In V3 Cast Episode 34: Heavy metal has had many incarnations as well as ups and downs. In this episode, we pick one of our favorite bands or musicians that elevated the genre, changed the game and contributed new and refreshing approaches to heavy metal.
What are your top picks that fit this definition? Let us know what you thought about V3 Cast episode 34.
Killer Kabbage selected for the 2024 Gen Con Film Festival! The film, scored by Voyag3r, plays on Saturday, August 3, 10:30pm. Grab your tickets here.
Filmmakers from around the world gather to compete in the Gen Con Film Festival. Some travel from as far away as Australia and the United Kingdom to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis for screenings, film panels, and the awards ceremony. Films from across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Israel, Japan, and Great Britain make it a truly international event.
The Gen Con Film Festival focuses on genres that appeal to our gaming attendees. These include, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Animation, Gaming, related parodies and documentaries. Killer Kabbage Selected for Gen Con Film Festival 2024!
Killer Kabbage tagline: Two warriors, from the future, are tasked to go back in time to prevent the great Kabbage apocalypse from happening in order to save mankind.
Director Biography – Michael Anthony Dotson, Jude Reed
Born and raised in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, Michael grew up in the 80s with very little parental supervision which led to his love for cult movies that were often shown on USA: UP ALL NIGHT. With very little to do in the small town of the Sault, Michael found hobbies such as creative story writing, paranormal investigating, and very early stages of filmmaking with his mini DV camcorder. Michael began video editing after obtaining his first summer job in 1998 and saving up all summer for his very first computer. He completed his very first short film, “Killer Kabbage” in 2011. In 2016, he completed another short titled “Ghost Detectives”, a comedy parody of ghost hunting reality shows. He released his first documentary in 2021 titled “A Haunting in Hinsdale” after documenting his paranormal investigation at the historic Hinsdale House in New York. Finally, Michael began production on his first feature-length film: a re-imaging of his first short film, “Killer Kabbage” in 2022.
From the Killer Kabbage camp, on the score: Voyag3r completed a badass score that helped drive this picture from the dreaded post-production phase right into completion. I’ve always told my peers, music can either make or break a movie. And it their excellent music that definitely helps make this movie.
Music for Killer Kabbage will be revealed soon. Keep a look out on the Audio page!
Movie Theater Massacre by Ian Courtney with the Apple iPhone 12 Pro. Ian filled every position from writer and producer, to director and cinematographer and finally bringing all the elements together through editing, visual effects and color correction. Ian will be flying in from Detroit, Michigan to present the film and participate in a Q&A.
Voyag3r scored the finale scene for Movie Theater Massacre. Don’t miss your chance to catch this Detroit made film! Get your tickets here.
Illuminating Smartphone Filmmakers in San Diego
Big films aren’t always made with big cameras and large crews!
Something big began right here in San Diego. This year we’re shining a spotlight on some incredible people of all ages who are making movies with smartphone cameras. All brands!
Stories from around the world told through different genres, all shot with mobile phones, are visiting San Diego April 26-28. You have a chance to watch them and meet the filmmakers.
Horror, documentaries, drama, comedy, experimental, music, and more. There is no limit to the types of films one can make with a smartphone. We’re celebrating the humans behind them in San Diego’s International Mobile Film Festival (IMFF).
IMFF is the first international in-person film festival for only movies shot with mobile phone cameras, no other mobile devices. The only exception is a fraction of aerial drone footage, announced in 2018.
The guys in Voyag3r return with V3 Cast, Episode 33! In this podcast, Voyag3r talk about Collecting Cool Stuff! What are some of your most prized collectables? The guys share some of their favorites as well as recap their recent concert opening for Zombi.
Synth Progressive Rock Masters, Zombi, have a new record coming out on March 22, entitled Direct Inject via Relapse Records! In conjunction with that release, Zombi are embarking on a northeast tour of the US this spring. Voyag3r set to support Zombi on the Detroit date on Saturday, April 6 at The Sanctuary Detroit (located in Hamtramck, MI). Tickets are on sale now at the Sanctuary Detroit website.
Here is the information about Direct Inject
ZOMBI make their long awaited return with their new album, Direct Inject! Capturing the spirit of previous albums like Escape Velocity and Surface To Air, while expanding the band’s sonic palette into territory, ranging from 80’s synth rock (“Direct Inject”) to saxophone-heavy slow jams (“Sessuale II”). Direct Inject is essential ZOMBI, and quite possibly their most diverse and engaging record yet. You can’t help but get carried up in the slipstream of tracks like “Bodies in the Flotsam”, the hard rock/synth strut of “Kamichi & Sandy”, the guttural dirge of “The Post-Atomic Horror”, or the heady sonic touches of “Insurmountable Odds”.
The spirit of improvisation permeates ZOMBI’s newest opus, opening a door into the compositional world Steve Moore and A.E. Paterra exist within and have existed in since the beginning. Direct Inject is ZOMBI in their finest form; taking improvisations and mining them for gold.
The energy behind Direct Inject is palpable; as Steve Moore sums up the band’s ethos perfectly: “I love what can happen when you roll tape and just go for it.”
On Direct Inject, ZOMBI indeed go for it.
Grab your tickets for the show and here is the information about this particular date:
Sanctuary Detroit
2932 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI 48212 • 313-462-4117
Doors are at 7pm • All Ages • Tickets Zombi • Overcalc • Voyag3r
Voyag3r kicks off 2024 with V3 Cast, episode 32. The new podcast covers the guys’ Musical Roots or Influences as well as talking about their Favorite Films and Albums from 2023.
There is also the popular Collecting Cool Stuff segment and What Are You Drinking? Dive in wherever you get your podcasts or via the Voyag3r YouTube page. Number one piece of advice from Greg this episode, “Dress for the job you want!”
What were some of your favorites films and albums from 2023? For any requests, questions or comments, drop us a line in the YouTube comments section or email to askv3cast@gmail.com For past episodes of V3 Cast, visit the V3 Cast page.
Movie Theater Massacre will be making it’s first official international appearance at the African Smartphone International Film Festival Dec 22nd-24th. Voyag3rscored the finale scene in this Detroit made slasher film, directed by Ian Courtney.
Africa’s most prestigious mobile film festival has curated and is presenting some of the best films made with mobile devices across the world. We have a line-up of exciting, educating, thought-provoking, entertaining films made with smartphones by talented and passionate…
The African smartphone International film festival is a 6 days event. A call for entries open for a period of time for filmmakers, photographers, animators to submit their original project via our partner’s website Filmfreeway, our venerable jury members review and select the best as our official selection for the year to be screen at the festival events to film enthusiast, critics, filmmakers and industry stakeholders.
Jake, Wily, Rachel, Val, & Dan are employees at a movie theater. They enjoy working at an establishment that provides them the opportunity to discuss their favorite subject: movies. But the building’s owner, Harold, plans to sell off the property since movie going doesn’t seem profitable anymore. Random people start disappearing; while simultaneously, strange, and unexplainable things begin happening. Will they live to see another movie?
Thank you for the kind words, 411mania.com, on our film score to New York Ninja! 411mania.com praises New York Ninja score!
The soundtrack, performed by the group Voyag3r, is absolute perfection. Chock full of synth heavy themes, it’s the kind of music you would expect to hear in a low budget movie from the 1980’s. The music doesn’t feel like a parody of 1980’s music, which is always a plus (I’ve heard far too many “1980’s inspired synth scores” that sound like a bunch of people fucking around. That kind of thing needs to stop). I wonder if Voyag3r, based on the greatness of its New York Ninja score, will get more movie soundtrack work? Hopefully, they will.
Our score to New York Ninja is available on LP, CD and cassette from our official store, Voyag3rStore.com or all streaming platforms or our audio page. Enjoy!
Movie Theater Massacre (written and directed by Ian Courtney) has been added to this years Another Hole in The Head Film Festival. Movie Theater Massacre will screen as part of the Virtual portion of the festival. Here’s what they had to say about Movie Theater Massacre.
Jake, Wily, Rachel, Val, & Dan are employees at a movie theater. They enjoy working at an establishment that provides them the opportunity to discuss their favorite subject: movies. But the building’s owner, Harold, plans to sell off the property since movie going doesn’t seem profitable anymore. Random people start disappearing; while simultaneously, strange, and unexplainable things begin happening. Will they live to see another movie?
You can watch the film in the luxury of your own home for just $9.99. After this content becomes available December 1st at 4:00 am EST, you’ll have 14 days to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 48 hours to finish watching. Purchase here.
Voyag3r scored the finale scene of Movie Theater Massacre. The track, Slaughter Into Space was engineered, mixed and mastered by Steve Greene at the Battle Chamber Studio.
San Francisco’s Another Hole in the Head film Festival is a 25-day cinematic excursion into the realms of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and assorted other genre fare. Under the auspices of SF IndieFest, ‘AHITH’ has an 20-year tradition of pulling together diverse Independent films of all varieties and budgetary considerations–from major productions by professional companies to micro-budget labors of love, and everything in between. This year’s festival runs December 1st – December 25th, 2023 . The festival will take place live in San Francisco at the ROXIE, 4STAR , BALBOA and ECLECTIC BOX theaters. It will be available On-Demand via the Eventive platform, plus live online screenings with audience interaction and filmmaker Q&A on the Zoom platform.
With this festival, we seek broader horizons than the common interpretation of “genre film” allows. All styles of independent film are welcome to compete: whether it’s a major production from a professional company, a student film, or a micro-budget labor of love, we are committed to giving each film due consideration.
The guys in Voyag3r return with V3 Cast, episode 31! What an outstanding summer/fall season of concerts! The guys talk about some of their favorites, some of which they all attended together. What were some of your concert highlights this year?
Tis the season for Thanksgiving! That’s right, Eli Roth’s 16 years in the making horror/slasher film. It all started with the faux trailer he did for Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse (2007). Have you seen Thanksgiving yet? What did you think? Check out the trailer here. IMDB tagline: After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
Next up is a new book by an old acquaintance of ours (Forge days), Scott Sigler! He just released The Crypt and Aaron cannot recommend it enough. Go check it out anywhere you get physical or e-books.
We close out episode 31 with some mail bag as well as Collecting Cool Stuff. See what we added to our collection.
For any requests, questions or comments, drop us a line in the YouTube comments section or email to askv3cast@gmail.com For past episodes of V3 Cast, visit the V3 Cast page.
