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Kirsty Gillmore - Director & Casting Director

Kirsty Gillmore (she/her) is a Voice & Performance Director, Casting Director and Dialogue Producer who has directed and cast over 50 game titles as well as animation and audio drama projects, working with studios and actors all over the world. Recent game credits include The First Descendant, Valorant, Baldur’s Gate 3, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Call of Duty and animation includes Shasha & Milo and the upcoming Netflix series Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. Kirsty has directed and taught at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has been a speaker and panellist for GDC, GameSoundCon and BAFTA. Kirsty is also a sound designer with over 20 years experience for live and audio projects. In 2021 she was selected for the prestigious BAFTA Breakthrough programme as a Voice Director for Games.

Kevin McMullan has been developing video games for more than 25 years. He spent the first 10 of those in-house at Ensemble Studios, creators of the Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology, and Halo Wars. There, he worked on all things heard in those games (music composition, sound design, and dialog production). Since then, he’s been directing VO specifically for video games, including Call of Duty, Destiny, League of Legends, Valorant, among several others. He does so with both an ear for performance and a passion for game development.

Richard Redfield is an award-winning creative director/producer of hundreds of trailers and TV spots for movies over the years in all genres, from Ocean’s Eleven and Inception to Mad Max: Fury Road, Wonder Woman and many others.  He is also a highly regarded trailer/promo VO coach.

Jeremy Hall is a voice director/actor/coach who's acting credits include Marvel's Spider-Man, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Metal Gear Survive, Ratchet and Clank, Horizon Forbidden West and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. As voice director for video games for over 15 years, his directing credits include Ratchet and Clank PS4, Sunset Overdrive, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Fortnite, Jurassic Park Evolution, Marvel's Avengers, Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, Godfall, Ghost of Tsushima, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Valorant, League of Legends, Minecraft Legends and most recently Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance. As a teacher, Jeremy has held workshops throughout Los Angeles, been a presenter at VO Atlanta, GameSoundCon, Get Your Game On as well as taught Voice Over for MFA and BFA students at the New York Film Academy.

TALENT AGENT: PEOPLE STORE
Jennifer Hummel is the head of Character VO and Emerging Talent at People Store Talent Agency in Atlanta, GA. She has an active roster of voice over artists who frequently book popular animation, video game, and podcast productions. Her specialty as a talent agent is cultivating new actors in the business to where they are consistently working. In addition to being an agent, Jennifer is passionate about educating actors about the voice over as well as the film and television industry in order to make it feel more accessible when starting out.

Kelly Moscinski is the Owner and Head of Casting at The Voicecaster – the oldest voiceover casting house in the country, established in 1975! With almost 20 years of experience in VO and even more in entertainment, Kelly casts and directs all things voiceover… PLUS she’s a demo producer and coach. A few recent projects include Cap’n Crunch, Popeyes, Verizon, Walmart+, Google, Amazon, Dungeons & Dragons (Video Game), Ready or Not (Video Game), and so many more in every genre! When Kelly is not busy at the studio, she’s enjoying adventures with her husband and their two kids. For more information about what The Voicecaster has to offer, please check out our blog, subscribe on YouTube, follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and visit our website at www.voicecaster.com.

Since, 1990 Mary Lynn Wissner, Founder and Casting Director of the award winning, Voices Voicecasting, has cast thousands and thousands of voice talent in thousands of voiceover productions. From the Clio winning CHEVRON TALKING CARS to the 13 part HISTORY, THE COLOR OF WAR to CHRYSLER, 7-Up, DEL TACO, JOLLY TIME, SHERWIN WILLIAMS, NICKELODEON, SONY, KIA, MATTEL, IAMS, MERCEDES, CHIQUITA, FIAT, TACO BELL, COCA-COLA, TOYOTA, LEGOS, WALGREENS, KLEENEX, US ARMY, SONY, 7-11, TECATE, HONDA, HASBRO, CLOROX, JEEP, MATTEL, LEAP PAD (just to name a few), as well as, several feature films, animation series and video games, audio books and narrations. Casting voices for E-Learning, Promos and IVR...whatever voice request is needed, Mary Lynn has found the voice for it!
In addition to her successful casting career, Mary Lynn has continued to direct workshops, coach, consult and direct talent all across the world.
In 2007, Mary Lynn created The VO Pros, where talent can Meet the Pros and leaders in the industry with weekly workshops and clinics.
In 2018,  Mary Lynn and a few of her VO colleagues introduced, THE VO ROADSHOW; bringing the most accredited and respected coaches and directors to your town!
As the creator of THE VOICE OVER SELF DIRECTION APP, Mary Lynn simplified the self-direction process for talent to use on their iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.
Talent, producers, ad execs and creatives all know that when you work with
Mary Lynn, you work with someone who loves everything about VO and brings that passion and expertise to any production, studio or workshop.

Sam Roberts is the talent agent at In Both Ears. He joined the IBE team as their lead agent in 2016. He was raised in Greenville, SC and received his BFA in Acting from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. IBE opened its doors in 2004 in Portland, OR. It is a boutique voice over talent agency with national reach. They represent over 300 world-class voice talent in the US and abroad. Plus more than 150 ethnic, foreign language, and youth talent. Their agency, production company, and corporate clients are as diverse as the they that they represent. In Both Ears was acquired in 2022 and now operates as the VO division of Seattle based talent agency, The Actors Group.

J.J. Jurgens has been working in the promo world for over 20 years. As a former VP 360 Creative Director for CBS, she has led numerous campaigns across the genres of prime time, daytime, reality, specials, and kids’ programming working with iconic shows such as The Amazing Race, Star Trek, The Young and the Restless and The Price is Right.  Directing the voice over sessions has always been one of her absolute favorite aspects of her job.  She loves discovering new talent and coaching VO artists on the techniques of promo.
 
As a VO actor herself, J.J. brings a unique perspective to her workshops, knowing what it feels like as both the client and the talent behind the mic. Through her coaching, you’ll understand the process from both sides and discover the tools and mentality you need to nail that job! 

Arielle Negrin is a full time agent at Atlas Talent Agency specializing in promos, movie trailers, audiobooks, commercials, live announce, and podcasts! Her clients have worked on major campaigns and networks such as Emilia Perez, High Potential, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Paramount +, Sunday Night Football, Hulu, NBC Sports, the Emmys, the Thanksgiving Day Parade, iHeart Radio Jingleball, ACM Awards, and so much more!

Kathryn Horan is The Voicecaster’s Senior Casting Director. Since joining The Voicecaster in 2012, Kathryn has held the titles of Casting Director, Demo Producer, Audio Engineer, and Voiceover Coach. Kathryn has cast for major brands like Honda, ampm, Ashley Furniture, Verizon, Nike, and many more! She has a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Acting from New Mexico State University and has been in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles for over 15 years!