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Carlos Ferro
Carlos Ferro is one of the leading voice acting talents working in the industry today. A star of the award-winning, best-selling GEARS OF WAR 1-5, Ferro is known to video game fans worldwide as the voice of COG soldier Dom Santiago. In addition to his work on GEARS, he is also known as the voice of Michael Corleone, head of the Corleone family in THE GODFATHER II and Leonardo da Vinci in ASSASSIN”S CREED 2, ASSASSIN’S CREED BROTHERHOOD and ASSASSIN’S CREED ASCENDANCE. Ferro has lent his voice to such well-known properties as BAYMAX!, SHENMUE III, FINAL FANTASY, BEWARE THE BATMAN, SCOOBY-DOO, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, JUSTICE LEAGUE, SPAWN, REIGN: THE CONQUERER, X-MEN: NEXT DIMENSION, TONY HAWK’S AMERICAN WASTELAND, SCARFACE: THE WORLD IS YOURS, QUANTUM OF SOLACE, INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS, RANGO THE VIDEOGAME, PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 as well as the popular CALL OF DUTY, SAINTS ROW and UNCHARTED franchises. Anime fans know him as the evil Thomas Waltham from GOLGO 13: QUEEN BEE. Ferro is also an accomplished actor, club DJ, and host, who has starred in landmark television shows such as STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, tours under his DJ moniker “the Domfather," and in 2018/2019 served as Esports host at the Gears Pro Circuit in Las Vegas and Mexico City.

Carlos Ferro
Dominic Gears of War
Da Vinci Assassins Creed
Sean Chiplock
Long before Sean Chiplock understood what voiceover was, he was already practicing the craft without even realizing it. Growing up in the prime era of Nintendo 64 and similar consoles/games that featured expressive characters but no voices, he and his younger brother would often 'mock-dub' entire games as they played, assigning roles and portraying a plethora of different vocal archetypes to enhance their gaming experience. Now, many years later, Sean adds an ever-growing resume of professional performances to his (continuing) hobby of voicing the voiceless in his spare time. Springboarding off a fulfilling victory at BangZoom!'s "AX Idol" voiceover competition in 2009, Sean finished up his education at Western Michigan University until 2012 before moving out shortly afterwards to develop himself further in California. From there, his dedication to self-improvement - alongside several years of patient progress - combined with his passion for the craft to expand his portfolio farther than he ever thought possible. His current most notable accomplishment includes becoming the voices of Revali, Teba, and Deku Tree in Nintendo's critically acclaimed hit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but it is far from his only success; projects like Re:Zero (Subaru Natsuki), Genshin Impact (Diluc), Guilty Gear -STRIVE- (Ky Kiske), Tokyo Revengers (Ken “Draken” Ryuguji), Trails of Cold Steel (Rean Schwarzer), and Persona 5 (Mishima Yuuki) can also be found on his resume. He is now represented by SBV Talent, and has been cast in commercial advertisements and social-media videos for Disney, Mattel, ABC Family, and more. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the love of gaming never left, and Sean also maintains a casual streaming community on Twitch. In addition to regularly sharing his love for series like Mega Man Battle Network, Etrian Odyssey, and pretty much every dungeon crawler or Monster Collection game on the market, the “mock dub” days of his youth are often now real-time live-dubs of many of the games he plays – sometimes with community members also involved! With a soft spot for animals, and a hard work ethic, Sean spends each day looking for that prime balance of Professionalism vs. Play - and always keeps at least one eye open for that next voiceover opportunity.

Sean Chiplock
Revali The Legend of Zelda BOTW
Diluc Genshin Impact
Kelly Baskin
Kelly Baskin is the voice of Amber in Genshin Impact, Letizia and Lyre in Fire Emblem Heroes, Loreila in War of
Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Melodia in Disgaea 6, Kirin in Luminous Avenger iX 2, Margot in Rainbow
High, Becky and Cleo in Ba Da Bean, and more. Between growing up in Tennessee and holding a BFA in
Musical Theatre Performance, she's known to frequently break out into song (probably a Dolly Parton tune).
Kelly's voice can be heard throughout genres, including video games, animation, anime, commercials, TikTok
videos with her dog, and even a tourist attraction in her hometown of Chattanooga.

Kelly Baskin
Amber Genshin Impact
Stephanie Southerland
Stephanie Southerland is an American voice actress best know for voicing the role of Jean Gunnhildr in Genshin Impact, Freyja in Fire Emblem Heroes, Polly Pocket in Polly Pocket Theme Park Adventures, as well as Madame Blueberry and Callie Flower in the The VeggieTales Show series. She has voiced characters in several anime series including Sword Art Online, Re:Zero, So I’m a Spider So What, The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter, The Irregular at Magic High School, and more. Her voice can be heard on hundreds of radio, television, and streaming commercials. You can even find her voice on store shelves as the Fisher Price Linkamals toy, Boppin’ Beaver! Stephanie lives in Los Angeles, was raised in Utah and earned her BFA in Music Dance Theatre.

Stephanie Southerland
Jean Genshin Impact
Corina Boettger
Originally from Covington, Washington, Corina started community theater when they were a child. From then on they knew this is what they wanted to do. Corina Started taking classes and had their first paid professional gig under the age of 10. From there, Corina kept the dream by continuing professional theater in Seattle, moving into on camera work in Los Angeles, and now does voice over as well. You can see them in shows like The Mick and My Name is Earl. You can hear them voice in shows like Sailor Moon, One Punch Man, and Trolls: the Beat Goes on, and in video games like the Ai: The Somnium Files.
Corina currently lives in Los Angeles. They have Crohn's disease and arthritis, which did put them in a wheel chair for 3 years but after much therapy and medication they are taking Pole Dancing and Aerial Circus training! Corina is also an actor that is on the autism spectrum & is non-binary.

Corina Boettger
Paimon Genshin Impact
Jason Charles Miller
An accomplished performer with more than two decades of professional experience as a singer, songwriter, producer and voice actor, Jason Charles Miller has quietly established himself as a veteran presence in Americana, country and Southern rock.
Released in 2018 by Sony Music, ‘In The Wasteland’ was Jason’’s third full-length solo release and featured guest appearances including Rickey Medlocke (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Charlie Starr(Blackberry Smoke) and Dug Pinnick (King’s X). The album expanded on Jason’s roots in Americana and country, dynamically exposing his blues-inspired and Southern rock influences.
As a solo artist, Jason Charles Miller has performed alongside and opened for country and rock greats including Billy Ray Cyrus, Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Ashley McBryde, Allman Betts Band, .38 Special, Night Ranger, Gary Allan, Justin Moore, Big Kenny of Big And Rich and Jerrod Niemann.
In 2019, Jason was lead vocalist on the Billboard chart-topping theme song for the ‘Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers’ video game. He has also contributed two songs to the critically acclaimed 'Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’ soundtrack, and has even sang backup for Robert Smith of The Cure on the Reeves Gabrels/Robert Smith track “Yesterday’s Gone.”
Jason is the on-camera host of the Webby award-nominated show ‘Starter Kit’ on Geek & Sundry, teaching celebrities how to play tabletop role playing games. He also appears as a host and on-air personality on streaming channels including Dungeons & Dragons, Nerdist, Hyper
RPG, The Young Turks and College Humor.
You can also see Miller on-screen in the SyFy original movie ‘Battle Planet,’ in ‘Chatroom of Solitude’ on Stan Lee’s World of Heroes network, playing himself in season 5 of ‘The Guild,’ and squabbling with Lewis Black and Andy Dick in various productions on Comedy Central. As a voice actor, Jason has hundreds of animated and video game credits (see highlights below) and has even narrated a film for NASA.
Widely recognized as the frontman and founder of the rock band Godhead, selling more than 250,000 albums touring the world with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Rammstein, Disturbed, Linkin Park, Slipknot and Korn frontman Jonathan Davis.
In 2004, Jason penned the all-star collaboration "Forever In Our Hearts," a song to benefit the victims of the 2004 tsunami in South Asia which included Brian McKnight, Mya, Jacoby Shaddix [Papa Roach], Nate Dogg and many more.
Originally from Clifton, VA, Jason now lives in Los Angeles, CA where he owns and runs the successful recording complex Central Command Studios.

Jason Charles Miller
Halo Infinite, Genshin Impact, Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy XIV
Jamie Mortellaro
Long before voicing the role of Prince Sidon in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, James D. Mortellaro spent his college internships at the Oprah Winfrey Show and Harpo Productions where he booked audience members and guests for the show. His duties also included writing and producing promotional segments for the Oprah Winfrey Show and the show’s affiliates.
He was then recruited as a producer and then copywriter at Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago, Illinois. During his ten years there he established campaigns for many companies including; Miller Brewing, Proctor & Gamble, Kraft, McDonalds, GM, Reebok, and Nintendo to name a few.
James is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and has directed numerous live action commercials for high profile companies such as Disney, Nintendo, FOX Television, McDonalds, Orbitz, DeLL, Kellogg's, and Reebok. Along with commercials, James has directed some of the most successful billion dollar video game franchises in the world. He has cast, directed motion capture and voice-over for franchises such as the Halo 4 & 5, Hitman Absolution & Hitman 2016,
Final Fantasy 13.3, 14, Mobius and Kingsglaive, along with his latest games Horizon Zero Dawn and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. He also has game writing credits for the Hitman franchise, Let it Die, and a two more soon to be released titles. In addition to advertising and directing, James has an extensive improv background having graduated from the prestigious Second City Improvisational Center in Chicago. He was also a founding member of Theater Sports in Chicago. On the feature film front, James wrote and directed two straight to video/DVD feature films. The first, a mockumentary, ‘Murder in the Heartland: The search for Video X.’ The second, a reality thriller, ‘Video X: The Dwayne and Darla-Jean Story.’ James also co-wrote and was a producer on the theatrically released animated feature film ‘Back to the Sea’ produced in China for worldwide distribution.

Jamie Mortellaro
Prince Sidon The Legend of Zelda BOTW/TOTK
Carey Means
Carey Means has been the voice of Frylock on the Adult Swim TV show Aqua Teen Hunger Force (aka "Aqua TV Show Show"). His career also includes having been in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Atlanta Opera Chorus. He has also performed on stage at the Georgia Renaissance festival as Sir Richard Do Good. Carey is also a classically trained Shakespearean actor who hails originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He has performed with Theatre of the Stars in such productions as South Pacific and with Actors Express in It's a Wonderful Town.

Carey Means
Frylock Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Minnesota Mocha
Alesha Horn better known as “Minnesota Mocha” is a 28 year old Partnered Twitch streamer from Bloomington, MN. She is a proud member of the LGBTQ Community & enjoys streaming popular FPS titles like Call of Duty, Valorant & Halo. But also enjoys a good story game or RPG. Mocha competed in the Female Pro League during Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 & made her competitive battle royal debut in 2020 during the “Women of the eRena” Warzone tournament. Mocha lives life by the motto “Blessed Never Stressed” and encourages her community to do the same.

MinnesotaMocha
Twitch Streamer
Sarah Podozrski
Sarah got her start on the 8-4 Play podcast while working on games like Xenoblade Chronicles X and UNDERTALE. She’s since gone on to launch several other games such as Hot Wheels Unleashed while also running her Twitch channel @sarahpodz and being a part of MinnMax. Her claim to fame is seeing both Yoko Taro’s and Toby Fox’s faces and living to tell the tale.

Sarah Podozrski
MinnMax | Games Media
Leo Vader

Leo Vader
MinnMax | Games Media
Ben Hanson
Ben traveled the world of game development as Game Informer's video producer before leaving the magazine to start an independent, crowd-funded games media company called MinnMax in 2019. He grew up on a haunted road and once he won a regional Emmy.

Ben Hanson
MinnMax | Games Media
Genel Jumalon

Genel Jumalon
ENNIE Award Winning Artist
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Theology
Club ready Video Game Music Remixes
MangaBookGuy
From DJing to streaming to improv, Manga has done it all. After studying lighting and sound design, he’s been making a name for himself in the convention and rave communities for the past eight years. From the Twin Cities to his hometown Chicago, you could say he knows his way around a deck. Manga’s favorite styles to play are and and all forms of house, but he does have a special affinity for deep, electro, and big room. When it comes to hyping up a crowd or keeping the energy going all night long, Manga’s performances are not something you want to miss!

MangaBookGuy
DJ Hero
Cosplay
KikiCraft
A full-time graphic artist with a Bachelors Degree in Video Game Design. She was voted “Best Costumer” by CityPages in 2016, featured on the cover of a local magazine and has been part of the cosplay scene for several years.
In her free time she enjoys attending cons, crafting and using her artist powers by participating in game-jams, doing commissions and various side-projects with friends. She has several artistic credits in published board/video games, sells custom art/cosplay at conventions and online!

KikiCraft
Cosplayer and Artist
JustGodlyEnough
JustGodlyEnough is a veteran Minnesotan cosplayer and con-attendee with over 20 years of experience crafting cosplay costumes and fabricating props. He applies his training and experience as a professional engineer to his art and brings complex creations to life. He enjoys testing innovative methods and technologies to expand his capabilities and sharing his knowledge and ideas with less experienced cosplayers to educate and inspire others to create.

Justgodlyenough
Cosplayer and Artist
Alan Scholting
Award-winning writer and professional fanboy. Previously serving as Editor at Large for Cosplay Culture Magazine and creative consultant for Skin & Ink Magazine. Currently serving as the cosplay lead for Vero Social. Alan has been in the business for 20+ years.

alan scholting
Award-winning writer and professional fanboy
Miss Laney Luck
Laney is a local Twin Cities cosplayer, prop maker, and fan merch creator. She is best known for her love of ruffles and 3D printed propwork, producing props such as full scale replicas of Kingdom Hearts keyblades, and elaborate costumes that she has been creating since 2007.
When she is not vectoring a new pin design or working away in her craft room, Laney spends her time gaming, binging newest anime and manga releases, and snuggling with her three cats.

Miss Laney Luck
Cosplayer, prop maker, and fan merch creator
Wunderlust
Wanderlust is a local cosplayer who travels all over the country performing for your favorite anime convention raves! She has over a decade of experience in gogo dancing & creating cosplay outfits to grace countless stages. Having performed alongside Japanese guests, like fhána & TeddyLoid, Wanderlust has done it all from volunteering & assistant managing some of the biggest dance parties you love all while cosplaying!

Wanderlust
Cosplayer, dancer, gamer