Anime Songwriting Workshop interviews industry professionals and hardcore anime fans alike. 

Anime conventions are all about meeting new and like-minded people. From industry guests, dedicated cosplayers, game junkies, and all types of crazy otaku, this is a place for socializing. The "people" section interviews workshop facilitators, participants, game developers, convention personalities, and anyone else creative and insightful.

November 15th, 2007 -- Ikeda Katsu

Ever wish you could hear your favorite anime or video game theme song live? Search no longer because hailing from Massachusetts comes Ikeda Katsu! Forged together by six friends determined to bring the rock back into the anime convention! 

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 Ikeda Katsu performing their now-famous "Life After Super Mario Sunshine" skit at Anime Boston 2007.

September 13th, 2007 -- Louden Noxious

Who calls the danger? Greek poor boy make good. Having Kaiju Commissioner Uncle, orphaned Noxious quickly packed his sack and calls the danger with play-by-play oratoring. Finding uncle big priority, because hoping become commissioner himself! This topic most frequent in dreams. Calls Battel with impassion and enthusiasm, but voted most likely spend trust fund first by mates of prep schooling.

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 Kaiju Big Battel's own play-by-play commentator Louden Noxious.

August 8th, 2007 -- George "The Fat Man" Sanger

The Fat Man, George Alistair Sanger, has been creating music and other audio for games since 1983. He is internationally recognized for having contributed to the atmosphere of over 200 games, including such sound-barrier-breaking greats as Loom, Wing Commander I and II, The 7th Guest I and II, NASCAR Racing, Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo, and ATF. On a 380-acre ranch on the Guadalupe River, The Fat Man hosts the annual Texas Interactive Music Conference and BBQ (Project Bar-B-Q), the computer/music industry's most prestigious and influential conference. His book, "The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness," contains enough good-natured philosophy, humor, and common sense to be helpful reading for layman and the expert alike.

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 "The Matt Man" (left) with "The Fat Man" (right) at ConnectiCon 2007.