by CourVO | May 24, 2021 | Auditions
The directions say it right there: “…young, hip, urban sounding male with attitude. No announcery. Casual & conversational, like you’re talking to friends on the street…” Let’s say for the sake of my example, that you hit the...
by CourVO | May 20, 2021 | Business-end-of-things
Remember that popular meme from a few years ago stating: “…good is the enemy of great…”? …or maybe the one that asks you to discern between the daily challenges that are urgent but not necessarily important? I’m reminded of those...
by CourVO | May 10, 2021 | VO Business |
Today’s blog offers an example of how to stand up for your talent, your hours of practice, your pro equipment, and your years of experience. A lot of clients don’t understand that, and think what we do is “…just talking…” That...
by CourVO | May 3, 2021 | VO Business |
Tongue-twisters and mouth warm-ups are a waste of time. That’s my opinion. I never use them. When I want to talk, my mouth works. Duh. It’s not like I’m trying to avoid a pulled hamstring running the hurdles. I say that so you know the...
by CourVO | Apr 19, 2021 | Auditions |
Clients know exactly what they want from your audition. They just don’t know how to communicate that to you in language you both understand. Getting directions from audition leads that are longer than the copy? I rest my case. Your voice will either fit into...
by CourVO | Mar 15, 2021 | Software, Technology, VO Business |
The marketplace for DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS (DAW) is a crowded field. Most used to agree that the finest one was ProTools – but it was also the most expensive and the most complicated. Now there’s the totally free and very capable Audacity along with a...
by CourVO | Mar 10, 2021 | Business-end-of-things
This is the sad state of affairs in today’s world: everything is cursory. I’m speaking mostly of content, attention spans, and trends. Nothing stands still. Everything is always in transition. Boy, that’s profound, Dave!…haven’t you...
by CourVO | Jan 12, 2021 | VO Business |
For the freelance voice actor, no one issue is more important nor more challenging than buying/building/configuring a home studio….and in the age of COVID, it’s absolutely essential to have a home studio. You agree? Good, then you know of what I speak. ...
by CourVO | Jan 11, 2021 | VO Business
We make enough mistakes on our own through impatience, inattention, sloppiness, or just plain ole pig-headedness. Why add to your troubles with stupidity? Seriously. While many of us are perfectionists, and hold our actions to high ideals, there’s no reason...
by CourVO | Dec 22, 2020 | VO Business |
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