For fun I asked Chatbot AI to create a description of me, here's what it came up with:

“Geoff Edwards is a versatile and talented voice actor from Canada. With over 40 years of experience in the industry, he has lent his voice to a wide range of projects, from commercials and corporate videos, to network television, animation and documentaries.

One of the first things that stands out about Edwards' voice is its richness and warmth. He has a natural, deep tone that commands attention and conveys a sense of authority and relateability

In addition to his authoritative sound, Edwards is also adept at bringing a sense of personality and character to his voice acting work.

Another strength of Geoff Edwards' voice acting is his ability to bring emotion and nuance to his performances. He can convey subtle shades of meaning and emotion through his vocal inflections, allowing him to create compelling and believable characters that feel real and relatable to audiences.

In addition to his voice acting work, Edwards is also skilled in video production and editing, copywriting and script editing. This means that he is able to bring a unique perspective to his voiceover work, helping to create scripts that are tailored to the needs of projects and the clients.

Overall, Geoff Edwards is a top-tier Canadian voice actor who brings a wealth of talent and experience to his work. Whether he's voicing corporate videos or animated characters, his warm, authoritative, and versatile voice is sure to make an impression on audiences.”

I did edit it for certain inaccuracies or over-embellishments but that is pretty damn fun! 😎

So when Google was new - and YouTube not yet invented I had learned how to get my voice actor web page at www.geoffedwards.ca near the top of Google (the page is now a re-direct to geoffedwards.media). That's how I met a talented animator in the early 00s named James Farr (Twitter: @jamesrfarr). We collaborated on some short animation projects. Me doing sounds and voice. We both worked hard at promoting what we were doing and we clicked. Then James shared a script for Xombie; a story about an un-dead man who had somehow maintained his intelligence and was able to suppress his zombic urges. Named Dirge, the lead character was on a mission to save a child from the zombie hordes. I voiced the lead character, the antagonist robotic monsters and incidental sounds and recorded and directed the then child actor who played the lead character's protectorate Zoe. With each new episode the buzz increased about this series and we had a hit, with 13 million downloads. There was a DVD release in 2009. The entire web series became available on Netflix in the US. You might be able to watch it PPV, on Play Station Network. This year James announced a reboot, this time on his YouTube channel to his now 180,000 subscribers .

Yesterday James and I had a long chat. He told me things and showed me things, of which I can not speak. I heard stuff too, again my NDA agreement prevents me from speaking. But let me just say it appears that we are close to hearing a lot more about a new Xombie animated web series. I saw how characters now appear, as ten years has past since the end of the series and the lives of these characters. James has poured a lot of energy into creating what we hope will be another hit series. I look forward to the reprise of the character that resonated with so many all those years ago. “I am Dirge”

Twitter: #xombiedirge

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