Oh, the biases voice actors have against Pinterest! "It's just for people to share recipes." "I'm not looking to buy shoes today!" "Who cares about what Jennifer Lawrence wore to the Oscars." OK, yes, Pinterest is guilty of all those stereotypical statements, and yes, it's dominated by the female...
Is it just me, or do you have a hard time getting back in the groove after a holiday? Even worse; the time between Christmas and New Year's is off-the-charts unique. It's like being in limbo between time-shift universes. Never is there a moment when I feel a greater need to "have a vacation to...
Recent articles from two well-known national publications will no doubt swell the ranks of voiceover wannabe's. I mean, this stuff is easy! All you do is talk... how hard can it be? The RD A June 2013 article in Reader's Digest is titled: "These High-Paying Jobs Are Definitely Not for...
Fast on the heels of the recent Audio Publishers Association Conference (APAC) in NYC two weeks ago, June is AudioBook Month (JIAM) Now... I know AudioBook narration is a niche subculture of the greater voice acting universe, but it's a growing one, and much like your friends in E-Learning,...
Blog is back up and running, and seems to be working fine with the new hosting service. Let me know if you see anything malfunctioning, willya? Load times are noticeably faster, according to the metrics I'm seeing. Anyway, APAC (Audio Publishers Association Conference) was today at the Jacob...
...and no, it's not: "When do you sleep?" (although that's close). Next week I'll be a panelist at APAC (Audio Publishers Assoc. Conference) on the topic: MARKETING SUCCESSFULLY AND WITH MANNERS. At the heart of the topic is the issue of how AudioBook narrators should augment their work by...
In less than two weeks, the Audio Publishers Association Conference (APAC) takes place in New York City. The conference itself is only one day, but the entire Audiobook publisher's community makes this their seminal annual event by putting APAC in the context of other meet-ups, sessions, mixers,...
...I was approached by a wannabe voice actor who touted his cold-calling abilities, not his great pipes. I was floored. Really. I mean, how many times a month are you contacted by a newb who claims they're always told they have a great voice, and were convinced that was their ticket to free...
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