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• FASHION POP CULTURE LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT funMORGAN MEADOWS VOICE ACTORS
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• BRYAN ROCES VOICE ACTORMY NAME IS BRYAN ROCES. I'M A SINGER, ACTOR, VOICE ACTOR, AND PRODUCER BASED IN SASKATCH- EWAN, CANADA! OVER INDUSTRY.
• Page 5CAN YOU SHARE ANY EXCITING PROJECTS THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON NOW? While it's not voice-over related, I'm excited to share that I'll be auditioning for Grease the Musical with Broadway North Theatre Company, and the show is set to happen in the summer. If I'm offered a role, it's going to be a busy but exciting summer, and I'm really looking forward to it.
• Page 6FOR ALL THE VIEWERS READING, PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. My name is Cary Hite. PLEASE TALK ABOUT HOW YOU GOT STARTED IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY. I've had an interest in voiceover since watching cartoons as a kid. Once I started acting, the road to get into this part of the industry opened up. At the behest of an agent, I went to an audition for Audible, booked the projects (four in total), and haven't looked back since.
• Page 7NOW IN TODAY'S SOCIETY, EVERYTHING IS DONE BY REMOTE WORK. DO YOU ENJOY THIS PROCESS, OR DO YOU PREFER TO SHOW UP AT THE STUDIO? I still prefer to show up to the studio. Noth- ing replaces working with an engineer in the session. They are your first audience, your first ears. When they're engaged in the story with you, they're an invaluable collaborator.
• Page 8PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. Kia ora Fusion readers!!! It's tubularly rad to get to chat with you in this interview! Thank you so much Fusion team for inviting me to chat with you! My name is Chloë Elmore (the umlaut is just a bit of spicy pizzazz) and I am a New Zealand voice actor, working full-time from my beautiful custom-made recording studio here in the lush countryside of Middle Earth! To get the numbers out of the way, I'm 32 years old and I've been pursuing VO part-time for 11 years, but I've been doing it full- time as my only source of income for 3 years.
• Chloë ElmoreBut still! I was close! I would love to voice a lead char- acter in a Final Fantasy - but I mean, who wouldn't! One awesome dream that happened just a month ago was being flown to Chicago to act in an audio drama and all 30+ of the cast were voicing in the same studio with each other for a whole 9 days of pure bliss!! Yeah, it wasn't a huge game and they weren't names you'd know, but they are my people, my family, and hang- ing in the same hotel and going to restaurants every night, chatting in the hotel hot tub, and laughing until our abs ached was a massive dream for this little kiwi. It's rare to ever meet your castmates, let alone record in the same room with them, so I was so blessed! I am so content with how my career is skyrocketing, but I do want to reach the stars, of course! I have realised so many dreams of working on national commercials across America, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, but I would love to become a long- running 'Brand Voice' for a big company. That kind of legacy would be such an honour. Those brand voices shaped my secluded homeschooling childhood and gave me so much comfort and connection growing up. TALK ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF WORK YOU ARE CUR- RENTLY FOCUSED ON.
• Page 10PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. My name is Chris Johnson and I am a profes- sional Voice Actor based in Los Angeles. I have been involved with Voice Acting for the last 11 years.
• Page 11You have to take an honest look at yourself and your skills early on and work on the areas where you may need some extra support. Once I eventually transitioned out of the corporate world and began doing Voice Acting full-time, I also found challenges I didn't ex- pect. One was getting used to working alone every day. I had worked with colleagues in an office for years and going from that, to locking myself in a padded room by myself all day... was an unexpected adjustment
• Page 12My name is Danielle Harris and I am a voice actor. I got started in the voice over in- dustry in 2020. Contrary to what some may think, the pandemic was not the reason I started at that time.
• Page 13My family and I were sitting around the din- ing table, talking, laughing and I was goofing around and voicing what I thought my daughter would say based off her expression. Kinda like the movie 'Look Who's Talking' with Bruce Willis, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. We were all cracking up and BOOM I had that feeling like I need to do some research on voice over. It's weird I know, but that's when I really got seri- ous. And here we are today. One of the challenges I face is the typical impos- ter syndrome. I feel so blessed and grateful to be doing what I am doing. But there are times when it's slow to book work or even I book work, and I find myself thinking am I good enough and if the client is happy with the work I've done. But I usually get over it and keep it moving. It's an insecurity but I tell myself this is a subjective industry. I cannot please everyone and all I can do is my best. Some clients may choose to re-cast, or some will be ecstatic with my performance and come back for more. It is what it is. I just focus on what I can control and that is me and my mindset.
• Page 14FOR ALL THE VIEWERS READING, PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. Hey everyone! I'm Varian. I'm a bilingual (mandarin),voice actor based in Oakland, CA/ Bay Area.
• Page 15As for projects, I'm a huge comic book nerd so to be a part of the DC and Marvel universe in animation is a dream!! I'm technically part of the MCU....I was a featured extra in Ant-Man, so I'm technically cannon! However, I'd love to be in an original animated series and be an original character that is unique to me and my creativity, like The Simpsons, Futurama, etc. PLEASE TALK ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF WORK YOU ARE CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON.
• Page 16KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. My name is DJ Dykes. I'm a professional voice actor who's been in the industry for almost five years. I'm represented by ACM Talent and VOX.
• Page 17WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN VOICE OVER WORK? Be a self-starter. I've met too many folks who say they want to get into the industry but have any number of reasons why they haven't yet. Months down the road, they still haven't even started yet.
• ELIZABETH CARRILLOIF SOMEONE WANTS TO HIRE YOU FOR ANY VOICE OVER WORK, CAN YOU PLEASE LIST YOUR WEBSITE AND HOW PEOPLE CAN REACH YOU? Yes absolutely! For your neutral English and Spanish needs, I'm your girl! I also provide transla- tion services. To learn more about me please visit my website elizabethcarrillovo.com. There you will find links to my socials and ways to contact me directly or to contact my agents.
• TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES YOUFACE IN THIS INDUSTRY AND HOW YOU OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES. At first, the challenge was overcoming some negative thoughts I had about my own voice, because I was teased for it for so long when I was a teenager. My voice may have been a target of ridicule at one point, but now I see it as my super power.
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• Page 21FOR ALL THE VIEWERS READING, PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. Hello there! My name is Jalen Askins. I am a professional voice actor in the Los Angeles area and have been pursuing voice acting for about 7-8ish years. I have provided voiceover in many dif- ferent genres such as video games, ADR, Animation, Com- mercials, and Promos.
• MORGAN MEADOWSVOICE ACTRESS MAKING HER OWN LEGACY IN THE INDUSTRY AUTHOR JERRY CORIA // PHOTOGRAPHY: JERRY CORIA
• FOR ALL THE VIEWERS READ- ING, PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCEYOURSELF. I'm Morgan Meadows, a Los Angeles based voice actor, stage and screen actor, and singer. I'm someone who's going to bring hu- mor and positivity to every project, scenario, and encounter I'm in. I'm on a mission to infuse some joy, wherever I am. I love connecting with people. Most of the time I've got a smile on my face and a joke in my pocket. I've always been a storyteller, even when I was a little kid. I was always writing poems and creative short stories, I loved to read out loud, was always playing pretend with my friends and using my imagination. I've always loved creating characters, and have always had a big voice. I was recently nominated for my third consecutive Female Voiceover Artist of the Year Award by the One Voice Awards, and have another consecutive five Voice Arts Awards nominations.
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• Page 26PLEASE SHARE A MOMENT WHERE YOU FELT YOU WANTED TO BE INSPIRED TO BE A PART OF THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY. I'm moved by so many little things. I'll see a Mourning Dove on my balcony and I've got a tear in my eye. I think being such a big feeler is part of why I'm an actor. I'm constantly feeling inspired by the voice actor community. There are so many GOOD people in this industry. I'm inspired by the National Association of Voice Ac- tors who are literally going to the white house to fight for our protections against Al, because that technology is so new that there aren't really any protections yet. How cool is that? I'm inspired when I see or hear a performance so real and resonant that it gets branded on your brain. Those actors have a superpower.
• Page 27WHAT MAKES A GOOD VOICE ACTOR? The same things that make a good voice actor are work make a good actor across any other medium. It's all the same work, just shifting the lens. You have to tell the truth. Earnestly, honestly. The ability to shift styles, being able to really lean into an intimate moment without fear, understand- ing how to really be vulnerable.
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• Page 31CAN YOU SHARE ANY EXCITING PROJECTS THAT YOU ARE CUR- RENTLY WORKING ON NOW? For commercial, I may not be able to say yet... but if you follow my journey on social media I'll share as new projects drop! I'm shooting a hilarious dark comedy feature film this fall so I'm excited for my next on-camera project. I'm also working on a production of Cinderella at Wis- teria Theatre in North Hollywood in May and June. Come see the show!
• O TERI CLEARYI come from poverty, disability, and an undignified past... but I've never let any of it define me. I've poured everything I have into cultivating my talent as an actor and voiceover artist. It's not just about work- it's about worth. I continue to rise, not because it's easy, but because I know this passion was placed inside me for a reason. And I refuse to let the past steal the future I'm building, one audition, one breath, one brave step at a time. What got you into a career in voice-overs?
• Page 33Any classes, books, or programs you recom- mend? Absolutely. I trained through Such A Voice, where I focused on commercial and narration work. Their coaching helped me shape a pro- fessional presence and find my unique sound.
• VOICING SUCCESSHelping the Voiceover Community Turn Their Dreams into Reality-Together! VO MENTOR, AND THE VOICE BEHIND COUNTLESS CAMPAIGNS, TISH HICKS IS NOT ONLY A MASTER OF HER CRAFT BUT ALSO A GUIDE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOICE ACTORS PHOTOS BY JERRY CORIA AUTHOR AMANDA STEVENS
• The V.O.DojoTake your voiceover career all the way www.theVodojo.com
• MEET TISHHey, I'm Tish Hicks. I'm originally from Chicago, and have been a successful voice actor in Los Angeles for 30 years! I've been a voice of Subaru for the past 15 years and have been the voice of Citibank, GTA V, HP, and many other well known campaigns. I'm also the founder and Master Sensei of The V.O. Dojo, a holistic full voiceover training center that for the past 14 years has been guiding, supporting, connecting and accelerating passionate people around the world on the path to creating their own sustained, successful voiceover careers. Our mission is to align people with the power and possibility of their voice!
• Page 37You've worked across so many genres— commercials, animation, video games... Do you have a favorite and why? I have had the most success being the voice of big long-running commercial campaigns, which brings up my favorite part of VO- the walk to the mailbox to open residual checks! But I truly love working on every type of voiceover.
• ABOUT THE V.O. DOJOThe V.O. Dojo was inspired by a period in my own career when things had taken a downward turn for the first time. I had to dig deep in a moment of doubt, remember what it was that made me a successful voiceover artist, and reclaim my VO mojo. At the same time, I was invited to lead a peer group for Northwestern alumni, where I shared the things I had been reflecting on. Just as I felt my calling in my first voiceover session, I realized that I had something powerful to share through teaching.
• Page 39You've helped so many to launch and grow their VO careers. What makes you most proud as a teacher and mentor? I love that the Dojo is a home for such a diverse array of people who are ready to heed the call and take action on their VO visions. We have a beautiful range of ages, from 14 to 80, and life experiences- Broadway cast members, Grammy Award- winning opera singers, influencers, models, retired judges, firefighters, army colonels, and creatives of all sorts-getting their voices aligned with making money to live their passions fully and freely.
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• Page 41TALK ABOUT HOW YOU GOT STARTED IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY. Although my background is in public speaking, my family had a relationship with the Detroit and L.A. Jazz scenes back in the 1940's, beginning with my great-uncle Todd Rhodes, a jazz musician who predated the Motown movement. My father and his brother and their families hosted many African- American singers from the late 60's, and this carried over to Hollywood, with my mom becoming a hand model and introducing the family to the rest of the modeling business. One of my cousins would become one of the first major Black male catalog models and travel the world breaking barriers for African American men in the industry. He even booked the movie Hair, and turned it down! He would later teach me the business as taught to him by my mom, and told me never to turn down a role.
• Page 42IS THERE ANY PROJECT OR PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH OR COLLABO- RATE WITH? I would love to get into the dubbing scene for anime. I love watching anime, and the voice acting for shonen anime specifi- cally, especially in recent years, has been so raw and emotional across every genre that it keeps me hooked. I'm currently watch- ing shows like DanDaDan, Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer, and beyond the animation, I'd love to work with the Voiceover Actors for some of the main characters in each series.
• NOW IN TODAY'S SOCIETY, EVERY-THING IS DONE BY REMOTE WORK. DO YOU ENJOY THIS PROCESS, OR DO YOU PREFER TO SHOW UP AT THE STUDIO? This is a GREAT question. Remote work has definitely made it a bit more tedious for the majority of voice actors, I'd say, but after the adjustments, many of us have settled just fine. Working remotely also makes me somewhat anxious due to fear of something going wrong, but trading it for the commute isn't bad at all. Personally, I enjoy working in the studio more because of the atmosphere and the intimacy. It feels much easier to work when I'm close to the director/produc- ers. Voice over is very collaborative, and the studio feels like the perfect breeding ground for that creativity.
• OZZIE WILSONPLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. My name is Ozzie Wilson. I am a self-em- ployed voice artist. Charisma with Soul
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• Page 47PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. Hello! I am Phil Doane located in Arling- ton, Texas, which is basically between Dallas and Fort Worth. Though I began my voiceover career in 20211 have been out of the booth for the past three or so years, being heavily involved as a parent volunteer with my twin boys high school marching band activities. Now that they have gradu- ated high school, I am looking forward to getting back on track with my voice over endeavors.
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• Page 49PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. Hey everyone, I'm Roberto Jolliffe, though most people just call me Berto. To my family, I'll always be "Bert." I come from a beautifully blended heritage, my father is Panamanian, my mother a proud Nuyorican and growing up as a military kid meant home was wherever we landed. We moved often, but Texas became our anchor.
• Page 50Please introduce yourself and give us a little background on how you got started? Hi there! I'm Salena Metreger, a voice actor based in sunny Oceanside, California, but I'm originally from outside of Chi-CAH-go. I studied English Lit in college, but like a lot of folks who graduated during the housing crisis, I took the job I could get, which for me was in manufacturing. I never imagined I'd be in manufacturing for 17 years...but I did, and I'm proud of that. Over the years, I worked my way up, learning business and eventually earning my MBA. I blended the creative with the analytical - balancing market- ing, numbers, tech, and long-term strategy - and really climbed that corporate ladder. I worked with an incredible range of people: from farmers to engineers, CEOs to homemakers, all across the globe. It was an education in humanity and busi- ness, and it's a huge part of what shapes me as a voice actor today.
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• Page 52I'm not in this for the money, I do it be- cause I love it and need to be doing it, and this is the next step in growing my career. That said, it is a business that I've invested a large sum of money into, and I have to work on making back that in- vestment! CAN YOU SHARE ANY EXCITING PROJ- ECTS THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON NOW?
• SARAH NOELFOR ALL THE VIEWERS READING, PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF My name is Sarah Noel. I'm a voice actor na- tive to Los Angeles.
• STEVEN GOARDFOR ALL THE VIEWERS PLEASE KINDLY INTRO- DUCE YOURSELF. My name is Steven Goard. I'm a full-time voice actor, creator, husband, and father of five. I'm the creator of The Uptown Chronicles, an animated series rooted in culture, family, and imagination. I've had the blessing to voice national commer- cials, narration, animation, and promos - but more than that, I love to use my voice to inspire through creativity. Every project I take on is rooted in that purpose.
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• TAMARA LINKEFOR ALL THE VIEWERS READING, PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF I am an Australian voice actor hailing from the small city of Adelaide. I have a background in theatre, opera and cabaret having trained as a classical singer, but have also worked as a radio announcer. I am currently a full-time voice actor working in commercial, animation and gaming, as well as a mum and performer. When I'm not voice acting I can be found drinking wine in bed watching Norwegian crime shows.
• Page 57IS THERE ANY PROJECT OR PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH OR COLLABORATE WITH? The penultimate would have to be Pixar or Disney, but until I get that call, I'd love to work with Ludo Stu- dios who produce the kids series Blu- ey. The plot lines are so quintessen- tially Australian and the characters so relatable, it would be an incredibly fulfilling gig.
• TARA JADE FOXFOR ALL THE VIEWERS READING, PLEASE KINDLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. I am Tara Jade Fox, an award winning voice artist, TV and film actor, motion capture performer, key- note speaker...aka a hybrid. I grew up in theatre, and instantly fell in love with the vast experiences one can have when acting. At 18, I was told to "grow up and get a real job". So I did-I went medi- cal for a while, leaving acting behind me.
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• Page 61of freedom, playfulness, and belonging-a place where I felt completely at home. I've always been deeply comfortable in perfor- mance-related environments. I'm particularly drawn to creative teams who view voice acting as an essential storytell- ing element rather than just a production requirement. Whether it's an indie developer crafting a heartfelt game narrative or an international agency producing boundary- pushing content, I thrive when working with people who share that commitment to authentic communication.
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