Don’t be afraid to look dumb
I enjoyed this little diddy by Philip Banks, and I hope you do too! Click here to read Philip’s blog.
Two Voiceover Business Items of Interest
In case you haven’t received news of the following in your email :Julie Williams has released the latest Voiceover Insider. Free DownloadYou can also paster this url into your browser: http://voice-overs.com/FEB10VOI.pdfAnd “Dr.” Pat Fraley, Voiceover Surgeon wil conduct a webinar on Feb. 19th via Voiceover Xtra.
Playing the Pro Game with Marice
Marice Tobias announces that she is coming to Chicago the weekend of March 20 and 21, 2010 for two days called 2010: The Pro Game. The following is verbatim from her press release: Yes, it’s harder to build, maintain and grow the professional voiceover career than ever before. And yes, more people are competing for the work than ever before. Not exactly news, huh? So what is? The Shift. The shift is one of the reasons why a lot of solid careers are not as solid as they once were. The
A relief benefit for Haiti tele-event
February 10, 2010 you have an opportunity to learn from some top audiobook narrators and help the relief efforts in Haiti. Details are at VoiceOverXtra.
Unhelpful Robot Remixed into a Song!
So, two years ago I recorded a series of cell phone alerts I titled “Unhelpful Robot”, and they were pretty popular for a while. I haven’t checked in on them for a while, but apparently people have still been downloading them, which is pretty rad. Well I just received a message from a DJ in Amsterdam who has used Unhelpful Robot in a club track, that he’s actually played FOR OTHER PEOPLE. I
Seth Godin on the way the voiceover business is changing
Well, to be completely accurate, Seth Godin doesn’t specifically mention the voiceover business in his blog post today, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s writing about it. Because it’s not just book publishing and newspapers that have changed dramatically in the last decade. THe voiceover business has too. Yes, we don’t spend as much time in studios other than our own, but that’s really only a cosmetic change. The really big differences are in
A quote for today
From my friend and manager, Stacey Stahl today: The only thing more powerful than walking your talk is walking your walk without having to talk the talk. – Alan Cohen
the end is near — for the faux-ditions anyway
The voting for the unofficial casting call for “world news with diane sawyer” will end on Friday, February 5th at 17:00 hrs eastern US time. If’n ya taint voted yet, vote now here. Bookmark to: Hide Sites
Making Tax Time Easier for Clients
By now, you have had more than your share of requests from production companies who have said something like these actual clients: “Could you do me a favor and send me a W9 (attached pdf)? Either a scan or just the info will work. I’m trying to get my taxes together, ughhhhhh.” “Brian, would you please complete the W9 attached and fax or email back the 1st page? Thank you.” Question: Do you have to run over to the fax machine to send off
January Perspective: My Month In Review
January: It was a crazy busy month. What a great start to the New Year. I can’t believe it’s already February 1st!!!January was wild and wonderful. I had lots of voiceover jobs, auditions, and top-notch training.But after a typicial twelve-hour day, I just have to shut off the computer and wind it down, and be more available and nurturing to family.But with that Voiceover work, comes the administrative stuff, paperwork, marketing, and