We all need a place to ruminate, share our thoughts, clear our minds and learn from each other. This is one of those places where I can do that and learn from the great insights of my fellow voice over friends and visitors from all walks of life.
Please don't take this the wrong way. In my home town I'm recognized everywhere. Only in Las Vegas, but that's where I am 99% of the time, so wherever I go, people point and smile with a knowing nod. It's inescapable. As a TV personality, I'm also...
Remember that unbridled passion and energy you had when you decided to get into voice-acting? I remember being almost giddy. Most days, those emotions still sustain me. I've since added to it confidence, experience, wisdom, and something else that --honestly -- can be a detriment: pride.Funny...
...and I'm publicly not taking sides on Donald Trump.In fact, that's one of the lessons, here. (read on)FIRST:Uttering polarizing and intentionally pointed controversial statements (e.g. The Donald) will result in your being vilified by the opposition, and encouraged by supporters...so it's a...
The Force is going to be with us again this year. Who doesn't love Star Wars? How has it survived it's own cliché reputation all these years?Strangely enough, I've recently stumbled onto a cryptic code buried in the name of the iconic robotic star of this most enduring movie series of all time!...
Does it really matter? July brings with it a sobering thought.: Half the year is gone!I often joke that I’m still trying to figure out where 1992 went, ’cause I can’t remember being IN that year…or what I did WITH it. [But I won’t bore you with my missives about selective amnesia.]July REALLY...
Much is being discussed on the social media forums lately about our business. Pay-to-PlaysUnion representationFair compensationAgentsMarketplace forcesPredatory coaches From day one, no...even before...your WoVO founders and officers have been vociferously arguing these points and more.I have a...
Isn't it funny the stuff you pick up from your acting assignments sometimes? My inspiration for this blog article actually came from an E-Learning module I was reading yesterday. The script used the old adage "can't see the forest for the trees" to make a point for the presentation being...
The "studio" was hard to find. My host told me by cell phone to look for a side-street, then up a dirt ramp...behind a portable office, around the batting cage, and over by the go-kart garage. I began to wonder what I'd really gotten myself into. Back in February of 2014, I participated in a...
...not much else in this world is certain. People with something to sell you would like you to believe that this product, or that method is the ONLY way to satisfy your needs. Certainly there are some mighty good odds associated with tried 'n' true systems. For instance, given the right...
A hurdle that many novices will encounter along the way to VO stardom: production companies, pay-to-plays, and some booking agents who will either change your name, or offer a first name only (sometimes first name/last initial) in their online listings. A VO friend of mine (we'll call him MK)...
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