Undetoured- Navigating The Artist's Journey

Kay Bess is an American voice actor originally from Santa Barbara, CA. She trained in The School of Dramatic Arts BFA Acting Program at The University of Southern California and studied Philosophy at UCLA. She studied Meisner Technique at The Ruskin School in Santa Monica and is a member (on-leave) of The Actor’s Co-op Theater Company in Hollywood.  Kay has worked as a voice actor for nearly 40 ye...

Actress Gissette Valentin has been known for her role as ‘Corporal Diane Pierce’ on AMC’s “The Walking Dead: World Beyond,” the limited-series spinoff that follows the first generation raised in the post-apocalyptic world. Gissette’s character is a smart, driven soldier who commands the respect of someone in a much higher position of authority, who is all about the mission, finding a cure and savi...

His first career was as a visual artist, doing illustrations and commercial art in New York City.  There he designed cartoon characters for Rankin/Bass for their original hit series  Thundercats.   While working in animation, Jim realized that being a voice actor was his true calling, and he began to pursue work in radio and TV voiceovers. Jim performed improv with several improv companies and did...

Karen Ceesay is an actress, writer, acting coach, producer and Spelman College alumna, with over twenty years experience in Atlanta, Georgia and throughout the southeast. You may have seen Karen in several of her recurring roles on projects such as, The Walking Dead , Stranger Things , Black Lightning , and Greenleaf to name a few. She currently has a project in development with Laurence Fishburne...

Marshall Coats is a dynamic multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who has performed in 49 US states and multiple countries. Marshall grew up in a musical family first learning the piano at the age of 8.  By 15 he was playing gigs professionally as a bassist and studying music composition. Marshall has since performed on stage with Zac Brown and Velvet Revolver and has appeared on The Late Show, Conan...

I had a very special conversation with this amazingly talented and insightful actor and coach. I hope you will give a listen (or watch if you are inclined) and share it with your friends. DaJuan Johnson  can be seen co-starring on Amazon’s longest running drama series “Bosch” from 2014 through 2021. Based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling novels the series follows Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver), an...

Voiceover actor, writer, and snappy dresser, JP Karliak (he/him) has voiced such iconic characters as Wile E. Coyote, the Tin Man, Willy Wonka, and the title role in  The Boss Baby: Back In Business  and  The Boss Baby: Back In The Crib.   He has also played a slew of Marvel heroes and villains including Loki, the Vision, Hawkeye, Wiccan, Black Cat, and most notably Green Goblin in  Spidey and His...

If you are an actor in the US you undeniably heard the twitter storm that was a huge catalyst for change in the regional areas outside of LA and NY. Bethany, (Doom Patrol, Ozark, Blood On Her Name) was at the forefront, and this conversation. In fact, this conversation we had a while back was the same exact morning of that powerful tweet she sent went out. While this was over a year ago the conver...

Our season two opener enlightens writers everywhere that you can achieve success by finding your own specific voice. Much like how actors are told "Do you, cause everyone else is taken." This applies to writers as well. Steve Yockey is a Los Angeles based writer with work produced throughout the US, Europe, and Asia.  His plays Bellwether, Pluto, Afterlife, Octopus, Large Animal Games, C...

This is the video version of the wonderful ways in which casting is always rooting for us behind the scenes. Now that the strike is over it's a great reminder as those auditions continue to flow in.

This is the full video of Debra Wilson with additional footage to follow.

This is the full video of season one, episode one. Wendy Braun joined us in 2022, but the message is super important even now post strike.

Eliza Jane Schneider is a veteran actor and dialect coach, whose clients include celebrities, politicians, A-list directors, AAA game companies and major studios, such as Disney, Warner Brothers, Universal, Paramount, Fox, DreamWorks, Hulu, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Comedy Central. Renowned for voicing the female population of Comedy Central’s South Park, Eliza has an extensive list of cred...

Ken Elliott is an artist and writer living in Castle Rock Colorado. He has been on a dual track for over 25 years as an accomplished artist and as someone who has experienced and collected astonishing stories. His book, “Manifesting 123 …and you don’t need #3” is not an ordinary manifesting or law of attraction book. The book contains critically new information beyond the law of attraction and mak...

ONE VOICE INSPIRATION AWARD 2020 and BEST MALE PERFORMANCE AWARD 2020 winner, Stephane is a multilingual actor, director and acting coach. Live Announcer at the London 2012 Olympics, one of the voices of the Vatican, Sotheby’s, the United Nations and the World Health Organization, he grew up in Normandy in France, studied linguistics at Caen University, France, at Colby College USA and holds an MA...

Alex Collins is an 18+ year member of SAG-AFTRA, with experience in both the LA and Atlanta markets as an actor, content creator, producer of both union films and live theatre, acting teacher, audition coach, and industry consultant. Collins has shared the screen with some of the industry's biggest heavyweights, including: Tom Cruise, Woody Harrelson, Mahershala Ali, Cynthia Erivo, Jon Bernthal, M...

Seth Watters is an Atlanta-based multi-instrumentalist, professional musician and music educator.  Seth is proficient on guitar (electric and acoustic), bass, drums and keyboard instruments.  He has pursued music full-time since 2011. In that time, he has performed at venues ranging from local clubs to The Hollywood Bowl and other arenas.  In his extensive touring experience, Seth h...

Had a blast chatting with Mark Kendall about his life and how his comedy changed trajectory during the pandemic. If he doesn't inspire you to go out and create your own content, I don't know what will! Mark Kendall is an Atlanta comedian. Along with his production partner, Bill Worley, he is the co-founder of Cool Cool Cool Productions ( coolcoolcoolpro.com ), where they use comedy to encourage ci...

In the last two decades Catherine Dyer has built an impressive resume on both sides of the camera. As an actress she is best known as the evil Agent Connie Frazier in season 1 of the Netflix mega-hit Stranger Things . She can currently be seen in season 2 of The Morning Show as well as on Just Beyond on Disney+ In 2022 Catherine will appear opposite Chris Pratt in Amazon’s thriller The Terminal Li...

In this episode David Venghaus goes through his journey built from scratch and tenacity.  David Venghaus has worked in the film and television industry for over 30 years, beginning his career as a Set Production Assistant on NBC's THE COSBY SHOW and then working his way up to Assistant Director and Associate Producer on such films as FORREST GUMP, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, P...

Dave Fennoy is one of the most in demand voice actors in Los Angeles. He  is known for his versatility, providing voices for commercials, narrations,  TV promos, award shows, animation, and video games. In this episode you will learn about Dave's philosophy on life and on being a voice actor,  as well as: 1. How to break down a script when they give you little to nothing to go on.&n...

Clifton Guterman is a casting director, director, producer, teacher, and member of the Atlanta performing arts community since 2001. Presently, he is Head of Film & Television Division at Big Picture Casting. Clifton formerly served as the Alliance Theatre’s Artistic Assistant (four seasons), as Casting Director and National New Play Network Producer in Residence at Actor’s Express, where he i...

Clifton Guterman is a casting director, director, producer, teacher, and member of the Atlanta performing arts community since 2001. Presently, he is Head of Film & Television Division at Big Picture Casting. Clifton formerly served as the Alliance Theatre’s Artistic Assistant (four seasons), as Casting Director and National New Play Network Producer in Residence at Actor’s Express, where he i...

Join us we delve into the responsibility of the storyteller in 2022! In this episode we will explore:  The responsibility we hold as artists to keep on track despite dips.   The five things you need to do this year to make it the most productive year yet.   Why taking massive action with goal setting could hinder your growth.   One thing simple thing you can do t...

Debra Wilson is probably best known for her eight seasons on the former Fox late night sketch comedy series, MADtv (1995-2003). She began her career in New York City theater, where she was born and raised and attended the High School of Performing Arts.  With numerous guest star appearances in both network comedy and drama series’ and a score of independent films, she continues to concentrate...