Audies

Bits ‘n’ Pieces

Bits ‘n’ Pieces

We operate in an amazing world of information and connectivity, and voice actors are perhaps more in tune with that than other professions, 'cause we make our living online. The VO world seemed to be humming yesterday.  Many of you who frequent social media like I do, may have seen some of the...

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Happy Belated Birthday ACX, Jason Ojalvo Looks Ahead to Year Two

May of 2011 the Audiobook Creation Exchange was opened to the public.  (see my original blog, May 12, 2011 about this) A year later, I think it's safe to say the service is a big success...answering a lot of needs: 1) For the consumer:  allowing for many many more book titles to be available in...

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APAC Arrives

APAC Arrives

'Not your normal voice over crowd.  In fact, the word pairing "voice over" is almost verbotten here at the AudioBook Publishers Association Conference in NYC. And yet, I see a lot of people here who would describe themselves that way, just not when they're around AudioBookpublishers and producers....

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Using the Calm Before the Storm

Using the Calm Before the Storm

When life is: "How much can I pack in 24 hours each day"...it's not good. Blessedly, I'm in a bit of a lull...a breather...and a welcome one, 'cause when June hits, it hits hard. APAC/BEA/Audies is in a couple of weeks in NYC, then VOICE2012 in Disneyland right after that. I just finished a...

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The Audies Gala

The Audies Gala

The Audies are about the closest thing regular ole voice actors have to a national award. Sure, a voice actor can also win an Emmy...but that's for the Randy Kay's, Melissa Disney's, Joe Cipriano's, and Tom Kane's of the world.   The CLIO's are certainly worthy of note, but again, the awards go to...

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