TEAM UNICORN SAVES HUMANITY IN A NEW MUSIC VIDEO SPONSORED BY STAGE 5 TV

FEATURING CAMEOS BY “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC, AISHA TYLER, ASHLEY HOLLIDAY  

& GRANT IMAHARA

Los Angeles (March 4, 2013) — Danger Maiden Productions and Stage 5 TV have joined the UniCorps! The production houses have banded with Team Unicorn as they smash and fight their way back onto the scene with their action-packed video for the original song For the Win!, a musical follow up to the award winning Katy Perry parody Geek & Gamer Girls. 

Directed by Dave Yarovesky (“Ghild”, Geek & Gamer Girls) and with cameos from “Weird Al” Yankovic, Aisha Tyler (TV’s “Archer,” “24”), Ashley Holliday (TV’s “Hollywood Heights”) and Grant Imahara (TV’s “Mythbusters”), For the Win! finds Team Unicorn and their Nerd Army on a quest to destroy evil in a post-apocalyptic world while promoting truth, justice and the Unicorn way.

For the Win! features stunts choreographed by Garrett Warren (Avatar, Transformers), and a Goon Army composed of Hollywood’s top stuntmen, fighting in an epic battle for the sake of humanity.

The video launched today at http://teamunicornftw.com/our-newest-music-video-for-the-win/#Team Unicorn: For the Win!

Danger Maiden Productions’ previous award-winning videos include:

·       Saber, the Star Wars Fan Film Challenge winner for both “Audience Choice” and “Best Action” at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. 

·       Geek & Gamer Girls, the 2011 LA Weekly pick for “Best Video.” Starring Team Unicorn and Seth Green (Austin Powers, TV’s “Family Guy”), with cameos by comic book legend Stan Lee and actress Katee Sackhoff (TV’s “Battlestar Galactica,” “24”)

·       Alien Beach Crashers, starring Zachary Levi (TV’s “Chuck” and Abraham Benrubi (TV’s “ER”, “Robot Chicken”) with cameos by Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) and Magda Aponowicz (TV’s “Caprica”), The Green Inferno).

Stage 5 TV (stage5.tv) is an entertainment network focused on delivering unique, high quality programming dedicated to Gamers and Geeks. Fans can watch new hit series at the channel including:

·       The Continuum: Imaginative, thought-provoking and fun short films by talented indie filmmakers spanning fantasy, sci-fi, comedy, drama, animation and everything in-between.

·       Rise of the Indies: Meet the personalities behind some of today’s top independent game developers.

·       Music Videos: Comedic music videos and parodies featuring “Gaming Ain’t No Game” and “Hobbit Feet”.

·       Project Cosplay: Crystal Graziano and Steve Wang give an in-depth look at the creative process and challenges behind designing amazing cosplay.

About Team Unicorn:

Representing the idea that “like unicorns, geek girls aren’t supposed to exist”, Team Unicorn is a multi-media production team formed in Los Angeles, California in 2010 by Michele Boyd, Clare Grant, Milynn Sarley and Rileah Vanderbilt. Team Unicorn aims to create videos in various genre-centric worlds that Team Unicorn so passionately loves themselves.

About Danger Maiden Productions:

Danger Maiden Productions is the brainchild of actresses/producers Clare Grant (TV’s “Robot Chicken”) and Rileah Vanderbilt (Frozen).  The production company focuses on geek and genre-centric projects with an emphasis on kick ass women.

About Stage 5 TV:

Stage 5 TV is an entertainment network dedicated to emerging trends in gaming and geek culture. Our mission is to engage viewers with smart, sophisticated, and well-crafted comedic and dramatic programing, ongoing documentaries, and live event coverage celebrating the interests, culture, and stories of gamers and geeks everywhere. http://www.youtube.com/stage5