Male voiceover talent

Outa Control

Outa Control

There's just too much great info on the web.  I find myself either turning off my computer completely, or spending all day there...  and you can guess which one is winning. As Voice-Actors, we're always seeking ways to make our freelance business more efficient.  These are digital tools.  Use the...

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The Case For Face

The Case For Face

Everything you do online for your VO business:  Demos, Blogs, Twitter posts, FaceBook updates, profiles, newsletters...even email signatures should have a picture.I used to sit on the fence on this debate...you know...the debate over whether a VO should be heard and not...

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How Big Are You?

How Big Are You?

Big enough to admit your mistakes, and learn from them?Big enough to swallow your pride and seek help?Big enough to admit voiceover is a marathon and not a sprint?Big enough to say:  "I just don't know how to do that?", and find out how.Big enough to try and try again until it works?Big enough to...

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You’ll Be Glad You Did

You’ll Be Glad You Did

That sinking feeling when you have to call a colleague for a favor...a favor you know they are more than willing to grant...but...But how much easier would it have been to ask that favor, if you had called...just to call...sometime recently.'Calling for no other reason but to check in...say...

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5 Tips for Filling the VO Void

5 Tips for Filling the VO Void

What happened?Every freelancer hits that wall.  The work…just…stops.  Nothing’s coming in.  Leads are long gone, and clients are clamming up.  Hopefully it’s just a day or two…a week or two at the most.You’d go crazy trying to figure out why.  Sure, there may be some legitimate reasons: you’ve...

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The Social Media Veil

The Social Media Veil

A deceptive ploy is emerging in our culture...unknown to any other society at any other time on this Earth.  It began with the internet -- perhaps the greatest catalyst for behavioral change among humans since the phone, or air conditioning, or automobiles.As a change agent, the enabling nature of...

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Deal Breaker

Deal Breaker

Sometimes an idea comes along that just makes us all do a face-plant, and say:  "Of course!...Perfect!"Kevin Leach -- the founding and creative force behind ipDTL -- and  his development team, just launched what could be the convergence communication solution for voice-actors seeking...

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Reputation

Reputation

You've just been falsely accused, maybe even wrongly arrested or served with legal papers that are a total surprise.Now begins the defense...regardless of your guilt or innocence.Everything you are or were comes into question.  What is your standing, your worth ethic, your family life, your...

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Broadcasting Blues / Actors Activate

Broadcasting Blues / Actors Activate

Radio began the decline years ago.  Huge conglomerates buying scads of stations, "hubbing" operations, "automating" programming, dropping talent, dehumanizing the on-air product.The same thing is happening to local TV now.  The company that bought the station I work at owns upwards of 120 stations...

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11 Sites Explaining Mic Pick-up Patterns

11 Sites Explaining Mic Pick-up Patterns

Geekhood status does not mean you have an osmotic mind...it just means you love the idea, the smell, the feel, the allure of technology.Much of the hardware/software challenges that come with being a voice actor are fun for me...but for some reason, the finer points of microphone pickup patterns,...

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