Happy Halloween!

Zuri on Halloween night.

Our neighbors kids performing Thriller.  They've been doing this performance for 15 years.  It's a neighborhood tradition.

Many Colors Song

Just found out that "The Soulies of Milgarden" won an Award of Excellence from the Best Shorts Competition. I'm honored to have been a part of this uplifting film.

Here's a clip of the song, "Many Colors" 

La Purisima Mission in Lompoc

Spent a lovely day with Vince and Mom walking around La Purisima Mission in Lompoc.  It's very pretty and peaceful there, definitely check it out if you should find your self in the area.

South Carolina Y'all

And away we go...

From cat people to dog people in one day:

 Carl Sandburg Farm in Flatrock, N.C.

This place was good for the soul...

The headless goat:

We took the pooches with us wherever we went:

Looking Glass Falls in Pisgah National Forest.  It was so good to see water everywhere we went.  And green trees and grasses!  This California girl really needed a fix and she got it ten fold in the Carolinas.  Wish they'd ship some of their water to our drought dried land.

Greenville, SC.  When you're talking quaint towns with a river running through it look no further then Greenville.  I love this city so much!  It's a mix of old and new and nature....perfection.

Sharon had to work most of the time but we made sure to get a photo of her with Dad and the pooches:

Dad's portrait.  A Man and his Truck.

On our way home.  

Rachel Herrick's Commercial Demo

We finished Rachel Herrick's commercial demo today.  I love collaborating with Rachel and Zack.  We always have a good time creating together.

Here's her demo.  Take a listen.

ALS Bucket Challenge

Vince got it in his head to raise money for the ALS bucket challenge and that resulted in a fun day of water play on a hot summers day.  (And over a thousand dollars of donations for ALS!)

To see the final results pop on over to Vince's website.   There's also a short video of the shoot.  Click on this link:   VINPIX BLOG - ALS BUCKET CHALLENGE

These are some out take photos that cracked me up:

Getting ready to test the first shot:

About to dump the money in the water:

The dump:

Money head:

The approving thumb of the Gods:

Tom Brown's Animation Demo

Found myself back at Tison Creative to produce Tom Brown's animation demo.  I love producing demos, they're always a fun and creative process for all involved.  And working with Tom and Zach is a dream come true because you gotta have fun when you work and I certainly do with these two!

Click on the link to listen to Tom's demo:

Tommy Emoting!

Just finished recording the last track:

The creative team!  I love these guys:

Serious stuff:

Deciding what order to put the tracks in:

Creating Characters at the Women In Animation Event

It was fun to hear actor friends speak about their process of Creating Characters at last nights Women In Animation event.

The talented Gregg Berger.  I've had the pleasure of working with Gregg as Cornfed on Duckman and as The Gromble on Ahh! Real Monsters.  A genuinely warm and wonderful guy!

The divinely funny Mz. Debi Derryberry

A VO kind of day....

Started the day off finishing Elizabeth Galvan Altuna's animation/games demo.  We're so happy with how it turned out!  I love how Bob Dylan is watching over us.

Our recording producer/engineer extraordinaire - Zach Tison

Take a listen to Elizabeth's demo:




Later in the afternoon I had my Kids Animation Class at The Voiceover Connection.  Check out the Disney and Nickelodeon stars of the future!  Yes, these kids work and are amazingly talented.

Bingo with the birthday girl

Celebrating the divine Ms. Nancy's birthday on a warm summer night at The Americana's Bingo Night.