Our great friends over at Midnight Syndicate are releasing a special edition DVD of their film The Dead Matter, directed by our buddy Edward Douglas, President of Midnight Syndicate. Check out the press release below and go buy their movie! You get two bonus CDs of awesome music for Halloween… and gaming… and Thursdays!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Midnight Syndicate Films
Contact: Sarah Mann
Email: sarah@midnightsyndicate.com
Phone: +1 (440) 286-1494
Special edition The Dead Matter DVD set including two bonus Midnight Syndicate CDs available at all HOT TOPIC stores nationwide on July 30th. New The Dead Matter trailer released.
May 26, 2010 (Cleveland, OH) Midnight Syndicate Films has announced plans to release a special edition of The Dead Matter DVD that will include two bonus CDs by gothic Halloween music artists Midnight Syndicate. It will be available at all Hot Topic stores nationwide on July 30th. The specially-priced set will include The Dead Matter DVD, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Midnight Syndicate, and a new Midnight Syndicate 13th Anniversary greatest hits CD entitled Halloween Music Collection. Midnight Syndicate Films has also released a new official trailer for The Dead Matter movie which can be viewed at the film’s revamped website,www.TheDeadMatter.com and YouTube.
The Dead Matter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD contains the score composed by the film’s director, Edward Douglas of Midnight Syndicate, as well as several limited-edition remixes of Midnight Syndicate songs and other music that appears in the film from bands like Lazy Lane, HipNostic, and Eternal Legacy. Midnight Syndicate’s Halloween Music Collection CD features over 60 minutes of songs hand-picked by Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka to celebrate the band’s first 13 years. Both new CDs will also be available at Halloween retailers nationwide in August.
The Dead Matter trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liAifLs_8zk
The Dead Matter motion picture: www.TheDeadMatter.com
Midnight Syndicate Halloween Music Gothic Soundtracks: www.MidnightSyndicate.com
Hot Topic – Everything about the music: www.HotTopic.com
About The Dead Matter movie:
A guilt-ridden young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff of Lost, Wishmaster and Tom Savini ofFriday the 13th, Dawn of the Dead) each with his own sinister plans for the artifact and a vampire hunter (Jason Carter of Babylon 5) who will stop at nothing to destroy it. This chilling gothic dark fantasy co-produced by Robert Kurtzman (creator of From Dusk Till Dawn, KNB FX) features a haunting score by Halloween musicians Midnight Syndicate. It’s a mix of classic horror themes with modern twists and a touch of dark humor that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
About Midnight Syndicate:
Midnight Syndicate has been creating instrumental Halloween music and gothic horror fantasy soundtrack CDs for the past thirteen years. The group’s music has become a staple of the Halloween season worldwide as well as a favorite in the haunted house, amusement park, role-playing game, and gothic music industries. From Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights and Hugh Hefner’s Halloween parties to Monday Night Football, X-Box games, the classic Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, and Barbara Walters specials, their CDs are designed to take listeners on a journey into the darkest corners of their imagination.
That’s right, you can see Scott C. Brown in the play “Doubt”. See below for details.
RUNNING FOR 3 WEEKS!
May 20 – June 6
Thurs – Sat at 8PM; Sun at 2PM
(Doors open 1 hour in advance)
In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students. Certainty, doubt, and duty struggle for the upper-hand, and what is “right” is as elusive as the truth.
What has the press said about Shanley’s Doubt?
“It is an inspired study in moral uncertainty with the compellingly certain structure of an old-fashioned detective drama… It sends off stealth charges that go deeper emotionally. It is tight and absorbing.” — Ben Brantley, New York Times
“#1 show of the year. Gripping. Impressive! Doubt takes the stuff of headlines and turns it into deeply moving drama.” — Howard Kissel, Daily News
And the rave reviews go on and on.
FOR TICKETS:
visit www.goldfromstraw.org
or call Brown Paper Tickets 24/7 BOX OFFICE at 1-800-838-3006
Tickets also available at the door.
IGNEOUS ROCKS at the Fan Club in Lakewood!
Posted on: February 26, 2010 by Don EarlyNo comments yet
Friday Feb 26 and Sat Feb 27 (No cover, +)21
Q: What do Elvis, The Ron
ettes, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Queen,Pat Benatar, Elvis Costello, Violent Femmes, The Jackson Five, Amy Winehouse, and Gnarls Barkley have in common?
A: You will hear them all this weekend with IGNEOUS ROCKS!
That’s right. Your esteemed professors, Igneous Rocks, are getting ready to dig deep into the history of rock and roll, extracting only the finest specimens for your education and enjoyment.
You, in the back! It’s time to get schooled in the history of rock and roll.
About your Faculty: Igneous Rocks is a Tacoma-based, dance-music cover band. Self-proclaimed music, theatre, and other assorted geeks, they give you a high-energy, entertaining show, every time. Oh, and watch for flying rocks. Just sayin.
Bonus Trivia for Extra Credit: Steve Wolbrecht (from Gamers: Dorkness Rising, Demon Hunters, and Dead Camper Lake) will be rocking the keys and Emilie Rommel Shimkus (from the upcoming JourneyQuest) will be singing her lil’ heart out. Come on out and join us!
Help Us Make JourneyQuest: Come See “Company” at Seattle Musical Theatre
Posted on: February 22, 2010 by Ben1 comment so far
Live in Washington? Want to hang out with members of Dead Gentlemen and ZOE? Want to catch a great show and help us get JourneyQuest made?
Seattle Musical Theatre has generously agreed to help us out with shop and construction space for our JourneyQuest spaces. Now we want to return the favor, so we’re arranging a group night to go see Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical “Company”. And we want you to join us!
So if you live within driving distance of Seattle, call their box office at (206) 363-2809 and mention JourneyQuest. They’ll give you a ten dollar discount, no questions asked. (Here’s a hint–the discount works all weekend. But we’ll only be at the Thursday show, if hanging out with us is important to you.)
See you this Thursday!
Need more convincing? Need to explain to your gaming buddies how musicals and gaming go hand-in-hand? Here are some bullet points to help you out:
- Attending the show helps us get JourneyQuest built. Really!
- We had to cut the big musical number from the first season of JourneyQuest, so here’s another place to get your musical fix.
- Stephen Sondheim (who wrote “Company”) has been a huge creative influence on our stories and writing. The man knows fairy tales!
- Small theater companies everywhere are struggling in this economy. The more we support our local performance scene, the better able we are to keep awesome actors in the area.
- It will be fun. And the set is way cool.
So please, spread the word, bug your friends, call for tickets before they sell out, and we’ll see you Thursday!
(And as a reward for reading this whole post, here’s the secret link to the list of JourneyQuest lead actors: LINK)
Fear the Boot! Fear the Vancil! Matt Vancil Interviewed!!!!
Posted on: February 18, 2010 by Don EarlyNo comments yet
The guys over at Fear the Boot podcast interviews the Invancible Matt Vancil. These guys really dig into Matt about gaming and his influences in creating The Gamers and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Hear what is important to Matt when he games, and when he makes movies. Find out what inspired your favorite parts of these two films.
Greetings from Canadia! Jen Page, Chris Duppenthaler and I trotted on up to Victoria, BC for GottaCon this past weekend. They invited us up as special guests of honor to show Dorkness Rising, and we had a great time. Big thanks go to Michael Lum, Evan Hatch and Carson Upton for having us up and treating us like freakin’ kings! Not only did we get the huge suite at the hotel, but they gave us a big gift basket of awesome,complete with a set of GottaCon dice for us all, Gamer Soap (which is a godsend at conventions) and other tasty stuff. Pretty killer. Our screening went great too, starting off with some Behind the Scenes stuff and then doing a Q&A after the feature.
Probably one of the most interesting and fun things we saw was gaming with Legos. A huge hit with kids, well, and Chris. They also had an old school Lode Runner to play, and Chris’ girlfriend, Jessica Heidemann, set the high score at the epic level of getting to level 27! It was really cool to see a great mix of video gaming, miniature wargaming, rpg, board games, CCG’s, and fun costumes. You folks in Canada are totally relaxed and groovy about being gamers and we really dug that. Thanks so much for having us out. It was a bummer Christian couldn’t make it, but a man’s gotta work. And we, GottaCon!
Okay, I guess you can hit me for that one.
