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Voice Over Networking in the 21st Century

Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | No Comments »

"It's all about connecting" says veteran voice actor (a.k.a. "storyteller") and blogger, Bob Souer. Just as we are literally connecting through the internet we are also connecting with each other building new relationships across cyberspace. The internet is one more ...

What Do We Call Ourselves?

Friday, March 14th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »

Names are important to any business. They can act as our verbal calling card. When someone asks, "what do you do?" we voice over "folks" seem to have several names. Voice Over Actor, Voice Over Talent, Voice Over Artist. I ...

First Come First Served

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Talent Agency | 10 Comments »

So many of us have voice over representation in cities across the country. Sometimes doubling up on agents can result in doubling up on invitations for the same audition. Rule of thumb? The first agent to send the audition gets ...

The New Way to Market your Voice

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Marketing, Q & A | No Comments »

In 2005, Bob Souer forged a new way to get his voice out there...in cyberspace. He started The Voiceover Boblog. It was a time when almost no one was blogging about the voice over industry. In my interview ...

4 more tips for Voice Over Success a la Dominic Catrambone

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »

I just finished listening to part 2 of my upcoming March 4th podcast; My interview with successful voice over talent, Dominic Catrambone. Here are 4 more tips from him: 1. Listen. (to yourself and the director) Whether you're in the ...

4 Tips on Getting into Voice Over for Games

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | 1 Comment »

I found an article on the Gamertell website. In it, voice actor David Sobolov gives some tips on getting voice over gigs for video games. In addition to Gamertell, check out Gamasutra and GameCareerGuide on breaking into this field. 1. ...

4 Steps to Voice Over Success

Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »

They say that the best way to be successful in business is find the people who are at the top of their game, find out how they did it and apply it to your career. Not only is that one ...

Anime Day….A Growing Market for Voice Actors

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | No Comments »

I just sat in on recording sessions at Salami Studios in North Hollywood today with Voice Director, Rene Veilleux. Rene directs ADR and dubbing for Anime and Animation. All I can say is...Wow. (But being a voice actor, I have ...

Gutsy Audio Producer tells her Instant Guts! Story

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »

Joan Gale Frank had a book in her. She wanted to inspire others to go for their dreams so she interviewed people who took action (including herself). Then she took a chance and bypassed the traditional publishing world, turning her ...

Do Casting Directors Still Improve the Odds?

Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Casting Director, General Info, Marketing, Q & A | No Comments »

A few weeks ago I auditioned for a casting director; a rare occasion in this high tech world and even rarer....I got the job! So many of us audition via email across the miles for agents we've never met or ...