Lia Habel was born in Jamestown, NY, and has lived there the majority of her life. Her first book, Dearly, Departed, is a sweeping tale of zombie-living romance set in a cyber-Victorian/steampunk future. When Dearly, Departed sold, Lia was swimming in debt incurred from her studies and years of un- and underemployment, with only a few dollars to her name. Miss Habel enjoys attending anachronistic and steampunk events, watching zombie movies (she has watched over a hundred of them), commissioning ball gowns, and collecting Victorian and Edwardian books. She is incredibly grateful for the opportunities she has recently been given.

Director at Hatton Cross Steampunk

Producer at AB Productions

David is the principal artist at Hatton Cross Steampunk. David’s steampunk art has been featured at the “Steampunk Bizzare Exhibit” with Dr. Grymm in the Mark Twain Museum in Hartford CT and has had exhibits in various steampunk conventions on the east coast. His “Gentleman’s Flying Apparatus” aka “The Morgan Aeronautical Destroyer of Satan’s Arrogance” has been nominated for “Best non-goggle accessory” in the Steampunk Chronicle’s Readers Choice Awards. He is a contributing “DIY” author for the Steampunk Chronicle as well as Gothla Magazine (online) and owns a small production company that produces instructional DVDs. He recently signed with the publisher Hypatia Press and expects to release his first steampunk novel entitled “The Great Loons Disease of 1865″ in summer of 2012. With the upcoming release of his novel, David intends on producing a short film containing exerpts from the story with the intent of a full feature film someday.

His personal motto is “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!” and applies this to his steampunk creations daily.

New York-based Euro-American duo Frenchy and the Punk have performed all
across the US, and in England, France, Germany and Canada. They’re one of
the top-reviewed live acts in the underground cabaret scene today and they
have been fan favorites at every major steampunk convention and faerie
festival in the US. In 2011 Yahoo Music listed French-born singer and
percussionist, Samantha Stephenson, as one of “25 Women To Watch” in music
and guitarist Scott Helland is listed in the Encyclopedia of Punk with his
legendary first band Deep Wound.

Fusing foot-stompin’ bohemian cabaret, world music, French chanson and
`80′s punk with steampunk flair, vaudeville charm and pixie spirit, the
duo’s performances are a high energy theatrical spectacle. They captivate
crowds by seamlessly blending raucous, danceable old-world melodies with
cheeky stories sung in English and French and exhilarating Taiko meets
Blue Man Group drum and percussion instrumentals.

Stephenson, a performer since her early teens, beams with charisma and
seduces in her sultry neo-vintage cabaret vocal style; think Siouxsie
Sioux meets Karen O meets Edith Piaf. Helland, an Amercian-born guitarist
and punk veteran, creates a wall of sound with his rhythmic live-looping
guitar prowess and catchy melodic lines; think Johnny Ramone meets Django
Reinhardt meets Eugene Hutz. Together this spirited duo manage to create
the sonic expanse and richness of a full band while still retaining the
charm of a vaudeville duo. Visit them at: frenchyandthepunk.com.

We’ve added a few more vendors – we anticipate adding many more! So many, in fact, that we’re giving them their own page (and maybe some addition special attention in the weeks to come.)

SPWF comes but once a year – so you may as well pick out a nifty souvenir and remember all the fun you had partying like it was 1899 (without typhoid, child labor, or gratuitous amounts of smog.)

Well, folks, it’s that time… we’re ready to reveal some of the phenomenal vendors and artisans who will be appearing at Steampunk World’s Fair.

Revilla Grooves & Gear

Revilla Grooves and Gear is the labor of love of Darren Revilla. For years, as DJ Darren, he spun Vinyl in the bars and clubs of New Jersey and NYC. A huge collection of records was amassed. Hip Hop Twelve inches, Rare Funk records, impossible to find Jazz Lp’s, Blues 78s, records from India to Africa, all found their way into the stacks. With so many great records on the wall, Darren decided to sell off a few to share the music and make a little extra cash. Ten years later an online business was launched.

Revilla Grooves and Gear is the online home for buying, sharing and selling the equipment needed to make old records sound beautiful.

Revilla Mobile Music

Revilla Mobile music provides an entire musical experience for parties, events, clubs, and gatherings. We are light, sound and music professionals dedicated to making your special occasion fun and memorable.

The music we play is the music you love, any genre from anywhere in the world. We want to make your guests smile, feel great and dance.

A party’s success depends on the venue, the food, the invited guests and the music. Let us take care of the tunes so you can take care of the rest.

Prof. Mark P. Donnelly is a multi-award winning author, historian, screenwriter, and television producer as well as internationally renowned duelist, swashbuckler, and constant gentleman.

Currently, he has about 20 books in print – all of which are non-fiction – and all of which are on historical subjects.  In addition to his work in print, Mark P. Donnelly has scripted and/or produced nearly 200 hours of broadcast television for Discovery, History Channel, PBS, BBC, National Geographic, Biography, A&E, etc.

He is also a Professore di Armes in various forms of historical combat and western martial arts who has taught workshops around the world and is honored to have been frequently counted among the top instructors inEurope.  After nearly 14 years in England he recently returned to the colonies and currently resides in Pennsylvania.

When not otherwise scheduled, he will have a table for book signing and conversation. While he is aware that knowledge is power, he has been known to share anything he knows if asked nicely (and bribed with decent port or brandy).

WEBS was the creative brainchild of Femme Fae la Butche and Viktor Devonne as a theatrical, fully realized inner circle of talented and ambitious burlesque performers. Each of them a headliner, the White Elephant Burlesque Society members perform for audiences with an array of skill and talents.

Our tongues are firmly in cheeks, our bosoms tightly in corsets, and our toes are a-tapping. We aim to bring the symbolism of freedom, joy, romance, sexuality, and theatrics that captivated the audiences of the original vaudeville and burlesque ages to the modern.

Proudly Sponsored by Red Falcon

The Do-It-Yourself ethic is a big part of Steampunk. We love to make, mod, recycle, upcycle, hack and create, and the Steampunk World’s Fair welcomes the maker spirit with open arms.
We’re looking for a few good Steampunks to lead hands-on workshops over the course of the weekend. Do you build cigar box guitars, make your own clothes, make household objects into amazing pieces of anachronistic art? Do you want the chance to pass on some of your awesome DIY skills, and swap ideas with like-minded folks? Let us know!

If you’re interested, please fill out a performance application as a presenter, and let us know you’re interested in giving a DIY/Maker workshop, and tell us a little about what you’d like to do.

Imagine you are strolling along the Steampunk Worlds Faire midway only to find a military expedition encampment. The Imperial Amerikan Air Corp has landed at SPWF 2012. Twin tents contain stenciled crates and casks, racks of weapons, and various pieces of gear set on hand for ready use. There are also cages with strange beasts captured from strange lands, trophy heads, and framed photos of previous expeditions decorate the walls. The imperial troopers are telling war stories, drinking, and playing cards as a troupe of exotic women wiggle to the strains of strange music emanating from a fancy little brass and leather box. A boisterous major extolls visitors to contribute to some far off war effort by having their picture taken with a handsome trooper and embedded in a pre-emptive war bond that can be downloaded from the either …or to enlist in the IAAC and defend the Amerikan Empire against foreign and alien incursions.

· Come hear Major Girth and his crew recount war stories of Imperial valor and prowess.

· Come see and participate in martial demonstrations of Imperial weapons training.

· Come see the exotic creatures captured during her Imperial Majesty’s alien campaigns.

· Come see the even more exotic Cavalcade of Fancy Ladies as they perform dance mysteries discovered in the darkest corners of foreign and alien ports!

· Come see what it means to be a trooper in the IAAC, and how you too might become one of “The Sky’s Finest.”

FAR EAST STEAM!

Why are hot dogs sold in packs of ten but buns sold in packs of eight?

Who, exactly, did we drunk-dial during that absinthe-and-opium bender?

Can an event that doesn’t showcase amazing acts from around the world truly be considered a World’s Fair?

These are the questions that keep us up at night, and while the first two remain a mystery, we can definitively answer the third: no, it cannot. Which is why the Steampunk World’s Fair has always aimed to bring you the best in not just amazing, not just fantastic, but global steampunk wonders. The Fair has already welcomed several guests and performers from Europe, but now we claim to be the first steampunk event to reach across the Pacific Ocean as well.

Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, Strange Artifact are at the vanguard of the growing Japanese steampunk movement. Vocalist MaRy and composer 130JET draw influence from J-Rock, video game soundtracks, and genres from around the globe in creating their own unique steampunk vision.

Formed in 2010, the band has performed at the world-famous Tokyo Design Festa and regularly appears at events held by Japanese underground subculture promoter Artism. After making their international debut last year through omnibuses alongside Professor Elemental, This Way to the Egress, the Clockwork Dolls, and other SPWF alums. Strange Artifact will release their first album The Antikythera Mechanism in April and have chosen a stage no greater than that of the Steampunk World’s Fair for their first overseas shows.

But that’s not all!  Along with today’s announcement, Strange Artifact has unveiled an IndieGoGo campaign to support their album release as well as help them complete the arrangements necessary to make their appearance at SPWF a memorable one. The band is offering some incredible and exclusive perks for donating, including stuff so cool we wouldn’t dare reveal the secret here, so go over to the campaign page and have a look!

Attendees who can understand Japanese are invited to check out their official homepage, while those fluent in English, Victorian, and Pirate are welcome to peruse their Facebook and ReverbNation pages.

From the visuals of Howl’s Moving Castle and the Final Fantasy series to kimono fashion and the bushido code, Japan has long been a source of inspiration and enjoyment for steampunk fans worldwide. We are proud to have run an event worthy of such attention from the other side of the world, and hope that you will join us in warmly welcoming Strange Artifact to America.