The TO VO Podcast

Todays guest is the incredibly talented, James Hartnett.James is an actor, writer, and stand-up comedian who you might know as Ollie Allen in Ollie's Pack, as well as Steve in New Eden or from his work on Bit Playas, The Boys, True Dating Stories, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Cupcake & Dino: General Services, Hot Doug, Gary and His Demons, Kody Kapow, The Beaverton, and so much more!I absolutely loved chatting with James and I can't wait to share our chat with you! So without further ado, James Hartnett!

Todays guest is agent extraordinaire, Melanie Liatsis! Melanie is an incredibly kind and driven person, which makes her a dream to work with as an agent. How do I know? Well, she's actually my agent over at premier artists! Melanies' years of experience in casting and unflappable positive attitude are all essential parts of what makes her such an amazing agent and I can't wait for you to hear her wisdom for yourself! So without further ado, Melanie Liatsis!

This weeks guest is an absolute legend in the world of animation and commercial voice over. It's two time ACTRA Award nominee, Ron Rubin!If you've been engaging in any animation in the last 3 decades or so, there's a solid chance that you've heard the wildly versatile, Ron Rubin. In his truly prolific 30 plus years as an actor, Ron has voiced characters for iconic properties like: Care Bears, Sailor Moon, X-Men, Rupert the Bear, Franklin, The Avengers, Beetlejuice, and much much much more. Along with being an incredible actor, Ron is also a highly sought after teacher and coach and has helped tons of actors get prepared to get behind the microphone and begin their careers as voiceover professionals!Ron is absolutely a fountain on knowledge and experience and I can't wait to share our chat with you.  

This weeks guest is actor and anime expert, Anthony Sardinha.You may know Anthony from his work in cartoons like Paw Patrol, or Totally Spies! Maybe you know Anthony from video games like A Hat in Time, or Lost in Random! OR MAYBE, you recognize Anthony from of his abridged anime like, Dragon Ball Z Abridged or Final Fantasy 7: Machinabriged.Anthony is a passionate and charismatic actor and I can't wait to share our chat with you!

This weeks guest is actor and director, Richard M. Dumont.If you're a fan of video games, you may already be familiar with Richard's work, he's lent his voice to characters in Farcry 4 and pretty much all of the Assassins Creed games, including, Assassins Creed 2. Brotherhood, Valhalla, Origins, Liberation, and Rouge remastered.Richard is also a master of dubbing and has been both acting in and directing dubbing projects for many many years! Chances are, if you've watched something that's been dubbed into English or into French in Canada in the last few decades, Richard has had a hand in it. Richard is truly one of the kindest, most giving creative people I have ever had the opportunity to work with and I am so excited to share our chat with you!

This weeks guest is a true legend in the VoiceOver business, it's Mamma VoiceOver herself, Julie Lemieux!A five-time ACTRA Award nominee, and two time winner, Julie has also been nominated twice for a Canadian Screen Award and won in 2016 for her performance as Dawn Dingledash in Numb Chucks.She has worked on over 100 animated series and feature films and is one of Canada's most versatile and highly regarded voice performers.Julie has voiced a range of iconic characters in animated series and films such as Rupert, Tin Tin, Sailor Moon, Paw Patrol, Max & Ruby, Arthur, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot, Rusty Rivets, Cupcake & Dino, The Nut Job, and The Cat in The Hat.Julie is truly overflowing with wisdom and experience and I can't wait to share our chat with you!

This weeks guest is two time ACTRA Toronto Award Nominee, Ana Sani!You many know Ana as Piper from Mysticons, Cleo from Ollies Pack, Veronica from Bakugon: Battle Planet, Izzy Moonbow from My Little Pony, or as the one and only Strawberry Shortcake in Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the big city.Ana is incredibly kind, funny and as you'll soon hear, a blast to chat with! So without further ado!Ana Sani!

Todays guest is the amazing Krystal Meadows. Krystal is a Gemini Nominated Voice Actor whose voiced lead and recurring characters on multiple animated series like World of Quest, Grossology, Dententionaire and many more.Krystal is also an amazing VO coach. Coaching beginners, working actors, kids and adults, from Toronto, Vancouver, NYC and LA.As you'll soon hear, Krystals bubbly personality and immense passion for this business are incredibly infectious. It was my pleasure talk to Krystal and I can't wait to share our chat with you!So without further ado, the amazing Krystal Meadows!

Todays guest is the enormously talented Gemini award nominee, Ellen Dubin!You may know Ellen from her series lead role as Jeri on the Leo award-winning supernatural drama series, The Collector. Her role as the Tupperware loving mom in cult classic Napoleon Dynamite or from one of her many other on camera roles in things like Marry Kills people, the listener, The dead zone, and many more. And if you're a gamer, chances are, you probably know Ellen from one of your favourite games.  You may have received a quest from her or maybe even killed her. She's voiced characters in Guild Wars 2, Skyrim, Star Wars Uprising, Fallout 4 , Skyforge, Astria Ascending, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Defense Grid: 2, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, Wasteland 2 and Wasteland 3 and a lot more. Ellen is truly an incredibly kind and wise veteran actor and I am so excited to share our conversation with you!

Todays guest is the incredible Darryl Hogan. Darryl is truly a jack of all trades and a master of more than you'd think! Darryl has worked as a voice director, audio engineer, agent, demo producer and much more in his 20 plus years in the VO biz. I'm super excited to share our chat with you! So without further ado. The incredible Darryl Hogan!

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. AceYou 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 ServicesSherry 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.comElley is a whirlwind of creative force and I am so excited to get to share our chat with you! 

In this episode, I sit down with voice actor, Julius Cho. You may know him as Magnus Black on Netflix's Bakugan: Battle Planet, Sammy Rye from D.N Ace, Lionel Lightspeed from Paw Patrol: Ready Set Rescue, or Mister Red from Ubisoft's Hyper Scape. We discuss his journey to VoiceOver, his approach to the work and much, much more!