Category Archives: No Brand Con 2016

DJ Announcement: Liquid 86!

Liquid touched his first turntable in his Sophomore year of high school in 1999 and quickly developed a taste for Trance and House music. Liquid witnessed what many regard as the “death” of the original rave movement back in 2001 and upon attending college in the fall of 2002, all but gave up DJing. Though he ceased “spinning” events, his love of Electronic music in all forms never faded.

In 2007, Liquid attended his first Anime convention: NoBrand Con in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He attended their dance and for the first time in years saw that the rave and electronic movement had been reborn here. Over the next 9 years Liquid threw himself headlong back into DJing, turning it from a simple hobby, into a a full fledged business, spinning several geek events and shows all over the United States. Liquid is honored to have worked with some of the most talented individuals in the Convention Rave world to bring shows and dances to fans that they will never forget, DJing conventions all over the United States.

Guest Announcement: GameGeeks!

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From Kurt Wiegel, Host of Game Geeks;

“Hi there- I’m Kurt Wiegel the Host and Creative Director of GameGeeks- the most popular game review show on YouTube. I’ve been gaming since I was 7 and I’ve never let go of it. I play dozens of gems. In my real life I’m a Professor of Chemistry and a husband and family of 4. A super busy but fun life. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”

Head on over to the Game Geeks Website to see more!

Guest Announcement: Ryan Reynolds

For more than a decade, anime has had a fan in Ryan Reynolds. Needless to say, when she got the opportunity to do some voice work at Funimation Entertainment it was like a dream come true for her.
Ryan’s big break came when she was given the chance to voice Latvia in a little show called Hetalia – Axis Powers. Since then she has voiced such characters as Etoile in The Heroic Legend of Arslan, the younger version of Gray Fullbuster in Fairy Tail, Toto Sakigami in Deadman Wonderland, Satoru Wamiya in Red Data Girl, and Chikage Izumi in Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero.
Along with voice acting, Ryan also works by day as an Art Director for a marketing agency in Dallas and she earned a degree in Theater from Northwestern State University.

Guest Announcement: Mr. Creepy Pasta

Creepy Pasta is the new Urban Legend. Horror stories and experiences from around the internet are crawling out of the woodwork and coming to your ears from one specific voice.

MrCreepyPasta, horror story teller of YouTube, is a well known voice for such famous horror characters such as Jeff the Killer, Smile.Dog and Eyeless Jack. He started 4 year ago and over that time the Creepy Pasta narrators have grown exponentially over the years to becoming a staple in the YouTube community and in the horror genre.

Guest Announcement: Brichibi and Snow

14 years ago Briana Lawrence (Brichibi Cosplays) and Jessica Walsh (Snow Tigra) were two fanfiction writing ladies who geeked out over Gundam Wing boys and Resident Evil. Now? Those fanfiction days have transformed into writer careers that ranges from published books, freelance jobs, and articles about cosplay and the issues that come up in the community. Brichibi writes geeky scripts for WatchMojo.com that focus on video games and anime and also has a cosplay column for “Twin Cities Geek.” She has had several books published: a supernatural murder mystery called “Treat Me Kindly” and a gay romance murder mystery called “Double Hue.” She also has a handful of short stories that have been published by Dreamspinner Press and has been featured in the book, “60 Black Women in Horror Fiction.” Meanwhile, Snow has had her work in Apex Magazine, and also writes for “Twin Cities Geek.” She’s also been noticed by Dreamspinner Press and has a novella published called “Ironbound Kisses.”

Together, the two ladies are working on a series of urban supernatural books in their “Hunters” series and are also working on a variety of erotic shorts for their “Devious Pies” series. They’ve also written a LGBT comic that is going to be illustrated by Arbitrary Muse Comics. On top of the both of them being featured on a number of sites for their cosplay and the issues they discuss, they’re featured in the book, “The Little Book of Big Babes,” which highlights one of their cosplay designs.

When going to conventions they always bring their best so that they can promote their work. You can get lost in their books, enjoy their crafts, or heck, you can come by for a hug and fun conversations about cosplay, anime, or video games. Always promoting positivity and always supporting one another, Brichibi and Snow are smiling their way through the geek scene.

Guest Announcement: Tiffany Grant

She was a guest at the FIRST No Brand Con, and is happy to be at their newest venue! Best known as Asuka in NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, Tiffany was the first anime voice actor hired in Texas [Feb. 1994].

She’s voiced characters in 1500+ TV episodes, OVAs & movies including AZUMANGADAIOH (Kaorin), CHRONO CRUSADE (Satella), BLUE SEED (Kome), GOLDEN BOY (Madame President), FMP? FUMOFFU (Bonta-kun), GODANNAR (Shizuru), FULL METAL ALCHEMIST(Marta), MABURAHO (Kuriko), ONE PIECE (Nojiko), THE WALLFLOWER (Auntie), TEARSTO TIARA (Morgan) and TSUBASA RESERVOIR CHRONICLES (Ashura). Video game credits: UNLIMITED SAGA, DEUS EX II: INVISIBLE WAR. Recent projects include EVANGELION 3.33, INFINITE STRATOS 2 and Toonami’s AKAME GA KILL.

Ms. Grant has adapted English dubbing scripts for TV series such as HELLOKITTY’S ANIMATION THEATER, MABURAHO, AH! MY GODDESS 2, THE WALLFLOWER, INFINITESTRATOS, TEARS TO TIARA and Toonami’s PARASYTE-THE-MAXIM, as well as scriptsfor several subtitled projects including MIYUKI CHAN IN WONDERLAND and thelive-action TOKYO – THE LAST MEGALOPOLIS.

Non-anime work includes ARLINGTON ROAD (w/Jeff Bridges) and indie films LAUGHING BOY, DEAD OF KNIGHT & LARS THE EMO KID. Tiffany has years of experience in theatre and commercials and an incurable Hello Kitty addiction! For more, visit TiffanyGrant.net

Sponsor No Brand Con 2016!

Hello All you No Brand Heroes! Would you like to be a hero among heroes at No Brand Con 2016?

As you may already know, No Brand Con is a volunteer based organization. That means every dollar earned goes back into getting more awesome stuff for you, or to charities like Extra-Life!

That also means by sponsoring, in addition to all the  are helping us make an awesome experience for you and all our other attendees!

So sponsor today! Already registered? No problem! Just contact us at the email address listed here!

 

Bring the Friends Together for No Brand Con!

Duct tape boy loves the holidays
Duct tape boy loves the holidays

The weather is cold; the No Brand Heroes are sleeping; and duct tape boy is temporarily frozen solid.

This season has you wrapped up in warm clothes and thinking of friends, friends who are reading manga, watching anime, surfacing the web, studying for finals, and more. What would be the perfect way to bring all these friends together?

Till the end of the year; we have buy three get one free registrations for No Brand Con. This is a great way to get all your awesome friends together in an awesome place for an awesome discount!