RANDOM HOUSE PRESENTS... THE REAL FOLK BLUES
Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Arizona
33.4483771
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Description
A Special Episode dedicated to the awesomeness of Cowboy Bebop and how our collaboration track "The Real Folk Blues" came about.
Haven't seen it? Check it!
This week's show will be a chat about Bebop, about music and more.
With Special Guests:
- STEVE BLUM (voice actor)
With literally hundreds of V/O credits to his name, Veteran Voice Monkey Steve Blum is best known as the voice of "Spike Spiegel" from Cowboy Bebop, “Wolverine” from several incarnations of X-Men (animated movies, games, the Wolverine and the X-Men TV Series, The Super Hero Squad Show, X-Men Anime and more), “Orochimaru,” “Zabuza,” and others from Naruto, “Green Goblin” from the Spectacular Spiderman series, “Heatblast,” “Vilgax” and “Ghostfreak” from Ben 10, “Grayson Hunt” (Bulletstorm) “Grunt” (Mass Effect 2 and 3),"Zoltan Kulle" from Diablo 3, "Abathur" from Starcraft 2:Heart of the Swarm, “Tank Dempsey” (Call of Duty), “Killer Croc” from Arkham Asylum, “Oghren” (DragonAge),“Vincent Valentine” (Final Fantasy VII), “Leeron” (Guren Lagann), “Jamie” from Megas XLR, “Storm Troopers” and many others in most of the Star Wars games, The voice of 7-11, dozens of Digimon and a gigantic list of other characters from Anime, Video Games, TV and Film. In 2012, Steve was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records as Most Prolific Voice Actor in Video Games - appearing in almost 300 games (now approaching 400!)
-BEAU BILLINGSLEA (voice actor)
COMPLETE In the world of anime, Beau has voiced a multitude of characters including: Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop, Ogremon, Saggitarimon and Parrotmon in Digimon, Michael in Argentosoma, Seal Walrus in Wolf’s Rain, Gohei in Rurouni Kenshin, Dee Jay in Super Street Fighter II and many others.
He continues to voice The Fourth Raikage and Homura in the animated series Naruto which is currently airing its 13th season on Disney XD. He voices Abraham Douglas in the soon-to-be released animated feature War Of The Worlds: Goliath (which won Best Animated Feature at the Los Angeles 3D Film Festival in 2012). He has narrated several series on The History Channel including Suicide Missions, Hero Ships and Modern Marvels. His video games include: Safari, Outlaws, Dynasty Warriors, Zino, Breakdown, Ace Combat 5, and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
-MASON LIEBERMAN (executive producer of "The Real Folk Blues" charity song)
and guest musical performances by
-SUBSTANTIAL
Prince George’s County, Maryland born MC, producer, artist, and educator, Substantial, debuted in 2000 collaborating with the late Japanese producer, Nujabes, known for his work on Samurai Champloo. Legendary rapper/activist, Chuck D of Public Enemy referred to Substantial as “One of the great MCs of our time.” His soulful and introspective brand of rap has received critical acclaim from The Source, HipHopDX, Ebony.com, DJBooth.net, and Okayplayer.com. His music videos have appeared on MTV, VH1, and BET.
Substantial has performed in nearly 20 countries and has collaborated with artists such as Kool Herc, Verbal (M-Flo), Oddisee, Jeff Bernat, and more. Substantial has licensed music to major brands such as Ford Motor Company, Amazon and UBER and also had his music featured in films and television shows such as Kevin Hart’s Laugh at My Pain, Kill Me 3 Times starring Simon Pegg, Daytime Emmy nominated show Tough Love and it’s spin-off series Pillow Talk. Substantial appeared in the documentaries, Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme and Give Back. In 2019, Substantial wrote and produced music for the video game Renaine, and the South Korean online game Tree of Savior. And in 2020, he co-wrote and performed music for the game Arknights and featured on The Real Folk Blues cover with Yoko Kanno, The Seatbelts, Mason Lieberman, Mega Ran and over 40 other artists for an official Cowboy Bebop charity track in collaboration with FUNIMATION and Sunrise for COVID-19 relief.
-ZAID TABANI
Zaid Tabani's raw delivery and dynamic storytelling first gained recognition in 2010, through his work with the burgeoning “Fighting Game Community”. His theme for the “EVO Championship Series”, helped catapult him into collaborations with gaming giants like Capcom, Riot Games, Rooster Teeth, Level|Up, and many others.
After a few years working heavily within esports and gaming content, Tabani was the 2nd rapper in history to be accepted into the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston.
His song, “the Last Supper” went viral in 2016, along with his album Bos Angeles, making the front page of reddit as well as outlets like DJbooth. His collaborations with artists like Substantial, Maro, Gremlin, Mega Ran, and many more have gained widespread acclaim.
Tabani has also used his music as a tool for social activism. His song, “A Prayer”, won top prize at Berklee’s “Songs for Social Change” competition-- while his work on “The Real Folk Blues”(both music, and video) with Mason Lieberman, helped generate tens of thousands in charitable contributions to COVID-19 Relief.
Tabani lives in Los Angeles, CA. His latest ep “Better Late Than Never” is on Spotify. You can find his show, “Freestyle The News”, on Youtube.
and our moderator: composer and producer MASON LIEBERMAN
Mason Lieberman is a senior game audio coordinator for Tencent, the largest video-game company in the world. In this position, he has the indescribable honor of working with many of the best audio professionals in the industry on a daily basis. He prides himself on being a problem-solver whose biggest passion is always to connect people through music.
Having started his professional journey as a full-time freelancer, he is most known for his work composing on anime series like Rooster Teeth's RWBY and Beyblade Burst Evolution, amongst many others. In 2019, he partnered with Asia Pacific government officials as an international ambassador to Australia representing the video-game music industry. As a cellist, guitarist, and vocalist, Mason has had the great pleasure of working with a wide variety of film and gaming franchises, with personal favorites including The Rising of the Shield Hero, Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. franchise, Riot Games' League of Legends, AMC's The Walking Dead, Made in Abyss, Warhammer: Vermintide, Hell's Kitchen, and God Eater.
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Start:
2020-06-17T17:00:00-07:00
End:
2020-06-17T20:00:00-07:00
Category
Music
Tickets
Early Bird Free Tickets (LIMITED)
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25
General Admission
5.0
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VIP Ticket (includes a Mega Ran pin, CD and RHS button)
40.0
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25
