Look out Nolan, look out Troy, look out Yuri, look out everybody else (just too many to name, whew!), here comes some guy nobody has ever heard or even heard of, but maybe you will someday!
This fella here was born in 1991 in Calgary, Alberta Canada, and he's residing in the area ever since, he always had a dream to entertain, bring smiles to people's faces, and to act. As a result, he grew up a goofball, a class clown, pulling faces and voices at every chance he got.
Now a few years back he decided that life is just too short to have a dream and not go for it. He was always told that he had a voice for this, anyway. So, he figured "what the Hell?", he built a studio in his Dad's basement in another town with his own hands, he joined Voices.com, he auditioned his butt off, and... he didn't get hired once, his Dad sold his house, he tore down his studio and put his dream on hold for a year and a half while he tried to find a suitable place to build a studio in his own home!
Not exactly a Cinderella story, but that's life right? Great thing about the horse, even when it bucks you off, it's always there waiting for you to climb back on it, and damn it, this horse will be tamed, and its name will be Stanley! "But Zach, why Stanley?" I hear you cry, well, because Stanley is a great name for a horse. Duh.
Where was I? Oh yeah, I got a suitable apartment and rebuilt my studio. Bigger, stronger, better than the first one!
I found CastingCall.Club while looking for alternatives to Voices.com or Voices123. Thought that it fits my niche a little better, partially because I'm a broke struggling actor, but mostly because it's more character driven rather than commercial. I'd much rather be the voice you hear on a cartoon or video game, than a voice you hear when you see a commercial for oats. Wee, oats.
It's also a community of like-minded people, creators, artists, actors, all trying to either make a name for themselves, start a career, or to enjoy a hobby, to stretch and flex their creative muscles. I see you, you sexy creative body-builders you.
So, I joined CCC, got to work auditioning that day, and have been lucky enough to land a few roles. Now that's what I'm talking about! Maybe it is a Cinderella story after all! Who knew they made glass slippers in size 12 mens?
Will this train keep a-rolling? Who knows? But all I know is that I will not stop doing this, it's who I am.
During this journey I found myself, I rediscovered my inner child, I rediscovered the joy of play. At the end of the day, that's what we do as creators, actors, artists. We play.
Is this long winded? I feel like it's long winded. Anyhoo, hopefully you enjoy what this Canuck Jaw Cannon has to offer!
"Believe, the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Never stop playing.
