Klayton (Celldweller) and Joshua Viola Form Bit Bot Media and Announce Strategic Partnerships with Raven Banner Entertainment and FreakZone Games
The multifaceted musician behind Celldweller and Scandroid and the award-winning writer will serve as Executive Producers on Deathstalker and Deathgasm II: Goremageddon
Klayton, the multifaceted musician known for his contributions to major motion pictures, TV, and video games including Transformers, Malignant, and Killer Instinct, and Denver Post bestselling writer and film producer Joshua Viola are forming Bit Bot Media, a cutting-edge multimedia company. The duo will spearhead the creation of original films and video games, along with a diverse range of licensed comics, music, apparel, and merchandise such as latex masks, toys, and more. Today they’ve unveiled a teaser for the company.
Bit Bot Media has forged a strategic partnership with Raven Banner Entertainment, a prominent indie Canadian film studio celebrated for its innovative genre films from around the globe. Together, they will collaborate on an array of ancillary offerings and film productions. Raven Banner’s recent productions include Steven Kostanski’s Frankie Freako, Nick Cutter’s The Breach, and the Shudder Original hit V/H/S/94. Some of the company’s releases include André Øvredal’s The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Keith Thomas’ The Vigil, Taiwanese zombie horror The Sadness, Gaspar Noe’s Climax, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead’s Spring, RKSS’ cult hit Turbo Kid, and Steven Kostanski’s PG: Psycho Goreman. As part of this partnership, Klayton and Viola will also serve as Executive Producers on Raven Banner’s upcoming productions: Steven Kostanski’s Deathstalker starring Daniel Bernhardt, alongside fellow Executive Producer Slash of Guns N’ Roses, and Deathgasm II: Goremageddon, the highly anticipated sequel to the cult horror comedy hit Deathgasm.
In the gaming sphere, Bit Bot Media is partnering with London-based FreakZone Games to develop original and licensed video game titles for consoles, PC, and mobile platforms. FreakZone Games is renowned for its work on Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures and Spectacular Sparky, and has led the design of Toxic Crusaders for Retroware and developed ports for Spark the Electric Jester 3 for Feperd Games. The first collaborative Bit Bot Media/FreakZone Games project will be Scandroid: Lost Horizon, a retro side scroller based on Klayton’s new Scandroid album, available in 2025. This game, featuring beat ‘em up action and platforming with a cyberpunk pixel aesthetic, will also include original music from Scandroid and be accompanied by a novella and comic co-written by Viola and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated writer Sean Eads.
“Josh and I have known each other for 13 years and have worked together on a number of projects,” says Klayton, “including the Blackstar novel and score for my album Wish Upon a Blackstar, the music video for ‘Unshakeable,’ Josh’s debut novel The Bane of Yoto, the Unioverse video game franchise, and so much more. It seemed inevitable that we’d form a company to do what we love on a much deeper level with Bit Bot, with an emphasis on our passion for multimedia.”
Bit Bot Media will be launching an original apparel line called Outland, with an emphasis on a science fiction aesthetic. For more information on Bit Bot Media, sign up at bitbotmedia.com for the Bit Bot newsletter and follow the company’s social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
“Klayton and I share an ambitious vision for Bit Bot, reflected in our corporate identity,” says Viola. “Take our animated company video, for example. It’s not just a visual introduction; it’s a glimpse into Bit Bot’s future. Could this future include games, comics, toys, or even a film? Perhaps all of the above? Stay tuned. Just remember, at Bit Bot, we’re dedicated to building worlds, one Bit at a time.”
About Bit Bot: Bit Bot Media is a forward-thinking multimedia company co-founded by Klayton and Joshua Viola, alongside James Rhodes of FiXT, focusing on the creation of original films, video games, comics, music, and merchandise. With a commitment to innovation and quality, Bit Bot Media aims to push the boundaries of entertainment.
About Klayton: Klayton is a multi-instrumental musician and composer, producer, and entrepreneur. He’s best known for his music projects Celldweller and Scandroid, and his owned/operated record label, music publishing and merchandise company, FiXT. Klayton’s music has generated over 750 million streams and reaches millions of listeners across the globe each month. Klayton is respected and sought after in the media industry through his work on original film scores, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Transformers: The Last Knight, and the anticipated film adaptation of the best-selling video game Borderlands. Klayton’s original music has also appeared in hundreds of major films, TV shows, video games, and trailers such as Blade Runner 2049, Westworld, Suicide Squad, Jack Reacher, Deadpool 2, Lucy, John Wick, Robocop, Pacific Rim, Killer Instinct Season 3, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, Dead Rising 3, Crackdown, Call of Duty: Elite, Assassin’s Creed, Apex Legends, Synth Riders, the Face Off TV Series, UFC & more.
About Joshua Viola: Joshua Viola is a Colorado Book Award winner. He edited the Denver Post #1 bestselling horror anthology, Nightmares Unhinged, and co-edited Cyber World—named one of the best science fiction anthologies of 2016 by Barnes & Noble. He is the co-author of the comic book slasher series True Believers with Stephen Graham Jones, which features official cameos by Jamie Lee Curtis, R.L. Stine, and more. As a producer, he has worked on films like Skinner’s Shrine of Abominations, Deathgasm II: Goremageddon, and most recently with Slash of Guns N’ Roses on Steven Kostanski’s Deathstalker reboot. As a videogame developer, he worked on Pirates of the Caribbean: Call of the Kraken, Unioverse, The Smurfs, and TARGET: Terror. He is the owner and chief editor of Hex Publishers.
About James Rhodes: James Rhodes is the President of independent record label FiXT, an artist-owned label he co-found in 2006 alongside respected artist, producer, and composer Klayton. Building the company around the strength of Klayton’s projects, James and Klayton have turned FiXT into a global brand with dozens of artists, including Celldweller, The Browning, ENMY, Daedric, and Beyond Unbroken, reaching millions of listeners each month with die-hard fans in over 150 countries. The label boasts over 3.5 billion lifetime streams and over 1,000 Film/TV/Video Game sync placements.
About Sean Eads: Sean Eads is a writer from Denver, Colorado. He is the author of five novels and one short story collection, and has been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Colorado Book Award.
About Raven Banner Entertainment:
Raven Banner Entertainment is a fully integrated company specializing in innovative and compelling genre films from around the world and is the sister company to Raven Banner Releasing, production arm Hangar 18 Media, and BerserkerGang – a newly formed partnership with Rue Morgue founder Rodrigo Gudiño and rock legend Slash.
About FreakZone Games: FreakZone Games is renowned for its work on Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures and Spectacular Sparky, and has led the design of Toxic Crusaders for Retroware and developed ports for Spark the Electric Jester 3 for Feperd Games.
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