Voicebank.net’s New Voice Over Demo Critiquing Service
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Actor, Beginners, General Info | No Comments »Voicebank.net, the standard in voice over delivery, is working harder than ever to help Voice Over Talent no matter where they are in their voice over Career. Voice Over Talent take classes, work hard, spend money and create a demo, ...
Voicebank.net – the standard for digital audition delivery now offers VoiceOver Demo Critiques
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Actor, Beginners, Q & A, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – February 23, 2010 Voicebank.net, the standard in voice over delivery, is working harder than ever to help voiceover actors no matter where they are in their voiceover career. Voiceover actors take classes, work hard, spend ...
Marketing for Post-Recession.
Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Ad Agency, Business Development, General Info, Producer | No Comments »The debate on where we are in the "recession" continues but one thing seems to be changing: big companies are starting to spend again. Â Whether in anticipation of an upturn or just the natural need to keep moving forward, we ...
JWT & The Martin Agency: Adweek’s Global and U.S. Agency of the Year, 2009
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Posted in Ad Agency, General Info | No Comments »Congrats to Voicebank clients JWT (Global Agency of the Year) and The Martin Agency (U.S. Agency of the Year). Hoping that you continue your success and growth in 2010! - The Voicebank Team
McGarryBowen Is Ad Age’s Agency of the Year
Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Ad Agency, General Info | No Comments »"...it demonstrated an understanding of what many of its peers are fast forgetting: for all the ways the ad business is forever changing, certain fundamentals -- like sound account management -- never change."...a philosophy we believe in strongly. Read article ...
Why Brands Should Embrace Technological Change
Sunday, January 24th, 2010 Posted in Business Development, General Info, Technology | No Comments »Avi Dan (President-CEO of Avidan Strategies) has an insightful article in the January 25th edition of AdAge in regards to the onslaught of technology that our industry faces and a CMO's attitude towards it. "The problem CMOs face with mastering technology, ...
The Don LaFontaine Voice-over Lab, September 2, 2009, presented by the S.A.G. Foundation.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Actor, General Info, Marketing, Producer, Q & A, Talent Agent/Agency, Voice Over Instruction, Voice Over Question | No Comments »A message from Joe Cipriano: "The Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab will keep Don's legacy of giving back to the community alive. The Lab will be at the SAG Foundation Actors Center and feature 2 state of the art recording studios and a classroom ...
Are Voice-over jobs on Craigslist safe to audition for?
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Finding Work, Q & A | 4 Comments »We may buy a car or furniture off craigslist, but I want to know how safe you feel answering a craigslist ad for voiceover or on-camera work? Tell us about your experiences... Erica L. Kelly COO videovoicebank.net
Secrets of Voice-Over Success event at The Times Center, July 29, 2009
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Actor, Finding Work, General Info, Marketing, Q & A, Uncategorized, Voice Over Instruction | 1 Comment »[caption id="attachment_955" align="alignnone" width="94" caption="Joan Baker, Author of Secrets of Voice-Over Success with the Neumann BCM 10"][/caption] On July 29th at 7pm sharp, at The Times Center in New York City, JOAN BAKER and PUSH CREATIVE ADVERTISING will once again unveil ...
How Do You Build an Animation Voice Over Character? Bob Bergen Shares his Secrets.
Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in General Info, Voice Over Instruction, blog | No Comments »Who better to ask about building an animation character than the voice of Porky Pig himself, Bob Bergen. In tomorrow's podcast, (Tuesday, May 12th) Bob tells his memorable "how I got started in voice over animation" story and then shares ...
Audio Book Samples. An Emerging VO Opportunity?
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | 2 Comments »At last weekend's LA Times Book Festival, there was talk about the continued growth of audio books. Probably due to new technology like the iPod. Seemed to be a glimmer of hope amidst all the gloom and doom about the ...
How To Prep For Audio Book Narration? Listen To Radio Plays
Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in General Info | No Comments »In tomorrow's podcast (Tuesday April 27) with top audio book narrator, Scott Brick (part 3) he shares his secrets to finding all those character voices needed in many fiction audio books. He'll do things like listen to old time radio ...
VO Actor Insights & Tips on Scott Brick’s Audiobook Narration Success (Part 2)
Friday, April 24th, 2009 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »VO actor, Jon Morss wrote such a great comment last week on the Scott Brick podcast, that it needed it's own blog posting. This is part 2 of Jon's comments: Click here for part 1 "The other thing I found really important ...
VO Actor Insights & Tips on Scott Brick’s Audiobook Narration Success
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »When voice actor Jon Morss wrote his in depth comments on the Scott Brick podcast, they read more like a blog post, so I posted it as one. Here's what he said: "There is a great quote by Thoreau which I think ...
Pat Fraley Audio Book Seminar
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in General Info, Voice Over Instruction | 1 Comment »With the Scott Brick podcast having peaked the interest of voice actors wanting to learn about this part of the industry, here's an upcoming event taught by another top audio book narrator and instructor, Pat Fraley: Event: The Audiobook Reader Royalty ...
Audiobook Narration and Shakespeare
Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Finding Work, General Info | No Comments »In tomorrow's podcast interview (Tuesday, April 21) with top audiobook narrator Scott Brick (part 2) he talks about the importance of acting and narrating books. "If I hadn't been an actor, I would have never been hired." What kind of ...
Doing Voice Overs Against All Odds
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »When you first see him you can't tell. Just your typical voice actor in LA, going to his next voice over job. Trev Broudy is a young, fit guy, with piercing blue eyes, walking with his Golden Retriever. When he ...
AudioFile Magazine Celebrates “Golden Voices”
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in General Info | No Comments »With my interview with top audio book narrator, Scott Brick, posted yesterday, it seems fitting to talk about AudioFile Magazine's "Golden Voices" Hall of Fame. Of course Scott is a hall of famer. Here's an excerpt from the magazine: "AudioFile editors celebrate ...
Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To Top Audio Book Narrator, Scott Brick
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in Audio Podcast, General Info, Marketing | 13 Comments »Actor, screenwriter and audiobook narrator, Scott Brick definitely gives new meaning to a hyphenate career with credits in film, television, stage and radio. In 2000, Brick ventured into narrating audiobooks and quickly found himself embraced by the audio world. To date ...
You Have To Be A Good Storyteller For Audio Book Narration
Monday, April 13th, 2009 Posted in General Info, Marketing | 2 Comments »In tomorrow's podcast (Tuesday April 14) top audio book narrator, Scott Brick, talks about the importance of being able to tell a story and have a passion for books. "The best practice is to tell jokes. They have the same ...
Branding In This New (non-mass marketing) World
Friday, April 10th, 2009 Posted in General Info | No Comments »Check out Bob Souer's blog on branding today. He references Grant McCracken writing about Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. Fey comments on the fact that Amy Poehler's brand is not caring what people think- a less needy way of getting ...
Is Age a Factor In Voice Over? Can We Sound Too Old? Or Just Young Enough?
Thursday, April 9th, 2009 Posted in General Info, Marketing | 2 Comments »The great thing about voice over is anonymity. We get to be heard and not seen. So, it makes sense that you can be any age and be successful as a voice actor. Certainly there are voice over jobs for ...
Bob Bergen’s One Man VO Show in NYC
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 Posted in General Info | No Comments »So here's a different take on the Voice Over world. Voice actor extraordinaire, Bob Bergen, has a one man show, So Here's The Deal, in New York this month. -Tracy Pattin Here are the specs: "Wanted to give you a ‘heads up’ about ...
It’s Not A Voice Over Popularity Contest
Monday, April 6th, 2009 Posted in Audio Podcast, General Info | No Comments »In tomorrow's final piece (Tuesday April 8th) of my interview with Marketing Expert/Voice Talent, Tori Hartman, she talks about how you can't be everything to everybody in voiceover. "You have to release who you think you're supposed to be." Tori's ...
“How to Become a Successful Voiceover Artist” UCLA Online Course Begins April 7th!
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in Actor, Beginners, General Info, Marketing, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »Exciting news for VO artists…Johnna Gottlieb (former voice over agent) will be teaching an ONLINE voice over course through University of California Los Angeles. The course runs from April 7th - May 12th. Course Description: “Talent and technique are just starting ...
Face Time vs. Facebook Time. What’s More Effective?
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 Posted in General Info | 1 Comment »Voice Talent, Jon Morss wrote such poignant comments about yesterday's podcast interview with Tori Hartman (Part 3), that they deserved their own blog post. He even answers the "What are you doing to recession-proof your voice over career?" question! Here's what ...
“Know your Business!” Advises VO Marketing Expert Tori Hartman
Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in General Info | No Comments »In tomorrow's podcast (Part 3) with Tori Hartman, she talks in depth about what voice actors need to do to compete in this current climate. "Know your business! The top guys, like the late Don LaFontaine, always kept tabs on ...
Video Book Trailers. A New Opportunity for Voice Actors?
Friday, March 27th, 2009 Posted in Finding Work, General Info | 2 Comments »Book Surge, a partner of Amazon.com, is a self publishing company offering authors a variety of services to self-publish. Now, they're offering Video Book Trailers. Could this be a new path for voice over talent? Here's what Book Surge says about ...
How Do You Recession-Proof Your Voice Over Career?
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in General Info, Marketing | 2 Comments »Each week, I pose the question, "How Do You Recession-Proof Your Voice Over Career?" We've been getting great responses that we've been publishing each week. We'd love to hear from you! This week, I have my own answer to the ...
How Do You Stay Competitive in Voice Over? “Build Relationships” Says Tori Hartman
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »In tomorrow's podcast (Tuesday, March 24) Voice Talent/Marketing Expert, Tori Hartman continues talking about how to use marketing to stay competitive in the Voice Over world. First marketing step? "Form relationships" says Hartman. To expand on her advice, Tori quotes ...
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