The Redcast

The Redcast returns with my first interview of Season 4, this time chatting to the wonderful Rich Keeble - star of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight, Rivals, Good Omens, Marathon and much more. Join us for a journey through his career, from early days and his first taste of recognition through a popular TV advert campaign, to finding fame through Expedition 33 and the many awards it's picked up - and even how his TV work has informed voiceover roles and how his roles and perspective on the industry has changed over the past decade...CHAPTERS:00:00:00 Introductions00:03:03 Getting Into Acting00:07:22 Early Recognition & Dealing With Toxicity00:13:37 The LOTR: Gollum Backlash00:16:24 Moving Into Voiceover Work00:20:09 Rich's Time In Rivals00:25:56 Does Rich Watch His Own Work?00:29:01 Reflecting On Expedition 33's Success00:34:33 Adapting To Fan Recognition00:39:29 Rich's Many Expedition 33 Voice Roles00:48:39 Has Expedition 33 Opened More Doors For Rich?00:52:56 Lego Batman: Becoming Two-Face00:59:10 Are Gaming Actors Becoming More Recognisable?01:05:14 What's Next For Rich Keeble?01:08:41 Which Expedition 33 Ending Would Rich Choose?01:10:11 Childhood Memories Of Video Games01:13:26 Rich's Dream Roles01:14:58 Discussing Good Omens01:21:57 What Would Rich's Date Everything Object Be?01:23:34 The Most Challenging/Rewarding Roles01:24:46 Little Spoon?01:25:03 Wrap-Up

Originally released on March 9th 2024, I sat down with the voice behind one of Baldur's Gate 3's most popular side characters, Alfira - the lovely Rebecca Hanssen! We chat about her acting origins, everything Alfira, The Dark Urge... and even tap-dancing squirrels!CHAPTERS:00:00 Introductions01:48 Acting Origins07:23 Singing Origins08:58 Getting Cast as Alfira11:22 The Weeping Dawn13:21 Performance Capture16:06 D&D Experience18:45 Why Rebecca Loves Alfira20:28 Most Memorable Scene22:09 Tap-Dancing Squirrels!23:08 Improvisation & Creative Freedom25:32 Changing Alfira's Class?26:40 The Love For Alfira28:39 The Dark Urge...33:55 The Final Days of Recording35:46 Could Alfira Return?37:03 Exploring Rebecca's Other Roles39:08 Upcoming Games39:43 Rebecca's Socials40:24 Singing in Other Roles42:02 Television Roles43:03 What's Next for Rebecca?44:00 Wrapping UpImportant note - The weekly D&D stream featuring Rebecca that was originally hosted by Dammon's VA, Frazer Blaxland, has ended and episodes can no longer be watched. This is due to the surfacing of behaviour on social media on Frazer's part demonstrating transphobia, homophobia and more. I do not, not does anyone else in that series, endorse his behaviour and I find it necessary to remind you that this channel remains a safe space for people of all genders, races, sexualities and everything beyond.

Originally released on October 7th 2023, I sat down to interview the newest addition to the Payday cast just after Payday 3 - Kosha Engler, who plays Shade! From casting and backstory to character evolution and wider career roles, it's a big delve into everything Kosha!CHAPTERS:00:00:00 Introductions00:01:55 Kosha's Acting Origins00:04:55 Getting Cast For Payday 300:06:20 Shade's Character00:08:32 Creating Shade00:10:21 Recording Shade's Voice Lines00:11:21 Memorable Shade Lines00:13:53 Improvising Material00:16:42 How Could Shade Evolve?00:18:38 Kosha's Singing [& Shade Singing In Payday 3]00:25:06 Kosha's Other Roles00:31:34 Working On The Batman00:34:28 Dream Movie/TV Show Roles00:35:53 What's Next For Kosha?00:39:12 Audience Questions Begin00:39:46 Maintaining Shade Over Time00:41:11 Getting Into Character & Best Part Of Shade00:44:02 Was Shade Inspired By Movies/TV Shows?00:45:24 Any Shade Headcanons?00:47:39 What If Shade Was A Heister?00:49:27 Was Kosha Intimidated By Bain?00:50:58 [Extra] Favourite Shade Lines00:52:08 Recording With Other Cast Members00:54:34 The Longevity Of Shade00:55:55 Wrapping Up

Originally released on September 30th 2023 and hot off the heels of Payday 3's release, I sat down to chat to long-time Payday composer, Gustavo Coutinho! From the trials of the Payday 2 revival era to the launch of Payday 3, we journeyed across Gustavo's career to determine how he makes so many incredible pieces of music in a range of franchises!00:00:00 Intro00:03:11 How Gustavo Got Into Music00:05:29 Getting Into Contact With Starbreeze00:07:11 Composing For Payday 2's Revival Era00:10:13 The Making Of "On The Road"00:15:10 The Music Of "Follow The Money"00:18:40 Gustavo's Favourite Payday 2 Tracks00:21:51 Getting "The Payday 3 Call"00:24:26 Finding The Tone For Payday 300:27:00 The 5 Phases Of Stealth Music00:30:36 The Payday 3 Tracklist00:37:20 Gustavo's Favourite Payday 3 Track00:39:37 How To Make A Payday 3 Heist Track00:42:37 What's Next For Gustavo?00:44:34 AUDIENCE QUESTIONS BEGIN00:45:05 Hardest Payday 3 Track To Make?00:47:06 Payday 3 Soundtrack Release?00:48:09 Was Simon Viklund's Work Intimidating?00:51:19 Finding Gustavo's Own Style?00:53:07 Who Chooses The Track Names?00:55:24 Payday 2 Songs In Payday 3?00:56:56 Vocal Tracks In Payday 3?00:58:22 Does Gustavo Have Many Leftover Tracks?01:00:18 Potential Music Collaborations?01:01:30 Thoughts On Music/Rhythm Games01:02:45 Favourite Video Game Soundtracks01:03:50 Inspirations From Heist Films/TV Shows01:04:45 Does Gustavo Play Payday 3 Casually?01:05:39 Gustavo's Favourite Heister01:07:48 Gustavo's Previous Work, Favourite Artists... And Food?01:12:10 Favourite Payday: The Heist Track01:12:49 Is It Easier To Compose Stealth Or Loud?01:15:59 Most Challenging Song Gustavo's Ever Written?01:16:59 How Long Does Writing A Track Take?01:18:30 Balancing Recorded & Virtual Instruments01:19:56 Describing The Payday Soundtrack... In One Word01:21:41 Gustavo's Socials & Outro

For the first time ever, 3 of the core 4 heisters have been assembled for one interview - including the first ever interview with the new Wolf voice actor, Nicklas Berglund, whilst Chains and Hoxton (Damion Poitier/Pete Gold) make their return to the channel. Join them as Troy asks them about returning to Payday 3, iconic character lines, live-action and a HEAP more as the release of Payday 3 approaches...CHAPTERS:00:00:00 Introduction00:01:01 Catching Up With Damion & Pete00:10:25 How Nicklas Got Into Acting00:15:26 How Nicklas Became Wolf00:19:14 Do Any Of Them Play Payday?00:20:55 When Did They Get "The PAYDAY 3 Call"?00:26:14 How The Characters Have Changed Since Payday 200:27:44 Is Nicklas Paying Wolf Like Ulf, Or Differently?00:33:29 Gaining Creative Freedom00:38:04 Favourite Voice Lines00:40:06 Did They Ever Record Together?00:41:25 PAYDAY Christmas Album?00:43:43 PAYDAY Live-Action Movie/Series00:46:59 Indonesian Wolf: Is Nicklas Good On The Dance Floor?00:48:11 Mori: Damion/Pete's Characterisation Of Their Roles00:53:45 Skull HD: Swedish/Screaming Wolf Lines?00:55:29 The Whistler: Re-Recording Iconic Lines?00:56:47 Nebula127: Future Hopes For Characters00:59:28 Cookie: Would You Get Along With Your Characters?01:02:38 Pututunik: Creative Input Outside Of Voice Acting01:05:04 RainbowFishcakes/Kins: Outside Inspiration For Wolf?01:06:39 TapeFilter2000: Specific Routines Before Recording?01:09:58 Wrapping Up

Starbreeze Entertainment's Global Brand Director, Almir Listo, joins me for an in-person chat during my visit to their company offices in June to chat about PAYDAY 3's upcoming release, features and much, MUCH more. Almir was a guest I wanted on this show before it even began, so I'm VERY proud to have made this interview. Thank you, Almir!Chapters:00:00 Introduction02:30 Inspirations For PAYDAY 304:52 Making PAYDAY 3 A Reality06:30 Why Only 8 Heists?08:39 The Setting Of PAYDAY 310:32 Changing The Heister's Faces12:46 The Vision For PAYDAY 316:20 Almir's Dream Collaboration18:32 PAYDAY 3 On Consoles21:46 Microtransactions In PAYDAY 326:09 Modding In PAYDAY 328:33 PAYDAY Goes Live-Action?31:17 PAYDAY On Xbox Game Pass32:27 Press Reception to PAYDAY 334:57 Almir's Toast...?36:40 Almir's Message To The Community38:09 Wrapping Up [& Outtakes]

Lead producer on PAYDAY 3, Andreas Häll-Penninger, joins Troy for the first-ever in person interview on The Redcast! They chat about Andreas' role in Starbreeze, the creative vision for PAYDAY 3, the potential of future crossover content and much, much more...Chapters:00:00 Introduction02:14 Modernising The PAYDAY Formula04:04 The Enemies of PAYDAY 305:17 PAYDAY 3's Difficulties07:07 New Gameplay Phases10:47 The Heists Of PAYDAY 313:17 Using PAYDAY 2 as Inspiration15:09 Future Collaborations17:25 The New Heister Faces18:33 Wrapping Up [& Outtakes]

It's time for another episode of The Redcast as Troy chats to everyone's favourite video game genius... Dr Eggman, aka Mike Pollock! Join Troy and Mike as they chat all about how Mike landed the role of Eggman, his attitude towards acting as an industry, the changes to the Sonic franchise through Sonic Frontiers... and also the Snapcube Sonic Fandubs. Don't act surprised, you knew it'd come up. This interview contains very mild and infrequent strong language.CHAPTERS:00:00:00 Introductions00:01:30 How Mike started with acting00:04:30 Becoming Dr. Eggman00:08:12 How does recording for Dr Eggman work?00:10:43 Sonic Frontiers: A change of direction00:14:57 Mike's favourite Eggman moment?00:16:16 Eggman/Sage's relationship... and has Mike played Frontiers?00:19:13 How much agency does Mike get over his performance as Eggman?00:20:39 Sonic Prime (and why Mike isn't in it)00:21:40 The Sonic Twitter Takeovers00:25:21 Snapcube's Sonic fandubs00:29:37 Appearing at conventions00:30:42 Differences between recording for TV and video games00:34:22 Exploring Mike's other roles00:35:28 How Mike developed his Dr. Eggman voice00:37:00 Exploring Mike's other roles (Part 2)00:42:14 Is Mike embarrassed by some of his work?00:46:23 Working in theatre00:53:27 Questions from Twitter!00:59:06 Mike's social pages + outro

Troy chats to Hannah Telle (the voice behind Max Caulfield in Life is Strange) about how she entered the world of acting and landed the role of Max, how that role changed and evolved over the course of the first season of Life is Strange, returning to voice Max for the Farewell episode and much more. They then shift topics and talk about her music career, too! With her third studio album in production now, Troy delves into how Hannah began her music career and how her sound has evolved over her previous two albums and the influences that have shaped those changes. It's a packed interview that is sure to be a great time for Life is Strange fans - as well as fans of Hannah in general!CHAPTERS:00:00 Introduction + Special Giveaway!03:00 How Hannah started with Acting05:13 Getting cast as Max Caulfield09:47 Recording for Max: How Hannah's portrayal evolved15:36 Discussing the reception of Max18:45 Returning for the "Farewell" episode29:00 Has Hannah played the games... and would she return again?31:21 How Hannah started writing music36:29 How would Hannah define her genre of music?38:30 The evolution of Hannah's music43:29 Is Hannah going on tour?45:45 What's next for Hannah Telle?47:21 Hannah's social pages + outro

Troy chats to (and nerds out heavily with) the voice/motion capture of Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors, Erika Mori! Covering her later entry into the world of acting, her time on set as Alex and the overwhelmingly positive response to her performance - including a nomination for best performance at The Game Awards 2021 - this episode proves to be a very big one, especially since it covers Troy's newly-crowned favourite video game of all time...