Congratulations, Julie
My friend, Julie Williams has been chosen as a finalist for an Audie Award for 2010– The book I narrated is called Lord of the Ringless, by Dee Aspin. For more info about the book: http://www.deeaspin.com/main/buy.htm It’s kind of like a Chicken Soup for the Soul for Christian Single Women Who Want To Be Married. (Hence the name!) APA press release is
If you treat people well …
… they will remember you. My friend Ralph Hass has a story to illustrate the point on his blog.
Mahmoud Taji and David Ciccarelli
My friend Mahmoud Taji emailed me today about a new blog post on his site, a conversation with David Ciccarelli of Voices.com. Even if you’re not part of Voices.com, you might want to take a look.
Twitter updates from Karen for the week preceeding Mon Feb 15, 2010
Also don’t tweet or post your travel plans online! RT @TripAdvisor New video monitoring system lets you keep tabs on home http://bit.ly/afx Awesome list that applies to marketing your #voiceover biz! RT @toddschnick Latest: 99 Ways To Be An Intrepid Marketer http://is.gd/8iR4s Does the movie “Julie and Julia” seem like it’s about cooking or writing? I saw 5 things applicable to voiceover: http://tinyurl.com/yg37dkt RT @mburkey Inside the audiobook studio: See the
the faux-dition votes are in
I’ve tabulated the votes on the unofficial audition for the announcer job for World News with Diane Sawyer. My oh my was there a lot of politicking going on in this year’s faux-dition vote. This “crown” is more important to folks than I realized. Congratulations to Ralph and all the nominees for your efforts and obvious talent. Very special thanks to EVERYONE who participated. I hope all 96 of you enjoyed it. 1 Ralph Hass 2 Jack Friday 3 Rich Brennan 4 Tammy
Education of the voiceover….and of the most basic kind
There’s a lot of talk these days about voiceover coaching and education. Voiceover Coaching has become a veritable industry unto itself with some good coaches and – as always – some charlatans. I’m not going to get into that here. I have been lucky enough to be coached by some of the best, and I’m STILL being coached and educated. I really feel that it’s a constant process of developing my skills and taking my abilities to the next level. It’s an education that I
A spotlight on Melissa
My friend Melissa Exelberth does the voiceover for this video. Really nice work, Melissa!
Julie and Julia cook up 5 voiceover tips
Bonjour! You may think the movie Julie and Julia is only about Julia Child, Julie Powell, Paris, and cooking. While those are reasons enough to watch this excellent and highly enjoyable movie, you may be surprised to learn that the movie also contains 5 lessons that will benefit voiceover artists: 1) Neither Julia Child nor Julie Powell became cooks and writers simply to make money. Both answered an inner calling and pursued their passions. Both women also had additional income
Career: Voice Actors Can’t Take Off Snow Days … Even In the Snowy South, by Bob Souer
It’s been a freaky February weather-wise for much of the U.S., but you don’t have to tell that to veteran voice actor Bob Souer. Driving home from a trip last Monday, Bob got a call from his agent about a rush job, and assured the agent that he’d be back in his Charlotte, NC home studio in time for a phone patch that afternoon. He wasn’t expecting a two-foot wall of snow in the long driveway …
A New Blogger in Town
My friend and talented voice over, Brian Hart, is now blogging. You might want to check it out.