 for the first time on Fruits Basket. He was only twelve years old when he voiced the role of Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and is a cousin of voice actor and director Justin Cook. Aaron was one of few child voice actors in the voice acting field. Due to his voice maturing, he was replace by Maxey Whitehead for his role of Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, but he is the voice of young Hohenheim in that series. He later returns to voice Alphonse's teenage body. 
So you have been craving high-energy video game inspired rock music with an accordion lead? Random Encounter has exactly what you want! If you've never heard of Random Encounter or maybe you've heard them in the past, but haven't heard them recently, prepare to have your mind blown when you see them live. Random Encounter's new album Unavenged showcases the band's new talent and direction for the future, focusing on energetic performances! They perform video game inspired originals and cover songs from some of your favorite games including Final Fantasy, Zelda, Castlevania, Chrono Trigger, and more. I won't bother going into detail about how awesome they are, you can see that for yourself. Visit http://randomencounter.com/ for music, videos, official merch and more! |
