Meet the Maniacs
Neil MacDonald
Mix and Master Maniac
The first time Neil recorded music, he was 11 years old. He figured out how to rig a pair of earphones and his dad’s cassette deck to tape himself drumming along to Led Zeppelin. He’s been a professional sound engineer and drummer ever since. Neil’s sound-mixing skills are flawless, but just as importantly, he is a gentle giant who puts everyone at ease and gets the best performance out of everyone who steps into his voice booth.
Neil adores his rescue chiweenie, Boop and his magical cat, Finny.
Evan Desjardins
Mix and Master Maniac
Evan is a freelance recordist and mixer specializing in music and voice-over with credits on AAA video games and many Juno nominated albums.
His finely tuned intuition coupled with a meticulous ear for sound, make him a sought after engineer and collaborator.
A man of few words, Evan loves a great cup of coffee and has a collection of very cool t-shirts. He lives with his wife and rescue doggie, Nessie.
Michael Le
Mix and Master Maniac
Michael enrolled at the Harris Institute, where he felt a connection to the world of audio post production, sound design and music production.
Since graduating in 2016, he has worked with a diverse amount of reputable labels, artists, companies and film projects. His taste in music and post production has caught the eyes and ears of many, internationally and locally.
He continues to follow his passion, innovate through collaboration and follows the mantra of always being a student.
In his spare time Michael enjoys meditating, calisthenics and reading eastern philosophy.
Susan Hart
AniManiac
What do 'Scooby Doo', 'Davey and Goliath', 'The Flintstones', 'Sesame Street' and 'Mr.DressUp', have in common? Susan LOVED them all!
The voices, the characters, the stories and the believable make-believe worlds caught her imagination and has held it ever since.
A three time Emmy nominee with 23 years of experience directing animation, Susan creates a supportive and creative environment allowing performers to relax and express themselves with ease. Susan is delighted to be able to share her insights, experiences and stories through the DemoManiacs Animation Voice workshops.
She enjoys going on walks and downhill skiing, adores her grand-dog Charlie and pretty much loves all food. :)
Drew Frohmann
VoiceOverLord Maniac
Drew started his career as an advertising writer, creating many award-winning ad campaigns. He quickly fell in love with radio, joined Pirate as a writer/voice director, then moved over to TA2 Sound + Music.
Over the course of his 918023871287 year career, Drew has written, cast, and directed hundreds? thousands?? of audio and video ads, branded radio content, plus animated series like Crack-Duck and podcasts like Breadwinners. He’s directed stars such as John Cleese, Will Arnett, David Duchovny and Kelsey Grammar.
His latest project is the full cast audio comedy podcast Human-B-Gon, which you should definitely subscribe to and then leave a glowing review on Apple Podcasts.
Dave Godfrey
Tech Maniac
David attended Fanshawe College graduating from the Recorded Music Production and Recording Engineering programs.
After a tenure at Manta Eastern in Toronto, David went onto a freelance career spending the bulk of his time as an in house engineer / producer at Corus Digital.
At Corus, David oversaw the engineering and production of 1000’s of promos and 100’s of TV ads.
His budget conscious ideas help find solutions for most home studio applications, and his knowledge of hardware and software translates to creating a simplified audio recording set up.
David lives in beautiful BC with his wife, daughter and 2 dogs.
He loves authentic Mexican food and his electric car! Zoom! Zoom!
Mindset Maniac
Jenn Forgie
Jenn is a professional actor, writer, dog mom and mindset coach for actors.
Her intuitive, interactive and playful approach to An Actor’s Mindset empowers actors to use their creative gifts to direct their vision for their lives and careers.
“How you talk to yourself, what you believe about yourself, the stories you tell about You are either your strongest or your weakest foundation to your success.” Jenn Forgie
She walks her own talk like nobody’s business and loves teaching actors the mindset tools that were a game changer for her in her life and career.
“If you’re going to work on your craft as an actor, you’ve got to also master the craft of being your best You. And that, my fellow creatives, starts within you.”
Splitting her time between Vancouver and Toronto, Jenn loves her dog, Bella, more than anything in the world, and friends have been heard saying they want to come back in their next life as “Jenn’s dog”. She also loves gardening, hiking and wine. Yes, in that order.
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