Powerhouse Animation Studios

Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc. is an Austin, Texas based animation studio founded in April 2001 with a subsidiary called Powerhouse Animation LLC, established in summer of 2014. Powerhouse develops and produces traditional 2D animation, motion comics, motion graphics, art assets, digital paint, and illustration for television series, motion pictures, video game cinemas, commercials, advertising campaigns, educational properties, and entertainment companies.
Since 2017, the company has been working on the Netflix animated series, Castlevania, initially written by Warren Ellis and produced by Frederator Studios and Adi Shankar.
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==History==
Headquartered in Austin, TX, Powerhouse Animation was founded on April 1, 2001 as a privately held animation service studio by Frank Gabriel, Brad Graeber and Bruce Tinnin.
Powerhouse Animation's name is partially inspired by Raymond Scott's song "Powerhouse", which was often placed in scores that Carl Stalling wrote for Warner Bros. shorts, and has been featured in many animated cartoons.
In the fall of 2014, Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc. opened its first satellite office in Burbank, CA.
Powerhaus Animation LLC, a division of parent company Powerhouse, joined The Animation Guild and became a Signatory of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees) in May 2015.
==Castlevania staff==
===Direction===
*Sam Deats (director) (Twitter)
*Adam Deats (associate director) (Twitter)
*David Howe (editor) (Twitter)
*Nicole Licea (coordinator) (Twitter)
===Designs, storyboards and animation===
*Abroo Khan (animator) (Twitter)
*Adam Connaroe (animatics and 3D artist) (Twitter)
*Alaine Baybayan (animator for S4) (Twitter)
*Amanda Sitareh B. (storyboards for S2) (Twitter)
*Britt Leslie (character and prop designer) (IMDb)
*Bo Li (background designer) (ArtStation)
*Chance Kubesh (animator) (Twitter)
*Chrisna Pradana (animator) (Twitter)
*Craig Nowicki (compositor) (Twitter)
*Cullen Cole (background artist) (Twitter)
*Curie Lu (animator for S4) (Twitter)
*Dan Rossner (compositor) (Twitter)
*Danny Araya (storyboard lead) (Twitter)
*Danny Moll (background designer) (Twitter)
*Dominic Ferro (animator and character designer) (Twitter)
*Evgeny Lubaev (character designer and illustrator)
*Gabriel Ugobodoga (animator) (Twitter)
*Gareth Wong (animator for S4) (Twitter)
*Geoffrey Maclean (animator) (Twitter)
*HAMIL (animator) (Twitter)
*Ian Jun Wei Chiew (concept artist for Castlevania: Nocturne) (Twitter)
*Isaak Ramos (character designer) (Twitter)
*Jazz Kren (animation cleanup and storyboard artist) (Twitter)
*Justin Kauffman (background and prop designer for S1 and S2) (ArtStation)
*Jose Vega (background artist) (Twitter)
*Josh Aguilar (animator) (Twitter)
*Julia Shi (storyboard artist and character designer) (Twitter)
*Kamille Areopagita (animator) (Twitter)
*Kathan (animator) (Twitter)
*Kathryn Layno (storyboard layout artist) (Twitter)
*Katie Silva (character design supervisor) (Twitter)
*Kyle O'Neill (storyboards for Morana and Striga for S3) (Twitter)
*Lina Ngo (diverse promo art for S3) (Twitter)
*Mark Adams (3D artist) (Twitter)
*Mari Arakaki (character artist and cleanup animator) (Twitter)
*Mariel Hester (storyboard artist for S4) (Twitter)
*Olivia Sweet (storyboards and promo art for S3) (Twitter)
*Ryan Plaisance (animator and character) (Twitter)
*Sabina Lewis (background artist) (Instagram)
*Saskia Gutenkunst (character and background designer) (Instagram)
*Sam Kaiser (background artist) (Twitter)
*Saren Stone (storyboards for Lenore and Hector in S3) (Twitter)
*Savannah Ruddy (design assistant) (Twitter)
*Sean Randolph (background artist) (Twitter)
*Sean Vo (background designer) (Twitter)
*Servan Castillo (storyboard artist for Castlevania: Nocturne) (Twitter)
*Spencer Wan (animation director for S1 and S2) (Twitter)
*Stephane Wootha Richard (background artist) (ArtStation)
*Stephanie McCrea Rainosek (cleanup supervisor and character artist) (Twitter)
*Stephen Stark (background artist) (Twitter)
*Stephen Swirsky (compositor) (Twitter)
*Suzanne Sharp (character artist) (Twitter)
*Tam Lu (animator for S3 and S4) (Twitter)
*Tucker Roche (3D artist) (Twitter)
*Ty Davis (compositor) (Twitter)
===Music===
*Trevor Morris (composer) (Twitter)
*Trey Toy (composer for Castlevania: Nocturne) (Twitter)