Keeping Up With Chaos From The Booth And Beyond

S7, EP 212

Special Guest: Alejandra Wiechers

Alejandra Wiechers is a Storyboard Supervisor, Director, and Creative Operations Leader based in Vancouver with over 13 years of experience in the animation industry. Throughout her career, she has been a key contributor to projects for renowned studios like Netflix, DreamWorks, and Disney, lending her talents to Emmy and BAFTA-awarded productions such as The Dragon Prince and Dispatch. Currently, she serves as a Senior Storyboard Artist on a Disney project, bringing her expertise in high level visual storytelling.

Her background includes a previous role as a supervisor on the Netflix project "Barbie Mysteries" season 1 and 2, alongside past distinguished work as a certified university instructor and brand ambassador for companies like Toon Boom and Wacom.  An independent creator at heart, she also produced a short film in her early twenties that was Selected for the Cannes Film Festival.  Today, Alejandra balances her work on large scale productions with her independent creative practice, mentorships, speaking engagements, and educational programs like Visual Intelligence. Her professional approach combines a strong technical foundation with a deep passion for narrative, ensuring that technology always serves to elevate the heart of every story.

***Visual Intelligence - is a course Alejandra offers and can be located below on her website or click the course link below!

Alejandra's links -

IG - https://www.instagram.com/alejandrawiechers/

Website - https://www.alejandrawiechers.com/

Courses-  https://www.alejandrawiechers.com/courses

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7, EP 211

Just Us podcast!  Jozlyn Rocki, Lloyd Waller and Gaby Borja check in and catch up with each other.  Lloyd's going on his first cruise and not feeling super enthusiastic about being surrounded by an open body of water.  Lloyd joins & performs for a scripted, on-stage episodic cast for a local theater in Vegas with his mom for first time ever.  Jozlyn brings all the random questions that have been on her mind & ends up in the dark. Gaby joins us from cold, snowy mountains of the country Chili!  Oh, and we discover we have some pretty sweet new stripper names.  Boy, do people make some interesting choices! Listen in on our convo at the chaos table and please share us if you feel inspired to do so!

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7, EP 210

Meet Your Actor Series - Katie Jostock

Meet Katie! Katie is a voice actor specializing in commercials, animation, corporate narration, and dubbing. Since booking her first gig with KFC in 2009, she's voiced projects for Google, Shell, Chevrolet, and more. After a detour into higher education, she returned to voice acting in 2020 and hasn't looked back. As a Door Builder in the Building Doors VO campaign, Katie is passionate about championing diversity and creating space for marginalized voices in the industry. When she's not in the booth, she's proving you can build a thriving VO business while being a stay-at-home parent.

Katie's Links: 

Website - https://www.katiejostock.com/

IG- https://www.instagram.com/katiejostockvo/

Building Doors VO - https://www.buildingdoorsvo.com/

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7, Ep 209

Meet Your Actor Series - Tawny Platis

Meet Tawny!

Tawny is a voice actor and content creator who has worked with clients like:

Disney+, HULU, Warner Brothers, Genshin Impact, Angry Birds, Raycon, and Harvest Snaps

Videos games and animated works like Symphony Of War 2, House on The Outlands, and Garbage People

She has also narrated novels alongside Aaron Shedlock for USA Today Bestselling authors, Macmillan publishing, and award winning author Natalie Symons.

Tawny has been featured in publications like People Magazine, Newsweek, and MSN in addition to being a featured guest on the comic-con cruise with Jason Issacs, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Alex Kingston, and Felicia Day. 

After getting her start in San Diego, California as a local child actor, she began working in entertainment and creating content full-time in 2017. 

Tawny creates content across platforms (Tiktok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook) for over 2 million followers.

Website - https://tawnyvoice.com/

IG -https://www.instagram.com/tawnyplatis/?hl=en

YT - https://www.youtube.com/@thetawnyplatis

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7, EP 207

Tonights convo at the chaos table you're listening in on host, Jozlyn Rocki, and season regular/co-host, Lloyd Waller!  This conversation is centered around focusing on certain mindsets...how to be the solution, find ways to connect to help you expand your career,  do things outside your comfort zone, learn new skills in life, go into the show/gig as if you already have the job, finally see/know that you're supposed to be in the creative spaces you find yourself in, find ways to enjoy the creative journey, if you want to do all the things - then you also need to get out there to create the opportunities for yourself..plus how awesome it is to realize that you've reached places you used to hold up on a pedestal, or you thought were too far out of reach, early on in your creative journey.  Also, we talk about how far we've both come, since we first started our creative journeys five years ago...from voiceover, to headshots, to on-camera gigs, to improv and just continuing to move forward.  It is also cool to hear all about what Lloyd (and his brain) has been up to these days, because he has been very busy...from launching his Tic Tok channel, to creating an acting skit group, to getting on stage for his first theater audition/call back, to being on stage side by side with the improv troupe he started training with when he first started his improv chapter, traveling to other states for training and improv shows, to his latest voiceover gig where the director described his voice as a specific red wine. We of course have our random round table question at the end...which actually tells you exactly what blend of wine Lloyd's voice is!  Who's your Daddy...Meow! 

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7, EP 208

Special Guest: Mike Pecci

Join us tonight at the Chaos Table and listen in on our conversation with award winning Director, filmmaker, writer and visual storyteller Mike Pecci.

Mike is known for blending horror, science fiction, and emotionally grounded genre filmmaking with striking cinematic imagery. Classically trained in silent film directing and cinematography in New York, Pecci built his career directing commercials, music videos, and branded content before emerging as one of the most distinctive voices in independent horror cinema. His work combines old school visual storytelling with modern cinematic intensity, drawing inspiration from filmmakers like John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

Pecci first gained major attention with his viral science fiction horror short film 12 Kilometers, a Lovecraftian nightmare inspired by the real life Kola Superdeep Borehole. The film became a cult phenomenon online, praised for its atmosphere, practical effects, sound design, and cinematic ambition. The film generated a massive grassroots following through an unconventional “you need the director’s permission to watch it” release campaign, helping it spread virally throughout the horror community. Critics described the film as “what if David Lynch directed The Thing,” while audiences praised its haunting tone and immersive visual style. 

Since the release of 12 Kilometers, Pecci’s films have screened at major genre and independent film festivals around the world, including the FilmQuest, where his short film Come Home earned him the award for Best Director. His experimental horror fashion film Metanoia, starring David Dastmalchian, received multiple festival nominations including Best Cinematography and Best Macro Short at FilmQuest, as well as nominations at the London Fashion Film Festival. 

Outside of narrative filmmaking, Pecci has directed over 30 music videos and commercial campaigns for artists and brands including Killswitch Engage, Meshuggah, Czarface, Bose, Fujifilm, Leica, and Samuel Adams. 

Pecci is also the creator and host of the long running filmmaking podcast In Love with the Process, where he interviews some of the industry’s top cinematographers, directors, editors, and artists about the realities of the creative process. The show has become a respected platform within the filmmaking community for its honest conversations about art, struggle, obsession, and storytelling.

Known for his visceral visual language, love of practical filmmaking, and emotionally driven horror, Mike Pecci continues to push genre storytelling into bold and unexpected territory. His work has earned a passionate cult following among filmmakers and horror fans alike, establishing him as one of the most exciting emerging voices in modern genre cinema.

Mike's Links -

Website - http://mikepecci.com/

Podcast - http://inlovewiththeprocess.com/

IG- https://www.instagram.com/mikepecci/

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7, EP 206

Tonight’s episode ends up being an impromptu convo with just Gaby & Jozlyn about all the random chaos at the chaos table… Good thing Jozlyn brought her pile of sticky notes! We find out how many F words Gaby can actually say in an hour! Why did Jozlyn get another bug in her eye road biking! Jozlyn shares she had a repeat client two years later.  Joz’s son was short listed on an animated project!  We both share all about how we mom… Gaby has an impromptu pool party & Jozlyn gives her kids disclaimers when sharing  advice . Of course we hold our round table question at the end where we answer a random question. This weeks question is “what’s one movie scene we like & why”!  

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7, EP 205

Meet Your Actor Series - Danielle Verayo 

Meet Dani (Danielle) Verayo is a queer Canadian actress, dancer, and singer who made CBBC history playing one of the network’s first queer characters on The Next Step. She’s been in the performing arts world basically her whole life, starting dance at four years old in ballet, tap, and jazz.

Her path hasn’t been the typical studio-to-industry route. When that chapter ended, Dani pivoted — hard. She’s been self-training in hip hop and other styles since 2014, working two jobs at 16 just to keep going, and studying Dance, Drama, and Music Theatre at a performing arts high school. Since then, she’s performed at the Stratford Festival and appeared on shows like The Hardy Boys, Overcompensating, and as a dancer on Ginny & Georgia.

This episode really shows that there’s no single “right” path — things shift, plans change, and if you’re willing to adapt, you can still build something that’s yours.

IG - https://www.instagram.com/daniverayo/?hl=en

TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@daniverayooo

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7 EP 204

Special Guest - Stephanie Novel

Meet Stephanie Novel!  She is a screenwriter, New York Tish University grad, donor conceived, listens to the Universe, a Mets fan, a Swifty, has two adorable cats, is currently perimenopausal who loves progesterone and says she's an acquired taste...Also she is an avid user of the word Fuck, as she gives none!  

This is a convo you don't want to miss as we discuss why it is so important to normalize the conversation about perimenopause and all of its symptoms, all women experience, but no one talks about on the regular.  We get to hear about Stephanie's creative journey, that led her creating her screenwriting baby - Quiet Storm. There are lots of laughs, a few mind-blowing moments and of course...a few choice words shared!  

Stephanie Novel Links -

IG - https://www.instagram.com/sjnovel/

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

S7, EP 203

Meet Your Actor Series - 

Meet Carolina Ravassa!  

​Carolina is an actor, dancer, voice over artist and... a Hispanglo-Saxon.

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Born in Cali, Colombia, Carolina Ravassa has appeared on The Affair opposite Dominic West, Mr. Robot with Bobby Cannavale & Rami Malek, and has done a few shorts with Reggie Watts.

She produced, directed, and starred in the webseries Hispanglosaxon, which won an Imagen Award for Best Webseries.

She is known for her voice work in the video games Overwatch (Sombra), Grand Theft Auto V (Taliana Martinez), Max Payne III, Red Dead Redemption II, Just Cause 4 and voices Disney's Hamster & Gretel/Big City Greens, Victor and Valentino (Cartoon Network), Loud House (Nickelodeon) and Maya and the Three. (Netflix)

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She worked on Step Up 3-D and Maybe Tomorrow, has done productions with Golden Ceiba Productions in Acapulco and Cuba, and has done several indies including El Gallo, St Nicholas, Millie and the Lords, and I Am Julia.

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She's lived in many different countries therefore she's fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian- and on occasion she'll make up French.

Carolina spent her childhood between Colombia and the US, where she developed a passion for acting and an addiction to salsa dancing.

She went on to study in Spain and Italy, and discovered the power of socio-political change through Theatre of the Oppressed with Augusto Boal in Brazil. Her Theatre Arts degree is from Boston College and she did a year of acting for film/TV at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.

Carolina's Links:

Website - https://www.carolinaravassa.com/

Webseries -   http://www.hispanglosaxon.com/

IMBd-  http://www.imdb.me/carolinaravassa

This is a shareable podcast where a group of creatives join together to  document their creative voiceover & on-camera journeys in real time. 

We hope this podcast creates inspiration, stirs up a few ah-ha moments or maybe brings to the surface a feeling of "you're not alone" while navigating the creative process. Either way, we are glad you are here.  Oh, and we also pull into our conversations at the chaos table industry professionals along with other fellow actors, to share their stories, experiences and knowledge - so we can all connect, share, learn, grow and expand together.  

This podcast is for entertainment and not educational purposes!  

Enjoy and thank you for listening to our Creative Chaos!
 
*Have a creative story or journey to share, we'd love to hear it - email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
 
Follow all the Chaos -
YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/