You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 225.

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Welcome to the second and final part of my interview with the head of the Los Angeles-based recording studio, Bright Skull Entertainment, Michael Surix.

As mentioned in the previous episode, Michael has worked as a voice director, casting director, and audio engineer on numerous video games, including Infinity Nicky, Lord of the Rings Rise to War, and the current popular

hit Marvel Rivals. Since he's such an accomplished director, I was very eager to get Michael

on the podcast, so he could share with my listeners what he's looking for when it comes to finding

actors for the projects he's hired to record. His insights are especially relevant, since this two-part interview follows directly after episode

223 of the podcast entitled, Want to Book More Work? Learn to Think Like a Producer.

If you haven't already, I strongly recommend you listen to the two previous episodes,

numbers 223 and 224, before continuing with this one.

They will give you important context.

In the last interview segment, Michael shared with me how he got started as a voice director,

specifically in the world of video games. While he did

participate in theater at a young age, he wasn't inspired to pursue acting. Instead, he got

involved in the music industry, as both a performer and a recording engineer. He eventually moved to

New York City where he was hired to work at a record label.

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