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A unique, lively, interview style podcast that dives into the world of voice acting and entertainment. Val Kelly is a professional voice actress and chats with fellow voice actors, as well as other pros from the industry (i.e. on-screen actors, musicians, casting directors, producers, film-makers, audio engineers etc.). Settle in and get ready for some upbeat conversations that will allow you the opportunity to gain knowledge from these industry pros and will hopefully help you to get inspired!
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Send us a textWho else is obsessed with the movie "Wicked" right now?! I'm positive I'm not the only one!! LOL! In this episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat about the movie "Wicked", how much I love it, how I'm obsessed with the soundtrack and how you absolutely MUST go see it!! BUT, I ALSO chat about how this relates to the VO world and how the song "Defying Gravity" changed my whole way of thinking about the MAVO conference and about many things in my life. It's a very powerful song with ...
Send us a textMAVO2024 was a wonderful event!! If you missed it, this is a great way to find out what you missed! If you were there, I think you'll enjoy reliving the memories! One very important thing I forgot to mention in my recap is that Tim Friedlander's Keynote was absolutely EPIC!!! He is such an inspiring guy! He talked about how many failures he's had to go through to get to where he is today. It was motivating, so well done and he absolutely accomplished the goal of inspiring e...
Send us a textHey friends!!! It has been a CRAAAAZY few weeks!! Honestly, from one year to the next I somehow always forget how busy it is when it’s this close to our next MAVO event!! This year is our 9th Conference and I’m SO freaking excited about it!!! Hi! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”! I’m your host, Val Kelly – otherwise known as “Squackyvoice”!! My Special Guest today is someone I actually met in - I think it was 2012 – at one of the first VO conference...
Send us a textAs you guys probably know, the MAVO2024 “Get Inspired” VoiceoverConference is coming up in just a few weeks on November 8-10 at the WestinDulles Hotel in Herndon, Virginia. If you’ve attended the event before, thenyou know that things would not run as seamlessly as they do if it weren’t forour Special guest today!For over 40 years Emmy Award winning sound designer, recording engineer,and producer/director “Uncle Roy” Yokelson has been helping the voiceoverand music industries wi...
Send us a textYou already know I’m a voice actor, but some of you probablydon’t know that I’m up at 4:30am Monday-Friday from earlyAugust until mid-June! I’m also a French teacher at a high schoolin Northern Virginia – and the commute is a bit of a trek! Luckily, Ihave a great morning show to listen to in the car everyday!! So,I’ve been listening to B101.5 - a local Fredericksburg radiostation - for maybe like 15 years now!! The show has switchedhosts a couple of times since I started listeni...
Send us a textLast year at MAVO2023, NAVA – the National association of Voice Actors was ourPlatinum Sponsor. It was my first in-person interaction with NAVA Co-founders Tim Friedlander and Carin Gilfry! They also brought along anothersuper talented guy, who happens to be my special guest today!!Matthew Parham is a versatile African American voice actor with a universalurban vocal print. With an age range from young adult to mature parent,Matthew provides a unique and authentic read for any g...
Send us a textWith less than 4 months to go until MAVO2024, it’s an understatement to say that I’m in the depths of planning!! The schedule is a work in progress!! I promise, it will be worth the wait!! Hi! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”. I’m your host, Val Kelly – otherwise known as “Squackyvoice”! Speaking of “Squacky” characters, my special guest today is an icon in the industry for sure! Daniel Ross is an Emmy Award-Winning Actor and one of the m...
Send us a textWith NEW VO conferences popping up – seemingly on the daily, I thought it was important to get the specific content info for MAVO2024 out to my listeners sooner rather than later!! So, I’m pushing my fun interview with Tom Dheere to episode 3 and episode 4 will now be the one that describes in greater detail the event as a whole!HI! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”! I’m your host, Val Kelly, otherwise known as Squackyvoice! If you’ve been to any of ...
Send us a textIn this short, but sweet episode, I chat about how our lives can be impacted by events that take place in our lives when we are younger. It will make you think and give you some things to consider about your own lives and who you are today!! I hope you enjoy! Tune in next time for a very special episode all about our upcoming MAVO2024 "Get Inspired" conference and what you can expect!!! "Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelso...
Send us a textSeason 5!!!! Let's GOOOOOOOOO!!! I know, it's been a WHILE since the last episode! I'm so sorry, but I had to take a break from the show for a few months because life was just very busy and hectic! But we're back now and this is going to be an amazing season of fun interviews!! Thanks for tuning in!! :) Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Julian Thomas is a 31 years young contentcreator in the home + men's lifestyle space. Dubbed, "The Internet'sFavorite Home Boy" by Architectural Digest...
Send us a textHosting a podcast is always interesting because no two episodes will ever be thesame. When I ask people to be on my show to talk about their careers – whetherthey’re actors, singers, directors or something else, I am almost always surprisedwith at least one of their responses to my questions!! Now, in most cases, I spenda lot of time researching my guests so that I have some background knowledgeinto what they’ve accomplished. But that task is easier for some than for others!Toda...
Send us a textOn this week's episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat with the incomparable Audiobook Narrator/Actor, Sean Pratt!! :) Sean Pratt has been a working actor for over 30 years. He has been anaudiobook narrator for 25 years (aka – Lloyd James), recording over 1,100 booksin almost every genre and has received 9 AudioFile Magazine “Earphones”awards, 5 SOVAS nominations, and 5 “Audie” nominations from the AudioPublishers Association. Sean is also the author of “To Be or Wanna Be – The T...
Send us a textI can’t believe we are getting so close to MAVO2023 now in November!! Are you guys ready!? I’m SO excited about this years event. My special guest today is Colleen Evanson. Colleen is an Emmy nominatedwriter who has worked on Disney's reboot of DuckTales, Cartoon Network's DCSuper Hero Girls, Netflix Kid Cosmic, and Amazon Primes the Legend of VoxMachina. Most recently she was the head writer for the Disney Plusseries ...
Send us a textIn this episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat with Talent Agent, Andrea Beane of the AB2 Talent agency. Andrea is 1/2 of the dynamic duo at this agency along with Angelina Bruno. Andrea and I chat about what agents look for in new VO talents for their roster, what the current trends are today and so much more!!! This was a super fun and informative chat!! Andrea and Angelina from AB2 will be appearing at MAVO2023 on November 10-12 in Herndon, VA. They are presenting a SOL...
Send us a textIn this episode I had a great chat with the SUPER talented voice actor, coach, director, demo producer, J. Michael Collins. We talked about why he decided to be a Gold Level Sponsor for MAVO2023 this year and how he feels about the event. J. Michael is one of the most talented and kind professionals out there. It's an honor to have him support MAVO! With over twenty-five years as a professional voice actor, J. Michael Collins has worked with some of the biggest companies, brands...
Send us a textSummer is flying by guys and MAVO2023 will be here before you know it!! Check out Part 2 of my fun interview with the super talented Vanessa Richardson!! She's a guest speaker at MAVO2023 in November and you won't want to miss any of her great sessions!! Enjoy!!For more info about Vanessa, visit her website at: https://vanessarichardsonvo.com/"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions.""Live with Squacky...
Send us a textMy guest today is Vanessa Richardson. Vanessa is an Award Winning VoiceActor, Improvisational Actor & Producer with over 20 years experience.She is bilingual in Spanish and English (Born in Colombia, South America,Raised in the US). Vanessa is a full-time podcast host for several differentshows on Parcast/Spotify and has been doing that for several years now. Imet Vanessa in 2012 in NYC at a weekend animation intensive workshophosted by Bob Bergen! She was still living o...
Send us a textAre you ready for Part 2 of this fun interview with our upcoming MAVO2023 Keynote Sirena Irwin?!! She's SO fantastic!!! I had a blast chatting with her! Sirena is an actress and voice-over casting director. You definitely won't want to miss her at our upcoming event on November 10-12 in Herndon, Va. For more info about Sirena, visit her website at: http://www.sirenairwin.com/http://www.sirenairwin.com/For more info about Val Kelly/Squackyvoice, visit her website at https://...
Send us a textIf you’ve been listening to the show for a while now, then you already know that ILOVE LOVE LOVE going to see musicals on Broadway in NY and sometimes morelocally at Broadway in Richmond! Recently I did an episode about my experienceat the newest show on Broadway that I saw during the preview stages, called“Bad Cinderella”! I was in the very first row for this show with the orchestraliterally right below my view and the actors on stage so close, I could see everyexpression and e...
Send us a textIn this episode of "Live with Squacky" I chat about a recent show I had the opportunity to see on Broadway called, "Bad Cinderella"! It was SO fantastic and inspiring, I just had to tell you guys about it! I also chat about the seasons of life and how it's never too late to pursue your dreams! I hope you enjoy and find some inspiration in this episode! "Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions." "Live...
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