Styles, technology and auditioning changes in today’s VO business.

Chuck

and Stacey welcome, Annie nominated actor, Townsend Coleman, known for

promos for NBC, ABC, ABC Family and The Hub and in animation as the

voice of The Tick, Michelangelo in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja

Turtles and Corporal Capeman in Inspector Gadget.

He talks about

how it all started for him as an Architect major in college, to working

in radio and reflects on what lead him to move to Los Angeles 30 years

ago which led to his first big break in animation. He shares the story

of how he landed to promo voice job for NBC “Must See TV” that lasted

for 16 years and what being a part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

franchise as the original voice of Michelangelo, means to him.

Townsend

talks about what his career entails now, auditioning daily from home

and what voiceover work he prefers not to do. He addresses some of the

changes he likes and dislikes in today’s VO business with respect to

styles, technology and auditioning.

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