@rcoa.bsky.social A comedy-action writer in L.A., most of my work is hushed by non-disclosure agreements. #RiseoftheTMNT #DCSuperheroGirls #Cardine
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I co-wrote Portal Jacked with @RonCorcillo. I'm humbled that you remember the batshit idea to meld your voice with Bauza's, culminating in the Ricardo Montalbán-inspired Don Suave. John Deligiannis was the dial-editor for this episode. Ron and I were 2012 TMNT staff writers. 💚
It remains to this day one of the most delightfully batsh*t animated sequences I’ve ever voiced, and in honor of my friend and colleague Eric Bauza, I’d like to share it now.
A little backstory: for five seasons, Eric and I worked together on the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series (he as “Tiger Claw”, and I as “Fishface”), and we reunited on “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” several years later, playing brothers… he as the skeletal “Señor Hueso” (Mr. Bone), and I as “Capitán Piel” (Captain Skin), a mutant pirate made entirely of loose skin.
By then Eric and I had also both been serving as official voice doubles for Antonio Banderas for over a decade… alternating on various projects including Puss in Boots, whom he voiced for the Netflix series, while I provided Puss’s voice and motion capture performance for the DreamWorksTV series “Epic Cat Battles with Puss in Boots”, among many other projects.
So as an inside industry joke, the TMNT characters of “Señor Hueso” and “Capitán Piel” were written specifically for Eric and me as “dueling Banderases”, both speaking in the similar Banderas-esque accents that Eric and I were well known for.
At the end of the episode, the two estranged brothers reunite (quite literally) into one human entity… the impossibly sexy “Don Suave”… whose voice was created by literally melding my voice with Eric’s into one hybrid performance.
Like I said, delightfully batsh*t.
The sequence was voice-directed by our dear friend Rob Paulsen, with the wonderful Lena Heady (Game of Thrones) as “Big Mama” and Ben Schwartz as “Leo”.
Greatness all around.
So here it is, one of the wildest animation sessions Eric and I ever recorded together, written just for us. So grateful we got to do this.
I’ll always miss you, bud 💚
#EricBauza #TMNT
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In S1 of #rottmnt, we were trying to figure out how much of a couch potato Splinter was. I pitched that he was psyched for a Filipino soap opera cliffhanger, where Tita Letty was just about to reveal her recipe for moose adobo, a nod to his Pinoy/Canadian roots. #ericbauza
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Eric Bauza was a phenomenal talent. I had the privilege of working with him many times. He was kind, fun, supportive of aspiring voice actors, he came to studio screenings and hung out with the artists who make your favorite shows. RIP Eric and my heart goes to your family.
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The brains behind Pete and Bas are epic slick. Perhaps too slick for fellas to touch. I keep shtum and I ain't tellin' them much...
Pete & Bas - T-Pain
‘Mugshot’ Album OUT NOW: https://sndo.ffm.to/mugshotBeat produced...
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This was recorded in the animatic editing bay, not on professional recording equipment. I also could have benefited from external direction to make my delivery punchier and more playful. I do, however, like "And you, got tricked!"
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I could have been a contender! My version of Repo sounded a bit more weasel-y than deep-voiced and gruff. I was *almost* the official voice, but I got scooped by the talented Mr. Tatasciore. C'est la vie.
Did you know that staff writer Russ Carney (@RCoA) did some scratch VO for Repo Mantis? RIP Repo Russ! Check it out in #TheArtofRiseoftheTMNT on page 68.
Repo Mantis premiered September, 20 2018
#RiseoftheTMNT #ROTTMNT
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The lovely Miss Dolly Parton might be the last example of pure class that we Americans might have been witness to in our lifetimes. Thank you, beloved lady for every bit of positivity and kindness that you exuded in your lifetime.
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is one of the best-written rap albums to drop on the West Coast during my teen years. My niche group of friends and I recited the hell out of it. Mr. @icecube is one of my writing heroes.
Me and the Bomb Squad took the sample era to its peak in 1990. I felt that we could do no wrong.
📸= TVM Agency
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Rusty Lake games are the gold standard of casual, environmental, room escape games. Great vibe, great art, good music. Lots of free play options, and the paid ones are super cheap and worth the $3-4.
The sounds of Servant of the Lake 🎶
Coming soon in our next #SotLDevlog, featuring @LaviniaMeijer #servantofthelake 👀
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DH Peligro was the GOAT of punk percussion! Not only great at breakneck speed, but he had those jazz chops too, as is evident in We've Got a Bigger Problem Now. youtube.com/watch?v=R8x5bUZd…
In memory of one of the absolute greatest, D. H. Peligro, drummer for the Dead Kennedys, who would have turned 67 today.
06-17-16 - Dead Kennedy's live at House of Blues Chicago - California Über Alles (D.H. Peligro POV)
#dhpeligro #deadkennedys #punkrockhistory
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Russ Carney of America retweeted
What an honor! Thank you Versa-Style Dance Company @versastlela for this wonderful tribute video, "Street Dance Pioneers You Should Know About: Toni Basil".
#StreetDance #Locking #TheCampbellock #DonCampbellockCampbell #TheLockers
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For #rottmnt fans: We writers and artists were afforded so much creative freedom on Rise to do what pleased/amused/inspired us personally and I'm so happy for the result. I am so grateful to have had that opportunity in my life, and to know how positively it affected you all!
This has been my philosophy my entire career. I actually made music that wasn’t to dance to INTENTIONALLY.. Cause I wanted the listener to pay attention to every word.. ‘If you can’t hear what I’m saying, how can you HEAR what I’m saying… That’s how ‘I’ like it…. Hopefully, others will also. 💎 @rickrubin ‘Criminal Migraine’ coming Soon.. 💥
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As a very little kid in the very early 80s, I cracked up when Jerry's uncle sang Crambo. But the most spirited and fun version of this song I ever heard was by @mccutcheonfolk Much respect and gratitude, Mr. folk elder! youtube.com/watch?v=_FyJyurl…
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A TMNT pizzeria opens in Santa Monica, miles from Burbank? Any chance I can read the network notes?
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