Long overdue post, but I had so much fun at the Chicago
#GenshinConcert
last last weekend — what a stunning performance! A big thank you to HoYoverse
@GenshinImpact
for the tickets, and to
@TheJonIdrovo
for flying all the way from NYC just to cry with me. 🥹 (More pics below!)
Let’s not forget that proper cultural representation doesn’t end at just the visual.
Many congrats to the VAs who’ve already been cast, but going forward, let’s give our highly underrepped Latine/Hispanic voice talents their voices back, too.
Add that to your emails to hyv.
People responsible for authentic casting:
- the CD
- your agent
- YOU
If you're sent a character specified as a minority you're not remotely in the family of, YOU have the power to choose not to audition.
Exercise that power.
Don't be complicit.
Support authentic casting.
Can’t believe I made it all the way to callbacks for
@BangZoom
’s auditions
@animecentral
?! It was so fun doing ADR for the first time — and personally directed by
@mummynyan
?? 🤩 Thank you BZ for an amazing experience, and congrats to
@UkuLeili
+
@RitaRemixed
OUR FAVE FINALIST👑
✨ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT✨
I’m very pleased to announce that I voice the main antagonist of Warriors: The Abandoned Factory, Aremihca Koshi!
Thank you
@Sylveon_XYZ
,
@ArcticStacy
, and everyone at
@warriorsoffica1
for entrusting her to me. 💙
Follow the project at
@warriorsoffica1
!
❄️ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ❄️
I am the Japanese voice for Queen Celeste in Maho Shojo Akemi-chan Enchantcia✨ Thank you
@MagixluxStudios
for entrusting her to me — very excited to take on my first Japanese language role on such an exciting project!!
✨ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ✨
I am proud to announce that you can hear me alongside this incredibly talented cast for ‘The Worlds Divide’!
Thank you so much to
@djaxx
and
@CloudriseLtd
for having me on and trusting me to help bring this story to life. Congratulations to everyone!! 💙
Friendly reminder to VA casting folks — PLEASE DO NOT CAST BEFORE THE DEADLINE. Last night, I received an email with a casting decision less than 45 min after submission AND two weeks until the deadline… 🫣 Wait to listen to all auditions — you don’t know who’ll surprise you!!
🎬ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT🍿
I voice Elise Weber in the horror VR game, Deep Cuts! It’s so rare to come across a canonically nonbinary MC, so to play a badass they/them in my first VR game is an absolute honor. TYSM
@aniellooooo
@scythedevteam
@DeepCuts_Game
for entrusting them to me🙏🏻
🎬 lights, camera, ANNOUNCE! 🎬
Put on your VR headset and embody the role of our co-founder Elise at the film production studio Lights Camera Faction.
Wishlist now so we can save our Director Malcolm Micheaux 👇
link in the replies
I am very excited to finally make my very first role announcement — I voice Takeko, the main protagonist in The Arch Vessel (coming soon to itch. io)!
Thank you
@electrinut9
for having me on this project!
|| THE ARCH VESSEL TRAILER ||
TW: Blood, violence
A short summer project of mine that serves as an introduction to one of my OCs! Really thankful for those involved in the project!
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: October 2023
#gamedev
#IndieGames
#visualnovel
#renpy
❄️ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ❄️
First role announcement of 2024 — I’m excited to announce that I will be playing Arika Aoyama in the new reverse harem audio drama, Camp Crossed Lovers 🏕️❤️
Thank you
@M0Wnt
&
@xicemn
for the privilege of bringing Minato’s austere mother to life!
To all y’all VAs also travelling to AX solely to audition: Even if it feels like a shot in the dark, even if you don’t get to audition, I’m proud of you for pursuing your dream so boldly in spite of your fears & all the haters. I’m cheering you on, so let’s do our best together!!
Rounded out Day 2 at
@BangZoom
where I took my very first in-studio ADR class! Thank you
@DorahFine
@caitlinrrowe
and Jay, and congrats to everyone on amazing performances tonight!! 🎙️✨
Exactly one month ago, my life was completely changed. It sounds so sappy to say aloud, but I finally experienced what it’s like to find /my people/ — all thanks to the
@BangZoom
open auditions at
@animecentral
. I cannot express just how much I love these amazing and talented /1
Did I just impulse buy a ticket to AX solely for these auditions? 👀
Am I currently making travel arrangements solely for these auditions? 🤔
AM I SUPER DUPER STOKED FOR THESE AUDITIONS? 🤩
For anyone who’ll also be there, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING Y’ALL AGAIN SOON✨✨✨
Looking for your shot to be a voice actor for anime?TMS Entertainment and Bang Zoom! Studios will be holding Open Auditions for the upcoming series “Undead Unluck”! Stop by Main Events on July 4th to try out your voice-acting chops! No experience necessary
@tmsanime
#UndeadUnluck
Still getting situated (wifi forthcoming tomorrow, Spectrum willing), but hi hello it has finally happened, I am officially in you (again but this time for good), Los Angeles!! 🥳
Congratulations to semifinalist @/heyarebecca(IG) and
@BangZoom
@AnimeExpo
2023’s open auditions winner
@eurie_namster
!!! These amazingly talented ladies are going places fr — in Eurie’s case, straight into
@tmsanime
’s newest show Undead Unluck!! Y’ALL WERE AWESOME 🤩💥🎉
✨ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ✨
I am pleased to announce that I play Vera Midgar in the new animated manga series “Ivory Exorcist”! Thank you
@StudioHecacyte
for the honor of playing with your cyborg badass ⚔️
Stay tuned for episode 1, y’all!!!
What is a fantasy without reality? Delve into an electrifying odyssey,
filled to the brim with adventure, action,
mystery and emotion that will leave you
living your dream fantasy, in the world of Terra.
#voiceacting
#audiodrama
#indie
#fantasy
#scifi
❄️ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ❄️
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be playing Ginger in season two of the audio drama
@starfallpodcast
. Thank you
@rooneyrunes
and the team for having me on as this dancing sweetheart — looking forward to twirling her into life. Whee~!! 💃🏻
It’s time for our second round of cast announcements! Give a big, theatrical welcome to Grayson Teals and Swann Grey as they join us in the roles of Aster and Ginger!
Excited to World Premiere at
#annecyfestival
next month! Been a long journey & I'm excited to share a new teaser trailer with all the awesome voice talents, score by
@marcjunker_
& David Parfit, incredible sound design work headed by
@thenarahproject
& producer
@NicoleSorochan
!
❄️ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT❄️
I’m excited to announce that I will be playing Bryn Jung in
@SystemsStudios
’s new visual novel, “Body.” Super honored to be working alongside such a stellar cast — thank you for having me on the team,
@RyanXMesscher
!
✨🫀CAST ANNOUNCEMENT🫀✨
The "Body" Production Team/
@SystemsStudios
is THRILLED to bring on this amazing group of actors. Give them a follow and check out their work in the upcoming visual novel!
Cast tagged in replies
✨ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT✨
I play Leo in the animation Bard’s Duelet!
Follow
@IllustrateMuse
for more of these awesome WIPs. So excited about how this project is coming so far, thank you for having me on!!
One of my first animated shots that doubled as a cleanup test for thesis! I'm so excited to work on more-especially since because I rough so cleanly, I found that I reuse the lines overtop for this sketch effect!
Leo's VA
@swannsvoice
#animation
#animator
Slowly catching up with photos! Helped
@kelatonin
build their new
@studiobricks
on Thursday — i.e., I waved my arms around in the air in case things needed catching while Kelsey and
@JtVoiceover
did all the hard work (progress pics in thread). Congrats on your new booth!!✨🎙️✨
Hey, that’s my voice! 🗣️ You can hear Vera help(?) her no-longer-subordinate, fellow Ivory Exorcist orc boyfrand process his trauma in his chara reveal below.
@TrentonButtVO
KILLED with this one, so be sure to take a listen before Holland’s debut in Episode 3, dropping Sunday! ✨
2023 was the year I started VO.
I can wax on about how I was interested as a kid, led a more or less adult life, then finally jumped into the deep end — but that’s as far as we’ll humor that story lol.
That said, it’s nearly midnight here in Chicago, so let’s get right to it.
Found in drafts — 6 VAs who inspire you to keep pursuing VA (don't tag them)!
Fuck it y’all get 10, alphabetically:
- Christina Costello
- Craig Lee Thomas
- Jon Idrovo
- Kelsey Jaffer
- Kieran Jones
- Marcus Rothenberg
- Matt Rudd
- Rebecca Wang
- Rita Amparita
- Zack Krasney
Going back to where it all started ✨
Hi folks! Come hell or high water, your frand here’s moving back to L.A. at the end of April/beginning of May.
Still working on an apartment, so if you’ve got any leads (or advice!), would greatly appreciate it if you sent them my way! 🙏🏻
Can confirm: Corina is a BAMF. They’re incredibly knowledgeable and make VA accessible to beginners AND intermediate folks looking to brush up. Corina’s concrit really digs deep and pulls you out of your comfort zone without you even realizing it. 10/10, absolutely recommend!
For those that don't know, I teach acting classes! They are very beginner friendly but also work for people that are more advanced to! & later this year I have in the works of making a dubbing class with .
@GeoffBisente
! But for now I have animation/video games classes available!
We are excited to announce that we are an official selection of the
@annecyfestival
!
Incredibly honored to be a part of the line-up of incredible films!
#annecyfestival
❄️ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT❄️
I play Pitt in
@PixelizedSunset
’s animated short, “Something More”! Thank you so much for trusting me with your sweet bb boy 🐈⬛🌃
Officially taking a break while I sort out some serious life stuff. Still reachable via DMs/Discord/etc. (esp for clients), but I likely won’t be on this account otherwise. Thank you for your patience.
Continuing that international film festival tour, now coming to
@GalwayFilm
🇮🇪✨ So proud to see a project I’m a part of check off one country at a time! 🥹
If you’re in the region, tickets are still available for the screening on July 13th @ 1.30PM IST/GMT+1 — link below!
If you see this, drop a photo of you that you think is fire. Hype yourself up, fam!
I don’t have many photos of myself but I don’t think I’ve posted this one other photo of me that I like lol. Full outfit from the Bridgerton experience 🎩
I buy plastic silverware bc it means I’ll actually eat despite my sink being full of depression dishes. I have microwaveable foods readily available so I’m not anxious about cooking. I hire a cleaning person every month or so so I don’t feel like a worthless human being. (1/2)
As someone with a history of depression and EDs my
#1
piece of advice for long-term recovery and management is to set yourself up for success. Don't wait for permission to make your life easier because our society puts bizarre moral weight on household tasks.
[ 2M/1F - $250/HR, 2HR MIN - PLATFORM-SHOOTER GAME - PC ]
We’re pleased to announce that the PUBLIC CASTING CALL for 'Rose & Locket' by
@WWGAMINGNZ
and
@critical_reflex
is now OPEN!
Please submit all auditions by 5PM UK-TIME WEDNESDAY THE 14TH OF JUNE!
When you have dental surgery done and forget you have your first ADR class with
@HEYSUEZO
in two days — which is when you’re expected to be the most swollen 😭🦷 Ice packs aggressively!! 🧊
It’s the entitlement that infuriates me most about “fans” who claim that artists’ work/VAs’ biometrics are open for free use. The main issue isn’t even about A*I (that’s a red herring) but rather the unethical use of someone’s voice — which, btw, is not part of public commons. ⬇️
CDs/creators — please put your characters’ ethnic bg/race in your descriptions, esp if they’re POC and you won’t have character art until after lines have been recorded + paid for. You’ll avoid a lot of awkward convos re: refunds and recasts. Remember — authentic casting is sexy!
I can’t express how happy I am to read all y’all’s positive experiences at the
@BangZoom
open auditions
@AnimeExpo
— even in spite of not being called up to the stage. The support in the room, the irl meetings with mutuals — what a wonderful way to enjoy the long weekend! 🎆💥🎇
I am so incredibly grateful to have played a role in this amazingly beautiful film. Congratulations on the premiere this week
@djax
, and thank you for having had me along for the ride. 💙 Looking forward to it coming to a theatre near us soon — Chicago screening anyone? Let’s go!
From Universal thanks to
@thenarahproject
& his dad, to getting the DCP made thanks to composer David & his dad, to screening at
@SparkCG
, to all the fans who came to chat! Thank you Spark for such a wonderful festival and providing us with such an incredible experience!
never understand people that put in their bios "voice actor/director in the future!/soon-to-be voice actor" like... why don't you just get started now??? what are you waiting for???
I’ll be posting a round up of the year shortly, but I just wanted to announce that I’m officially returning from my hiatus.
Hello again — it’s good to be back.
I know I’ve missed all the significant year-end holidays, including Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, etc. — but I’ve
In case we all make good on our promise to leave Twitter, here’s a friendly reminder that you can find me @/swannsvoice on pretty much any social platform you can think of, including the Skies of Blue app! 💙☁️ See y’all around~ ✨
I instantly skip over projects with A*I art. Takes me a bit longer and it’s extra work to double- and triple-check when adding to my auditions list, but I stand by my values and won’t accept any less.
Support ALL creatives, regardless of medium — we’re in this together.
Heads up for indie devs seeking voice casts: if the very real moral issues somehow haven't put you off yet, when every visible scrap of your game's art is made by generative AI, you immediately lose a *very* significant portion of your VO talent pool. We see that, we walk.
Today marks one year since getting an email confirming my very first character role, and another casting me in my very first feature-length animation. Thank you to [REDACTED] and to
@djaxx
for helping me kick off my voice acting career with a bang! 🙏🏻
I wanted to do a few auditions tonight, but by the time I was set up in the booth, I’d lost all of my energy. Have a deadline tomorrow but I’m gonna rest for a bit first. If I don’t make the deadline then that’s fine — I think it’s important to be gentle with myself, so I’ll try.
I actually never understood why Applebee’s got such a bad rap? Yeah their food isn’t top-notch but it’s always been on the same level of middle-class American fare like Chili’s/Olive Garden for me. I ate there often as a child so it’s nostalgic ig, so I wouldn’t mind this bet. 🤷🏻
Unsolicited advice from self-proclaimed non-experts with little to no exp beyond working a couple personal projects is patronising no matter how many times you disclaim that you’re doing it to help others. Good advice or not, you’re still patting your own ass. Have some class.
Please stand by, as I’m still recovering from the whirlwind of awesome that was ACen 2023 and overcome with joy and pride for all the W’s my friends are taking right now. I promise a proper tweet to end all ACen tweets soon, but for now, admire these beautiful souls with me. 😍
human beings, and I genuinely don’t know where I’d be without them. I’ve learned so much from them in the past handful of weeks, both VA and general lifestuffs — and, most importantly, found a /home/ among them. I am so grateful for them all, and I look forward to the moment /2
Watching Blue Eye Samurai, I kept thinking ‘I’ve seen that face somewhere…’ and it hit me just now. It’s
@swannsvoice
😲😤
Now, it’s ‘if they cosplayed Mizu, it’d be soooo sick!’ 😆😆 Hi Swann!
Still recovering from
@AnimeExpo
but I just want to say it was such a pleasure getting to meet some of you in person at last!! I’m sorry if I missed you, but hopefully that will be remedied in the future! In the meantime, this introvert’s gonna take the rest of this week easy. 😅
All right, I've hibernated for 2.5 days and am now ready to finally catch up with the rest of these photos from L.A.!! 💪🏻
Tuesday morning was spent picketing outside Disney, then...
Now that I’ve finally absorbed what all happened this weekend, I want to say all my thanks properly. To start, thank you
@mummynyan
@TonyOliverVA
@VoiceArtsBZ
@BangZoom
for providing so many chances of a lifetime to this humble new voice actor at my first
@animecentral
. 🧵
A lot to take away from today’s class with
@davebisson
— go buy his book and implement its teachings live with him in these workout sessions and you’ll find yourself improving your commercial reads noticeably dramatically!
Grab the book here:
A great thank-you to
@davebisson
for a wonderful workout today! Every time he's here, it's a great lesson on authenticity and the particulars of the commercial VO genre. 😄
You are a gem, sir! Thank you for a fantastic session! 💪😤
The first
#SoCalVAFieldTrip
was a success! 🥳 We showed up at the Pantages smelling like KBBQ, and took these photos before and after the show.
The missing folks were still resting in their seats due to the massive emotional impact of Hamilton. 😌
Join us for the next one! 🔥
@TrentonButtVO
What even is this sentence: “regardless of any of the United States constitutional rights that can not [sic] be discriminated against and more”? Is he saying that he’s above the US Constitution? 🤔
Y’all this is too cute?? And I look so dashing???? Thank you so much for this absolutely adorable tribute of me and Leo (esp the alt version of him panicking 😂) and for trusting me to give him life in your lovely project
@IllustrateMuse
🥹💙 Wishing you a happy festival circuit!
👸🏾Role Announcement/ icon alert👸🏾
I have the honor of voicing Diana, former high mage, retired teacher, all time baddie for the gang at
@SymbOfSacrifice
.. Thanks for having me!!
Due to various reasons, I have decided to withdraw from my role as Vera Midgar in
#IvoryExorcist
. I wish whomever is recast for Vera a smooth transition and everyone at
@StudioHecacyte
the very best.
Whenever I feel down about my skills as a voice actor, I like to go back and relisten to old auditions that I was really proud of, not exclusively but def especially the ones I booked roles for.
What else do y’all do to help reaffirm yourself that you’re on the right path?
@synanthropy
@focusfronting
Can confirm — my sense for “correct” grammatical structures have deteriorated significantly since studying syntax, which has not been helped at all by my studying an SOV language for eight years as a native SVO speaker
Alas we didn’t get called up for the preliminaries but we’ve got some talented folks in this room!!! 🤩 Looking forward to watching these finalists strut their stuff!!
@BangZoom
@tmsanime
@AnimeExpo
James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday. He was 93.
Best way to spend a Saturday afternoon? In the booth with passionate folks and an amazing director. Thanks
@ChrisHackneyGGK
for all the detailed feedback and overall life advice, and
@SoundOnStudio
for hosting! ✨
Thanks to all of the talented actors who joined us today for Anime and Video Games with the one and only
@chrishackneyggk
!! You all were incredible and we can’t wait to see what’s next for you!! 🐶🎉
#keepgoing
#voiceover