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Terry Daniel Removing the Risk!

Risk is inherent in progress and growth and is an integral component of doing business. Companies take risks, calculated risks, investing considerable time and money developing the products and services they offer and bringing them to the market. As voice talents, we are sometimes part of the product (narration, animation, video games), part of the service (telephony, p.a. announcements), or part of the promotion of the product or service (commercials, radio imaging). Regardless of our role, wha… Continue

Added by Terry Daniel on November 11, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Bob Loza Voice Talent Gathering in Burbank

To all the folks in LA (or who'll be here next week) I'm announcing another of my monthly gatherings for voiceover people in Burbank - which I call Voices Anonymous. Takes place next week on Thursday Nov. 19 at 6:00 pm. We gather at a nice place called Third & Olive (also the address), right across the street from City Hall. There's no charge, no formal presentations or programs, and the main topic is VO and what's happenning with it, although the tangential commentary is usually hila… Continue

Added by Bob Loza on November 11, 2009 at 11:52am — 1 Comment

Bonnie Engel Lee TAKING CARE OF YOUR VOICE: Some Great Resources By the Speech Doc / Bonnie Engel Lee, Ph.D. Speech/Language Pathologist Member, Vasta

A frequent area of concern among voice professionals is how to take care of the instrument of your livelihood, your voice. The purpose of this blog is to share some of the excellent resources that are readily available to the everyday internet user. First of all, if you are not familiar with Edge Studio’s Talk with a Pro, you can be informed of each Tuesday night topic by subscribing to their newsletter called Voice Over Today eMagazine at Edgestudio.com and select career building. On one of the… Continue

Added by Bonnie Engel Lee on November 9, 2009 at 10:40pm — 6 Comments

Keith Alan Knowing your good, ain't good enough!

In school you may have wanted to try out for the team, only to find the coach wasn't much interested in you. Meanwhile your frustrated and agitated, as to why the coach didn't try you out! On a Thursday the same kid who didn't get the chance to pitch was pitching after school with some friends...the coach noticed the kid and made note of the ability he saw and the next practice the coach asked the boy if he would pitch, the kid excitedly answered yes..then said do you think I have what it takes?… Continue

Added by Keith Alan on November 9, 2009 at 9:14pm — No Comments

Sean Williams Week 1 Review - Dolores Diehl Voiceover Connection

I'm new to voice over, so I asked VO great Ashton Smith if he would refer me to a local class. He shot back an email saying that Dolores Diehl at Voiceover Connection was the best. I later found that she's also a bargain. $345 gets you eight three-hour in-studio classes that Dolores calls her Basic Class. Don't get put off by her web site (http://www.voconnection.com/) - Dolores has been around forever and is better contacted by telephone. She takes cr… Continue

Added by Sean Williams on November 9, 2009 at 1:28pm — 2 Comments

Tom Dheere GKN Weekly Update 11/9/09

Good morning to you on this surprisingly warm Monday! It will probably be the last one for a while so enjoy it... As many of you know, I HATE cold calls! So I came up with a way to make it more fun. This is the game I've been playing: my goal is to have a Golden Client in every state. When I say "Golden Client" I mean a company who likes my voiceover demo and will keep it on file to be considered for future projects (thanks to Dan Duckworth of Voiceovers Unlimited calls for coining that phrase!… Continue

Added by Tom Dheere on November 9, 2009 at 11:02am — No Comments

Barry Trussell Is Free Market Good or Bad - What do YOU think?

First off, I am trying to keep this very short and concise, but your opinion is important - thanks. A friend of mine recently posted a blog on rates. So, here we are in a free market economy, all hoping to get jobs. Some do, some don't. If a free market says that competition will drive rates to reasonable ranges, then what happens when everyone else bids the rates too low? Everyone else complains (self included here) AND rates become too low to survive upon, or at least too low to make is worth… Continue

Added by Barry Trussell on November 8, 2009 at 8:14pm — 4 Comments

Keith Alan Follow-up

It’s not the easiest thing to get a good agent, let alone a great agent! It’s really an interesting process in New York for instance the heat is on there and you can be really good at your craft; however so are100 s if not thousands of others. If I thought I had every agency nailed as to what they were thinking, I would be a house hold name worldwide. It sometimes can be a mystery because you are not in the room or have a clue as to what their full talent roster looks like. The variables are ple… Continue

Added by Keith Alan on November 6, 2009 at 6:22pm — 1 Comment

Greg Phelps A review of the new Cloud Microphones JRS-34 Ribbon

Honey does this microphone make my bottom sound big? If you are looking for a way to make your bottom bigger and your top end a little less bright, the new Cloud Microphones JRS-34 may be just what you are looking for. It’s going to surprise you. I have always wanted to try out a ribbon microphone. Noting the JRS-34 came out as a brand new creation from Stephan Sank and company, I jumped on the opportunity. Look out smooth and fat…here I come. Ribbons are typically quite dark and that’s one of… Continue

Added by Greg Phelps on November 6, 2009 at 3:42pm — 2 Comments

Terry Daniel Bringing Your A-Game

You are your business. No you, no business. So it makes perfect sense that taking care of you must be a top priority. Yet amidst the to do lists, the daily challenges of running a business, putting out fires, auditioning, recording spots, and a sundry of life’s little curve balls thrown our way, it’s easy to get lost in the mix and slip out of the running. It’s easy to become last on our priority list. Last place. Nobody likes last place! We dread it. It’s what we strive to avoid. Yet if we are… Continue

Added by Terry Daniel on November 6, 2009 at 12:02pm — 12 Comments

Keith Alan Laser beam intensity

Thomas Edison worked around the clock on improving the light bulb for home use; he failed hundreds of times until he found the necessary carbonized filament that proved successful. He has been quoted as saying for every failed attempt is another step forward. I subscribe to this way of thinking, how about you? You can allow location to stop you, you can allow poor talent agencies to stop you, and you can allow yourself to stop you! Become something great my friend whoever you are, break… Continue

Added by Keith Alan on November 4, 2009 at 10:25pm — No Comments

tony bellette pat fraley's loss

Hi, Tony Bellette from Brisbane Australia here..I lost my son at 21 ( 10 years ago) so Iknow the pain.Pat, in time you'll focus on all that was good about your son and you'll smile again,Be gentle with yourself...He's around you now and will be forever,,If ever you need someone to talk about how you're feeling....contact me Continue

Added by tony bellette on November 3, 2009 at 12:30am — 2 Comments

Judy Echavez VO REEL

Hi Friends...Check out my latest voice over reel on the site! Hope your November is off to a fantastic start! Blessings! Judy Continue

Added by Judy Echavez on November 2, 2009 at 11:18pm — No Comments

Zurek Condolences to Rene & Pat Fraley on the loss of their eldest son," Pappy."

Being a father myself, and having to see my children pass on before me is unfathomable. It hurts our hearts to hear what Pat is going through. Our deepest condolences go out to you, Pat and your family. GOD bless you. Pat Fraley is widely kno… Continue

Added by Zurek on November 2, 2009 at 11:00pm — 83 Comments

Barry Moore What happens when friends and family find out you're into VO?

I used to be (and still am, selectively), in the software business. 32 years of it. Building momentous software projects. It used to be fun, but the last job I had was marked with tiredness, tediousness, and overwork. And so I jumped ship. I am not cheap, but I have been frugal from my childhood, so there wasn't a problem switiching into the VO world. I changed careers at 48, but luckily, I had 32 years of experience behind me in not only writing software, but training people how to use it, a… Continue

Added by Barry Moore on November 2, 2009 at 7:43pm — 1 Comment

Tom Dheere Good Karma Network Weekly Update 11/2/09

Happy Halloween!!! I hope everyone had a fun, safe, and loot-ridden weekend. I went to my friend Jim's house Saturday night for a party. I dressed up as Earl Hickey from "My Name is Earl". I wrote the list, grew a mustache (that took a month!), and made sure my eyes were closed every time my picture was taken. Go to my Facebook profile to see what I looked like (and yes Jerry, my eyes are open there, I was trying to pose like he does at the beginning of the show!) So, I start working at Awaren… Continue

Added by Tom Dheere on November 2, 2009 at 10:47am — No Comments

Philip Banks Scare the kids, just in time for .....

thursday morning we took Jazz to Roseisle for a run on the beach before driving to Tesco in Elgin for a Supermarket shopping extravaganza. I tend to go through life looking like an unmade bed so took the opportunity to go to the upper floor in the store where I could find clothing items all for under 27p. Cheap, yes, worth wearing even by Portgordon's resident Scarecrow ...NO. Before I run the gauntlet of the veg section I remain upstairs and look at the electrical section, TVs, chairs, cattle… Continue

Added by Philip Banks on November 2, 2009 at 4:22am — 2 Comments

Catherine Campion Seeking L.A.-based male irish voice talent for on-going work

Please contact me at cat@catherinecampion(dot)com or 213-739-0979 Continue

Added by Catherine Campion on November 1, 2009 at 5:08pm — 1 Comment

Keith Alan Perception = Reality

You have heard of the placebo effect right? Well I believe negative words and negative environments can cause the same thing in a person’s life if they don’t identify the problem. A spouse a family member or friend can offer you bad advice that can hold you back from being successful. John F. Kennedy had a rather odd view of himself; he wasn’t very self confident- his brother Ted told his brother, who cares what you think! It’s what people perceive you to be. Lots of truth to that. Create a posi… Continue

Added by Keith Alan on October 31, 2009 at 4:42pm — 31 Comments

Andrew Heyl Practicing and recording my AudioBook Demo (Inspired by DC Goode)

I have been reading George Washington's War in the booth. It has great drama, suspense, history. It's a long book and I am reading it as practice for my audiobook/narration as well as putting it all together for my demo. I have some grat spots on there but I have gone back to re-record some of the work. Seems like the more I work, the more I practice the more my old stuff doesn't sound so hot. I have been listening to different work and saw a post from my friend DC Goode and went to listen to on… Continue

Added by Andrew Heyl on October 30, 2009 at 11:32am — 1 Comment

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