How many social media platforms have come and gone? I give them kudos for trying, but not every one is going to be a winner. Now another has come on the scene. Worth it for voice actors?
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12 Ways to Succeed in Your First Audition (the phone call)
Working on getting a new client? You’ll never even get a chance to send her/him a demo unless you get past your first audition. Huh? Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. It goes back to the old saying…”You never get a second chance at a first impression”. That first impression may be in an...
3 Reasons Why You Need a VO Accountability Partner
Who holds your feet to the fire? No, not your significant other. It should be a fellow freelancer…a peer…a trusted friend. Here’s why your business (you) needs this.
So Easy To Overlook
Thanks for putting up with my fluffy rural pictorial posts from last week. It wasn't all play...I did bring a portable recording set-up, and managed a couple of lucrative jobs in-between lazing on the porch. 🙄 But a number of other clients were remarkably understanding about my week off. ...
Finding Your Way Through the InfoNoise
Yesterday, word spread fast that Scott Fortney had a heart attack. Scott is known to us all as a helpful voice actor who often posts Adobe Audition tutorials on YouTube, and started the Adobe Audition FaceBook group. His wife had just emerged from an illness, and now this. Prayers needed. On...
Voice and Studio’s Tom Moog Q & A
What was I saying just last week about the proliferation of online "community sites" for voice-actors? (See: Can VO be TOO Social?) Among the plethora of current choices is a relatively new online site called Voice and Studio - The fastest growing media professional's network in the world. Voice...
Life is a Card
Since October of last year, I've been to five (count 'em...5!) VoiceOver meetups. There was That's Voiceover! in LA, October of 2011; Erik Sheppard's NYC Mixer, Dec '11; FaffCon4 in March '12 in Ventura, CA; APAC/Audies in NYC in June; and now VOICE2012 at Disneyland. I'd have a hard time making...
Collaboration Salvation
Whether it's from some sort of wistful pride, or pathetic rationalization, voice actors are often quick to remind you that: "...you know, we all work alone..." It's true. Mostly gone are the communal auditions in well-traveled studios (still a reality in some major markets). The new breed of...
Status Posting
'Coupla days ago, I shuffled out loud through a few rambling thoughts here on this blog -- like I NEVER do that! (see "...MushMind...") Surprisingly, comments from three people I really admire, immediately popped up. My original musing was: "Does it help you or hurt you to see other voice actors...