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tracking and sending my editing out to my number one editor Chad Thomas. If you ever need help chad@ctvoiceovers.com Apr 9

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Philip Banks commented on Randy Thomas's blog post 'Shifting in and out of a read..'

Thoroughly enjoyed reading Randy's original thoughts and the responses. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful distraction.

August 14

Randye Kaye commented on Randy Thomas's blog post 'Shifting in and out of a read..'

Randy - great topic! I remember my years of doing radio when I'd be yelling (oops - I mean, discussing isues) with my kids, and then had to shift gears when the song ended and I was on-air. Yeah, baby. Multiple personalities help. All parents have t…

August 11

Randy Thomas commented on Randy Thomas's blog post 'Shifting in and out of a read..'

this gives a whole new meaning to the term "clutch player". I think we all want to be our clients number one clutch player!

August 10

Paul J. Warwick commented on Randy Thomas's blog post 'Shifting in and out of a read..'

that should read...do it's thing..

August 10

Paul J. Warwick commented on Randy Thomas's blog post 'Shifting in and out of a read..'

Randy, Great post! i like the "stick shift" metaphor, too. Once you learn how, if you actually think about it, and NOT let the muscle memory due its thing, you're going to need a new clutch..or is it a new vocal fold??

August 10

Dustin Ebaugh commented on Randy Thomas's blog post 'Shifting in and out of a read..'

Thanks for sharing Randy. Great stuff, really. :)

August 6

Tom Cook commented on Randy Thomas's blog post 'The Care and Feeding of Your Voice'

Hello Randy. Great blog notes you have provided for your fellow vo artists. Keep up the excellent work.

August 6

Randy Thomas commented on Randy Thomas's blog post 'Shifting in and out of a read..'

Great responses to this blog. I was remiss in saying what I do. I like to take a moment to let the new copy resonate in my brain and then when I read-I give myself a line or two to get into the copy. What my good friend the Late Great Connie Zimet u…

July 29

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

Voice Actor, Copy Writer, Voiceover Coach

HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE

America’s most recognizable female voice announcer, Randy Thomas has been winning accolades and opening doors for female voice artists for nearly 15 years. With over 20 years of experience as a radio personality in Detroit, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, Randy has gone on to achieve her dreams as a voice-over artist, writer, and now producer.

She was the first woman to announce the Academy Awards, the Miss America Pageant, the Tony Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and, in 2004, became the first woman to announce the National Democratic Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. She has announced the Oscars seven times and is the first person ever to announce The Oscars, The Tonys, and The Emmys all in the same year.

Randy is currently the voice of CBS Television Distribution's “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider,” as well as the voice for Clear Channel radio stations across the country, including WASH FM Washington, DC. She is well known as the voice of Hooked on Phonics, memorably intoning the line “Call 1-800-ABC-DEFG.”

Also, Randy recently co-authored a book entitled, “Voice for Hire: Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Career in Voice-Overs” with her friend and voice over talent, Peter Rofé. The book is in bookstores now! To get on Randy and Peter Rofe's book tour and workshop mailing list please register at http://www.VoiceForHireBook.net.

RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS

Tony Awards, AFI’s 10 America’s 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres, and the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

LANGUAGES

English

VOICE DESCRIPTION

Strong, classy, smooth

VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM

Middle Age Female

AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD

ISDN, Source Connect, FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV

EQUIPMENT

Mac Pro OSX, Pro-Tools, MBox, Telos Zephyr XStream, a Manley mic and Vox Box, Sennheiser 416 and Avalon Pre Amp.

WEBSITE

http://randythomasvo.com

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Shifting in and out of a read..

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL VOICE OVER ARTIST WHEN.. Your day begins and you are reading emails and downloading copy, ripping faxes off your fax machine, recording, editing, and turning around sessions quickly, not to mention, getting dialed up via the ISDN all day long.
Thank the Universe that you get to do what you love. But never take it for granted. Not even for a minute. Remember that every time you get an audition. Let’s face it, in voice over you love having contract work but your fut… Continue

Posted on July 27, 2010 at 11:42am — 22 Comments

The Care and Feeding of Your Voice

In the voice over business, the voice comes first. When you have the luxury of numerous takes, a bit of mouth noise or worse, a sore throat, can take you out of the game. To that end, I would love to share with you some tips based on some of things that have helped me over the years.

Last spring I got really sick. So sick that I thought to myself that “this is why elderly people die from the flu.” I realized that this was the sickest I had been in eight years.

In my effort to understand how I… Continue

Posted on January 12, 2009 at 9:00pm — 20 Comments

The Oscar Experience

Everyone always asks me about what it's like to announce the Oscars®. Here is a piece from my website that will give you little bit of inof about the week leading up to, and the day of, the 80th Annual Academy Awards®.

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Randy’s Oscar Blog

As I sit down two weeks after the show, many thoughts ramble through my head about my nine day whirlwind experience in Los Angeles. Now at home and regaining normalcy to my life, I am ready to share with you my day-by-day journey at the 80th Annual… Continue

Posted on June 30, 2008 at 3:29pm — 6 Comments

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At 12:38pm on August 18, 2010, Bill Fike said…: If it's good enough for Don AND it's good enough for RANDY...

For a pre, right now I'm using an Avalon VT737SP. It's a nice box. Definitely interested in the Vox Box, but it would have to come later.

Cheers

At 12:22pm on August 18, 2010, Bill Fike said…: Thanks, Randy. I too use a U-87 primarily as well as a 416. I have an opportunity to trade a Soundelux E47 (which I haven't had much luck with) for a Manley. It would cost me about a grand, but it seems it would give me a rich response as compared to the E47, which is just too heavy.

At 1:45pm on July 29, 2010, Jennifer Rose Pagano said…: thanks randy! i truly appreciate your time and your help! sincerely yours jennifer pagano

At 2:36pm on July 27, 2010, John Garry said…: hey Randy, the sentiment is mutual...big fan!

peace&love,
jg

At 7:20am on June 7, 2010, Randy Thomas said…: Hello to all my VO- friends. I hope you are fired up and inspired for a great week ahead!

At 3:14am on May 2, 2010, Josef-Israel said…: Hi Randy

Been reading your Blog... great stuff, I'll be back for more!

Josef-Israel

At 9:35am on March 4, 2010, Nicole Cabell said…: Thank you so much, that is so encouraging coming from one of the greatest "Master Lip Breakers" herself, lol. I really appreciate that. Please give me all the tips that you desire, I want to put together a new demo. Your work is amazing.
Nicole

At 1:27pm on February 25, 2010, Randy Thomas said…: Hello all my VU buds! I am so glad to be here and love all the notes I get. I am sorry that I do not get to visit the page as often as I would like.
Work, family and a new puppy have been keeping me crazy busy! "Thanks G-d" as my Grandmother would say!
Wishing you many gigs and may the voice always be with you! Make sure to stay alkaline to avoid all the nasty sickness that is going around. When in doubt even a tall glass of water with a lemon squueezed into it will help your belly stay alkaline!
break a lip!
Randy

At 6:52pm on February 5, 2010, Dan (Daniel Eduardo) Hurst said…: Hi Randy!

We could use your marketing insight!!!

I know you’ve been a member of Voiceover Universe for some time, but I wanted to introduce one of our groups to you.

I hope you'll check out and join a group called MARKETING FOR FUN AND PROFIT. It's a group dedicated to discussing ways we can market ourselves - what works; what doesn't. You’ll find some very interesting ideas and concepts there! And we would appreciate your input. Click here for the link: MARKETING FOR FUN AND PROFIT!

Thanks for your time! I trust our paths will cross soon!

Best to ya!

dan (daniel eduardo) hurst
www.DanHurst.com

At 2:06am on January 14, 2010, Alton (Al) Hoover said…: Randy: Thought it would be interesting to collect the top recommended Pro Tools plug-ins used by voiceover home studio users. My list would include: BNR, Normalize, and EQ 3. When you are putting your money where your mouth is, what plug-ins add real value? Share and enjoy! Al

http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/profiles/blogs/top-10-plugins-for-vo-work-in