My 2024 Visual Video Game Demo! ๐ฎ
It features some of my voice acting work released over the last year in games like
#RogueTrader
,
#AFKArena
,
#MobileLegends
,
#Dragonheir
and more!
Would you like an audition?
โจ Website:
โจ Email: Aimee.SmithVA
@gmail
.com
โจ A REMINDER THAT YOU DON'T NEED AN AGENT TO: โจ
Start working in games, animation and anime
Be a full-time voice actor
Feel like you're a valid professional
---
Stop playing the "agent waiting game," you can achieve more on your own than you give yourself credit for ๐ฅ
I said to
@damanmills
in our 1st session for Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle:
โBeing a voice actor was my pipe dream, but voicing in anime was my impossible dreamโ
Thank you for making my impossible, possible:
@SoundCadence
&
@funimation
! ๐
I'm a Teddy Demon!!! ๐งธ
If youโre a voice actor, share a one-in-million team youโve worked with who went above and beyond to show they valued you. Letโs share some of the good!
For me,
@galaxytrail
/
@SDiDuro
is just as amazing as you think they are ๐
(And yes, Freedom Planet 2 is out ๐)
I've NEVER posted my rates before... But here are 2020's if they'll help you inform your own.
For those considering doing this FT, please really think about what you charge & the parameters of your service. I was really taken aback by some rates today.
Please, have minimums ๐
Here's the Voice Acting Fairy for your timeline ๐งโโ๏ธ
May she bring good news, lots of audition opportunities and a strong financial stream throughout the month of July! โจ
Big thanks to all the
#indiegame
streamers/reviewers/podcasters & interviewers who helped me expand my list of contacts to help my clients! ๐
Connections are vital to an indie game's success โจ
Feel free to share with
#gamedev
who are looking to expand their game's reach! ๐ฎ
Today I had to report a video that had cloned my voice for a song
I won't post it, I won't give it traction
But just wanted to state that I've never consented to having my voice cloned, and would ask that if you see videos out in the wild doing this to please report them ๐
I don't love being DM'd about where I book my work, so instead, let's do something mutually beneficial ๐
If you're a pro voice actor, let's HELP EACH OTHER grow with remote rosters we're on ๐ชด
Comment if you'd like to talk shop and I'll DM one of you with how this will work ๐
For a long time, I felt like a sub-par Voice Actor simply due to living outside the US
Rationally I know itโs ridiculous, like it somehow makes me less skilled, less worthy, โLess-Thanโ
But today it clicked I've held my own for years and I won't let myself feel small anymore ๐
I'd be quite happy to be
@LizzieRFreeman
's Voice Acting Partner for the rest of time! ๐งก๐๐
Make sure you watch
@glitch_prod
's new animated series 'Sunset Paradise' on March 26th on YouTube, and be sure to check out
@JoelGuerraC
's 'Hands Up' animation series featuring us too!
๐ DOUBLE ANNOUNCEMENT ๐
I'm so excited to share that I voice BOTH Izanami and Ain in the latest
@dislyte
Sea of Sorrow event!
So honoured to have now voiced five espers in
#Dislyte
, whaaaa! ๐๐
โก๏ธLightning struck TWICE!โก๏ธ
I genuinely never thought I'd even be in
#anime
!
A thousand thank yous to
@soundcadence
&
@alexistipton
for casting & directing me in my 2nd show credit: 'Dragon Goes House-Hunting' as this gorgeous Harpy!
Episode 1 is out on
@Funimation
today! ๐
The exchange last month with the dev of the Steamdolls project.
I spoke privately with
@melissamedinavo
about the issues at the time as she deserved to know, and I intended to just leave firmly, but quietly.
But fact is: you're unprofessional as hell and your pattern is showing
Iโm an Internationally Remote Voice Actor: I live in a smaller market country, but work globally.
Today I had 3 live sessions:
Early afternoon dubbing with a Hong Kong studio. Late afternoon with Malaysia on a kids show. Night-time with the UK for a commercial
Think globally ๐
You're not going to know the intricacies of someone's life online.
You don't know if they've struggled with depression, if they've lost somebody to suicide, if they're feeling a little lost.
Wishing someone to die is inexcusable - Take a moment to think before you type.
Really, really excited to announce that I joined
@SMITEGame
as the voice of the Izanami Clown skin! ๐คก
Huge thanks to
@okratron5000
for the opportunity, this was such a special milestone for me!
#smite
#voiceactor
Despite voicing for video games being the majority of my work - Not a single one of those I've booked came from an agent.
๐ค
It's a little sad, but it's also more empowering to see how much we can achieve on our own!
๐ฎ๐๏ธ VIDEO GAME DEMO REEL! ๐๏ธ๐ฎ
Thank you to
@RichardTatumLA
for his terrified whimpers in my 1st spot, scripting and directing, and the Atlantis Group for mixing!
Want to work with me?
๐ง Aimee.SmithVA
@gmail
.com
๐
#voiceactor
|
#videogames
|
#gamedev
A FIRST ๐ญ
I voice in an animated series on a streaming service (In Singapore, but still, BE STILL MY BEATING HEART)!
You can hear me as Meep the White Lion and Chezza the Wombat in the brand new series 'Lil Wild' -
Episode 1 is out now on meWATCH! ๐
I'm a full-time voice actress
โจ Every job I've ever booked has NOT been from an agent
โจ Every convention I'll be at has NOT been due to a convention agency
โจ Every class I've taught has NOT been due to a manager
Push your career - Don't underestimate your own hustle! ๐ช
I'm a full-time voice actor.
I've recorded for - HUNDREDS - of roles in video games.
And yet, not a single one of these were through any of my agents.
Trained? Equipped? Determined?
Make your career happen on your own, stop thinking you can't ๐
Seeing many post their 2022 goals lately (awesome) and notice the most common 1st on the list is โget an agentโ.
Great agents are a valuable asset for specific opportunities and growing your career, but they are not an answer to an individualโs lack of experience or work ethic.
REMINDER to aspiring voiceover talent! โจ
You've heard the rant from pro voice talent about why we don't give our services away for free...
But now listen to YOUR PROSPECTIVE CLIENT about why they don't hire people who do this.
Remember that clients read between the words โฅ๏ธ
I needed a beat, but I have to reiterate:
I believe in more representative casting
I recognise I made a poor judgement call
I'm deeply sorry to those I've let down
I'm still learning
In my heart, I know all four things to be true simultaneously and none negate the others.
I've been blessed with many great career milestones this year, though I have to say this one's the biggest.
I've been signed by top
#voiceover
agency
@EMVoices
here in Australia!
I even booked & recorded my first job through them today, so it really is cause to celebrate! ๐ฅ
When I wake up tomorrow, Freedom Planet 2 will have already been released ๐
I've so many emotions swirling around right now, but to summarise it all, I just wanted to say that it was one of the greatest privileges of my career to be the voice of Milla in this incredible game ๐งก
Whenever a casting director says that they're actually open to you sharing private auditions with a few fabulous voice talents you know...
โจ DO IT โจ
Remember those days when you were trying so hard to be seen, and let that drive you to be that helping hand for someone else ๐ค
In the last week, Iโve shared voicing in both a US anime dub & a Korean anime dub
โฆall the way from Australia
Just a handful of years ago I wouldโve said โno way.โ Just a handful of years ago this wasnโt a thing
May the sky stay open for all my overseas voice actor friends โค๏ธ
NGL: Turning 30 today hit me in a weird way (which wasnโt helped by twinging my back & literally going โaaahh my backโ)
But Iโm so proud of my 20s:
I got the job of my fucking dreams, I bought a house, have the cutest dog & the most incredible husband
Now, here comes the 30s ๐
Closest I've gotten to voicing Disney princesses ๐
I voice the female guide, Alice, Belle, Anne and the Black Swan in the mobile game Tales of Grimm that's out now! ๐
I have reached 100 credits on IMDB ๐
So I figured it was time to finally subscribe to IMDB Pro for the year, as this little profile deserves some loving!
Hello today is my birthday & the surprise my husband planned for me was making a hair appointment for me and a couple of my girlfriends (it's a swanky one with a bar but the bar was closed for refurbishments... Crumbs!). ๐ซ๐น
Then a lovely lunch with the girls for ๐ท instead! ๐
@BrockBaker
@amtraxVA
I'd love to hear the story of how you came to the realisation that Goofy would be the perfect fit for this.
What a choice it was!๐โจ
If you're an Internationally Remote Voice Actor and want to know what is now achievable in your career: Watch your fellow international peers. Get inspired by those who managed to bloom where they've been planted.
Here's the thread that'll light a fire under your 2023 behind! ๐ป
Internationally Remote Voice Actors smashed higher ceilings in 2022
@vanillevela
in the Phillipines in both Valorant and League of Legends.
@SuChanVA
in Malaysia signed with CESD.
@silver_saiyan
in Egypt in anime.
Just in case you needed the reminder: TALENT LIVES EVERYWHERE โ๏ธ
If you're an Internationally Remote Voice Talent who's worried they'll never get their shot in English anime, please remember:
The sandbox IS growing
Opportunity IS growing
September, 21: 15 people
January, 22: 20 people
Today: 36 people
Change takes time, but it's there ๐โจ
Thank you to
@SoundCadence
and
@TheHowardWang
for bringing me onto the 1st episode of The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup - Now on Crunchyroll! ๐
~ SQUEE ~
You'll hear me using my AUSTRALIAN ACCENT as the host (
#australiansinanime
) and I'm also the voice of the newscaster!
YESTERDAY I cold emailed an audiobook studio
NOON they sent an audition
TONIGHT I booked it
I've seen voice actors correlating:
'I'M NOT GETTING AUDITIONS' to mean 'I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH'
Oftentimes, untrue
Many of you ARE great; you may just need to develop your outreach ๐ซ
Although it's technically not her birthday yet in America, it's now officially arrived here in Australia!
The biggest of happiest birthdays to the greatest voice acting partner ever:
@LizzieRFreeman
! ๐งก๐๐๐
Everyone, go shower her with all the love today!!!
Hello ๐
I'm Aimee, and I voice for lots of characters that... well... aren't entirely human.
โจ Share a collage too, or list a few roles you've voiced for that share something in common! โจ
#indiegame
#animation
#gamedev
I can't believe I finally get to share this! ๐ด๐
I voice Auri in the INCREDIBLE NEW ANIMATED SERIES 'Sunset Paradise' by awesome Aussie team,
@glitch_prod
!
I've had such a blast voicing this little blue guy, a lot of heart went into this! ๐
Watch the trailer now! ๐ฝ๏ธ
We are so happy to finally reveal the trailer for our NEW ANIMATED SERIES! Find out what REALLY happened on Meggy's Vacation in "SUNSET PARADISE" on Glitch! ๐ฆโ๏ธ๐ด
Check out the trailer here!! โถ
Here's a mental reframe I'd use whenever I grew disheartened with my career progress.
Instead of: "when will the next step happen for me?"
I'd ask: "what can I do next to get where I want to be?"
One is asking the universe, the other is you taking action.
Place stock in YOU ๐
Such an unreal joy to meet the awesome
@NazeehTarsha
in person while he was here in my side of the world!
I wish you many a roo-spotting - just remember you canโt take them home, okay! ๐ฆ
Freedom Planet hasn't even been out for 12 hours, and yet there's already over 100 positive reviews
You're all the best, thank you so much for supporting this special little indie title ๐งก
I love seeing voice actors' highlight reels!
But I also REALLY love hearing the hard work behind them. It grounds us. Because I believe luck doesn't sustain a career; you earn your way in.
Here's one of mine:
It took 115 auditions to book my first Hi-Rez game.
Share yours! ๐
Got a little emotional when these arrived today! ๐๐งก
The BIGGEST THANKYOU to the ever-generous
@TysonTanX
for his consent to have these prints at the cons I'll be Guesting at this year!
โจ 10% of prints will be donated to
#FreedomPlanet
#VoiceActor
TODAYโS THE DAY! ๐
Iโve been so excited to share that Iโm the voice actor for Claire Harper and Mrs Hartmann in
@mobgamesstudios
#poppyplaytimechapter3
!
Hope you all enjoy this next Poppy Playtime chapter!
I've finally decided to start coaching: Specifically targeted at voice acting for video games for my Aussie VO community.
Aaaaahhhhh this is huge, I can't believe I've finally said it out loud into the internettttt ๐
A little late announcing this one -
But absolutely thrilled to share that voicing in
#SMITE
wasn't a fluke! Woo!
Along with voicing for the Izanami Clown, I also voice Battleship Heaven Nu Wa that launched this week! ๐โ๏ธ
Got to make a little vocal appearance as a guy in
#PrinceofTennis
II, but I can't find him so you'll just have to take my word for it! ๐คฃ
Always thankful to
@SoundCadence
, and big thanks to
@KaggyFilms
for directing me - was so great working with you again after all these years!
Milestone Unlocked! ๐
I'm recording a job in an Australian studio that is not my own!
I was here today, and will be here recording all next week - with big thanks to my awesome
@EMVoices
agent and
@PenguinBooksAus
for being so amazing to work with today! ๐ง
Iโve noticed some voice actors having a rough time this week, and I sincerely hope life is kinder to you all soon
I also canโt help but feel there may be some of you in the community silently struggling tooโฆ If thatโs you, please know you can reach out if you need a friend ๐
Booking this job as Warmy in
@ArknightsEN
made so many secret little dreams I'd had come true๐ถโ๐ซ๏ธ
Many a thank you to
@ToniSmith0613
and
@voicetraxwest
for making this Aussie Voice Actor a very happy chappy indeed โค๏ธ
Warmy was born in a small Rim Billitonian mining town. Though still young in years, she demonstrates extraordinary talent in areas such as culinary arts and machine repair.
#Arknights
#Yostar
Freelancers: it doesn't make you a bad person to say no to a job that doesn't pay your rate / see your worth
Don't let them guilt you, and don't guilt yourself into taking it
Being firm is not = to being rude
Needed to remind myself of this today, so hope it helps you too! ๐
My
#1
piece of advice I can give to Internationally Remote Voice Talent wanting to make this career work:
๐ Don't base your journey on a US voice talent ๐
Protect your mindset, study the careers of International actors who are are doing the kind of work you want to be doing.
In 2019, I Got To:
๐ฉโ๐ซ Teach 3 Video Game VO Workshops!
๐ค Go to 3 Conventions, 1 Conference and 1 School To Deliver Talks!
๐ป Be Interviewed in Different Mediums: Podcasts, Radio Stations and In-Person!
โจ What were 3 awesome work-related things you got to do this year? โจ
Thankyou to those who messaged me to wish me a happy birthday!
I'm very selective about what I share about my personal life, but in short, it's been a tough week for me and my family, so thankyou for making my day a little brighter ๐
Professional headshot of the newest member of our audio engineering team.
I hired her based on her keen sense of hearing and ability to look cute with a pair of headphones.
Saw this flying around, so thought I'd share some of my VO career firsts this year too! โ๏ธ
โ๏ธ 1st animation show on Netflix ๐คฉ
โ๏ธ Another on Binge ๐ฅฐ
โ๏ธ Voiced in Anime ๐ญ
โ๏ธ Best Financial year to date ๐ค
โ๏ธ Did Aussie Dubbing Work ๐ฎ
Some I thought would only stay dreams ๐ซ
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED โ๏ธ
We've just signed ourselves up for crippling debt, but hey, we'll soon be able to put nails in the walls so it'll all be worth it... right?
From next month, Iโll be starting a VO accountability group with a handful of Remote International Voice Actors ๐
Wanted to do this for a very long time!
Full-time VO?
Live in a smaller hub country?
I may have a spot available - Lmk in the comments if youโre interested!
I started voice acting back in 2011 when I was 18 years old.
Shout out if you started in 2011 too, and tell me a little about the twists and turns of your journey so far!
I need to know who Iโm partying with when we hit the next Voiceiversary milestone numbers! ๐ฅณ
Let's be blunt:
TAKE PAUSE when considering making that role announcement. Your new song cover. Your bloody webcomic.
Ask yourself: IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME?
This is a pivotal time in history.
Stop feeding the TL with jarring, self-serving, irrelevant posts.
#BlackLivesMatter
Voice Actors: Respectfully and genuinely, how do you feel about fellow actors asking how/where you booked a *specific* project?
Always been curious about the general consensus, as I've often gotten asked and admittedly still face mixed feelings around the concept if I'm honest!
Today I deleted Twitter from my phone
A small step, but I feel it'll help my mental health in big ways in my off time down the track. I used to love this place, but it's absolutely been the source of some of my worst anxiety spirals.
Not gone forever, but gone a little more โค๏ธ
2020 is already shaping up to be a fabulous year!
Thank you to my clients, both new and old, for entrusting me with some
#voiceover
in these wonderful games!
Check out the
#indiedev
tags if you'd like to give them a follow to track their upcoming releases for next year ๐
Don't get complacent & wait for your next job/audition to pop up!
Do:
๐ธ Update your websites
๐ธ Read VO articles
๐ธ Apply for international rosters
๐ธ Email prospective studios/indies
๐ธ Apply to talk at conventions/conferences
๐ธ Listen to the work of those who inspire you ๐
Tinkered today, making my first ever 1-page summary Voice Talent resume!
Yay-for-me-prioritising-business-things-that-require-no-sense-of-urgency-over-the-things-that-are-actually-urgent-but-hey-look-its-an-excuse-to-use-those-pretty-vines-and-gold-frames-again ๐โจ
BEYOND excited to share that I voice a heap of awesome characters in the Australian dub of the new kids show: FriendZSpace!
It will be airing on TV on Tuesday (๐ MY BIRTHDAY ๐) at 4:20pm on ABC Me!
A million thank yous to all the awesome humans at
@EMVoices
&
@flyingbark
!
Hey I am SO excited to share that Iโm the voice of the FEMALE PIOUS playable voice option as well as being a Dark Eldar in the Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader game that released today!
Huge thanks to
@OwlcatGames
,
@3beepaudio
and
@SaraSecoraVO
for bringing me on board for this one โค๏ธ
No more "almost a decade" or "near-decade"
I gave voice acting a crack back in Oct, '11.
It's been a whole decade!
Thank you to the clients that kept coming back, the directors who thought of me as more than just an 'Aussie,' and everyone who supported me along the way ๐
+ Don't change your mind on a VA because you're not sure if they'll bring in backers. It's an insult to everyone.
+ I've been a VA for almost a decade, don't tell me I am misunderstanding a situation with bright red flags.
+ We are voice actors. Not your social media managers.
As an Australian voice actor, this isn't my first time voicing a wombat - but it IS my first time voicing a Combat Wombat! ๐
This is gonna be a wild adventure! Thanks for having me,
@tbxgames
!
Hollow Hero - Wombat Game ๐ Tokyo Game Show โ
We'd like to announce that
@AimeeSmithVA
will be voicing the Hollow Hero, Brunt!
Aimee is a well-know voice throughout both Aussie and international games, animation and more!
There will be more voice actor announcements over the coming days, so stay tuned!
#indiegame
#gamedev
Hey guys, wanna know a secret? ๐คซ
'Competition' isn't a dirty word.
It makes you BETTER
Embrace your competition, share opportunities, admire & learn from them, congratulate their success, be gracious when you lose, & relish when you do get the job..
Because you EARNED it ๐
..so many
๐คทโโ๏ธ: Don't call yourself a Casting Director if you're inexperienced at negotiating rates with clients. It's an issue if we feel we could've gotten better rates without u
๐คทโโ๏ธ: If you're new to VO, don't make blanket statements on the job. You're spreading misconceptions!
โ๏ธ PAID CASTING CALL โ๏ธ
Fantasia is a Visual Novel being developed by
@BizarreMonkey
- & they need 1F & 1M voice for their game!
Please follow the guidelines closely:
Deadline: November 28th, 11:59pm AEDT
#voiceactors
#indiedev
#visualnovel
Here's a tip I use,
#voiceactors
:
If a lead replies to your rates with something like "Oh, I thought it would've been way more!" or "That's so cheap!"
Of course, be flattered they think you're top stuff.
But also, it's time to up your rates- You're short-changing yourself! ๐
STOKED to share this one! ๐
I provide the voice for one of the CHOOSABLE CHARACTER VOICES plus over a dozen other roles in the brand new
#MMORPG
:
@PlaySolOnline
, published by company giant
@gameforge
!
If you hear me out in the wild, let me know! ๐ฟ
You know what's cool about voiceover?
The stories BEHIND each job.
โจ Where you audition for 100 roles & book audition
#101
โจ Cold-emails leading to same-day auditions
โจ Friendly referrals for big jobs you end up booking
Love stories of persistence & unexpected opportunity!
It makes me so so happy to see international voice talent in anime.
The year has blown my mind:
Many of us weren't even able to TOUCH the anime sandbox before late 2020, and now we're getting to PLAY in it.
@SoundCadence
&
@AscendedAnime
you've made so many dreams come true ๐