Tekkoshocon 2007- Pittsburgh, PA -April 13-15, 2007 Upsized!

[thebaron]

Who: Tekkoshocon
What: Pittsburgh anime and asian culture convention.
When: April 13-15, 2007
Where: Expo Mart and Radisson Hotel.
Website: http://www.tekkoshocon.com

Tekkoshocon is happy to announce that we will be returning to the Radisson Hotel and Monroeville ExpoMart in 2007!

This year, Tekkoshocon will expand to fill the entirety of the ExpoMart offering more programming, videos, and fun! Hotel Room block as been expanded.

We ARE expanding Dealers (almost double space and booths now), Video offering (2 to 4), Children's Programming, Panels/Workshop (almost double), Industry Section, and more! We now have the wing which was taken up by another event before

Come join us April 13-15 2007 to celebrate Tekkoshocon's fifth anniversary!

We will be updating the website in the next few weeks with more information about next year, so stay tuned for more exciting announcements! We have GROUP RATES now!

Pre-reg deadlines are approaching, so save yoursefl some cash for the dealer's room or at least a meal...

Guest Announcements (3-2-07)
Brett Weaver
Caffeine Angel Studios
Carrie Savage
Random Battle Group (RBG)
Mari Iijima
Vic Mignogna
Greggo!
Greg Ayres
Kyle Hebert
Robert and Emily DeJesus

http://www.tekkoshocon.com/
http://www.pghexpomart.com/

[thebaron]

Tekko 1/2 was a success! We have grown beyond the location, so next year might be elsewhere!

[thebaron]

Tekkoshocon is looking for enthusiastic fans to run their own panel! Do you consider yourself an expert in any aspect of Japanese anime, manga, or culture? Why not share your knowledge in a panel? Lead panelists get one hour of time to talk about their favorite subject, and their registration costs are fully refunded! And for those who want to share "how-to's" of hands-on activities, workshops are still available. Share your fandom today!

Email lindsey.wagner@tekkoshocon.com or chris.dalton@tekkoshocon.com with your completed panel form, found here: http://www.tekkoshocon.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7...

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Tekkoshocon V is drawing ever closer, and the Publications department still needs fanart to use on badges, program books, and other printed media. Again, our theme is giant robots, and pictures of our mascots Hagane and Miyako in theme-appropriate settings would be greatly appreciated.

The deadline for submissions is Feburary 28th. Submissions should be at least 300dpi, though we prefer it if it was higher. Send all submissions to publications@tekkoshocon.com, and we will sort it and use it as we see fit. Furthermore, make sure that your name is included, as you will be given credit in the program book for any submissions. Thank you very much in advance!
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Extra Credit!:

Well this event was initially started by someone else on animemusicvideos.org and he was unable to complete it so now its a part of the amv department.

Basic jist.... you guys have seen AMV Hell right? It basically is a bunch of generally strange and or amusing amv clips that are typically somewhat short. Average ballpark is 15-30 seconds with some being longer and others shorter. Probably the longest entry so far is near a minute.

So anybody who has a vid idea that would not work as a 3 min song, go ahead and do it.

Submission requirements and submission are going to be the same as that listed on the amv rules page.

No restriction on how many you may enter in this case. Go nuts if you want.

[thebaron]

Mari Iijima will be performing at this year's Tekkoshocon on Saturday!

Mari Iijima is best remembered in the Anime community as the Japanese voice of Lynn Minmay from Super Dimension Fortress Macross.

Mari Iijima is an accomplished singer and songwriter who has released numerous top 10 albums through Victor Entertainment Japan and Warner Music Japan. She wrote all of the music for her critically acclaimed debut album Rosé, which was produced by renowned composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Throughout her career Mari has worked with the music industry's greatest musicians including Alan Parson's Project, Toto, and members of the John Mayer Band. Her 2004 release, "Wonderful People" was a smash hit and stayed on the top of an Indie album chart for over 5 consecutive weeks.

Mari has won several awards including the FM Osaka Best New Artist Award and the Japan Audio Society Golden Jubilee Award 2 years in a row, which is voted on by both Japanese & American judges. She was also nominated for the 2000 Los Angeles Music Awards Best Pop Artist Award for her first independantly released album No Limit. At the 2006 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Mari won a Best Song Award for her song "
"Unspoken Love" from her album Wonderful People.

In addition to singing and songwriting Mari has also appeared in film, television, and on radio in both Japan and the U.S. In 2004 Mari starred in the short feature film Green Tea-r and also wrote and performed the film's theme song, Petal. Green Tea-r won the top honor of Grandprix at the Takazuka Film Festival in Japan,Silver Screen Award at US International Film & Video Festival, and was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. Most recently Mari played Lynn Minmay in the animated series Super Dimension Fortress Macross, making her the first actor to voice the same character in both English and Japanese.

In November 2006 Mari released her 20th studio album, Uncompromising Innocence, which she wrote, arranged, and produced herself, with collaborative contributions from David LaBruyere (John Mayer Band), Michael Chaves (John Mayer Band, Low Millions), and Mick Karn (Japan, Dali's Car).

http://www.marimusic.com/

[Suiko Eiji]

Don't forget that she reprises her role in Superdimension Fortress Macross as Lynn Minmei in ADV's new dub.

I won't be able to make this convention but if anyone in the area has the chance to go, I say take it just for this event. I saw Iijima in concert at Anime Weekend Atlanta in 2005 and it blew me away. I most enjoyed her singing some of the Macross songs, but her non-Macross stuff is top-notch.

[thebaron]

Our pre-reg is closing at April 1, 2007. We need minions and any art's alley person possible! We have lots of space!!!

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...^2 seriously, the guy sounded like a Mari-fanboy. she's an OK artist, i guess. i only like a couple of her songs, like

ai, oboitemasuka?
tenshi no enogu
shao pai long (i think this is from the videogame)

[Suiko Eiji]

I know Shao Pai Long was in the Famicom game and it was in the film Do You Remember Love?, but I want to say it was somewhere in the TV series, too...

Her Macross stuff really strikes a chord with me because I am a Macross fan, but her original work isn't bad either. I wouldn't go out on a limb and say it is all fantastic or anything like that, but still pretty enjoyable.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...same here. i actually loved Macross because of Minmay. oh god. shoot me now.

[thebaron]

...same here. i actually loved Macross because of Minmay. oh god. shoot me now.

Only after you come and buy a badge^_^

[Randometic_Poet]

Thanks for this awesome thread, thebarron, Tekkoshocon was a great success this year! I love all of the panels, and all of my time spent for the three days of Tekko were well orth my 45$ weekend pass. I will be looking forward to spending next year with you guys, again!