"Live with Squacky‪"‬ Val Kelly

I cannot believe we are through 4 seasons of "Live with Squacky" already!! If you take into account the 3 seasons I did on YouTube before the audio only version - it's actually 7 seasons!!! This episode is a short recap of what MAVO2023 was like in November and some last minute thoughts for closing out 2023!! We will resume with Season 5 starting in mid-January 2024!! Thanks to all who listen and for your support!

For more info about Val Kelly, visit her website HERE!! 

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and "Antland Productions." 

"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

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For more information about our upcoming MAVO2024 "Get Inspired" Voiceover Conference coming up on November 8-10, 2024 at the Westin Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, visit our website at: https://www.midatlanticvo.com/mavo-events






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Hosting a podcast is always interesting because no two episodes will ever be the
same. When I ask people to be on my show to talk about their careers – whether
they’re actors, singers, directors or something else, I am almost always surprised
with at least one of their responses to my questions!! Now, in most cases, I spend
a lot of time researching my guests so that I have some background knowledge
into what they’ve accomplished. But that task is easier for some than for others!
Today is one of those instances where my special guest is a bit off the grid!!
Devon Smith – otherwise known as Devachi is a very talented singer/songwriter
and also happens to be my BFB!! BFB? You might be thinking – what the heck is
that?! It stands for “Best friends brother”! It’s a throwback to a song from
“Victorious” from years ago!! LOL! Anyway, the little info I actually know about
Devachi is from listening to his music and from chatting to his brother Jordan Grey about him over the years! It’s funny though because Jordan and I have been great friends for like 11 years now and I’ve only ever met Devon in person once!
So, I thought it was about time for me to have a chat and get to know this
talented guy a little bit better! I hope you enjoy this fun episode!!

To listen to Devachi's music, click HERE!! 

For more info about Val Kelly, visit her website HERE! 

For more info about the #MAVO2024 "Get Inspired" Conference coming up on November 8-10, 2024, click HERE! 

"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO Tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions." 

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and "Antland Productions." 

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On 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 an
audiobook narrator for 25 years (aka – Lloyd James), recording over 1,100 books
in almost every genre and has received 9 AudioFile Magazine “Earphones”
awards, 5 SOVAS nominations, and 5 “Audie” nominations from the Audio
Publishers Association. Sean is also the author of “To Be or Wanna Be – The Top
Ten Differences between a Successful Actor and a Starving Artist,” an actor’s
how-to book that talks about approaches and behaviors that separate a thriving
actor from a starving artist. Currently, Sean coaches performers on audiobook
narration technique, as well as teaching classes on and writes articles about the
business of the Biz. Be sure to check out his website at:
www.seanprattpresents.com
Sean has been a guest speaker at a few MAVO events in the past!! I try to have
him back every few years because he’s SO great!! I hope you enjoy this interview!

For more info about the MAVO2023 "Get Inspired" VO Conference coming up on November 10-12, 2023 at the Westin Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, check out our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com and to register for the conference now, visit our Eventbrite page HERE!!

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and "Antland Productions."

For more info about Val Kelly/"Squackyvoice", visit her website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com.
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I 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 nominated
writer who has  worked on Disney's reboot of DuckTales, Cartoon Network's  DC
Super Hero Girls, Netflix Kid Cosmic, and Amazon Primes the Legend of Vox
Machina. Most recently she was the head writer for the Disney Plus
series Monsters At Work. Before starting her career in animation she worked as
an executive producer assistant and writer's assistant on several action shows
you've probably never heard of. Colleen is going to be a guest speaker at
MAVO2023 this year. She’ll be offering a general session, two breakout sessions
and will be on the animation panel as well! I really think that looking at scripts
from a writers perspective can be a game changer. Colleen is extremely talented
and in the few conversations I’ve had with her, I’ve already learned so much!
You won’t want to miss any of her sessions! I hope you enjoy this fun episode!

For more info on Colleen Evanson, click HERE! To connect with Colleen on Instagram or X, her handle is @LadieFantastic.

"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions. 

"Live with Squcky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and "Antland Productions."

For more info about Val Kelly/"Squackyvoice", visit her website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com. To connect with her on X and Instagram, her handles are @Midatlanticvo, @livewithsquacky and @squackyvoice.

There is still time to get your tickets for #MAVO2023 coming up on November 10-12. We have 1,2, and 3 day tickets available still - although lunch is no longer included with these tickets (we had to turn in our final numbers for lunches already!). We have several breakout and mastery session spots open too. These are add-ons.
Use the following Promo codes by October 31st to get the best deals (these deals all expire at 11pm on October 31st):
Oct75 for $75 off full 3 day general admission.
Breakout5 for $5 off breakout sessions
Mastery 25 for $25 off Mastery Sessions
Veteran100 for $100 off full 3 day General admission for Veterans

Here's the Eventbrite link to register now:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mavo2023-get-inspired-voiceover-conference-november-10-12-2023-tickets-443385627347?aff=oddtdtcreator
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In 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 SOLD OUT Breakout session on "Building Authenticity from the Inside Out"! They will also appear on the Casting Panel with our Keynote Speaker/Casting Director Sirena Irwin! You definitely won't want to miss that!!

For more info about AB2 Talent, visit their website at ab2talent.com.

Special thanks to "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions for mixing and mastering this and all episodes of "Live with Squacky"!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and "Antland Productions."

For more info about Val Kelly/Squackyvoice, visit her website HERE! 

For more info about the MAVO2023 "Get Inspired" VO Conference taking place on November 10-12 , 2023, and to view the whole weekend schedule, click HERE!! 

To register for MAVO2023 "Get Inspired" Conference Starring Keynote Speaker Sirena Irwin, click HERE!!
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Check out part 2 of my fun interview with VO Talent, audio engineer and VO coach Dan Friedman!!! :) He's fantastic! 


For more info about Dan, check out his website at Dan Friedman | Voice Over Coach & Demo Producer (sound4vo.com)

"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO Tech "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

For more info about the MAVO2023 "Get Inspired" Conference visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com 
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