VOICE 2010- Aftermath and Photos

What a great time VOICE 2010 was. Much better than 2008 in my humble opinion.  I think the overall agenda was jam-packed, the vendors in the Exhibit Hall were fabulous, and the people were awesome. It was like a reunion, literally for so many of us. There were plenty of new folks to meet too. And the dinner banquet Saturday night was fabuloso, especially when I was seated next to my all time voiceover idol, the legendary June Foray ! Well you read the coverage here, and  on

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A tour of the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab

My friend Peter O’Connell tours the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab at the SAG Foundation. Very cool, Peter. Thank you for taking us along.

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I’m sorry for the silence

It’s been a couple of days and I haven’t posted anything. I know. I could offer all kinds of excuses (VOICE2010 was so overwhelming to me this year I couldn’t get my mind around it, I came home to a mountain of work, etc.) all of which would be true; but none of which mean anything. I’m processing what I learned in LA at VOICE, and all the people I met. I will be writing and linking and posting again. I promise. Thank you for being patient. I’ll leave you with

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6/7/2010 – John Florian @ VoiceOverXtra Receives VOICE 2010 Community Award

June 5, 2010, Los Angeles – Gasping for air and steadying himself by gripping the backs of chairs as he made his way to the stage, John Florian, founder and webmaster of VoiceOverXtra, received the prestigious VOICE 2010 Community Award tonight at the VOICE 2010 Celebrity Banquet, the final event of a jam-packed three-day international conference for voice actors. The award is given in recognition of outstanding service to the voice-over community …

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6/6/2010 – VOICE 2010 Conference Ends With Rousing Celebrity Banquet

It’s a wrap. The huge VOICE 2010 international voice-over conference in Los Angeles ended Saturday night with a rousing Celebrity Banquet. Some 400 voice actors headed back home to reality – but all the wiser for three jam-packed days of voice-over education, networking and fun …

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The Nokia BH-905’s – A Mixed Bag, But a Very Good Mixed Bag

***Scroll down to see my two minute video mini-review of the BH-905′s*** There are many different ways to judge a pair of headphones. Are you an uncompromising audiophile? Are you an on the go minimalist who doesn’t like a lot of clutter? Are you just looking to take a step up from the pair of headphones that came with your phone or MP3 player? With the BH-905′s, Nokia is taking a stab at the

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VOICE 2010 Audio Books Panel

Audio Books Panel Hillary Huber, Scott Brick, & Pat Fraley This genre is an easily-accessible area of voiceover. On Demos Make sure you use stellar excerpts Refrain from using best-sellers Average of 3- 1 minute excerpts that present you the best, slated correctly. Pristine sound. No sound effects, no music. Think your listeners/users will be using earbuds Get every lip smack, pop out! Use a director “Cold calls are for losers” How you go about getting contacts must be done

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Added to the blogroll

At VOICE2010, my friends Dave Courvoisier and Terry Daniel presented a ton of excellent material about social media and voiceover. I missed a large chunk of it because I was doing a voiceover session; but what I saw was superb. One thing I was there for was the announcement of a new website called Social Media VO. I’ve just added that site to my blogroll. I hope you’ll visit often.

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Twitter updates from Karen for the week preceeding Mon Jun 7, 2010

Creating #voiceover work (blog http://lnkd.in/qC_9iB) by recording a 10-hour audiobook for LibriVox. No $–just practice, credit, & JOY. #fb Happy that @DrewCommins is taking a swim test & may interview for Dive Immersion Instructor job at @GeorgiaAquarium. Good luck, my love! #fb @JeffBriggsVoice @VOs_by_Wayne Thanks for the #FF and RT! I hope you are enjoying a fab weekend & have wonderful #voiceover gigs in store! Follow me on Twitter

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Honoring audiobook cover artists

Grover Gardner has a blog post today showing off some of the in-house cover art made for audio books at Blackstone audio. It’s nice to give some attention to others that are so integral to the product. And some of these covers are truly works of art. Filed under: voice over

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