Announcing Skip Beat! English Dubs of Songs

Announcing Skip Beat! English Dubs of Songs with All-star Lineup
San Francisco – December 2, 2016 – Pied Piper, Inc. is proud to announce that the two ending songs (“Namida” and “Eien”) for the Skip Beat! anime official North America release will be recorded in English. The songs will feature vocals by Robbie Daymond, Vic Mignogna and Raj Jain. In addition, a teaser was released of the opening sequence featuring Caitlin Glass as Kyoko Mogami and Mela Lee along with Cristina Vee as vocalists for the opening song “Dream Star.”

The dub is being funded by 1,600+ Kickstarter backers, who contributed over $225,000 toward Skip Beat! official North America DVD/Blu-ray release, as well as additional funding being raised on Backerkit through December 15th. The dub stars Caitlin Glass as Kyoko Mogami and is executive produced by Mela Lee, with Cristina Vee serving as casting director and Taliesin Jaffe as head director.

The English versions of the two opening songs (“Dream Star” featuring Mela Lee and Cristina Lee, “Renaissance” featuring Erica Lindbeck) and insert songs (“Prisoner” and “Burnin' Down” featuring Nathan Sharp) were previously announced.

Exclusive pre-order rewards (Official Skip Beat! jacket, Deluxe Edition DVD/Blu-ray combo set, posters signed by the dub team) are available through December 15th on Backerkit. The DVD and Blu-ray will be released for general retail sale in North America in 2017.

https://skipbeat.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Namida – English Version
Performed by
Robbie Daymond & Raj Jain
Produced by Dan Antunovich
Guitar – Michael ‘Fish’ Herring
Drums/ Bass/ Keyboards/ Programming – Dan Antunovich

Eien – English Version
Performed by
Vic Mignogna
Produced by Dan Antunovich
Guitar – Michael ‘Fish’ Herring
Drums – Neal Daniels
Bass/Keyboards/Programming – Dan Antunovich

Artist bios:

Robbie Daymond – Vocalist for “Namida”
One of the most sought-out voice actors, Robbie has headlined major its including Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon, Lenka Utsugi in God Eater, as well as the lead for Skip Beat! as Ren Tsuruga.
http://www.robbiedaymond.com/


Raj Jain aka Jane – Vocalist for “Namida”
Breakout musician Jane has toured with the multi-platinum band The Neighborhood and his debut music video “We Don't Wanna Dance” is directed by Daniel Inglesia Jr./ENDS Collective. His fresh sound brings in disco and funk beats with inspiration drawn from Marvin Gaye and The Rolling Stones.
https://twitter.com/thejanearchives

Vic Mignogna – Vocalist for “Eien”
Iconic voice actor with standout roles including Edward Elric from the Fullmetal Alechemist series, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club and Ichiru Kiryu in Vampire Knight. Vic is also an accomplished musician with several album releases featuring English covers of songs One Piece and Dragon Ball.
http://www.vicsworld.net/

Neal Daniels – Drums for “Dream Star” and “Renaissance”
Chicago native who is making a splash on the L.A. music scene as Magnolia Memoir's official drummer and touring gigs including Darren Criss of “Glee,” Chrstina Grimmie of “The Voice,” and pop singers Bea Miller (Hollywood Records) and Katy Tiz (Atlantic Records).
http://www.nealdaniels.com/

Michael ‘Fish’ Herring – Guitar for “Dream Star,” “Renaissance,” “Burnin' Down,” and “Prisoner”;
Inspiring and versatile musician with roots in the rock and funk traditions of his native Philadelphia. Work as a songwriter, composer and composer includes multi-platinum records and TV and film soundtracks. Tours with Christina Aguilera and has appeared on records for artists including Mariah Carey, Tupac, Nas, LeAnn Rimes and Celine Dion.
http://www.colorblindfish.com/


Dan Antunovich – Producer, drums, bass and keyboards for “Dream Star,” “Renaissance,” “Burnin' Down,” “Prisoner”, "Eien", "Namida"
Bassist for the Grammy-nominated “Symphony Live in Istanbul” album from Japanese artist Kitaro. Extensive recording and performances with veteran artists Reza Rohani, Saranin, Kenny Aronoff, Randy Waldman and many others.
http://www.danantunovich.com/

Neil Baldock -- Mixing and mastering
Award-winning personal engineer for Neil Finn (Crowded House, Pajama Club) with additional engineer credits including Billy Ray Cyrus's “Thin Line” and Letlive's “If I'm the Devil…”
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/neil-baldock-mn0000928545

Links:
Backerkit page (pre-orders through December 15th)
https://skipbeat.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Kickstarter announcement of the ending songs and dub teaser:
https://www.Kickstarter.com/projects/85938147/skip-beat-official-north-american-release/posts/1753329

Dub trailer:
https://vimeo.com/193982628
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3R8Zyc0v74

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