Kacey Baker: 20 Years, 3 Careers, 1 Voice (From The Hot 30 to Hollywood)

You've heard him a thousand times. You just don't know his name. Kacey Baker is one of Australia's most in demand voiceover artists, a multi-ACRA winning radio producer, superstar DJ known as DJ KCB, and now a filmmaker with Hollywood on the phone. If you've turned on a radio, watched TV, scrolled YouTube, or queued a Netflix trailer in this country over the last 20 years, you've heard him. On this episode of More Questions Than Answers, Ron Haryanto sits down with Kacey Baker for the conversation that finally explains why one of Australia's most prolific creative forces has spent two decades hiding in plain sight. Kacey has been the voice behind campaigns for Red Bull, BMW, Mazda, Beyond Blue, YouTube Music, Channel 7, Channel 10, FOX 8, MTV Australia, UKTV, 2Day FM and Netflix Australia. He was KIIS FM's first ever voiceover artist, voicing the network's 2014 launch TVCs. He launched The Kyle and Jackie O Show. That's just the voice. Kacey came up through the Australian club scene as DJ KCB, mixed the biggest selling Wild FM CDs in the country, and got pulled into the Hot 30 Countdown by Kyle Sandilands, who crowned him the world's best megamixer. He spent years as image producer for 2Day FM and the entire Austereo network, picking up multiple Australian Commercial Radio Award wins along the way. Then in 2012 he walked away from all of it.He studied film. Bought a RED camera. Started his own production company. In 2020, his COVID short Stay Home Stay Safe hit two million views in a week. New York Times writers were tweeting it out. Foxtel called for an interview. Netflix directors and crew started reaching out. Then came the LA manager and the call from Warner Brothers. Kacey is one of the most prolific creative forces in Australian media. And almost nobody outside the industry knows his name. This conversation is why. INSIDE THE EPISODE- Coming up through the Wild FM era and the Australian club circuit- Being crowned the world's best megamixer by Kyle Sandilands- Image producing the Hot 30 Countdown and voicing the Austereo network- Becoming one of Australia's most in demand voiceover artists across radio, TV, and the internet- Being KIIS FM's first ever voiceover artist- Walking away from radio and DJing in 2012 to start over- Stay Home Stay Safe going viral and the LA call that followed- The call from Warner Brothers- The reality, the challenges, and the heartbreak of being a creative- Why being one of Australia's most in demand voices still wasn't enough- Building Bay Rock Films and life as a writer / directorIf you've ever wondered what it really takes to build a creative career that lasts, in front of and behind the curtain, this one's a must listen. Subscribe to More Questions Than Answers for new conversations every month with the artists, producers, executives, and creative forces shaping Australia's music and creative industry. For more, head to mentoracademy.com.au, where emerging creatives connect with the mentors who can actually help them.Powered by Mentor Academy.