The Voices In My Head

Monkey Toes Studio presents an epiphonic live stream simulcast audio visual experience ~ The Voices in my Head Animation Jamboree ~ with icons of the animation industry in a virtual comicon fundraiser with all proceeds going to Ayaan Hirshi Ali's AHA Foundation. Hosts Spongebob Squarepants Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) & Lego DC: Shazam's Mr. Mind (Greg Ellis) take a trip down animation lane with legendary voice/casting director, 8 time Emmy Award winner and Annie Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Andrea Romano who joins a luminous list of casting directors, show-runners and writers, and a star studded cast of the voice actors behind some of your favorite cartoon character voices - Spongebob Squarepants, Spiderman, Batman, Pinky (with no Brain), Johnny Bravo, and more...The Voices in my Head homepage: https://www.realgregellis.com/podcasts-the-voices-in-my-head/Special guests include titans of video games, legends of voice casting and icons of animation like Tom Kenny (voice of Spongebob in Spongebob Squarepants), Rob Paulsen (voice of Pinky in Pinky & The Brain), Jeff Bennet (vo Johnny Bravo), Emmy nominated voice & casting director Collette Sunderman (Scooby Doo/Spiderman/Dexter's Laboratory), Kevin Michael Richardson (Family Guy/American Dad/The Simpsons), Dee Bradley Baker (vo Klaus in American Dad), Diedrich Bader (vo Batman), Emmy nominated voice director and voice actor Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Tangled/Star Wars Resistance), Steve Blum (voice of Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop, Zeb Orrelios in Star Wars Rebels), Showrunner Eric Rogers (Skylanders/Futurama) Jessica DiCicco (Over the Hedge), David DeLuise (Wizards of Waverly Place/Heavy Gear), writer Mark Hoffmier Heavy Gear and way too many more to mention in this epic livestream simulcast event.Official Website: http://www.realgregellis.comthinkspot: https://www.thinkspot.com/gregellisAlive Coaching: https://www.reesispositive.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ellisgregFB: https://www.facebook.com/realgregellisIG: https://www.instagram.com/realgregellis

Akira and Greg discuss philosophy, creating flow states, the music business, his songwriting process and the purpose of the Meaningwave Project. Greg and Akira also attempt a live improv session - with very mixed results. To see the video of this episode visit www.thinkspot/gregellis or Greg's website www.realgregellis.com

Denney Pierce is a Hollywood stuntman, stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director who has worked on major motion pictures and television shows like the Fast & Furious Mission Impossible franchises, Captain America: Civil War, GI: Joe, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Goonies and hundreds more.Greg Ellis takes you 'behind the scenes' with Denney explaining the technical aspects of how a stunt sequence is set up on a blockbuster movie - from jumping out of cars at over 25 mph, smashing into parked cars at high speeds, and crashing out of windows to hit the ground at high impact. Denny shares the excitement of living ‘the stunt life' - the stuntman hustle, how he created ‘the clothesline' stunt, and how he exploded off an air-ramp in flames ended up in the burns center.The video of this episode can be watched at www.thinkspot.com/gregellisWhen Denney isn't risking his life for our cinematic enjoyment he can be found at his restaurant Quincy Street in Oxnard, California.

Greg Ellis and Lex Land discuss voice acting, the audition process, the relationship between philosophy and the artist, sound verbal behavior, the ABC's of Alive coaching, Iain McGilchrist's film The Divided Brain, meditation techniques and the comparative state of (anti) social media. Lex Lang is a voice actor, and Chopra Center University Meditation Instructor, who has been voicing characters in Animation, Video Games, Anime, and Hollywood Blockbusters for over 24 years. Some of his iconic roles are Dr. Neo Cortex in The Crash Bandicoot franchise, Major Vonreg in Star Wars Resistance, and Wargreymon in Digimon, among hundreds of other well known characters including Batman, Poe Dameron, Han Solo, Dr. Doom and many more. Lex is also a Los Angeles based meditation instructor and has been teaching primordial sound meditation since 2014.

Voice director Kelly Ward talks with Greg about his experience appearing in the movie Grease, working at Hanna-Barbara studios, and shares some insights on voice acting technique and anecdotes about the people who have inspired him throughout his career.

Showrunner Eric Rogers is a prolific television, film, and comic book writer whose produced credits include the Emmy-winning Futurama and NYPD Blue as well as Stretch Armstrong, Teen Titans Go and Skylanders Academy.

Writer Mark Hoffmeier discusses his work on Spider Man, Power Rangers, Green Lantern, How to Train your Dragon, and Ghostbusters and the video game Spider Man Shattered Dimensions.

Captain Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, Attorney General Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat in Showtime's Billions and Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants, versatile actor Clancy Brown discusses his diverse career roles both in front of the camera and behind the microphone.

Rob Paulsen, the voice of Raphael and Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pinky from Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain and Carl Wheezer from Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, shares the voices in his head with Greg Ellis.

Jennifer Hale, dubbed the "the Meryl Streep of the Medium" by New Yorker Magazine and a Guinness World Record holder for being the most prolific female video game voice actor in history, shares secrets on her audition process, improvs live character voices ‘in flow' with Greg, and together they talk philosophy and phenomenology and the nature and nurture of Being.

American actor Jeffrey Nordling, Gordon Klein in Big Little Lies, shares how he landed the role and ended up in bed with Laura Dern on his 1st day of filming. He's best known for his roles as Dr. Daniel Ryan in The Man in the High Castle, Brad Maitland in Nashville, Jake Manning in Once and Again, and Nick Bolen in Desperate Housewives as well as an array of diverse roles in movies like Tron: Legacy, Working Girl and Quiz Show and video games like Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.

Virtuoso of non human and creature sounds Dee Bradley Baker gives a prodigious live masterclass podcast lesson even the pros won't want to miss. One of the most versatile voice-actors in the world of animation, Dee has has recorded over 300 episodes of American Dad, too many episodes of Spongebob Squarepants to list, and appeared with Greg on Ben 10, Star Wars The Clone Wars, Batman The Brave & the Bold and Phineas and Ferb.

Actor/director David DeLuise discusses working with his father, family dinners with Merv Griffin and Mel Brooks, the meteoric rise of Selena Gomez on Wizards of Waverly Place, his mentor-professor John Lithgow on 3rd Rock from the Sun, ‘dream dropping' with Charles Nelson Reilly, animated voice overs, Chris Rock, Lenny Bruce, the program of alcoholics anonymous, device dependency and much more. *warning: strong language

Guinness World Record holding voice actor Steve Blum discusses anime, animation, video games, secrets and tips on how to land a role in an animated series and the legend that inspired him to unleash more of the many voices in his head.

Andrea discusses working with Johnny Depp in SpongeBob Squarepants, Tom Hanks (Tot Story 4), Arnold Stang the voice of TopCat, June Foray the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Jack Black & Dustin Hoffman in Kung Fu Panda, dubbing cartoons, EV's & why actors are like children.

Industry secrets and tips about the the ‘in studio' experience as Andrea reveals the story behind her favorite session ever (a Pinky & the Brain episode) and the legendary voice actors and artists who helped create the show. *Warning: Adult language.

Iconic voice director and 8 time Emmy award winner Andrea Romano talks intimately with Greg Ellis about her life and career in this expansive and revealing three episode special to launch the series. Andrea discusses her career break at Hanna Barbera and shares insights and anecdotes from ‘behind the glass' about the myriad of famous voices she's recorded from cartoon classics like The Flintstones to animated series like SpongeBob Squarepants. How did Buddy Hackett inspire her to stop smoking? Why did Carol Channing wear only a bra and epaulettes recording Ducktales? Who does she consider to be the most versatile voice actor she's ever worked with (and why he fell off his stool during a session) and just how did Ben Stein become the hero of his neighborhood after working on Batman with her? She dispels some misconceptions about Long Island and what it was like growing up in Flanders, New York in the 60's, and tackles taboo subjects like racial equity in voice casting and the challenges of recording offensive dialogue on shows like The Boondocks (and it's expressed use of the ‘n-word') and even takes a vocal trip down memory lane to sing the theme tune of the classic cartoon series Top Cat. All this and so much more on this illuminating three-part special series opener of The Voices in my Head. *Warning: Adult language. This episode contains the ‘n word' spoken in reference to a recording of the animated series The Boondocks. If hearing the ‘n word' offends you, please don't listen.