12/16/09 – Perform & Learn From Audiobook Stars In Pat Fraley’s ‘Smokin’ Mysteries Event’
It goes down in LA on Jan. 16, kid … but some audiobook VO careers might just rise from it. Ya see, these guys – Pat Fraley, Scott Brick, Stefan Rudnicki … oh, you heard of ‘em? – will take 12 voice actors and shape ‘em up to perform in an original audiobook drama. Yeah, they’ll get credits and all …
Attitude of Gratitude
I want to repost this blog post from Effortless Abundance. It’s a good one. Enjoy!
Where have I been? Oh, and are you interested in VO?
Wowza, it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog! Thankfully, fall is a busy time for me, with the toy products/commercials being produced for the holidays. I received an email from a person interested in voiceover today, and after I wrote my response, thought I’d post it here for all to see. This is my general response to anyone who asks me about how to get into voiceover. I was very blessed to have much encouragement along the way when I first started out.
audio’connell in raleigh
Voice Over Talents Rowell Gorman, Debra Stamp & Peter K. O’Connell The nice thing about travel (yes there are a few nice things) is heading in to warmer climates during the winter. Raleigh, NC isn’t Bermuda but it’s a very nice spot and it was my destination yesterday and today. As always, I try and summon the voice over troops in the area, this time breakfasting with Rowell Gorman (the Imaginator) and Debra Stamp (who lived and worked in Buffalo for a long time and now lives
Transiberian Orchestra | LIGHTS
Many have seen this really fun video featuring the music of The Transiberian Orchestra as the Christmas lights dance to the beats! Enjoy!
Voiceovers | Copy Breakdown
Hi, thanks for choosing to visit my blog today! Hope you and your family are doing well! I just finished looking over the latest post from Voices.com‘s Vox Daily, which focuses on committing to choices and breaking down the voiceover copy. You’ll find this helpful post HERE Merry Christmas and thanks to the great folks at Voices.com for all their hard work and support of our industry!
Roy E. Disney: R.I.P.
Roy E. Disney Dies at 79I was saddened to learn of Walt’s nephew, Roy E. Disney’s passing yesterday. The end of another era in the history of the media giant. Read the article.
Break Into Animation
Nancy Wolfson and Anna Vocino have been doing a superb series of teleseminars for nearly 3 years now. I’ve been there for every one of them and each has been worth way more than the price of admission. Now comes an opportunity to dig into the topic of voiceover for animation with not only Nancy and Anna, but also Richard Horvitz. This teleseminar will be held at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. You’ll be able to sign up soon at Nancy and
Tracy and Bob
Tracy Pattin’s video podcast with Bob Bergen and Bill Holmes, part 1. And part 2.
Dear Santa: Bring Me Tools To Be A Good Voice Actor! by Bettye Zoller
There isn’t a ready-made actor’s toolkit that Santa can throw down your chimney – although that’s a darn good sales idea! But in keeping with the holiday season, here’s a Dear Santa list of the top five voice acting skills you could wish for. You’ll just have to get them for yourself!