Despite our best efforts, our good friend THE TROMBONE CHAMP won't be showing up until Friday, February 3rd! We knew going into this project that time was limited, but in order to deliver a better product with more time put into it, we've decided to delay it and make it February's musical. This delay also gives us all of Febr...
2023-01-25 05:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! I want to lead off with an apology for getting us backed up and off schedule. Last week was a rough one for me mentally, and I wish I’d gotten more accomplished. I am much more pleased with this project, however, since taking extra days to finish writing it, and I hope you’ll enjoy it, too!
Our goal is t...
2023-01-23 07:44:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I grabbed an extra minute or two with the others a bit later in the day and forgot to share it! Here's that in-between phase of our house that -- let's face it -- we all need to avoid the disorienting whiplash of going from dungeon to home decor in one REport. x_x
We're moving fast with Trombone Champ and have plenty t...
HeyJ, everyone. This may be the saddest REport in a while... Our castle set is FINALLY coming down! ;_; It's lingered for months, and I've honestly loved having it here, but we know 2023 will demand more house and living space sets than... er... creepy dungeon sets... Honestly, that sounds like a fault with video games. What ...
2023-01-15 07:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, squad! Thanks for hanging in there while waiting for updates for what's coming next to Random Encounters! It took us some time to regroup from the holidays (and we're still in the process of doing it...), but we're finally ready to reveal what's underway... We think it'll be a fun, simple start to 2023, and we hope you'...
2023-01-13 01:50:42 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, everyone! We're getting started with some of our first musical projects of 2023, and already an email or two has come in regarding animations we had in progress. It's becoming apparent that what we want out of our animated projects is a bit out of reach (at least at our budget), so we'll weigh our options and hopefully ...
2023-01-06 08:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year, Encounterers! We’re home and happy to be on the cusp of a fresh, promising year. 2022 was a rough one that challenged us in many ways, and we’re so thankful to have had your support as we fought through it. We have no idea what 2023 will bring — what games will trend, which channels will thrive — but w...
2023-01-01 03:19:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Travel troubles got us down, but we’re determined to finish the year strong (and pet our cats before December ends!) If we can, we’ll do one last REport wrap up for 2022 once we’re back. Thanks for sticking with us and we appreciate all your support! Happy holidays!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
HeyJ, crew! Happy holidays from London Bridge (spoilers: it isn’t falling down). We’re in the midst of our Christmas vacation but didn’t like leaving everyone completely devoid of updates, so here’s a very brief clip to let you know we’re still thinking of you, even out of the country!
Stay tuned for a bit mor...
2022-12-19 03:03:53 +0000 UTC View PostHeyJ, everyone! I'm sorry to report that I'll be busy (on vacation) (having fun) (not near a computer) this Friday and won't be joining Discord with our usual question session after the premiere. I hope you all still watch the musical and enjoy it (and feel free to make up your own weird question to pass around on Discord wit...
2022-12-06 21:03:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Behold the Lamu in all its glory! Or, you know, cower in fear at its horrifying existence...
Yesterday was a busy day for us, as we rose at the unspeakable hour of ~8AM to head out into the woods and film this terrifying beast's activities. But now that we've done that, it's time to try and finish the entire post-produc...
2022-12-02 04:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, crew! I hope you’ve had a good week and are wrapping up the month strong! We’re moving our holiday musical forward little by little, and the newest costume piece to appear is… Uh… Interesting? Don’t worry, we’ll make a few tweaks and have it whipped into creepy shape before long. 😅 Stay tuned for further ...
2022-11-27 01:14:10 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! Here’s a little update for you all about what’s planned still for Random Encounters this year. 🙂 We should have more to share by the end of this week — sit tight!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
HeyJ, team! Here’s your final behind-the-scenes snippet before Cult of the Lamb: The Musical drops tomorrow! I’ll be sending music out to music tiers shortly, and your trading cards have been packed for shipment as well. 😊 Stick around for the first news about our upcoming final musical of 2022!
Beard Salute!
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HeyJ, team! This REport may squick a few of you out, so watch this one at your own discretion. On the other hand, some of you may be perfectly unfazed by this wondrous concoction, in which case, you’ll probably enjoy the entire buffet Gwen has artfully laid out for you. 😇 Thanks for funding our weirdness and prepare for ...
2022-11-13 11:50:38 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, ya’ll! Who let the livestock into my kitchen??? Filming’s set to start tomorrow and this outfit’s looking amazing! Congratulations, you all chose a very cute Lamb for this project. 🥰 Stay tuned for some on-set updates next!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
HeyJ, team! Sorry for the long absence. I’m glad to share a few small things with you, and to assure you that our next project, CULT OF THE LAMB: THE MUSICAL, is on track to be filming late this week! We’ll have more progress to share shortly. 😊 Thank you for providing us with your support, especially when we’re a bi...
2022-11-09 10:27:34 +0000 UTC View Post
So yeah, this happened. Last night was a long (and tiring) night of filming THE MAN FROM THE WINDOW, but we managed to survive! The same can't be said for our wall, however...
AJ is getting ready to record the song with Gwen now and I'm going to spend the entire night cutting the project together. Our hope is that by to...
2022-10-26 02:56:02 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! Some of our space is looking a little different today… On a side note, did you know that evacuating a ball pit is a PAIN IN THE BUTT AND TAKES FOREVER? 😵💫 Hopefully the musical really benefits from having the extra space!
Speaking of which, stay tuned for footage of the costumes and actors filming...
2022-10-22 07:49:44 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, everyone! We’ve got a bit of an update for our next project (and I guess the one after, too!) Hop on in here and check out what’s coming kangasoon! 🤓
(If you’ve been thinking of cancelling your pledge, I’ll understand if that joke pushed you over the edge.)
Beard Salute!
~AJ
HeyJ, team! Some sad news today: Castlevania’s numbers are in, and they’re pretty ugly. We were prepared for a hit, but nothing quite this extreme, and it’s been a dark, eye-opening first week of October. Despite our best efforts, it seems time to surrender to YouTube’s preferences and base our next year of projects a...
2022-10-09 07:35:46 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, loyal members and faithful acolytes! We have some important news to share about an upcoming project… and yeah, that other one you’ve been watching us work on for a month is coming along as well. 😅 Next update will involve FNAF and probably the poll results for You Know What! Thank you for supporting RE! 🙂
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HeyJ, everyone! Yeah, this is a weird one: the kind of behind-the-scenes no one expected to be watching, but here we are. 🥴 At least I can report that the pick-up shots we grabbed turned out pretty cool, so it was worth going to this trouble. Thanks for backing RE and stay tuned!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
HeyJ, everybody. I’m gonna let this REport speak for itself for once. Thank you all for contributing to something so cool and I hope you’re looking forward to this musical!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
Just kidding, it was us. 😅 Welcome to what will eventually be the set of our next musical! It doesn’t look like much yet, but maybe that will make it more fun to see as it evolves? And plus, we worked really hard doing even this much, so we wanted it documented what a pain even covering our white ceiling was (even badly....
2022-09-01 11:22:53 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, pals! We’re back with another REport… and apparently some fancy new boots! Here’s some of what’s been arriving lately in preparation for our Castlevania musical, and stay tuned for some set building action that’s right around the corner!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
HeyJ, everyone! Thanks for bearing with us in between updates. Today, we're looking over a couple smaller props that arrived for our upcoming, seasonally-relevant horror project, CASTLEVANIA: THE MUSICAL!
I've wanted to do this video for literally years, but each Halloween, we wrote it off as A) too expensive, and B) no...
2022-08-25 01:09:32 +0000 UTC View Post
HeyJ, team! I told you we’d show off some animations in progress… and we finally did! Here’s a look at some of what’s under construction on RE. Thanks for backing the channel!
Beard Salute!
~AJ
Sadly, the rumors are true. I married a murderer. :( F's in the chat for our longboi -- he was a joy to work with over the years and a real inspiration to young cookware everywhere.
Don't worry. A bit of duct tape (helpfully paid for by Patreon!) will have him back to life in no time. Which is good, because no doubt yo...
