We spoke to The Chalkeaters about their viral swing ear worm about Valve and Gabe Newell always getting stuck at the number two - Count To Three!
How did The Chalkeaters get both Gabe Newell and Ellen McLain from Portal involved in the project? What was the inspiration for the cardboard bodies on lollipop sticks art style? And why is My Little Pony important to the early stages of the band? All is revealed in this episode of Rogue Pixels!
Rogue Pixels is the podcast that shares your love of the biggest and best online animations. Each week Colm Ahern chats with the creators of the internet’s most successful cartoons in order to learn more about how those toons came into existence.
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The people who made the cartoon!
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Count To Three Credits:
Executive producer / songwriter: Alios
Music producer / engineer: Tim Maslov
Arranger / guitars / choir Ergy
Lead artist / art director: Pondis
Lead animator / video composer: Lenich
Character animator: Kiryumia
Gabe Newell vocals: The Stupendium
GLaDOS vocals: Ellen McLain
Alyx vocals: Holly Turton
Supporting arranger / piano: Dmitry Kovzel
Drums: Matias Menarguez
Trumpet: Bruno Brito
Saxophones: Weber Marely
Trombone: Felipe Coelho
Choir: Hineko, Vasya, Martie, Chaos Angel, tooi_cat, Venix, Walter, Dmitry Litvinov, Tsumikashi, Lenich, Ergy, Dmitry Kovzel, Nikdoge, Felya, Jerico, Choki, Finch under cover, BertyDahlia, Victor Bird
Supporting artists: Hunternif, Koldan Grey, Freskovich, QuietVictories
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis Studios
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