What's good Newgrounds!

Lot's of good things happening recently and I want to fill you guys in on whats been going on!

First off, I want to talk about the Newgrounds Voice Acting Collaboration. We wrapped up the '21 Collab with Part 2 on Nov. 30th and I'm so happy that y'all have enjoyed listening to the 15 new audio skits we produced. We had a blast putting it together and we're already working on Part 1 of the '22 Collab! We brought on a decent amount of new VA's, and writers, and I'm EXCITED to see what they bring to the table! Part 1 should release on May 30th, so stay tuned!

Second, December marked my one year anniversary working on the Newgrounds Podcast. This show changed my career and allowed me to connect further with the community. I have to thank @PsychoGoldfish, @Xinxinix, @Will and @GoodL for bringing me on and giving me this AWESOME opportunity. This show has grown, and transformed, into something greater then what it started as and I'm grateful to be part of that. We're now a platform for Newgrounds creators and we give them a chance to shine and show off what they do, warms my heart. We're looking to continue growing and making NGP the best podcast it can be throughout 2022.

Third, the new year started off with a BANG. My dude @Dungeonation finally put a bow on his KILLER remake of Pico vs. Bear. For nearly a year, Dungeon and his team worked hard to bring this remake to life and the fact it's out now makes me so happy. I was at the right place, at the right time, and Dungeon presented me the chance to voice Pico. Out of all the roles I've portrayed in my career, this one meant the most. Bringing Pico to life and providing a voice for him was a dream come true for this 90's kid. When I first checked out Newgrounds in 2002, I played ALL of the Pico games. Now, 20 fucking years later (fucking crying emoji) I got the chance to voice the orange hair dude in a game. Life comes full circle am I right? The overwhelming support and praise this game has earned makes me proud to be a part of it. Also, the fact that you guys love my take on Pico's voice made me tear up, no lie. It reassured me that I did Pico justice and brought that energy/style that we all know and love about him. What's even more cool is seeing you guys proclaim that I should be the official voice. We'll let Tom make that call, but I love you guys for that. On top of all that, Pico vs. Bear DX allowed me to work with @Luis as well which was DOPE! Luis needed a simple line from me for his toon 'Boxing Day 2021,' and I over delivered, because I'm an over achiever, and he really appreciated it. I'm hoping that this encourages Luis to hire me again if the opportunity arises. Here's to potentially more opportunities to voice Pico in the future as well!

Fourth, I'm sure you guys attended the Newgrounds Winter Fest this past weekend, but if you didn't, you missed out! This fest was just as awesome as Summer Fest and I hosted a panel this time around! My panel was titled 'Beginner's Guide to Voice Acting' and I rambled off as much info as I possibly could within the hour and 15 minutes I was allocated. The turnout was great, a lot of questions were asked and a lot of you claimed my panel was really helpful. Thank you guys for watching, it truly means a lot to me, and if you have any questions pertaining to voice acting, hit me up and I'll do my best to answer it as best as I can! There was a ton of info I didn't cover though, so I kinda want to hold an event with @Stanpai in the Fest server so we can cover EVERYTHING I missed! Whatcha think Stan? I'm very passionate about helping other VAs live out their dream, so I want to help in any way possible, especially when it comes to delving out tips and advice! If you missed all three days, you can catch the replays on the Fest's YouTube channel! If you want to check out my panel, I hosted mine on Day 1. Thank you again Stan and @LilSpook for letting me host a panel!

Fifth, I'm nearing a goal that I set out for myself in 2022. That goal is acquiring representation, an agent, and that accomplishment is in reach early into the new year! I was fortunate to sit down with an agent, via Zoom, and we talked about voice acting, my career/journey and what I hope to accomplish from it. I must have really impressed her because she's taken it upon herself to find me an agent. Unfortunately, she reps on screen talent only, but she's a voice actor as well and knows a lot of people within the industry. She's put a voice package together for me that includes my demo, some of my work on Newgrounds and various other projects and is shipping it out to agencies. This is huge because word of mouth from a repuatble person goes A LONG WAY in the industry. So please pray for me, cross your fingers and anything that you can to make sure this happens. This will be HUGE for me and my career and will open the door to a lot of opportunities! I'll keep you posted if anything comes up!

Lastly, over the weekend, I surpassed another milestone on Newgrounds, 1,700 fans. You guys continue to blow my mind and leave me flabbergasted with the love and support you show me and my career. It seems like yesterday when I was excited about surpassing 100 fans and now I'm getting closer and closer to 2,000. What's even more surprising is the growth over the last year or so. I think around this time last year, I posted about hitting the 300 fan milestone. So nearly in a years time, almost 1,500 new people chose to support me and my voice acting career. You guys are truly the best. I said this is my panel, but I wouldn't be where I am today without Newgrounds. This site, and you guys, have supported me every step of the way of my journey and I can't thank you enough. Newgrounds helped me land my first gig ever and I'll always remember that. No matter where I go in this journey, I'll ALWAYS be repping Newgrounds and this community. Thank you so much for helping me achieve this milestone and I can't wait to entertain you guys further!

Much loves as always to those I mentioned above and to @NickSenny, @JoshDytonVO, @LuckyDee, @Fro, @SailorSilverStar, @Dannygoodshirt, @scottwjsm, @bro-son, @zaazng, @misterjames and all the countless others who push me to be the best that I can be as a voice actor.

OH! And thank you @TomFulp as always for keeping this amazing site running for all. I always be in your debt :)

- Corey