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Be A Goober! | Sean Flaherty Interview | Voice Actor

• Star Jackson • Season 1 • Episode 4

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Hi There, Dweebs! or shall I say "GOOBERS" for this episode lol XD! 
Today we have a very special guest in the city! Voice Actor, Drummer, Streamer, Adventurer and MORE Sean Flaherty!! WOOOO!!! In this episode we yap about all things VO,  hobbies and some fun other things that I cannot type within the 5000 word mark lol! I am so honored to have Sean on the show and am so proud of witnessing all he has and will accomplish! We hope you enjoy the episode as much as we did creating it! We will see ya in the next one! enjoy your stay in the Cityy!!! :D 

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SPEAKER_02

Hi there! Welcome and welcome back to Tweed City, where nerdism thrives and storytellings rise with your host, me, Star Jackson. In today's episode, we have a very special guest in the building, John McGuber, voice actor, creator, drummer, dreamer, and so much more. We talk about his journey in voice acting, also what it takes to be a voice actor, and the hardships of what a voice actor or voice acting can be like. We also talk about his hobbies, things he likes to do, things that he does that he just tried and and see that it works out, um, roles that he uh that he got, especially the iconic scream that went viral on Twitter, what it was like growing up for him, his experience with open auditions with Bang Zoom, and so much more. You wanna stay tuned for this one. Now, enough yapping for me. Let's go ahead and get started. Oh, and before we begin, don't forget to like Dweeb City on wherever you get your podcast. And we're actually on YouTube, so if you want to see the full version, the video version, um, it's actually gonna be on YouTube as well. Um, Dweeb City, Dweeb, and that's with Two Wise. We're also on Instagram, TikTok, and wherever else you get your social media. So without further ado, let's go ahead and talk to Sean. Hi guys, welcome to Dweeb City. My name is Star Jackson, your host, and today we have a very special guest in the city. Um I uh met Sean uh a while back, and they are such an awesome person, um, awesome voice actor, so determined, and I love seeing their posts all the time. And so we had to get them on the on the radio, on the podcast, and just yap and talk about voiceover. So, with none other ado, we have Drummer um from Minnesota, supportive spirit, um, very uh extroverted personality, voice type like a hero, uh, uh, an unstoppable force. Sean the goober.

SPEAKER_00

Did you like that the drew?

SPEAKER_05

I I love that. Thank you. Thank you. Hey everybody, and voice actually I didn't say that already. Yeah, I I think they know that. Yeah, thank you. Hey everybody, it's me, Sean. I'm so excited to be here and star, thank you so much for having me.

SPEAKER_02

Of course, of course. I was just asking you like how your day was going and stuff. So you said you you um you just came from work. What do you do for like work uh besides voice acting? I'm so curious.

SPEAKER_05

Uh I work at a bank. I work full-time at a bank. Oh wow. It is there's there's a lot to keep track of, it's a lot to handle. Um, and it definitely it goes between you know either nothing going on or everything's going on. There's no in-between.

SPEAKER_02

I can only imagine. What's like a typical day like uh there?

SPEAKER_05

Uh I mean it's like you you get in, you kind of unlock everything, and then people start coming in to um basically make like basic transactions, like you know, deposits, withdrawals, all that stuff. Uh people actually will come in to make like payments towards their mortgage. That's something that I help with people uh wow a lot. Uh and then um that's kind of like the teller side. My job is my official title is Universal Banker, actually, isn't it? So I get to I get to do um, I basically do stuff on the teller side, and eventually I'm gonna start doing stuff on the banker side. I've been slowly transitioning to that side of the job as well. So like I'm gonna get to the more complicated stuff, like opening accounts as well, and like, you know, there's a whole process to that. Oh still, they're moving you up. Yeah, oh they're moving me up. They are moving me up.

SPEAKER_02

So, how long have you been a banker for?

SPEAKER_05

Uh, it's been just a little under a year. I'm coming up on a year. Um I started back like yeah, I started back like at the end of May last year. And so um, you know, I've definitely gotten a lot of experience in that time, and I've definitely grown a lot in that position as well. So uh I'm pretty I'm pretty proud of how far I've come.

SPEAKER_02

So I'm guessing you're good with money.

SPEAKER_05

Uh I mean I do like to, you know, if I see something that I really want to buy, I will buy it, but like I otherwise I try to, you know, be careful with it. Right stuff.

SPEAKER_02

Like with counting, are you good counting? Or like mathematics? Oh yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

Actually, good thing you I wish I was funny. It's funny you mentioned math because actually when I was in college, I majored in mathematics. Oh! And that kind of yeah, that kind of led to me um going into you know working at a bank because I just knew I liked working with numbers and I also already had that like customer service experience already. So I thought all of that combined would transfer really well into that kind of position.

SPEAKER_02

That's so cool. So like you you have did you have like a passion with it, like um in school? Like you was like, oh, I really like this because you you made it as a major, so I I would assume maybe like you did you go into it because you liked it or because you were good at it, or both kind of kind of both.

SPEAKER_05

I was one of those weird kids that really enjoyed math. Like, whenever I tell people that I enjoy doing math, they're like, ew.

SPEAKER_00

I wish I was you, man. Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_02

Like, I I'm always like fascinated with like math. Like, I work at uh the Boys and Girls Club um right now, and there's um one of the kids there, they are uh nine years old and they already know how to do like um three table digits. Um, like they know how to times those, like like three three nan num Yeah, it's insane. So he can do the millions now, and I can't in his head, and I'm just like, how?

SPEAKER_00

Like, this is so cool.

SPEAKER_05

Oh, that kid's going places.

SPEAKER_00

Right, right. Like, how are you again?

SPEAKER_02

And then um anytime, like he'll be like, Miss, miss, uh, check it, check it, see if it's right. And then I'm like, You got it right! Like, yeah.

SPEAKER_04

Yeah, I get it. I don't get it.

SPEAKER_02

That is so cool. So, like, when um so um how did you go from that to like voice acting? How did that go about?

SPEAKER_05

Well, voice acting, I actually started uh way before I ever even thought about working in a bank. It was actually back in like uh 2017. Um, I was like 14 years old. Uh I'm actually coming up on in a couple of weeks, I'll be coming up on um like nine years since I first started. Whoa! And that's uh that's that's what I consider to be my it's it's kind of crazy. That's what I consider to be my my my fall start because I was just starting out with like a USB in my bedroom sitting on the side of my bed, just recording everything in and like it just it it didn't sound great. Eventually I moved up into an environment like this, like I moved everything, I got these panels.

SPEAKER_01

Oh, I was gonna ask about that too.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, it was cool. So um I I was starting out, you know, in a very, very basic, very amateur setup. Uh actually the first thing I ever the first thing I ever booked, actually the first audition I ever put out was for like a stop motion Roblox animation. Oh, that um is um I you you can't it's it's unlisted on YouTube, you can't find it anymore, unfortunately. But um it was it just sounded really fun because I knew the person who was making it and they needed voice actors for whatever they were doing, and I just really wanted to help out. So I got a mic from my local Best Buy, and I just recorded stuff and they gave me a role, and I you know, I had a lot of fun with it. Um, and I realized just how much I really enjoyed it, so I just kind of kept doing it and doing it, and now I'm just like, yeah, and then um I don't want to like ramble on no, please ramble.

SPEAKER_02

I love it. I I am a yapper, so we can be here all day. So without further ado, let's go I need the lore from Sean, the ghoul.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, it's me. All right, um so I was um you know, I was just doing that for a while, and then um, you know, my parents also took note of how much I enjoyed it, so they kind of like supported me a little bit in that way. Oh so they got I, you know, I found out about acoustic foam paneling for the first time not too long after that. And so I figured out, you know, how to create, you know, your own recording space, and so I put those panels all the way up, completely emptied out a closet. Yeah. Uh that closet I'm currently in right now, actually.

SPEAKER_01

It sounds really good.

SPEAKER_05

And um yeah, yeah, it's it's evolved over time. Actually, I had I started off with panels that like were like half as thick as these ones. Oh wow. And um yeah, they weren't quite as effective, but um they did, you know, they did the job. And um yeah, I also had um instead of my old USB mic, I also got a new mic, kind of similar to uh the odd actually it was an AKG was the first XLR mic that I did, and then a focus right scarlet solo was my first interface. Yeah, I figured out I needed that. So I got all that stuff, and then I was just off to the races, and I was just like, I was getting a bunch of stuff, and it was just it was really fun just because of um you know what was available and just I realized how much of a creative outlet it was.

SPEAKER_01

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

Um, and I got to do that pretty consistently right up until I started going to college.

SPEAKER_01

Oh.

SPEAKER_05

Because, you know, I I went to school like three and a half hours away from where I am now. Um what?

SPEAKER_02

How that did you have to go?

SPEAKER_05

Uh basically, like I I was there for like months at a time. I was living on campus.

SPEAKER_02

Oh wow, three hours away? That's crazy. You're dedicating it.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah. Yeah. So like whenever I had whenever I had a break, I would just drive back and forth between the two places.

SPEAKER_02

Wow.

SPEAKER_05

So I and I just did that for four years.

SPEAKER_02

What? Oh my gosh. And this was for the mathematics.

SPEAKER_05

Uh yeah.

SPEAKER_02

While doing voice acting.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah. Well, I kind of tried to balance those two, but uh, unfortunately, school just kind of took like a lot of my time and attention. And because of that, I had to do I had to keep voice acting like on the back burner for a long time, actually, and I could never truly commit to it. And I almost completely forgot about it.

SPEAKER_04

I feel you there.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah. Until eventually I got out, and then my next step, my next move right after I graduated was to find a job, and that's when I started working at a bank. Um, and then I realized um, I actually I think it was um, I just I I kind of realized just like how much I wasn't really feeling what I was doing. Like my life just kind of missed this kind of spark, this kind of creative outlet that I had before. It's just like where to go. And then I suddenly remembered, oh, I have this booth here that I haven't used in a long time. And so I just got in. Um, I went on like you know, casting call club because I hadn't done that in a while, and I just started like perusing through everything, and I started, you know, meeting new people, and it's like I actually really started, you know, taking it seriously while also still working full-time, and it's like that was the moment, it was June of last year, actually, that I really, really started taking this seriously and pursuing this professionally, and it's just become more and more apparent to me that you know this is something that really means everything to me because it's um not only is this just a really effective creative outlet for me, it's also given you know me given me so many opportunities. I've met so many amazing people who I consider some of my best friends to this day. Uh, and just I I I I wouldn't trade this for like anything. I've learned so much in just like a short amount of time. Um, and I just I'm really proud of how far I've gone.

SPEAKER_02

That is so awesome, Sean. And like, so when you got that uh that spark back, do you remember like when what made you want to walk back in the booth? Do you remember like when what that when it was? He was like, uh uh, let me go in here a little uh let me let me knock the dust off.

SPEAKER_05

Oh yeah, so it's actually very um it's actually really fun. I was hoping you'd ask that. Because it's a very interesting what like got me started again. Love that poster, by the way.

SPEAKER_00

Oh, thank you. I think I got it from like five below.

SPEAKER_05

Oh, wow. Yeah, yeah. Uh but yeah, uh, I think what got me started um is um I was like just kind of going through Twitter. I was scrolling through Twitter and I um somebody posted um it was like a fan art of it was gender-bent Rouge the Bat from Sonic the Hedgehog.

SPEAKER_00

I know what you're talking about! Oh my god! Yeah!

SPEAKER_05

I know I I oh my god that was the moment that was the that because it wasn't just that, it was um the fact that you know a lot of people who I followed who were also voice actors, they were dubbing, like they were giving a voice to this male version of Rouge, and I was like, wait a minute, I'm a voice actor too, right?

SPEAKER_00

I I could I could do that.

SPEAKER_05

I I you know recorded something, I posted it on Twitter, and it was like, yeah, it was it was really fun.

SPEAKER_02

And then it sparked it, and he was like, you know what? I kinda I miss this.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, wait, wait, where has this been all my life? Yeah, that's right. I'm kinda goaded.

SPEAKER_02

So gosh, that is so cool. I remember when that um when that came out and everybody was doing it. I was like, I kind of would have tried to, and I did one too, and it was so fun, like seeing everybody's like different um different versions of of uh Rouge in that way. And I just love when like trends like that are like and it was so much so much positivity too. Everybody was like just hyping everyone up and stuff. I just I just loved it. That was so cool, Sean. Oh my god.

SPEAKER_05

A lot of people, a lot of people really liked it.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah, it was good. I think I remember I remember your too.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, I I was still, you know, not anywhere near the level that I am now. Because that was like back when I was just like shaking the rust off and all that. So um, yeah, it's it's only gone like up from there. Then I started, you know, auditioning for stuff again, just kind of getting that back. I found out what rosters are and I started applying to those once I got a demo. And so that was um that just opened up like you know a bunch more opportunities, and just it again, it's it's only gone up from there.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah, that is so cool. Oh my gosh, I was not expecting that the that to be the spark. That is really cool. It's like it's like just small stuff like you see, and then you like it just leads to bigger stuff like that, like a domino effect, and it's so cool. And I remember um you did uh you went to uh the open auditions, right? Um, in December. How was that? How was that experience during that time?

SPEAKER_05

Oh my god, that was amazing, dude.

SPEAKER_03

It was so cool.

SPEAKER_05

I had never done anything like that. Um, that was actually my first time ever traveling alone, actually. Was when I traveled down to Dallas. I never didn't know.

SPEAKER_02

We gotta get the rundown. How was the flight? How like what was it like flying by yourself, like getting the ticket, like all of that? How how did you feel like getting there? Get me it.

SPEAKER_05

Oh my god. So yeah, uh, I got you know, I got I got to the airport and uh the flight went smoothly. It did get like delayed by maybe like 30 minutes, but other than that, it was um it was it was it went really smooth, and then I went to um you know, I got to DFW, I got to Dallas, and I got to meet uh a bunch of the people I had met through voice acting. Um we actually got to get there were like eight of us, and we all stayed in an Airbnb. Oh, cool. Just kind of like we were preparing for this for like months.

SPEAKER_01

Oh, that's good to always prepare.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, yeah. So we were like, you know, just putting together, like, you know, where we were gonna stay, like what the plan was, um, and just like it was it was so great because these again, like I said, these are like my best friends. And I was really, really honored to get to stay with them. And the majority of us in that group got callbacks too.

SPEAKER_02

Yes, yes, yes, oh my god, I was so happy for you guys. Like, how was it um seeing them in person? Was that your first time seeing them in person?

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, it was.

SPEAKER_02

How was that? What was that? What did that feel like?

SPEAKER_05

Um, well, I remember like I met some of them at the airport, uh, first of all, and then we got to um like we we all just like hugged and we just kind of like celebrated, and then we drove over to the house, the Airbnb. And then um, that's where I met the rest of them, and we just had, you know, it it was just another one of those moments where it was just great, and then we all just kind of like hung out, it was a great time, and then we got up really early the next morning for the auditions, and uh I think we got up, it was 5, 6 a.m. Oh yeah. That's just how it is. You have to get there really early if you want to start.

SPEAKER_00

Like early.

SPEAKER_02

That is the secret method, as early as possible. Did you guys get breakfast or anything, or you just was like straight there?

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, I mean we we got like breakfast. Like some of us went like some of us stayed while some of us like went to get breakfast.

SPEAKER_01

Oh, that's smart.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, it was yeah, it's the thing about it!

SPEAKER_01

I'll go get food.

unknown

Literally what happened.

SPEAKER_05

And yeah, I mean, it it definitely helps to that you know that we were in a group because really in in general, that whole experience taught me that you know I'm not as introverted as I thought I was. Because I've always been a very like I've I've always described myself as like shy and just kind of like I tend to keep to myself a lot, um a very introverted type person, usually. Uh, but it's like whenever I'm hanging out with those guys, everyone there, um, it just like it made me realize, you know, how I I I freaking love these people.

SPEAKER_02

And so always like extra like when you're like around your people, like like you blossom out of in you can feel comfortable. Lamp bamps just shows you how you're just comfy around them, and like they're true friends. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_05

I I felt comfy around those people, and I just yeah, those those that's I feel like I've I found my people. Finally, I found my people.

SPEAKER_02

Oh, I I I honestly I know the feeling, like what you what you described because like it's just like uh I remember my first um it was it's your first one that you went to, right?

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, that was the first time ever doing something like that.

SPEAKER_02

I just felt like so comfy. I was like, I I I feel great. Like I it's like a feeling like no other, like you found community and then you've always wanted to be in, and it's just an amazing feeling. I know exactly how was like the um auditioning together, um, how was the pro actually I want to see like how was the process of that? Was it like a little bit um nervous? Were you nervous and was um the the everything going on was it uh what's the word? Was it like uh organized uh enough or were you think it was like all over the place? Or did you think like um uh how how was the process with that? What do you feel like?

SPEAKER_05

I mean, like the the whole like getting into the building, that was probably like the hardest part of it, honestly. Finding where to go. Yeah, it's like somebody like directed us the wrong way, and then somebody else had to like bring us back. And because it's like we were like some of the first people to get there. We ended up being like I think we were like within like like the first 20, I want to say, who ended up going. It's because the order got a little Little mixed up because you know people were going like all over the running. Uh yeah, yeah. Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_00

Everybody for themselves.

SPEAKER_05

We got in, we just sat there for like another hour or two, and then they let us in, and then it was it was pretty smooth from there. Um we got to go pretty early on because we got there early. And um, yeah, once we were up, it was just like you know, we we we just went for it. That's kind of how it was for me. Um, I'm I was I was I was shaking in my boots when I went up or before I was going up. I was like, because like they had all these like sides to pick from, and I'm thinking oh oh no. Uh what which one which one fits me the most?

SPEAKER_02

You know, I feel like two, like, like, and then you want to choose the right one, and then if you don't choose the right one, you gotta then then then boom be you're up.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, yeah. It's like you that's you kind of gotta you gotta know yourself if you're gonna you know do these things.

SPEAKER_02

Yes, and I think that's why they do that. So like like you make the uh an executive decision on on your strongest read or or even taking chances too, because you could always take a chance and try something new and just say let's try it.

SPEAKER_05

So what did you pick?

SPEAKER_02

Did you go with something more like your tone, or did you was like, hmm, let me let me go out, let me try something.

SPEAKER_05

Well, uh, since there were there were two days. The first day I picked um something that was very much in my wheelhouse, something that was like it was like this, you know, again, just like me, a very shy introvert. Like they they they kind of talk like this, like this whole time, and it's just uh hi guys, you know. Yeah. You know, a very um, I guess like protagonisty kind of uh character, because that's what I've been told is like I I sound like I could do a very good like anime protagonist. Oh yeah, you definitely can. I thought I'd just you know lean into that and it's like you know, come on guys, we can do this! You know, something like that. Oh my god, yes, I could definitely see you on all of that.

SPEAKER_02

Yes, yes, bookshawn until my heart the rap.

SPEAKER_05

Please, please, I'd love to voice for you. Yeah, yeah, that was something. And then um I remember the second day I did something that was maybe a little bit outside. I kind of got to work with my lower register a little bit, so I was just kind of like, hey, how's it going? You know?

SPEAKER_01

Yeah, smooth.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, just you know, really something that really shows your range. Because like I think, you know, that's a something that's very important is being able to do a bunch of different things, and just uh that's that's gonna get you, you know, a lot more bookings, a lot more um, I guess, recognition, is you know, people like that's always been my goal with voice acting is to have at least two roles that will make someone go, wait, that's the same guy? What?

SPEAKER_00

Yes, yes, yes, like wait a minute, this can't be like what's the one.

SPEAKER_02

So how the difference between like the first time and the second time, do you feel like there was a difference between the days? Like, did you feel like um how did you feel after the first and second day?

SPEAKER_05

Well, I guess the second day, um I knew what to expect that time around. Because it was like pretty much the same process, it was the same sides as well. And um, so we got to basically just try again. And I just kind of looked through them and I wanted to try something different, you know, something very different from the first day because I knew that yeah, that was going to be um, you know, if I could really show people that I have range that I can be like all the way up here, and then also all the way down here. Yeah. Then like I think that could really get their attention. And, you know, I mean, they were talking about like the people who were, you know, my in my friend group who were watching me audition, they were like observing not just me, but like the the judges, like uh mommy Okada uh was there and she seemed to like what I was doing, and so I just like you know, I I felt like I I did something right, and although you know I didn't end up getting a call back on either of the days, I think I'm still really proud of myself for you know putting myself out there and I would absolutely love to do that again.

SPEAKER_02

You did amazing, honestly, you did so good. Like I was so proud of you, and then seeing you like grow and like blossom, it's been such an honor. I just have to say that.

SPEAKER_05

Thank you. You are too kind, stars like you.

SPEAKER_02

Of course, and um I did see on online, um, there is like I went on your profile and I saw that uh you did like this scream uh on this project, and um I know what you're talking about and I listened to it and I was like, oh my gosh, that is really good.

SPEAKER_05

You know exactly what you're talking about.

SPEAKER_02

And I have to know, like, what were you what were you thinking in that moment to get to that level? Like, I could really feel like the anguish in that, and I I just I I just gotta know.

SPEAKER_05

I know exactly what you're talking about.

SPEAKER_02

Where was it from? Yes, explain.

SPEAKER_05

Oh yes, so that was from uh a game that I got cast in called ESO Don't Forget. Um and it was um, I don't know if you're familiar with uh Blood Money and Human Expenditure Program. Um the same guy who made the same guy who made those games also made that game. Oh shoot! Um Yeah, and so I really, really was excited because when the initial casting call for that um opened up, I was like, because um some people who I was very close with had actually worked with um Shroomy, the creator of the game uh in the past, like um my homie Abigail, who was also at Bang Zoom, who was also there for me. She was in human expenditure program. I love her so much. Shout out Abigail, shout out all of you.

SPEAKER_00

Abigail Love you.

SPEAKER_05

I love yeah, but she was in that game, and so when I saw that, you know, um a casting call opened for a new game that he was working on, I was like, oh, oh, I gotta try this, I gotta go for this. And so I did. I auditioned for for Daniel Mercer, the main playable character of the game, and I mean there was some really heavy competition in that for that. There were a lot. I think that one role alone had like almost 400 submissions. Oh my goodness. And um, yeah. And so when I found out, um, I was actually like out of town when I found out that I got that role. I was like, what? Yeah. Of all the people you could have gone with me.

SPEAKER_02

How did you react when you saw it? Did you like see the on an email?

SPEAKER_05

I actually saw it. It was actually, I got a a Discord, um, a Discord message from uh JC Gonzo, he's the casting director for the game. And uh he just reached out to me, he was like, Congrats, we're casting you as Daniel Mercer. I'm like, what? Like, I genuinely couldn't believe it. Uh and then you know, everybody else got c cast, and we did like a read-through of the script, and then eventually I recorded my lines, and okay, the scream. You want to know about the scream. Finally, I'm getting to that.

SPEAKER_02

No, no, I like the process. I want to hear it all.

SPEAKER_05

So I remember uh the the recording process is Shroomy wanted like Oh, how was that actually? Is it it was really it was really uh it was really interesting because a lot of it was like I guess high stress in like the way that my character was feeling because like he's like an intern at like a new job, yeah and now he's like being thrusted into this situation where he is more than likely gonna die and he has to do this every single day for a you know a for a subpar paycheck. Oh wow.

SPEAKER_01

And it's just like and it's just like a re-zero.

SPEAKER_05

Oh yeah, yeah. And basically, I just remember um I I I don't want to say too much about like the details in case anybody does actually want to play the game. Or play it, but yes, go play, yeah. Eso, don't forget, on Ichio. It's amazing. Um yeah, go check it out if you have a chance. But yeah, so that Scream. Uh so when I was recording, um it actually happened over the course of like several days. Um, or at least two days, because the first day I got through maybe like half of it. Yeah. And then it ended up getting kind of late, and I can't, you know, I I live with other people, so I can't really bother them.

SPEAKER_02

But um it makes it so hard when recording. Oh my gosh. Because you gotta like schedule. I bet you have to schedule at a certain time and like especially especially when you're working full time, you don't really get that time.

SPEAKER_05

You have to be very like efficient with your time.

SPEAKER_02

It's so hard, it's so difficult. And then like some I I are I actually I remember like you posting something um about that, and I posted that a long time ago too, about like it's it almost feels like what's it called, FOMO? Like like a feeling like like because you want to like put like everything into voiceover, but at the same time you gotta work to feed yourself, pay the bills, but at the same time you feel like you're you're you want to do like I like uh it's but I feel like we are doing the best we can with what we can because look at all of the stuff like you're accomplishing and you're and you're doing and you're multitasking and you're showing other people who are doing the same thing that they can do it too. So um it it it's just like you I it'll eventually get there, even though it right now it's just like oh I want to be there right now, like but I still say like yeah yeah, I feel you it it really is a struggle, but uh yeah.

SPEAKER_05

Um I th I think I've made it work the best I can though. Yes, that's awesome. So I remember I remember when I was when I was recording for the game, Shroomy wanted like a minimum like three takes per line. And so I assume that meant like everything, not just like the lines, but also just like the noises and that one scream as well. I think I ended up doing like five takes of that.

SPEAKER_01

Of the scream?

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, and the one that ended up getting used, I think was like the second one I did, but it was also the one that I was most proud of, so I'm really glad he went with that one.

SPEAKER_02

Yes, that's like me. I'm like, I I hope they use this one, but just in case, I'll do a sprinkle a little bit of other stuff that they want. That's so cool!

SPEAKER_05

Yeah. Yeah, uh I think the the total like time of like the full recording ended up being like 36 minutes.

SPEAKER_03

Oh wow.

SPEAKER_05

Um it was it was a lot. Um, but I yeah, I think it turned out really well. And sorry, it looks like it was you're good, you're good. But I I I remember being like really proud because again, it was like a little late in the day as well, and a lot of the lines that I say in that game are pretty loud and yelly. Uh so I had to like give them a heads up, like the people in my house a heads up, like, hey, um I'm okay. A little loud. I'm okay. And I was um, yeah, it's like sometimes I I I wish I could like record while I'm like home alone, but you know, I never be free to myself, unfortunately. I never, never get the house to myself, unfortunately. So sometimes I just have to say, you know what, screw it, and just inconvenience the people I live with for a little bit.

SPEAKER_02

Sometimes I feel like I like hold back a lot too because I know somebody is in the house, and I like but I feel like with that, like it's good practice because like like you said, like you'll just be like, you know what, I'm just gonna do it. And then that way when you're like you're in front of directors, like doing like live sessions, you're like kind of like conditioned yourself to do it, so yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_05

So um it it really does feel that way. That's so cool.

SPEAKER_02

Oh yeah, and it oh I'm getting you sidetracked in with the screaming.

SPEAKER_05

No, it's all right. It's alright, it's alright. But yeah, uh basically, I just like because I don't typically scream like that, um, because you know, I I know there's like a proper technique and all that that you gotta figure out for it. I figured out um basically you just gotta go for it. You just gotta like really just go in, just hammer it in, just don't hold anything back, pretty much. Um, and that's just kind of what I ended up doing. Uh and I I must have done something right because I wasn't really like in pain or anything after that.

SPEAKER_02

Do you really after doing it like a few times, but yeah, all after a few times it was starting to get painful. He was like, let me stop. Yeah, yeah. What were you thinking about when you did it?

SPEAKER_05

Uh were you just like I I I was really just trying to consider like the context of that. Like, even if it's just like a a scream, it's not even words, you gotta think about like, what is the context of this? Why am I screaming? What am I screaming about? And it's like I I kept that all in mind looking at the script. I just like kept this in mind like what kind of situation am I in? Like, am I just like, am I angry, frustrated, uh, just in despair, you know, hopeless? Like, just how am I feeling? And it was kind of like a kind of a mix of all of those in a way, without, you know, again, without giving away story details, it was really just like a lot of, yeah, just like hopelessness and just frustration with the situation and hopelessness, knowing that there's really nothing that can be done in that scenario. It's like just but you know that like it's going to be, you know, things are only gonna get worse if I don't do something, but the problem is there's nothing I can do. And that's and so just like that feeling of just like just all of those all at once just kind of combined to create that pretty much.

SPEAKER_02

That is so cool. I love the like the mindset, I love getting in the mind of of it so cool, and on top of like voice acting, I see that you like to stream as well.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, I I just started doing that recently. Uh I've only done it like a few times at this point, but um, yeah, I've had a lot of fun with it, and I think I yeah, there's a lot more stuff that I want to do with streaming going forward. So far, the only game I've ever played is Cuphead. I'm actually I'm actually getting pretty close to uh the end of the game. There's still a bit I gotta do, but I I do want to, you know, finish the game on stream. I think that would be really interesting.

SPEAKER_02

How was it how was it like your first time streaming?

SPEAKER_05

Uh I mean it was a little confusing because I didn't know what I was doing at first. But you know, I I kind of learned how how Twitch works as I go, and it just really, really like it just kind of clicked with me after a little bit. Like the basics of it, at least those were clicking with me. And so once I, you know, I just kept doing it and I kept doing it, and people were coming to watch, and it was like, hey, I mean, might might as well keep going, right?

SPEAKER_02

Right, it's so fun, and it's and it's nice talking to like everyone in the chat.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, no, actually, yeah. I mean, the people who do come to my chat are you know, like obviously very close friends of mine, and um I just really love interacting with them because they're they're just as weird as me. So it makes it easier to you know really communicate with them.

SPEAKER_01

Yes, that's the best thing. Like you can be uh goobers together.

SPEAKER_02

Yes, yeah, no, exactly. That reminds me. So, how did you come up with your name? A goober.

SPEAKER_05

A goob Sean the goober. Yeah, so it's actually it's very simple, very straightforward. My name is Sean, and I love the Spongebob movie.

SPEAKER_02

That'll do it.

SPEAKER_05

I watched it so so many times. I watched it religiously. That was that was my Roman Empire when I was younger.

SPEAKER_00

I'm guessing you know the the last song took it away. Oh my god, and then with Patrick with the high heels. They didn't have to do that, but they did, and I'm so glad they did it. Oh my gosh! And then when he was like, Oh, can somebody get the lights or something? He's like, on it. It's so good. Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_05

Oh my god, yeah. That will always be that will always be one of my favorite movies of all time. I have so many memories with it.

SPEAKER_02

So many, like, and unlike like just so hilarious. Like every almost like every second you're like laughing at a a pun or something that they did. Oh my gosh, like Spongebob will never get up for me. That is so cool. Yeah, exactly. Oh my gosh. So it's like kind of like um uh you're like a Spongebob fan, I'm guessing.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, yeah. I grew up with SpongeBob. I a lot of us, a lot of people my age did.

SPEAKER_02

Yes, that is so cool. So, and then you're so you sometimes you use your um last name. How do you say your last name with an F?

SPEAKER_05

Oh, it's um it's Flarity.

SPEAKER_02

Flahity, okay, okay.

SPEAKER_05

I like to tell people it's kind of like I like to tell people it's kind of like Clarity but with an F.

SPEAKER_02

Oh, Flarity. Yeah. And you're from Minnesota?

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, uh I was actually born in Colorado, but I spent like the majority of my life in Minnesota.

SPEAKER_02

And then you move when did you move to Colorado?

SPEAKER_05

Uh I was only like a month old. Oh, okay. I went over to Minnesota. My family actually used to live in Minnesota, and then my dad got a job opportunity in Colorado, so we moved there for a little bit. Uh, and then that's when I was born. Uh that kind of ended up falling through, so we just moved back to Minnesota. Oh, okay. And we've been here pretty much the whole time.

SPEAKER_02

Did you do like um growing up, did you do like theater or anything?

SPEAKER_05

Or um I was a very late bloomer when it comes to theater. Yeah. I did do like a teeny bit of like community theater when I was really little, like maybe in third grade, maybe even earlier than that, I was in like a production of it was like Alice in Wonderland or something like that. I was a dodo bird.

SPEAKER_04

Uh I just didn't even do that.

SPEAKER_05

Little Bibishon. Little Bibishon just as a bird. I so yeah, I had a lot of fun with that. Um, although I I don't know, I didn't get many opportunities to do anything after that. Um, and I didn't really like eventually I went to college and I didn't intend to get involved in theater at first. I was mainly in um I was mainly doing choir and band at the time. Oh and um because I was on scholarship for that. What do you think? Um I was I just played like a wide range of um like percussion instruments.

SPEAKER_00

Holy drummers.

SPEAKER_05

We had a jazz band as well. We had a jazz band as well that I got to play drums on as well.

SPEAKER_02

Oh, cool. And then that's what you still drum, right?

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, I actually started drumming like before that. That's kind of why I wanted to go into that when I was in school.

SPEAKER_02

Oh, okay, okay. Okay. We'll do with the band, okay.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, uh theater. I originally had like no intention to get into that, mainly because I knew like the kind of people that are in theater and they scared me. They scared the crap out of me. I know what you mean. But then I remember my my freshman year, they were putting on um their their fall production that year was um the Addams Family. Oh and I thought, eh, might might might as well go check it out, right? And then I s I watch it and I was like, oh, oh, this is sick.

SPEAKER_04

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

Because like my school's my school's theater production, my school's theater department is stacked. They're fantastic. Um and so then eventually uh I got into, you know, it wasn't until my sophomore year that I really started like getting more involved with the theater department and I got to be in a good amount of shows like for like th like those three years after my freshman year I got pretty involved in in theater and I got to I learned a lot through that met a lot of great people um some of which are actually I I might watch you know graduate and collect their degree later this m later this year so yeah and so I think that just kind of like when I get when I did get back into voice acting it's like that experience that I had it translated really well into that and it just kind of it kind of helped me in a way.

SPEAKER_02

That is so cool yeah it's like it's like everything like happens for a reason and and it it's just so cool to see to see that that's so awesome.

SPEAKER_05

So you like you're still a drummer you like do you perform um what do you drum what kind of uh instruments is there a specific um if there's a specific hmm I guess like just I know there's like a snare snare drum right or there's the there's the snare there's the snare there's the kick it's like a whole like drum set I actually have a whole I wish I had bongos but yeah I have a whole I did play those in school actually but um I yeah I actually have a full-on drum set in my basement and so whenever I want I could just like go down there and just start going crazy on it.

SPEAKER_02

Do you usually like um can you read music?

SPEAKER_05

I can't read music uh yeah I did take a couple music theory classes while I was in school so I think that kind of helped a little bit and then also the fact that I'm doing I was doing choir in high school and college as well so I learned a lot about it then too.

SPEAKER_02

That's so cool.

SPEAKER_05

Um so uh you when you would go upstairs and play on the do you just like just play or would you you like read from a sheet or or it just depends on the day uh I guess like I mean like when we're playing stuff like for for school when my band is playing stuff um we do typically have like sheet music to follow and the sheet music for like percussion and drums is it's very different from like other kinds of music because it's like one you know you got like like the snare drum is like kind of like goes like up here yeah and then the kick drum is like more down here and it's just like and then there's there's there's the toms also the ones you hit that they go just don't do and it's um those also have their own place so it's kind of like just figuring out like what represents what and then just figuring it out from there.

SPEAKER_02

Oh and then so I always wondered is there like um different sticks that you use with drumming or it just depends on how you hit the the drum and where to hit right or it it's it's all about technique I've found out.

SPEAKER_05

It's like kind of how you hit it and it's like you know there's also um you could just hit it like really hard to get that sound that you'd expect but you can also kind of like just let the stick you can just like you know loosen your grip and just let the stick kind of like bounce on the snare drum and you kind of get this like kind of sound and it's just like really nice. And that's kind of how you get that cool like how you get that kind of like that diddle like that did that whole thing. Oh my gosh were you were you the type of kid who would like get the pencils you'd be like in class have you ever done that I would do that from time to time yeah yeah like oh that was yeah yeah yeah I was so cool I hear you in the back like like Sean Sean flag a beat again yeah and one of it what other hobbies do you do anything like um anything you guys do for fun oh yes glad you asked so um on top of you know drumming voice acting one of my other massive hobbies that I put a lot of time and investment into is I love collecting and reading manga. Oh I have put so much time and resources into that and it's because I I love reading them they're just so fun to read. What got you what made you what was do you know your first manga that you read what got you into it I remember um there was actually a um well first it started off with I was I was an anime fan before a manga fan and um I I started off with Dragon Ball Z. I know very basics but uh there's Dragon Ball Z Yeah and it's uh I mean I just I really enjoyed it and I just I love kind of following all that and so I realized there was like another way to consume that story I'm like what what is that mango what is this it's like the same story but it's like I'm reading it instead of watching it and so um I was just like I I actually started off with like the it was actually like the Kindle version of like basically all of Dragon Ball Z. Uh that's how I started off with it. Um and I was like oh this is this is really cool and then that eventually led to me collecting my first um my first physical manga volume which was volume 12 of Dragon Ball Z. Oh and to this day I still have that on my shelf just like for for nostalgia purposes.

SPEAKER_03

That is so cool.

SPEAKER_05

Oh my gosh I just I just have that sitting out there and um you know I have that among all of the other books that I have that I have bought and collected yes I have it can't even fit in my room it's outside my room actually it's massive and it's filling up very quickly I'm considering getting another one oh that's so cool that is so cool I'm just like imagining in my head do you like it have it in like a certain order that you would like to have it or you just like put them up there make them look cute I I kind of just try to like like you know the the books that are in one series I try to keep those together some of which I will try to keep um on the same shelf like for example one of the series I have is Seven Deadly Sins and um what what I love about the manga for Seven Deadly Sins is that the spines of all the books if you put like because there's the whole series is 41 volumes if you take all 41 volumes and you like put them all next to each other on a shelf they create like like a continuous image like a kit like a mural almost no way that's so cool and it looks so cool.

SPEAKER_02

So I try to keep all of them on the same shelf at the very least because I I can't yeah exactly that does what is it the what does it look like is it like um a spoiler or is it just like it just looks like it's something but you don't know what it is?

SPEAKER_05

Kind of like the one piece I mean like it's just kind of like a yeah it's just kind of like a just like a collage of like all the characters. I mean the the parts of it that are like you know in the later like the later volumes are like characters that you don't see for like a while so I guess that's kind of spoilery I guess but like other than that um no it's just kind of like it's just like basically all the all the different characters in the series.

SPEAKER_02

Cool if there's specific manga you want to um that you're trying to cop next oh man that's that's really tough.

SPEAKER_05

I mean like I'm always like the series that I'm on already I just like I'll collect you know new volumes of those whenever they come out uh but if there's a series that I like don't have yet that I would love to try out it's um probably Gachiakuda sick like it's gritty art style and I've seen a little bit of the anime too it just looks insane and I would just kiss and love to check that one out man it just looks fantastic.

SPEAKER_02

And there's just like a specific place that you go to or wherever like you just um get your manga at or is there like I like to go to this store or this door only yeah so there is um there is there's a Barnes and Noble that I have to get on the highway to go to but um it's worth it every single time that I go there.

SPEAKER_05

So like if a new volume of a series I already have comes out I will find the soonest opportunity to drive down there and just um just like find it or if there's anything else that catches my eye I will get that as well. And it's really just it's it's just a great time every time I go there and it's uh I try to be like I have a very set plan of like what I'm trying to like get when I go there but sometimes sometimes I just can't help myself.

SPEAKER_01

Yeah it's like I'll just get one thing just like Walmart.

SPEAKER_05

It's like I'm getting one thing one thing only come out with a whole bunch of stuff no literally literally on top of that um I mean sometimes they won't always have what I'm looking for in that case it's it's it's fine. I just like order them online. And I also found um not too long ago there's a website that I found out called manga mart. Oh it's like kind of a like a smaller uh kind of website where you can basically just it's basically just solely based on manga and they have like a bunch of really cool deals going on every once in a while. Oh it's like if you really are like an avid collector of manga, you know they got something for you there.

SPEAKER_02

Oh thank you for that because I want to start getting into it. I I always have like the difficulty of wanting to re re either read or watch because you know like the experience you you can't really like re read it or re-watch it because you like kind of already know what's going on. So I'm always like on the fence of like should I read it? Should I watch it?

SPEAKER_05

I don't want to splay it myself I think I think what started off with me is like the reason why I really got into reading manga. I mean it started off with watching anime and I still watch anime I love watching anime but um I think what started me off with reading manga is that the the manga is typically further ahead in the story than the anime is and it's like I think this started with um with My Hero Academia. When I first got into my hero academia there were only like two seasons out and after I finished watching season two I was like I don't want to wait you know I wanna I want to see what happens next so I started collecting the manga which at the time was you know a good bit further ahead than the anime was at the time and I was like you know what I think I'm gonna stick with this that is so cool and I wanted to talk about your your boob because I was seeing like some pictures of like you so you did everything from scratch right so how how did that go?

SPEAKER_02

I saw there was like a little bit of complications a little bit too but you stayed persistent and you got it done.

SPEAKER_05

Yes yeah so there was a lot of stuff that I had to um a lot of hoops I had to jump through in order to get this put together because again these panels that I have up right now um these this is not what I started out with. I started out with um panels that were one inch thick and then these right here are two inches thick. And they're a lot more effective. And I also got this moving blanket put up as well and um yeah I think it's helped my sound quality a lot. And I did have to go through you know a lot uh I did have to spend quite a bit in order to get all these uh including the fact that the adhesive on the back of these panels is like super glue strength. Oh and so if I was to stick these to the wall and I had to take them off for any reason I'm ruining the wall. So I can't really do that. What we ended up doing what I ended up doing is I actually ended up getting a bunch of uh T-pins and pinning them individually to the wall that's smart so that way like if you ever leave like it's just like a little hole yeah and then what's in the is that a moving blanket in the back too behind you? This is just this is more panels. Oh okay I got panels on that wall uh a little bit on the ceiling but mainly like this wall and like the wall in front of me and I used to have um panels on like the the doors of this closet as well but uh I don't really use those I don't really have a purpose for them anymore because it's all covered up by the blanket now.

SPEAKER_02

Did you put anything on the floor?

SPEAKER_05

Uh the floor's actually carpeted carpeted oh that works I don't have to I don't have to worry about it I don't even that's really cool.

SPEAKER_02

And then did you get like a little bit at a time or and you did you just did get it in bulk it was just like what like let me just just do it.

SPEAKER_05

Let me I think uh yeah what I ended up doing is when I got these panels here um I didn't have enough at first um so I ended up spending like over a hundred dollars on like a 64 pack of these to like finish up the rest of the rest of the wall and like the ceiling as well and um it ended up being just a just a little bit more than I ended up needing because I have panels basically just like hanging around like behind my bed um and just like under like my my desk outside of here as well and it's like I just I I guess you know if I need them for any reason then they're there I guess.

SPEAKER_02

Right. Okay well it's like it's so cool it looks really really good. Congratulations on it thank you thank you yeah it sounds good too and um I was seeing like um that I had this trouble too and I saw a post of you saying that um it took you about an hour to do two auditions and I feel you there because I am the same way where I'm like I I get I want it to be a certain way and I I want it to like I I listen to it over and over again and I want it to sound like this. I want it to sound like that and I'm and then I hear it again I'm like no no and then before I know it's too long and I'm like oh man like I spent this much time was it worth it but then you I feel like um when you are done with it and you send it off and you do the send and forget you you're proud of what you um made but I wanted to know um how do you feel um about that now how do you feel like the processes of that um now do you feel like uh better about like taking your time with your um uh auditions and um things like that just wanted to like pick your brain a little bit yes yeah so uh I do think I I understand that basically what you have to do is you just have to typically I've learned your first take is typically gonna be your best one because the one that feels most natural.

SPEAKER_05

Like that's your first instinct right and so I I've kind of learned you just I I need to be easier on myself right that's what I've taught myself and no literally like yeah I've spent like an hour eat there was one day I think it was actually um New Year's I did two auditions for a project uh and I spent an hour each on both of them because I just wanted to I really really wanted to get these down yeah um because it just looked like such a cool project and I wanted to do everything I could to you know really stand out and you know at the very least be considered um so I really ended up kind of pushing myself on those um and by the end I was just exhausted I was I was sweating but hey did you were you happy with the audition yeah it was well worthwhile it was all worthwhile I I guess yeah but yeah I have kind of you know tried to you know cut down on the time that I spend on auditions because it's it really allows me to you know get more done in a shorter period of time.

SPEAKER_02

Right. I feel like like a trial and error the the more you do it and like the more like you trust yourself and like your choices the like it'll like the more it'll be efficient or get better. Because I was the same way. It we it used to take me hours to just do one because I'm and then it eventually went from one to like five and then now like I can like cause sometimes I'll read the specs over and over again or the the name or like the um what the project is over and over again make sure I understand it properly and like overanalyze but now like that uh those those reading I guess skills conditioned more it became better and trusting more trusting myself and just having fun so it really does help a lot so um I wanted to say you're doing an awesome job and um and I'm I'm I love what I'm seeing from you and uh yes.

SPEAKER_05

Thank you thank you so much. Yeah I mean I I think I I just gotta remember you know submit and forget that's really all you gotta do. Yes. Sometimes that doesn't always apply because sometimes I'll get really attached to the characters I audition for on occasion. And it's like I I need to voice you know that's just how it is um right there there have been times early on in my career like maybe like July August like when I was still in that process of shaking off the rust that I auditioned for some characters that I just fell in love with the moment I saw them and I just I I wanted to voice them and I you know ended up not getting them and I just kind of let myself get devastated pretty much and I just I I learned from that experience a lot and I've learned you know as cool as it would be don't get too attached until you know that that role is yours.

SPEAKER_02

Right. And I feel like it you're it'll always come back around because you never know they might want you for something else. That's happened to me so many times and it may be a character that's more suited for you than the character that you auditioned for just like wow that's like that's super cool.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah yeah it's like that's kind of the fun part of like the whole casting process is you get to listen to you know who did end up getting cast and you're like oh now it makes sense.

SPEAKER_02

Yes and then like all the all the ones that you book you're just like well like I like I can definitely like it's so crazy it I feel like it was for me. Like I was like perfect.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah that's kind of that's kind of how I felt with um Daniel Mercer in ESO Don't forget is just like I'll listen to like what I did and just like how because I think what I ended up doing for the audition versus what I did for you know the character when I was recording for him was um not like super different but definitely like a little bit more different because I had more time with the character to really more time to understand the character um just kind of the situation he was in and just like really just how like bleak everything was until until it wasn't. And then um yeah so that is one of those roles where it's like you know if if if it was anybody else you know what would change like what would be different and what was it that they liked about me that I just like you know that made me stand out to them. Did I just like did my voice just like fit the character?

SPEAKER_02

You know I guess maybe that's it sometimes it's just you know it really comes down to you know does the director see you see your voice as the character having this voice yeah right it really comes down to that sometimes it really does and then like it's just it's just it's like it fits like almost like a puzzle piece.

SPEAKER_04

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02

And then um my last question is where do you see yourself five years from now what would you like to where would you like to be what do you think you you want to do what what do you think five years now we're gonna make like a time capsule and see um what five year future you would would be like wow I can't believe like we did that yeah I mean there it is there's the question.

SPEAKER_05

Well uh I mean five years from now who knows who knows what could happen because it's it hasn't even been one year since I started taking voice acting like super seriously um and it's just like there there's really a a lot has happened in that time and a lot so with five whole years Oh, I can't even like comprehend what could happen. But I mean, I I do hope to, you know, keep doing what I've been doing. Um, maybe, you know, will I still be working at a bank? Who knows?

SPEAKER_02

Um at least I know who to come to for some uh banking mathematics because give me the goober.

SPEAKER_05

Sure, sure. Yeah. Um yeah. It's the goober speaking. How can I help you?

SPEAKER_00

I mean anytime somebody comes in, goober speaking. Goober enterprises.

SPEAKER_05

Who knows? Who knows if I'll still be doing that. Maybe, maybe. Maybe one of those days I'll I'll I'll do that. Yeah, I definitely I know for a fact that I am going to keep, you know, growing in this position. That as as much as I progressed um in just, you know, like nine months, eight, nine months that I've been doing this, um, I'm only gonna keep growing, and I'm only gonna keep progressing. Um and you know, a lot of you know cool opportunities are gonna come my way, and I will audition for them. I will be there, I will make the most of my time. Um, and who knows, maybe one of these days I will get to, you know, that point, uh, that one role where it's like that is the defining moment of like my career. Like, you know, that'll be my that'll be my Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, who knows? But like, like, who who knows? Who knows? You never know when that could come. And I feel like the the same could be said for really anybody who does this. If you don't think that your time is coming or that it has come yet, it it will.

SPEAKER_04

It will.

SPEAKER_05

It's simply it will. I mean, that's kind of how I felt getting into ESO Don't Forget. It's like that was that was kind of like the crown. I keep going back to that. I know.

SPEAKER_02

No, keep going back to like you should be proud. You deserve that, and and and it was beautiful, wonderful work. Like, I I've listened to it I don't know how many times. So yeah, it's so good.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, yeah, thank you.

SPEAKER_02

Of course. Um your hard work is definitely paying off. So, yes, like keep going back to us many times because you deserve it, honestly. And I'm so excited to see where you go from here because only one year back in, Sean. Like, seriously, like that's awesome.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, it's like I've gone, you know, way further than I did, you know, when I was starting out, and that was like, you know, for a few years that I went before kind of putting that to the side and then coming back to it, uh, a lot happened. And I guess, you know, in five years, who who knows? Like, I will be there for whatever is out there. And, you know, one of these days, I don't think it's just gonna be me having my moment, but really everybody who's going to, you know, who is in voice acting that might be watching this, that might be listening to this, it really there really I really do think that any of you, anybody, could do this kind of thing. It really is just a matter of, you know, be being willing to trust yourself and being willing to make a fool of yourself as well, because you will do that a lot. Um that's the best part of it, honestly.

SPEAKER_01

Yes, you can just be free and be a goober.

SPEAKER_05

Yes. Be a goober. That is what that's the one thing you should take from this. Be a goober.

SPEAKER_00

This is the name of the title. Be a goober.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah. I really mean that. There we go.

SPEAKER_00

Literally.

SPEAKER_05

I really mean that. I really do mean that. Be a goober. That is really just like, cause I've this this community has frankly given me a lot. They've given me so much, whether it's just advice, um, connections, friendship, you know, just opportunities to really put myself out there and, you know, find a creative outlet and just find out what it really is that I love and enjoy doing. I want to be able to give back to them in a way as well. It's like, you know, sometime down the line, I'd love to, you know, people who are also just starting out and want to get into voice acting, I would love to share with them, you know, my and my knowledge and the stuff that I learned and pass it on to them and see, you know, where that takes them. And because I would love to, you know, I I I just love being able to help people and just, you know, if I if I do get somebody, you know, really into it, and if they succeed as well, um, you know, I'll be able to just sit back knowing that, you know, I got them off the ground and just like why I'm just gonna be so proud.

unknown

So awesome.

SPEAKER_05

I would love to do that.

SPEAKER_02

That pans into my next question. What do you have or advice for an aspiring voice actor, a current voice actor? Any advice that you would give yourself or or just anyone in general or things that you've learned that you'd like to pass on.

SPEAKER_05

Yes, yes, there's there's a lot. So, um, first of all, take your time with it. Just just learn to take your time. That's really the biggest thing I can tell you, is because um, I mean, you're not gonna be amazing when you start out. In fact, you might be a little bad. You might be terrible, it's gonna feel awkward because you know, voice acting or really acting in general is just, you know, being somebody that you're not, and subconsciously, even when you're you know deep in playing a character, subconsciously you know that this isn't really who you are, and you're just being a character. Right. But um, that's something that actually tends to pop up into my mind is that you know, I'm just acting at the end of the day, none of this is real, right? And that's something I've just kind of like learned to I I guess push down because it's like in that moment, because that's what it is. You're not playing a character, you are this character. Yes, yes, this is who I am for the time being. This is who I am. Yes, I am I am not Sean Flaherty in this moment. Right now, I am Jimmy McTwistie, you know?

SPEAKER_00

I love it. McTwistie.

SPEAKER_05

I am Franklin Gibson Jr. the second the third. That is who I am.

SPEAKER_00

And I will be him full and through, through and through. Yes!

SPEAKER_05

Yes, be the character. You are the character. But yeah, just like let yourself be the character. You know, feel free to take your time with, you know, the recording process, understanding the characters that you're auditioning for.

SPEAKER_02

Just And you can also find me at Star Jackson369 on everything. If you want to know more about me and my journey.

SPEAKER_05

A really good job. And I'm sure that in a way you caught the eye, you caught the attention of the people who, you know, are casting. But it really just comes down to, you know, you're just not quite the voice that they're looking for. That's really what it comes down to. But if you really are willing to stand out, they will remember you. And they may keep you in mind for like if they need more voices in the future. They will not forget about you as long as you know how to stand out. And I know that everybody, it's like nobody has no two people have like the exact same voice. Yes. And because of that, there's always gonna be a way for people to stand out. There's always a way for you to stand out. So just it really just comes down to figuring out what it is, um, just kind of discovering yourself, what are your best archetypes, what are your you know, what are your strengths, what do you maybe need to work on? Um how wide is your range? What's your most comfortable like part of your range? Like, what is your selling point? Like for me, it is like, you know, my kind of youthful, tenory, protagonist-y sounding voice. Like, you know, I I know what I sound like, and I'm using that to my advantage. That is so powerful. I think that's how I've that's how I've gotten to be, you know, I that's how I've gotten to where I am. Right. And that's how a lot of people I know have gotten to where they are as well, is figuring out themselves and just leaning into that. That's so true. You know, that's really what it is. Just be prepared to fail. Uh, take your time and discover yourself.

unknown

Yes.

SPEAKER_05

You know, be kind to yourself and just be the best version of yourself. That's really what it comes down to.

SPEAKER_00

I love that, Sean. Oh my gosh, got the goosebumps. Yes, period. Taking all the notes.

SPEAKER_02

Oh my goodness, this is so wonderful. Oh my gosh, thank you so, so much for coming. Um, if you have like any um your ad uh your username, so anyone can follow you on every anything. Um uh what is your username actually? Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, so um, so on on Twitter I go by uh at goobervo. That's my handle over there. Um I go by Sean the Goober also, all space, no space, one word. Um on uh YouTube, Instagram. Uh also if you look up Sean the Goober on Twitter, you'll probably find me that way as well. Um just remembering Goobers. Yeah, Goober. You will remember Goober.

SPEAKER_02

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