I just broke down crying at the end of the stream. I think it was good, all things considered. Too often we focus on "healing" and "moving on" in the immediate wake of a tragedy. While I know that Monty was a workhorse and someone who valued living life to the fullest, I appreciate how everyone has taken the time to truly mourn his passing. That said, next week (while certainly still in the process of mourning), I'm confident that those in the RT community and even those beyond it will strive to work harder than ever and fulfill Monty's challenge: "Can you match my resolve? If so, then you will succeed."
Simply put one of the greatest animators in the world and probably the greatest in the short history of web series. Truly an innovator and an inspiration.
I'm certainly no Jimmy Page, but I listened to a hell of a lot of Zeppelin in my formative years, that's for sure. In all seriousness, thanks for listening and commenting, etc.
Thank you again. And yeah, a lot of the originals I have are just demos that I made as a reference for when I can actually get around to renting a booth (and getting my bandmate off his butt) and making an EP. Duets are a lot of fun, too. My policy is essentially that I'll collaborate with most anyone as long as I have the time and it doesn't involve Green Day.
At this point, the Silent Hill franchise is in a fairly enviable place, creatively: it's still a somewhat relevant series, but the recent entries have been so disappointing that they have virtually nothing to lose. I'm eager to see the results.
Thank you for checking out the page, and for the kind words! I love songwriting but I don't think I really have the voice to sing leads; I'm gonna try experimenting with multiple tracks so that I can give the vocals a fuller sound that might be more pleasant to listen to, but the next few projects I have lined up are all instrumentals (including some Yoko Shimomura covers).
I loved GotG; I agree the villains fell pretty flat, but I thought most of the characters (Rocket and Groot in particular) were extremely endearing. As for its similarity to Star Wars, I don't think I've seen a movie that felt more like the original trilogy since... well, Return of the Jedi. I know Welcome to Night Vale was mentioned at one point (not sure why), but it's an awesome podcast in the form of a public radio show set in the fictional town of Night Vale; it's very absurdist and Douglas Adams-y.
As for an original Kingdom Hearts-themed song, I'd think an 8 or 9 minute long ballad which tries to explain the plot would be apropos.
Late to the party, but I just managed to get this episode on my phone (I don't know if it's an issue with iTunes or my phone or what). I liked a lot of the points, and Korra is an interesting case of a "western anime," as it were. It seems like anime can extend from Japanese animation into Korean animation (also interesting that the first season of Korra was produced in South Korea), but it brings into question series like Aeon Flux (perhaps the first series to really blur the line between Eastern and Western animation): Peter Chung is Korean, but the series was produced in the U.S. Calling it a cartoon seems inaccurate, and calling it an anime is potentially controversial (shameless plug: here's a blog post on a similar subject http://animecriterion.blogspot.com/2014/05/an-introduction.html) I also think a lot of recent films like Frozen have very clear anime influences in the character design, so I think it's interesting that Japanase animation has really started to set a standard for modern animators. Overall, great show.
