IV Entertainment Convention returns to Imperial Valley
IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial Valley Entertainment Convention is back, but this year, it’s moving to a new location.
The convention is set to take place Saturday, Sept. 26, from noon to 7 p.m. at the Cambria Hotel in Imperial.
Several fan favorites are returning this year, including San Diego native Dave Rivas, who voices Joey Drew and Sean Crisden, who voices the Ink Demon in Bendy and the Dark Revival. Rivas is also known for his work as Captain Va’Kel Shon in Star Trek Online.
“I’ve been doing video game voices for going on about 28 years now, and I’ve had a few hits with like Star Trek. I was also the voice of Frogger, a long time ago, like in the year 2000. I’ve had some hits, I’ve had fans for some of the characters I’ve played,” Rivas reflected in an interview with Channel 11.
“But nothing has even come as close to the “Bendy” fandom, they are serious fans. They know everything about the games, the lore. They know all the characters, all the voice actors that play the characters.” he said.
Rivas recently voiced a boxing coach in a new virtual reality boxing game, “The Thrill of the Fight 2.”
“I teach you how to box in this virtual reality boxing game, so I’m starting to see some some of those fans at the cons too,” he said.
Aside from voice acting and convention appearances, Rivas is involved in local San Diego theater, even dabbling in playwriting with a show called “Letters From The Wall.”
Rivas explained, “That’s a play I wrote having to do with the impact of the U.S. Mexico border wall. I used to do a lot of work with a local group called Border Angels that is a humanitarian group. And I just wrote a play on my experiences with that.”
He also teaches voice acting to inspiring voice over actors, “If you ever wanted to be a voice actor, record a TV or radio commercials or video games, animations, messages on hold, whatever, get a hold of me and I’ll, we’ll hook up and we’ll check it out,” Rivas said.
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, fresh off an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, will also be on site signing autographs. Adams-Ginyard is an accomplished stuntwoman and actress known for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and for voicing the “female Cartman” in South Park: Joining the Panderverse.
“I’m just so happy that they have me back, but what really sparked my interest in returning was the people,” Adams-Ginyard said in an interview with News 11.
“They showed me so much support, whether it’s from Black Panther movies or from South Park movies or from my wrestling,” she added.
For Adams-Ginyard, the convention is an opportunity to meet fans and make new connections.
“I never ask anyone to buy anything. I am there solely to talk to you. If you happen to buy something, cool, fine, and dandy. But I am really there to socialize and talk and meet people. Because I know that I’m operating in my purpose and my passion,” she explained.
Adams-Ginyard, the first woman to be nominated for an Emmy for her stunt work, said she is excited that this year, the Academy Awards has added a new category for “Achievement in Stunt Design.”
“It’s just an honor to see that it’s being recognized across all different award platforms. It’s cool because stunts are a very big component of the industry. Because let’s be honest, if you have an action movie and there’s no stunts, you don’t have an action movie,” Adams-Ginyard said.
When she’s not on set, Adams-Ginyard can be found giving motivational speeches and moderating SAG-AFTRA panels.
“I speak to a lot of different youth, young adults about mindset, she explained.
“I’m very big into mindset because we have so many people navigating this planet broken and they have been deterred from their dreams, aspirations, and goals because of something someone said to them. So I’m very big into inspiring and on mindset,” she said.
Other artists slated to appear are Ginny Holtzman, the voice of Peppermint Patty in the “Peanuts” cartoons, and Madison Brunoehler, the voice of Happy Frog in “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
For wrestling fans, former WWF star Chavo Guerrero Jr. and WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi are scheduled to appear.
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