Xenon's Friendly Team
It takes a talented crew of professionals in the entertainment and STEAM-education biz to bring Xenon, her friends, and their crazy antics to life. Here are a some of our team members:
Artists & Animators
Paul Essenhigh et al
Original designs for our three main characters (Xenon, Ruth & Uri) were developed by the creative students in the advanced-animation class at Massachusetts's Fitchburg High School. Subsequent character and set design has been completed by the multi-talented Paul Essenhigh [https://paulessenhigh.com/], an Australian-based 2D Animator creating short and long form content using Toon Boom Harmony software. Paul studied Visual Effects at the Australian Film, TV & Radio School and has a long career as a graphic artist for both print and television. While Paul has animated most of our videos, the team at Fitchburg HS animated our Radiation cartoon.
Musician, Composer, Singer & Actor
Eric Morones
Our music team is headed by the the fabulous, Grammy-nominated composer and saxophonist Eric Morones (https://ericmorones.com/), who writes and performs nearly all our music as well as playing the role of Zinc, Ruth's sometimes boyfriend.
Actor and Sound Editor
Nathan Landmon
Our multi-talented Nathan edits our sound, voices most of our male characters (including Uri, Hydro and Boron) and sings back-up vocals on one of our musical numbers. To learn more about Nathan's projects, please visit https://nathanlandmon.com/
Actress and Singer
Marcia Fenno Bustos
Our incredible Marcia voices many of our female characters, most notably our lovably sassy Ruthenium and not-yet-ready-for-prime-time Silicon. Marcia also sings lead vocals on our Brown Goo pseudo-commercial as well as back-up vocals on the amazing Chemical Reactions (HYROS YT (youtube.com) and Thermochemistry (Thermochemistry (youtube.com) songs.
Writer, Producer, and Wannabe Actress
Béa Tomaselli Tiritilli
Béa is a jack of all trades and master of absolutely nothing; but she gets annoyed easily, and misery is the godmother of invention. Frustrated by a lack of short, entertaining videos to explain the invisible world of chemistry to her high-school students in a highly visual way, she launched Xenon and Friends in 2023. Béa has been a writer and teacher for years, and she's perhaps best-known as author of Spy in the Teachers' Lounge (https://spyintheteacherslounge.wordpress.com/) Oh yeah, she's also a mediocre actress who disguises her voice and lends it to her Xenon character.
Rising Voice-over Star
J.S. Coke
J. S. Coke used his bass-baritone voice in public speaking in his role as an educational administrator. Now, in retirement, he's doing so with a smile as he performs for Xenon and Friends. A vocal music major in college and a pianist since age 8, he thinks of speaking in musical terms, always wanting the performance to enhance the message! You can learn more about J. S. at www.linkedin.com/in/jscoke
Xenon and Friends
All stories, characters, and original content (including web content, when applicable) are
© Copyright 2024 by Béa Tomaselli Tiritilli. All rights reserved.
We need your consent to load the translations
We use a third-party service to translate the website content that may collect data about your activity. Please review the details in the privacy policy and accept the service to view the translations.