fangaeacon-blog

[fangaeacon-blog]

Panel Spotlight: The Business of Voiceovers

So you want to be a voice actor? You may have the voice, but do you have the business savvy to thrive?

Panelists:

Derek Stephen Prince

Nicole Gose

Adin Rudd

Phillip Reich

This panel will be held on Sunday, September 23, from 4:00PM to 5:30PM.

Click here for all general panels for the weekend!

[fangaeacon-blog]

Panel Spotlight: A Galaxy Not so Far Away

The San Diego Star Wars Society, veteran hosts at Comic Con International and Star Wars Celebrations, will be hosting a panel on Saturday evening in General Panel Room(Eaton Room).

This panel will discuss Star Wars Filming Locations – where our favorite movies were shot and how to get there. The panel will discuss all of the Star Wars shooting locations, yet the emphasis will be on the shooting locations in California. Please join the SDSWS for our Star Wars Filming Locations panel “A Galaxy Not so Far Away” on Saturday night. A few lucky attendees will even receive a genuine piece of the almighty Sarlacc!

The San Diego Star Wars Society is a Non-Profit charitable and community service organization. We have been celebrating all things regarding the Galaxy far, far away since 2002. We are a family friendly organization and there is no cost to participate.

Visit their website at www.sandiegostarwars.com and follow them on facebook at SanDiegoStarWarsSociety.

Moderator:

Steven Chung

Panelists:

Star Wars Society

This panel will be held on Saturday, September 22, from 7:00PM to 8:00PM.

Click here for all general panels for the weekend!

[fangaeacon-blog]

Panel Spotlight: Twitch 101

Twitch is becoming an increasingly popular online platform for watching and streaming digital videos. It originally focused on video games but has expanded to include streams dedicated to art, crafts, music, talk shows, and more!

In this panel, learn the basics about Twitch, what equipment you will need before starting an account, how to grow an audience, and how to find your niche.

Panelists:

Elijah Moncado

Jimmy Nguyen

Victoria Sun

This panel will be held Saturday September 22, from 4:30PM to 5:30PM.

Click here for all general panels for the weekend!

[fangaeacon-blog]

Panel Spotlight: Drawing Comics 101 with Keithan Jones

Interested in learning how to draw comics?  This is the workshop panel for you!  Get ready to start drawing like a comic book pro!

In this panel, we feature Keithan Jones, the founder and owner of KID comics, a comic book and multi-media publisher based in San Diego. The mantra and philosophy behind KID is, “The Kid In You Never Dies,” as a constant reminder that our childhood spirit is the core of who we really are no matter how old we get.

Panelist:

Keithan Jones

This panel will be held on Saturday, September 22, from 11AM to 12PM.

Click here for all general panels for the weekend!

[fangaeacon-blog]

Panel Spotlight: Intro to D&D

In this panel, we will discuss one of the most popular table top games and give an intro to the world of D&D!  Our panelists will give a brief history and overview of Dungeons & Dragons, explain player/DM roles, cover narrative structure and character creation.  We will also be giving tips for new players.  Come in if you’ve ever been interested in learning how to play this adventurous game!

Panelists:

John Canham

Mickey Lyle

Silverio “Kalani” Queja

Tom Thurman

This panel will be held on Saturday, September 22 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM.

Click here for all general panels for the weekend!

[fangaeacon-blog]

Panel Spotlight: Everything Digimon

Fans of Digimon all come together and talk about shared experiences. “Steve” has been in every season except for Season 5, and the Tri movies.

If any other guests have been in Digimon, they should be a part of this. The more the merrier!!!

Panelists:

Derek Stephen Prince

This panel will be held on Sunday, September 23, from 1:30PM to 2:30PM.

Click here for all general panels for the weekend!

[fangaeacon-blog]

Entertainment Spotlight: G-Moto

G-Moto combines the techniques of blowing air to the shinobue (bamboo flute) while beatboxing at the same time to create “flute-boxing.” G-Moto incorporates a mixture of traditional and modern sounds from various music genres influenced by: traditional Japanese music, pop, hip-hop, EDM, and video-game music. 地元 (Jimoto) stylized “G-Moto” translates to “hometown” in Japanese.

G-Moto has also previously performed at Anime California, Anime Los Angeles, and Anime Conji.

Follow G-Moto on Instagram @ g.moto.fbx and at Facebook at G.Moto.Flutebox

[fangaeacon-blog]

Fangaea Cosplay Contest

If you’re coming to Fangaea in costume, then join us on Sunday, September 23, from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm for the Fangaea Cosplay Contest!

There will be special prizes for everyone who participates and an awesome prize for the WINNER of the inaugural Fangaea Cosplay Contest!  If you want to ENTER the Costume Contest, scroll down for the registration form!

We are happy to announce that Cosplay Crafts will will be sponsoring the top prize for the for Fangaea Cosplay Contest! Cosplay Crafts is an up and coming online cosplay supply store based in Los Angeles, California. They source everything you need to craft your own high quality cosplay easily and affordably. Be sure to join the cosplay contest for a chance to win Cosplay Crafts materials for your next cosplay!

Give them a follow on Instagram at cosplay  crafts and let them know Fangaea sent you!

For more information and to register, please click here.

[fangaeacon-blog]

Partner Spotlight: Team Lift XMA

Led by Martial Artists Dustin Breiter and Nick Zela, with over 14 years Martial Arts experience each, Team Lift XMA, a San Fernando Valley based Martial Arts performance team, is all about high energy performance and death defying stunts. Recently incorporating the popular sport of Parkour and it’s subsidiary Free Running, has led to being featured in the opening of MTV’s new show “The Engine Room.”

Team Lift has been invited as guests to host a number of panels and workshops at numerous events, including many Anime Conventions including Mikomicon, Pacific Media Expo, Anime Los Angeles, Fanime, and Anime Conji.

Follow them on Facebook at teamliftxma

[fangaeacon-blog]

Entertainment Spotlight: The Indigo-Go’s

Founded in Spring 2015, the Indigo-Go’s is a small, acoustic ensemble combining music performance, nerd culture, and cosplay by fans, for fans. The group was born from a dream to play music from “The Legend of Zelda” franchise while dressed as the characters. We have performed at the “Small Ensemble Night” concert multiple quarters at California State University, San Bernardino.

We are branching out and looking to perform for fans in Southern California! The group currently consists of CSUSB alumni. The groups music is arranged by Acacia Weber as well as Manuel Tejeda. The current instrumentation consists of Acacia Weber on flute, Manuel Tejeda on trombone and guitar and Courtney Wilkins on flute and alto flute.

Follow them on facebook at indigogosensemble and instagram at indigogosensemble and learn more at indigogosensemble.wixsite.com/indigogos

[fangaeacon-blog]

Partner Spotlight: Science Fiction Coalition

Science Fiction Coalition is a private club of science fiction fans that loves to give back to the community.  We support charities,fundraisers, conventions, and special events.

We also love to show and express our fandom of Sci fi to the Universe.  Learn more at www.scificoalition.org.

Follow the Sci Fi Coalition on Facebook at scificoalition

[fangaeacon-blog]

Naisu at FanGala!

Naisu is an Artist, Producer, and DJ – and he has been performing at many events throughout his career, making people dance and smile, while he spins.

He specializes in music production, audio engineering, studio recording, and DJ Performances.

Follow Naisu on Soundcloud at naisurl, on facebook at naisurl, and on Instagram at naisurl.  Learn more at www.naisu-media.com.

Naisu will be spinning at FanGala on Saturday night!

[fangaeacon-blog]

Panel Spotlight: Jeopardy with Derek Stephen Prince

Attendees, how much do you know about your guest? If you think you can answer enough questions correctly you will win a one-on-one meeting with him!

The 5 categories are Digimon, Other Anime, Live Action Dubbing, Original Animation and Personal Questions.

Panelists:

Derek Stephen Prince

This panel will be held on Saturday, September 22, from 1:30PM to 3PM.

Click here for all general panels for the weekend!

[fangaeacon-blog]

Entertainment Spotlight: Kingdom of Terre Neuve

The Sovereign Kingdom of Terre Neuve is a subdivision of The Adrian Empire, which covers primarily southern San Diego County and Imperial County, CA. The Adrian Empire is an international organization with chapters throughout the United States and Canada, including some U.S. military bases.

We are a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the study, recreation, and teaching of the period of Western European culture between 793 and 1652. This includes going to schools and renaissance fairs, in addition to our monthly events.

The Kingdom of Terre Neuve meets every 1st Saturday for archery and 3rd Saturdays for our general kingdom gatherings.

To see which chapters are in your area, you can visit the Adrian Empire website:

www.adrianempire.org and www.kingdomofterreneuve.org

[fangaeacon-blog]

Partner Spotlight: The San Diego Star Wars Society

The San Diego Star Wars Society is a Non-Profit charitable and community service organization. We have been celebrating all things regarding the Galaxy far, far away since 2002. We are a family friendly organization and there is no cost to participate. Visit their website at www.sandiegostarwars.com

Follow them on Facebook at SanDiegoStarWarsSociety

[fangaeacon-blog]

Entertainment Spotlight: Digital Lizards of Doom

Energetic nerdy electro-rock! Centered around COMIC BOOK and UNIVERSE of Digital Lizards of Doom. Bandmembers are Gabe on guitar and vocals, and Gallie on keyboard, mandolin, DJ, and vocals.

Demographic: lovers of tabletop, anime, video games, or supernatural characters (zombie, werewolf, etc.) Mascots (Lizard “Dizzy Doom” Robot “Commander E.K.O”).  Gabe and Gallie have 20+ years experience performing: coffeehouses, weddings, nightclubs, bars, private events, conventions, restaurants. Songwriting, production background; artist collaborations globally, performing and touring with acts worldwide, extensive experience writing and performing acoustically and in-studio.

They are upbeat and fun and want you dancing and singing at their show!

Check them out at Facebook at dlodworld and at www.dlodworld.com

[fangaeacon-blog]

Entertainment Spotlight: The Average Geek Show

The Average Geek Show is the podcast designed by average geeks for average geeks. Bringing you the latest on Movies, TV, Comics, Tech and more! Brian Johnson is mild mannered office worker by day.

But, by night he becomes THE HOST OF THE AVERAGE GEEK SHOW! Brian has been an avid geek since the age of 5. From comics, collectibles, movies and everything in between. His passion for all things nerdy inevitably lead to the creation of the Average Geek Show.

Follow the Average Geek Show at Facebook at averagegeekshowofficial, twitter at AverageGeekShow, and Instagram at averagegeekshow

The Average Geek Show will be on the stage recording live on Saturday at 1:30pm