Brian Anderson new voice of NBA 2K video game

STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK. HE’S THE VOICE OF BREWERS BASEBALL OFF OF HIS DOUBLE BUBBLE EXPERIENCE, CALLING THE NBA AND MLB POSTSEASON. BRIAN ANDERSON JOINS US. YOU CAN ADD VIDEO GAME VOICE TO YOUR RESUME. >> THE DIGITAL BRIAN ANDERSON IS ALIVE AND WELL. THEY SENT ME ALL OF THE GEAR AND THIS NICE LITTLE 2K BANNER. IT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK I’M ON NBA 2K 21. WE HAVE BEEN RECORDING ALL SUMMER DURING THE WHOLE SHUTDOWN. I WILL BE ON THE NEXT GEN GAME. THE NEW XBOX X SERIES. ANYTHING BUT THE NEW CONSULS, YOU WILL HEAR ME. ANYTHING WITH THE OLD ONES, YOU WILL HEAR THE GOLDEN PIPES OF GOLDEN HARLEM. STEPHEN: GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH YOU PUT INTO THE RECORDINGS. DREW: WE DID THEM IN LATE MARCH. ROLLED THROUGH LATE UNTIL MID-OCTOBER. IT WAS OVER 100 HOURS. I DON’T KNOW THE NUMBER. KIND OF INTO OUR INCREMENTS THROUGHOUT. IT WAS VERY TEDIOUS ON SOME LEVELS. JUST HEARING THAT, THERE WERE ALL OF THOSE THINGS. YOU HAVE TO DO IT FOR EVERY TEAM. THAT’S WHY IT ENDED UP GOING OVER 100 HOURS OR SO. STEPHEN: YOU DID IT NOT ONLY FROM THE BASEMENT YOU ARE SITTING IN, BUT ALSO THE BUBBLE. WHAT WERE THOSE EXPERIENCES LIKE? >> I BUILT THE STUDIO DURING THE SHUTDOWN, BECAUSE I WAS DOING SO MUCH RECORDING FROM THE HOME, EITHER WITH THE BREWERS AND PODCASTS, VOICE OVER DIFFERENT THINGS. IT WAS FASCINATING FOR ME. IT HELPED ME LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE ART. AFTER A LONG JOURNEY THROUGH THE REGULAR SEASON, THE PLAYOFFS HAVE ARRIVED. >> EVERY Q, EVERY MOVE A PLAYER MAKES. IT CUES OFF WHAT I SAY. SO THESE VARIOUS PHRASES ARE ATTACHED TO THESE DIFFERENT COMMANDS. THE VIDEOGAME PLAYER IS GIVING THEM TO THE PLAYERS ON THE FLOOR. I COULD UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE THE LARGEST SELLING SPORTS VIDEOGAME IN THE WORLD. THEY HAVE IT DOWN TO A SCIENCE. STEPHEN: GIVE US AN IDEAOF HOW YOU SAY GIANNIS’ NAME. HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU HAVE TO SAY IT? >> YOU SAY IT LIKE THERE IS A LAY UP. YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT THREE, 4, 5 WAYS. I HAD A PRODUCER AS I HAD MY HEADSET ON SAYING THINGS LIKE “NOW DO THIS AT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER LEVEL, MORE INTENSITY.” GIANNIS DUNKS AT HOME. YOU GET TO FOURTH QUARTER GAME ON THE LINE. GIANNIS LAYS IT IN. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO SAY IT THESE DIFFERENT WAYS. IT WAS THE SAME LINE, BUT DIFFERENT INFLECTION, DIFFERENT ENERGY IN YOUR VOICE. THERE WERE OFTEN TIMES I WOULD SIT IN THIS STUDIO I BUILT IN MY BASEMENT, AND I WOULD BE SCREAMING MY HEAD OFF AS LOUD AS I CAN SCREAM. A GAME-WINNING SHOT, A MONSTER — MY DOGS BARKING UPSTAIRS. MY WIFE IS ASKING WAS GOING ON. THERE ARE WORSE WAYS TO MAKE A LIVING. SO IT’S KIND OF FUNNY. YOU FEEL KIND OF LIKE AN IDIOT. YOU ARE SCREAMING YOUR HEAD OFF, AND THERE’S NOTHING TO SEE. STEPHEN: NOW THERE’S A VIDEOGAME VERSION OF BRIAN ANDERSON. DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU FINALLY MADE IT? >> WHEN YOU DO A VIDEOGAME, YES, I GUESS YOU HAVE MADE IT. THIS WAS NEVER ANYTHING I WOULD HAVE IMAGINED. IT’S JUST A DIFFERENT THING TO DO, A DIFFERENT MEDIUM. PEOPLE PLAY THIS GAME ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT’S A REALLY COOL THING TO BE A PART OF. I’M GLAD TO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM. >> THIS IS BRIAN ANDERSON. CONTINUE TO BUILD ON WHAT IS LI

Brian Anderson new voice of NBA 2K video game

Brewers broadcaster Brian Anderson talks with Stephen Watson about being the newest video game voice on NBA 2K. Anderson spent more than 100 hours during the pandemic voicing the video game from his basement and inside the NBA bubble.

Updated: 2:35 PM CST Nov 15, 2020