Two of No Brand Con’s DJs have been announced for the two dances at No Brand Con 2015! We’ve got DJ Liquid 86 and DJ Jinrei! They’re no strangers of No Brand Con, bringing the best Electro House known to the Wisconsin Convention scene!
This year we’ve also got two DJs who are “new” to No Brand Con’s Dance who we will be announcing at a later date! Stay tuned!
A veteran anime convention DJ from the frozen north of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Liquid86 has been spinning for over 10 years. Beginning his journey back in 2001 with Trance music and evolving into Electro and Progressive House, Liquid has played a variety of shows, raves, and room parties for geeks all over the upper Midwest. A former con rave director and podcaster himself, he is honored to be bringing his filthy Electro beats to No Brand Con once again!
Andre Smith, better known under the alias ‘Jinrei’ (pronounced JIN-RAY), broke into the scene in 2005, working under the long-running promotion ‘Nostalgia.LA’ with his live mixing on vinyl. Jinrei is originally from Bristol, England, and grew up partially here in the US, in a Korean district of San Francisco where he became involved in Korean music, and then later Japanese dance pop, which was one of the biggest influences on his work. Later, working with other promotions and headlining DJs, Jinrei mastered his craft with everything EDM, from dance fusions to French house with Japanese/Korean original remixes. Having done shows with Cosmic Gate, DJ Amaya, ZEDD, DJ Diamond, Steve Aoki, and many more big names, as well as running his own nights in LA, OC, and Vegas, Jinrei has become a well-seasoned veteran in putting people on the dance floor, whether setting the mood lounge-style, or hitting the room with rare bangers for a high-energy crowd.
Have you registered for No Brand Con yet? Because not only did we sell out the hotel last year, we were less than 100 attendees away from being at the hotel’s capacity! Do you know what that means? If we get too many more people, we may have to turn people away at the door!
Guarantee your badge by pre-registering!
Wow, Tia is cool! Tia is not awkward at all! Tia is letting you know that we write our own bios on here and it feels weird. Raised on generous helpings wacky cartoons, this Southern blonde goofball has beenin the animation industry for a while! Among others, she has provided the voice for Happy the Cat (Fairy Tail), Mizore Shirayuki (Rosario + Vampire), Nanami (Kamisama Kiss), Yoshino/Yoshinon (Date A Live), Chiho (The Devil is a Part-Timer) Megumi Shimizu (Shiki), Hannah (Attack on Titan), Rea Sanka (Sankarea: Undying Love), Kusano (Sekirei), Porche the Foxy Pirate (One Piece), Xiao Mei (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), Rin Ogata (Rideback), Hibana (Deadman Wonderland), Inaho (Maken-ki!), Eris (Cat Planet Cuties), Priscilla (Nintendo’s Monster Tale). She also draws, writes, and bakes a mean cheesecake! Twitter: @tiatoony
“Tia is a good person and if you don’t love her you’re probably a jerk.”-Tia’s best friend
“So, Tia dresses up like Mickey Mouse or something at these conventions? I don’t get it.” -Tia’s brother
“Tia is delicious!”; -A cannibal
Did you guys know that The Plaza Hotel & Suites Weddings was completely SOLD OUT last No Brand Con? We’re expecting it to fill up again this year, too! If you want to ensure a room at the Plaza, call 715-834-3181 and let them know you’re coming for No Brand Con to get the discounted rates, and do so quickly!
Do you love AMVs? Have you ever made them? Do you want to try? Are you not even sure what AMV stands for? No matter what, now’s the time to get ready for No Brand Con’s AMV contest! Read up on the AMV Contest Guidelines to find out more! Good luck!
The husband and wife team of Daniel and Jillian Coglan are full-time martial art instructors, specializing in 16th century Samurai Arts. When not teaching at their dojo, the Kojokan, they travel the United States performing and teaching the ancient ways of the most famous warriors in history.
With a combined 35 years of experience, their show is a unique blend of history, combative skill, and humor, designed to educate and entertain audiences both large and small.
Beyond their martial skills, the dynamic duo collaborated to write, direct, host, and star in a 12 episode TV series entitled, “The Way of The Samurai.”
Daniel is also an author, with several martial art articles published, and is currently working on his second full-length novel.
Have you submitted your panel yet for No Brand Con? The deadline of March 4th is fast approaching! (The end of February always sneaks up on ya!) If there’s a panel you’d like to run, send an email to panels@nobrandcon.org, the panel submission gudelines will help you get started.
Best known as the doodler of Kirby and friends in the 600-strip gaming parody webcomic “Brawl in the Family”, Matthew Taranto is excited to be visiting NoBrandCon once again! Since his comic concluded last October, Matthew’s shifted focus to game development in his upcoming music/action game, Tadpole Treble (due in April for PC, Mac, and Wii U). He’s also compiling all the strips in a trio of books, and works for print mag NF Magazine as well. In his off time, he plays piano and eats beef jerky, and is expecting a son in June.
