Skull Rock Podcast - Disney, Pop-Culture, Animation

Hosts Aljon Go & Dave Bossert celebrate the 30th anniversary of Disney's animated classic, Beauty and the Beast with the film's producer Don Hahn. Hahn is credited with producing some of the most successful animated films in recent history, including Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (the first animated film to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture) and The Lion King. Hahn is currently Execu...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with Music Producer and former Walt Disney Music President, Chris Montan about his award-winning career producing soundtracks, musicals, as well as TV and film scores. As the former President of Walt Disney Music he was responsible for overseeing music for a wide variety of Disney projects including all Disney and Pixar animated feature films, all Disney Theatrical s...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with Disney Imagineers Alan Coats and Tony Baxter about Disney Legend, Claude Coats, and Dave's new book, "Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer —The Making of Disneyland: From Toad Hall to the Haunted Mansion and Beyond." You'll hear stories about some of the classic Disneyland attractions and Claude's work bringing them to life. Aljon and Dave also discuss th...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with Roger Allers, film director, screenwriter, storyboard artist, animator, and playwright. Allers is best known for co-directing the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, Disney's The Lion King, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name. He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film, Open Seas...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go review Disney's Jungle Book live-action film, Marvel Studios vs Scarlett Johansson, and chat with Rob Camp, animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer. Camp has been nominated for two Emmys, a CableACE Award, and an Annie Award for his work on The Ren & Stimpy Show. Camp started his animation career as a designer f...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with veteran Producer/Director Jeff DeGrandis, known for Timon & Pumbaa (1995), Timber Wolf (2001), Dora the Explorer (2000), and Mad Jack the Pirate (1998). Jeff-DeGrandis - Filmographer | DeviantArt - "STORE WARS" - YouTube . Pre-order a signed copy of Dave's new book - Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer—The Making of Disneyland: From Toad Hall to the Haunte...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with veteran Disney animator Tom Bancroft. Tom Bancroft has over 25 years of experience in the animation industry, much of which was for Walt Disney Feature animation where he was an animator on 4 animated shorts and 8 feature films of which “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan”, and “Brother Bear” were part of the list. He has bee...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go welcome one of the most prolific trumpeters and session musicians in Hollywood, Rick Baptist. Rick Baptist has played on over 1300 motion pictures (including the scores of the first 14 Disney-Pixar films), 30 years on the Academy Awards, and 28 years on the Emmy Awards. He has performed on over 100 gold and platinum records including Frank Sinatra Duets 1&2, Barbra St...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go answer listener questions about Dave's work with Saving Mr. Banks, Ren & Stimpy, Leonard Maltin, and chat about the latest Disney Hollywood headlines and what is coming to Disney+! Pre-order a signed copy of Dave's new book - Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer—The Making of Disneyland: From Toad Hall to the Haunted Mansion and Beyond - CLAUDE COATS IMAGINEER (theol...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat about the latest Disney and Pop-Culture news and chat with former Disney Director/Animator and filmmaker, Aaron Blaise. Aaron graduated from the Ringling College of Art & Design in 1989 from the Illustration program. He was then hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation where he spent 21 years helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. Du...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go welcome former Disney Supervising Animator and Sculptor, Ellen Woodbury. She is best known for her work on Hercules (1997), Aladdin (1992), and Treasure Planet (2002). She also worked for Filmation on the TV series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power. She attended the Experimental Animation program at the California Institute of the...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go welcome Muppeteer/Actor, Bruce Lanoil. Master Puppeteer Tony Urbano chose Bruce from hundreds, for Sid and Marty Krofft’s exclusive 1980 workshop. Many Commercials, McNuggets (1980’s), followed, furthering performance skills with Master teachers, Paul Sills, Avery Schreiber, (Spollin Games), Harvey Kalmanson (V.O.). Destiny and Jim Henson came knocking when Brian He...

Jerry Rees, Film director, screenwriter, animator, film producer stops by to chat with hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go. The team also talks about the latest movie and pop-culture news. Rees is best known for the Emmy-nominated animated film The Brave Little Toaster (1987) and for creating many of the visual effects for Tron (1982). Rees was mentored as an animator from the age of 16 at Disney Stud...

Hosts Aljon Go and Dave Bossert answer listener questions with the first #AskDaveAnything Disney show! Learn about how Dave got into animation, what his favorite Walt Disney World Resort hotel is, Roy E. Disney and True-Life Adventures at The Animal Kingdom, and his new book about Disney Legend, Claude Coats! Pre-order a signed copy of Dave's new book - Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer—The Ma...

Hosts Aljon Go and Dave Bossert talk about the latest pop culture and Disney news and chat with Tom Sito, Disney Animator/Director/USC Professor. *Tom Sito became a Hollywood animator. His credits include Walt Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Little Mermaid, Beauty, and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Dreamworks Shrek, The Prince of Egypt, Warner Bros Looney Tunes Back in Acti...

This week hosts Aljon Go and Dave Bossert chat with Director/Animator, Robert Minkoff. He is known for co-directing the Academy Award-winning Disney animated feature The Lion King (along with Roger Allers), as well as directing Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, The Haunted Mansion, The Forbidden Kingdom, and Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Visit Skull Rock Podcast | Facebook . Purchase Dave Bossert's new...

This week Aljon & Dave welcome Jørgen Klubien! Send us your questions to be answered on the show! Klubien is an animation artist and writer. He is best known for working on many Disney films, like The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), The Lion King (1994), A Bug's Life (1998), Cars (2006) and Frankenweenie (2012). Klubien is also known as the lead singer in the Danish band Danseorkestret sinc...

Hosts, Aljon Go & Dave Bossert discuss the latest Disney and pop-culture news and welcome guest Max Howard. Howard created and ran animation studios for The Walt Disney Company in London, Paris, Orlando, and Los Angeles, working on some of Disney's most memorable films including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. As President of Warne...

Joining Dave Bossert and Aljon Go this week is Marshall Toomey, Key Clean-up Animator, Painter, and Illustrator! Toomey is known for The Secret of NIMH (1982), Sky High (2005), Hercules (1997), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), The Hunchback of Noter Dame (1996), and The Lion King (1994). Visit Skull Rock Podcast | Facebook . Purchase Dave Bossert's new award-winning book "3D Disneyland - Like You...

Joining hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go this week is Director/Animator/Screenwriter Kirk Wise! Wise is known for directing Walt Disney Animation's Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (w/Gary Trousdale). Visit Skull Rock Podcast | Facebook . Purchase Dave Bossert's new award-winning book "3D Disneyland - Like You've Never Seen It Before at theoldmillpres...

Hosts Dave Bossert & Aljon Go welcome legendary animator/cartoonist, Dean Yeagle, with special guest director/animator, Nancy Beiman. Yeagle is best known for his animation work on Porky and Daffy in the William Tell Overture (2002), Ice Age (1998) along with commercial work for Blue Sky Studios, Brøderbund, Dannon, Grey Advertising, Hanna-Barbera, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, ImaginEngine, Kra...

Dave and Aljon chat with former Disney Imagineer, Ethan Reed about his career working as an animator, designer, and animatronics. Reed was an Animation Supervisor for Walt Disney Imagineering and worked with outside animation and VFX houses as well as Disney's Special Projects group helping guide production for media produced for multiple venues for Shanghai Disneyland. Reed helped develop concept...

Dave and Aljon chat with Producer/Animator Chuck Williams. Williams produced Brother Bear, Pocahontas, and Pinocchio, He was also an editor for The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Trail Mix-Up, Roller Coaster Rabbit, and the recent live-action/animated Sonic the Hedgehog. He even worked as an animator for The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, The Rescuers, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger...

This week hosts Aljon Go (@aljongo) and Dave Bossert (@dave_bossert) talk former Disney Animator, David Pruiksma.  Pruiksma worked on the films The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, and The Rescuers Down Under. He rose to supervising animator and created the characters of Mrs. Potts and her son Chip for Beauty and the Beast. Other characters...

This week hosts Aljon Go (@aljongo) and Dave Bossert (@dave_bossert) talk to Disney Legend, Bob Gurr about his early career, his time at the Walt Disney Company, and working on projects for Steve Wynn's Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. Gurr is an amusement ride designer and Disney Imagineer. His most famous work was for Walt Disney's Disneyland Park, and its subsequent sister parks. Gurr is said...