Vic Mignogna

Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But he started his career in anime about ten years ago as Vega in Streetfighter II. Since then Vic has been in more than a hundred and fifty shows and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Dark in DN Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in Dragonball Z, Kougaijji in Saiyuki, Ikkaku in Bleach, Yukito in Air, Takanaga in Wallflower, Tatsu in Peacemaker, Luciano in Code Geass, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood, Hikaru in Macross and many more. Vic is excited to be playing Zero in Vampire Knight, and is currently back in the role of Edward in Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. He's also playing Death Scythe in Soul Eater, as well as characters in Bleach, Naruto and several others. Vic has also voiced roles in a large number of video games including Soul Calibur, Disgaea, Persona III, Project Sylpheed, DBZ, Bleach, FMA and more. But even longer than his voice acting, Vic has been a professional music composer / singer / producer who has written and produced hundreds of songs for TV, radio and CD. He sings the themes for shows like One Piece & DBGT, and has produced several CDs of his own original music. And finally, in addition to anime and music, Vic has a degree in film and works regularly writing, producing and directing video and film productions. Vic has voiced characters in more than 100 anime series and video games. Vic is also now realizing a childhood dream, acting and directing in an amazing web series called Star Trek Phase II. TOS forever!

Lemon Demon

with the Potter Puppet Pals

Lemon Demon, best known for their song "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny," bring their catchy melodies and geek rock sensibilities to Youmacon. Lemon Demon has released six full length albums since their formation in 2003, including their most recent album; "View-Monster".

Guitarist Charles "Chooch" Sergio, bassist Alora Lanzillotta, and drummer Greg Lanzillotta are led by singer/songwriter/keyboardist Neil Cicierega. With influences from They Might Be Giants to Ben Folds to Barenaked Ladies to The Beatles, Lemon Demon is ready to present Youmacon's guests with oodles of humorous, fun, and all around catchy songs for an awesome weekend!

Originally a set of Flash animations, the Potter Puppet Pals have found new life in live-action form, exploring what would happen if Harry Potter was acted out with insane puppets. With puppeteers Neil Cicierega, Alora Lanzillotta, Ming Doyle, and Emmy Cicierega behind the stage they've recorded eight live-action skits to date, including "The Mysterious Ticking Noise", which won the Number One Comedy Video of 2007 award from YouTube, and has been viewed over 75 million times to date.