You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 167.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to

become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable

tips, tricks and insider information to help you portray characters in animation, video games,

and beyond. And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there. My name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

If you'd like to know more about me, feel free to check out my personal website at www.crispinfremant.com.

This is the second and final part of my interview with the epic voice guy himself, John Bailey.

While John has worked in a number of different fields in voiceover, including commercials, trailers, games, and animation,

he's probably most famous for doing the voiceover for the hit YouTube series, Honest trailers.

John is also a huge Transformers fan and has had the opportunity to play Optimus

Prime in Transformers Combiner Wars, as well as both shockwave and sound wave in the Transformers

movie, Bumblebee. In addition, John voice matches celebrities for trailers and movies, including

Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth, and many other performers.

In the first part of our talk together, John shared with me his unique path for breaking

into the world of voiceover. Even though he grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where there were

few opportunities for voiceover work, his fascination with the expressive capabilities of the

human voice, his willingness

to attack challenges head on, and some encouragement from his wife helped him get the attention

of a studio in his area that was holding open auditions. His passion for voice acting, and his prodigious

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