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Jef Leeson
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dB maker/manipulator: voice actor, musician, audio engineer & producer https://jefleeson.com ~ [email protected] Spearhead 1944 / SCP: Valravn / German Dubbing Corner Allister & Melody @alandmel.bsky.social Co-founder @shortfilmsaa.bsky.social
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When a song comes together *exactly* as you hoped, life is good! THANK YOU, @miapaigeva.bsky.social, for the great vocals and to @dreamarcstudios.bsky.social for including the recording in your upcoming work and promo.
* Watch for "(When We) Daydream" on all streaming services in the near future *
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We can’t make it to LightBox this year… but we’ve got something to show you 👀
💀 Skelly Teaser Trailer drops TODAY at 1:45 PM EST!
Watch live 👉 bit.ly/48LFNbq

#Skelly #IndieAnimation #LightBoxExpo
Skelly Teaser Trailer
💀 THE CLOSET OPENS. 💀 You’ve heard the whispers — now it’s almost time to see what’s inside. This is the official teaser trailer for Skelly, an indie animated series about burnout, bones, and facing your skeletons (literally). 🎬 Created by indie artist Kayla M. Davis and the Skelly Crew. 🦴 FULL CREDITS Kayla Davis – Creator, Creative Director, Producer, Storyboards, Animator, Graphic Design, Voice Actor (Hot Nana) Christina F. Brown – Executive Producer, Writer, Script Editor Max Beaudry – Executive Producer, Writer Visakh PK – Director Kevin Cooper – Producer, Artistic Advisor, Background Artist Ananthakrishnan TU – Producer Taniya “Muntzzy” Wyche – Lead Animator, Storyboards, Production Manager, Marketing Sara Coleman – Production Coordinator Teddie LaJae – Animator, Production Assistant, Social Media Manager Carmond Infinity – Character Design, Storyboards Morghan Gill – Character Design, Marketing Artist, Graphic Design Malcolm Thomas (MBThomas) – Storyboards Céline Heijnen – Storyboards, Animator, Marketing Artist Michelle Carpio (Astrid/Michelle) – Storyboards, Animator, Clean Up Artist Victoria “Vivi” Lewis – Storyboards, Animator, Clean Up Artist Kelly Hobby – Storyboard Revisionist Glen Miles (Zenhero) – Storyboard Revisionist Annemarie Daniel – Animation Lead/Quality Assurance, Animator fullcapsETHAN – Animator, Promotional Artist Marisol Arnada – Animator Bianca Ysabel Dar Juan – Background Artist Henryk Bisera (TVJacksonShow) – Background Artist Willow – Background Artist LaKira Porter – Voice Director, Voice Actor (Sarah Kazner) Richard Kingston – Voice Actor (Skelly/Character B) Daniel Bray (Boose) – Voice Actor (Therapist) Renn Anderson – Voice Actor (Wanda Atkins) Kevin Frei – Voice Actor (Dougland Rause) Tyler Pasquarella – Voice Actor (Big Ike) Hannah Elizabeth (Hannah Beth Kulpa) – Producer, Voice Actor (Crying Amy) JelzyArt – Voice Actor (Ruchi) Nathan Wagner – Voice Actor (Blayne/Clyde) Jalen Askins – Voice Actor (Old Man/Sad Jack/Juls) Abigail Carey – Voice Actor (Ms. J/Amy) Vanessa Benoit – Voice Actor (Anne) KJ Burbank – Voice Actor (Remus) Jef Leeson – Voice Actor (Character B) Gerald Hill – Voice Actor (Solloman Kazner) Nola Klopp – Voice Actor (Tovah Kazner) Breanna Thornton – Voice Actor (Bonnie) Dashawn Ricks – Voice Actor (Big John) Jef Leeson – Audio Editor, Treatment, Mixing, SFX/Foley David Gueringer – Composer (Audio) Bob Pepek – Sound Design Eden Ghesquiere – Marketing Artist Kyutsii – Marketing Artist Special Thanks: Nyjah Davis – Best Kid 💛 Pixel – Best Boy 🐾 🖤 SUPPORT THE BONES Help us finish the pilot and support indie animation! 💸 Donate: https://gofund.me/c3100c94 🎁 Donate or learn more: https://doc.storydoc.ai/WWPyyZ #Skelly #IndieAnimation #SkellyCrew #AnimatedSeries #TeaserTrailer
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When a song comes together *exactly* as you hoped, life is good! THANK YOU, @miapaigeva.bsky.social, for the great vocals and to @dreamarcstudios.bsky.social for including the recording in your upcoming work and promo.
* Watch for "(When We) Daydream" on all streaming services in the near future *
Had the huge pleasure last week of working on a new song with @miapaigeva.bsky.social. This anxiety to have it heard actually feels good!!!
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Great Job, Mia. TYSM!
Can I hear from any #voiceactor capable of performing as a young boy? An original, family-friendly, animated pilot I'm involved with needs reels, and I'm vetting out talent.
Our second year - submit a short you've contributed to & give it a chance to win!
Free to enter, open until Sep 30th.
Our 2025 submissions are STILL OPEN! 🎧🎞️🎉
We celebrate audio excellence in student & indie short films with cash awards, mixing & gear advice, free merch & more.
Been part of a short film crew? Visit our site for submission details. Link in our bio & below:
shortfilmsaa.com
Had the rare opportunity today to 'direct' (...if only between multiple laughing fits...) Mr. @georgeledouxvo.bsky.social. Can't wait to share what that was all about. :)

(TY George - always a huge pleasure.)
Not saying I'm biased... :)
But really! If you like classic country, check this out:
"Our #EarshotSongOfTheDay is 'This Is Lonely' by Marlene Leeson. No other genre better expresses how to move on from loss like a stirring, classic country performance can.
More: marleneleeson.com "
It's either a great & or not so great sign when family members start humming a new song I'm recording. I leave that decision up to them!
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An HTML, CSS, JS, PHP kinda morning.

Yippee.
Got some helpful tips for you...
The advice I give most often to indie filmmakers or game devs about home-recorded VA lines is to avoid using raw dialog files without good audio treatment. All visual components in their projects receive scrutiny & quality tweaking & fixes. Dialog audio should receive the same.
These original theme songs from cancelled projects would make for an awkward to explain pseudo greatest non-hits album.
Always accepted I'm a freak about great sound quality. But a recent discussion with an old friend about LUFs and the look on their face... pretty sure now freak is a mild description.
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If you're a trans voice actor and want to join a discord server for trans voice actors, fill out this (very very quick) form and I will email you an invite!

I'm not gatekeeping the definition of "trans" or "voice actor" - if you call yourself a trans VA, you're welcome!

forms.gle/aGAaoKGJdDRJ...
Trans VA Discord Interest Form
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1K to 1, I'd say.
How many failed attepts are there at indie animation for every success story?
Thriving in transparency. lol
Each moment of accepting ourselves is it's own chapter. ;)

(...something something something, or appendix... the paper kind...I mean...)
Flipping a lot of free time into something positive - back to working on my next release... probably an EP. Feels good!
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Hey there voice actor community! It's been awhile since we've done this, but we'll be rockin our weekend looking over your websites and demo reels. If you've made big changes or released new stuff over the past 6 months then drop a reply and link here so we don't miss it!
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They called her Scarlett.
They called you Listener.
Unlock early access + high resolution wallpaper & personal thank you card.
Pledge now on Kickstarter and help indie audio drama stay independent: www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
Thrilled to see Mongrel V1 released! To voice multiple roles in this very quirky, funny game was a dream!

Thanks to the crew! And CONGRATZ!

store.steampowered.com/app/1078340/...
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We're up to 1350 auditions and they don't close until tomorrow night...

Get 'em in while you still can! We're not casting before the deadline, and at this point we're not casting anytime soon anyway. This is slightly more enthusiasm than we anticipated. 😅
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