Kate Higgins and Claire Holley Podcast Episode 1: On moving to LA during the storm of the century

Voiceover artist Kate Higgins talks with Claire Holley about moving to LA in the 90s during the storm of the century convinced she'd be a star on VH1 in 6 months (it didn't happen).
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The VoiceWhat? Interview Series with Kate Higgins

This is an up-close-and-personal interview I had with voiceover actor, Kate Higgins, in the comforts of her living room. Recorded toward the end of the quarantine, Kate discusses her move to LA, falling into a career in voiceover, becoming the voice for Sakura Haruno in the animé series, Naruto and more. I hope you'll find her funny, down-to-earth storytelling as charming and irresistible as I do.

I met Kate in the mid 2000s soon after I'd relocated from the east coast to LA. We had an immediate chemistry partly because of common interests and background: we're both singers/songwriters, both originally from the deep South (Kate from Auburn, me from Jackson, MS) and both share a love of doing voices (though I don't do it for a living like she does!). During the quarantine when many of us were out of regular work and not playing as many in-person gigs, I started a series called LAST FRIDAY COLLABS where I'd release songs written or recorded with other musicians. Some of those musicians were also close friends, as in the case of Kate Higgins. I thought it would be fun to interview her. What was maybe going to be a 60-second soundbite turned into a series with multiple episodes.

As for the title of this series...when Kate started chatting it up with a woman in a waiting room of a music studio soon after moving to LA, the woman (an exec from Disney) said "You work in voiceover right?" and Kate replied "Voice-what?" The lady went on to say "You have such a great voice for kids programming" Turns out that Disney lady was right.

Thanks for listening!
Claire Holley
Los Angeles, CA