My name is Molly! I'm a bilingual voice actress equipped with a broadcast quality & ADR-capable home studio. I caught the acting bug a little bit later in life (after an entire nursing degree!) but we're still here and we're still going!For business inquiries, please contact 📧: mollyzhangVO@gmail.comRepresented by CESD LA for VO & conventions
Recording: 3'x6' Acoustically treated custom rockwool booth
Mic: Neumann TLM 103
Interface: UA Apollo Twin MKII DUO
DAW: Mac + Adobe Audition
Connectivity: Source Connect Standard + Now, Skype, Zoom
Additional: Hardwired ethernet, ADR capable, RX9
ANIMATION & ADR | ||
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My Clueless First Friend | Akane Nishimura | Crunchyroll |
Shangri-La Frontier | Emul | Crunchyroll |
Apothecary Dairies | Gyokuyou | Crunchyroll |
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie | Yui Hachimitsu | Crunchyroll |
Laid-Back Camp | Ena Saito | Crunchyroll |
One Piece | Bao Huang | Crunchyroll |
My Hero Academia | Maina Furasu | Crunchyroll |
Heaven Official's Blessing | Young Xie Lian | Crunchyroll |
SHY | Ai Tennoji | Crunchyroll |
True Beauty | Sua Kang | Crunchyroll |
TenPuru | Tsukuyo Aoba | Crunchyroll |
Viral Hit | Bomi Choi | Crunchyroll |
Gods' Games We Play | Nel Reckless | Crunchyroll |
Sweet Reincarnation | Marcarullo Doroba | Crunchyroll |
Aoashi | Anri Kaido | Crunchyroll |
More than a Married Couple | Natsumi Ohashi | Crunchyroll |
Vinland Saga | Estrid | Crunchyroll |
Delico's Nursery | Elena Lorca | Crunchyroll |
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury | Sedo Wanchek | Crunchyroll |
Fruit of Evolution | Angrea | Crunchyroll |
Ningen Fushin | Reina | Crunchyroll |
Black Summoner | Beth, Elly | Crunchyroll |
The Duke of Death and His Maid | Pfeifer | Crunchyroll |
Life With an Ordinary Guy | Sateyna | Crunchyroll |
Parallel World Pharmacy | Louis | Crunchyroll |
Smile of the Ars Notoria | Razie | Crunchyroll |
Tsukimichi - Moonlight Fantasy- | Erine | Crunchyroll |
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World | Britta, Rouven | Crunchyroll |
Raven of the Inner Palace | Princess Meizhu | Crunchyroll |
Reborn as a Vending Machine | Kesha | Crunchyroll |
Additional Voices: |
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Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia, Digimon: Our War Game, Digimon: The Golden Digimentals, SPY x FAMILY, Horimiya, Prince of Tennis, Overlord IV, Wind Breaker, Ancient Magus' Bride, Dr. Stone, Lovely Complex, Tribe Nine, Quintessential Quintuplets, Revenger, By the Grace of the Gods, Aharen is Indecipherable, Adachi and Shimamura, Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence, I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World, Titan's Bride |
VIDEO GAMES | ||
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Honkai: Star Rail | Seele | Hoyoverse |
Arknights | Waai Fu | Yostar Games |
Solo Leveling: ARISE | Meilin Fisher | Netmarble |
SMITE | Mulan | Hi-Rez Studios |
Aether Gazer | Lingguang | Yostar Games |
War of the Visions: Final Fantasy | Rivelka | Square Enix |
Black Desert Online | Dukchoon, Shinhee | Pearl Abyss |
Shadowverse | Militant Mermaid, Temptress of the Cups, and Meddling Angel | Cygames |
RWBY: Arrowfell | Mikado Lem | WayForward |
Project Wingman | Eye-Tee | Sector D2 |
My Time at Portia | Penny | Pathea Games |
Dark Deity | Maeve | Sword & Axe LLC |
Path of the Midnight Sun | Cattleya | Studio Daimon |
Kraken Academy!! | Simona, Pierre | Happy Broccoli Games |
Please Be Happy | Lena | Studio Élan |
Midautumn | Wenye | Team Midautumn |
Girls Overboard | Coraleen | AGL Studios |
Bistro Days | Lily | Drunk Bunny Games |
For business or any other inquiries, you can reach me via the contact form or the following methods:
EMAIL | mollyzhangVO@gmail.com
TWITTER | www.twitter.com/mollozhang
TWITCH | www.twitch.tv/mollozhang
YOUTUBE | www.youtube.com/@MolloZhang
INSTAGRAM | www.instagram.com/mollozhang
My name is Molly! I'm a bilingual voice actress equipped with a broadcast quality & ADR-capable home studio. I caught the acting bug a little bit later in life (after an entire nursing degree!) but we're still here and we're still going!For business inquiries, please contact 📧: mollyzhangVO@gmail.com** Site best viewed on desktop! **
VIDEO GAMES | ||
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One Piece | Bao Huang | Crunchyroll |
[Mut deking: The Dan ero] | Additional Voices | FUNimation |
Lovely Com | Additional Voices | Dis |
Gunbuster | Additional Voices | Dis |
Dino W | S | S |
Student A | Young J | Chel |
Projef gman | AyyTi | Sector D2 |
The Divine Speaker | Ani | Two and a Half Studios |
OLD | ||
Silver:Line | Xiu Ying | CodeV Productions |
Chasing the Stars | Zoe | Ertal Games |
Into the Hoop | Sadako Maeda | Reading Cow Studio |
January Edwards: PI | Avery | AmesyFlo |
Through the Panels | Ms. Wu | STARDUST★SODA |
Kingdom War | Lydia | Fansipan Limited |
Additional Voices: |
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Revengers, Ningen Fushin, By the Grace of the Gods, Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement |
TRAINING |
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Animation/ADR: Amber Lee Connors, Mick Wingert, Mami Okada, Wendee Lee |
Commercial: Mary Lynn Wissner, Emily Latka, Tania Possik |
Video Games: Greg Chun, Chris Hackney, Katelyn Gault, Ivy Isenberg |
Improv: Kathleen Puls Andrade |
*This page contains some private information, I ask that you please keep this link private or ask permission before sharing!
PROFILE
Nice to e-meet you! I'm Molly, a voice actor that was raised up in the indie video game scene long before I started dabbled in studio work. SRPGs are my heart and soul, and I love working on them!Throughout the years, I've worked on both the audio production and voice acting end of various projects. I've ventured with two man dev teams from Kickstarter to Switch release, and helped FE rom hacks become full fledged indie titles. From casting to directing to audio editing - should you envision voice over as a possibility for your creation, I can provide every facet of production required and within your budget.I made this link-only tab within my website because I love indie devs and I love voice acting! I will always encourage games to add voiceover, but I also understand how tricky and expensive this particular asset can be. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have about where to find voice actors, how to budget rates, and any extraneous factors to consider. For now though, here's a basic breakdown.Jump to the breakdown of the indie VO process HERE. 🡣
DARK DEITY (2021)
Classical Turn-based SRPG || Steam/PC & Nintendo Switch
STAFF CREDITS
Developer | Sword & Axe LLC |
Voice & Casting Director | Molly Zhang |
Dialogue Editor | Molly Zhang, Em Oberg |
Voice Cast | IMDb |
PATH OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN (2023)
Turn-based RPG & Live2D VN Hybrid || Steam/PC
STAFF CREDITS
Developer | Studio Daimon |
Voice & Casting Director | Molly Zhang |
Dialogue Editor | Molly Zhang, Arthur T |
Voice Cast | IMDb |
SANDS OF AURA (TBA)
Souls-like Action RPG || Steam/PC
STAFF CREDITS [in-progress]
Developer | Chashu Entertainment |
Voice & Casting Director | Molly Zhang |
Dialogue Editor | Molly Zhang, Em Oberg |
Voice Cast | IMDb |
The indie VO landscape is a colorful experience to navigate, the options are limitless. This is a condensed breakdown. For the specifics, let's talk!
The indie VO landscape is a colorful experience to navigate, the options are limitless.
🎙️ CASTING
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PUBLIC CASTING CALL
Typically through Twitter, example: Midnight Sun's public call & Dark Deity's public call. Almost exclusively an indie casting method. A popular way for indies to pull in large crowds of applicants, but usually not the triple A professional actors. To be blunt though, 80% of the submissions are not usable due to lackluster equipment/recording space. You'll see a lot of aspiring actors try for fun. Goal will be to balance a fair rate with what an indie budget can afford.➡ PROS: Everyone gets a chance to play! Large net to cast, especially for characters that require specific accents. Can be good publicity, more followers and eyes on the game but generally are not as interested in game vs. VO opportunities. Gain a bit of a following, but not an organic one.➡ CONS: Rates are public and could attract negativity from big name actors (Crunchyroll Game Incident). Mid 2022's is a precarious time for voiceover because of the current push to unionize dubs. While it doesn't and shouldn't apply to indies, it will raise the expectation for rates. Majority auditions will not be super good. Can be a bit difficult to keep game & characters spoil free with public calls. Very time consuming (1,000s of submissions to go through).
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PRIVATE CASTING CALL (recommended!)
A more exclusive casting method used by studios and agencies, and higher budget indies. Private casting call sent to actors via email to an approved casting list. These actors are vetted for audio quality and baseline performance. Only actors understanding & accepting of indie rates will apply for indie projects, no controversy from higher profile actors advocating for better rates (EX: Steve Blum, Cassandra Lee Morris criticizing indie animation rate).➡ PROS: Everybody has good quality! Everybody is accepting or understanding of indie rates!➡ CONS: Less people auditioning if you're after a VERY specific niche. Less public spotlight.
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ADDITIONAL LINKS FOR RATES
➡ VAC Indie Rate Guide (Created by Kira Buckland & Voice Acting Club)
➡ Global Voice Academy Rates
➡ Bruh don't even get me started on union rates & residuals
🎭 DIRECTING
There is a substantial jump in voice acting quality when there is direction provided for the actors to work off of. Actors don't know the game like you do! We're not going to read a scene and deliver it correctly if we don't have context! Having someone guiding a session is infinitely more helpful than reading pages of lore.Director typically facilitate dev's communication with the actors (especially helpful with large casts!) Will also schedule actors for sessions.
🎧 AUDIO ENGINEERING
Here is where we cut, mix, and polish the bleep bloops! Unless recorded in studio, which is rarely the case for indies, actors generally work from their booth at home. This means different mics, interfaces, room setups. Audio engineering aims to clean & balance the volume of the audio and make it so all actors sound like they're conversing in the same environment. In addition, they'll cut each take as a separate line and name it accordingly for implementation.
LASTLY...
Thanks for making it to the end! Although not typical for most indies, let's say you have the budget and want to hire only AAA actors from a professional studio instead. Sure, no worries! I still offer myself up as a resource should you have questions regarding studio contracts and non-union rates. From my experience though, the best indie casts tend to have a mixture of popular anime/video game actors, rising VAs from the indie sphere, and some newbies ready to show their worth.
For developers interested in incorporating some voice acting in their game jams - I have created the following voice packs for your perusal! They are entirely free to use for non-profit purposes, but I request that you please abide by the following:
✅ **TERMS OF USE: **
These voice packs are intended for productions that will be free, entries for video game jams, etc.
All voice packs are under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.
You may share, copy, redistribute in any non-profit medium or format.
Voice packs are not allowed to be used in any works intended to carry prejudiced (including racist, sexist, homophobic, or other exclusionary beliefs) messages.