The amount of things I’ve had to go through to get here is as deep as my voice.
Named after the great Chuck Norris, and with a childhood nickname of Hercules, my deep, resonant, rich, goofy voice can be as cute as a cow, or as booming as Zeus’ Thunderbolts. My voice arsenal ranges from The Voice of God, movie trailers, cool uncle, shogun warlord, cowardly hero, tyrannical king, to wise sage. If you need a voice of authority, pride, heartfelt warmth, and as much crazy ridiculousness as you want for your animation, video game, commercial, documentary, brand manifesto and any or all projects, then look no further and contact me at norrrisoukvo@gmail.com and let’s make something worthy of our legacy.
Home studio
Microphone: Sennheiser MKH-416
Studio: Broadcast quality home studio
Interface: Solid State Logic SSL 2
Software: Audacity, iZotope RX9
Connectivity: Source Connect, Zoom, Discord
Internet: Hard-Wired Ethernet Connection
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area with core values of self improvement, resiliency and integrity, throughout my life I have been fighting like Chuck Norris and persevering like Hercules and the 12 Labors to find what is happiness and success to me. Raised in a typical Asian immigrant family style, I repressed my individuality and obeyed. I never knew what I wanted to do in life so I went to college, worked part time jobs to gain experience, and helped at my family's business.
Although my upbringing was strict, I fondly remember sneaking out to watch late night anime and play video games with my brothers. This was the start of my huge love and passion for anime and video games that helped me get through the rough times. I was always so amazed at the amount of life, emotions, and range voice actors could bring to characters. I always thought being a voice actor seemed fun and there was a lingering thought in my head that I wanted to pursue that, however due to my upbringing, the lack of self confidence and negative thinking would result in me always talking myself out of things before even trying them.
During the Covid 19 pandemic I had a large argument with my parents which led me to seek inspiration and motivation; I was inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Muhammad Ali, Les Brown, and more. I went to the library where I rented "The Power of Self-Confidence" by Brian Tracy and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. These books changed my life and helped me to triumph over my low self confidence and to realize my goals and chase the dream I was always afraid to go for.
Since taking classes at Voice One in 2022 I am fortunate to have been taught and helped by many professionals in and out of the industry such as Sally Clawson, Calum Grant, Marc Cashman, Gavin Hammon, Zehra Fazal, Mami Okada, Nate Tico, Beau Oliver, Tracey Lindley, Christy Summers, Kay Bess, Pamela Lorence, Jim Edgar, Danny Scott, and more. I now possess the skills and abilities that I admired so much, and now I want to be the one that gives all those feelings, memories, and life back to the people of the world through my voice.
Outside of voice over I like to indulge in my hobbies such as cooking, gardening, weightlifting, hiking, watching anime, playing video games, studying Japanese, reading books, and babysitting my nephews.
