Send us a text In this crazy episode, I talk all about the Louvre Heist - y'know because it needs to be talked about!! BUT, I also talk about MAVO2025 and our awesome line-up of guest speakers and why you should register!!! Enjoy!! This is a fun one!!! Support the show For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky To become a MAVO Membe...

Send us a text We have a new intro song for the podcast…. well, I’m at least trying it out for this episode! 🤣Let me know what you think! In this episode, I chat all about details of our upcoming MAVO2025 10 year anniversary « Get Inspired » VO conference! I released the schedule recently and I hope you guys will take a look at all the great sessions we’re offering this year! Breakout and mastery sign ups and sales go live on August 29th at 10am ET but you need a general admission ticke...

Send us a text Happy 4th!! I hope you all have a wonderful and fun day with friends and family!! In this episode, I talk about the importance of monologues and how they fit into the VO world. I recently talk a class about this called, "Exploring Character Depth" and it was a really great one!! Don't let the idea of monologues intimidate you. With enough practice, they will help you to improve your acting skills and auditioning skills. I also give a fast update on MAVO2025 because it's o...

Send us a text I don't know about where you all live - but it's Hot AF in Virginia right now!!! So, it's finally summer and we're all just trying to stay cool!!! LOL! In this episode, I talk weather, MAVO2025 news and updates and webinar news! We have a webinar on Thursday, June 26 from 7-8:30pm ET hosted by "Uncle" Roy Yokelson! The session is called, "VO Audio Terminology: Simplified & Demonstrated!" In this crazy world of home studio auditions, self-directing and auditioning daily, eve...

Send us a text I know I’m a little late to the game here – but Happy New Year!!! 2025 is off to a weird start! There’s not really any other way to put it! It’s been busy and crazy as usual, but I just feel like the world is in a strange place right now. I don’t know about you guys, but I have weeks where I get like 50 auditions and then the next week only 4!! It seems to be tougher to get a call back lately too! Time to up my skills I guess!! I really felt like if I was going to get myself ou...

Send us a text Who else is obsessed with the movie "Wicked" right now?! I'm positive I'm not the only one!! LOL! In this episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat about the movie "Wicked", how much I love it, how I'm obsessed with the soundtrack and how you absolutely MUST go see it!! BUT, I ALSO chat about how this relates to the VO world and how the song "Defying Gravity" changed my whole way of thinking about the MAVO conference and about many things in my life. It's a very powerful song with...

Send us a text MAVO2024 was a wonderful event!! If you missed it, this is a great way to find out what you missed! If you were there, I think you'll enjoy reliving the memories! One very important thing I forgot to mention in my recap is that Tim Friedlander's Keynote was absolutely EPIC!!! He is such an inspiring guy! He talked about how many failures he's had to go through to get to where he is today. It was motivating, so well done and he absolutely accomplished the goal of inspirin...

Send us a text Hey friends!!! It has been a CRAAAAZY few weeks!! Honestly, from one year to the next I somehow always forget how busy it is when it’s this close to our next MAVO event!! This year is our 9th Conference and I’m SO freaking excited about it!!! Hi! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”! I’m your host, Val Kelly – otherwise known as “Squackyvoice”!! My Special Guest today is someone I actually met in - I think it was 2012 – at one of the first VO conferenc...

Send us a text As you guys probably know, the MAVO2024 “Get Inspired” Voiceover Conference is coming up in just a few weeks on November 8-10 at the Westin Dulles Hotel in Herndon, Virginia. If you’ve attended the event before, then you know that things would not run as seamlessly as they do if it weren’t for our Special guest today! For over 40 years Emmy Award winning sound designer, recording engineer, and producer/director “Uncle Roy” Yokelson has been helping the voiceover and music indus...

Send us a text You already know I’m a voice actor, but some of you probably don’t know that I’m up at 4:30am Monday-Friday from early August until mid-June! I’m also a French teacher at a high school in Northern Virginia – and the commute is a bit of a trek! Luckily, I have a great morning show to listen to in the car everyday!! So, I’ve been listening to B101.5 - a local Fredericksburg radio station - for maybe like 15 years now!! The show has switched hosts a couple of times since I started...

Send us a text Last year at MAVO2023, NAVA – the National association of Voice Actors was our Platinum Sponsor. It was my first in-person interaction with NAVA Co- founders Tim Friedlander and Carin Gilfry! They also brought along another super talented guy, who happens to be my special guest today!! Matthew Parham is a versatile African American voice actor with a universal urban vocal print. With an age range from young adult to mature parent, Matthew provides a unique and authentic read fo...

Send us a text With less than 4 months to go until MAVO2024, it’s an understatement to say that I’m in the depths of planning!! The schedule is a work in progress!! I promise, it will be worth the wait!! Hi! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”. I’m your host, Val Kelly – otherwise known as “Squackyvoice”! Speaking of “Squacky” characters, my special guest today is an icon in the industry for sure! Daniel Ross is an Emmy Award-Winning Actor and one of th...

Send us a text With NEW VO conferences popping up – seemingly on the daily, I thought it was important to get the specific content info for MAVO2024 out to my listeners sooner rather than later!! So, I’m pushing my fun interview with Tom Dheere to episode 3 and episode 4 will now be the one that describes in greater detail the event as a whole! HI! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”! I’m your host, Val Kelly, otherwise known as Squackyvoice! If you’ve been to any o...

Send us a text In this short, but sweet episode, I chat about how our lives can be impacted by events that take place in our lives when we are younger. It will make you think and give you some things to consider about your own lives and who you are today!! I hope you enjoy! Tune in next time for a very special episode all about our upcoming MAVO2024 "Get Inspired" conference and what you can expect!!! "Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yok...

Send us a text Season 5!!!! Let's GOOOOOOOOO!!! I know, it's been a WHILE since the last episode! I'm so sorry, but I had to take a break from the show for a few months because life was just very busy and hectic! But we're back now and this is going to be an amazing season of fun interviews!! Thanks for tuning in!! :) Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Julian Thomas is a 31 years young content creator in the home + men's lifestyle space. Dubbed, "The Internet's Favorite Home Boy" by Architectural D...

Send us a text I cannot believe we are through 4 seasons of "Live with Squacky" already!! If you take into account the 3 seasons I did on YouTube before the audio only version - it's actually 7 seasons!!! This episode is a short recap of what MAVO2023 was like in November and some last minute thoughts for closing out 2023!! We will resume with Season 5 starting in mid-January 2024!! Thanks to all who listen and for your support! For more info about Val Kelly, visit her website HERE!! ...

Send us a text Hosting a podcast is always interesting because no two episodes will ever be the same. When I ask people to be on my show to talk about their careers – whether they’re actors, singers, directors or something else, I am almost always surprised with at least one of their responses to my questions!! Now, in most cases, I spend a lot of time researching my guests so that I have some background knowledge into what they’ve accomplished. But that task is easier for some than for other...

Send us a text On this week's episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat with the incomparable Audiobook Narrator/Actor, Sean Pratt!! :) Sean Pratt has been a working actor for over 30 years. He has been an audiobook narrator for 25 years (aka – Lloyd James), recording over 1,100 books in almost every genre and has received 9 AudioFile Magazine “Earphones” awards, 5 SOVAS nominations, and 5 “Audie” nominations from the Audio Publishers Association. Sean is also the author of “To Be or Wanna Be –...

Send us a text I can’t believe we are getting so close to MAVO2023 now in November!! Are you guys ready!? I’m SO excited about this years event. My special guest today is Colleen Evanson. Colleen is an Emmy nominated writer who has worked on Disney's reboot of DuckTales, Cartoon Network's DC Super Hero Girls, Netflix Kid Cosmic, and Amazon Primes the Legend of Vox Machina. Most recently she was the head writer for the Disney Plus serie...

Send us a text In this episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat with Talent Agent, Andrea Beane of the AB2 Talent agency. Andrea is 1/2 of the dynamic duo at this agency along with Angelina Bruno. Andrea and I chat about what agents look for in new VO talents for their roster, what the current trends are today and so much more!!! This was a super fun and informative chat!! Andrea and Angelina from AB2 will be appearing at MAVO2023 on November 10-12 in Herndon, VA. They are presenting a S...