Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "DREAM CON 2025 - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW"

Episode Date: September 30, 2024

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticDream Con 2025 AnnouncementIn this in-depth segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz breaks down the latest news from Dream Con. Get ready to immerse yourself in the world of anime, gaming, and pop culture at Dream Con 2025, taking place May 30-June 1 in Houston, Texas. We'll explore the exciting reasons behind the location change, delve into the rich history of Dream Con, and hear firsthand from Johnathan Newton, Co-Founder of Dream Con, as he shares his excitement about bringing the event back to his hometown.Discover what makes Dream Con the largest and fastest-growing Black-owned anime and gaming convention in the U.S. From cosplay and gaming tournaments to live performances and panels, there's something for everyone. Join us as we uncover the highlights of this must-attend event and learn why Dream Con continues to be a cultural phenomenon.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Now, ladies and gentlemen, analytic dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio, as right now we're showcasing the DreamCon 2025 announcement. The 7th year of DreamCon is coming up. There's 7 members of RDC. It's a lucky year. So all ain't make sense. All right. So basically, the overall announcement of this video was a very interesting playoff of. of when athletes signed to different colleges and things that nature.

But what you can tell by the first announcement is that everybody in the mom thought the convention was going to Las Vegas. So whenever they start off the video like this, everybody's probably saying like, I knew it. Like I told y'all way back in DreamCon 2024 that this was going to happen simply for the fact that Mark quote unquote leaked that the location was going to be in Vegas. How do I know that? because I watched like every RDC stream.

But basically Mark said that during the stream and he was like, oh, was I supposed to say that? And then John shook his head. So that's why everybody in the mom thought it was going to be at Las Vegas as far as 2025. So that's why starting a video off like this made everybody think that it was actually going to Vegas. Oh, you said it on stream.

That's why y'all shouldn't listen to me on stream. That's why you shouldn't. Hey, that should have you ever said. And speaking of the stream, man, You know we always start the stream late and we hold a specific coast And I guess this is just us saying sorry for it What up New York I'm out of amazing man that's why I'm in the time

I think y'all will hold again Sorry we love the East Coast though Now if y'all know how to see We don't like to do jokes too many times especially not more than two tombs. So this next one, it's for real. A&P, it looks like we'll finally get to do something together. Captain Atlanta.

Stop that. We don't mess with A&P like that. Hey, y'all didn't hear Leland in the background. What do you say? Y'all can have Atlanta. I don't know how Captain Atlanta feels about that, but let's keep going. Stop that. We don't mess with A&P like that.

Captain Lennon, sorry. But seriously. This next one, I promise, is where Dream Kong going to be. Shoddy. Now, I know we've been living somewhere for quite a while lately. Yeah. Trying to make movies happen and stuff. So, I mean, it only makes sense.

Yep. Houston! All right, so basically it's going to Houston, as you can see right here. And the reason why I'm having this up on the screen is simply for the fact that y'all had to see that announcement video because that was very interesting. and as far as building suspense it was built to the highest level i might add but one of the biggest things i was wanting to get into with dream con is my coverage of dream con all the way back in yeah okay here we go i had to look up my own content so september 25th 23 on whatever platform uh you're currently listening on i put out this video titled dreamcon 2025

canceled? Esclamation point question mark. Now, why would I say that as far as DreamCon 2025 when it was just announced that it would be coming to Houston? Well, I'm glad you asked because the actual reason I put that out is because I don't think a lot of people was familiar with the actual developments of where they was currently hosting DreamCon. But basically, basically dream con was set to be in a specific place as far as in 2020 25 but they are reconstructing the Austin Convention Center where they've been having a dream con and you know a bunch of other events but more specifically for this segment they was having a dream con so the reason why that's important is for the simple fact that you knew that this is coming at some point so

that is why in totality everybody needs to know that dream con 2025 will be in Houston Texas because when I put out this segment in 2023 already knew that they was going to have to find a new location because the expansion which is 1.6 billion so best believe me I'm pretty sure dream con will come back to the Austin convention center at some point but basically it's set to be uh the the expansion is set to beginning in in 2025 so they have to find a new home for the time being. So they will be in Houston for 2025. And more specifically, they will be in the George R. Brown Convention Center. So Houston, Texas, George R. Brown Convention Center. And that specific convention center is one of the biggest in the nation as far as

convention centers goes. And more specifically, the one of the top 10 largest convention centers in the nation. So if you want to know, when dream a dream con is where it's going to be as far as everything uh in totality when it comes to dream con 2024 review well you came to the right place because once again analytic dreams video on spotify to see the video along with the audio because right now is that's what hold up is that franklin is that franklin grand theft auto and they be bringing everybody out so anyways um i don't know why they threw me off because i've seen this video so many times but you really don't even hear from any of the GTA actors,

but it was nice of him to show up. That's crazy. So anyways, what was the same? Oh, yeah, so DreamCon. Basically, DreamCon 2025, like I have reiterated, a plethora of times at this point. Houston, Texas, George R. Brown Convention Center. And it's one of the biggest in the nation.

So size would definitely not be a problem. When it comes to the mix of panels, workshops, gaming areas, cosplay competitions, vendors hall vendor halls you can expect all that to be in one place as far as dream con if you're traveling then go to the dream con website which i'm going to put up right now hold up because the dream con website actually has a lot of uh the information that you should be looking at as far as like trying to book things and when it comes to uh and when it comes overall information right because right here as far as the dream con website you can see the early badges are now being announced as far as the

times so when it comes to the first badge is already sold out you know i mean i already got me one but you know me that's just me i'm not flexing i'm just letting y'all know what's the objective fact you know what i'm saying anyways i got me one so i'm gonna be there and um the overall release date of the badges was i don't know if it's on here i don't see you on here okay i don't see it on here but i do know john is another place where you should be getting your information as far as dream con so this account right here here we go definitely got backup accounts so uh john newton if you don't know is the main i'm not going to say manager but basically he does a lot of things when it comes to dream con convention and putting a lot

of the partnerships and things that nature together so when it comes to that obviously a lot of the information is going to be coming through him when it comes to dream con but i believe he had a lot of the different dates on here. I don't want to go too far down. I think he posted this at some point. Let me see. DreamCon badge is drop. Okay.

Let's go to the other site. So that DreamCon website, John Newton's Twitter right here. That's where you can get all the DreamCon information as far as updates and things in that nature. And then another one where you should definitely follow. And these are all imperative that you follow because something I noticed was when was trying to get a ticket for 2024 it was kind of difficult because i didn't know when they was releasing but what i figured out was they're they're releasing these tidbits through the actual dream

con site which you would think duh of course they're releasing it through dream con but i just thought like maybe r dc account would have posted it once but for the most part dream con convention gives you the heads up on when they get a ticket because these sell out pretty quickly so ah here we go this is why i was looking for so this is the other profile you should follow dream con convention but not dream con. Dream convention on IG, as you can see right here. And you have the badge drops, and then you have the partnerships from last year.

As you can see, John is pretty busy. And not just to say John is the only one that does it, but I'm pretty sure he's like the main. It's like everybody has a difference. Everybody specializes in something when it comes to RDC. I think Desmond is like special effects for Ben. It's like travel or something like that. As far as the itinerary, Dylan, I believe,

it's like the streaming he helps out as far as being the tech guy i think ben kind is the tech guy but i think dylan's like the main tech guy uh leeland you know he's the comedic relief um af af is like uh everything when it comes to video as far as uh just being the overall photographer and just the the the videographer i don't know all the specific names but he does all that when you see video it's probably aft behind the camera so uh am i missing anybody I mean, Mark is like the mascot. Just like the head person of RDC, you know, and he definitely represents RDC well, especially whenever they ask him about his team and things that nature.

Because whenever you're the main focal point of a group, as you've seen, and, you know, I cover hip hop daily. So a lot of hip hop groups and R&B groups get to a point where whenever that Beyonce of the group is announced, there's a lot of animosity in vitriol. dispute sent towards his way because they want to be the Beyonce of the group which in Mark's case where RDC it seems like they've been not seems like they've been around and been together for so long which is very very rare as you see with the Migos you know rest and pieces take off it's a lot of things that can get in between groups even if they are a family that's why I specifically say to

Migos but for RDC to stay together for as long as they have and especially to still keep their camaraderie, even though Ben, you know, he left and came back, but it's okay. He was probably chasing one of the only fan bots. But you know, that's besides the point. So as far as this specific DreamCon announcement and the overall, the person who specializes over everything DreamCon is basically John. That's why I announced. That's why I showcase the DreamCon Instagram account, the YouTube, and then John's Twitter, because that's what you need to follow. So anyways, yeah, these are the badge drops. So we have October 11th, November 15th, and December 13th, which is the final drop.

7 p.m. CST, weekend badges and single day badges available. And then, of course, it's at the Houston George R. Brown Convention Center. I keep repeating that because it's very important. And then what else? There was something else. There was something else I was wanting to get into. Save these dates because these will be your last chance. these will be your last chances to secure you being at dream con okay cool so yeah yeah man so that's

basically it for the dreamcon 2025 news as always the location has changed every two years and for this year is no different as far as them moving again to houston but they're still staying in texas which is definitely true to the hometown as far as where they grew up i believe mark in them going to grew up in like waco texas or something like that so yeah um another thing which is the biggest um tidbit that you need to know dream con is the largest and fastest growing black owned anime and gaming convention i love how to say anime because mark consistently tells people that it's just a convention for all black content creators and not even just black people it's just like content creators people who enjoy maybe the nerdy side of things or also wanted to network as far as other

content created it's just a great place for that and it definitely has gotten the black title because you know that's what they do to us when we get success so you make it to a certain level and they be like oh he's successful in the black area of things like not like overall dream cons one of the biggest conventions in the world and it was founded it was just founded by a black group so um that's something that's very interesting um that they do to us all the time so as far as the convention it celebrates a broad range of interest as far as uh anime gaming, class, play, sports, film, music, pop culture. Like, I think I saw Corday hooping at one of the games, and he was horrible.

But, I mean, just him showing up as a rapper is just like, I mean, just showcase the, the vast palette of who shows up. You can have the actor from Grant the photo show up. You have Corday who's a rapper showing up. So it's like, overall, they cover a broad spectrum when it comes to whatever your intro. it in. So you probably will find something of your interest at the convention. Don't don't, don't, uh, don't just think it's just one thing. So anyways, after that, I wanted to get into dream con 2024. So the review of that is that, um, it was fantastic. Now, I'm not going to get into dream

come 2023 because that was a lot of drama. I'm more of a, a peaceful person. So drama is not something I like to, uh, uh, entertain. So let's just focus on the reviews, but dream con 2024. So a lot of people enjoyed it. Of course, one of the biggest standouts for people who went there was the cosplaying in the gaming contest as far as the participants and the viewers enjoying the creativity and the competition amongst the people performing in the gaming competition. And also you had a lot of special guests and interactions like one of the videos I just showed. Hold up. Do I have that up? Um, yeah, here we go right here.

All right. So this is the gaming competition. Oh, you see Corday? oh that's ray and then you see uh where's cordade yet yeah court day is right there you know know just probably the worst hoop on the court and the reason why i'm saying that's because you know me i'm all right yeah i'm i'm all right at putting the ball in a basket so you know what i mean if they wanted to do a one-on-one it's always you know it's it's like the the podcast version is so illuminati just just know you heard that here first so anyways uh yeah court day was just

completely trashed on a court anyways um what was i saying so dreamcombe 24 had a lot of things going on A lot of people enjoyed it as far as the professionalism of all the events because that's something that they definitely improved on as far as the events being scheduled and it actually happening according to the time that they sit. Now, some of the biggest things that I want you to know as far as the crowd management, the event duration, and the meet and greet opportunities. I will say those could be improved upon, but those are just, how do you say it, constructed, It's just constructive critiques that I have from people who've went there and given me a lot of tidbits as far as what they believe DreamCon can do better. So whenever I go, obviously, I'm going to have my personal review. But this is just me picking the brain of many people, some through Internet, some in person, whoever went and talked about the event. But that's just basically the biggest thing that a lot of people was having, you know, problems with, especially having certain.

certifications when it comes to badges and not getting in but maybe somebody else who didn't have their certification like finesta way in you know that that apparently was happening too often but that's it that's all the constructive criticism i have from the people who went so with that being said also it was like a huge desire to meet people that some people felt like they wasn't able to meet the entire RDC world, but you know, they, that critique is a little bit more of the nitpicky side, because of course they're going to a plethora of events that they have to be there. Like, they have to go to one thing to the next to the next. It's not like they could just randomly have a one-hour signing session in the middle of

their convention, right? So anyways, overall, everybody's enjoyed the Dreamcon convention. People agree that it should be four days, so that should let you know how much they enjoy the convention. as far as the other tip is they say the meet and greet opportunities should be more expansive as far as like how many there are with the specific RDC members but when it comes to people being supportive when it comes to people meeting other people who have become more important in their life as far as if it's a significant other best friend things that in nature you can find so much in DreamCon and it's

very much one of the greatest conventions not black conventions is one of the greatest conventions that just happens to be black owned in the nation. So, you know, that's, that's one of the biggest thing I was wanting to get at. But yeah, so, um, with that being said, remember that DreamConn 2025 will be in Houston, Texas at George R. Brown Convention Center. And like I, I think I've said it throughout this segment, but I will be there. This is going to be my first DreamCon. So with that being considered, if you want to the people who listen to the podcast and, um,

When I set something up for a DreamCon 2025, just click my link to my bio and let me know on one of my social medias. And with that being said, as always, let me tell you all something. This right here, was it the Jeopardy? No, this right here. Hold on. It was something I specifically wanted to touch on. I don't think it's on this video.

You got the guy from Victorious, Leon Thompson. Well, Leon Thomas, I can't read. what else was I wanted to touch on oh travel travel was something I was wanted to touch on so basically I believe the website has the travel accommodations up for 20 to 24 so I would wait for that to be updated or I would just do your own due diligence and look up the times of the convention and look up the hotels around that or wherever you was wanting to stay but as far as the convention oh that's what I was going to say Yeah, the convention is scheduled for May 30th through June 1st, 2025.

That's very important to say. That was one. I was like, I know I'm missing something. Yeah, so the convention is scheduled for May 30th through June 1st, 2025. And you probably seen it on one of these videos that I was playing throughout the segment. But I just wanted to reiterate that myself. So with that being said, click by link, sure in my bio. Let me know one of my social medias.

If you've been to Dreamcom, what has been your favorite experience? And as far as DreamCon 2025, will you be going? And at the end of the day, what top convention have you been to in the past two to three years?