I'm a Black/Filipino voice actor with a broadcast quality, ADR ready remote studio!
I make blood curdling screams & ultrasonic squeaks in my SUPER CUTE ADR-ready booth. Hear me in anime, games, & maybe your next project!🦖🩷
💌bindy
@bendyvoices
.com
🕸️
@BrendanBlaber
3/4 of these are stories from Global Majority cultures. They also happy stories that ARE NOT "White Savior Trope" stories.
We usually get stories ONLY about our pain, or depicting us & our family dynamics in negative lights. These mainstream PGM Happy Family movies are rare!
@BrendanBlaber
Encanto is very much a movie about unhealthy relationships & boundaries needing repair. The ending of the movie isn't "it's fine because we're family," it's "our family won't survive unless we ALL address what's broken & rebuild those bonds."
@BrendanBlaber
You get a nuanced look at the very real danger Abulea experienced that drove her actions, instead of having her boiled down to the tired "older generation is evil and refuses to change." trope that is tinged with xenophobia.
@BrendanBlaber
As someone who grew up with entertainment representing folks like me from broken homes, or escaping drug addict/criminal/abusive families with some moxie and a "cool white teacher" to make it happen as the story template, I'm TIRED of those stories.
⚡️⚡️Mjolnir says hi!⚡️⚡️
Fam! I'm back as Bibi in the new Brawl Stars
#Ragnarok
season. Super big thanks to
@Dani_Supercell
and the rest of the
@BrawlStars
team for inviting me back to play!
Check out the fantastic animated trailer here.
Some say that Ragnarok is the imminent end...
But for us, it's a new beginning!
The
#Ragnarok
Season starts now!
⚡ FREE Mjolnir Pin in the Shop!
🐺 Unlock Fenrir Buzz from the Brawl Pass
💪 Get the 'Godlike' Player Title + Mørk & Eldr Buzz from Brawl Pass Plus
✨ Melodie is now
Dear voice actors: Please stop recording in stereo.
You only have one microphone, and that's a MONO source. When you record or export to stereo, you're duplicating the same audio on both channels. That's extra work on my end to fix something you should not be doing.
@Omahdon
@BrendanBlaber
YES! PGM toxic generational clashes are also intertwined in protective actions needed for survival in majority culture.
It's inherently not the same as a majority trauma story, even if it seems similar.
It's like saying there is too much chocolate cake, we don't need brownies.
Fam, let me be clear:
Fanwork is not what gets people in the industry. Hobby work is just a way to have fun & nurture interest.
What gets work: professionalism, competitive skill & work product, market/networking, being consistently good to work with & not a liability...
On June 8, 12 AM PT, Ascended Hero Fir: Swordmaiden, two other Heroes from the Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade game, and Mythic Hero Heiðr: Innocent Goddess from Book VII of the Fire Emblem Heroes game will be available as part of a New Heroes summoning event!
#FEHeroes
Seeing yourself well represented in media is a privilege. Not just in character appearance, but in plot substance, writing, direction, performance, & the entire creating process.
If your group is historically excluded from those steps, your voice and vision are never considered.
@Omahdon
@BrendanBlaber
Also, multigenerational households as endgame are a very PGM thing. "Family Movie with generational conflict" is just "Family Movie."
Yeeting a kid out of the house at 18 and the stigma of living with parents as an adult has ALWAYS been weird to me.
I'm a Black/Filipino voice talent with a broadcast quality remote studio!
I make blood curdling screams and ultrasonic squeaks in my SUPER CUTE ADR-ready booth. Hear me in anime, video games, and more!
💌bindy
@bendyvoices
.com
🎙️
You cannot authentically portray a trans person without being a trans person.
All the "but best actor!" BS REALLY means you think transactors aren't as good as cis folk. Why should hypothetical cisactor get the benefit of the doubt over good actor + LIVED EXPERIENCE?
Do better
I'll take care of this!🌊🦈
You can hear me as the female Team Aqua Grunts in
#Pok
émonMasters!
Smol Bindy loved Team Aqua. This role is super special!
Huge thanks to director Kathy Pilon, the folks
@PokemonMasters
@BangZoom
@mummynyan
Engr Heidi & for letting me splash around!
Happy Juneteenth! I had the absolute pleasure to finally voice a Black character: Little Sister in
#RWBYFairyTales
.
It took 10 years as a voice actor.
It shouldn't take 10 years to see yourself on screen. Here is to more Black voices and Black stories.
You can hear me as this awkward (aka rude)💔 girl in Kageki Shoujo!! episode 8, now on Funimation!
Special thanks to
@MarissaLenti
for my first anime speaking role!
Fun fact, this was my 2nd anime session & was recorded the same day as the Re:Main episodes.
Fam, no single VO gig will get you "in the door"
Auditioning, marketing, & network building will get you opportunities. Reliability & meeting client needs will keep 'em coming. That is the job.
This isn't a contest, we're providing a service. There will always be more clients.
I’m the voice of Bibi in
@BrawlStars
!
I took a short stop before posting, and the love she’s getting is out of left field! ✨
⚾️The cosplays, art, and music are a home run!⚾️
New VAs! You do not need to provide your tax/identity information for hobby projects. That’s only needed if you have been hired and will receive tax documents from the employer (w2, 1099). Red Flags 🚩 🚩 for any other reason!
Voice fam, if a project is asking for broadcast quality, rates should reflect that ask, especially if they're asking for specialized skill like ADR.
The non-union dubbing rate is 125/hr. with 2hr minimum. Your "first ADR credit" is worth just as much as any other ADR credit.
For any VA that needs to hear it:
YOU ONLY NEED NEW GEAR IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC PROBLEM TO SOLVE.
Different gear is not the same as better gear. Don’t get caught up in brand tribalism/gatekeepery/retail therapy highs.
If it ain’t broke, save your 💰!
I'm back in ep. 12 of
#Orient
as Sanae & some additional voices.
Much love to
@mummynyan
&
@BangZoom
for letting me play,
@Casonworld
for awesome direction, and John Shieh for engineering my squeaks again!
Watch the dub on
@Crunchyroll
!
Ayeee Fam!
You can hear me in
#TheVampireDiesinNoTime
Episode 3 as the Guild Master's Wife. Super big thanks to
@jadbsaxton
&
@MaddieMorrisVA
for letting me play, and Bob Romans for being an awesome engineer!
This show is very cute! Please watch it! Do it for John!
The 4Kids localizations were fantastic and made anime incredibly accessible to younger American children. The music also slapped.
Not everything is meant for your target demographic.
Hey Voice Fam! Did you know Voice Bunny compiles pretty curated profiles of people that aren't part of their service? THEY DID IT TO ME.
Check here:
Email support if you want their ghost profile of you removed.
Voice Fam, don't let FOMO kill your sparkles. There will ALWAYS be more opportunities. 🧵
I've voiced anime as remote talent. I got here by having competitive skills/gear, marketing hard to be at the table, & the luck to have awesome folks take a chance on me. No contest needed!
Sound Cadence Studios is very excited to bring fans a dub for Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness (all the OVAs!) thanks to our friends
@discotekmedia
. Our team has assembled as much of the legacy cast as possible & can't wait for you to get your hands on it!
I play this cute little baby and some additional voices in the
#Orient
episode 11 English dub, now up on
@Crunchyroll
!
Super big thanks to
@mummynyan
&
@BangZoom
for inviting me to play,
@Casonworld
for directing, and John Shieh for engineering my session squeaks!
Fam, anyone can start voice acting as they are! The barrier for entry is low as far as hobbies go, and there are lots of cool passion projects.
Doing it as a living/for profit is a totally different beast. Expectation of skill, knowledge, & audio quality is much higher.
@mariannemiller
Ugh. There are so many strangers who feel entitled to comment on reproductive choices. It is deeply invasive. Some folks are happily child free, others have personal obstacles that take that choice off the table if they DO want kids. None of that is up for public comment.
You can’t hide from Bonnie and Clyde!
Bonnie is now available in
#BrawlStars
. You can finally hear my voice in game. Go make some sick stunts for the highlight reel! 🦷💥🦷
Hey newbie voice fam! Don’t focus on copying someone’s performance. (I’m looking at you fandubbers!!)
If you only learn to mimic, it will hinder your ability to make your own creative choices down the line.
Daily reminder to shoot your shot for roles you don't personally think you fit. You aren't the one deciding.
Not submitting is a definite "no." Submitting has a chance of "YES" or "maybe for something else later."
Let’s talk about distortion!
Did you know you can have distorted audio WITHOUT clipping? YEP! Other parts of your chain can get overloaded BEFORE you even hit your interface.
That means you can have distortion, even when you’re well below clipping in your DAW.
Reducing the talent pool hurts the wonderful strides made in representation. So many new people, voice prints, & unexpected performances.
Let’s face it, Texas isn’t that diverse. If you only think of remote folks for token roles, that’s 100 steps backwards from where we are now.
ANN confirmed with multiple industry sources familiar with Crunchyroll's dubbing procedure that the company is focusing on casting Texas-based talent in its dubs. This season's dub cast list has half as many actors outside the Lone Star State.
Ya'll don't sleep on this awesome ReMain cast
This was my very first anime appearance, and I got to use a boy voice! It's always going to hold a special place in my heart too.
You can now watch all 12 eps of
#ReMain
dubbed on
@Funimation
!
This show, and its cast & crew, will always hold a huge piece of my heart. So grateful I got to be part of this team—my water brolos!— and couldn't have asked for a better experience directing my first SimulDub. 💙
You can hear me in Hoenn Villian Arc's Challenge Team Aqua: Parts 1 & 2 of the new
#PokemonMasters
update!
She got a new character design since the original Ruby/Sapphire game. GLOW UP!
Now she's pirate-tastic and repping PGM. We stan a shark pirate girl who gets things done!
The Hoenn chapter of the villain arc will be added to the main story on July 28 at 11:00 p.m. PDT!
Groudon and Kyogre are rampaging on Pasio! What could be the cause?
To coincide with this addition, Villain Event: Team Magma’s Red-Hot Rage will also begin!
#PokemonMasters
You can hear me as a cute lil background kiddo in episodes 4 & 5 of Re:Main now out on Funimation!
Super big thanks to
@EmilyJFajardo
for letting me come and play. 🤽🏾
This was my first ever anime session, and my boy voice is coming for your ramen!!
VO FAM: A well treated space does more for your audio quality than a new mic.
A good space will benefit any mic you have. A fancy mic in a bad space will just capture the crappy room in more detail.
I say this a voice actor with several Neumanns: There is NOTHING wrong with a USB starter mic like the Yeti!
Start with gear good enough to learn on and decide where you want to go before spending a DIME.🧵
⚠️⚠️ IF YOU ARE BUYING A MICROPHONE AND ARE STARTING OUT WITH MAKING CONTENT, PLEASE STOP BUYING USB MICROPHONES PERIOD ESPECIALLY YETIS⚠️⚠️
I’m begging of you, please give this a read 🧵
@BelRusapeVO
We don't even need to "mess up." Advocating for yourself (WITHOUT strong emotion!) gets an "Angry Black Person" label
When we're not considered, it's because we're not the "best person for the job." When we DO book ,it's a "diversity pick" instead of talent.
Make it make sense.
NTFs are like buying souvenir nobility ranks. You get a document that says a thing, but has no actual power. No one has to honor it.
I can call myself Grand Duke Bindy of the North without one just as easily, and no one can stop me.
Can we all agree that sending a “Hi” DM and waiting mutely for a response is a waste of time?
If you want something, just put it in the OG message. A game of DM tag that could have been a single message is annoying.
Remote ADR FAM! I wanna see your ADR screen real estate setups, preferably with mic & screen line in view.
Here is mine + some free to use lightly cursed placeholders.
Art is my passion~! You might die if you actually try to record the cursed script I wrote though.
This is such a huuuuge thing that folks don't understand. The Asian experience, and the Asian American diaspora experience are not interchangable.
A good chunk of 2nd gen kids are purposely taught ONLY English & assimilated culture as a protective strategy.
I wonder if the fishes taste good...? 🐠🐟🐡
I'm the English voice of 3 new characters in the latest
#Shadowverse
card set, Order Shift!
Iris, Sky Spirit / Toxic Witch / Aimless Gunner
Super big thanks to
@MarcGraueStudio
@MoreSamanthaMor
&
@Cygames_EN
for letting me play!
@MoreSamanthaMor
@TianaCamachoVO
“I have a boyfriend” holds more weight than “no” and it is a terrible thing.
A tangible woman is less respected than a theoretical man.
You can hear me as the Teacher and a cute monkey in Super Wings Season 6, Episode 40 now on Amazon Video.
I'm actually the monkey in BOTH the English and original Korean versions! Let me know if you hear it in other languages too.
I cannot support commercial projects that want free creative talent. Team size does not matter. If you're getting paid, so should everyone who adds to the project. With kickstarter, patreon, and revenue share easily accessible; there is NO REASON to not compensate talent.
Fam, I did abridged series for years before I got serious. No adverse affects! It's fine to start as a hobbyist.
If you flip to pro, you must respect intellectual property as part of being professional. Build original project credits & no one will care about your fan beginnings
@anairis_q
People saying this probably don’t have Black friends and don’t know we come in ALL sounds. All the more reason for you to keep slaying roles.
They can accept truth or they can stay mad. Don’t let them steal your sparkle ✨
Fam,
From a UI perspective, a good website limits number of clicks to get information.
✨Embed media AND have downloads
✨ALL info in the same place HELPS
✨Make your email visible. Can't send sides to forms.
✨Label ALL your files /w contact info. They might not stay together.
I’ve just been through a full year of fearing racial violence against both sides of my family. It doesn’t end when the new stops covering it.
If you are tired of hearing about it, I’m even more tired of living it.
I'm back as the jelliest bean, Sanae in the
#Orient
Ep. 14 dub, now on Crunchyroll!
She is jelly of everyone who gets near her Prince, and TBH same girl, SAME.💚
Fam, be careful of Twitter casting calls. Verify anyone who reaches out to you and don’t give out personal/financial info without due diligence.
Scammers are going through casting calls and impersonating the original posters.
If you can't be decent in general, at least be polite to people you might work with.
We have such a small community in voice over, so everyone crosses paths at some point. It might be in projects. or in spaces to cast/recommend/advocate. People remember how you treat them.
Real talk: Vaccine requirements have been a thing for a looooooooong time.
COVID IS NOT SPECIAL.
You need Measles/Mumps/Rubella, Polio, Tetanus, Meningitis, Chicken Pox…etc. just to enroll in school.
Fam, if you want to have more doors open for voice over, spend whatever time you'd be using becoming an influencer on improving your skills, marketing to clients you want, and networking with people you want to work with.
No no no, this is not true at all. How big or small your social media presence is, is very rarely considered in the casting process.
Come with a hungry mind looking to learn instead.
I'm going to side-eye any project that lists "POC preferred" and then does not cast POC when I KNOW absolute powerhouses submitted.
And no, we are not interchangeable.
Texas fam! Stay warm. If you are using a fuel based heater or a generator indoors, make sure there is fresh air vented! You don’t want carbon monoxide poisoning!
OK mutuals!
If hypothetically you missed out on a certain roster submission, and wish senpai would hypothetically notice you enough to rec for a hypothetical second chance, post your deets here.
I want you to know your Reaper life can be pastel rainbows!
I think if I change the track labels from orange to hot pink, I'll be done tweaking.
I might change the icon colors though!
She's back and deserves sweets just as much as I do~!
🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰
I'm in the background of
#TRIBENINE
Ep 6 dub as this intricately designed nameless kimono girl!
Colorblind casting doesn't equalize anything. It assumes experiences are race neutral, prioritizing Majority Culture.
As a result White folks can read for roles they have no cultural authenticity to and BIPOC don't have their unique experiences taken into consideration.
True "Colorblind casting" only works if the playing field is already level & equitable amongst ALL actors... none of which are a thing yet.
Right now we have to actively work towards equitability to BIPOC actors & strive for authentic casting as the initial baby steps. Bare min!
Think of auditions as desserts behind glass. If the strawberry tart gets picked, it doesn’t mean your tiramisu is any less delicious. ☕️
Others see you on display, and might try you next time. Keep making wonderfully things & someone is bound to bite! 🍰
#actorslife
#voiceover