Archive for April, 2009
Audio Book Master Reader Dude
At least once a year the missus and I like to load up the motor car and drive to Ruidoso, New Mexico where we met and sparked. The drive from Dallas to the Land of Enchantment is long and stooopid dull with points of interest being giant electricity making windmills and a statue of a [...]
April 22, 2009
Posted in: Audio Books, General 
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Turning Strangers Into Customers
I can’t remember a time in my voice over career when I’ve worked with so many new people in the span of a few weeks. Faceless folks to me since I’m meeting them via ISDN or phone-patch in the home studio. Names and voices in my headphones from studios in Los Angeles, Austin, Detroit, and [...]
April 8, 2009
Posted in: General, Getting Started, ISDN No Comments
Health Tips for the Voice Actor
These can be stressful times especially if you are trying to launch a voice over career. Creative Cow is an on-line community of media producers and Mike Cohen has written a very useful piece about managing stress.
April 8, 2009
Posted in: General, Getting Started, Vocal Health No Comments
What are the 7 Words You Can’t Say in Advertising?
Copywriter Steve Simpson has an amusing column in Adweek that speaks to the new guidelines for the advertising scribe. I might have used the word “funny” to describe the column, but “funny” may not be an appropriate word choice during these difficult economic times. So infers the ” Bureau of the New Era of Responsibility, [...]
April 1, 2009
Posted in: Advertising No Comments
