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Voice Coaches Radio #687 – Anthony is Anything But Ordinary
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Marissa: Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Coaches Radio. My name is Marissa and, uh, we have been winding down the summer and, uh, we are getting into Labor Day weekend and, uh, I couldn't think of any better way to go ahead and, and kick this long weekend off than having a special guest.
That completely blew my mind. Um, do you prefer to go by Anthony or Tony?
Anthony: No one ever calls me Tony.
Marissa: Okay, good. I'm just making sure. I don't wanna call you the wrong thing, Anthony. Uh, that's alright. But, uh, so
Anthony: I, I just, I just don't hear Tony.
Marissa: Yeah. Well, I mean, based on your, your, uh, voice alone, um, I could, I could hear you like throwing in a, Hey, it's stony.
Uh, you know, so, I mean, it could work down the line. I'm just throwing it out there. Uh,
Anthony: I hear you.
Marissa: But fresh off demo day. How, how are you feeling? Are you [00:01:00] content with how it went? Do you like, tell, tell me like the feelings involved here.
Anthony: Well, truthfully, I walked in with very, very few expectations. And, um, I mean, one of the expectations I had was, was that I would be in a small room that was very quiet.
Marissa: Right.
Anthony: And I was in a small room that was very quiet.
Marissa: That, that you were,
Anthony: I was surprised at how drained I was right after that.
Marissa: Yeah.
Anthony: Um, but you know, a little caffeine took care of that pretty quickly.
Marissa: Oh, sure, sure. Yeah. I mean, I think, um. Yeah, this is a little bit more energy consuming than somebody might think.
'cause you know, you're sitting in a room and you're just reading, you know, or like performing the piece. But still, you know, it just seems like, yeah, I'm reading who, who cares? Uh, but it's what you're putting into it that. That mental energy. I mean, that, that itself can definitely, uh, be a bit [00:02:00] exhausting at times, for sure.
Anthony: Yeah.
Marissa: So tell me, because this, you, you're an interesting cat, and I say that because you are a gentleman that, I mean, when was the last time you watched tv?
Anthony: 1975.
Marissa: Right, so it's, it's been a minute. Uh, uh, you know, what, what, what form of entertainment do you typically choose then?
Anthony: I'm a music person.
Marissa: Okay.
Anthony: And I'm gonna give you, I'm gonna give you a little insight there as well.
In the 1980s, I went for about nine years without listening to commercial radio.
Marissa: So that,
Anthony: yeah, that's, I missed a, I missed a couple of groups,
Marissa: just, just a few probably. Um, but I mean, that, that does make it pretty interesting, like in, in how you. Then got here. Like what if, if like, you know, the BroadStream entertainment, uh, like TV and, and like radio and I'm assuming any other kind of like broadcast form of media wasn't your choice.
Like what, what led you to [00:03:00] voiceover?
Anthony: I, I've always, um, oddly enough, when I, when I was small and I was watching television, I preferred to watch the commercials. Okay. Over the, the programs, the commercials I felt were great because they're creative. Uh, I know several people that are, um, employed in radio and you, you get, you get an understanding of radio and, and how it works.
You are never away from it. Uh, at one point, uh, the guys that I worked with every, whether it was Tuesday or Wednesday morning. They would redo the entire in living color episode from the night before.
Marissa: Okay.
Anthony: So you, you're never not exposed to television. I just, I had other things to do.
Marissa: Yeah. Hey, I, I mean, we prioritize what, what we want.
Um, you know, and if that wasn't what you wanted TV then you didn't have to go ahead and have that to be [00:04:00] entertained. But I just think it's pretty, it's just pretty interesting that you haven't had that for so long. Um, and, and that. You know, it's like the, the different forms of entertainment you would think would lead somebody to a path like this.
And, uh, for you, just a little bit different. But I know that you had a lot of people kind of like saying over and over again like, yeah, God, you should do voiceover. You should do voiceover. What was the final like, push that, that got you here
Anthony: the last time that someone said That was about four or five years ago and it came completely outta the blue.
A friend of mine and I were on our way back from the state fair and she just basically said, why don't, why aren't you doing voiceover? And you know, I said that I'd thought about it and I'd be interested in it. Flash forward about four or five years, and I'm on one of the commercial programs that. You used to log into like an evite or something like that.
Mm-hmm.
Anthony: And off on the side there was an advertisement for voice coaches that [00:05:00] said, we've got, you know, a one hour session log in, blah, blah, blah, blah. And I said, you know what? I'm gonna do it.
Marissa: Uh, and, and you did, um, you know, I did. It was like I, uh, I didn't get to work with you until it was class four and like your demo pieces were chosen and you were good to go.
And it was really just a matter of me being able to. You know, take a listen to what you had going on and like, all right, let's, let's guide him in the right way. And I, I mean, just like I said on demo day itself, like, I mean, you were about a sentence and a half in and I was like, holy, like, things I can't say on this podcast.
Uh, I, I was just, I knew what the notes said, but there's no way for me to know just how great your just natural ability. Mixed in with the skills that you've been working with that we gave you could possibly be like, you [00:06:00] know, when you were gonna open your mouth, I had no idea what to expect. Um, and it was one of those situations for me as, as I said to you, like, I, I don't say it lightly, like I was completely blown away.
Um, you know, it was, uh, again, just, uh, very, like already very real. Big time voice that I felt, I felt like I was hearing, and, and I guess when I said that to you, I scared the ever-loving bejesus outta you.
Anthony: You're doing it again too.
Marissa: I would say I'm sorry, but I, I'm not, um, I, I, the last thing I ever wanna do is like, you know, give you an ego by any means, but, um, I mean, seriously, like you just, you, you come with something that's very natural in the tone of your voice.
That comes with something very familiar too. And I think that's why it's like all of a sudden it's just like tickle in the ear in the right way of like, woo, wait a minute, this, I feel like I've heard this [00:07:00] before. Um, and, and that's such a great quality to hold. Uh, you know, 'cause I mean, it's just gonna lead other casting people or whoever to go and feel the same way.
Um. Ha Did you, did you feel like you came in with a natural ability? What, what, what were your feelings about it? Had you played with any of this kind of stuff prior?
Anthony: Oh, hell yes. Oh, hell yes. When, when my nieces and nephews were young, I would, every week I would change the, the message on my voice machine so that they had something to call and listen to.
And, and sometimes they were pretty random. Real random. Um, one time I imitated, uh, um.
Oh, I've lost the name here. A very, very common name. I hate, I hate when that happens. Uh, I, I did the stint from [00:08:00] Dirty Harry. Only I did it with the phone machine.
Marissa: Okay.
Anthony: You know, you've, you've, you've reached the world's most powerful answering machine. Powerful enough to blow your phone clean off and continued on through it, you know?
Um, I would do, uh, Bors and Natasha, uh, a whole bunch of stuff like that. So yeah, I have, I have played with it in the past.
Marissa: Yeah. And, and all for the entertainment of, of the nieces that's, it's so, it's so fun. Um. I now, I, I had mentioned this to you via email leading up to you, you being on the pod. Do you happen to have the, the audio book that you did for your demo?
Anthony: Yeah.
Marissa: Okay. I, I wanna give people just a little taste here of what made me go and almost fall off my chair. So, um, are gonna
Anthony: do 47, are we gonna do 47 takes, like
Marissa: last time? No. Oh, stop it. You, you didn't even do, uh, like three, [00:09:00] I feel like. Um, no, I, you were just, you were damn good right off the jump, but go ahead and just.
Get yourself in the right mindset for a moment and, and give, give us that piece,
Anthony: all right. I wake up in another city, another hotel, with no memory of how I got here. The mini bar is empty. My knuckles are raw, and there's a voicemail from a woman who calls me x. This is what rock bottom tastes like. Stale cigarettes, cold coffee, and allow you tell yourself just to stand up straight, but you don't stop.
You can't, because the truth isn't in comfort. It's in the bruise, the break, the blackout, and somewhere in this chaos, I think I'm finally starting to feel alive
Marissa: and, and like. That's not even a hundred percent how you did it on demo day. And I still just got a little bit of chills, [00:10:00] you know, like, could I tweak a little bit here and there?
Maybe slow you down a little bit. Sure. Uh, but like the bookends of that man, oof. Still g it gives me some goofies. Um, what, what type of work, I mean, is audiobook something that is of great interest to you? Like where do you see yourself going from here?
Anthony: Issa, how would I know?
Marissa: I mean, I, uh, we all have goals and dreams and
Anthony: Yeah, but this is so completely new to me.
If you sat down in a restaurant and dessert menu came and it sent creme brulee and you had no idea what creme brulee was, I. Would you know to choose it? No,
Marissa: I'd still want it though 'cause I have a sweet tooth, but that's besides the
Anthony: point.
Marissa: Well,
Anthony: the dessert menu's in front of me and I have no idea when any of the entries are.
So I'm gonna, I'm gonna experiment. Yeah. I'm going to play.
Marissa: And, and I don't blame you. I, you know, I think you've, you've got. [00:11:00] A wide open platform and playing field, and you've got, you know, great skill that, that comes along with it that I, I think, you know, the whatever you want to make happen is, is like at your fingertips.
It's just a matter of taking those small steps, you know? And, um, you know, speaking of, like, have you, have you looked at anything, you know, since demo day? I know it was only, uh, a few days ago, but still.
Anthony: Well, I went through the last, or the next to the last class, um, about finding a job, et cetera. Um, in addition, the chat we had about the word no.
Marissa: Mm-hmm.
Anthony: I mean, that's kind of important 'cause some people are put off by the word no.
Marissa: Yeah.
Anthony: And I'm not that kind of person. No. Doesn't mean you're terrible. No means this isn't the right fit.
Marissa: Mm-hmm. Yeah,
Anthony: that's all. So I, I haven't, I, I, you know, I looked at a couple of the websites, um, I looked at some of the job offers [00:12:00] that were out there, none of course, which fit me.
Um, I, I, I've started to look a little bit, but again, I'm waiting for the demo to come out.
Marissa: Yeah, well I can, I can tell you it's in-house. 'cause I was, uh, yeah, double checking that. So, you know, and they're in the midst of, of throwing that together and, you know, I think that will give you some, some pretty good insight of.
You know, where, where the, the strengths truly are and, and you know where to start. Maybe navigating first. Um, you know, I can obviously say audio books, you know, keep, keep going full force with that. Like anything that's storytelling, I, I feel like you've just got a great way of presenting. Um, you know, and it's just, it's really a, a pleasant thing to hear.
So as you were starting with us. Did you have any expectations coming in and, and how did you feel it was working with the program itself?
Anthony: First off, I have, I have nothing but [00:13:00] superlatives for the people that I worked with, yourself included. They were fantastic. Uh, the, the gentleman that I worked with, mostly Julian, um, very, very sparse in, in feedback, and that's why I was just kind of so shocked.
With your response. Um, but, but obviously he, he made notes that that gave you an indication. So I actually think that was better for me than, than having any kind of feedback or positive feedback that would set expectations.
Marissa: Mm-hmm.
Anthony: I, I think the, the, if you call it a program, the whole program is put together extremely well and did a lot for me.
Marissa: Was, I, I guess, was what you were gonna be working with and what we were giving you different than you expected. Like, I mean, you know, if you were prior to any of this, you [00:14:00] know, go to pick up anything to perform it, to, to present it. Like, are, are you now with different ideas in your mind to go ahead and, and bring it to life in a different way that you wouldn't have expected or thought about prior?
Anthony: Again, I didn't have a lot of expectations coming in. Um, what I experienced in the program was a level, uh, a very, very high level of professionalism, a very, very thorough program in the information that was transmitted. I feel at this point that with everything that you've given me, I can walk away. Walk into a situation and yeah, I'd have nerves the first few times, but I'm, I'm prepared.
Yeah. And, and I don't, I don't think I can say anything better than that. I, you guys are great.
Marissa: Well, you know, I'll, I'll take that and run with that. You know, I'll, I'll hold onto that compliment for a few days. Um, [00:15:00] you never know. What someone is taking away from, from what you're, you're giving and you don't know what they're gonna do with it.
And I've, I don't know if I said this to you, but I have said this to other people, it's like, you know, I, I have plenty of people that they, they start with us and I. I think the intention is treating it with care, right? Because you're anybody that's coming in and, and starting something like this and putting like money towards it, it's like you're doing that for a reason 'cause you wanna do this.
But, uh, in a lot of ways, like life can kind of get in the way or, you know, priorities shift or whatever. But you know, when you, when you are looking at it kind of like, alright. This is, this is a college class in a way. And like, I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna take everything I can from it and I'm going to, you know, do what I need to outside of this and then just run with it.
You know, you are given some of the, the best tools and guidance [00:16:00] and, um. I think just, you know, things to keep in mind, to allow you that ability to, to go ahead and, um, you know, create a plan of action for yourself, but also keep it realistic and also have things that hopefully have been said to you that can continue to motivate you too, because like you were saying before.
The word no comes up, but an awful lot. I mean, you know, the, the biggest challenge or, or difference between what I always say is like the normal job and then this, because this is just a normal job, but the, we don't go on job interviews, you know, if we did that, it's like, all right, maybe a handful in a week.
You know? That's typically the way things work for us though, in, in this and, you know, the way and the flexibility of auditioning and from home and like you can do so much and so little time. Yeah, there's no way you're gonna fit everything. Uh, you know, so I'm glad that you're a guy who's like, all right, if I hear no has nothing to do with me, like I'll go off to the next one.
Uh, you know, and like the, there's plenty of [00:17:00] work to go around, so it just makes it so like patience, I think ends up being very key and everybody's journey's different. Uh, I think your journey's gonna be a fantastic one to watch. I, I'm like, excited. Like I, I just wanna see like all the steps that you take and like any, any feedback that you end up getting and, and those kind of things.
Um, if. If you're looking ahead and I realize, you know, creme brulee and whatnot, uh, you know, you're looking ahead and you're, you're getting out there s seeking, you know, opportunity, say long term. Like if you're looking big picture, you know, it's, it's like the biggest goal that you can have in mind in this moment.
What, what do you think that job would look like?
Anthony: Would, it would look like Rod Serling narrating a Jacque Csau special.
Marissa: Alright. Big
Anthony: gold. And, and that, that kind of dates me, [00:18:00] I don't know if you've ever watched a Jacque Csau special, but Rod Serling was the, the most amazing voice in the sixties.
Marissa: Yeah, well, I mean, I, that's what I'm saying.
Like, I, I am very familiar with the names that you just said, so I know like major, major stuff right there. Big goals. And. I, I'm not even gonna tell you. That's not a possibility. Uh, you know, you've got that big voice to go ahead and accompany stuff like that. So I think it's like, it's all in how you approach it from here on out.
Um, you, I, I've been throwing a lot of things your way. It, has there been a question that like you've come, like within the last few days as you're trying to navigate a little bit of this leading up to getting the actual finished piece?
Anthony: No, not really. I, I'm looking forward to the first session to sit down and see what it's like.
Marissa: Yeah.
Anthony: I'm really looking forward to just, you know, sinking my teeth in and, and seeing what it's like
Marissa: and something tells me, you [00:19:00] know, not to again blow smoke here 'cause I'm not, it's, it's all truth that I'm spitting. Um, I I I think that's gonna happen, you know, sooner than later. Um, so I, I'm personally just very excited to hear what that, that demo is gonna sound like when everything is finished and, uh, I know that you're gonna be getting that soon, so, you know, make sure that you send that my way and as I've.
I told you prior, it's like if you've got questions, you've got concerns, you've got anything that like maybe there is a project that you've been thrown your way and you're not quite sure how to handle things that they need answered or whatever, like you've always got us in your back pocket. And that is the beauty of, you know, being a part of the voice coach's family.
It is for the longevity that you wanna be doing this. So never hesitate. Okay.
Anthony: And, and that that is extremely reinforcing. It, it gives you a feel that if you do run up against something, you're not out there alone. You're not gonna stumble. That is amazingly important.
Marissa: [00:20:00] Yeah. Uh, well, we've had people that, you know, sometimes they feel like they've searched every outlet to get opportunity and, and they're feeling stuck.
They're not quite sure what to do. And it's like, you need, you need somebody sometimes to bounce off of, you know, just to like. Throw an extra idea your way. Maybe you need help thinking outside the box a little bit and you know, we're always there for that. And you know, maybe it's putting a dollar amount on something that you are offered, like anything like that, it's, it's a challenge.
So sometimes you just, you need that other brain to, to help and we're always there, so don't hesitate. But I am, again, I'm very excited for you, Anthony, and, uh, looking forward to hearing that final project and I'm glad that you could spend a few minutes with me today.
Anthony: Great, thank you.
Marissa: And, uh, we're gonna have a brand new episode of Voice Coaches Radio coming your way next week.
Enjoy the long Labor Day weekend and stay safe everybody.
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Marissa: Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Coaches Radio. My name is Marissa and, uh, we have been winding down the summer and, uh, we are getting into Labor Day weekend and, uh, I couldn't think of any better way to go ahead and, and kick this long weekend off than having a special guest.
That completely blew my mind. Um, do you prefer to go by Anthony or Tony?
Anthony: No one ever calls me Tony.
Marissa: Okay, good. I'm just making sure. I don't wanna call you the wrong thing, Anthony. Uh, that's alright. But, uh, so
Anthony: I, I just, I just don't hear Tony.
Marissa: Yeah. Well, I mean, based on your, your, uh, voice alone, um, I could, I could hear you like throwing in a, Hey, it's stony.
Uh, you know, so, I mean, it could work down the line. I'm just throwing it out there. Uh,
Anthony: I hear you.
Marissa: But fresh off demo day. How, how are you feeling? Are you [00:01:00] content with how it went? Do you like, tell, tell me like the feelings involved here.
Anthony: Well, truthfully, I walked in with very, very few expectations. And, um, I mean, one of the expectations I had was, was that I would be in a small room that was very quiet.
Marissa: Right.
Anthony: And I was in a small room that was very quiet.
Marissa: That, that you were,
Anthony: I was surprised at how drained I was right after that.
Marissa: Yeah.
Anthony: Um, but you know, a little caffeine took care of that pretty quickly.
Marissa: Oh, sure, sure. Yeah. I mean, I think, um. Yeah, this is a little bit more energy consuming than somebody might think.
'cause you know, you're sitting in a room and you're just reading, you know, or like performing the piece. But still, you know, it just seems like, yeah, I'm reading who, who cares? Uh, but it's what you're putting into it that. That mental energy. I mean, that, that itself can definitely, uh, be a bit [00:02:00] exhausting at times, for sure.
Anthony: Yeah.
Marissa: So tell me, because this, you, you're an interesting cat, and I say that because you are a gentleman that, I mean, when was the last time you watched tv?
Anthony: 1975.
Marissa: Right, so it's, it's been a minute. Uh, uh, you know, what, what, what form of entertainment do you typically choose then?
Anthony: I'm a music person.
Marissa: Okay.
Anthony: And I'm gonna give you, I'm gonna give you a little insight there as well.
In the 1980s, I went for about nine years without listening to commercial radio.
Marissa: So that,
Anthony: yeah, that's, I missed a, I missed a couple of groups,
Marissa: just, just a few probably. Um, but I mean, that, that does make it pretty interesting, like in, in how you. Then got here. Like what if, if like, you know, the BroadStream entertainment, uh, like TV and, and like radio and I'm assuming any other kind of like broadcast form of media wasn't your choice.
Like what, what led you to [00:03:00] voiceover?
Anthony: I, I've always, um, oddly enough, when I, when I was small and I was watching television, I preferred to watch the commercials. Okay. Over the, the programs, the commercials I felt were great because they're creative. Uh, I know several people that are, um, employed in radio and you, you get, you get an understanding of radio and, and how it works.
You are never away from it. Uh, at one point, uh, the guys that I worked with every, whether it was Tuesday or Wednesday morning. They would redo the entire in living color episode from the night before.
Marissa: Okay.
Anthony: So you, you're never not exposed to television. I just, I had other things to do.
Marissa: Yeah. Hey, I, I mean, we prioritize what, what we want.
Um, you know, and if that wasn't what you wanted TV then you didn't have to go ahead and have that to be [00:04:00] entertained. But I just think it's pretty, it's just pretty interesting that you haven't had that for so long. Um, and, and that. You know, it's like the, the different forms of entertainment you would think would lead somebody to a path like this.
And, uh, for you, just a little bit different. But I know that you had a lot of people kind of like saying over and over again like, yeah, God, you should do voiceover. You should do voiceover. What was the final like, push that, that got you here
Anthony: the last time that someone said That was about four or five years ago and it came completely outta the blue.
A friend of mine and I were on our way back from the state fair and she just basically said, why don't, why aren't you doing voiceover? And you know, I said that I'd thought about it and I'd be interested in it. Flash forward about four or five years, and I'm on one of the commercial programs that. You used to log into like an evite or something like that.
Mm-hmm.
Anthony: And off on the side there was an advertisement for voice coaches that [00:05:00] said, we've got, you know, a one hour session log in, blah, blah, blah, blah. And I said, you know what? I'm gonna do it.
Marissa: Uh, and, and you did, um, you know, I did. It was like I, uh, I didn't get to work with you until it was class four and like your demo pieces were chosen and you were good to go.
And it was really just a matter of me being able to. You know, take a listen to what you had going on and like, all right, let's, let's guide him in the right way. And I, I mean, just like I said on demo day itself, like, I mean, you were about a sentence and a half in and I was like, holy, like, things I can't say on this podcast.
Uh, I, I was just, I knew what the notes said, but there's no way for me to know just how great your just natural ability. Mixed in with the skills that you've been working with that we gave you could possibly be like, you [00:06:00] know, when you were gonna open your mouth, I had no idea what to expect. Um, and it was one of those situations for me as, as I said to you, like, I, I don't say it lightly, like I was completely blown away.
Um, you know, it was, uh, again, just, uh, very, like already very real. Big time voice that I felt, I felt like I was hearing, and, and I guess when I said that to you, I scared the ever-loving bejesus outta you.
Anthony: You're doing it again too.
Marissa: I would say I'm sorry, but I, I'm not, um, I, I, the last thing I ever wanna do is like, you know, give you an ego by any means, but, um, I mean, seriously, like you just, you, you come with something that's very natural in the tone of your voice.
That comes with something very familiar too. And I think that's why it's like all of a sudden it's just like tickle in the ear in the right way of like, woo, wait a minute, this, I feel like I've heard this [00:07:00] before. Um, and, and that's such a great quality to hold. Uh, you know, 'cause I mean, it's just gonna lead other casting people or whoever to go and feel the same way.
Um. Ha Did you, did you feel like you came in with a natural ability? What, what, what were your feelings about it? Had you played with any of this kind of stuff prior?
Anthony: Oh, hell yes. Oh, hell yes. When, when my nieces and nephews were young, I would, every week I would change the, the message on my voice machine so that they had something to call and listen to.
And, and sometimes they were pretty random. Real random. Um, one time I imitated, uh, um.
Oh, I've lost the name here. A very, very common name. I hate, I hate when that happens. Uh, I, I did the stint from [00:08:00] Dirty Harry. Only I did it with the phone machine.
Marissa: Okay.
Anthony: You know, you've, you've, you've reached the world's most powerful answering machine. Powerful enough to blow your phone clean off and continued on through it, you know?
Um, I would do, uh, Bors and Natasha, uh, a whole bunch of stuff like that. So yeah, I have, I have played with it in the past.
Marissa: Yeah. And, and all for the entertainment of, of the nieces that's, it's so, it's so fun. Um. I now, I, I had mentioned this to you via email leading up to you, you being on the pod. Do you happen to have the, the audio book that you did for your demo?
Anthony: Yeah.
Marissa: Okay. I, I wanna give people just a little taste here of what made me go and almost fall off my chair. So, um, are gonna
Anthony: do 47, are we gonna do 47 takes, like
Marissa: last time? No. Oh, stop it. You, you didn't even do, uh, like three, [00:09:00] I feel like. Um, no, I, you were just, you were damn good right off the jump, but go ahead and just.
Get yourself in the right mindset for a moment and, and give, give us that piece,
Anthony: all right. I wake up in another city, another hotel, with no memory of how I got here. The mini bar is empty. My knuckles are raw, and there's a voicemail from a woman who calls me x. This is what rock bottom tastes like. Stale cigarettes, cold coffee, and allow you tell yourself just to stand up straight, but you don't stop.
You can't, because the truth isn't in comfort. It's in the bruise, the break, the blackout, and somewhere in this chaos, I think I'm finally starting to feel alive
Marissa: and, and like. That's not even a hundred percent how you did it on demo day. And I still just got a little bit of chills, [00:10:00] you know, like, could I tweak a little bit here and there?
Maybe slow you down a little bit. Sure. Uh, but like the bookends of that man, oof. Still g it gives me some goofies. Um, what, what type of work, I mean, is audiobook something that is of great interest to you? Like where do you see yourself going from here?
Anthony: Issa, how would I know?
Marissa: I mean, I, uh, we all have goals and dreams and
Anthony: Yeah, but this is so completely new to me.
If you sat down in a restaurant and dessert menu came and it sent creme brulee and you had no idea what creme brulee was, I. Would you know to choose it? No,
Marissa: I'd still want it though 'cause I have a sweet tooth, but that's besides the
Anthony: point.
Marissa: Well,
Anthony: the dessert menu's in front of me and I have no idea when any of the entries are.
So I'm gonna, I'm gonna experiment. Yeah. I'm going to play.
Marissa: And, and I don't blame you. I, you know, I think you've, you've got. [00:11:00] A wide open platform and playing field, and you've got, you know, great skill that, that comes along with it that I, I think, you know, the whatever you want to make happen is, is like at your fingertips.
It's just a matter of taking those small steps, you know? And, um, you know, speaking of, like, have you, have you looked at anything, you know, since demo day? I know it was only, uh, a few days ago, but still.
Anthony: Well, I went through the last, or the next to the last class, um, about finding a job, et cetera. Um, in addition, the chat we had about the word no.
Marissa: Mm-hmm.
Anthony: I mean, that's kind of important 'cause some people are put off by the word no.
Marissa: Yeah.
Anthony: And I'm not that kind of person. No. Doesn't mean you're terrible. No means this isn't the right fit.
Marissa: Mm-hmm. Yeah,
Anthony: that's all. So I, I haven't, I, I, you know, I looked at a couple of the websites, um, I looked at some of the job offers [00:12:00] that were out there, none of course, which fit me.
Um, I, I, I've started to look a little bit, but again, I'm waiting for the demo to come out.
Marissa: Yeah, well I can, I can tell you it's in-house. 'cause I was, uh, yeah, double checking that. So, you know, and they're in the midst of, of throwing that together and, you know, I think that will give you some, some pretty good insight of.
You know, where, where the, the strengths truly are and, and you know where to start. Maybe navigating first. Um, you know, I can obviously say audio books, you know, keep, keep going full force with that. Like anything that's storytelling, I, I feel like you've just got a great way of presenting. Um, you know, and it's just, it's really a, a pleasant thing to hear.
So as you were starting with us. Did you have any expectations coming in and, and how did you feel it was working with the program itself?
Anthony: First off, I have, I have nothing but [00:13:00] superlatives for the people that I worked with, yourself included. They were fantastic. Uh, the, the gentleman that I worked with, mostly Julian, um, very, very sparse in, in feedback, and that's why I was just kind of so shocked.
With your response. Um, but, but obviously he, he made notes that that gave you an indication. So I actually think that was better for me than, than having any kind of feedback or positive feedback that would set expectations.
Marissa: Mm-hmm.
Anthony: I, I think the, the, if you call it a program, the whole program is put together extremely well and did a lot for me.
Marissa: Was, I, I guess, was what you were gonna be working with and what we were giving you different than you expected. Like, I mean, you know, if you were prior to any of this, you [00:14:00] know, go to pick up anything to perform it, to, to present it. Like, are, are you now with different ideas in your mind to go ahead and, and bring it to life in a different way that you wouldn't have expected or thought about prior?
Anthony: Again, I didn't have a lot of expectations coming in. Um, what I experienced in the program was a level, uh, a very, very high level of professionalism, a very, very thorough program in the information that was transmitted. I feel at this point that with everything that you've given me, I can walk away. Walk into a situation and yeah, I'd have nerves the first few times, but I'm, I'm prepared.
Yeah. And, and I don't, I don't think I can say anything better than that. I, you guys are great.
Marissa: Well, you know, I'll, I'll take that and run with that. You know, I'll, I'll hold onto that compliment for a few days. Um, [00:15:00] you never know. What someone is taking away from, from what you're, you're giving and you don't know what they're gonna do with it.
And I've, I don't know if I said this to you, but I have said this to other people, it's like, you know, I, I have plenty of people that they, they start with us and I. I think the intention is treating it with care, right? Because you're anybody that's coming in and, and starting something like this and putting like money towards it, it's like you're doing that for a reason 'cause you wanna do this.
But, uh, in a lot of ways, like life can kind of get in the way or, you know, priorities shift or whatever. But you know, when you, when you are looking at it kind of like, alright. This is, this is a college class in a way. And like, I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna take everything I can from it and I'm going to, you know, do what I need to outside of this and then just run with it.
You know, you are given some of the, the best tools and guidance [00:16:00] and, um. I think just, you know, things to keep in mind, to allow you that ability to, to go ahead and, um, you know, create a plan of action for yourself, but also keep it realistic and also have things that hopefully have been said to you that can continue to motivate you too, because like you were saying before.
The word no comes up, but an awful lot. I mean, you know, the, the biggest challenge or, or difference between what I always say is like the normal job and then this, because this is just a normal job, but the, we don't go on job interviews, you know, if we did that, it's like, all right, maybe a handful in a week.
You know? That's typically the way things work for us though, in, in this and, you know, the way and the flexibility of auditioning and from home and like you can do so much and so little time. Yeah, there's no way you're gonna fit everything. Uh, you know, so I'm glad that you're a guy who's like, all right, if I hear no has nothing to do with me, like I'll go off to the next one.
Uh, you know, and like the, there's plenty of [00:17:00] work to go around, so it just makes it so like patience, I think ends up being very key and everybody's journey's different. Uh, I think your journey's gonna be a fantastic one to watch. I, I'm like, excited. Like I, I just wanna see like all the steps that you take and like any, any feedback that you end up getting and, and those kind of things.
Um, if. If you're looking ahead and I realize, you know, creme brulee and whatnot, uh, you know, you're looking ahead and you're, you're getting out there s seeking, you know, opportunity, say long term. Like if you're looking big picture, you know, it's, it's like the biggest goal that you can have in mind in this moment.
What, what do you think that job would look like?
Anthony: Would, it would look like Rod Serling narrating a Jacque Csau special.
Marissa: Alright. Big
Anthony: gold. And, and that, that kind of dates me, [00:18:00] I don't know if you've ever watched a Jacque Csau special, but Rod Serling was the, the most amazing voice in the sixties.
Marissa: Yeah, well, I mean, I, that's what I'm saying.
Like, I, I am very familiar with the names that you just said, so I know like major, major stuff right there. Big goals. And. I, I'm not even gonna tell you. That's not a possibility. Uh, you know, you've got that big voice to go ahead and accompany stuff like that. So I think it's like, it's all in how you approach it from here on out.
Um, you, I, I've been throwing a lot of things your way. It, has there been a question that like you've come, like within the last few days as you're trying to navigate a little bit of this leading up to getting the actual finished piece?
Anthony: No, not really. I, I'm looking forward to the first session to sit down and see what it's like.
Marissa: Yeah.
Anthony: I'm really looking forward to just, you know, sinking my teeth in and, and seeing what it's like
Marissa: and something tells me, you [00:19:00] know, not to again blow smoke here 'cause I'm not, it's, it's all truth that I'm spitting. Um, I I I think that's gonna happen, you know, sooner than later. Um, so I, I'm personally just very excited to hear what that, that demo is gonna sound like when everything is finished and, uh, I know that you're gonna be getting that soon, so, you know, make sure that you send that my way and as I've.
I told you prior, it's like if you've got questions, you've got concerns, you've got anything that like maybe there is a project that you've been thrown your way and you're not quite sure how to handle things that they need answered or whatever, like you've always got us in your back pocket. And that is the beauty of, you know, being a part of the voice coach's family.
It is for the longevity that you wanna be doing this. So never hesitate. Okay.
Anthony: And, and that that is extremely reinforcing. It, it gives you a feel that if you do run up against something, you're not out there alone. You're not gonna stumble. That is amazingly important.
Marissa: [00:20:00] Yeah. Uh, well, we've had people that, you know, sometimes they feel like they've searched every outlet to get opportunity and, and they're feeling stuck.
They're not quite sure what to do. And it's like, you need, you need somebody sometimes to bounce off of, you know, just to like. Throw an extra idea your way. Maybe you need help thinking outside the box a little bit and you know, we're always there for that. And you know, maybe it's putting a dollar amount on something that you are offered, like anything like that, it's, it's a challenge.
So sometimes you just, you need that other brain to, to help and we're always there, so don't hesitate. But I am, again, I'm very excited for you, Anthony, and, uh, looking forward to hearing that final project and I'm glad that you could spend a few minutes with me today.
Anthony: Great, thank you.
Marissa: And, uh, we're gonna have a brand new episode of Voice Coaches Radio coming your way next week.
Enjoy the long Labor Day weekend and stay safe everybody.
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This week on Voice Coaches Radio, Marissa chats with a student that completely blew her away in class and especially in demo. Anthony Yeznach comes with a tone that brings familiarity, warmth and power. What got him involves in voice over? What are his expectations? And a little sample of what he’s capable of.
