#168 - Stephen Hughes Interview (The Voice Of Quiet Robe)

Stephen Hughes is a renowned director, producer, voice actor and teacher. He is well known in Spain in the voice over industry. He helped to direct the voice actors on Metroid Dread including Nikki Garcia(The Voice Of Samus) and he voiced the character Quiet Robe.

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TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro

01:00 - How Stephen Ended Up In Madrid, Spain

05:05 - Ongoing Consulting Work For American Companies

06:19 - Spain Is The Best Country In The World For Dubbing/Dubbing For The Arabic World

10:15 - So Many Studios In Spain/How Mercurysteam Found Stephen

11:50 - Early Work With MercurySteam/Acting For Animation

15:25 - Voice Acting For Videogames Compared To Animation

17:30 - Language Of The Chozo/Nikki Garcia Did Voice Of Samus In 1 Take

18:30 - Stephen Helps Direct The Voices Sometimes At MercurySteam/Enric Alvarez Is Well Versed In English

19:50 - Game Directors Are Like Film Directors

21:55 - Previous Work Stephen Has Done For Mercurysteam

22:49 - How MercurySteam Made The Chozo Language/Nikki Has A Great Sense Of Language

25:31 - How To Speak In Made Up Languages And Make Them Sound Good

26:50 - Confidence Comes A Lot Easier To Americans Than Other Cultures

28:24 - How Stephen Did The Voice Of Quiet Robe/Being Careful With The Voice You Create

30:30 - Vitamin A + E Repairs Vocal Chords

31:55 - Foods & Drinks To Avoid Before A Vocal Session/Anchovies Are Great For Your Voice

37:45 - The Problems Of AI On Voice Artists

41:00 - Being A Jack Of All Trades/Advertising/Jobs Already Taken By AI

48:43 - AI Is Replacing Jobs For Young People/Being Adaptable

51:10 - Voice Actors Won’t Be A Sole Career

54:40 - Stephens Early Days In Voice Acting

57:08 - Why Pro Voice Actors Sometimes Give Bad Performances

58:00 - Translations/Translating Spanish/Dubbing

1:08:00 - Where To Keep Up Stephen