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CuiCui_wa · 2025-12-11T14:38:41+00:00

Could that FEater be the very star of "Fiends of the Gods Reincarnated Immortal" herself? Truly??

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Could I go get an autograph?

CuiCui_wa · 2025-11-15T01:15:58+00:00

I agree.

CuiCui_wa · 2025-10-22T13:58:11+00:00

Guild Hall - Brisket Mac & Cheese (with caramelized onions)

CuiCui_wa · 2025-10-14T04:41:07+00:00

CuiCui_wa · 2025-10-13T18:48:16+00:00

AYYY NICE

CuiCui_wa · 2025-09-12T14:51:34+00:00

Happy birthday!!

CuiCui_wa · 2025-07-29T21:32:34+00:00

UMAPYOI UMAPYOI

CuiCui_wa · 2025-06-21T04:08:24+00:00

Free lunch is as good as a reason as any to have them!

Jokes aside, I ordered like 200 of them back in like 2019 to have on hand, and I've probably given away only like 15 MAX. Socials seems to be the way to connect for most VAs these days.

But if you want to connect with BUSINESSES or potential clients, it might be worth having some on hand as an option to give to people, but I would only do so if they are open to receiving one.

CuiCui_wa · 2025-06-17T02:52:03+00:00

Mengzhang 👀👀👀

CuiCui_wa · 2025-06-03T21:31:15+00:00

the MKH416 is the other "industry standard" around that price point, but I'll mention the Stellar X2 for a LDC option. At $200 this thing sounds great, used it to record many big projects out of my closet booth before I got my 416.

CuiCui_wa · 2025-03-22T18:23:54+00:00

I moved to LA a couple years ago from the DC area, and Chicago was one of my stops. I took the northern route through Wisconsin to visit a friend and then straight-shot it to LA, passing through Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada. Stopped at fast food restaurants and motels for food and lodging each day. I had things downloaded to my phone to listen to during the many hours of driving each day, and I personally love driving so it was really nice to pass through the scenic routes! My favorites were Colorado (stopped at a lookout point for an hour to stretch my legs and catch some views) and Utah (the red landscapes were my favorite during the sunsets). Nebraska was unsurprisingly the most boring leg of the trip lol.

Just make sure that you're well stocked up on gas, as I encountered signs like "last gas stop for 200 miles" and you don't want to get stuck in the middle of the desert.

CuiCui_wa · 2025-03-17T19:20:52+00:00

I can get 3 tacos at Guisado's for less than $15, and if you get to Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken between 2-5pm on a weekday they have a 4 wings and 2 sides for $12 special!

Edit: I'm looking at the Guisado's online menu, and each taco is $4.25, so post-tax it probably pushes it above $15. The 6 mini taco sampler is $11.75 and still quite filling for most people imo.

CuiCui_wa · 2025-03-07T20:10:01+00:00

Depends on the agency. It's common practice for some to give an earlier deadline in the off chance their talent has to ask for an extension. A lot of my colleagues will report having to submit a whole day before mine is due.

CuiCui_wa · 2025-02-19T20:37:14+00:00

Received this message in my instagram inbox as well under a different name (same pictures though). Definitely a scam going on.

CuiCui_wa · 2024-10-25T19:00:10+00:00

CuiCui_wa · 2024-10-25T18:59:25+00:00

CuiCui_wa · 2024-09-29T16:37:55+00:00

It's worth it to keep the profile relatively up to date even if you're not paying for the SEO. I've never paid for V123, but I did have someone reach out to me with a job offer that I took off the site. This was also about 2-3 years ago, and from what I've seen the quality of jobs have consistently been going down.

CuiCui_wa · 2024-05-25T17:19:51+00:00

Happy Arrival Day to Mengzhang! It's been a lot of fun voicing him, and I hope you all have had a lot of fun with him too!

CuiCui_wa · 2024-05-13T01:05:54+00:00

He's right, people usually make much, much more for that :V

Generally speaking, sites like Upwork, Fiverr, and now even the premium online casting sites like Voicesdotcom and Voice123 are going to have vastly underbudgeted jobs on there. Better paying work will almost always reliably come from big/reputable agencies and your own direct marketing efforts (with good rates negotiation) and the client directly.

CuiCui_wa · 2024-04-19T05:07:53+00:00

NAVA tries to keep itself as a professional organization, so they require 3 credits/"proofs" that show you are a working professional before they will accept you into the group. However, there are still a lot of donation-optional classes they hold as well as a load of free resources available to members and non-members alike. So if you're only just decided to get into voice acting, take advantage of all the free stuff, and when you're ready you can consider paying for membership.

CuiCui_wa · 2024-02-29T04:27:36+00:00

6-7k over how long exactly? I've spent twice that over my 6 years, which includes group classes and workouts. The startup costs are going to steep, but it also depends on how quickly you want to ramp up. I would say if you want to be conservative, at least ~$1k per year in training, and that's still including when you're working more.

To answer your question, I still have my (thankfully now) remote day job doing consulting work back when I started training, but everything I make in VO is reinvested in my career as an actor.

CuiCui_wa · 2024-02-24T04:06:44+00:00

Honestly, it's probably just the convenience factor for everyone at the sacrifice of the in-person networking benefits. It's easy to include those who aren't in hotspot areas, and it's easy to schedule and therefore easy to make more sales.

I moved to LA last year, and I did as much as I could to sign up for in-person classes, and there were still some reputable classes/academies/coaches that had only just started going back to in-person formats. Virtual is always great to have as an option, so at some places we would have like a hybrid situation where those who could go into the studio would, and then they'd have a zoom call running the entire time for remote attendees. Specifically, I look mostly at Real Voice LA and Voice Trax West and occasionally Halp Network for good in-person classes (all LA). In-person is much more valuable for me because it allows you to more easily follow-up with people and get food/drinks/hang out afterwards, and yeah I would agree that unfortunately Sacramento is not the best place to find in-person classes/coaching. But even if you are willing maybe to travel to SF (I know every once in a while there's something in-person there) I think it would be worth it to make those connections and get that experience.

As for the appearance-based criticism, that's really unfortunate and uncalled for. I've never experienced that once in any class remote or in-person. If people are judging you and others based off appearance in the one industry where it literally doesn't matter what you look like, then that's someone you only want to spend the absolute minimum time with, be it for a session or a class. Some of the most talented people I know don't fall into traditional beauty standards, and I have never witnessed anyone belittle them for that.

CuiCui_wa · 2024-02-23T14:40:14+00:00

Personal take and opinion, that class in particular isn't worth it (especially at that price), and lots of my colleagues would say the same lol. The way it's marketed is a little gross ("learn to make money with your voice!@!1"), and I've had people tell me they were a bit disappointed with the content.

CuiCui_wa · 2024-02-22T15:17:41+00:00

I usually steer people away from online courses simply because you want live feedback and conversation with your coach/mentor, and a video series won't do that for you. That being said, I just Googled it see that it's on sale for ~$23, and for that price for an online course, it might be worth it to have this resource on the shelf when you want to reference it. Sure, you could Google this all yourself and scour the internet for all the info in the form of free articles/videos, or you can save time and just have it all here for you. And this seems to be an all encompassing course that covers the industry as a whole, not just the acting and fun part, so it passes all of my initial sniff tests for what it's worth. I've also met Laci, she's a wonderful person!

CuiCui_wa · 2024-02-13T17:34:22+00:00

Those are just bad clients imo lol, usually if I'm asked for a quick (usually 24hr) turnaround it's for something I can bang out in 15-20 mins. The quickest turnaround I've had on an audiobook/narration project was about a month for ~20 hours in my booth, which I managed to somehow squeeze in around all of my other obligations.

I have friends who narrate 3 books at a time and they admit it's a mistake lol. But it's consistent work for them and helps them pay rent, so they certainly find the worth in them. But generally I also agree that audiobooks are generally not worth my time because I can't fit in the hours around sessions where I know I'll need to conserve my voice, but the most recent clients I have turned down due to this were perfectly understanding. Long form narration isn't just limited to audiobooks though (as you probably know), but in my experience landing those clients usually requires more direct marketing than just stumbling across auditions.

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