Ville Ventures Online June Issue 2016

VECHENKO NOEL MENTORS PRINCESS KHYLA

Vechenko Noel aka the “Chenko the Magician” is no stranger to the music Industry. This musical magician is truly a jack of all trades! Career driven, Chenko is an Instructor at the National Energy Skill Centre (NESC), he’s a Producer, Sound Engineer, Artiste, Entertainer, Songwriter, Actor and Director, that is now mentoring and championing a young, aspiring, Artiste, Performer and SongwriterPrincess Khyla Denoon.

Chenko started mentoring seven (7) year old Khyla Denoon late January 2016, when he produced an instrumental track on her 1st school calypso competition effort, “Safeguard the Children.” Her composition impressively placed 4th amongst fifteen (15) contestants, ensuring this princess a promising future.

Chenko continues to work with young Khyla Denoon producing her newest solo single, “Heroes Rise.” A tribute, to Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympians, participating at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

At only 7 years, Khyla is the youngest artiste to have recorded an Olympic tribute within the Caribbean Region. Steadily focused, she hopes her single can propel her to the next level of her career.

For more info and full bio. on Chenko the Magician visit http:// www.facebook.com/Chenko Production

JILLIA CATO STARTS TRAINING FOR TARSIN Actress Jillia Cato, kicked off training for the super hero series, Tarsin.

Training took place at BioMel Gym, with trainer Merril Simon.

During an interview in the Sunday’s Newsday (Sunday May 22nd) Jillia said that she is very excited to be taking on the Character as she is a big action fan.

“It is a nice twist to see a local version of what the US has. Nice to be a ‘Trinidad Wonder Woman’, she added.

Cato said you do not get a chance to see many superheroes and it is a nice change for our country to see that. “Give comic (readers and cartoon watchers another experience. Not just ‘Iron Man,’ she added.

Filming for Tarsin is expected to begin later this year and release in 2017.

Animarket 2016 This year, Animarket has expanded from one day to two days of epic popculture activities starting from June 25, 2016.

Fans of legendary film and TV director Joss Whedon are in for a treat this June, when actor J. August Richards, star of Angel and Marvel’s Agents of Shield, headlines an impressive list of pop-culture icons at Animarket 2016.

In times past, “comic culture” and the broader “geek culture,” was shunned; it was considered “un-cool” to be interested in comic books, gaming or anime.

But with the rise of the comic-film industry, these previously niche-like hobbies have become a global phenomenon.

This rapidly expanding pop-culture community already has hundreds of thousands of members all across Trinidad and Tobago, and even more across the Caribbean, as evidenced by the influx of other “island geeks” for Animarket.

Animarket got its start in 2015 in a modest auditorium at the University of the West Indies. However, an unexpectedly vast exhibitor and audience turnout, and similarly projected numbers for 2016’s event, has compelled the organisers to secure a much larger home at the Centre Point Mall Auditorium in Chaguanas.

“We want people to enjoy this event whether or not they’re fanboys or fangirls,” says Samantha Rampersad, one of the creators of Animarket, “so thanks in part to the newer, more modern, more spacious location and of course to our wide range of vendors, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.”

Animarket takes the “market” part of their name seriously with vendors ranging from artists, illustrators and photographers, to fine fashion and geek apparel, to accessories, comic book paraphernalia, and even food, because, according to Rampersad “geeks need to eat too!”.

In its first year, Animarket partnered with AnimeKon (the sole popculture convention in Barbados) to offer the biggest cosplay and gaming prize in the history of the country where the winners of these competitions would be sent to Barbados to compete in similar tournaments and represent Trinidad and Tobago.

This year, Animarket has topped even that effort by offering prizes totalling over $20,00 just for cosplay.

If all these activities weren’t enough, Animarket is providing fans with the unique opportunity to meet, and interact with, some of pop culture’s biggest names such as the previously mentioned J. August Richards and renowned cosplayers Meagan Marie and Jayem Sison.

There’ll also be crowd-pleasing mini-games, free gameplay for familyfriendly games (including the wildly popular Mario Kart and Dance Central), and of course guest photo, signings and selfie booth.

With so much star power and so many activities for people of all ages and tastes, Animarket is set to be the next “big thing.”

Keir Roopnarine, one of the organizers for Animarket 2016 sums it up: “At every convention more and more people who have never been exposed to this “geek underbelly” find a new community, a new place to belong. We’re growing with each event, and that’s not going to stop any time soon!”

For more information on Animarket, visit www.animarkettrinbago.com or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/animarkettrinbago Article Via Loop TT

Fear The Night Rogue

Night Rogue is a live action superhero series. Creator Ancil Harri came up with character, whose alter ego is a regular construction worker name Derrick Samuel. One day the inspiration came while thinking about the local crime situation.

“How about a man decide to take the law into his own hands?” Harris recalled thinking.

He compared the character to vigilantes Batman and Daredevil. In Night Rogue’s case he becomes a vigilante when his sister was shot and crippled in aa robbery. The series began shooting a few weeks ago with the main actor, Karlie Morris.

Night Rogue is scheduled to premier online later this year.