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JASON THIESSEN (Guest of Honor)Jayson Thiessen, Supervising Director for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has been with the series from the premiere episode of Season 1 to the Season 3 finale, and every episode in between! Has also been a stop-motion animator on MLP: FiM and a director for Pucca and a vital part of several other animated shows, including Ed, Edd ‘n’ Eddy, Kid vs Kat, and Aaagh! It’s the Mr. Hell Show! This will be Jayson’s first convention appearance since 2011, and he’s got some pretty great things in store for our attendees – including panel appearances, autographs, and so much more! |
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ANDREA LIBMAN (Guest of Honor)The voice of not one but two of the “Mane Six” characters of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Libman brings the mild-mannered FLUTTERSHY, and the polar-opposite party pony, PINKIE PIE, to life in the series, a contrast so stark that it’s hard to believe it’s the same actress! A veteran of the voice acting scene, she bears a distinguished reputation for her roles in Madeleine, X-Men: Evolution, Dragonball, and Dragon Tales, among many others. |
TARA STRONG (via Skype)The Twilicious Tara Strong is joining us our virtual Guest of Honor! In addition to voicing everyone’s favorite purple unicorn, you may remember her versatile voicework from such shows as The Powerpuff Girls, The Fairly OddParents, Rugrats and Teen Titans, plus video games like ‘Batman: Arkham City‘ and ‘Lollipop Chainsaw‘. She even voiced a character on Family Guy! Known as the ‘Queen of the Bronies’, you can always follow Tara’s awesome antics on Twitter. Just like her many wonderful characters, she’s sure to make you laugh and bring a smile to your face! Tara is known throughout the pony community for her amazing charity work. Be sure to check out her Taralicious store, where you can buy awesome swag to benefit a great cause! |
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ANDY PRICE (Guest of Honor)Big Apple Ponycon is delighted to bring you Andy Price: artist, illustrator, font of endless TV trivia, and tireless defender of Gotham City’s bakery district! Together with Katie Cook, Andy Price helped mastermind the creation of the smash-hit My Little Pony comic books from IDW (thus ‘COOK PRICE’ on the covers!). You can check him out on deviantArt at andypriceart.deviantart.com, plus on Twitter @AndyPriceArt. |
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KATIE COOK (Guest of Honor)Katie Cook is a comic book artist and writer from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her writing for the best-selling My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic from IDW is what makes her important to the pony world… but she also has done work for Star Wars, the Jim Henson Company, Marvel and more. Her popular weekly webcomic, Gronk: a monster’s story, has been nominated (and lost) several awards. You can visit Katie online at www.katiecandraw.com,www.gronkcomic.com, and follow her twitter@katiecandraw. |
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RINA-CHAN (Event Host)Video game, anime, and fan VA sensation Rina-chan joins us as Master of Ceremonies, a role which she reprises from her work at previous events throughout the ponysphere. Known for her work on indie video game hit ‘Castle Crashers‘ as well as her amazing impressions of multiple MLP:FiM characters across a wide range of fan projects, Rina-chan is sure to keep the crowd delighted! |
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JESSI NOWACKJessi “Nowacking” Nowack is a voice actress and parody writer for the vast ocean that is the internet. An actress since age six and a voice actress for the last five years, Jessi has lent her voice to video games, radio plays, animations, over 100 internet parodies, and many more projects. In the pony community, she is most known for voicing Vinyl Scratch in “Epic Pie Time,” “Epic Wub Time,” “Pony Rock Anthem,” and “Amplifyre” and LittlePip in the upcoming “Fallout Equestria” Radioplay. Jessi also voiced Gilda in “Turnabout Storm,” (the Phoenix Wright/My Little Pony FIM crossover series,) and will be playing several characters in a few fan-made My Little Pony video games. She is a writer for Alligator in the Tub Productions, (the makers of the “Epic ___ Time” series,) and the parody series “Dark Swamp” and “Pokémon ‘Bridged”. |
ALICORN RADIOAlicorn Radio is a podcast that talks about ponies, games, anime, ponies, Lord Pretty Pie, comics, ponies and the brony fandom… did we mention about ponies? We’re always growing our groups and helping to spread the word on artists and their works. You been warned… |
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BRONIES FOR GOODBeloved and world-renowned brony charity group Bronies for Good will be sending a delegation to BAP, bringing the magic of friendship and generosity to all. If you are interested in volunteering for BfG’s charitable activities at our convention, please contact BfG via email to broniesforgood (AT) gmail.com. |
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THE BRONY SHOWThe Brony Show is one of the first and definitely the most exciting Livestreaming group of bronies out there. Circuit Mane, D-pad, and Blankedmind team up every week to deliver the goods of the Brony community and always bring in bronies to be part of the show. You can check out their livestream here and enjoy their older shows here. |
BRONYSTATEBronystate, The PonyNet’s #1 weekly stream, is coming at you live from New York! We will be broadcasting live from our website at Bronystate.net so no one will miss this event! Our very own Scoot-Scootaloo will be there, and trust us when we say it’s going to be a party! You can visit our website at bronystate.net for entertainment exclusively catered to all Bronies! |
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BRONY THANK YOU FUNDThe Brony Thank You Fund is a non-profit public charity, incorporated in the state of New Hampshire, and in the process of applying to be the first federally tax-exempt Brony charity. Currently, they are raising funds to endow the Derpy Hooves Animation Scholarship at the California Institute of the Arts. To donate or volunteer to help, check them out at www.bronythankyoufund.org. |
BRONYTIMEBrony Time is the weekly late night talk show styled podcast that covers the latest in pony and brony news. (Some material may not be suitable for younger fillies and colts.) Join hosts Alpha Brony and Five Iron Brony for interviews with prominent bronies in the fandom and discussion panels with community members big and small. Catch the latest episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, and onBronyTime.com. Email Alpha and Five Iron at Questions (AT) BronyTime.com. |
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CELESTIA RADIOAll pony, All the time! Celestia Radio is your #1 source for all the pony music you can dream of. With over 600 brony artists, upwards of 70 gigabytes of music, and over a dozen of your favorite DJs and talk hosts, Celestia Radio is THE Brony radio station. Now offering video service through our brand new service, Canterlot TV! |
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JOE STRIKEJoe Strike is an animation journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Daily News, Newsday, the Village Voice, the New York Press, and is a regular contributor to the entertainment industry website Animation World Network. He has scripted the Nick Jr. animated seriesWow! Wow! Wubbzy! and hosts and produces Interview with an Animator, an ongoing series of publicly attended conversations with animation notables. As a staff producer at the Griffin Bacal advertising agency and its entertainment subsidiary Sunbow Productions in the mid-1980s, Joe was present at the creation of the first My Little Pony animated TV specials and the introduction of the “G1″ Pony line. Joe created promotional and marketing videos for Pony as well as Hasbro’s G.I. Joe and Transformers brands. Joe will recount those early days of Pony and screen the long unseen Pony promotional videos from his personal collection. |
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PONYVILLE LIVE!The goal of Ponyville Live! is to unite content producers, distributors and consumers in a single network , not only to improve the public’s exposure to the phenomenal world of pony media, but also to collaborate on events and projects for the betterment of the community at large. |
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STEPHANIE BUSCEMAStephanie Buscema is an illustrator and painter from New York. She creates hand painted images heavily influenced by music, 1950′s kitsch, old monster movies and vintage children’s books. Her days are spent in the studio where she works on children’s books, cover illustrations, comic art and paintings for exhibition. NYC locals may recall her as one of the cover artists forIDG’s MLP #1. You can catch up with Stephanie on her website, her blog, or on Twitter as @stephbuscema. |
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SUMMER HAYESSummer Hayes has been collecting My Little Ponies for as long as she can remember. She is the author of multiple books in The My Little Pony Collector’s Inventory Series including her most recent guide, The My Little Pony 2009-2012 Collector’s Inventory. Summer has been active in the My Little Pony collecting community for many years and coordinates the MY LITTLE PONY Fair and Convention, an annual event in its 10th year celebrating My Little Pony and the people who love them! Visit Summer’s blog for updates on her writing projects, MY LITTLE PONY Fair planning, and ramblings about all things My Little Pony. |
THE TRAVELING PONY MUSEUMThe famous Traveling Pony Museum, curated by the amazing Inky Notebook, will be on display at BAP, as it has at a number of other fine pony conventions. Featuring a wide range of artwork across all media and a dizzying cornucopia of styles, TPM showcases the creative magic that makes the pony fan community special. NOTE: TPM is presently seeking artists! See this post for details. |
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UNANIMOUS DELIVERSTake some MLP episodes and some scotch tape, stick them in a blender, hit puree for a minute, and see what comes out. Chances are it will look horrible, however there’s a 1 in 50 chance it might also resemble Your Face, Pinkie Trigger, 1000 People Clicked Subscribe, or one a number of other videos by Manehattan’s own Unanimous Delivers, who will be on hand to gladly let you know he made videos other than Night Of Pony. |
