Yuri Lowenthall - Sasuke in Naruto, teenage Ben Tennyson in Ben 10 & Big Lugg | AW 71

09/14/22 • 31 min

An unexpectedly fire duo joins us in this week’s episode! Voice actor, producer, and screenwriter Yuri Lowenthal best known as the voice of Sasuke in Naruto, teenage Ben Tennyson in Ben 10, and Peter Parker/Spider Man in various video games has an exciting new project. Yuri just worked together with LA hip hop artist Big Lugg to create an album that is, in its own way, a first of its kind: the hip-hop album FIRE STYLE! (featuring the cast of Naruto). Now, Yuri and Big Lugg are giving us the lowdown on how it happened!

Yuri shares how this unexpected collaboration started thanks when Big Lugg reached out to him with an uncanny request. He then goes on to tell us about how they started their collaboration which resulted in the creation of the 2-minute track Prayer which definitely thrilled Naruto fans! Big Lugg also joins us to share some insights and anecdotes about working with the Naruto cast while creating the album.

Timestamps:

[1:44] The message that started it all

[5:01] What makes FIRE STYLE great according to Yuri

[7:31] Big Lugg talks about the charities that benefit from the Saints Row app

[9:26] Big Lugg talks about the natural progression of the collaboration

[16:16] How you can show your support for the album

[24:12] What it was like working with the cast of Naruto for FIRE STYLE!

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Listen to FIRE STYLE! here: https://open.spotify.com/album/09Oy3gVqsZjEuT24qTttyy?autoplay=true

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Timestamps:

[1:44] The message that started it all

[5:01] What makes FIRE STYLE great according to Yuri

[7:31] Big Lugg talks about the charities that benefit from the Saints Row app

[9:26] Big Lugg talks about the natural progression of the collaboration

[16:16] How you can show your support for the album

[24:12] What it was like working with the cast of Naruto for FIRE STYLE!

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Listen to FIRE STYLE! here: https://open.spotify.com/album/09Oy3gVqsZjEuT24qTttyy?autoplay=true

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David H. Lawrence XVII - Heroes, The Unit, CSI | AW 70

This week’s guest has made a name for himself creating incredible characters within the on-camera and voice over world. David H. Lawrence is best known for his portrayal of the villainous character, puppetmaster Eric Doyle on NBC’s sci-fi series, Heroes. Aside from this major role, David has also appeared in a number of other shows including CBS shows such as The Unit and CSI. Apart from on-camera and voice acting, David is also a network radio host, author, podcast host, and teacher to aspiring voice actors and audiobook narrators. He is also the creator of the rehearsal app, Rehearsal Pro, which helps actors rehearse and memorize scripts anytime, anywhere.

In this week’s episode, we start off by talking about how we met at Emerson College then David goes on to talk about why he gets so emotional when he sees where his fellow voice actors are at in their respective journeys. He even shares a couple Michael Koster mantras! Plus, David also shares his insight on the emotional toll of being in the industry and offers advice that may help voice actors from getting heartbroken over roles. We also get to talk about his iconic role on NBC’s Heroes as well as what led him to create the amazing things - app included- he’s put out into the world.

Timestamps:

[2:03] Why David gets so emotional about his fellow VO actors’ journeys

[3:51] A major component inspiring VO Heroes

[4:38] How not to get hung up on your up fors

[6:04] How the industry has changed

[8:10] Why voice actors need to have diversified jobs

[22:07] David talks about Heroes

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George Whittam - The Evolution of Voice Acting - Alicyn’s Wonderland S3 E1

We’re back with a fresh new season of Alicyn’s Wonderland, where audio pro George Whittam joins us to bring his knowledge about recording engineering and voice actors! George is one of the foremost experts on voice-over recording technology and studio design. He has helped voice actors, such as myself, bring out the best of their home studios. George is also a content creator, and stars in The Pro Audio Suite Podcast and Voice Over Body Shop program.

In this episode, George talks about how his dad is a paramount influence to his career in audio, and how he stumbled into audio recording for voice actors through dear friends and connections. He also talks about the struggles of running through an issue about homes studios as already an expert himself, and how he gets his way around it! We will also have a sneak peek of his newly launched website and the generous amount of content and resources that we look forward to seeing there. Plus, George also shares with us advice and recommendations for a great beginner home studio setup for those who want to start pursuing a career in audio!

Timestamps:

[5:18] George shares in depth reason to his pursuit in audio career

[14:31] What we can look forward to in his website

[21:57 ] How the world of Voice Overs changed in the past decade

[ 30:47] George shares some of his favorite podcasts

[ 35:47] His expert advice in setting up a first serious home studio

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