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Great Advice for Voice Over Talent

By on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 | No Comments

A friend of mine who has an acting school for kids had this quote on her FB page today. Old pros already know and do this.  It’s why they are pros. “Every job is a self portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence”-Anon

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It’s Gonna Be Goofy

By on Friday, August 20th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Kevin Delaney emails to say he’s got another video chat lined up for this Sunday night.  The featured guest will be legendary voice actor Bill Farmer, the voice of the Disney character Goofy. You’ll get more details here. That is all.

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Better Times Ahead for the Commercial Voice Actor?

By on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 | No Comments

A couple of the leading on-line radio trade magazines are quoting a report from SNL Kagan that predicts “bounce-back” growth in ad revenues for the  U.S. broadcast industry this year.  This can only be good news for the voice actor who’s genre of work includes commercials and promos.  From All Access: SNL KAGAN has some [...]

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Voice Acting and Script Context

By on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 | No Comments

The last time I worked on an animation project the director stood just a few feet away from me in the booth.  Unusual, I thought.  But as we moved from scene to scene he continually filled me in on the setting and the back-story,  making  sure I understood the context of the lines I was [...]

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How Do Voice Actors Use the InterWeb Tubes?

By on Thursday, May 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Peter O’Connell emails to point out an article John Florian has penned on Voice Over Xtra regarding the results of a survey on how voice actors make use of the Internet. The big reveal will occur during a panel discussion at VOICE 2010, a conference taking place June 2-5 in Los Angeles. I’m guessing the [...]

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Ancient of Days Directs

By on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 | No Comments

Dianne and I were touring the Kennedy Space Center a couple weekends ago and these two stepped in front of us. It got me to thinking that twins are God’s way of saying “We have the one we need but let’s get one more for safety.”

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Darth Vader Voices Your Tom Tom

By on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Driving around with my GPS,  I ignore the voice commands often, triggering the “re-calculating” comment from the female voice so many times I half expect her to reach out of the device and give me a good smack upside the head.  I wonder if I would ignore Darth Vader’s commands so flippantly.  You can get [...]

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Lend an Ear to Bob

By on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 | No Comments

My friend and fellow voice actor Bob Souer is the narrator of a new series coming out on DVD called Ancient Ways, Future Paths: A History of Christian Worship.  Very nice work, Bob.

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Moving To Windows 7

By on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Last month I was fortunate enough to be cast as the voice for a web video promoting Dell Computer as a partner for companies making the migration to Windows 7.  The producers wanted a tongue-in-cheek retro feel to the narration. Oh my! Edited to add embed code.

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Grab a Slice Tonight

By on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Friend and fellow Dallas area voice actor John McCalmont goes on camera tonight in the premier of “Sliced” 9pm Central on History Channel. The premise is simple but yields interesting results: take an object and slice it open to see how it works.  Golf ball, sure.  Armored truck, no problem. Just need a bigger saw. [...]

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