Michael A. Zekas
@michaelazekas.com
Voice Actor | Casting | Drain in Far-Fetched | Gerald in Love Makeover | SMITE | Double Dragon Gaiden | Crunchyroll | Gyee | Nobunaga's Ambition | All your sexy mobile game husbandos Demos: michaelazekas.com PFP: bonezgraveyard Contact: michael@mazva.net
Never leave your drink unattended with anyone who pushes GenAI.
Twitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.
Surprise! Can’t even begin to express just how excited I am to finally get the Far-Fetched pilot in front of your face-holes soon!
My heart goes out to all of you who fight with sensory issues. Nothing can convey the pain of a sound so invasive, it sends you into a mental tainspin from the desperation of trying to get away from it for hours.
We've got a pretty exciting Far-Fetched announcement coming tomorrow!
Beware of predators with nice guy masks. They'll quietly rip apart your life & sanity while surrounding themself with the fans & enablers they've groomed. What's sick is that even if they slip up & face consequences they'll still try to "clear their name" as the unapologetic narcissist they are.
Siren x Pirate, gotta be one of my fave AUs - Thank you @aranchovy.bsky.social!! #FarFetchedShow #DrainCreed #FarFetchedOC
Wow, I feel like I'm making progress in therapy! *walks into a place playing The Devil Wears Prada* The universe has a sick sense of humor. 💀 #ctpsd
TODAY!!
The bat’s out of the bag! 🦇 Join us July 26th 7:30/4:30pm EST/PST with special guests @cadaverdave.com, @theregyman.bsky.social, @michaelazekas.com, and @jmarnocha.bsky.social to celebrate Drain’s birthday, talk Far-Fetched, and simply hang out! @bonezgraveyard.bsky.social twitch below ⬇️
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The bat’s out of the bag! 🦇 Join us July 26th 7:30/4:30pm EST/PST with special guests @cadaverdave.com, @theregyman.bsky.social, @michaelazekas.com, and @jmarnocha.bsky.social to celebrate Drain’s birthday, talk Far-Fetched, and simply hang out! @bonezgraveyard.bsky.social twitch below ⬇️
It's a bittersweet rite of passage to have a client lie and break contract on boundaries. Bonus points if it didn't involve Anime Matsuri. www.chron.com/culture/arti...
'Fullmetal Alchemist' actress exits Houston anime con over controversial guest
The actress said the Houston convention broke her contract.
chron.com
The bat’s out of the bag! 🦇 Join us July 26th 7:30/4:30pm EST/PST with special guests @cadaverdave.com, @theregyman.bsky.social, @michaelazekas.com, and @jmarnocha.bsky.social to celebrate Drain’s birthday, talk Far-Fetched, and simply hang out! @bonezgraveyard.bsky.social twitch below ⬇️
Some slop lover was trying to dunk on artists who reject AI, but what's funny is that my only truly bad artist experience was someone who used Midjourney to rush concepting a piece after I finally had enough with being endlessly deprioritized for 8 months.
And double down if they try to play victim when they get caught
Nothing highlights how overdue an ADHD diagnosis is like attempting to organize an endless clusterfuck of Discord servers and missed notifications.
If I had a nickel for every time I've played someone's Eniac, I'd have two nickels. ...which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Beware of pettiness but speak the truth you can about actual bad players. Sadly, there's sick people out there who weaponize NDAs to cover up unethical practices, abuse & even predators because they'd rather silence whistleblowers than own up & address Vic Mignogna-like harassment & grooming.
As yearly VA drama cycles around, remember the three central tenets of a comfortable life in this space: 1) Do not talk shit - unless you must go apeshit. 2) Tell the truth - unless you’d break an NDA. 3) Work hard - which means taking the time to step away.
Remember: You don't have to invent someone to blame for AI slop if you don't try to be slimy about AI slop in the first place. You can only lie to so many people for so many years before your reputation catches up with you.
"The terrible person's work was terrible anyways." No. People who are terrible can still make pretty things. That's the problem. People who equate "good things = good people" is the reason why so many are exploited, tricked, fooled, harmed, etc. As if all goodness is perceivable in any industry.
Therapist: And, what did you learn from Deltarune? Me: Being suicidal bags you a baddie! Therapist: NO.
Reposting this as a resource. There's a lot of creeps in this industry still and sadly ones that are protected by people with power. Don't let a predator/abuser/sex pest ever get comfy feeling like they're invincible. They only get worse. The truth is worth its weight in gold.
NAVA has a new Sexual Harassment Resource Guide. We hope this helps give some guidelines and tools to help you in all your interactions. Let’s keep each other safe and treat each other with respect. See full guide at: navavoices.org/sexual-haras... Or follow the link in bio🔗
Let new actors act, and let THEM tell new stories. Let the dead stay dead.
Beware the people who try to push slimy actions on you. For the little thing they're bold enough to reveal, there's always something much darker they're willing to hide.
Toby Fox's work never ceases to amaze me for how uncanny and uncomfortably relatable his characters are. One moment, you imprint with a character for their quirks. The next, they end up being a reflection of some of the darkest experiences of your soul. #deltarune
#tadcspoilers If there's one thing that stuck with me in the TADC finale, it's the tragedy of how someone can become so damaged by bad experiences that they can't process anyone being safe enough to trust. Even when they beg for a hand to hold, they bite it instinctively like an abused shelter dog.