Despite our best efforts, our good friend THE TROMBONE CHAMP won't be showing up until Friday, February 3rd! We knew going into this project that time was limited, but in order to deliver a better product with more time put into it, we've decided ...
2023-01-25 05:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! I want to lead off with an apology for getting us backed up and off schedule. Last week was a rough one for me mentally, and I wish Iād gotten more accomplished. I am much more pleased with this project, however, since taking extra d...
2023-01-23 07:44:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I grabbed an extra minute or two with the others a bit later in the day and forgot to share it! Here's that in-between phase of our house that -- let's face it -- we all need to avoid the disorienting whiplash of going from dungeon to home decor i...
2023-01-19 05:37:26 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, everyone. This may be the saddest REport in a while... Our castle set is FINALLY coming down! ;_; It's lingered for months, and I've honestly loved having it here, but we know 2023 will demand more house and living space sets than... er... c...
2023-01-15 07:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, squad! Thanks for hanging in there while waiting for updates for what's coming next to Random Encounters! It took us some time to regroup from the holidays (and we're still in the process of doing it...), but we're finally ready to reveal wh...
2023-01-13 01:50:42 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, everyone! We're getting started with some of our first musical projects of 2023, and already an email or two has come in regarding animations we had in progress. It's becoming apparent that what we want out of our animated projects is a bit ...
2023-01-06 08:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year, Encounterers! Weāre home and happy to be on the cusp of a fresh, promising year. 2022 was a rough one that challenged us in many ways, and weāre so thankful to have had your support as we fought through it. We have no idea what...
2023-01-01 03:19:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Travel troubles got us down, but weāre determined to finish the year strong (and pet our cats before December ends!) If we can, weāll do one last REport wrap up for 2022 once weāre back. Thanks for sticking with us and we appreciate all your...
2022-12-29 06:27:02 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, crew! Happy holidays from London Bridge (spoilers: it isnāt falling down). Weāre in the midst of our Christmas vacation but didnāt like leaving everyone completely devoid of updates, so hereās a very brief clip to let you know weār...
2022-12-19 03:03:53 +0000 UTC View PostHeyJ, everyone! I'm sorry to report that I'll be busy (on vacation) (having fun) (not near a computer) this Friday and won't be joining Discord with our usual question session after the premiere. I hope you all still watch the musical and enjoy it...
2022-12-06 21:03:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Behold the Lamu in all its glory! Or, you know, cower in fear at its horrifying existence...
Yesterday was a busy day for us, as we rose at the unspeakable hour of ~8AM to head out into the woods and film this terrifying beast's activities. ...
2022-12-02 04:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, crew! I hope youāve had a good week and are wrapping up the month strong! Weāre moving our holiday musical forward little by little, and the newest costume piece to appear isā¦ Uhā¦ Interesting? Donāt worry, weāll make a few tweaks...
2022-11-27 01:14:10 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! Hereās a little update for you all about whatās planned still for Random Encounters this year. š We should have more to share by the end of this week ā sit tight!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
HeyJ, team! Hereās your final behind-the-scenes snippet before Cult of the Lamb: The Musical drops tomorrow! Iāll be sending music out to music tiers shortly, and your trading cards have been packed for shipment as well. š Stick around for ...
2022-11-18 10:52:12 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! This REport may squick a few of you out, so watch this one at your own discretion. On the other hand, some of you may be perfectly unfazed by this wondrous concoction, in which case, youāll probably enjoy the entire buffet Gwen has a...
2022-11-13 11:50:38 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, yaāll! Who let the livestock into my kitchen??? Filmingās set to start tomorrow and this outfitās looking amazing! Congratulations, you all chose a very cute Lamb for this project. š„° Stay tuned for some on-set updates next!
Be...
2022-11-11 08:52:47 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! Sorry for the long absence. Iām glad to share a few small things with you, and to assure you that our next project, CULT OF THE LAMB: THE MUSICAL, is on track to be filming late this week! Weāll have more progress to share shortly....
2022-11-09 10:27:34 +0000 UTC View Post
So yeah, this happened. Last night was a long (and tiring) night of filming THE MAN FROM THE WINDOW, but we managed to survive! The same can't be said for our wall, however...
AJ is getting ready to record the song with Gwen now and I'm goin...
2022-10-26 02:56:02 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! Some of our space is looking a little different todayā¦ On a side note, did you know that evacuating a ball pit is a PAIN IN THE BUTT AND TAKES FOREVER? šµāš« Hopefully the musical really benefits from having the extra space! 2022-10-22 07:49:44 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, everyone! Weāve got a bit of an update for our next project (and I guess the one after, too!) Hop on in here and check out whatās coming kangasoon! š¤
(If youāve been thinking of cancelling your pledge, Iāll understand if tha...
2022-10-20 07:38:07 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! Some sad news today: Castlevaniaās numbers are in, and theyāre pretty ugly. We were prepared for a hit, but nothing quite this extreme, and itās been a dark, eye-opening first week of October. Despite our best efforts, it seems t...
2022-10-09 07:35:46 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, loyal members and faithful acolytes! We have some important news to share about an upcoming projectā¦ and yeah, that other one youāve been watching us work on for a month is coming along as well. š Next update will involve FNAF and pro...
2022-09-28 08:16:22 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, everyone! Yeah, this is a weird one: the kind of behind-the-scenes no one expected to be watching, but here we are. š„“ At least I can report that the pick-up shots we grabbed turned out pretty cool, so it was worth going to this trouble. T...
2022-09-14 05:05:37 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, everybody. Iām gonna let this REport speak for itself for once. Thank you all for contributing to something so cool and I hope youāre looking forward to this musical!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
Just kidding, it was us. š Welcome to what will eventually be the set of our next musical! It doesnāt look like much yet, but maybe that will make it more fun to see as it evolves? And plus, we worked really hard doing even this much, so we w...
2022-09-01 11:22:53 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, pals! Weāre back with another REportā¦ and apparently some fancy new boots! Hereās some of whatās been arriving lately in preparation for our Castlevania musical, and stay tuned for some set building action thatās right around the c...
2022-08-30 01:57:18 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, everyone! Thanks for bearing with us in between updates. Today, we're looking over a couple smaller props that arrived for our upcoming, seasonally-relevant horror project, CASTLEVANIA: THE MUSICAL!
I've wanted to do this video for lit...
2022-08-25 01:09:32 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! I told you weād show off some animations in progressā¦ and we finally did! Hereās a look at some of whatās under construction on RE. Thanks for backing the channel!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
Sadly, the rumors are true. I married a murderer. :( F's in the chat for our longboi -- he was a joy to work with over the years and a real inspiration to young cookware everywhere.
Don't worry. A bit of duct tape (helpfully paid for by Pat...