Drew Bates was a dreamer, always with his head in the clouds. His friends and family described him as…Unique. Then one day, he discovered he could make a really cool robot voice by speaking into his drinking cup. With sounds bellowing in his ears, he thought, “I want to do this everyday." He watched countless science fiction movies, and cartoons, played video games, read Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, and National Geographic, until he found a sci-fi book at a school book-fair about robots.

Drew bought that book, devouring its content. He took it to school, showing it to everyone that would look. Alas, since most 5th graders weren’t into it, he tried sharing it with his teachers; only his English teacher responded. “Do a book report about it," she boringly replied. So he set out to writing his report, and when he got to the end, he realized that it wasn’t enough. After collecting his thoughts, he searched the house for supplies, and went to his father’s garage possessed, like a hell-bent mad-scientist in his laboratory. Using a cardboard box, a shoe-box, wood strips, coat-hanger wire, wooden dowels, wagon wheels, Plexiglas, nuts, bolts, nails, silver and red spray paint, even a light-switch, bulb and receptacle, he created a robot. Then using a tape-cassette recorder, he performed his book report using his robot voice, and ad-libbing “if you don’t give Drew an A, I, the robot, will destroy you.”

Not your average guy, but…Unique. Drew founded Unique Publications LLC after a 2006 trip to The Grand Canyon, and growing tired of auditioning for other people’s projects, inspired to create his own. His love for voice-over projects spawned “Redneck Ninjas,” an animated concept about a family of country-fried warriors, who struggle in modern society. His passion for music led him to writing a lyrical poem about werewolves and bullies, which he developed into a children’s book concept titled “Werewolf." Both projects sat shelved after a 2007 auto accident paralyzed his body with Quadriplegia. However, its 2008 and his mind still plays in the clouds, his spirit soaring even higher. After all, Drew Bates will always be…Unique.