9/29/09 – Bobbin Beam Leads Reader’s Digest Podcast Team Reading For The Blind At AIRSLA
Voice actress Bobbin Beam recently became team leader and production coordinator for the Reader’s Digest podcasts heard at AIRSLA.org – a service that provides a wide range of audio information for people with limited or no vision. Many of America’s best known voice actors quietly donate their time and voices each month to record these articles for the Los Angeles-based service …
Audiobooks: Traits & Habits Of An In-Demand Audiobook Narrator: Alan Sklar
What makes audiobook listeners and publishers return to a particular narrator time and time again? Voice acting skill, of course. But also personal traits and habits – the behind-the-scene things that are less obvious, but ever important for success – read, long-term employment – as an audiobook narrator. Veteran narrator Alan Sklar – “the go-to voice” – shares here how he has mastered the craft – and will teach this and more in “Mastering
Voice Talent Productions Roster In Full Force At VOICE 2010
Man, we are all over this thing like white on rice. First off, those of you who are not hip to the whole VOICE thing1 are invited to please visit the main VOICE 2010 site to get up to speed. Be sure to click on the “Conference Schedule” tab up top to get a rundown of the goings on and to decide which sessions to sign up for. In addition to our fabulous hosts James Alburger and Penny Abshire you will find such VTP notables as our friend from the north Deb Munro, French
You Gotta Have Faith!
If you know me, you know I’m an avid Florida Gator fan. Yes, that’s right, I bleed orange and blue. I graduated from the University of Florida in 1994 with a Bachelors degree in English and am very loyal to my alma mater. Why am I so loyal? I guess because my college experience was a pivotal time in my life. I came from a very small town and an even more dysfunctional family. I did fairly well academically in my small high school. Then I went to this huge
Enjoying The Walk
My dog, Macy, loves to walk. Wait, that doesn’t describe it quite right…she LIVES to walk. She breathes, eats, and sleeps in anticipation of her twice daily walks. Each morning she follows me right at my heels waiting for the slightest hint that I might be reaching for my shoes…or pulling my hair into a ponytail…or better yet- grabbing her leash. These things can send her into a fit of hysteria unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Say the word ‘walk’,
Voiceover Tips Written 9 Years Ago
I ran across an excellent article today regarding voiceover recording…way too much to get into here, so I’ll spare you the laborious efforts by offering up the link so you can read it for yourself: The article is on Mix Online I’m certain this will be helpful to you.
Voices.com | EdgeStudio.com
I was happy to see that the weekly “TALK WITH A PRO” Q & A FORUM from Edge Studio features the well known Co-Founder & VP of Marketing at Voices.com, Stephanie Ciccarelli. The title of tonight’s Q&A is “Online Auditioning and Your Voice Over Career, Maximizing Your Experience”. This helpful event is TONIGHT from 9-10PM Eastern. The number to dial in (ONLY FIRST 50 CALLERS GET IN!!!) 1-641-594-7078
Shhhhh! Commercials may get quieter
Have you experienced those annoying variable sound levels blowing out of your TV? Like most of us….uh yeah.I’d ask myself, why don’t they do something at the station to compress those high dbs and even out the general sound from one commercial ad to the next.This Parade magazine article I gleaned from Sunday’s paper suggests that finally, after decades of complaints, TV commercials may get quieter.There are regulators available to help keep your ears from
A quote for today
Sent to me by my manager and friend Stacey Stahl. A thousand things went right today. – Ilan Shamir
Do you love voiceover work?
Then check the blog post today by my friend Taji. He’s starting a new website called I Love Voice-Over Work, intended to feature your stories and experiences.