Erik Sheppard

Voiceover Town Hall

Voiceover Town Hall

Coming this week: an open discussion of the state of the voiceover industry, from those who “get it”.

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Must See YT: Sheppard/Daniel

Are there two people who you would count on more to tell it like it is than Terry Daniel and Erik Sheppard? I think not. 17 mins well spent on the VDC-VoiceBank deal.

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Outspoken Spot On

Online casting sites might be here to stay, but that doesn’t mean we should participate in the abuse certain P2P’s bring on our business.

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Watch. Puh-leez!

Probably more than 10 years ago, Erik Sheppard called me and wanted to know if it was worth pursuing a career as a TV news person.  I understand the allure.  I fell to it myself 37 years ago.  In that phone call, I managed to talk him out of it, and later I fell hook-line-and-sinker for...

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Latest Rates Roundtable – Feb 2017

This one's a gem, folks. I know I probably say something close to that for everyone RR that's come down the pike, but the information shared on this particular panel seems to be more needed than ever. The discussion went way beyond the scary realities of downward-trending compensation rates, and...

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Rates Roundtable #4

Rates Roundtable #4

What?  You thought we were going to run out of things to talk about when it comes to VO Rates?Not a chance!We're finding more and more to discuss...and we're getting some of the most knowledgeable people to discuss it!Yesterday, Anne Ganguzza and I hosted our fourth R.A.D.A.R. Rates Roundtable. ...

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