Archive for March, 2009
We’re Liking the MicPort Pro
When working out of your private studio, you want noise in your session files like you want geese in your jet engines. Delivering consistently noisy voice over tracks can bring down a career.
The acoustics of my room are pretty good. Room within a room with thick walls, dead space between them, double doors, non-parallel walls, [...]
March 17, 2009
Posted in: Getting Started, ISDN, Studio Gear 
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Local Actor Makes the Cut
Fellow Dallas area and Campbell Agency actor John McCalmont emails with news that he has made the callbacks for hosting duties of a new cable network series called “Sliced.” The concept of the show is slicing stuff open to see what makes it tick. How fun is that?
Here is John’s callback audition video. Good [...]
March 12, 2009
Posted in: General, Video 4 Comments
Pssst… Over Here… Need a Voice over?
I like to tell people that the “work” part of the voice over business is getting the work. Doing the work is play time. Unless the script is horrible and the director odious, but that’s not very often.
So how much of our time should we spend marketing ourselves as voice actors? Business author and consultant [...]
March 11, 2009
Posted in: General, Getting Started No Comments
Improv Training and The Voice Actor
Tracy Pattin over at VoiceRegistry continues her interview with improv teacher Bill Applebaum and a panel of students. Here are a few tips as to how improv training can give the voice over actor a competitive edge:
• The client LOVES Voice Actors with Improv Experience because “they can’t be thrown.â€
•Improv gives you a plethora of [...]
March 11, 2009
Posted in: Coaching, Training, Workshops 5 Comments
Will My Headphones Fit Over Those Hats?
I could try to give this post and video some gravitas by wrapping it in the “global marketplace for voice actors” label but in truth it is just good stupid fun.
The Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Choir do Lynyrd Skynyrd. You can’t make this up.
March 9, 2009
Posted in: General, Video No Comments
The Voice Over Chocolate Lady
Voice actor Julie Williams has voiced a series of videos for Front Door, a HGTV website. The videos talk about being smart in every type of real estate market. Julie delivers smart narration. See them here. Julie’s voice follows the promo. Good work Julie!
March 6, 2009
Tags: voice over talent Posted in: General No Comments
Laptop Tips for Voice Over Recording
Atlanta based voice actor Lance Blair has some tips for fine-tuning the Windows based laptop computer for voice over recording. Thanks Lance!
March 5, 2009
Posted in: General, Studio Gear No Comments
Goodnight Mr. Harvey
One of the iconic voices of our time , Paul Harvey, fell silent Saturday at the age of 90. My friend Bob Souer has a link on his blog to a tribute written by Bob Greene. It’s well worth the read.
March 2, 2009
Posted in: Uncategorized No Comments
