Keeping Up With Chaos - From the Booth & Beyond

This is a relaunch episode, where we get nitty gritty with our tech & equipment choices when we first started our voice over and on-camera careers. Now we have definitely expanded, added and grown with our booth and on-camera audition set-ups thus far...BUT wanted to revisit this episode again after we blended our two podcasts together! In this episode we share how we came to the choices we made for our own home set ups, with the budgets we had available, the struggles we came across during set up and some things we found super helpful or not helpful. Of course connecting with an Audio Engineer to find the best tech & equipment for your voice and space is key.

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This week the whole gang's here! Our guest John McClain joins us to chat production, voiceover, and his start into the creative realm.

John McClain is the founder, owner and lead sound designer/mixer at Monster Sound & Picture in Las Vegas, Nevada. John's professional experience ranges from award winning sound design for companies like Chevrolet, Dodge, Intel and MGM Resorts to a Grammy nomination in 2000 and a Grammy win in 2001 for his work with the late, great George Carlin. His work as a voice talent, composer, sound designer and mixer brought him to the small screen in 2010 with the Comedy Central short series Shmitty, Mcfunkle and Stump.

We had such a great conversation with John, it went from Dad jokes, to Dungeons & Dragons, to music and production. Also, there are two rules John believes we can all benefit from! Want to learn what those are? Gotta listen!

Follow all the Chaos -
Website - https://www.keepingupwithchaos.net/
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Happy New Year! We are kicking off 2024 with an episode about Big Wins, Big Losses, Takeaways and New Goals. As we set professional goals, it is important to remain consistent but also flexible. Set realistic goals and be kind to ourselves if things do not totally go to plan. Do not be afraid to ask for help. Join us as Angela, Gaby, Joz, and Lloyd share their successes, their struggles, and their hopes for this new year.

Follow all the Chaos -
Website - https://www.keepingupwithchaos.net/
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

Astoria Redhead aka Mandy Fisher joins us!

As a child actor, Mandy was invested in the theater and film scene in Atlanta, Georgia. At the time, there were only a handful of girls her age doing voiceover. One day while at school, her mom pulled her out of class and took her to the studio where she was told she was going to be recording a national radio commercial. She had never done anything like this before. After the initial nerves, she let loose and just had fun being herself. That set off a career trajectory that she never anticipated. And she never looked back. Since then she has worked with companies like Audible, Kohls, Macy's, Disney, SquareSpace, QuikTrip, Crayola, WholeFoods and many more. In addition, she also coaches people pursuing their Voice Over dreams and has started her own podcast, Disaster Human. Her passion for voiceover and genuine love of helping people inspire her to work with actors of all stages of their career. With a theater background, she brings her training to guide copy analysis and character creation. As an industry vet of 15 years, she has witnessed the changes and understands the ebbs and flows of the business. Mandy created her own voice over business from the ground up and has a successful and replicable model to help actors build their own successful businesses. All of this adds up to a coach who can provide audition and career advice while helping actors become the best they can be! She truly has so many amazing tips, you don't want to miss it!

Follow all the Chaos -
Website - https://www.keepingupwithchaos.net/
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IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

From the vault originally released on 10/13/2022. Jozlyn is juggling many people and too many things! Frankie and Jozlyn talk about auditing an online acting class they are planning to take. Angela finally got home and has yet to unpack and is figuring her life out. Gaby joins us from her phone and then that gets us on a whole conversation about phones. Angela shares her plans to get her booth going in her new home. We discuss VO websites, Jozlyn worked with a website developer and talks about the struggles that come along with that, like how difficult it can be to communicate your ideas to someone else. Then Gaby shares the difficulty of taking on the task of creating her own website and producing the content she envisions for the website. Jozlyn talks about the process of getting her website created, from photography to fonts to design, she experienced some hiccups but ultimately was able to get it done. Angela had a hard time finding her tagline. Jozlyn had a tagline but forgot about the logo so she created it after the website was completed. We then discuss about what parts of your demo to put on your website and how to do it. How do we find our essence? Jozlyn shares what influences she pulled from to find her essence. All of this and so much more! Enjoy!

"Developing your website is almost like planning a wedding" - Jozlyn

Updates as of 12/6/2023:
Jozlyn has added a new clients section, additional voice samples, rebranded with Celia Seigal, added a page for her son who is booking voice actor and budding on-camera actor. There is now a featured page specifically for automotive voice over, and she too has expanded into on-camera with this addition on website.

Gaby has yet to launch her website because she has to finish her photos. She is half way done but her MUA went through some tough personal stuff so they will not be able to finish until January. Gaby is currently stalled but expect her website launch in 2024!

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Follow all the Chaos -
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Jozlyn and Gaby share their chaos and our resident world traveller (Gaby) shares some packing tips. They also chat about the struggles of being "un-shortlisted" and how that affects your confidence as a VO artist. They are then joined by Milena Tinoco to share about her journey in the Creative Realm. Milena is a Colombian-American Bilingual Voice Over Talent with over 10 years of experience. She has voiced a wide variety of genres including: TV and radio commercials, corporate narration, voice of god (event announcer), medical narration, concert tour promos, e-learning, explainer videos, IVR , retail overhead announcements, and PSAs. They chat about how Milena got started on-camera doing commercials and hosting gigs and then transitioned into VO without knowing too much about the business or community. This is an illuminating conversation into VO from the perspective of a Bilingual VO artist who took a very different approach.

Follow all the Chaos -
Website - https://www.keepingupwithchaos.net/
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast
IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

On this very special episode of our podcast, we chat with Jacob Zalewski who is the Founder/President & CEO of the One Step Closer Foundation (1SCF) and also Gaby's friend. The 1SCF is a non-profit, charitable organization whose main goal is to improve the lives of those who suffer from cerebral palsy along with various disabilities. The 1SCF, through multiple fundraising efforts, supports existing groups, individuals, and research for those already coping with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and other disabilities. The 1SCF strives to promote awareness and understanding of the disease through educational programs, support groups and access to previously unknown research. The 1SCF will also direct funds to researchers seeking for medical advancements in treating and diagnosing CP. Jacob has a very compelling story that proves there are no limitations to what humans can do when they set their minds to it and have a passion for making real change. This one is close to our hearts!

Follow all the Chaos -
Website - https://www.keepingupwithchaos.net/
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Angela, Gaby & Jozlyn chat about where and what the heck Angela has been up to lately and the chaos she has been experiencing. Then, we are joined by Jennifer James & Jill Stanley. They are sisters and creators, producers & co-hosts of the Common Mystics podcast and co-authors of the new book "Common Mystics Presents Ghosts on the Road, Volume 1: Murders & Mysterious Deaths"! They talk about their upbringing in Chicago, the influence their grandmother had and how they came to discover and embrace their abilities. This is such a fascinating episode. Don't miss it!

Follow all the Chaos -
Website - https://www.keepingupwithchaos.net/
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IG - https://www.instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaos/

Jozlyn, Gaby and Lloyd with our guest Loren Cellentani, host of Witchy Wellness Radio Podcast. We chat about how our bodies are a tool to help guides us to navigate through life. Loren Cellentani is a Manifestation Coach and Host of the Witchy Wellness Radio Podcast. She helps ambitious woo-women manifest their calling with passion, purpose and ease. Her method incorporates breathwork, movement and visualization to unleash your energy for you to reclaim unlimited power. She absolutely loves a good dance party anywhere: in the shower, in the car, in the middle of the kitchen. You can find her teaching (or practicing) Power Vinyasa or Kundalini Flow yoga. Living in Southwest Florida: palm trees, sunshine and the ocean are all her love language. She started her business journey over a decade ago as a Holistic Health Coach, Yoga Teacher turned Manifestation Coach. (Still) A Recovering Perfectionist: the reason she is so passionate about helping others is because how much it's helped her!

https://www.lorencellentani.com/sovereign-call

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This week Gaby, Lloyd and Jozlyn chat with the fabulous VO Artist Milla Rutland aka Pink Lady VO and Spiderella! Milla is a creative through and though, who wanted to be an actress since she was little. She talks about how theater and acting have always found a way into her life. She eventually found her way to Las Vegas and into the world of Burlesque, Murder-Mystery Dinner Theater, and Voice Over! Milla has paved her way and taken many chances which have led her to the great creative place where she is at now. She is a lover of Halloween and all things spooky! Milla gets incredibly candid about her experiences growing up, toxic relationships, her challenges with weight and how the switch flipped in her head and got her on a health journey. And of course, we talk a whole bunch about VO. This is a fun one!

Follow all the Chaos -
Website - https://www.keepingupwithchaos.net/
FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast