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Social Media Strategizing for Voice Actors

Monday, March 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In tomorrow's podcast, New Media/Social Media expert Douglas E. Welch, talks about: •New Media marketing strategies for voice actors •How to use Facebook more effectively for your VO career •Targeted internet searches on Twitter •How to strategize for voice over jobs •The changes in the ...

Voicebank on Facebook

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

We recently changed our facebook fan page name and that means everyone has to "Become a Fan" again. Please take a moment become a "FAN" of voicebank.net. Thanks, Erica L. Kelly

Hispanic Voice Over Market. How Does It Compare?

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In tomorrow's podcast (part 2) voice actor Gustavo Rex continues sharing his experiences and insights about the Hispanic Voice Over market. He talks about: •The Hispanic Voice Over Market and the audition process •Pay structure. How it's different from the mainstream voice ...

Accent & Dialect Advice for Voice Actors

Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In tomorrow's podcast (part 3) with Dialect and Accent coach Amy Stoller, her talks about: •How we learn accents •Whether the ability to do other accents is innate or if it can be learned •The challenge when you begin speaking one language and ...

Top 20 Super Bowl Ads Ever.

Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Seems like this comes up every year about this time: check them out here.

Co-founder of Chiat/Day

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Guy Day, who teamed up with fellow advertising executive Jay Chiat in 1968 to co-found the acclaimed Chiat/Day advertising agency in Los Angeles, has died of natural causes. He was 79. Chiat/Day was one voicebank.net's earliest clients and although we ...

Anime TV. New Internet TV Show.

Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Anime is a big industry and a big opportunity for voice talent. Seems it's alive, well, kicking, punching, and jumping, so much so there is a new internet show: Anime TV hosted by anime voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch and ...

The Brady Bunch & Ninja Turtle Voice Talent Robbie Rist on VO Success

Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In tomorrow's podcast (part 3) former child actor (The Brady Bunch) and current voice talent Robbie Rist (Teen Mutant Ninja Turtle's Michelangelo) in conversation with voice teacher/producer Bill Holmes, talks about: •How to book by bringing out the kid in you •Improv ...

Voiceover: Beyond the Booth Course begins at NYU 10/14/09…

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Enrollment for Johnna Gottlieb's New York University course “Voiceover: Beyond the Booth” is open.  The Fall semester begins on Wednesday, October 14th.  Here's a link to the NYU site for more info: http://www.scps.nyu.edu/course-detail/X34.8111/20093/voiceover-beyond-the-booth You can also access the info and a ...

The Blog received a facelift!

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

We are excited about the changes that we are implementing on the blog.  We are also working hard to provide you with more useful information and tools.  If you have any suggestions for us please feel free to send them.  ...

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Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

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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 ...

A Nice Speaking Voice, But it’s That Other Voice…LA Times Article on VO Actor Scott Rummell

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I came across this article in the LA Times last Sunday about voice actor, Scott Rummell. Here's an excerpt from Susan Carpenter's piece: "Scott Rummell has a nice speaking voice. It's warm, friendly, clear; pleasant though not particularly striking. But it's Rummell's ...

A Voice Over Class Offer You Can’t Refuse?

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Longtime voice over teacher Bill Holmes is quite the entrepreneur.  You can actually make money for taking his intro class. Tracy Pattin Check this out: Want to make an easy $50? Or even $100? Have a friend or two interested in getting into ...

Scott Brick Presents a Voice Over Contest!

Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In tomorrow's final Scott Brick podcast (Tuesday, May 5th) Scott talks about where to get advice on narration and producing an audio book demo, picking titles and dealing with those "made-up words." He has good news for voice actors in ...

Online Voice Over Subscription Services. Do They Help or Hurt?

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I'm a big proponent of New Media and the exciting opportunities and possibilities there are in cyberspace for just about every business, including the Voice Over industry. The internet has certainly made life easier in so many ways. With all ...

Part 2 Q&A : Voicebank.net’s Amber Dahlin talks about Websites and Marketing

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Q & A, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Online marketing has become key to the voice over career. In yesterday's Q&A blog with Voicebank.net's Amber Dahlin, she talked about how Voicebank.net and Voice Registry fit into to our high tech world and help the voice actor move forward ...

Joan Baker on Voice Over Acting

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Uncategorized, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »

Joan Baker is a voice over talent, coach and author of the book called "Secrets of Voice-Over Success." Today, I visited Joan's website and discovered that she was interviewed by ABC. I watched her interview and wanted to mention ...