Audio interviews from Knoxville 2011 with Eric Stuart and Hushico Phoniex.

Heidi Wunder is just as her name suggests…a wonder! She not only performs and teaches Tribal Belly Dance, but also lives the concepts that she teaches. She has a deep love of music, dance, nature, and of people. She brought all this and more to the stage on June 4th as the fictional “Delegate” from Persia in a supporting role in a “steampunk” Murder Mystery Play at a new Texas convention called the “Difference Engine” in Fort Worth, Texas.

Audio interview of voice actress Wendee Lee, known for providing the voices for many anime characters, including Faye from Coyboy Bebop.

Sarasvati Bodhisattva is a truly excellent musician that plays and performs at a variety of types of conventions. She recently performed at Marquis of Vaudville’s Clockwork Wonderland and as an opening act for them at Allcon 2011. She also performed at the very first full steampunk convention in Texas down in San Antonio called Aetherfest in April 2011. Now she will be the Headliner musical performer for the Difference Engine Summit, Steampunk Murder Mystery Event on June 4th, 2011.

I was recently given the privilege to interview one of my absolute favorite steampunk performance art troupes, the Absinthe Minded Professors. I expected it to include more than a few surprising, and possibly even baffling, responses as they are routinely as eccentric as they are entertaining and talented. They did not disappoint!