“Scientists Figure Out The Formula For The Perfect Speaking Voice”
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »I just found this article. It’s from the Switched website. Apparently a scientist and a sound engineer think they’ve discovered the perfect speaking voice. Should we voice actors then strive for this kind of perfection? Or simply stay true to ...
Voice Of Elmo Shows His Face On Oprah
Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »It’s Friday afternoon, June 6, 2006. Oprah’s on. The voice behind Elmo is her guest, Kevin Clash. A handsome, young, tall 45 year old African American man. Kevin says most people expect Elmo to be a short, bald guy. "This ...
Londoner Voice Over Talent Spoofs Her VO Gig And Gets In Big Trouble
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in General Info | 1 Comment »I was surfing around the internet checking for international voice over stories. And I came across this one. Emma Clarke is one of those ubiquitous voices heard in public places like train stations. She’s one of the “Mind the Gap” ...
Pat Fraley’s “ER Improv and Critical Mic Technique” workshop
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Uncategorized | No Comments »I went to Bob Souer's blog the other day and came across this post. Thanks Bob for always being in the know! -Tracy Pattin The ER Improv and Critical Mic Technique Clinic Pat Fraley is leading a day long workshop to help ...
NPR’s Brian Unger Talks About His Daily Show(Jon Stewart) Beginnings and His NPR Career
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »Four years ago I met Brian Unger at Video Box Studios in Los Angeles, when he was working on a pilot project. I hadn't seem him in a couple of years until one evening I was channel surfing and clicked ...
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 ...
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 ...
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