The Wait Is Over! It's The 'Vocal Qs' Podcast Premiere Episode!
Vocal Qs Host and Managing Editor of FilmSpeak, Michael Winn Johnson sits down with the amazing Billy West to discuss opening for Roy Orbison, getting sober, Phil Hartman, and why he stopped parodying Trump.
FilmSpeak is very excited to bring you the premiere episode of ‘Vocal Qs’ - the exciting new podcast about Voice acting, Animation, Impressionists and Comedy. We have been building a great list of guests for the next few months, but to get it all started, we talk to a living legend… Billy West.
Billy West (Futurama, Disenchantment, Space Jam) talks about his almost 40 year career in the Voice Over industry and being one member of the 'greatest generation' of Voice over artists. These old school Voice Over artists and their approach to the art are a dying breed these days, and Billy has a lot to share with anyone looking to break into the business.
He also discusses his prolific career; voicing the icon Bugs Bunny, his commercial work as the HoneyNut Cheerios Honey Bee and the Red M & M, working with the great Matt Groening, Phil Hartman, Maurice LaMarche and the talented cast of Futurama.
Billy's artistic endeavours don't stop there though. He is a trivia master when it comes to Classic Hollywood, an encyclopaedia when it comes to famous cartoon voices, and even a successful musician in his own right. He even opened for Roy Orbison and worked with Debbie Harrie and Brian Wilson.
So please enjoy the premiere episode. We hope you have as much fun with it, as we had putting it together.
Be sure to subscribe to the Vocal Qs podcast feed so you don’t miss an episode. Vocal Qs can be found on Spotify and Google Podcast.
