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What got you into cosplay?
It's fun making your own costumes. I just kept figuring things out and creating new ways of making costume parts. To be able to be one of your favorite characters for more then one day of the year is a definite bonus!
What was your first costume and why?
My first really good costume was M.Bison from Street Fighter 2. I chose to make that costume because it was so different from what the other people attending a costume party were going to wear and it was from a fun video game.
What is your favorite costume and why?
My favorite costume right now is Jango Fett. The Fett's are such cool costumes to wear. Making it was so different and so fun. It's a combination of steel with fabric. Hard parts with soft parts. Jango Fett is a really cool character too. **Update** Spawn is very cool too! It's becoming one of my favorites too.
What has been your most memorable cosplay experience?
I loved wearing The Wing Gundam Zero Custom at Anime Boston and Animazement. Wearing Spawn and going around Otakon 2004 & SFX/CNAnime/Comic Expo 2004 with Insignia Destiny as Lulu is also very memorable!
Do you participate in masquerades?
Yes I do. They're always fun and way better then Halloween ones because you can have music and sound effects and even a skit in them.
What was your best masquerade experience?
It had to have been at Animazement 2003. I was wearing the Wing Gundam Zero Custom and I won 1st place in Advanced and Best Of Show at their masquerade. There were so many people against me going to that convention but I still went and I had fun too! I had a bunch of good friends with me (who are more like family) and I got some closure on something there. It was a fun experience to hear the cheer of Gundam! Gundam! again too.
Have you won any awards for your costumes?
Halloween 1995 Catch22 (1st), Halloween 1996 The Docks (1st -Strange), Star Wars Special Edition Release 1997 Fat City (2nd), Halloween 1998 The Limelight (3rd), SFX/CNAnime 2000 (1st - Sci-Fi, 3rd - Anime), SFX/CNAnime 2001 (Best Duo - "Boba Boop Award"), Halloween 2001 The Dance Cave (1st, Best Overall), Halloween 2001 Berlin (2nd), SFX/CNAnime 2002 (Best Sci-Fi, Best Overall - Artisan), Halloween 2002 The Limelight (2nd), Anime Boston 2003 (Best Of Show), Animazement 2003 (1st-Advanced, Best Of Show), Halloween 2003 1st (The Phoenix-Day3), Neko-Con 2003 Best Craftsmanship (Master), Anime/Transformers Convention (Cosplay Idol) Best Costume Winner, Anime North 2004 (Hall Costume), SFX/CNAnime/Comic Expo 2004 Best Craftsmanship (Master) and Best In Master Class (All with SMA), Paradise Comic Con 2006 (1st Place), Halloween 2006 (1st & 2nd), FunHaus Halloween 2007 (1st & 2nd)
Tell us a little about yourself
I am an actor/dancer/costume maker from Toronto Canada. I love making things and I love the simple things in life. I like travelling and I like perfoming overseas. I am a Polynesian dancer for The Hawaiian Pacific Magic and I am the founder and leader of Insignia N.I.X. I collect all sorts of things and I can keep going and going and going on with all of this. :P
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Follow your passions. They'll lead you to a wonderful happiness. In the end you are the one who makes the decision. The way you live your life is always up to you. Make the best of it.
My favorite anime
Gundam Wing, Sailormoon, Gatchaman/G-Force, Grendaizer, Gaiking, Getter Robo D/Star Vengers, Magic Knight Rayearth, Ah! My Goddess, Mouse, The 08th MS Team, Gundam X, Ninja Scroll, Macross, Saiyuki, Full Metal Alchemist, Cutey Honey, Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny
My favorite game(s)
Gundam Battle Assult 1,2,3, Darkstalkers 3, Any Street Fighter games, Silent Hill 1,2,3,4 Metal Gear Solid & Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance, All Resident Evil games, All Star Wars games, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Onimusha 1,2,3,4, God Of War 1 & 2, Jaws Unleashed
My favorite book(s)
The Lord Of The Rings Saga, V, Jedi Apprentice Series
My favorite character(s)
Many Star Wars characters, the Sailor Scouts/Senshi, all the characters from Gundam Wing, The characters from The Lord Of The Rings, The characters from Full Metal Alchemist
My favorite movies(s)
Star Wars Saga, The Lord Of The Rings Saga, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, Desperado, Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Kiss Of The Dragon, Under The Boardwalk, Interview With A Vampire, Tears Of The Sun, Balde 1 & 2, The Mummy Saga, Resident Evil 1,2,3, The Matrix/Matrix Reloaded, Blade 1&2, Dawn Of The Dead, Return Of The Living Dead, Night Of The Living Dead, The Ring, Ringu, Aliens, Predator, Corina Corina, 28 Days Later, A League Of Their Own, Rplacement Killers, The Killer, The Corrupter, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Silence Of The Lambs, The Last Samurai, Napolean Dynamite,
My favorite actors/actresses
Harrison Ford, Antonio Banderas, Chow Yun Fat, Kurt Russell, Wesley Snipes, Brendan Fraiser, Milla Jovovich, Hilary Swank, Monica Bellucci, Jodi Foster, Julie Dreyfus, Ashley Judd, Naomi Watts, Temeura Morrison, Reno Owen
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