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The fastest-growing FaceBook group for Voice Artists right now, is one Scott Fortney launched just days ago, and already it has almost 100 members. The name if the group is INSIDE ADOBE AUDITION...so you can imagine as the name implies...it's for those of us who use the Adobe Audition program. ...
Am I the last one to this party again? Well, just in case you haven't heard of it yet, check out VOBUZZWEEKLY.com It's a new weekly video program hosted by Chuck Duran and Stacey J. Aswad for the all us voice over types. I confess I've never heard of either of these two hosts, but that could only...
It's hard to ignore any VO event that carries the legacy of Don LaFontaine with it. The SAG Foundation DLF VoiceOver Lab makes a strong statement for excellence in voice-overs, and now the foundation has organized an impressive array of learning sessions. Officially, the Summit began Feb 2nd, but...
2011. Was it good to your business?...a "growth" year?...a "development" year?...the "payoff" year? Regardless, if you want to continue to build momentum into 2012, some 2011 housekeeping duties will put you in a good position for the New Year. Just a couple of items that come up about this time...
Are you clear on the difference between the two? I really wasn't sure, so I did a little digging. VoiceBank.net and VoiceRegistry are run by the same people. According to their website: "The Voicebank.net system connects over 150 of the top voice over Talent Agencies to over 1600 Ad...
...and none of them are "green" reasons. Not that I don't believe in saving trees...I've just found other compelling arguments for eschewing stacks of studio paper. 1) Flatscreen monitors are felony cheap. I bought a 23" LG HDMI monitor at Fry's Electronics for $189. The deals get better every...
CRM: Customer Relationship Management Not that your customers or your relationships need "managing"...it's just a term that applies to any number of available software systems that help you track, communicate with, and...well...manage your contacts, clients, friends, potential customers, and...
...skill you'll ever need to be more organized. To save time and be timely. To express yourself adequately. To succeed at Social Media. To double or triple production. I've blogged about this skill before, but it soooo bears repeating. It's the answer I give people when they ask me how I get it...
So funny that I got such a supportive response to yesterday's blog about Caring for your Cords. By the end of the day Tuesday, I was coming down with a sore throat. Ack! (self-fulfilling prophecy?) On top of that, I had a full load at the TV station, a ton of work to do in my VO studio, I'm...
September gives way to October, and before you know it...we're into "cold" season. Respiratory conditions are the bane of voice-actors (and singers, and broadcasters, and speakers, etc) everywhere. You don't have to be a doctor to understand how the human voice is produced. Vocal cords are: ...
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