About last Saturday… It was truly one of the best days of my life! Special thanks to @damianryanvo for flying out to make this recording session happen!!! I love my @HardEvidenceHQ family! Also, S/O to John Cav, Tommy Kayfabe & @MikeDelamorte for coming out as well!! #voiceactor

Aspiring voice artists 18+ come and join!!!!!

Honestly, such a pleasure and an honour to speak with Noel that day. I cannot tell you how grateful I am to the universe for giving us the opportunity and the green light to continue pushing and pursuing our goals

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Come join the party! IndieVoice Academy's next class kicks off Friday, Oct 16th (18+ only!), featuring the animated crime-comedy "Hard Evidence". Hook n' Crook will be on the lookout for new talent... Improv hilarious reads, learn some killer auditioning techniques, and show us what you've got! Link👇

Mel Blanc's final time voicing the Looney Tunes characters and his final onscreen appearance, starring alongside his son Noel in a 1989 Oldsmobile commercial

Ok, to be fair…this is a great practice script. @ZaccActs

Part of my venture with creating my own indie show is hopefully helping other voice actors where we can. Whether it’s a project of ours/mine or yours I’d love to build a list of talent to give opportunities when we get them. Good ones. So join if you’re a VA or contact if indie!

Help my crew build a roster of talent by applying to be a VA on the roster today!!!

Help us build a roster of talent!

We're looking to build a voice over #roster for future projects. If you're interested in being the first to get auditions please sign up. (Bear with us whilst we figure our way with this) hookncrook.productions/roste… #voiceover #indiegames #indieanimation #hookncrookproductions

Do things for the love of the game instead of the love of the fame. What feeds your soul has far more worth than the clout.

and that’s that on that

🧵 VAs: There's no "order" to skills or milestones, no matter what anyone says. I have never been able to secure a local regional VO agency. My first VO agency was a bi-coastal LA agency. I still can't get a local agent. I was told you start regional & THEN go national. That's not a flex, that's just how it happened. Same with genres. I've been hearing lots of people talking about "graduating" from Anime reads to Grounded-style nuanced reads. As someone who books & works in almost every genre of VO - there's no genre that is BETTER than another, they're just different. Requiring different skills for different audiences that value different things. Stop trying to make hierarchies, that's not what art is about. It's open, shareable, evolving. That's what's beautiful about it. Don't tarnish it with ego or judgement. There's so much to learn from every genre. Commercial taught me subtlety & control, Promo taught me how to express energy & intensity, Animation taught me to let go, Audiobooks conditioned me for marathons, Political gives me an outlet for the shit-talking skills of my youth, Explainers trained me to stay in the moment, Medical constantly challenges my understanding of English, Game & Movie Trailers taught me to get out of the way & let the story speak, Games taught me to reach into myself & be a true collaborator. You get what you WANNA get out of art. It is as deep as YOU are. If all you're worried about is "the rules" you're gonna miss all the JOY, & everything you can learn. There's enough gatekeeping in what we do, don't continue it in your own mind. There's no order of operations, no "if this then that". The first thing I ask in coaching (that most students have trouble answering) is: why do you do this, and WHAT do you wanna do? If you know that, you'll stop caring about WHEN it happens, & start enjoying everything like a little art sponge. And you'll be happier for it, trust me. 🖤

Dear Voice Actors, Give yourself credit when credit is due. You took a VA class to improve. You auditioned to show your skills. You booked a role for a project. You connected with other VAs. You know how hard that is to do that? But you did it! YOU, did it. Be proud <3

Note to Voice Actors today - You belong in the room. You don't need to impress anyone. If you bring yourself then something amazing WILL happen. You don't have to force it, because you won't even know it's happening. When it does? Catch that feeling and enjoy it.

Classes are not there to inflate your ego. They are there to learn. Stop interacting with NSFW on your business account. It’s a business account. The studio can be fun but it’s primarily a place to do work. Be mindful. Don’t use your peers as just opportunity stepping stones.

Not THAT hot of a take but... - Getting wrapped up in the "acting" for commercials (you know, like you would for a game or play) is going to hold you back until you understand that it's acting WITHIN the framework of a commercial read. At least that's my experience.

Today is Celebrate Bisexuality Day.

Ive talked with Noel Blanc, Mel's son, and the core truth of the matter is, The Looney Tunes are GREAT because whether its Bugs, Daffy, Pepe, etc, yes they are NOT role models, BUT have human flaws we absolutely can relate to. Tame cautionary tales of OUR OWN FLAWS. #LooneyTunes