Ohayocon 2015 Guest Press Release
Columbus, Ohio (January 8, 2015) - Ohayocon is proud to present our honored guest list for 2015!
Chris Ayres – Brad Swaile – Voice Actor
Vancouver-born and raised, Brads first voice acting gig took the form of a pony named "Ace" in My Little Pony Tales and soon afterwards, he landed his first anime role as "Mousse" in Ranma 1/2. Some of his more notable anime characters include: Light (Jessica Calvello – Voice Actor
Jessica started dubbing in 1995 with ADVfilms, with her first project being 3 HUGE LINES in Josh Grelle – Voice Actor
A native Texan and avid anime fan, Josh Grelle has been working in voice work for over 10 years. After starting with ADV Films in January 2004, Josh was quickly bombarded with tons of in-booth experience on a wide range of shows, including Jerry Jewell – Voice Actor
With almost 100 credits to his name, Jerry Jewell can be heard in a wide variety of shows. He's probably best known for his roles as Kyo Sohma in Shiki.
Gregory Ho – Voice Actor
Greg has been performing behind the mic for over 13 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, Ikki Tousen, Michele Knotz – Voice Actor
You may have heard of Michele Knotz from a little well-known anime series called GATE she voiced Chikorita.
Bettina Kurkoski – Writer/Artist/Web-Designer
Freelance illustrator through her business, Dreamworld Studio. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, she entered Shin Kurokawa – Industry Professional
During the 1980's, popularity of Anime in the U.S. was fueled by such works as Cynthia Martinez – Voice Actor
Cynthia was first introduced to anime when ADV cast her in her first acting/voice acting role ever as the dragon slayer sorceress Lina Inverse in David Matranga – Voice Actor
Voice artist for over 12 years with more than 100 prominent roles including Bertholt in Attack on Titan, Carli Mosier – Voice Actor
In 2004, Carli began working at ADV, appearing in such shows as Xero Reynolds – Writer/Illustrator/Voice Actor
Author, illustrator, musician, and voice-over artist who has been creating various entertainment works for over a decade. His literary offerings include the steampunk-fantasy world of The Archetype Trilogy, including the first novel “The Rhyme of the Golden Aegis” and the spin off Tales of Calopa short story/novella series, with “The Fahlworth Papers” and “Tuning The Orchestra” available now. Book 2 of the Archetype trilogy will be released later this year. Xero's music (under Xerjester, Xerj, and Xero Reynolds) has been used for Bill Rogers – Voice Actor
Since his debut in 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).
Studio Capsule – Robert and Hasbro, and now his most recent work with Wayforward, just to name a few.
Emily Dejesus is a Writer, Editor, Story Creator and Manager. Emily has always enjoyed manga and anime, but never thought it could be her job. Emily has worked with Robert for over 12 years now. She helps write the webcomic “How to Loathe Drawing in the Manga Style” and has just finished writing her second children's book. She enjoys the business side of working for Studio Capsule very much and is grateful that she has an opportunity to work in the manga/comics business.
Studio Capsule is involved in creating a line of low print run doujinshis, portfolios, animated shorts, and other projects expanding Studio Capsule. Find out everything that's new with either Studio Capsule or Robert and Emily Dejesus at http://banzchan.deviantart.com/, at http://banzchan.blogspot.com/ or facebook.com/RobertDeJesusArt
Greg Wicker (Greggo) – ist/Game Host
Greg Wicker, has been producing and hosting game shows at anime conventions since 1999, when he premiered Anime Match Game at Project A-Kon in Dallas. Since then, Greggo has done anime-themed 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. You can see some of Greggo's past game show efforts on his YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/gregdasgo
Ohayocon 2015 will be held January 30 - February 1 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and The Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, Ohio.
ABOUT OHAYOCON: 15 years and still going strong, known as The 1st Anime Convention of the new millennium, Ohayocon has now become, your cure for the wintertime blues. Ohayocon has offered a welcoming and safe environment for fans of anime and all media to meet and celebrate. With more than 12,000 attendees each of the last three years, expect no less this year and always , Ohaycon was created by fans for fans.
For more information and the latest news on Ohaycon see: http://ohayocon.org/
Chris Ayres – Brad Swaile – Voice Actor
Vancouver-born and raised, Brads first voice acting gig took the form of a pony named "Ace" in My Little Pony Tales and soon afterwards, he landed his first anime role as "Mousse" in Ranma 1/2. Some of his more notable anime characters include: Light (Jessica Calvello – Voice Actor
Jessica started dubbing in 1995 with ADVfilms, with her first project being 3 HUGE LINES in Josh Grelle – Voice Actor
A native Texan and avid anime fan, Josh Grelle has been working in voice work for over 10 years. After starting with ADV Films in January 2004, Josh was quickly bombarded with tons of in-booth experience on a wide range of shows, including Jerry Jewell – Voice Actor
With almost 100 credits to his name, Jerry Jewell can be heard in a wide variety of shows. He's probably best known for his roles as Kyo Sohma in Shiki.
Gregory Ho – Voice Actor
Greg has been performing behind the mic for over 13 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, Ikki Tousen, Michele Knotz – Voice Actor
You may have heard of Michele Knotz from a little well-known anime series called GATE she voiced Chikorita.
Bettina Kurkoski – Writer/Artist/Web-Designer
Freelance illustrator through her business, Dreamworld Studio. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, she entered Shin Kurokawa – Industry Professional
During the 1980's, popularity of Anime in the U.S. was fueled by such works as Cynthia Martinez – Voice Actor
Cynthia was first introduced to anime when ADV cast her in her first acting/voice acting role ever as the dragon slayer sorceress Lina Inverse in David Matranga – Voice Actor
Voice artist for over 12 years with more than 100 prominent roles including Bertholt in Attack on Titan, Carli Mosier – Voice Actor
In 2004, Carli began working at ADV, appearing in such shows as Xero Reynolds – Writer/Illustrator/Voice Actor
Author, illustrator, musician, and voice-over artist who has been creating various entertainment works for over a decade. His literary offerings include the steampunk-fantasy world of The Archetype Trilogy, including the first novel “The Rhyme of the Golden Aegis” and the spin off Tales of Calopa short story/novella series, with “The Fahlworth Papers” and “Tuning The Orchestra” available now. Book 2 of the Archetype trilogy will be released later this year. Xero's music (under Xerjester, Xerj, and Xero Reynolds) has been used for Bill Rogers – Voice Actor
Since his debut in 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).
Studio Capsule – Robert and Hasbro, and now his most recent work with Wayforward, just to name a few.
Emily Dejesus is a Writer, Editor, Story Creator and Manager. Emily has always enjoyed manga and anime, but never thought it could be her job. Emily has worked with Robert for over 12 years now. She helps write the webcomic “How to Loathe Drawing in the Manga Style” and has just finished writing her second children's book. She enjoys the business side of working for Studio Capsule very much and is grateful that she has an opportunity to work in the manga/comics business.
Studio Capsule is involved in creating a line of low print run doujinshis, portfolios, animated shorts, and other projects expanding Studio Capsule. Find out everything that's new with either Studio Capsule or Robert and Emily Dejesus at http://banzchan.deviantart.com/, at http://banzchan.blogspot.com/ or facebook.com/RobertDeJesusArt
Greg Wicker (Greggo) – ist/Game Host
Greg Wicker, has been producing and hosting game shows at anime conventions since 1999, when he premiered Anime Match Game at Project A-Kon in Dallas. Since then, Greggo has done anime-themed 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. You can see some of Greggo's past game show efforts on his YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/gregdasgo
Ohayocon 2015 will be held January 30 - February 1 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and The Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, Ohio.
ABOUT OHAYOCON: 15 years and still going strong, known as The 1st Anime Convention of the new millennium, Ohayocon has now become, your cure for the wintertime blues. Ohayocon has offered a welcoming and safe environment for fans of anime and all media to meet and celebrate. With more than 12,000 attendees each of the last three years, expect no less this year and always , Ohaycon was created by fans for fans.
For more information and the latest news on Ohaycon see: http://ohayocon.org/
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