Why you should get more than just a “.COM” after your name.
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Marketing | 1 Comment »If you are serious about the VO world and making it big, you need to know that marketing yourself WELL is an important part of getting to be successful. As much as you hear “It’s a small world”, don’t forget ...
Bob Bergen Talks About “All Things Animation” on New York’s 101.1 FM
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »I just got this email from Marian about Bob Bergen's New York radio interview Friday May 30th: -Tracy Pattin Just a ‘heads up” if you’re in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area (or know someone who is), and have access to NYC ...
AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Primetime Television Contract
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Actor, General Info, Union Info | No Comments »LOS ANGELES (May 28, 2008)—The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists—the nation's second largest performers’ union, representing 70,000 members, including approximately 52,000 working actors—has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on ...
Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin talks to BBC Senior Producer/Director Kate McAll
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast | No Comments »Kate McAll has been a BBC Radio producer of features, documentaries, poetry and drama for 20 years, making programs for BBC's Radio 3 and Radio 4. She now is a BBC radio Senior Drama Producer in Wales. She ...
BBC Producer, Director Kate McAll Talks About Hiring American Voice Talent
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »Just over a month ago, I was project coordinator for the BBC radio play, The Highest Tide (written by Jim Lynch) airing this June 4th on BBC Radio. It gave me a first hand experience of the radio play process. ...
Recording Engineer Segues into Voice Directing
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in General Info | 10 Comments »I met Juan Carlos Bagnell (a.k.a. Some Audio Guy) when he began commenting on the Voice Registry podcast/blog site. I was particularly interested in the fact that he's adding Voice Director to his recording engineer career. -Tracy Pattin Here's a little background ...
So, What Does It Take? Longtime Voice Over Teacher, Producer, Director Bill Holmes Shares His Mojo Secrets
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »As you may know, Bill Holmes is a friend and colleague of mine in the voice over industry. Check out my Voice Registry podcast interviews with him. He has generously agreed to guest blog for me as I was out ...
To Demo or Not to Demo? What’s in a Great One?
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing | 1 Comment »Seems like it's a fairly easy answer, but Amber at Voicebank.net gets this question constantly. So, what makes a great demo? Should we have several demos for all the voice over categories? Or should we even have demos at ...
Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To Discovery Networks Producer Michael Payne
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast | No Comments »Michael Payne is a television veteran with over 20 years experience in the industry. He is currently the president of Hearts and Minds Media, LLC, specializing in non-fiction media with social, educational, and emotional relevance. Since beginning his television career ...
Spec Voice Over Projects that Turn Lucrative
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »I wrote a post called "Firsts" That Last, about my first voice over job, Adventures of an Amazon Explorer, (original producer/director: Cate Frost) done on spec that turned lucrative years later when Discovery Networks bought the documentary for the ...
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