First, can we agree that very few voice-actors can "do it all"?...and find equal success. With the wide array of possible ways to apply your voice to paying gigs, the smart money says you might want to find the BEST way to apply your talent, and make that your bread 'n' butter. Beyond that, adding...
Luci Live is an app for iOS, Mac, Windows, and Android. Don't ask me where they got the name, but here's what it does, according to the website: "...LUCI LIVE transforms your PC or Smartphone into a high-quality, live internet broadcasting source. With the availability of mobile or fixed-line...
...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...
Anyone who can maintain a 12-hour-a-day voice-over business, a separate side business, have some semblance of a family life AND complete a book ...deserves an "attaboy". Attaboy, Bill DeWees!!! You have probably seen any of Bill's 100+ YouTube "how to" videos on the subject of building your...
WoVO: an affectionate acronym for World-Voices Organization. WoVO is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) with the altruistic motive of being the Industry Trade Association for voice-actors everywhere. http://worldvo.org = info and sign-up. http://worldvo.com = online WoVO community. Do you know what an...
Without getting to the politics of corporations, loyalties, patents, stock prices, or international intrigue, can I just say that Google is the new Apple?...the new Apple in the sense that they've earned the mantle of the hippest, coolest, most innovative and technologically edgy/highest quality...
...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...
My Dad was born about the time the Ford Model-T became popular. He died in the middle of the digital boom, even though he wasn't part of it. I marvel at the changes he experienced, but I'm even more astounded by the pace of change WE are all seeing now. Technology is a blessing and a...
That old adage about beauty being in the eye of the beholder comes to mind as I sit down to write this blog about demos.. The art or performance that appeals to me or you may not trigger any response in the next person. The whole process is so subjective, opinionated, and couched in experience,...
Many of us who were not lucky enough to attend FaffCamp, did NOT hear Cliff Zellman's big announcement last weekend. Your first introduction to that presentation may have been from my friend and fellow VO blogger Paul Strikwerda, who wrote about Zellman's new brain child "Done By Six" just as...
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