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What Is The Value Of A Critique Of Your Demo CD? What If The Person Is a Demo Producer?

RANDOM DEMO MUSINGS I have never paid for a demo. My demos all consist of actual paid jobs. (having production and editing chops helps) So far, the marketplace has guided how I sell myself. If cli...

Replied Sep 20

Audition for "Futurama" ?

Nickelodeon fired John Kricfalusi from producing the series he created Ren and Stimpy, in 1992. Kricfalusi's dismissal had to do with missed deadlines and creative differences. "He was creative, th...

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live event announcing

Great ideas Peter, i will adopt them. :-)

Replied Jul 23

Audition for "Futurama" ?

UH UH....no way. Billy West, Katy Sagal and Mau LaMarche and the others brought these characters to life....as long as they can do it....they should be the cast.

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Traveling with Portable Studios

Hi Dianne! 416 and MIC port pro in foam lined Sennheiser case and laptop and Mic clip all packed into my carry on back pack. I often have to open the MIC case to show TSA security folks. Make sure ...

Replied Jul 17

live event announcing

aww shucks.....thanks Jeff. It's surprising how many times my overly prepared road kit has come in handy. Bad Mic cord at House of Blues, no problem....no light at the century Plaza, no sweat. Nowh...

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live event announcing

That's a long gig! Phillip's in the ball park $$$ wise. A lot of corporate events have scaled back because of the economy and watchful eyes from the media covering lavish expenditure while companie...

Replied Jul 14

Deflated after negative unsolicited "critique" from VO Universe member

Hey Lisa, I totally agree...unsolicited critiques.....not cool....unsolicited praise? WELCOME! Don't let that experience color your opinion of VU. You'll find that this is a very supportive communi...

Replied Jun 30

THE BARE BONES HOME STUDIO (need advice on getting better quality)

Here's an experiment.....Try putting the car in the garage......then record your voice track inside the car's interior. The acoustics of car interiors are really excellent. Lots of curves, no perpe...

Replied Jun 28

Does anyone know a good audio engineering course in Los Angeles?

I know George Whittam was recently doing Pro-Tools seminars for Voice Actors at Voice Trax West...try reaching out to George....he's a great resource for anything sound related in LA.

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does not take for granted being able to walk down the hill to auditions at Elaine Craig Voice Casting Oct 21

VU Member Status Update

John Taylor posted the link Zombie Bank

Johnny "Boris" Taylor "singing" w/something really scary: too big to fail banks (Stephanie Riggio actually does the real singing on this)

October 31

John Taylor posted the link Balloon Bank | Mark Fiore's Animated Cartoon Site

JT provided voices for the new Mark Fiore political spot....the balloon boy-esque vomit part was almost too real

October 21

does not take for granted being able to walk down the hill to auditions at Elaine Craig Voice Casting

October 21

Good Morning STARS!

October 21

John Taylor posted the link Voice Activation

was interviewed along with VU founder Zurek in the new article in Backstage Mag by Heidi Schooler

October 15

did the voices for another Mark Fiore cartoon http://www.markfiore.com/political/pre-emptive-prizes

October 15

needs to do "Forensic" billing on some projects I let slip through the cracks

October 10

new LED lights make the Whisper Room a lot cooler to work in compared to the Halogen "Sweat Lodge" bulbs

October 9

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I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N): Voice Actor

HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE: John Taylor, Hollywood CA

I work from my home studio and around LA voicing commercials, promos, radio imaging and animation..."known from coast to coast like buttered toast"

RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS: -Dancing With The Political Stars at MiniMovie.com as Promo Anncr and Al Gore
-Video Game "Drakensang" as Forgrimm the drunken Scottish dwarf.
-WVJO Joe-FM Station Voice
-Live Announcer 2008 Asian American Communities Leaders and Legends Awards w/Sachi Koto on TvK Korean Television
-Imaging voice for Radio Imaging Works, TM Studios Dallas heard on KS95 Minneapolis, WRAL Raleigh, Sunny 95 Columbus, KYGO Denver and many more stations
-Political Announcer, "Thank John McCain" Truth and Hope dot com. over 400,00 YouTube Views, broadcast in Battleground states in support of Obama Campaign
-Political Cartoon VO for Mark Fiore dot com. "Halloween 2008", "One Person Has the Power", "De-Elitification", "Drilling for Oil Offshore", "The Private Contractor Games"
-ComCast Cable Los Angeles Radio Campaign
-Power Purify Foot Patches Infomercial
-Dollywood's Splash Country Radio Campaign
-SKY HIKE Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta GA
-Showboat Branson Belle, Branson MO
-TLC Miss America Show Promo
TV Land Gameshow Promo "What's in the Box"
"Voice of God" Live Announcer for Spotrunner House of Blues Los Angeles
Commerce Casino, CBS Radio Los Angeles Poker Campaign
"Film Your Issue" for the United Nations
The Associated Press 2008 Election Coverage with John Seigenthaler Announcer Intros
Live Announcer at CAALA 59th Annual Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Writer/Producer/Host "Our Story" Clear Channel Pride Radio HD
Live Announcer at 7th Annual WEHO Awards, Avalon Theater Hollywood
"James The Flower" in Dottie's Magic Pockets DVD kid's show Pink Pea Productions

VOICE DESCRIPTION: CNN's Jeannie Moos did a story on Dancing With The Political Stars...MY VO is edited throughout the piece

Dancing With The Political Stars, I voiced Anncr and Al Gore
SKY HIKE STONE MOUNTAIN PARK JT VO

below is a Voices On Call Voice 2008 promo. I voiced and produced the audio track.

Below is a promo I voiced for "Film Your Issue"

My voice leads off this CNN report on a cartoon in which I play multiple characters

Below is a Time Warner News Promo I voiced for Southern California

Here's a trailer for a cartoon that I recently voiced...

BELOW CHECK OUT THE SHORT CARTOON I WROTE, VOICED AND PRODUCED WITH SOME FRIENDS

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DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impersonations: British, German, French

LANGUAGES: English

WEBSITE: http://www.johntaylorzone.com

AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD: Source Connect, FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV

EQUIPMENT: Sennheiser MKH416, Focusrite Pre, JK Audio Phone PAtch, Whisper Room Announce Booth

VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM: Senior Male, Middle Age Male, Young Adult Male

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JT voives Dollywood TV spots

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What are we doing to help each other? Share how your VU family members have lifted you up.

This community has made a team sport out of what was a very solitary career.
So take a minute and share how a fellow VU member has helped you get a gig, opened a door, referred you to an agent or saved your butt when the chips were down.
I'll be the first on the gratitude dancefloor.....hmmm where do I start?

thanks Zurek for VU and for lettin' a white guy take a gig off your pile! :-)
Dave Hoffman.....thanks for hiring me so many times. and for bein' a bud.
Stephanie Riggio… Continue

Posted on May 6, 2009 at 3:00am — 8 Comments

The $1250 PayPal Lesson SELLER BEWARE and a Happy Ending

Hey y'all!
In February I did a series of small market TV spot VO's for a North Carolina ad agency. They paid me $1250 for the session. The money was sent via PayPal. It arrived in my PayPal account, I transferred the funds to my bank account and proceeded to spend the $1250 on luxury items like food and shelter. (times are tough all over)
Yesterday my Pal Pal balance was negative $1250. The buyer had revoked the payment. His bank took back the money. Now any payments to my PayPal account will go… Continue

Posted on April 23, 2009 at 5:58pm — 14 Comments

voiced a fun web Promo for CBS's "The New Adventures of Old Christine"

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Posted on April 8, 2009 at 2:58am —

3 weeks cigarette smoke free! (haven't done any blow, heroin or crystal meth in 3 weeks either)

I mention the cocaine, heroin, and meth because studies have shown nicotine is more addictive than any of the aforementioned substances. (My aim was not to minimize or make fun of addiction in any way.)

If you are a smoker who wants to quit....and face it, most smokers DO want to quit.....ask your doctor about Chantix. Seriously.....if it worked for this pack a day wheezebag it can work for anyone.

Good luck!!!
-JT

Posted on April 3, 2009 at 1:40am — 8 Comments

New Member of the VU Family cut and paste the link and George & Amy will introduce you to Ella

http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182992336

Posted on February 27, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

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At 4:34pm on October 11, 2009, Connor Carson Heim said…: WOW, friends on FB AND VU... This is the bomb!

In all sincerity, I really loved getting to know you on the cruise! You rock, my former Worcesterite friend!

See you at V2010 if not sooner!

cch :)

At 4:24pm on October 11, 2009, Adam Marcus said…: It was a pleasure getting to know you on the Cruise John. You're an amazing talent! Keep up the great work man. I love every part of LA. You're in a great place...Heaven. I wanted to ask your input on a microphone. I have a AKG Perception 220 its been my first mic. I love it. But should I continue to still use it? Or is there a microphone out there that you recommend that's better for my teenage voice style? Thanks dude for the help!

Best,

Adam

At 5:47pm on October 10, 2009, Tom Dantzman said…: Thanks for the invite john,I admire your work,Since we have the same mic,I notice that in your pics you "angle" your mic.Mine is straight,does that make a diffrence in the sound? Thanks sir...Tom

At 2:03pm on October 10, 2009, Sloan Garrett said…: Thanks John - Yeah, trip home was very smooth. LA was the fun part!

At 9:32am on October 7, 2009, Herb Merriweather said…: Get better faster, my friend. We need you behind the mic, not the 8-ball...

At 12:31am on October 5, 2009, Dallas Shewfelt said…: Well I decided to go with the Rode, which should be a nice step up from the kareoke mic that I'm now using, but hey, everyones gotta start somewhere :)

Thanks for the help,
Dallas

At 12:45am on October 2, 2009, David Marc said…: THANKS BOSS!

At 4:26pm on October 1, 2009, MY VO COACH said…: Hi JT,

CONGRATS on VOX and the VO roll you're on! Way to go man.

Best,
David

At 12:15pm on October 1, 2009, Dallas Shewfelt said…: Hey, I just wanted to ask you if you could recomend any decent "first time" mics at a reasonable price? I've been looking at the Rode NT1a, but I also liked the feel of the shotgun mics that we used during the cruise. If you had any recomendations that would be great! And I'm within the $200-300 range. Thanks!

At 12:58am on September 29, 2009, David Marc said…: Hey Boss ...

You are THE man! Great seeing you recently at the DLF Fundraiser ....

Talk Soon!

David Marc