The TO VO Podcast

In this mini episode I wanted to take the time to thank all of you listeners out there! Many people have reached out to let me know that the podcast has been a helpful tool in their VO journey and I am so proud to be apart of creating an avenue for people to learn about this amazing section of the industry!

Heres to Season 2 and many more seasons to come! 

Todays guest is Canadian VoiceOver royalty! It’s the incredible, Kim Hurdon!

You might know Kim from her work as a casting director on animated projects like: Blues Clues & You, Ollies Pack, Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe, or D.N. Ace

You might also know Kim from her work on various AAA video games like: Assassins Creed: Syndicate, Watch Dogs 2, For Honour, Far Cry 5, Far Cry New Dawn, Watch Dogs: Legion, or the very recent Far Cry 6!

Kim is also an incredible teacher and has spent years helping new and established voice actors hone their craft.

Kim is an incredibly kind, fun, and articulate person and is an absolute joy to work with and learn from. I hope you find this episode entertaining and insightful!

Todays guest is one half of an incredible casting duo! It’s Daytime Emmy Award nominee, Sherry Dayton!

You might know Sherry from her work as a casting director on animated projects like: Paw Patrol: The Movie, PJ Masks, Hotel Transylvania, and Cupcake and Dino: General Services

Sherry is also behind many of Canadas biggest theatrical productions like, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, The Book Of Mormon, and Roald Dahls Matilda The Musical. 

Sherry is one of the kindest people in VoiceOver and is an absolute joy to work with and learn from. I hope our chat inspires and informs you!

This week I chat with two time winner of the ACTRA Toronto award for outstanding performance, Cory Doran. 

You might know Cory as Mike from Total Drama Island, the Bakugan, Nillious from Bakugon: Battle Planet, Captain Wowski from Ollies Pack, George from George of the Jungle, Jimmy from Jimmy Two Shoes or from one of the billion other characters he’s voiced throughout his amazing career.

Cory is also the chair of the ACTRA Toronto voice committee and along with his two co-chairs spends his free time fighting for the rights of voice talent and making this industry more accessible to everyone!

I'm excited to share our chat with you! 

This week I sit down with  voice director, casting director, session producer, voice coach and instructor. It’s day time Emmy award winner, Susan Hart!

You might know Susan for her work as a voice director for animated shows like Xavier Riddle and the secret museum, Peg plus cat, Doki, or the 1996 X-Men animated series!

You might also know Susan from her work on classic video games like Mega-man Legends, X-men mutant academy, Dino crisis or from her work on a little franchise called Resident Evil! She was the voice director on Resident evil zero, Resident evil code Veronika, Resident Evil 3 AND Resident evil four!

I can't wait to share our chat with you! Enjoy!

This week I sit down with the incredible, Bryn McAuley!

Bryn has been a voice actor since the age of 7, kicking off her career by landing the role of Canadas favourite bald headed child, Caillou. Since then Bryn has dozens of characters for a variety of animated series, including Harriet Turtle from Franklin, Gina Lash on Angela Anaconda, Becky Lopez from George Shrinks, Roxy Wendell from Crash Canyon, Suzi from Camp Lakebottom, Taylor from Total Drama Island, Mavis from Hotel Transylvania and so much more.

I'm super excited to share our chat with you!

This week I chat with actor, write, Canadian comedy legend and creator extraordinaire, Mark Little!

You may know Mark as Dino from Cupcake and Dino, or Gary from Gary and his Demons. You might also know Mark from his on camera appearances as Simon Hunt in Mr.D or as Mark Tennessen from Cavendish or even from his stand up appearances at the Just for Laughs Comedy festival or on a little known late night TV show called CONAN. 

I am so pumped to share my chat with Mark Little with you!  

In this episode I chat with writer, actor and Canadian Comedy legend, Kyle Dooley. 

You may know Kyle as Uncle Chance and Sneaky Stan from Netflix's Cupcake and Dino, Hanley from Gary and his Demons, or for his writing credits on Nickelodeon's Ollies Pack, Teletoon's Counterfeit Cat OR from his multiple Canadian Comedy Award winning sketch show Picnicface!

It was my absolute pleasure to get to hang out and chat with Kyle and I’m very excited to share our chat with you!

In this episode, I chat with  actor and teacher extraordinaire, Ivan Sherry. 

You may know Ivan as the voice of the new Inspector Gadget, Dracula on season two of Hotel Transylvania, or from one of his dozens of characters throughout major AAA video games like Assassins Creed,  Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, FarCry 5, or Watchdogs 2. 

It was my absolute pleasure to sit down and chat with Ivan and I am so excited to share our chat with you!

In this episode, I chat with my personal voice over mentor and good friend, Elley Ray Hennessey. 

You may know her from, My Little Pony, The Becky and Bagel Show, Corn & Peg, Hotel Transylvania, Cyberchase, Arthur and much much more! If you want to learn more about Elley, you can visit her website at elleyray.com

Elley is a whirlwind of creative force and I am so excited to get to share our chat with you!