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AKG/Sweetwater Offer “Sweet” Discount

AKG/Sweetwater Offer “Sweet” Discount

Reacting to the BSW Sennheiser 416 deal, Sweetwater is making an incredible offer on a mic similarly priced. The AKG C414 XLS, and the C414 XLI are being offered at more than a $200 discount.  The regular price is $1099 and has been reduced to only $848 and $868 respectively.  Both are...

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Sennheiser “416” Mic Update

Sennheiser “416” Mic Update

The sales were so brisk that BSW ran out of their 416 stock.  So the latest update is that BSW will still continue to honor the special pricing of $799

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Best “416” Price EVAR…Thanks, Joe & BSW

Best “416” Price EVAR…Thanks, Joe & BSW

Ah, the venerable Sennheiser 416!!! The things legends are made of. For whatever reason, "the 416" is the darling of some of the best voice over professionals out there.  Could be it IS the real deal, and worthy of the adoration being heaped on it.  History traces it's introduction to one...

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The “Remote” Challenge

The “Remote” Challenge

While in Ft. Worth, TX for my daughter's college graduation, (see yesterday's blog) I got the call we all love/hate to get:  a voice over job, and they needed it yesterday. Since we all seem so overwhelmingly infatuated with creative solutions for recording on the road...and since device...

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Top 50 Most Successful VoiceOver Professionals (on radio)

Top 50 Most Successful VoiceOver Professionals (on radio)

How would you choose the names that should go on that list? Well, you won't have to. BENZTOWN is going to do it for us. Benztown is "... an international radio imaging, production library, programming, and voiceover services company with over 1,900 affiliations on six different continents." Visit...

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Pedaling Faster

Pedaling Faster

Does anyone else notice the pace of things just getting out of hand? I suppose this is the problem with skirting the trending edge of the envelope in the first place.  It can leave you either looking like you're the smartest guy since Steve Jobs, or the biggest loser since Bernie Madoff. I like...

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The Rest of the Story…

The Rest of the Story…

...and  maybe it's more than you ever wanted to know about/from Dave Courvoisier. But when I look back on the interview I did with Stacey and Chuck on VO Buzz Weekly, I realized there's really some good stuff in there!  That's why it they made it a two-parter, I guess. Again, I sing the praises of...

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West of WoVOCon

West of WoVOCon

Set aside what you know of FaffCon or any other of the many great VoiceOver conferences you attended recently. Oh, WoVOCon shared many of the elements of those great conferences, but this one was one of the best exercises in volunteerism and community contribution I can remember. That's because...

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WoVO Comes of Age

WoVO Comes of Age

April 2012, World-Voices Organization was born.  This weekend, we celebrate with our first conference: WoVOCon. In two years, our fledgling Industry Trade Association wrestled with many thorny problems, struggled to earn legitimacy, took lead on some tough issues, and kept adding loyal believers...

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Best/Worst Times to Post to Social Media

Best/Worst Times to Post to Social Media

You've seen these infographics or charts before, but doggone it...they keep changing! So, here's the latest -- and it was compiled by someone I trust implicitly -- my own virtual assistant.  The data was collected for someone else, but she generously shared it with me and some of her other...

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