Studio RGB-Newt / The Fishal Project

Studio RGB-Newt /
The Fishal Project
	Logo for Studio RGB-Newt
	The Fishal Project's logo, since May 2023
Formerly	Darien Enterprises Co. (2004); Obionix Sonix (2007); Dysprosium Dynamics (2008); Ion-Candy (2009); EliqueStudios (2010–2012); NeonWabbit Productions (2011–);
Type	Private
Industry	Animation; Entertainment; Music; Software; Video games;
Founded	January 1, 2004; 20 years ago in Wyoming, NSW, Australia
Founder	Darien Brice Dickinson
Headquarters	Strathfield, NSW, Australia
Key people	Darien Brice Dickinson (director)
Products	Argie Bee Plays; Flye 'n' Frie; Nyah Has an Adventure; The Aussie Goldmine;
Owner	Darien Brice Dickinson
Divisions	See § Divisions
Subsidiaries	Fishal Project Records
Website	redgreenblue.art

NeonWabbit Productions (d.b.a. Studio RGB-Newt / The Fishal Project) is an Australian multimedia business developing and publishing art, animated series, film productions, music, and software (including video games). The business was founded by Darien Brice Dickinson (@NeonWabbit) as Darien Enterprises Co. in 2004, for his first production, a comic fanzine called the Darien Daily, which included the very first story of his first character Surfman, Surfman in the "NO" Race. The business was officially registered with Australian Government services (such as the Australian Business Registrar) on October 15, 2020, giving it the ABN number 39 324 114 296.

For the current name, the word NeWt (originally a shorthand for NeonWabbit's username) was retroactively given a lower-case "w" to reference the amphibian animal instead, and while jointly billed and registered as one business, Studio RGB-Newt and The Fishal Project are partially considered separate for aesthetic purposes, with the former focusing on the production side of things, whilst the latter handles distribution of Studio RGB-Newt's projects, and even projects by NeonWabbit's friends. The Fishal Project also releases music under the record label name Fishal Project Records.

Studio RGB-Newt / The Fishal Project's upcoming "flagship" productions include the Flye 'n' Frie series of video games featuring NeonWabbit characters Flye and Frie, Nyah Has an Adventure, an animated webseries about a parasite named Nyah who wants to survive in a world where parasites are illegal, and The Aussie Goldmine, a franchise centred around a webcomic about a kangaroo and emu detective duo who solve problems and fight crime with a rotating cast of collaborators.

A Let's Play series titled Argie Bee Plays, hosted by Vtuber Flye (a character separate from the aforementioned Flye), started releasing episodes in 2024. A video game in the fighting genre titled Combat Practice 2, based on characters designed by The-F0X, is also in development.

History

Brand identity

Logos

Ident cards

Prior to 2015, NeonWabbit's productions usually opened and/or closed with an ident card displaying his current username, usually in front of a 3D background or something with video effects applied to it.

"2004–2014" identity and branding

During his years at art college however, NeonWabbit was tasked with developing a proper brand identity as an assignment. The result was the "2004–2014" identity and branding, where for the Studio RGB-Newt ident card, Neon Mascot cycles all through all 9 art styles that he has gone through inbetween those years inside a dark blue box in the middle of a lighter blue background. The Studio RGB-Newt logo (or text displaying "Studio RGB-Newt - A NeonWabbit Company" in earlier variants of the ident card) is below the box. For the ident card of The Fishal Project during this branding, its logo at the time (a spiky multicoloured hexagonal fish) is displayed in front of a black background (later a multicoloured swirly background in later variants).

These ident cards have been in public use since 2017's "Director's Cut" version of 2014's KnowYourMeme - Thread Simulator v3.0.

"Over 20 Years of Entertainment"

In May 2023, after completion of The Fishal Project's new logo, work began on a new "20th Anniversary" identity and branding. The Studio RGB-Newt ident card (featuring the text "Over 20 Years of Entertainment" underneath the logo) will be traditionally animated and feature Flye diving into water, then emerging onto a floating island with Neon Mascot and other NeonWabbit characters, while The Fishal Project's new ident card will just be the new logo over a white background this time.

Studio RGB-Newt
Ident card	Version	Years used	First appearance
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy	Version 2 / "2004–2014" identity and branding	June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19)–present	KnowYourMeme - Thread Simulator v3.0 (2014) - 2017 Director's Cut

Theme music

Since the "2004–2014" identity and branding, the current Studio RGB-Newt theme song has been titled "Accordio Nyah", as it is primarily an accordion piece that was first used in Nyah Has an Adventure franchise-related content, and is actually a sped-up version of the original music as it was featured in its first production, including the bell "ding" at the end. In the metadata of some earlier copies of the track, it is simply known as the "Studio RGB-Newt Theme Song".

For The Fishal Project's logos and ident cards, a slowed-down version of a track titled "Really Neat!", composed on April 30, 2012, is used. When the MIDI data is viewed on a piano roll, you can see the notes are in the shape of a simplified Neon Mascot head.

Structure

Divisions

As an individual / sole trader business, Studio RGB-Newt is technically not divided up into multiple divisions. However, internally-organized groups or "teams" related to specific Studio RGB-Newt products and services have been set up to keep collaborators organized. They include:

Team All-Stars

Team All-Stars (previously The Dream Team) consists of friends, colleagues and other acquaintances of NeonWabbit. A certain number of these people are usually credited in every project, even if they were not directly involved in the creative process.

Team Flying Free

Team Flying Free oversees everything to do with the Flye 'n' Frie franchise and related characters, like Flye and Frie themselves.

The name is derived from the obvious pun used in the franchise's title.

Team Lewd the Newt

Team Lewd the Newt focuses on NSFW 18+ productions involving NeonWabbit's characters.

The first animated production credited to, and presented by, The Fishal Project through them is a commission of artist Toxis for an animated short film based on The Aussie Goldmine franchise, which was released in November 2023 as Refill. Nami955 and Shay-Ki AD provided the voices of its main NeonWabbit characters, Aurora Australis and Gerald Symons, respectively. A sequel series to this short film is in production as the spin-off animated series The Aussie Goldmine: Explicit Edition.

Their next animated project, and first original animation production (i.e. not a commission of another artist), features NeonWabbit characters Sunny and Voltereier, and is titled The Disappearing Act. Nami955 and Shay-Ki AD are also set to voice the characters in this short film.

Team Redgreen

Team Redgreen is related to the Argie Bee franchise, the Redgreen Software Suite (Redgreen BooruTagger, Redgreen Game Engine, Redgreen OS, etc.) and other software and gaming endevours such as the community Minecraft server.

Their website domain is argieb.ee, which currently redirects to Studio RGB-Newt's homepage, RedGreenBlue.art.

Team Tadpole Cat

Team Tadpole Cat oversees everything to do with the Nyah Has an Adventure franchise and related NeonWabbit characters, like Nyah herself.

The name is based on the fact that Nyah has a tadpole-like tail, and is also in reference to the Japanese onomatopoeia for cat meowing noises, or "nya", which shares its pronunciation with Nyah's name, and not because Nyah is a cat herself, because she isn't.

Subsidiaries

Fishal Project Records

Fishal Project Records is a record label, producing and distributing the music works of in-house virtual band and studio orchestra Neon and the Argie Bees, and their spin-off project Mira & Fret (a fictional band that appears in Nyah Has an Adventure), alongside other releases from friends and acquaintances of NeonWabbit, plus official and legally licensed "bootleg" media such as those allowed via Australian band King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard's official Bootlegger program (for example).

Releases

Originals

Art and animation

TBA

Music and sound

"Put Down Your Pickaxe" (2018), single/EP containing two demo versions of The Aussie Goldmine's end credits theme.

Software and video games

Studio RGB-Newt Companion App (2024), a barebones Android app for viewing and listening to Studio RGB-Newt content.

Videos and other visual content

Argie Bee Plays (2024–), Let's Play series, hosted by Vtuber Flye.

Other products and services

TBA

Fan works/Based on external IP

This section includes works that can be found as part of a larger package created by a separate company or those that enhance them in any way, such as experiences for Roblox, game mods, or islands for Epic Games' Fortnite made in Fortnite Creative or UEFN.

TBA

Commissioned/distributed works

Art and animation

Refill (2023), NSFW 18+ short film, animated by Toxis, based on The Aussie Goldmine, precursor to The Aussie Goldmine: Explicit Edition miniseries.

Reception

Awards and accolades

Criticism and controversy

Legacy

References

External links

NeonWabbit on Linktree, listing all of the below websites and more.