The TO VO Podcast
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -The TO VO Podcast is a casual interview style podcast hosted by voice actor Jonathan Sconza, that features Toronto's elite VoiceOver professionals! The goal of this podcast is to shine a light on the amazing talent Toronto has to offer, educate and inspire aspiring voice actors, and to expand this already wonderful community! Follow along each week as we chat with a new amazing guest, diving deep into their backstory, their approach to the work, and their advice for voice actors of all levels!
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Episodes
Ep 19. Melanie Liatsis
February 07, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBTodays guest is agent extraordinaire, Melanie Liatsis! Melanie is an incredibly kind and driven person, which makes her a dream to work with as an agent. How do I know? Well, she’s actually my agent over at premier artists! Melanies’ years of experience in casting and unflappable positive attitude are all essential parts of what makes her such an amazing agent and I can’t wait for you to hear her wisdom for yourself! So without further ado, Melanie Liatsis!
Ep 20. James Hartnett
February 07, 2023 18:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBTodays guest is the incredibly talented, James Hartnett. James is an actor, writer, and stand-up comedian who you might know as Ollie Allen in Ollie's Pack, as well as Steve in New Eden or from his work on Bit Playas, The Boys, True Dating Stories, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Cupcake & Dino: General Services, Hot Doug, Gary and His Demons, Kody Kapow, The Beaverton, and so much more! I absolutely loved chatting with James and I can’t wait to share our chat with you! So without further ado,...
Ep 18. Ron Rubin
October 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBThis weeks guest is an absolute legend in the world of animation and commercial voice over. It’s two time ACTRA Award nominee, Ron Rubin! If you’ve been engaging in any animation in the last 3 decades or so, there’s a solid chance that you’ve heard the wildly versatile, Ron Rubin. In his truly prolific 30 plus years as an actor, Ron has voiced characters for iconic properties like: Care Bears, Sailor Moon, X-Men, Rupert the Bear, Franklin, The Avengers, Beetlejuice, and much much much mor...
Ep 17. Anthony Sardinha
September 27, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBThis weeks guest is actor and anime expert, Anthony Sardinha. You may know Anthony from his work in cartoons like Paw Patrol, or Totally Spies! Maybe you know Anthony from video games like A Hat in Time, or Lost in Random! OR MAYBE, you recognize Anthony from of his abridged anime like, Dragon Ball Z Abridged or Final Fantasy 7: Machinabriged. Anthony is a passionate and charismatic actor and I can’t wait to share our chat with you!
Ep 16. Richard M. Dumont
September 20, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBThis weeks guest is actor and director, Richard M. Dumont. If you’re a fan of video games, you may already be familiar with Richard’s work, he’s lent his voice to characters in Farcry 4 and pretty much all of the Assassins Creed games, including, Assassins Creed 2. Brotherhood, Valhalla, Origins, Liberation, and Rouge remastered. Richard is also a master of dubbing and has been both acting in and directing dubbing projects for many many years! Chances are, if you’ve watched something that’...
Ep 15. Julie Lemieux
July 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThis weeks guest is a true legend in the VoiceOver business, it’s Mamma VoiceOver herself, Julie Lemieux! A five-time ACTRA Award nominee, and two time winner, Julie has also been nominated twice for a Canadian Screen Award and won in 2016 for her performance as Dawn Dingledash in Numb Chucks. She has worked on over 100 animated series and feature films and is one of Canada’s most versatile and highly regarded voice performers. Julie has voiced a range of iconic characters in animated ser...
Ep 15. Julie Lemieux
July 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThis weeks guest is a true legend in the VoiceOver business, it’s Mamma VoiceOver herself, Julie Lemieux! A five-time ACTRA Award nominee, and two time winner, Julie has also been nominated twice for a Canadian Screen Award and won in 2016 for her performance as Dawn Dingledash in Numb Chucks. She has worked on over 100 animated series and feature films and is one of Canada’s most versatile and highly regarded voice performers. Julie has voiced a range of iconic characters in animated ser...
Ep 14. Ana Sani
June 22, 2022 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBThis weeks guest is two time ACTRA Toronto Award Nominee, Ana Sani! You many know Ana as Piper from Mysticons, Cleo from Ollies Pack, Veronica from Bakugon: Battle Planet, Izzy Moonbow from My Little Pony, or as the one and only Strawberry Shortcake in Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the big city. Ana is incredibly kind, funny and as you’ll soon hear, a blast to chat with! So without further ado! Ana Sani!
Ep 13. Krystal Meadows
June 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBTodays guest is the amazing Krystal Meadows. Krystal is a Gemini Nominated Voice Actor whose voiced lead and recurring characters on multiple animated series like World of Quest, Grossology, Dententionaire and many more. Krystal is also an amazing VO coach. Coaching beginners, working actors, kids and adults, from Toronto, Vancouver, NYC and LA. As you’ll soon hear, Krystals bubbly personality and immense passion for this business are incredibly infectious. It was my pleasure talk to Kryst...
Ep.12 Ellen Dubin
June 07, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBTodays guest is the enormously talented Gemini award nominee, Ellen Dubin! You may know Ellen from her series lead role as Jeri on the Leo award-winning supernatural drama series, The Collector. Her role as the Tupperware loving mom in cult classic Napoleon Dynamite or from one of her many other on camera roles in things like Marry Kills people, the listener, The dead zone, and many more. And if you’re a gamer, chances are, you probably know Ellen from one of your favourite games. You ma...
Ep 11. Darryl Hogan
June 01, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBTodays guest is the incredible Darryl Hogan. Darryl is truly a jack of all trades and a master of more than you’d think! Darryl has worked as a voice director, audio engineer, agent, demo producer and much more in his 20 plus years in the VO biz. I'm super excited to share our chat with you! So without further ado. The incredible Darryl Hogan!
Season Two Is Here!
June 01, 2022 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.68 MBIn this mini episode I wanted to take the time to thank all of you listeners out there! Many people have reached out to let me know that the podcast has been a helpful tool in their VO journey and I am so proud to be apart of creating an avenue for people to learn about this amazing section of the industry! Heres to Season 2 and many more seasons to come!
Ep 10. Kim Hurdon
December 06, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBTodays guest is Canadian VoiceOver royalty! It’s the incredible, Kim Hurdon! You might know Kim from her work as a casting director on animated projects like: Blues Clues & You, Ollies Pack, Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe, or D.N. Ace You might also know Kim from her work on various AAA video games like: Assassins Creed: Syndicate, Watch Dogs 2, For Honour, Far Cry 5, Far Cry New Dawn, Watch Dogs: Legion, or the very recent Far Cry 6! Kim is also an incredible teacher and has spent yea...
Ep 9. Sherry Dayton
November 29, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBTodays guest is one half of an incredible casting duo! It’s Daytime Emmy Award nominee, Sherry Dayton! You might know Sherry from her work as a casting director on animated projects like: Paw Patrol: The Movie, PJ Masks, Hotel Transylvania, and Cupcake and Dino: General Services Sherry is also behind many of Canadas biggest theatrical productions like, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, The Book Of Mormon, and Roald Dahls Matilda The Musical. Sherry is one of the kindest people in VoiceO...
Ep 8. Cory Doran
November 22, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBThis week I chat with two time winner of the ACTRA Toronto award for outstanding performance, Cory Doran. You might know Cory as Mike from Total Drama Island, the Bakugan, Nillious from Bakugon: Battle Planet, Captain Wowski from Ollies Pack, George from George of the Jungle, Jimmy from Jimmy Two Shoes or from one of the billion other characters he’s voiced throughout his amazing career. Cory is also the chair of the ACTRA Toronto voice committee and along with his two co-chairs spends hi...
Ep 7. Susan Hart
November 15, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBThis week I sit down with voice director, casting director, session producer, voice coach and instructor. It’s day time Emmy award winner, Susan Hart! You might know Susan for her work as a voice director for animated shows like Xavier Riddle and the secret museum, Peg plus cat, Doki, or the 1996 X-Men animated series! You might also know Susan from her work on classic video games like Mega-man Legends, X-men mutant academy, Dino crisis or from her work on a little franchise called Reside...
Ep 6. Bryn McAuley
November 08, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBThis week I sit down with the incredible, Bryn McAuley! Bryn has been a voice actor since the age of 7, kicking off her career by landing the role of Canadas favourite bald headed child, Caillou. Since then Bryn has dozens of characters for a variety of animated series, including Harriet Turtle from Franklin, Gina Lash on Angela Anaconda, Becky Lopez from George Shrinks, Roxy Wendell from Crash Canyon, Suzi from Camp Lakebottom, Taylor from Total Drama Island, Mavis from Hotel Transylvania ...
Ep 5. Mark Little
November 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBThis week I chat with actor, write, Canadian comedy legend and creator extraordinaire, Mark Little! You may know Mark as Dino from Cupcake and Dino, or Gary from Gary and his Demons. You might also know Mark from his on camera appearances as Simon Hunt in Mr.D or as Mark Tennessen from Cavendish or even from his stand up appearances at the Just for Laughs Comedy festival or on a little known late night TV show called CONAN. I am so pumped to share my chat with Mark Little with you!
Ep 5. Mark Little
November 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBThis week I chat with actor, write, Canadian comedy legend and creator extraordinaire, Mark Little! You may know Mark as Dino from Cupcake and Dino, or Gary from Gary and his Demons. You might also know Mark from his on camera appearances as Simon Hunt in Mr.D or as Mark Tennessen from Cavendish or even from his stand up appearances at the Just for Laughs Comedy festival or on a little known late night TV show called CONAN. I am so pumped to share my chat with Mark Little with you!
Ep 4. Kyle Dooley
October 25, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBIn this episode I chat with writer, actor and Canadian Comedy legend, Kyle Dooley. You may know Kyle as Uncle Chance and Sneaky Stan from Netflix's Cupcake and Dino, Hanley from Gary and his Demons, or for his writing credits on Nickelodeon's Ollies Pack, Teletoon's Counterfeit Cat OR from his multiple Canadian Comedy Award winning sketch show Picnicface! It was my absolute pleasure to get to hang out and chat with Kyle and I’m very excited to share our chat with you!
Ep 4. Kyle Dooley
October 25, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBIn this episode I chat with writer, actor and Canadian Comedy legend, Kyle Dooley. You may know Kyle as Uncle Chance and Sneaky Stan from Netflix's Cupcake and Dino, Hanley from Gary and his Demons, or for his writing credits on Nickelodeon's Ollies Pack, Teletoon's Counterfeit Cat OR from his multiple Canadian Comedy Award winning sketch show Picnicface! It was my absolute pleasure to get to hang out and chat with Kyle and I’m very excited to share our chat with you!
Ep 3. Ivan Sherry
October 18, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBIn this episode, I chat with actor and teacher extraordinaire, Ivan Sherry. You may know Ivan as the voice of the new Inspector Gadget, Dracula on season two of Hotel Transylvania, or from one of his dozens of characters throughout major AAA video games like Assassins Creed, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, FarCry 5, or Watchdogs 2. It was my absolute pleasure to sit down and chat with Ivan and I am so excited to share our chat with you!
Ep 2. Elley Ray Hennessey
October 11, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBIn this episode, I chat with my personal voice over mentor and good friend, Elley Ray Hennessey. You may know her from, My Little Pony, The Becky and Bagel Show, Corn & Peg, Hotel Transylvania, Cyberchase, Arthur and much much more! If you want to learn more about Elley, you can visit her website at elleyray.com Elley is a whirlwind of creative force and I am so excited to get to share our chat with you!
Ep.1 Julius Cho
October 03, 2021 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode, I sit down with voice actor, Julius Cho. You may know him as Magnus Black on Netflix's Bakugan: Battle Planet, Sammy Rye from D.N Ace, Lionel Lightspeed from Paw Patrol: Ready Set Rescue, or Mister Red from Ubisoft's Hyper Scape. We discuss his journey to VoiceOver, his approach to the work and much, much more!
Ep 1. Julius Cho
October 03, 2021 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode, I sit down with voice actor, Julius Cho. You may know him as Magnus Black on Netflix's Bakugan: Battle Planet, Sammy Rye from D.N Ace, Lionel Lightspeed from Paw Patrol: Ready Set Rescue, or Mister Red from Ubisoft's Hyper Scape. We discuss his journey to VoiceOver, his approach to the work and much, much more!