VU - Voices Unscripted

On this episode of The VU my friend and neighbour Chris Evangelou started by telling me what it took to get him to leave homeland, Cyprus - in the Mediterranean, to come live in Canada. And, yes, there was a woman involved.

He shared the technical and creative significance of his "fresh, new" craft as a colourist which he does out of his 'boutique' business SLATE in Toronto.

We discussed his satisfaction with his work on the B&W film "Beautiful Evening. Beautiful Day". And his thoughts on the role of AI tools in the future of post-production.

One of the voice-over industry's truly tireless advocates, educators and experts is Dervla Trainor.

She's a successful VO talent, VO conference pioneer, and my guest on the latest episode of The VU.

We talked about VO, surviving and thriving in the era of AI,  and her secret to success...persistence and passion!

My guest on this episode, Heather Bakken from The Pendulum Group, shared how her experience as a news anchor during the Iraq War, amoungst other things, helped shape her passion for storytelling, her view on ethics for marketing and communications, and her thoughts on Vikings!

My guest on this episode, Luke Johnston from TAG, joined me from half-way around the world - and 10 hours and 30 minutes in the future - from India. We talked about his role as Lead Audio at TAG, the stigma around "outsourcing", his faith in the human touch in the face of the AI, and his favorite superpower - mindreading. 

My guests on this episode, Paul Ratchford and Will Hum from Clear Space Design in Toronto, have just celebrated their 20 year milestone in business together.

They shared how they came up with the very 'Zen' concept of Clear Space, some great insights on the importance of crafting messages that 'resonate', and their superpower - invisibility!

My guest on this episode is Mark Delottinville from Big Pig. His video production company has been crafting content for some of the world's biggest brands for 15 years.

We talked about how he 'came up with' his company's catchy name, the craziest idea he's been asked to produce, the his favourite movie poster - JAWS.

Check out his impressive portfolio at bigpigco.com for clients like AT&T, Shreddies, Amazon, Nestle, CCM and more

In this episode I spoke with Garus Booth from The Booth, a strategic animation company.

We talked about the challenges of his recent rebranding exercise, how he feels about AI, and his admiration for kangaroos.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with J Michael Collins, a veteran voice professional, conference organizer, demo producer and the authority in the online voice casting multiverse! Not only has he won over 50 industry awards for his voice work but he puts on conferences, hosts retreats in the US and Europe, and produces voice demos. Don't miss this episode featuring JMC's insights and vision for the future of the VO world.

Tom Lawless is president of the leading voice talent agency, VOX Inc, headquartered in Los Angeles. He represent voice artist, celebrities, social media influencer, music artists, and sports personalities for voice work in commercial, animation and gaming. Check out this episode of VU where he discusses his agencies prophetic decision to encourage voice professionals to get set up at home, more than a decade before pandemic lockdowns.

In this episode I spoke with the delightful and talented Kim Handysides about her strangest voice gigs, her coaching secrets and why she goes to VO conferences. 

Check out her website for demos and coaching options: https://kimhandysidesvoiceover.com