Voice Actors Network Where connections are made, and Heard! For the serious Voice Actor who wants to meet, learn, connect and/or reconnect with top voice over session directors, here's your chance to leave your voice print with them! At Voice Actors Network, an industry professional will hear your work and give you direction, critiques and guidance to the reads you record in the booth.  It is a Voice Over clinic for those wanting to connect with working professionals while hearing the reads of others in this class-like constructive environment.  Industry professionals involved with GAMES, ANIMATION, COMMERCIAL, PROMO, ANIME, ADR/LOOP GROUP LEADERS ETC…will be yours to meet in the recording studio in these weekly voice over clinics.

Voice Actors Network Where connections are made, and Heard! For the serious Voice Actor who wants to meet, learn, connect and/or reconnect with top voice over session directors, here's your chance to leave your voice print with them! At Voice Actors Network, an industry professional will hear your work and give you direction, critiques and guidance to the reads you record in the booth.  It is a Voice Over clinic for those wanting to connect with working professionals while hearing the reads of others in this class-like constructive environment.  Industry professionals involved with GAMES, ANIMATION, COMMERCIAL, PROMO, ANIME, ADR/LOOP GROUP LEADERS ETC…will be yours to meet in the recording studio in these weekly voice over clinics. Voice Actors Network reserves the right to refuse service to any individual who displays unprofessional conduct and or behavior as deemed unacceptable by Voice Actors Network. Being in the presence of an industry professional does not guarantee employment. Upcoming Voice Actors Network- People to Meet Refer a Signup and Receive a $5 Credit

Aaron Drown Manager of Casting - Disney Animation • Animation Clinic Wed. July 18th 7:00-10:00pm $85.00 Class size limited. Basic acting, improv, theatre, standup and or animation classes. Everyone will perform one or more piece of animation copy in the booth provided ahead of time by the guest director. Aaron Drown bio: With over a decade of casting experience, Aaron currently works as a Manager of Casting at Disney Television Animation where he oversees pilot and series casting and recording. In addition to the credits listed below, he has worked on over 85 pilots. In 2011, he was nominated for an EMMY for Outstanding Casting in an Animated Series or Special. Some of his current credits for Disney XD’s: TRON: UPRISING, KICK BUTTOWSKI, (for which he received an Emmy for Casting), MOTORCITY and RANDY CUNNINGHAM: 9th GRADE NINJA – DISNEY XD (airing September 2012). For CARTOON NETWORK’S ADULT SWIM: CHINA, IL –, METALOCALYPSE (Season 4). IMDB.com for complete credit list. Meredith Layne Casting Director - Nickelodeon Animation • “From Page To Performance” Animation Intensive Saturday, July 21 10-3pm Class size limited to 10 $195.00 Lunch Included Basic Acting, Improv, Theatre, Standup and or Voice Over classes. Please prepare three – four pieces of animation copy provided ahead of time our guest director. Cold reads will be provided as well. Meredith Layne BIO: Emmy award winning casting director, Meredith Layne, has been in Casting for over 15 years, working in live-action and animation, both feature films and television, As a member of the Casting Society of America (CSA), Meredith has been nominated ten times for the Artios Award for “excellence in Animation Voice-Over Casting”. She was on staff with Disney Feature Animation, where she also worked with Pixar Animation. Meredith is on staff with Nickelodeon Animation, where she has also worked as a voice director. Currently, Meredith is working on FANBOY & CHUM CHUM (2011 Emmy nomination), ROBOT & MONSTER, KUNG FU PANDA (2012 Emmy nomination), and PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (2011 Emmy award), MONSTERS Vs. ALIENS, and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Meredith has taught voice-over for Dreamworks Animation for both story trainees and studio employees.  She has also been a guest instructor at AIA, Act Now, and the Voiceover Connection. Ben Hoppe Creative Director for Disney Character Voices • Character Voice Matching Workout Wed. July 25 7-10pm $135.00 Class size limited to 10 Basic Acting, Improv, Theatre, Standup and or extensive voice over classes. DESCRIPTION: Character Voice Matching Workout - Always wanted to sound like your favorite animated character but can't quite get there? Always wanted to try to sound like your favorite animated character but haven't tried? Never thought about sounding like your favorite animated character until now? Well, you're in luck! Come get worked over by Ben Hoppe, Creative Director at Disney Character Voices as he pushes, pulls, tweaks and critiques your vocal gymnastics in a night of voice-matching fun! BEN HOPPE BIO: A native of California, Ben Hoppe grew up in Yucaipa and later attended high school outside Sacramento where he was bitten hard by the acting bug. He studied acting and voice at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, graduating with his degree in Theatre in 1998. Ben then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in front of the camera. Little did he know that after a few years plying the waters of "the Biz," he would have an opportunity to do what has become a dream job, working as a Creative Director for Disney Character Voices. Ben has been with Disney since 2001, and is honored to be part of a team that looks after the most incredible cast of characters ever animated. Ben spends his days at Disney writing, editing, casting for, and directing the talented actors who voice everyone from Mickey Mouse to Rapunzel. In his off time, Ben enjoys teaching the art of voice-matching through a workshop called Character Pros (www.characterpros.com).