P2P

A 10-Yr-Old Lightning Rod

Some might say Alex Torrenegra is a genius. There are certainly many arguments in his favor.  He's got incredible entrepreneurial, innovation, and savvy business skills.  He knows how to create and perpetuate a very profitable online product.  He certainly has brought a sea-change to the world of...

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DirectVoices

DirectVoices

You wanna talk the global nature of the voice over business? I found the ultimate example (and it's not Bodalgo). Meet DirectVoices.com...a site that has yet to reach full functionality. So, why would I say it's a global site?  Because even in development, the team producing the site works from...

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V123 PPS

V123 PPS

Say what you want about so-called Pay-to-Play (P2P) services like Voice123.com and Voices.com, but they (and others like them) are usually at the heart of trends in this business...things like pay-scales, the job marketplace, internet prospects, and more.  In that sense what they do, and the...

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(Embarrassingly) True Story

(Embarrassingly) True Story

Setting the stage: A well-known, top-notch commercial audio studio in a major city puts up a call for auditions on Voices.com. The Specs: The voice-seeker is looking for a Pirate voice...something...well....loud and boisterous and over-the-top mean sounding...like the sterotypical pirate we all...

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Thrufer Twosday

My fear is that I'm always late to the party with the content of the post I have for you today, but then again it could be you HAVENT' yet heard...and even if you HAVE...it might be a good reminder. First AudioCatch..."where any media project that requires music, sound effects, or voice over work...

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“CrowdVoicing”

“CrowdVoicing”

"CrowdVoicing" is the newly-coined term that Alex Torrenegra is using to describe "VoiceBunny" service, now in Beta release. Yesterday's blog about the official launch of VoiceBunny brought some reaction that beats a warning drum (see the comments section) . No doubt Alex Torrenegra brings some...

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Rabbit Redux

VoiceBunny is making its official debut. Many of you caught wind of this effort many months ago as the developers leaked a little information on Social Media.  Hard answers were scarce, though, and that early PR may have jaded interested parties for a while. Now VoiceBunny is fully out of the...

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P2P Only for Union VO’s?

P2P Only for Union VO’s?

You know I live in Social Media.  Because I'm unable to market my VO services in my own community of 2-million people, I reach out.  Social Media IS my marketing plan. I see things.  I see a lot. One of the things I saw the other day was a post by the prolific and well-respected voice actor Pat...

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