(Originally released on Oct 6, 2018)
"Welcome Home" is an homage to (and reimagining of) the video game "Bendy and the Ink Machine," developed by Joey Drew Studios. I was inspired by the game's story: an old retired animator returns to the studio where he used to work 30 years after having left... and discovers, instead of the animation team he remembers, that his beloved cartoon creation has come to life and seeks revenge on his creator for abandoning him all those years ago. "Welcome Home" plays on this premise, with the added question of: "what would a 1930's cartoon character really be like if he came to life?"
As I'm typing this, the video has garnered over 51 million views on YouTube - far and away my most popular release yet, and a profound inspiration for all of my projects since then. This is the video as it originally appeared on YouTube, including the very end card where my collaborators' channels were linked.
CREDITS:
Hailey Lain (direction, 2D animation, storyboards, music composition, vocals)
Gabe Castro (instrumentals, mixing)
Puccagarukiss (3D animation, storyboards, compositing)
Xiospirit (3D models)
Austin Lee Matthews (voice acting: Henry, foley, mixing)
DOWNLOAD LINKS:
✪ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-home-single/1434324753
✪ Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Home-SquigglyDigg/dp/B07GVPDDQK
✪ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0dMTbiGPutbliFKGgqivjo
✪ Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/71672052
✪ ✪ Available for purchase on all major platforms! ✪ ✪
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
After four years, it's back... with a twist! Featuring a remastered and re-imagined version of the original song and animation, plus a little treat for those of you who like to watch until the end of the credits.
Huge thank-yous to Alicia Michelle, who did a fantastic job remastering, rearranging, mixing, and playing live violin for this track for the 2022 anniversary; to Cody Fullbrook, for lending the delicious and brassy live trombone to the mix; to Andrew Jones, for bringing Henry's crotchety old man voice to life anew; and to Kalei, for her direction and vocal coaching for the remaster!
DISCLAIMER: "Welcome Home" and its development team are not in any way affiliated with the trademark "Bendy and the Ink Machine," Kindly Beast, or Joey Drew Studios, Inc.
(Also, huge apology for the delayed upload - I had an error with the first one, and had to re-upload it at the last minute!)
https://www.givesendgo.com/barkleysleg
Last night, my little Yorkie mix Barkley was attacked and thrown around bodily by the paw by a German shepherd. We snatched him up as quickly as we could - thank God the shepherd's owner managed to keep a tight hold of the leash, or else Barkley might not have survived. As it is, he made it out with a deep puncture wound on his right temple and a broken ulna in his left front leg, along with bite marks around that wrist.
He will need surgery on his leg that we expect to cost about $10,000. I don't normally do things like this, but any amount to help ease the financial pressure would help tremendously.
Any money given towards our goal that exceeds the cost of the surgery will go towards feeding Barkley and making sure he is comfortable, well cared for, and avoids any lasting psychological trauma from the attack. Barkley is too sweet to be put through any kind of pain, and it's breaking my heart seeing him all drugged up in a splint like this.
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Still hard at work over here!
Voice of Bendy provided once again by Andrew Jones:
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnMBMYdEMrHHAJZsQaE9dvg)
3D Animation & model provided by ChocolateMoth:
(https://www.deviantart.com/chocolatemoth)
Dialogue originally from The Animation Show by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt.
For anyone who might have missed it, "Behind the Curtain" went live after two and a half years in production on YouTube on June 6th! You can watch it here:
The premiere was a BLAST - huge thank-you to everyone who attended, and the reception since has been dynamite. Thank you as well to the incredible team behind the project - I could not have done this alone!
In addition, I've recently started up something new on my YouTube channel called "Off the Cuff" - a series of short-form discussions about topics ranging from projects I've worked on (and am still working on) to other stories and events that I take inspiration from... each accompanied by a piece of speed-art! You can catch new episodes on my YouTube channel every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday! (I've also made a playlist here:
I'll be working primarily on my YouTube channel and my website ...
And the time is set! Fellas, Behind the Curtain will premiere on June 6th at 4 PM EST.
