Mick Wingert - Kung Fu Panda, Arcane | AW 59
06/08/22 • 42 min
In this week’s episode, I am joined by The Voice of Awesomeness himself – voice actor and coach Mick Wingert! Mick has quite an impressive list of roles to his name. He is best known as the voice of Po in the video games and TV shorts of the well-loved Kung Fu Panda franchise including Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. In addition to this, Mick has also worked as the voice for Iron Man in several Marvel TV series and video games including the 2021 series ‘What If...?’, and the voice behind Heimerdinger and Duty Captain in the groundbreaking Netflix animation series Arcane.
Join us as Mick and I journey through the looking glass and down the rabbit into the wild and wonderful world of animation and video games! We start off by taking a trip down memory lane, way back to when he moved to Los Angeles without actually intending to start a career in voice acting. Then, we move on to talk about how he became Jack Black’s “voice double” as Po in various Kung Fu Panda TV series, shorts, and video games. He even shares how it was like meeting Jack in person! Mick also goes on to talk about why working as a part of the Arcane cast is one of BEST experiences of his life.
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Timestamps:
[3:09] Moving to LA
[5:20] Mick’s first voice acting job
[6:35] How Mick became Po
[11:02] Meeting Jack Black
[16:23] What it was like working on Arcane
[18:29] Mick talks about Professor Heimerdinger
Alicyn's Wonderland | Inside the World of Animation & Games
In this week’s episode, I am joined by The Voice of Awesomeness himself – voice actor and coach Mick Wingert! Mick has quite an impressive list of roles to his name. He is best known as the voice of Po in the video games and TV shorts of the well-loved Kung Fu Panda franchise including Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. In addition to this, Mick has also worked as the voice for Iron Man in several Marvel TV series and video games including the 2021 series ‘What If...?’, and the voice behind Heimerdinger and Duty Captain in the groundbreaking Netflix animation series Arcane.
Join us as Mick and I journey through the looking glass and down the rabbit into the wild and wonderful world of animation and video games! We start off by taking a trip down memory lane, way back to when he moved to Los Angeles without actually intending to start a career in voice acting. Then, we move on to talk about how he became Jack Black’s “voice double” as Po in various Kung Fu Panda TV series, shorts, and video games. He even shares how it was like meeting Jack in person! Mick also goes on to talk about why working as a part of the Arcane cast is one of BEST experiences of his life.
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Website: https://www.mickwingert.com/
Timestamps:
[3:09] Moving to LA
[5:20] Mick’s first voice acting job
[6:35] How Mick became Po
[11:02] Meeting Jack Black
[16:23] What it was like working on Arcane
[18:29] Mick talks about Professor Heimerdinger
Alicyn's Wonderland | Inside the World of Animation & Games
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Adam McArthur - Marco Diaz, Yuuji Itadori | AW 58
This week’s guest is a Wushu Kung Fu Specialist with three black belts to this name. Kicking into this week’s episode with me is voice actor Adam McArthur, who is best known as the voice of Marco Diaz the deuteragonist of the hit Disney XD animated series, Star vs. the Forces of Evil. He is also the voice of Yuuji Itadori in the hit anime Jujutsu Kaisen, as well as Chifuyu Matsuno in Tokyo Revengers.
Join us as Adam talks about how he went from competing in martial arts tournaments to carving out a career in on-camera and voice acting. Adam takes us all the way back to his beginnings, where he started by taking a 4-week class held by a former Sesame Street voice talent in San Francisco plus his unlikely victories as a student of various martial arts! He also shares his views on why pursuing passions and hobbies beyond one’s craft is crucial for growth and success. Finally, Adam also takes the time to talk to us about his awesome characters like Marco Diaz and Prince Lee Char from the television series, Star Wars: Clone Wars.
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Timestamps:
[10:15] Adam talks about learning from a former Sesame Street voice talent as a kid
[15:12] The importance of actively pursuing passions and hobbies instead of just focusing on work
[21:36] Adam talks about what makes Marco Diaz and Star such unique characters
[24:13] Adam talks about booking Prince Char Lee in Star Wars: Clone Wars
[28:08] The most awesome premiere party Adam’s been to
[32:16] How the discipline of martial arts has influenced the way Adam works
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Daniel Rojas - Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Marvel’s Hit-Monkey | AW 60
In this week’s episode, I am joined by composer Daniel Rojas, whose eclectic and modern scores make him a breath of fresh air in the world of scoring. Daniel is best known for his scores to shows like “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts”, “Marvel’s Hit-Monkey”, and “Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.”. Apart from writing scores and songs for over 60 feature films, TV shows, and interactive media projects, Daniel is also the recipient of the 2020 ASCAP Harold Arlen Award.
Join us, as Daniel talks to us about his wonderful journey starting off with his musically enriched childhood together with his musician parents and how it played an instrumental role in his journey towards becoming the fantastic composer he is today. He also discusses the various musical instruments he plays and explains what goes on behind the scenes and scores. And of course, Daniel also talks about his work and what we can expect from in the near future.
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Timestamps:
[3:06] What instruments Daniel Rojas plays
[4:28] Daniel’s earliest musical influences
[6:30] Transitioning from playing jazz to music composition
[8:25] What a music arranger does
[17:03] Daniel talks about Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
[26:35] What we can expect from Daniel next
Alicyn's Wonderland | Inside the World of Animation & Games
Alicyn's Wonderland - Mick Wingert - Kung Fu Panda, Arcane | AW 59
Transcript
Alicyn
Welcome to Alicyn's Wonderland. I'm your host, Alicyn Packard. Join us as we journey through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole into the wild and wonderful world of animation and video games. A do a girl a favor, and please subscribe to this podcast and go on iTunes and leave us a good review. If you like the show, please help spread the word it really helps us to get heard by more people. Thanks so much. Welcome to the show The Voice of awesomeness MC Hello.
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