Voice Over Body Shop Podcast
Dan Lenard and George Whittam bring you East West Audio Body Shop, a place to discuss home studios and answer your voice-over studio technical questions. See more about the show and submit your questions at http://ewabs.com. This is the audio-only version of the Podcast. The video cast can also be found at our website, and the live taping feed is on Facebook Live and at vobs.tv.
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Voice actor and audiobook narrator A.W. “Aaron” Miller joins George to talk about the long road to becoming a full-time voice actor—and why sounding polished isn’t the same thing as sounding real. They get into audiobook workflow, auditions, improv, breaths and mouth noise, perfectionism, and the importance of making an actual choice when you step up to the mic. A.W.’s recurring advice is refreshingly simple: be yourself, let yourself play, and stop trying to make every audition sound like a finished commercial. 00:00 — Why Authenticity Beats “Performing” 03:00 — A.W. Miller’s Road to Voiceover 11:00 — The Best Advice: Be Yourself 13:00 — Going Full-Time & Finding a Routine 18:00 — The Realities of Audiobook Narration 21:00 — Punch & Roll and a Better Production Workflow 27:00 — Stop Trying to Make Everything Perfect 33:00 — Breaths, Mouth Noise & Knowing When to Let Go 35:00 — Voice Actors as Co-Creators 39:00 — Make a Choice in Your Audition 42:00 — Why Improv Matters for Voice Actors 52:00 — Stop Making Auditions Sound “Finished”
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George the Tech sits down with Heidi Rew, full-time voice actor, on-camera actor, podcast host, and co-owner of Atlanta Voiceover Studio, to talk about her unlikely path from childhood performer to radio personality to working voice actor and studio owner. Heidi shares why persistence often matters more than raw talent, what she learned from losing a nine-year client, how Atlanta Voiceover Studio grew from a tiny recording space into a major VO training resource, and why making a demo before you're ready can set you up for failure instead of success. Timeline 00:00 Sponsor: Full Compass + GTT Sound Check 00:57 Meet Heidi Rew 02:00 From Childhood Performer to Voice Actor 05:00 Performing Without “Performing” for the Microphone 07:00 Self-Consciousness, Confidence, and Getting Out of Your Own Way 11:30 Paying Her Own Way Through College 12:30 Internships and Finding Radio 14:00 The Many Jobs You Do in Radio 16:15 The “Redneck Home Shopping Show” 18:30 Meeting Mike Stoudt and the Road to Voiceover 20:00 Building a VO Career While Working in Radio 23:00 Why You Can’t Compare Your Voiceover Journey to Someone Else’s 24:30 Talent vs. Persistence: Who Actually Builds a Career? 25:30 Leaving Radio and Going Full-Time 27:00 How Atlanta Voiceover Studio Started Almost by Accident 29:00 From Recording Space to VO Training 30:30 You Don’t Need to Be the Biggest Expert to Be a Great Teacher 33:00 Learning to Let Go of Auditions 34:30 Big Wins, Long-Term Clients, and AutoNation 35:30 What Happens When a Nine-Year Client Disappears? 37:00 Balancing VO, Acting, and Running a Studio 38:30 The Business Mistake Heidi Wishes They Had Avoided 40:00 Growing Atlanta Voiceover Studio — Then COVID Hit 42:00 How Virtual Training Changed the Business 44:00 Surviving the Financial Ups and Downs of Creative Work 45:00 Hiring, Delegating, and Building a Flexible Team 48:30 What Atlanta Voiceover Studio Offers Today 52:30 How Do You Know When You’re Ready for a Commercial Demo? 54:00 Where to Learn More About Heidi and Atlanta Voiceover Studio
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George talks with UK-based voiceover engineer and demo producer Henry Willard about the rise of virtual engineering and why more actors are bringing their own engineers into remote directed sessions. Henry explains how having someone handle recording, playback, timing, and client requests can free the actor to stay where they belong: in the performance. They also explore Henry’s approach to creating authentic commercial demos, why overproducing auditions can backfire, the never-ending battle with mouth noise, common home-studio mistakes, and the realities of producing audiobooks by hand in an increasingly automated world. And because two audio engineers can only behave themselves for so long, there’s plenty of talk about Pro Tools, headphones, plugins, noise reduction, Macs vs. PCs, and keeping your processing chain simple. Timeline 00:00 Sponsor and Sound Check 01:00 Meet Henry Willard 03:00 Running an Audio Business with Two Young Kids 05:00 The Reality of Working from a Home Studio 07:00 Why Voice Actors Are Hiring Their Own Engineers 10:00 What a Virtual Engineer Actually Does 11:00 Henry’s Start in Remote Recording 14:00 How COVID Changed the Voiceover Workflow 16:00 Building a Freelance Voiceover Engineering Business 19:00 Getting Into Voiceover Demo Production 20:00 Making a Demo Sound Authentic—not Overproduced 22:00 Music Choices That Can Ruin a Demo 24:00 Henry’s “Palette Call” for Building Personalized Demos 27:00 Why Demo Spots Need a Beginning, Middle, and End 28:00 Mouth Noise, Perfectionism, and Over-Editing 29:00 Mac vs. Windows for Voiceover Recording 34:00 How Much Mouth Noise Should You Actually Remove? 35:00 RX Mouth De-click and the Problem with Overprocessing 37:00 Alternatives to RX and When Your Headphones Are Too Good 39:00 Fix the Room and Mic Technique Before Adding Plugins 40:00 The Wrong Mic, the Wrong Input—and Other Common Mistakes 43:00 Henry’s Approach to Audiobook Production 46:00 Punch and Roll vs. Continuous Recording 49:00 AI Proofing vs. Actually Listening to the Audiobook 51:00 Why Henry Takes a Premium Approach to Audiobook Editing 53:00 Henry’s Favorite Tools: Pro Tools, Editus Keys, and Headphones 58:00 Keeping Plugins Simple 59:00 Waves NS1 and Noise Reduction 1:00:00 Apollo C-Vox and Real-Time Noise Reduction 1:02:00 More Audio Geekery—and an Invitation to Pro Audio Suite
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Voiceover veteran Thom Pinto joins George the Tech for a trip through more than four decades of VO—from cutting quarter-inch tape in radio to voicing trailers for The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains and Automobiles and more. Thom shares stories from the golden age of LA voiceover, explains how he’s stayed relevant as the industry has changed, and talks about his current focus coaching documentary and docuseries narration. George and Thom also dig into what today’s talent needs to succeed: versatility, self-direction, a dependable home studio, and auditions that sound polished without sounding overproduced. Timeline 00:00 Zoom, Tech Changes, and Old-School Stories 13:00 Meet Thom Pinto 19:00 From Radio DJ to Production Director 21:30 Discovering Ernie Anderson 22:00 Working with a Voiceover Legend 27:00 The Golden Age of LA Voiceover 28:30 Getting Signed and the “Bean” Nickname 30:00 How Casting and Auditions Have Changed 35:00 Versatility, Longevity, and Staying in the Game 39:00 Bill Ratner and the Art of Working Fast 42:00 Thom’s Brief On-Camera Career 44:00 How Thom Became a Voiceover Coach 46:30 Buzzy’s and the Classic LA Studio Era 48:00 Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and the Movie Trailer Years 50:30 Filling In for Bill Ratner 53:00 What Today’s Successful Voice Actors Have in Common 54:30 Why Voiceover Is Harder Today 56:00 Why a Professional Home Studio Matters 57:00 Don LaFontaine and the Home Studio Revolution 58:15 Bo Weaver: Remote VO Before It Was Normal 1:00:00 ISDN, ipDTL, Source-Connect, and Adapting to New Tech 1:03:00 Coaching Becomes a Bigger Part of Thom’s Career 1:06:00 Finding His Lane in Documentary Narration 1:07:30 Voice vs. Interpretation 1:10:45 Coaching “Primetime Narrators” 1:13:25 What Thom Hears in Audition Audio 1:15:00 When Processing Makes an Audition Sound Too Polished 1:18:15 Stop Editing the Life Out of Your Read 1:20:00 How Much Comping Is Too Much? 1:21:55 Where to Find Thom 1:22:15 Final Wrap and Thanks
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Many voice actors know the term conversational read—but fewer understand what actually makes a performance feel authentic. George welcomes Hugh P. Klitzke to discuss the evolution of conversational voiceover, the changing casting landscape, and why coaching has become more important than ever. Hugh shares his unconventional path into voiceover, lessons learned working behind the scenes at a New York talent agency, and how those experiences shaped his teaching philosophy. They also discuss Hugh's popular Open Studio coaching sessions, the value of letting performers observe real coaching in action, and why creating genuinely helpful free content has become one of the strongest ways to build trust in today's voiceover community. Whether you're a newer talent or several years into your career, this episode offers valuable insight into developing stronger performances—not just better recordings. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Introduction and podcast setup 03:10 – Hugh's musical background and unexpected path into voiceover 10:45 – Working behind the scenes at a New York talent agency 18:20 – Why Hugh eventually began coaching actors 26:40 – Leaving the agency and launching his own coaching business 33:15 – Building the Conversational VO brand 40:30 – Why conversational reads are harder than they sound 49:05 – The philosophy behind Open Studio 58:20 – Helping experienced voice actors solve performance problems 1:08:15 – Creating free educational content that provides real value 1:15:40 – Final thoughts and where to learn more
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In this episode of the GTT Performer Friendly Podcast, George Whittam talks with voice director, casting professional, producer, writer, actor, and VO coach Andy Lerner about the intersection of performance, audio, and modern voiceover. Andy shares how he moved from engineering and comedy radio production into directing and coaching, including his work in the SpongeBob SquarePants universe during COVID. He also offers practical advice for newer voice actors on training, rejection, improv, mic placement, and avoiding overly edited, lifeless auditions. Timeline 00:00 — Sponsor Message 00:31 — Sticking With Acting 01:49 — Meet Andy Lerner 03:29 — VO Atlanta Highlights 05:55 — Bridging Tech And Talent 08:34 — From Engineer To Studio Builder 14:02 — Comedy Commercials Era 15:19 — Edgy Ads And Changing Norms 18:09 — Joining SpongeBob During COVID 22:01 — Directing A Legacy Franchise 26:48 — Remote Workflow And Cast Praise 29:01 — Fans, Conventions, And Voicelings 33:27 — Neurodiversity In The VO Community 35:54 — Showrunner Role And ADR Pickups 38:56 — ADR Fixes Explained 39:50 — Why Andy Coaches Newbies 42:41 — Handling Rejection Gently 44:50 — What Casting Wants 47:44 — Be 401, Not 400 50:13 — Training Before Voices 51:29 — Mic Placement Mistakes 53:21 — Stop Over-Editing 01:00:08 — Workflow And Software 01:03:14 — TwistedWave Special Paste 01:06:05 — Know Your Genre 01:09:42 — Workouts And Where To Find Andy 01:12:22 — If You Feel Cringe, Quit 01:13:49 — Stick With It Anyway 01:15:23 — Final Thanks And Wrap
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What makes a voiceover audition feel bookable — and what makes casting hit pause? George the Tech sits down with Kim Hurdon of KH Casting for a deep conversation about the casting side of voiceover, especially in video games, animation, and remote audition workflows. Kim explains why human performance still matters most, why over-editing can hurt more than help, and how actors can avoid sounding processed, artificial, or disconnected from the role. They also explore the post-COVID home studio divide, the value of hub studios and engineers, video game realism, effort sounds, PCAP, inclusive casting, NDAs, and why booking often comes down to fit — not just skill. Timeline 00:00 Sponsor and Sound Check 01:07 Meet Kim Hurdon 02:19 Headphone Geek Out 04:39 Audition Mistakes: Editing, Breaths, Music, and Overprocessing 08:29 Kim’s Casting Origin Story 12:55 The Home Studio Divide After COVID 16:01 The Gaming Boom and AAA Workflows 18:38 Mics, Movement Rigs, and Remote Recording 21:59 Authenticity in Games and Inclusive Casting 25:01 Efforts, Levels, and Clipping 29:01 Hybrid Workflows and Hub Studios 30:57 The Laptop Mic Disaster 33:03 Building a Studio Checklist Mindset 34:52 Ensemble Sessions vs. Solo Sessions 36:26 PCAP Explained 38:21 Gameplay Lines and Alts 39:09 Booking Fit vs. Skill 41:36 Game Timelines and NDAs 43:49 NPCs and Long-Running Game Work 45:22 Favorite Work and Family 49:05 Zoom Auditions and CAVA 51:24 AI Laws and Advocacy 52:56 Conferences and Community 55:15 How to Book More 56:09 Coaching Without Overdoing 59:02 Where to Find Kim 59:15 Final Wrap and Thanks
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In this episode, George talks with Jodi Gottlieb, a voiceover coach with more than 20 years of industry experience and a background working with major networks. Jodi shares how she coaches established voice talent who are ready to raise their game, especially in commercial auditions where subtle, natural choices can make all the difference. George and Jodi discuss common audition mistakes, why dramatic pauses often work against you, how to use two different reads strategically, and what it really means to “show range” without ignoring the specs. They also explore the impact of AI on the voiceover industry — including Jodi’s concerns about lost opportunities and her belief that audiences can still hear the difference when a performance is genuinely human. 00:00 Sponsor and Offer 00:31 Booth Mindset Tips 00:56 Meet Coach Jodi 02:56 Audio vs Video Podcasts 04:17 Remote Sessions Connection 08:23 Who Jodi Coaches 11:37 How She Started Coaching 15:46 Commercial Specs Myth 20:26 Disqualifying Reads 25:31 Directed Auditions Help 27:09 Demo Production Process 29:43 What Makes Demos Work 29:51 Demo Spots Under 10 Seconds 31:16 Variety and Money Voice 33:00 Audition Takes and Specs 35:59 Specs vs Reality in Sessions 38:02 Stop Over Editing Auditions 42:02 Separate Roles and Take Breaks 47:03 AI Voices and Industry Shifts 52:12 Calling Out AI and Audience Detection 56:26 Wrap Up and Contact Info
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George the Tech sits down with longtime client Sara Van Beckham to unpack what it takes to build—and sustain—a voiceover career across multiple genres. Sara shares how acting training transformed her reads, why SOVAS sparked a major career reset, and how she transitioned to remote work long before it became the norm. She also gets real about vocal health, promo pressure, tech anxiety, and the standards that separate working pros from everyone else. Timeline 00:00 Sound Check Promo 00:21 “Kind, On Time, Good” — The Core Formula 00:37 Meet Sara Van Beckham 01:52 Conferences & VO Community 02:42 SOVAS Wake-Up Call 04:22 Switching to Atlas Agency 06:51 From Wisconsin to Voiceover 08:55 Acting Training & Meisner Influence 11:39 NYC Audition Hustle 12:49 Going Remote (2013 ISDN Era) 14:14 Vocal Surgery & Recovery 15:06 Audiobooks as Daily Practice 18:44 Cracking the Promo Market 19:52 Landing ABC & Fast Turnarounds 21:12 What “Pro Turnaround” Really Means 21:59 “Kind, On Time, Good” Revisited 22:32 Self-Recording Promo Work 23:39 The Ephemeral Nature of Promo 24:57 Live-Directed Commercial Sessions 25:54 Campaigns Come and Go 26:45 Relationships with Engineers 28:06 Actors as Their Own Tech Team 30:31 Tech Anxiety & Triggers 32:13 Advocating for Yourself 33:39 Confidence & Professional Standards 35:34 Everyday Gear Setup 36:50 Tribooth Studio Setup 37:41 Closing Thoughts
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George sits down with longtime client and voice actor Chris Fries to talk about what it really looks like to build a sustainable, high-level voiceover career. Chris breaks down how commercial work became the backbone of his business, why promo is a completely different beast, and how trust—not just talent—keeps you booked on long-running campaigns. They also get deep into studio design, workflow, and the gear choices that support fast, reliable sessions. Timeline 00:00 – Sound Check Promo 00:22 – Three Traits of Voice Actors 01:00 – Ramble and Rapport 02:31 – Meet Chris Fries 04:04 – Booking Commercial Campaigns 06:42 – Why Chase Promo Work 09:12 – Session Workflow and Downtime 11:43 – Long Running Campaigns 12:42 – Becoming the Owl Character 16:16 – On Set Ad Libs and Improv 22:34 – Tech Talk and Gear Plug 24:42 – Building the Home Studio 28:05 – Treated Office Workflow 29:34 – Video Game Audio Standards 31:34 – Motorcycle Commute Era 35:02 – Booth Gear Breakdown 38:04 – Mic Switching and Cough Mute 41:12 – Desk Side Routing and Monitoring 43:28 – Phone Patch and TRRS Setup 46:21 – Set It and Forget It 47:50 – Coaching Origin and Process 52:19 – Travel Rig Upgrades & Farewell
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What does it take to survive (and thrive) through every era of voiceover? Studio engineer, producer, and VO talent Mark Graue joins George Whittam to share stories from radio hustle to Hollywood studios, working with legends, and building a career that adapted from analog tape to today’s digital world. From a near-disastrous timecode session to landing VO work at Hanna-Barbera, this episode is packed with hard-earned lessons on engineering by ear, storytelling in demos, and knowing when to step away. Timeline 00:00 – Audio service promo 00:22 – Cold-call spec spots: the original hustle 03:12 – Breaking into Cherokee Recording Studios 03:36 – The Van Halen spec spot gamble 04:39 – Building a Warner interviews archive 06:10 – The open audition that led to Hanna-Barbera 07:39 – Buying Studio 5 and going independent 10:26 – Moving to Burbank and evolving the business 12:47 – Surviving the analog → digital shift 15:09 – The timecode session disaster 15:54 – Handling pressure when everything’s on the line 16:17 – Why great engineers use their ears, not just meters 17:13 – Storytelling secrets in voiceover demos 18:01 – Memories of Don LaFontaine 20:10 – The “voiceover gypsy” era 21:46 – Life beyond LA 23:45 – Travel, boundaries, and no mobile rig 24:37 – Coaching talent and modern home studios 25:32 – Gear graveyard stories 27:16 – Where to find Mark
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What happens when a seven-time Emmy winner realizes his audio isn’t good enough? We’re re-releasing this episode with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, Emmy Award winner, and New York Times bestselling author David Pogue to celebrate his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years, which recently debuted on the NYT Best Sellers list. In this conversation, David joins George the Tech to break down how his echoey home office got upgraded to broadcast-ready sound—without a booth—and why most people misunderstand how to fix bad audio. You'll also hear about his years covering tech for The New York Times, and why he’s turning down voice-cloning deals in the age of deepfakes. If you record from home—or care about where tech is headed—this episode hits both. Timeline 00:00 — Big Question: AI Utopia or Dystopia? 00:30 — Introducing David Pogue 03:30 — What He Actually Does Day-to-Day 07:00 — His Music Background (Broadway → Now) 10:00 — The Windsor Castle Story 16:30 — Why He Needed Help With Audio 18:30 — The Big Misconception: “Just Get a Booth” 21:00 — The Facebook Thread That Changed Everything 23:00 — The Actual Fix 25:30 — The Last 5%: Clarity VX 28:00 — Workflow Friction (Final Cut Issue) 31:00 — Broadcast Reality vs Perfectionism 34:00 — The Challenge of Great Audio + Great Video 36:30 — The “Perfect Zoom Background” Problem 40:00 — AI Tools He Actually Uses 43:30 — Deepfakes: Real Risk or Overblown? 47:00 — Turning Down Voice Cloning Offers 50:00 — AI Lawsuits + Ownership Questions 54:00 — Where to Follow David Pogue
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From closet booth to NFL sidelines—Queen Noveen didn’t just break into voiceover, she built her own lane. In this episode, she joins George the Tech to share how viral moments, relentless hustle, and smart social media turned into real bookings—including the San Francisco 49ers, NASCAR, and NFL Honors. But it wasn’t smooth. Along the way, she faced noisy apartments, blanket booths, online trolls—and figured it all out in real time. If you’ve ever wondered how VO careers actually take off today…this one’s a must-listen. Learn more at: www.queennoveen.com/ Timeline 00:00 – Soundcheck Promo 00:21 – Handling online hate 00:45 – Meet Queen Noveen 01:52 – Closet studio beginnings 02:59 – Juggling early jobs 04:20 – Moving from Connecticut to LA 05:15 – How voiceover found her 06:36 – Dealing with noise interruptions 08:44 – The “blanket booth” era 13:50 – Upgrading to a real home studio 15:51 – Self-directing vs. being directed 17:06 – Going viral on TikTok 20:58 – Managing comments & negativity 24:27 – Learning mic technique the hard way 26:32 – The story behind “Queen Noveen” 28:12 – Turning social media into bookings 29:19 – NFL Honors + 49ers breakthrough 29:54 – NASCAR opportunity chain reaction 31:24 – Inclusion, opportunity, and pushback 34:13 – Australia TV interview experience 35:43 – Editing yourself on camera 38:13 – Launching Ready. Cue. Announce! 39:59 – Curriculum + how it started 44:16 – Who the program is for 46:52 – Measuring student success 49:03 – How to enroll 50:28 – No “get rich quick” promises 52:16 – Wrap-up + community
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What do Saturday Night Live, The Golden Girls, and modern voiceover studios have in common? Ed Moskowitz has worked on all of them—and his biggest lesson after decades in the industry is surprisingly simple: don’t overcomplicate your audio. In this episode, Ed walks George through his journey from scrappy theater kid to mixing some of the most iconic shows in TV history. Along the way, he shares wild live-broadcast stories (yes, including the Macy’s Parade), the evolution from boom mics to lavs and RF, and why today’s tech sometimes makes things harder—not better. They also dig into Ed’s current voiceover setup (refreshingly minimal), his philosophy on signal chains, and what actually matters when you’re trying to sound professional. If you’ve ever wondered how the pros really approach audio—this one’s packed. Timeline 00:00 Pro Audio Soundcheck Intro 00:33 Meet George and Ed 02:49 Ed’s Theater Roots 04:52 Hollywood Sound and SNL 06:37 Studio 8H Sound Design 09:56 Snakes, Soldering, and Travel 12:35 Macy’s Parade War Stories 16:51 Union Work and Sync Playback 19:24 Sitcom Factory to Golden Girls 24:36 Golden Girls Sound Crew 25:56 Larry Sanders Breakthrough 31:16 Booms, Lavs, and RF Evolution 37:32 Leaving Set for Voiceover 41:32 Inside the Booth 42:05 Mic Collection Talk 44:06 Signal Chain Basics 46:25 Analog Control Philosophy 48:34 Live Sound War Stories 53:58 Voiceover Growth Path 58:29 Sennheiser Prototype Story 01:02:58 Noise Reduction and Plugins 01:09:48 Tech Updates Headaches 01:12:27 Wrap Up and Where to Find
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Can your audio quality make or break your voiceover career? In this episode, George the Tech sits down with legendary demo producer Chuck Duran to talk pro audio, modern VO demos, and why your home studio might be the biggest factor in whether you book or get passed over. Chuck shares his journey from music roots and moving to LA at 13, to a decades-long friendship with Jess Harnell that unexpectedly launched his career producing voiceover demos. Along the way, he reveals why great reads aren’t enough if the audio is bad, how commercial production has evolved into story-driven sound design, and why he now produces demos 100% remotely—so your real studio sound is front and center. You’ll also hear how custom scripts, simple signal chains, and clean mic technique beat over-processed “radio sound,” and how VO Buzz Weekly’s demo spotlights can help talent get seen by agents. If you’re a voice actor, this episode could change how you think about your studio, your demos, and your career. 00:00 Audio Makes or Breaks 00:56 Meet Chuck Duran 02:24 Origin Story in Music 03:04 Frampton Spark and First Guitar 04:31 Moving to LA at 13 06:02 Meeting Jess Harnell 08:18 Roger Rabbit Breakthrough 09:14 Building a Better Demo 12:01 Why Audio Quality Matters 13:42 Demo Demolition Win 15:15 Modern Demo Production 16:59 Raw Audio Costs Jobs 19:59 Soundcheck and Fixes First 20:42 Commercial Production Trends 21:28 Sound Design Tells Story 22:42 Stacy Personal Story 25:18 Custom Demo Copywriting 28:48 Adapting to Industry Shifts 32:27 Remote Demo Business Model 33:33 Studio Quality Matters 36:15 Demo Spotlight Series 41:01 Representation Through Process 41:54 Where to Get Started 43:05 Final Thanks and Wrap
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What are the real fundamentals of great voice acting—and where should beginners start? In this episode, George the Tech talks with respected voiceover coach Martha Kahn about the core skills every actor needs. She shares her ABC approach to script analysis—Audience, Backstory, and Character—to create more authentic, conversational reads, along with practical techniques for marking scripts, building rhythm, and avoiding repetitive delivery patterns. Martha also discusses the importance of consistent vocal warmups, common pitfalls like “instant demo” promises, and a smart training progression—from commercials to narration to animation. Plus, she offers practical advice on building audition stamina and developing real-world experience before pursuing agency representation. Whether you're new to voiceover or helping a young actor get started, this episode offers clear, practical guidance from an experienced coach. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 01:05 Starting the VO Process 02:19 ABCs Audience Backstory 05:01 Character and Script Markup 06:52 Practice Rhythm and Musicality 08:44 Slating Like a Pro 09:47 Warmups and Plosives 12:56 Avoiding Coaching Scams 14:36 Which Genres to Start 18:01 Auditions and Online Casting 19:54 Handling Rejection and Growth 22:33 Kids in e-Learning Work 25:21 Range, Demos, and Closing 28:11 Contact and Farewell
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In this episode of the Performer Friendly Podcast, host George the Tech interviews Christi Bowen, the owner of Tennessee Voiceover Studios. Christi discusses the significant changes she has made to her business model, including transitioning from a brick-and-mortar location to a more flexible and stress-free one-person office. She shares insights about her membership-based training programs, The Voiceover Exchange and Career Path, which offer comprehensive coaching and business courses for voiceover professionals. The conversation highlights the challenges and strategies involved in adapting to market demands, rising costs, and personal stress, while also focusing on the importance of community engagement and ongoing professional development in the voiceover industry. 00:00 Introduction to George, the Tech 00:41 Interview with Christi Bowen 01:18 Changes in Business Operations 02:56 Challenges and Adaptations 04:16 Launching a Membership-Based Training 07:56 Virtual Training and New Office Setup 11:34 Voiceover Exchange Program 14:19 Setting Goals and Industry Talks 14:26 Marketing and Social Media Insights 14:52 Covering Performance, Business, and Tech 15:03 Guest Speakers and Coaching Sessions 17:23 Engaging the Community 18:02 Challenges of Membership Engagement 18:37 Building a Membership Platform 20:52 Business Courses and Career Path 22:31 Voiceover 101 and Video Content 24:44 Exploring Resources and Classes 26:41 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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Exploring the Latest in Audio Tech at NAMM Show 2026 Join George the Tech as he embarks on a journey through NAMM Show 2026 in Anaheim, California, discovering the latest advancements in audio technology. From visiting the booths of companies like Austrian Audio with their new kick drum mic to IK Multimedia’s ARC Studio for room correction, George explores groundbreaking products and innovative solutions. Meet industry experts like Lars from Session Desk discussing their eco-friendly acoustic panels and developers at Metric Halo showcasing their future-proof audio interfaces. The episode rounds off with a detailed look at Peluso Microphones' offerings and their commitment to reliable, high-quality audio gear. Want to see beyond what your ears can hear? Check out our YouTube Channel for a longer edition with content suited for video. 00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:23 Exploring the NAMM Show 01:16 Austrian Audio's New Kick Drum Mic 05:20 IK Multimedia's Studio Monitors and ARC System 10:11 Metric Halo's Innovative Interfaces 17:17 Innovative Studio Furniture by Session Desk 20:26 Peluso Microphones: Quality and Innovation 27:43 Conclusion and Wrap-Up of NAMM Show 2026
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George and Rob: A Deep Dive into Voice Over, Tech, and Aviation In this episode, George from 'George, the Tech' interviews Rob Reider, a multi-talented voice actor, pilot, and audio engineer. They discuss a wide array of topics including their favorite audio equipment, the importance of soundproofing and room acoustics, and Rob's fascinating career in both aviation and voiceover work. Rob shares stories from his time as an air show announcer, the challenges and joys of live performances, and his transition into audiobook narration. The conversation also delves into the technical aspects of audio recording and the nuances of working with different microphones and interfaces. This episode is a captivating blend of technical advice, personal anecdotes, and professional insights, perfect for voice actors, tech enthusiasts, and aviation fans alike. 00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:46 Meet Rob Ryder: A Multi-Talented Guest 03:09 Rob's Aviation Journey and Achievements 07:30 The Perils of Aerobatics 10:52 From TV to Air Shows: Rob's Career Evolution 14:08 Transition to Voiceover and Audiobooks 23:54 Audio Engineering and Sound Systems 33:59 Podcasting and Studio Setup 38:54 Maintaining Consistency in Audiobook Production 39:29 Balancing Self-Produced and Publisher Work 40:12 Gemini Space Program and Personal Stories 42:31 Challenges of Live Broadcasting 47:26 Microphone and Audio Gear Discussion 01:04:56 The Importance of a Good Recording Environment 01:16:52 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans
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Voiceover artist Christy Bowen from Tennessee Voiceover Studios discusses her mission to educate and support aspiring voice actors. Christy elaborates on her 'Career Path' class, designed to provide a comprehensive roadmap covering performance, business, and technical skills. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the entire voiceover industry beyond just performance. The discussion also touches on the facilities available at Tennessee Voiceover Studios, the technical challenges faced, and the invaluable support from industry professionals. Whether you're a seasoned voice actor or just beginning, this conversation offers crucial insights for navigating a successful voiceover career! https://www.tnvoiceoverstudios.com/ 00:00 Introduction to Career Path 00:59 Challenges After Getting a Demo 01:44 Interview with Christy Bowen Begins 03:01 Christy Bowen's Early Career in Radio 04:11 Transition to Television and Film 05:45 Journey into Voiceover 10:24 Founding Tennessee Voiceover Studios 14:46 Setting Up the Studio 18:06 Unexpected Booth Issues 19:48 Microphone Setup and Preferences 21:31 Studio Services and Offerings 24:00 The Career Path Course 31:47 Conclusion and Future Plans Website: http://georgethehtech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Boost Your MacBook Pro Storage with This Slick Micro SD Card Adapter! Join George the Tech as he explores a unique memory card reader for the MacBook Pro M1 16 inch edition. Learn about the Base Qi aluminum micro SD card adapter, its integration, and performance. See real-world speed tests and find out how this compact solution can help you expand your storage seamlessly without carrying an external drive. A must-watch for tech enthusiasts and MacBook users looking for a clutter-free, additional storage option! Card reader: https://amzn.to/3YXxN1l 512GB micro-SD card: https://amzn.to/43ie1zU 00:00 Introduction and Setup 00:43 Unboxing the MacBook Pro M1 01:50 Introducing the Base Qi Micro SD Card Adapter 03:28 Installing and Testing the Adapter 05:52 Performance Analysis 10:36 Conclusion and Recommendations Website: http://georgethehtech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Join George the Tech as he flips the script and interviews his co-host Darren 'Robbo' Robertson of The Pro Audio Suite podcast. Discover Darren's extensive 30+ year journey in the audio industry, from his initial foray into radio production studios to mastering digital audio workstations and producing demos. Explore memorable anecdotes from his career, his intricate work with Source Connect, and his collaborative podcasting experience with industry veterans, revealing tips, techniques, and the evolution of podcast production. @proaudiosuitepodcast theproaudiosuite.com @voodoosound4501 voodoosound.com.au 00:00 Introduction and Early Days 01:48 First Steps in Pro Audio 03:51 Radio Production Studio Experience 08:21 Transition to Digital Audio Workstations 09:59 Mentorship and Career Highlights 16:04 Working with Voice Actors 18:30 Loyalty and Generosity of Sponsors 20:10 The Mojo Radio Show Origins 22:35 Podcast Production Insights 25:29 The Importance of Audio Quality 29:18 Challenges and Changes in Podcasting 32:55 Creating Voiceover Demos 39:50 Conclusion and Future Plans Website: http://georgethehtech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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George the Tech discusses the end of Skype and explores various alternatives for making and receiving phone calls, particularly in a business and studio environment. George conducts the live stream via Zoom using a wireless OZ headset and examines why platforms like Microsoft Teams, Google Voice, and even Zoom itself may not be ideal for replacing Skype. He highlights OpenPhone as an effective VoIP solution, detailing its features, usability, and advantages for voice actors and other professionals. George also demonstrates how to use the CEntrance PASport VO for seamless integration of phone calls in a recording studio and covers the benefits of maintaining separate business and personal phone lines. @OpenPhone Referral Code for $20 Credit: https://openph.one/referral/ytk5q1Z 00:00 Introduction and Experimenting with Zoom 00:39 The End of Skype: What It Means for You 01:50 Exploring Alternatives to Skype 06:01 Introducing OpenPhone: A Reliable VoIP Solution 07:29 OpenPhone Features and Benefits 13:30 Using OpenPhone with Pro Audio Gear 18:40 Comparing OpenPhone and Zoom for Business Calls 20:29 OpenPhone Pricing and Affiliate Program 24:11 Conclusion: Navigating a Post-Skype World Website: http://georgethehtech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Join George Whittam in an insightful conversation with Memo Sauceda, a Miami-based voiceover talent and actor, as they dive into the intricacies of balancing passion and profession. Memo shares his journey from theater acting in college to becoming a prominent voiceover artist specializing in dubbing and commercials. They discuss technical aspects of setting up makeshift recording studios while traveling, the evolution of audio technologies, and their collaborative project to create a compact travel recording kit. Memo also opens up about his influential roles in voiceover organizations and the importance of staying connected with the community. This interview offers valuable insights for voiceover artists, technology enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the art of voice acting. [ Get the Tri-Booth MEMO at tribooth.com. First 100 units sold receive $100 off with coupon code: MEMO4ME100 ] @memo_sauceda memosauceda.com 00:00 Introduction and Passion for Work 01:14 Meet the Guest: Mamoso Sato 02:03 First Collaboration and Technical Insights 04:02 Career Beginnings and Dubbing in Mexico 06:32 Evolution of Dubbing and Voiceover Industry 10:23 Importance of Community and Networking 14:53 Balancing Family and Work While Traveling 20:17 Balancing Work and Travel 21:05 Creative Travel Solutions 22:26 Innovative Booth Designs 23:34 Collaborations and Prototypes 28:19 Challenges of Portability 29:35 Community and Support 31:53 Future Plans and Reflections 37:52 Closing Remarks and Contact Info Acompaña a George Whittam en una conversación profunda con Memo Sauceda, talento de voz y actor radicado en Miami, mientras exploran cómo equilibrar la pasión con la profesión en el mundo del voiceover. Memo comparte su camino, desde sus inicios como actor de teatro en la universidad hasta convertirse en un reconocido artista de voz especializado en doblaje y comerciales. Durante la charla, abordan aspectos técnicos como la creación de estudios de grabación improvisados mientras viajan, la evolución de las tecnologías de audio, y su proyecto conjunto para diseñar un kit portátil de grabación para viajes. Memo también habla sobre su participación activa en organizaciones de doblaje y locución, y la importancia de mantenerse conectado con la comunidad profesional. Este episodio está lleno de ideas valiosas tanto para artistas de voz como para amantes de la tecnología, y para cualquiera interesado en el arte de la actuación vocal. Marcas de Tiempo: 00:00 Introducción y pasión por el trabajo 01:14 Conociendo al invitado: Mamoso Sato 02:03 Primera colaboración y aspectos técnicos 04:02 Inicios profesionales y el doblaje en México 06:32 Evolución del doblaje y la industria del voiceover 10:23 La importancia de la comunidad y las redes de contacto 14:53 Cómo equilibrar la familia y el trabajo durante los viajes 20:17 El reto de combinar trabajo y viajes 21:05 Soluciones creativas para grabar en movimiento 22:26 Diseños innovadores de cabinas portátiles 23:34 Colaboraciones y creación de prototipos 28:19 Desafíos de la portabilidad en equipos de grabación 29:35 Comunidad y apoyo profesional 31:53 Planes futuros y reflexiones personales 37:52 Cierre e información de contacto Website: http://georgethehtech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Join George the Tech at VO Atlanta 2025 as he provides an exclusive demo of the much-anticipated Source Connect 4 software. George connects with Robert Marshall from Chicago to showcase the software’s impressive features, including noise filtering, dropout restoration, and seamless session backups. Discover how Source Connect 4 enhances workflow efficiency for both voice talents and studio engineers, with improvements in transport sync, multiple connections, and uncompressed audio replacements. Stay tuned for an exciting sneak peek at the upcoming video camera integration, set to debut at NAB. Upgrade seamlessly if you’re already a subscriber, or learn more at source-elements.com. @Source-elements 00:00 Introduction to Source Connect 4 at VO Atlanta 2025 01:10 Live Demo with Robert Marshall 02:10 Testing Source Connect 4's Reliability 04:44 New Features for Voice Talent 06:47 Enhancements for Producers and Engineers 08:47 Upcoming Features and Final Thoughts - We are pleased to announce our upcoming webinar, Source Connect 4 for Voice Actors with Robert Marshall, on April 14th at 3:00 PM PT! Are you feeling uncertain about the necessity of upgrading to Source Connect 4? Are you unclear about its new features and functionality, or what will happen to your existing Source-Connect 3 license? This webinar is designed to address all your questions and concerns, providing voice actors with the essential information they need to navigate this new version. JOIN US ➡️ https://link.georgethe.tech/y-sc4rm - Website: http://georgethehtech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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George is joined by Robb Smith from the 'Chewing the Fat' podcast. They discuss their experiences at the VO Atlanta conference, the significance of taking breaks during such events, and the benefits of networking. Rob shares his background in voice acting and radio, his role as a first contact guide at the event, and the inspiration behind his podcast, which focuses on mental health and positivity. They also talk about Joe Cipriano’s inspiring story and experiences from his podcast. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation filled with insights and camaraderie from the world of voice acting. @chewingthefat https://www.chewingthefatbr.com/ 00:00 Introduction and Season Five Kickoff 00:32 On the Road at VO Atlanta 01:21 First Time at VO Atlanta 03:10 Background and Career Journey 05:48 Chewing the Fat Podcast 09:39 Concluding Thoughts and Farewells Website: http://georgethehtech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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George the Tech sits down with Tim Friedlander to dig into the story behind Tim's successful voiceover career and the inception of his studio, Soundbox. Celebrating over 20 years in Los Angeles, Tim shares how his no-plan approach led to the organic growth of Soundbox by fulfilling the diverse needs of his community. The discussion explores his transition from musician to studio owner, the nuances of studio equipment, and the importance of providing a comfortable workspace for voice actors. Additionally, Tim introduces NAVA (National Association of Voice Actors), detailing its mission to offer health care, education, and advocacy for voice actors amidst the rise of AI in the industry. Tim's journey underlines the essence of adaptability, community support, and passion in driving success. http://soundbox.la/ https://navavoices.org/ 00:00 Filling the Talent Gap: The Origin Story 01:15 Introduction to the Interview Series 02:28 Life in Los Angeles: The Hustle and Bustle 03:43 Tim's Journey to LA and Early Days 05:57 Building a Home Studio: The Early Tech 08:48 Transition to Digital and Pro Tools 11:38 The Apollo Ecosystem and Soundbox Studios 18:50 Navigating Studio Challenges 19:23 Creating a Comfortable Recording Environment 19:35 Advocating for Yourself in Sessions 21:22 Impact of COVID on Recording 21:58 Choosing Professional Studios Over Home Setups 23:52 The Importance of a Distraction-Free Space 27:48 Founding NAVA: The Journey 29:16 NAVA's Healthcare Initiative 32:11 Addressing AI and Voice Actor Rights 33:13 NAVA's Legislative Efforts 36:23 How to Get Involved with NAVA 38:08 Closing Remarks and Acknowledgements Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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George sits down with Dane Reid from Dane Reid Media to discuss the art of personal, face-to-face interviews. They explore the importance of building intimate connections in journalism and the challenges of adapting to digital platforms like Zoom and Google Meet. Dane shares his unique journey from being a journalism student to a voice actor with a passion for radio imaging and commercial production. The conversation delves into the technical aspects of audio production, including the gear and software they use, and how they manage to maintain high-quality sound in various environments. They also touch on the mental health challenges faced by voice actors in an isolated work setting and emphasize the importance of community support and self-care. @DaneReidMedia danereidmedia.com 00:00 The Magic of Personal Interviews 03:27 Challenges of Virtual Conversations 04:35 Introducing Dane Reid 06:42 Dane's Journey into Voiceover 15:21 The Art of Producing Ads 21:51 Tools of the Trade 25:02 Exploring Apollo Interfaces 25:39 Thunderbolt Compatibility and Windows 27:13 The Frustrations of Multi-Function Knobs 28:38 Introducing the Passport Interface 29:40 Travel Challenges and Acoustic Solutions 35:48 The Importance of Community and Mental Health 38:29 Reflecting on Success and Luck 43:03 Staying Connected and Supporting Each Other 44:12 Closing Thoughts and Contact Information Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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George interviews Dr. Lois Lee, founder and CEO of the Children of the Night Foundation. Dr. Lois shares her journey from pursuing a PhD at UCLA to becoming an advocate for child sex trafficking victims. She discusses her encounters with the Hillside Strangler case, her groundbreaking work in helping young prostitutes, her relationship with law enforcement, and the establishment and success of the Children of the Night Foundation. Dr. Lois also talks about the foundation's educational programs, global reach, and plans for the future, including the creation of her own podcast. childrenofthenight.org 00:00 Introduction and Gratitude 00:37 Meet Dr. Lois Lee 01:25 Dr. Lois Lee's Background and Early Challenges 02:46 The Hillside Strangler Case 06:22 Building Children of the Night 09:35 Educational Programs and Global Impact 11:49 Transition to Media and Podcasting 17:18 Future Plans and Legacy 19:19 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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In this engaging interview, George the Tech talks with the esteemed voiceover artist and coach, Joe Cipriano. They delve into Joe’s journey of setting priorities for personal and professional goals, the inspiration behind creating his online promo masterclasses, and the innovative methods used for effective teaching. promomasterclass.com They also reflect on the extensive collaboration on studio builds and the legacy of their late friend, Don LaFontaine. Joe shares success stories from his students, the impact of asynchronous learning, and the fulfillment of mentoring professionals in the voiceover industry. Tune in for insights on achieving your dreams and the power of a supportive community. 00:00 Setting Priorities for Goals 00:45 Introduction to Joe Cipriano 01:32 Building the Perfect Studio 04:05 Family and Friends 04:53 The Legacy of Don LaFontaine 09:06 Creating the Promo Masterclass 16:12 The Asynchronous Learning Model 23:07 Success Stories and Testimonials 27:05 How to Join the Masterclass Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Exciting news from NAMM 2025! ? The iconic Bottle Microphone is back, thanks to Monheim Microphones. Get ready for new artist-centric capsules and custom color finishes available now. Perfect for both studio and stage! https://monheimmicrophones.com/ #NAMM2025 #MonheimMicrophones Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Join Junaid from Hacks and Hobbies as he catches up with George the Tech at PodFest 2025 in Orlando. They discuss the evolution and iterations of a portable studio kit masterminded by Ken Okazaki from Japan, tailored for entrepreneurs, executives, and educators who need a portable, high-quality setup for producing content. Go Box Studio https://goboxstudio.com/ Junaid shares his journey from his first camera as a child to getting involved in innovative tech projects. The episode highlights the practical uses of the kit, the importance of support, and the collaboration between tech enthusiasts. @superjunaid @goboxstudio @hacksandhobbies 00:00 Introduction and Greetings 00:08 Reunion with George the Tech 00:22 The Evolution of the VO2Go Kit 00:54 Ken Okazaki: The Mastermind 02:00 Technical Upgrades and Features 02:51 Junaid's Journey into Photography 04:15 Target Audience for the Kit 05:29 Support and Subscription Plans 06:26 Closing Remarks and Farewell Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Austrian Audio Unveils the Revolutionary OCS 10 Microphone | NAMM Show 2025 @AustrianAudio Join Martin Seidel, CEO of Austrian Audio, and Philipp Schuster, product manager, as they present the groundbreaking OCS 10 microphone at NAMM Show 2025. Discover the advanced features of this flagship large condenser microphone, including the CKR 12 capsule, superior analog circuitry, and user-friendly design. The session wraps up with exciting news about Austrian Audio's partnership with DPA Microphones, setting the stage for innovative future developments. Don't miss this insider look at the next level of audio technology. https://austrian.audio/product/oc-s10/ 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:29 Introducing the OCS 10 Microphone 02:37 Technical Specifications and Features 04:23 Product Demonstration and User Experience 07:54 Packaging and Availability 09:28 Partnership Announcement with DPA Microphones 13:40 Closing Remarks and Q&A 14:11 Additional Insights and Final Thoughts Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Introducing the Passport VO at PodFest 2025: A Revolutionary Audio Interface for Podcasters and Broadcasters George the Tech showcases the new Passport VO audio interface by Centrance at PodFest 2025 in Orlando, Florida. Tailored for voice actors, podcasters, and broadcasters, this device focuses on high-quality recording and simplicity of use with physical knobs and switches, eliminating the need for drivers and software. George details its features, such as USB class compliance, dual microphone inputs, built-in limiter, high-pass filters, and its versatile USB ports. He also shares insights into his extensive background in audio, touches on time management tools, and discusses the collaborative development process behind Passport VO, emphasizing its unique design by podcasters for podcasters. centrance.com/pasportvo 00:00 Introduction and Event Overview 00:04 Introducing the Passport VO Audio Interface 00:41 Key Features and Benefits of Passport VO 02:41 Personal Background and Experience 03:55 Managing Multiple Skills and Tasks 05:07 Tools and Techniques for Task Management 07:47 Development and Market Release of Passport VO 13:52 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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George The Tech sits down with Lillian Rachel to discuss her unique voiceover studio transformation from a cramped closet to a custom-built 'sheddio' in her backyard. They dive into Lillian's journey from England to Santa Barbara, her voice work in audiobooks, and the detailed process of designing and constructing her new studio space. Learn tips on managing recording environments, handling interruptions, and the benefits of creating a custom studio. Plus, Lillian shares insights into her equipment setup, workflow, and much more! 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:24 Lillian's Background and Voice Work 02:11 Challenges of Recording at Home 03:45 Creating the Sheddio 05:00 Building and Soundproofing the Studio 07:00 Dealing with Noise and Interruptions 17:14 Equipment and Workflow 20:23 Temperature Control and Final Thoughts 21:49 Conclusion and Contact Information Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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I interview Veronica Barrera, a successful voice actor and podcaster. We talk about her transition from voice acting to podcasting, the challenges she faced, the equipment she uses, and her journey to perfecting her craft. We also discuss the importance of research, adapting to new technologies, and staying motivated. Veronica shares her passion for animation, video games, and audio drama, and offers advice for aspiring podcasters. Join us as we dive deep into the world of voice acting and podcast production. https://vlbarrera.artstation.com/ https://www.veronicabarrera.com/ https://vbarrera.libsyn.com/ 00:00 Introduction and Research 00:21 Meet Veronica Barrera 01:31 Veronica's Voiceover Journey 02:23 Challenges and Growth 04:17 Favorite Roles and Projects 06:26 Accents and Versatility 07:50 Podcasting Beginnings 09:39 Podcast Production Insights 14:26 Recording and Technical Challenges 17:41 Camera Etiquette in Interviews 17:59 Editing with Adobe Audition 18:28 Incorporating Bloopers 19:11 Remote Recording Challenges 20:21 Technical Difficulties and Solutions 21:26 The Importance of a Script 22:24 Favorite Microphones and Equipment 23:58 Dealing with Hardware Issues 25:42 Podcasting During the Pandemic 26:56 Interviewing Dream Guests 29:23 Tips for Aspiring Podcasters 32:19 Finding Sponsors and Support 33:04 Conclusion and Resources Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Passing the Torch: George the Tech Takes Over In this inaugural episode of the George the Tech podcast, George Whittam is joined by Dan Lenard to discuss the transition of their long-running podcast channel. Recorded at the WoVoCon 2024 in Chicago, the episode reflects on the history of their previous show, VOBS, and outlines the future direction of George the Tech. They share insights into the evolution of podcasting, memorable moments from their journey, and plans for upcoming content. The episode serves as a heartfelt thank you to the fans and sponsors who supported them over the years. 00:00 Introduction to George the Tech Podcast 01:16 The Evolution of the Podcast 02:39 Memorable Moments and Guests 03:29 Technical Challenges and Triumphs 05:17 Podcasting Tips and Tricks 08:07 The Future of the Podcast 09:53 Thank You and Farewell 11:21 Acknowledging Our Sponsors 12:12 Final Words and Sign-Off
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I sit down with my long-time friend and voiceover legend, Rick Wasserman. @TriBooth Rick shares his fascinating journey from a legit acting background to becoming a renowned voiceover artist. We dive into his early start in acting, his first voiceover gig as the Zest Soap guy, and how he landed promos for major shows like HBO's The Wire. Rick also opens up about his transition to coaching with Bookable, creating voiceover demos, and the innovative development of the Tri-Booth. Tune in for an insightful chat about the voiceover industry, technology, and lifelong friendship! For those interested in learning more about Rick Wasserman's voiceover training, visit bookablevo.com. To explore the innovative Tri-booth, head to tribooth.com. 00:00 Introduction and Reunion 00:50 Rick's Acting Journey 01:48 Transition to Voiceover 03:56 Breakthrough in Promos 05:32 Establishing a Voiceover Career 09:18 Building a Home Studio 13:06 Coaching and Mentorship 13:48 A Family of Teachers 14:15 From Workshops to One-on-Ones 15:28 The Evolution of Bookable 18:06 Creating the Tri Booth 22:07 From Prototype to Product 25:25 The Future of Tri Booth 26:55 How to Connect with Rick and Bookable 29:36 Final Thoughts and Farewell Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Heather Nichols, an accomplished voiceover artist and marketer, shares her unique journey from musical theater in West Virginia to becoming a successful voiceover artist in LA. She discusses the importance of connecting with your audience and infusing your personality into your work. Heather also offers valuable insights into corporate narration, e-learning, and audiobooks, and even provides coaching for aspiring voice actors. Join us as Heather unveils the secrets to making your voiceover career flourish. https://www.heathernicholscoaching.com/ 00:00 Introduction and Importance of Connecting with Your Audience 00:31 Meet Heather Nichols: Background and Journey 02:17 Heather's Transition to Voiceover and Marketing 04:50 Building a Successful Voiceover Business 08:03 Technical Challenges and Solutions 10:12 Heather's Coaching Services and Social Media Presence 15:18 Conclusion and Contact Information Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Join George in an enlightening conversation with Issa, a seasoned voice-over artist who successfully transitioned from radio to voice acting. Issa shares her journey, the challenges she faced, and valuable insights on setting up a professional home studio. https://www.issavoice.com/ Discover how she turned perceived setbacks into stepping stones and why quality audio setup can make all the difference in booking gigs. Don't miss her practical tips on networking, auditioning, and navigating the voice-over industry. Whether you're a radio professional or a budding voice actor, this interview is filled with actionable advice and inspiring stories. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 01:00 Meeting and Early Career Challenges 03:23 Transition from Radio to Voice Acting 05:19 The Importance of Quality and Coaching 08:02 Navigating Technical Issues and Performance 13:42 Insights on Radio Imaging and Commercials 19:09 Fun vs. Stressful Work in Voice Acting 25:58 Current Studio Setup and Tools 31:54 Closing Remarks and Social Media Shoutouts 32:22 Evergreen Content and Event Discussions 32:54 Introduction to Issa and Her Journey 35:53 Transition from Radio to Voice Acting 05:19 Challenges and Success in Voice Acting 39:57 The Importance of Coaching and Mentorship 40:44 Technical Difficulties and Overcoming Echo 13:42 Radio Imaging and Spanglish Voice Work 21:29 Complex Sessions and Sizzle Reels 59:54 Studio Setup and Equipment 01:07:47 Concluding Thoughts and Farewell Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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I sit down with Aaron Bradley, a seasoned voiceover artist and coach, to discuss the intricacies of TV Affiliate voice work. Aaron breaks down the three primary vocal ranges used in TV Affiliate: brighter, mid-range, and deeper voices, explaining how each correlates with different types of TV copy, from investigative pieces to feel-good promos. @AaronVo We also dive into his extensive background, starting from his days as a television broadcaster to becoming a full-time voiceover artist and coach. Aaron shares insights into the coaching program he developed with Bill DeWees, emphasizing performance, demo prep, and marketing. https://www.aaronvo.com/coaching We further discuss the technical setups for studios, effective processing techniques, and the importance of customized sound. Tune in to learn valuable tips on how to sound authentic and book work in the competitive world of voiceover. 00:00 Introduction to Vocal Ranges in TV Affiliate 00:47 Meet Aaron Bradley: Voiceover Expert 01:20 Aaron's Journey into Voiceover 01:51 The Coaching Program with Bill DeWees 03:47 The Importance of Studio Setup 04:45 Customizing Audio for Different Genres 06:49 The Art of Audio Processing 12:35 Building and Designing Studios 13:38 Affiliate Links and Discounts 14:59 Consultations and Coaching 15:49 Comprehensive Coaching for TV Affiliate 20:02 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Catch up with Cynthia Eaton, a voiceover artist from Westchester, Pennsylvania, who shares her inspirational journey from child actor to building her custom voiceover studio. Cynthia talks about the meticulous process of designing and constructing her soundproof booth with George the Tech's guidance, the challenges she overcame with temporary setups, and how her new studio has enhanced her voiceover career. Join us as we explore Cynthia's passion for voiceover work, her transition from a telecommunications career, and the technical aspects of building a professional recording space. Get ready to be inspired by Cynthia's dedication and success in the voiceover industry! 00:00 Introduction and Client Testimonial 00:30 Meet Cynthia Eaton 01:30 Cynthia's Voiceover Journey 05:14 Building the Custom Studio 08:42 Studio Design and Construction Details 16:49 Ventilation and Acoustics 22:08 Final Thoughts and Equipment Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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I sit down with Jonathan Grant, a true serial entrepreneur and innovative voiceover talent. Jonathan shares his extraordinary journey from the military to building industry-transforming platforms like VO Leads, a tool designed to help voiceover professionals efficiently source and manage leads. https://voleads.com/ Jonathan details his background in property management, web development, and groundbreaking projects like hurricane mapping and job sites. Discover his unique ability to identify gaps and opportunities, and how he's leveraging this talent to revolutionize the voiceover industry. Whether you're a voiceover newbie or a seasoned pro, this conversation is packed with insights and inspiration. 00:00 Introduction to Identifying Industry Gaps 01:03 Meet Jonathan Grant: A Multifaceted Entrepreneur 02:26 Jonathan's Journey from Military to Tech Innovator 06:36 The Birth of VO Leads: Revolutionizing Voiceover 09:23 Building VO Leads: Challenges and Innovations 14:05 How VO Leads Works: A Deep Dive 18:34 Business Management Tools Overview 18:50 Lead to Client Conversion Process 19:44 Free Tools for Voiceover Professionals 20:37 Membership Criteria for VO Leads 21:21 Importance of Quality Demos 22:31 Coaching and Resources for Voice Talent 24:06 Unlocking Leads and CRM Integration 26:45 Advanced Email Systems and Challenges 32:50 Future Developments and Conclusion Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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In this episode of George the Tech's Trusted Partner Interviews, George Whittam chats with Renaissance woman Elaine A. Clark. Elaine shares her extensive background in theater, voiceover, audio production, and education. She discusses her journey from starting a voiceover school in 1986, to her work in corporate training, podcasting, and her notable books on voiceover. Elaine also touches on the usage of AI in content creation, her innovative apps, and her role in shaping the video game industry's voiceover terminology. Don't miss this enlightening conversation with a true trailblazer in the world of voiceover and audio production. elaineclarkvo.com 01:54 Elaine's Journey into Voiceover 04:52 The Evolution of Voiceover Technology 09:39 Coaching and Corporate Training 15:49 Podcasting and AI in Writing 18:02 Elaine's Apps and Educational Tools 26:05 Conclusion and Contact Information Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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Join George as he dives into the inspiring world of 'Speechless VO' with hosts Natasha and Kim. @SPEECHLESSVO This episode features an in-depth discussion on building a supportive VO community, their upcoming VO career planner, and the transformation of their journey from an initial podcast to a multifaceted platform. We also explore the integration of AI in marketing, the importance of visual presence in podcasting, and insights on navigating a ever-evolving VO industry. Don't miss the insightful conversation on challenges, triumphs, and future plans for Speechless VO. https://www.speechlessvo.com/ 00:30 Introducing the VO Career Planner 01:04 Meet Natasha and Kim from Speechless VO 01:34 The Origin and Concept of Speechless VO 03:59 The Evolution of Podcasting and Video Content 08:14 Navigating the Challenges of AI in Voiceover 11:11 Upcoming Events and Future Plans for Speechless 18:07 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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George chats with Anne Ganguzza about her unique journey from being an engineer and educator to becoming a renowned voiceover artist and coach. Anne shares her insights on the importance of human elements in storytelling amid the rise of synthetic voices, the intricacies of long-format narration, and her passion for teaching and coaching aspiring voice actors. They also delve into the evolving landscape of voiceover, the challenges and rewards of corporate narration, and the significance of authentic engagement in e-learning. @AnneGanguzza https://www.anneganguzza.com/voiceover-coaching 00:00 Introduction to Long Format Narration 00:51 Meet Anne Ganguzza 01:27 Anne's Journey from Engineering to Education 02:59 Transition to Voiceover 05:05 The Birth of VO Peeps 11:03 The Importance of Human Element in Narration 14:17 Coaching and Demo Production 18:28 The Future of AI in Voiceover 21:19 Conclusion and Contact Information Donations: https://streamlabs.com/georgethetech Website: http://georgethetech.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgethetech Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/georgethetech Instagram: @georgethetech Webcast: http://vobs.tv Podcast: http://theproaudiosuite.com
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OK, we said we were done. Except that we never really had a chance to say goodbye SO, here you go: If you were a fan of Voice Over Body Shop, We decided to reminisce about the last 12 years. It’s just like the VO BS you’d expect from us. Fun, entertaining and of course chocked full of tips on how to record your voice over tracks properly More importantly, we’re leaving everyone something that is more valuable than all the VO books and experts combined! What is it? Catch the replay all week, here on https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop, Our webpage VOBS.tv or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Like here! Voice Over Body Shop has been proud to have brought you all the information we have since 2011. Don’t miss this absolutely final edition. We had a ball creating for you #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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We’re Going To Take A Break For The Holidays After This Intense Info Jam Packed, VOBS TECH-TALK #114. Don’t miss it because: In George’s Tech Update this week we cover: Waves Clarity De-Reverb is the real deal (take a listen to this sample before/after) Issues fixed in Adobe Audition version 24.0 (But no new features?) Audacity update 3.4 creates major problems. 3.4.1 was a try to fix And In Dan’s Basic Basics: Riding the gainand mic technique. Plus we answer your important questions! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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We Talk Dubbing And Much More With Jeff Howell!! Jeff Howell has had the honor of working with such notable actors as Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Martin Sheen, Jeff Goldblum, Owen Wilson, Sally Kellerman, Leonard Nimoy and James Earl Jones, He has produced radio commercials for hundreds of National accounts and radio promos for: CBS, FOX, Comedy Central, Food Network, A&E, NatGeo. He served as the post-production supervisor and director for various sci-fi audio novels. He has taken all this experience into Teaching and coaching Voicetrax/San Francisco, local workshops in Los Angeles and New York, and private coaching. We have lots to cover including dubbing, promo, audio books and all other aspects of the VO biz. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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Voice Over Body Shop is the #1 Voice Over webcast and podcast! WHY? You just have watch and listen to the most trustworthy VO info you can get to understand! Join us this week as we delve into: “Scary Fast” Apple products dropped last week with M3 chips! \ Apple Sonoma is out, DON’T INSTALL IT, Yet… CEntrance PASPort VO update A video of how Studio doors are made at Vocalbooth.com And in Dan’s Basic Basics:The Theory of the “Cloud” panel. Plus we answer your important questions! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast, right here or wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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Doing dialects properly is key to improving your book-ability. Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop to help us all with that challenge is Dr. Dialect, P.J. Ochlan! Award-winning actor, producer, and coach, P.J. Ochlan, has been working in the entertainment industry for nearly 40 years. P.J. is best known behind the microphone as a widely acclaimed and record-setting audiobook narrator of more than 500 titles. P.J. is also one of the industry’s leading dialect and performance coaches. He is the founder of Dr. Dialect (www.drdialect.com), co-founder of the Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry in Los Angeles, and teaches from coast to coast at conferences and universities. And P.J. is the official dialect coach for Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, so he’s one of the only people on the planet who actually teaches at Hogwarts. Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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Just When You Thought There Was Nothing Left To Talk About With Home Voice Over Studios, We Prove You Wrong Once Again! It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #112! In this weeks romp through the Tech part of your Voice Over business We cover: Apple Sonoma is out, DON’T INSTALL IT? 2015 Macs are now “unsupported” by Apple, Measuring noise floor USB audio interfaces with Loopback: Warning: Listen to your chapter in HEADPHONES. Ill informed client request: 'bitrate: 192 kbps." We explain how the client is misinformed. IN Dan’s Basic Basics: The differences in Digital interfaces. Plus we answer your important questions! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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Voice Over Demos Are An Essential Part Of Your VO Business! This week on Voice Over Body Shop We went down under to Oz to talk with Andrew Peters and Darren “Robbo” Robertson about about their “Demo’s That Work” venture aiming at the international VO market. Dan went through the process with them last week and we’ll review how we went about creating a new conversational VO Demo. We’ll also talk about wha they think are the essential elements for creating a demo. Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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The world is crazy right now! However, We bring peace and sanity to your home voice over studio. We cover a a bunch of great to[pics in this weeks info packed edition VOBS TECH-TALK! Like: New acoustics tuning products from Vocalbooth.com are here (designed by George) When connecting USB mics/interfaces, go “direct to PC” whenever feasible for the lowest amount of electrical interference (noise) SM7db mic launched… it was inevitable.. And in Dan’s Basic Basics: a lesson on Simple “Drop in” editing. Plus we answer your important questions! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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Harlan Hogan And Stories Of VO Success on VOBS! Harlan has provided the voice-overs for countless commercials, documentaries and films. Many famous advertising catch phrases such as: "Strong enough for a man...", "You never get a second chance to make a first impression...", "When you care enough to send the very best..." and "Quaker Life, It's the cereal even Mikey likes...", ranked 10th in TV Guides list of best commercials, have been performed by Harlan.[1] He has also written several books on the subject of voice acting. His company Voice Over Essentials is the only outlet for voice over recording equipment made for voice actors. He had lot’s to say about the state of our industry and has great stories to tell! A great listen! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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More Vital VO Audio Stuff Than You Can’t Get Anywhere Else! On this weeks glorious Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #110, Dan and George delve into the depths of these great topics: The New iPhone 15 and what it has.with USB-C The New The A17 Pro is Apple's most powerful mobile silicon yet. The predecessor to the M3 desktop chip to come? The new Scarlett Solo and 2i2 4th Gen Solo The new Zoom UAC202, 32-bit float USB interface And in Dan’s Basic Basics we discus : Air conditioning and how to stop that noise! Plus we answer your important questions! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast right here! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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Voice Over Body Shop is delighted to return to the stream waves this week with our special guests the delightful Laya and Cyla Hoffman! Atlanta based Laya Hoffman is full-time, professional voice-over actress with 20 years of experience, and a rich professional background in marketing, PR management, music and media. She’s been working with leading brands around the world! Not only that, Laya and her kid voice actor daughter Cyla have created the unique, un-scripted podcast “She Sounds Like Me” about what it takes to be a conscious human, learning how to navigate the ups and downs of life, live gratefully, radiate positively and do more good in this world - through the lens of a precocious 9 year old, and her modern minded Mama. With open, honest discussions about challenging issues today’s younger generation is exposed to early on and featuring a child’s unbiased perspective. We talk about their careers in voice over and experience that unique perspective, and answer QUESTIONS from our interactive chatroom Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech
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Cool New VO Friendly Tech! On VOBS TECH-TALK #109. With so many choices for high quality equipment, how do you choose, and what Might work best in your home VO studio? George is at Podcast Movement in Denver where he ran into our friend Ryan White from RODE Microphones. Ryan fills us in on some new stuff from RODE like the new RODE ProCaster Duo and one of our favorite mics, the RODE NT-1 5th Generation. A mic that can solve the mystery of setting proper levels. Plus your great submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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VOBS EP. 259 with Special Guest Elaine Clark Elaine Clark has spent over 40 years in the communication industry as a coach, director, audio engineer, producer, casting director actor, author, app creator, podcaster, curriculum developer, and business owner. From 1986, when Elaine Clark founded Voice One in San Francisco to after she sold the voice-over and acting school in 2019, Elaine Clark has continued her quest for better speech communication. Elaine is proud to have trained and launched the careers of over 5000 voice actors. From her trademark Making It M.I.N.E.™ method to quickly incorporate subtext – to specific use of the body and gestures to achieve the desired results . Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast
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It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #108! In this very casual and exceedingly funny episode, Dan and George go over: Rode NT1 5th Gen “in the house”, let’s do a 32bit float record setup/test in TW Which side of the mic do you speak into, the one with the logo or…? The Rode conundrum Learning WISTSL? keep a WISTSL FILE! Your UPS might be hurting, not helping, to provide clean audio- Johnathon Grant’s discovery And in Dan’s Basic Basics - What are those weird noises and how to describe them. Plus your great submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #VOBS #voiceoverbodyshop #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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An Amazing Hour Of Great Stories From “The Voice of Barbie.” Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop is Chris Landsdowne. A name you may not know but if you remember the 90’s she was voice of all Barbie products. While Barbie may not appeal to everyone, getting your voice on big products can make a career! Chris will tell us all about how that came about and the opportunities that brought her. Catch the Replay all week at those sites or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #107 We keep on keeping on with more VO TECH Truth! This week we cover more important stuff, like: Yamaha YH-WL500 Wireless Headphones Demystifying 32-bit float recording Rode NT1 5th Gen 16bit WAV is NOT 16kbps MP3!! Here’s why Careful opening your micro-SD card with a knife, And we discuss: Do you really need that expensive mic? Plus your great submitted questions!\ Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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Artificial intelligence . Good Or Bad For The VO Industry? We can’t predict the future and everyone seems to have an opinion! What do you think? This week on VoiceOver Body Shop Episode 257, Dan and George bring you Justin O., A prime user of AI for business and communication. How good is it? Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #AI #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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When it comes to your Home Voice Over Studio, you need the the facts.b At Voice Over Body Shop, we are the facts. We prove it this week with VOBS TECH-TALK #106 In George’s Tech-Update: Demystifying the TwistedWave v29 “subscription”, Model.\ Picking the right monitoring for the task? Headphones vs speakers vs ?? More on AI. Is the Synco D2 is NOT a great substitute for the MKH416, ProSoCoustic WavePro panels test and Review: More on Zoom audio channel settings! In Dan’s Basic Basics - Is it a noisy mic? Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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We Have A riot with Tim Powers and Improv! Voice Actor and improv facilitator Tim Powers joins us this week on Voice Over Body Shop for a super fun hour of learning how important improv is to vote acting! Tim is a Samurai, a tough guy, a doctor, a superhero, a secret agent, a crook, a football coach, a soldier, a platoon leader, a scientist, a cowboy, a lunatic and a father. But he's also known as the "friendly" voice of that trusted neighbor across the street that gives you good advice. With years of experience in improvisation, and training from some of LA's top talent, we’ll have some great playtime that will leave you rolling on your side laughing! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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VOBS TECH-TALK #105 We won’t leave you out in the wilderness of Home VO Studio misinformation. We’ll lead you out of the woods! Follow us as we delve into the latest Tech. In George’s update we took at • What happened with Zoom 5.14? A GTT Video. The secret hidden inside the Earthworks Ethos many-layered pop filters Truly new mic technology on the horizon, the Konos “Everything Microphone” In Dan’s Basic Basics - We talk about kids and parent engineers. Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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Making The Most of Your Demos Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop is Hugh P. Klitzke, a voiceover coach, director and producer in New York City. He teaches the conversational read, self-direction, the commercial read, and directs auditions (amongst other things). We have a great discussion about the do's and don't of your demos.. and auditions.. Hugh has directed booking auditions for commercials, animation, ADR, politicals, podcasts, narration, games, audiobooks, promos, affiliates, trailers, e-learning, and industrials. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast right here! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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If You're In VO You Gotta Hear This Show. The Guy’s Have over 30 years of experience of setting up, tuning and fixing home VO studios. You gotta figure they know something. In George’s Tech update: Apple announces AR Goggles Apple Vision Pro iOS 17 and Mac OS announced called Sonoma Earthworks Ethos mic, using it on the show. PASport VO is starting the product manufacturing phase. New acoustic panels from ProsoCoustic show-n-tell Dan’s Basic Basics - Microphone misunderstandings. Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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Deb Irwin Knows Medical! She is our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop! A truly informative and fun chat. Medical narration is a specialized niche in the voiceover world, one that requires a high level of skill and proficiency. Her years of lending her voice to everything from medical explainer videos for patients and medical professionals, to pharmaceutical marketing, to medical-legal recordings and more, are what make her the expert in the medical narration industry. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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VOBS TECH-TALK #103 The Guy’s are on a roll in this free flowing, entertaining but more importantly, informative VOBS TECH-TALK In George’s Tech update: * UNBOXING: Sennheiser Profile USB Microphone Streaming Set * TRAVEL KITS: Use SIMPLE gear you can REMEMBER how to use! * Chrome: RESTART Chrome every day, even more important that your Mac/Windows systems Dan’s Basic Basics - Do you need a soundproof booth? Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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Learn How To Make It Sound Like You Know What Your Talking About With VO Coach Dave Walsh. A amazing and entertaining, not mention VERY informative hour you don’t want to miss. Dave Walsh and his TrueTell™ method is a unique way to be convincing when reading copy written by someone else in an area you may know little about. Dave has enjoyed a truly multi-faceted career on both sides of the Hollywood glass, as successful artist, coach and director as well as studio executive. Walsh has been a key national and international voiceover talent for almost 20 years, He’s has also spent the better part of the last decade coaching and cultivating the voiceover careers of some of the most established artists in the United States, Canada and Latin America. We always have a great time with Dave as he guides us through some typical copy and explains his methods. A Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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VOBS TECH TALK #102 Interviews with a cool Seattle studio More from NAMM (Acoustical stuff) Basics basics talking about DAWS that are too sophisticated Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Watch this VOBS intently! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters! Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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What’s next in VO Tech? Robert Marshall geeks out with The Guys. Making VO Recording Easier, More Convenient And ready for next 10 years, Robert Marshall, of Source Elements,Co-Host of the Pro Audio Suite joins us to talk about the new PASport Pro from Centrance and other great VO Tech stuff. Lets look at this amazing new piece of gear. Robert Marshall is the innovations co-founder of Source elements, holds degrees in electrical engineering and music composition. Using his skills as a musician, engineer, and producer, he is the visionary behind the idea of leveraging Internet connectivity to make post-production faster and more productive. Learn all about the new technology and catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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VOBS TECH TALK #101 Stuff at NAMM! In this weeks jam-packed Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK: We Talk with the booth Junkie, Mike Delgaudio while he was at NAMM in Anaheim. We look at some new stuff And some Basic Basics - Don’t be intimidated by VO Technology. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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The Way To Success Is To Learn from The Masters That’s why VOBS brings you the top names in the business to show you what it takes to get ahead in your voice over career. Our guest they is week is Cris Fries! Cris is currently the voice of Dodge, Chevron, America's Best, and Kubota, and has had recent/current national campaigns and spots for BF Goodrich, Blue Def, Credit Karma, Scheels, Peak, TGI Friday's, and is, or has recently voiced promos for History Channel, ESPN, FOX and others. He's also featured as principal and supporting characters in top-selling video games such as Call of Duty: World at War, Guild Wars 2, G.I. Joes. Nuff said! Chris relates stories about his rise to success and answers your questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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VOBS TECH TALK #100!! Voice Over Body Shop is THE place for the latest VO Tech and know how! As we celebrate an amazing 100th TECH-TALK episode we run gamut of stuff you need to know , or at least hear about, Like: The new CEntrance PASPort VO Presale starts April 10th, use coupon code “VOBS” Rodecaster Pro II: It’s great, but who is it for? Ryan from Rode was a delight to talk with at VO Atlanta. WAVES Audio, everybody calm down, they heard you, perpetual licences are available. Rode NTH-100, a very comfortable acquired taste ATH-M50x-STS headphones test And some Basic Basics - Every room is different. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org
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What Was VO Atlanta Like? Dan and George made their way to the Peach State to take in the sessions, camaraderie, VO services, new tech and the hoopla of the largest voice over conference on planet earth! We talk with Organizer Anna Collins about what it takes to run an event like this and with George’s daughter Elijah who participated in VO Atlanta’s unique “Kids Only” VO Track. Plus we show you some of the fun had by all. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org
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VOBS TECH TALK #99 Need we say more? In another basics loaded episode Dan And George round the horn with these tidbits. PASPort VO is coming… Rode NT1 5th Gen: The end of setting gain forever? Yamaha AG08, an AG03 with a lot more stuff, Rodecaster Pro competitor ATH-M50 xSTS, studio-grade headphones with an AT2020 capsule mic boom?! SSL SSL2 interface now has a “loopback” driver, but it doesn’t do what VO needs. Audio-Technica AT-SP65XBT Bluetooth Speaker, good for a little “booth monitor” for “punch n roll” recording And some Basic Basics - Pop screens? Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org
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Do you want to take your audiobook skills to the next level? Then you must watch and listen to this very special VOBS as we celebrate 12 years of bringing you great guests and information. Scott Brick Is THE name in Audiobook Acting and Narration! Scott is also the name in training the next generation of audiobook narrators. Are looking to break into the audiobook industry? Check out his How to Break Into Narration blog for info on getting started... for those narrators looking for some target assistance, he offers personal coaching options. Plus he’s one of the nicest guys in our business. He’ll tell us the state of the audiobook business and the challenges it faces. Scott Brick and VOBS. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org
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It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #98. Bear with us as we dazzle you with our pickanic basket full of home voice over studio knowledge. This week we venture into the woods to find you the best VO grubs, for instance: Bone conduction headphones: Wear headphones without “wearing headphones”... Mic cables: It’s all about the connectors, folkx. Waves StudioRack: An FX chain that travels between DAW’s TwistedWave video editing is great for fixing your audio before delivery And Dan talks about Sound treatment. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast right here. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org
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Voice Over Body Shop is BACK! If your trying to move up in voice over, this is the one to Listen to! John Bailey has made quite a transition of himself and in his career! Jon has been our guest on VOBS many times. Always wildly funny, entertaining and informative as to what it really takes to break the wall of inertia and succeed in any endeavor! Jon, known as Epic Voice Guy on social media is an actor, voice actor, content creator, social influencer, and stand-up comedian! With such vocal talent he has taken Hollywood by storm!
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It’s the Best VOBS-TECH-TALK .. This Week! Going on almost 12 years of the best information home Voice Over Studios out there! Dan and George lead the way when it comes to getting your audio to sound WISTSL! This week we tackle: Multi-channel input control in latest Zoom release (Mac only for now) Firewire support removed in Mac OS Ventura, Universal Audio Sphere LX mic under $1000 now, Survey- what does the ultimate audio interface mean to you? https://forms.gle/s937rBcKKzL6uZRSA Solid State Logic Connex Quad USB Conferencing Microphone Joke time: And we discuss how Technology has changed over the past few years and how to take advantage of it. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org
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A delightful and extremely informative hour with Jason Linere White! Award Winning Actor. Voice Over Artist. Motion Capture Performer. Jason gives us the low down on how to succeed in this business. Ton's of super valuable info!!! \Always in constant movement, be it in social media, workout groups, ADR, teaching martial arts, or speaking at VO conferences - it’s no wonder that Jason has been referred to as the “Jackie Chan” of voice over. Starting out as an on-camera childhood actor in Los Angeles, he quickly understood how to breakdown scripts, and find the “heart” of the story. Jason believes the reason is… The "inner-city." Great questions from you as well! Catch the replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements -Makers of Source Connect Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra And World-Voices organization
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Totally Unscripted Voice Over Tech Kibitzing! VOBS TECH-TALK #95 has it all! Well, almost. Dan and George run down a pile of things like: The new Mac mini! Apple Studio has many complaints about fan noise, Bertom Denoiser Pro just released Interesting company: Angry Audio And we talk about the right software for voice over. A great discussion! Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Truly a classic VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
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When it comes to animation voices, Debi Derryberry is at the top of her game! She’s our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop! We’ll talk about the progression of hers and YOUR VO career. What does it take to survive in this nutty business? Her years of experience on the inside of the animation and VO world give her a perspective few of us have. She’s always a super fun guest! YOU can ask your questions as well in our interactive chatrooms on Facebook live and on YouTube! Debi Derryberry and VOBS, LIVE This Monday night at 5 Pacific, 8 Eastern! Or, catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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If You Only Knew how much fun Dan and George have keeping you up to speed on the right way to record your voice tracks properly!! You’ll have fun watching this weeks VOBS TECH-TALK #94 because we go over the latest technology Stuff like: Adobe’s Creative Cloud and questionable opt-in practices A RODE VideoMicGo II review. A cool road mic? And we discuss bad home VO studio Internet advice. Plus your questions on changeable hypercardiod/cardioid patterns, mic sensitivity, webcams, and booth acoustics. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording
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Happy 2023 Everyone! In 2023 Your Home VO Studio Will Become Even More A Vital Part Of Your VO Business! Trust in the guys who tell it like truly is. Dan Lenard and George Whittam! You can find the industry standard Home VO Studio experts right here every week. And remember you can work with Dan personally @ Homevoiceoverstudio.com and George @ Georgethe.tech. This week We start off the new year with: Some special guests! * George’s new headphones for 2023: * Why do manufacturer audio processing presets usually SUCK!? * Is the perfect travel VO mic a hand-held vocal mic? * Firmware update 1.27 makes Presonus Revelator io24 less stable? * The new Rode NT-USB+ mic is… OK? * Focusrite VOCaster DSP issues. * SSL12 adds the full SSL console look/feel. Dans Discussion on what gear to buy in 2023. (Or not) Plus lots of your questions answered! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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Dan & George Invited You To Their Holiday Party! You know. ..We had to do something with all those left over cookies. We haven’t had an Audience Round Table in .. A Long Time! So as our gift to you this holiday season, we gave our audience the chance to be on cam and join the party. Plus we chat with the crew you don’t see during our show. Sue and Jeff make it all happen. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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This Holiday Season, You Must Listen To THE Voices Of VO Tech! ON this weeks festive Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #92, we give you straight talk on these great topics: Gretch-Ken voiceover booths: Killer app: For UA Apollo, realtime noise reduction! External displays: Turn off the internal processing! HDMI cables: George’s NEMESIS!! Make sure iOS is set to NOT update applications automatically. Why? And Dan delivers his views and demonstrates the difference between Dynamic Vs. Condenser Mics Plus we answer your great VO Studio and sound questions! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
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Happy Holidays From Voice Over Body Shop! We keep giving you the gift of outstanding information and the best minds in the VO business. This Week spend A Delightful Hour With Voice Talent, Actor, Coach AND Agent, Lau Lapides! Lau is Founder & President of Lau Lapides Company, a boutique coaching, training & production company for voice talent and actors. Programs include hybrid online & in-person workshops, seminars, one-to-one personalized coaching, + showcases in NYC/LA and online. Lau’s media and broadcasting career coaches all work in television, film, radio and theatre. Their voices can be heard around the world. We’ll discuss VO training, trends, her thoughts on marketing and the many styles and genre’s in voice over today! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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You Have To Listen To Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #91! You don’t want to miss a minute, because we talk about * Comparing “AI” noise reduction tools. * A case for upgrading your Mac OS: * Ventura? Not yet for me, * TwistedWave 28, problems And Dan demonstrates a big editing trick!! Plus we answer your voluminous VO Studio and sound questions! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com World-Voices.org
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A "GOLDEN” HOUR With One Of The Best In The Audiobook Biz. This is an hour is great listening!!! Narrating Audiobooks takes a lot. Acting, editing, just finding the work. Yet droves of people love audiobook narrating. People start there to get into other voice over work. It can be fun work but you have to know the territory. Johnny Heller joins us this week on Voice Over Body Shop to tell us how to navigate the terrain. Johnny is an Audiofile GOLDEN VOICE narrator and one of the most sought after Audiobook and Commercial VO coaches in the nation. And a really swell guy. Johnny is an ALA Odyssey Award winner and a Grammy Nominee. He has narrated over1000 titles in almost every genre; Publishers Weekly named him a Listen Up Award Winner 2008-2016; Audiofile Magazine named him a Best Voice of 2008 -2011, 2014-2018, 2020 and one of the top 50 voices of the 20th Century. A multiple recipient of Booklist & Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Johnny has garnered over 30 Earphone Awards, is a 14-time Audie Award Nominee and a 4-time Audie Award Winner. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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It’s Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #90!!! No One Understands Home Voice Over Studios Like Dan And George, “The Guys!” Why is that? 0ver 40 combined years of dealing with the unique space that a home studio is why. Every week, we give you the lowdown on what makes your home VO studio Sound What It’s Supposed To Sound Like. (WISTSL) And this week we get down with this stuff: New dynamic mics keep coming, is it time to consider one? Mac OS Ventura: Word on the street is “it’s good.” PSA: When ordering an acoustic panel for a door, keep the door knob location in mind! Streamdeck: Fun buttons that do whatever ya want! UADForum.com Voiceover, Podcasting and Livestreaming talk! And Dan and George talk about - Expensive Microphones! Plus we answer your voluminous VO Studio and sound questions! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com World-Voices.org
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It’s Been Too Long Since We’ve Been Gone! SO Voice Over Body Shop Is Back With Another Topical VO Discussion With Our Expert Guest: Laura Schreiber! Laura is a full-time, professional voice over actress and her authentic passion and years of experience shine through in her warm and sincere voice. Laura can sound like a charming teenager or a hip-young mom, and working with her feels like you’ve cast that cute and super fun girl-next-door whom you’ve always known. That’s why we love talking with her! Laura discusses with us, the latest trends in Voice Over today. How can understanding current trends help you book more work? What are some of the trends that we should be mindful of when submitting auditions? Is there a specific process that might help to stay on top of current trends? catch the replay all week on Facebook our homepage VOBS.tv and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com World-Voices.org
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x We never run out of VO TECH to talk about. So twice a month we bring you by far the most comprehensive, fact filled and technique packed program we can. Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #89 will be on for the next two weeks, and remember you can watch all 89 episodes (if you want to tech binge watch) Here on Facebook, our homepage, and of course our podcast on Podbean, apple podcasts and every other podcast platform there is. On George’s Tech update, we dig deep into these cool subjects: Another wave of cool USB interfaces from Lewitt Connect 6 and M-Audio’s new brand M-Game “RGB Dual”, RGB Dual connects to TWO PC’s at once. Lewitt connects to a PC/Mac and a mobile device via USB-C. Vanguard V13 tube mic stacks up well against U67 Soundproofing: Homasote? Nah, drywall. Audacity 3.2.1 adds “channel strip” Realtime FX on tracks for “non-destructive” processing. We have a 2 min Demo video And Dan and George talk about - Dropouts. What are they and how to you prevent hem? Plus we answer your thoughtful questions! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com World-Voices.org
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A Super Fun Hour With Scott and Miranda Parkin! One of our favorite guests Voice Over Body Shop is the very talented and witty Scott Parkin! His favorite person is his very talented daughter, Miranda! We get a two-fer this week with Scott and Miranda joining us live, in studio This Monday night at 5 PT, 8 ET and whatever it is in between. Scott is a master of improv and showing you how to really go outside the box with your auditions! Miranda is a rising VO star and talented artist in her own right. She shows us the animatic of her latest project, “The Comet Casino!” Great art and character design and cool story to boot! Let’s see what it takes to try and sell a potential project like that! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
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When you’ve been creating home studios for as long as “The Guys” at VOBS have, there’s not much that gets by them. The technology we have today to create VO recordings is amazing. The choices you have are countless. But how to narrow down those choices to the easiest use, and get you the professional quality audio voice over requires. On this info packed, eloquent and occasionally very silly VOBS TECH-TALK #88 George and Dan look at: The Sterling USB interface Apollo I/O hacking continues Clubhouse pro audio, Our discussion on noise reduction strategies Plus we answer your thoughtful questions! Acoustics, Interfaces and mic noise problems. Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Booking The Gig Comes Down to Your Audition! Your demo is important, your website matters, but the bottom line is how did your audition catch the attention of the producer? So how do you make the most of your auditions? Everett Oliver is a 25-year veteran of the entertainment industry. Everett specializes in professional directing for Voice Over auditions. He has experience as an animation demo co-producer, a private coach for commercial and animation, as well as a career building consultant. What tips does he offer to help you book the work you desire? We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org
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Ok, Not Great Rhymes, But It Is The Most Understandable VO TECH info out there! Dan and George make home voice over studio recording , child’s play! And on this weeks amazing, entertaining and most importantly, informational VOBS TECH-TALK #73, “The Guys” get down on a host of important topics and some heavy duty rants on: The Ultimate Mac Mini Dock? George’s dad’s MicMute? Hindenburg Narrator Studio The Apogee Symphony Desktop, WHYYY??? A caveat on the Revelator io24? And Dan has a rant on RX7 & 8. Plus we answer a pile of great questions submitted by you! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/, our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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We Keep Saying It For A Reason! Voice Over IS An Entrepreneurial Business! Canadian Voice Over business lady Jodi Krangle joins us this week on Voice Over Body Shop to give us advice about “Audio branding” (what is that?) “marketing,” how to get into and be successful in voice overs, and how to work as a solopreneur in this very busy, overwhelming world. While collaborating with clients all over the world, Jodi has voiced national and international commercial campaigns for companies like Bissell, Kraft/Capri Sun and Visit Orlando, narrated documentaries & web/explainer videos and has been the narration voice for shows on both Slice Network in Canada and HGTV in the US. Her background as a singer has provided her with an innate sense of the rhythm and melody that go into a voice performance. So! Catch our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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This weeks TECH-TALK #72, takes a deep dive into the vast ocean of VO Technology. On Georges Tech Update we cover: Mac OS Monterey 12.2 released. Rode VideoMic GO II Camera-mount Lightweight Directional Microphone: Mackie CR StealthBar Desktop PC Soundbar. How does it sound? Roland VRC-01 AeroCaster: Sidecar makes for a cute little monitor for things you want instant access to Dan talks about those little tiny waveforms and how to fix them. Plus all your great questions on the right mic for female voices? Our consults! And much more! catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/, our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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David H. Lawrence XVII Gives Some Sage Advice On Accomplishing VO Success! The voice over business requires you to do many different things that increase your chances of getting gigs and building your career. What did you resolve to do that in 2022? Is it working or not? Are you sticking to them? What does it take to keep committed? It’s something we all deal with. David H. Lawrence XVII has been there and done it all. A successful actor on screen and on mic, and a the headmaster of VOHeroes.com, David joins us once again on Voice Over Body Shop to talk about what it takes to succeed in this ultra competitive business. Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/, our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters. Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VOICE OVER BODY SHOP TECH-TALK #71 COVERS ALL THE VO TECH BASES! Dan and George are the VO Home studio Tech Masters! They live it every day, facing the challenges you face and giving you the answers you need to sound your best: On this weeks nonstop VO Tech jamboree: * Can YOU use a 4K TV as a monitor? * Testing the Yellowtec PUC2 LEA interface. * Long-term test update: Presonus Revelator io24. * “Real-time” noise reduction options * Audition 2022 Ghost audio issue. * NAMM Show 2022? * Clubhouse on desktop? We discusses: Why are people still using ProTools? Or even Cool Edit Pro? And should they? Plus all YOUR great questions interfaces, DAW issues, consulting, front-end hardware and processing! catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/, our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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On Voice Over Body Shop, We Keep Telling You That Voice Over IS An Entrepreneurial Endeavor. You want to spend your time in the booth recording. Being a creative. Being a Voice Actor! In order to have that time in the booth, you’re going to have to learn how to find and create the work and opportunities first. That’s Marc Scott comes in. As a Business and Marketing Coach for Voice Actors, his objective is simple. Give you the tools, resources and coaching you need to help you grow your voice over business! He’s our guest this week on VOBS, and it’s your chance to get to understand what it takes to be a success in the profession we love! Get involved, join in the conversation and ask your questions too! Send them now to theguys@vobs.tv or ask LIVE from our Facebook Live comments! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/, our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast right here for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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TIME FOR MORE VO TECH AMAZINGNESS! It’s the first TECH-TALK of 2022 and The Guys have a ton of home voice over studio news and tips to make sure that your VO audio sounds the Way Its Supposed To Sound Like! (WISTSL) You can’t get this kind of info anywhere else or delivered in such a fun and entertaining way. In this weeks folksy and family oriented and jam-packed episode, We start with George’s Tech update which includes: George using a “Tula” mic on the Road. Notes on the new Audacity 3.1.3 release. CEntrance ’s “English Channel”, new all-analog gear that is like guitar pedals for voiceover. A StudioBricks acoustical update. Then Dan get’s down on the “Eyeball and other home studio acoustical gizmos and accouterments. Then we tackle a pile of your questions on Mics, interfaces, input gain, AI and lots more! catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/, our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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JON BAILEY TELLS ALL! (Sort of) 2022 is gonna be EPIC! So, Voice Over Body Shop starts off the new year with the EPIC voice over guy, the very witty Jon Bailey! And on this podcast he gets brutally honest about his amazing career, his life and amazing impressions he does for ADR! catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/, our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast, right here for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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For Some Reason, Our Audience Could Not Stop Listening! Almost Two Hours of Non-Stop Home VO Studio Chat, Holiday greetings And Lot’s o’ Laughs! It’s our annual (At least this year) Holiday fan show. Viewers take part, ask questions and a splendid time is had by all! It’s our holiday gift to you, from “The Guys!” Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, Or right here for our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VOBS TECH-TALK #69 has it all! As 2021 winds down, “The Guys” at VOBS maintain their non-stop, weekly intensity in informing you of the fine points of recording your voice over tracks at your home or “Personal Professional” studio. And this week they elucidate on the gear and techniques that make that professional difference: Updates on Mac OS and potential compatibility issues Headphones with VU meters? More on the The Personus Revelator Issues with the Apollo interfaces Source Connect Acoustical treatment Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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What is “World-Voices?” It’s The Industry Association Of Freelance Voice Talent! Our own Dan Lenard, one of the four founding members of WoVO, is now its President! For a change of pace, George Whittam takes the reins of interviewer and asks Dan what it’s all about, and Dans’ plans to accomplish its mission to promote the professionalism of voice over to the people that hire us and provide the resources to help every member make the best of their VO career! Dan want’s as many of you to know the importance of VO Community and a clear understanding of what WoVO offers! Something different this week on Voice Over Body Shop. Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VOBS TECH-TALK #68. Part Two Of Our Audio Masters Roundtable! The 6 Masterminds of home voice over studio audio continue their amazing conversation about what they know better than anyone else on the planet! And they answer your questions. …And…. a few other cool things. Dan and George welcome Cliff Zellman, nationally recognized auto dealer spot producer, Emmy Award winning Sound Designer and and engineer, Uncle Roy Yokelson, Big time Voice and Audio consultant Jordan Reynolds and The owner and Manager of Voice Tracks West in Studio City, CA, Andrew Feliciano! A pleasant time is guaranteed for all! HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Two Weeks OF Voice Over Body Shop You Do not Want To Miss! Part ONE this week: It’s our super popular, somewhat Annual, Voice Over Body Shop Audio Masters Roundtable! With this crew, how can it go wrong? Cliff Zellman, nationally recognized auto dealer spot producer, Emmy Award winning Sound Designer and and engineer, Uncle Roy Yokelson, Big time Voice and Audio consultant Jordan Reynolds and The owner and Manager of Voice Tracks West in Studio City, CA, Andrew Feliciano! (He actually looks like he belongs in this picture!) They’re our guests this week on Voice Over Body Shop HEY! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VOBS has been around for 10 years, Yet Dan and George still have stuff to talk about! On this weeks TECH-TALK #67 George didn’t buy a Macbook Pro M1 14”, Why not? Maintaining eye contact on Zoom calls (if that matters to you) Rode PSA1+ mic arm with a neoprene sleeve? What do you want to learn on the GTT Vimeo Pro? Dan Demonstrates Proper Mic placement Plus we answer YOUR submitted questions! HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast right here for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Here's an important VOBS episode you must watch on having a great VO website! Is Your VO Website Up TO Snuff? Joe Davis and his Crack Team At Voice Actor Websites Take a Look! Joe Davis has over 18 years of experience working in digital marketing and web development and has spent the last 10 years focused on the world of voice over. During that time, he has developed numerous websites, internet platforms and marketing plans for voice actors, agents, voice over businesses, and other VO professionals. He loves helping entrepreneurs shape and develop their ideas into viable businesses. This includes the entire process, from conceptualization all the way through to implementation. He’s our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop along with his team at Voice actor websites; Director Karin Barth, Cameron Thomas, Alan Shires and Laura Cunningham! HEY! Catch the replay all week here on Facebook @ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
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VO Tech shouldn’t be scary! Dan and George strive each week to bring you the most important, relevant and detailed information on how to properly record your VO audio! On this weeks jam packed VOBS TECH-TALK #66 we cover lots of stuff and even demonstrate some valuable technique. It spans the gamut of Macs and interfaces to headphones and software. Plus Dan shows us, in detail, the skill of drop in editing. Plus we answer YOUR submitted questions! HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Lets Hear How To Fix Your VO Performance Problems with "The Voiceover Doctor" Bill Holmes! Listen to him take Dan through a hard read! Bill has been a voiceover actor/director for 35 years. He started referring to himself as The Voiceover Doctor because of the style of teaching that he has developed over the past 35 years. It's a unique self-improvement system for voiceover actors. The Doctor teaches actors how to fix their own problems, enabling them to direct themselves and work through their weaknesses during the audition process. From the very beginner level, to the working pro and everything in between, the VO Doc has a knack for diagnosing what the problem is and giving you a prescription for a cure. HEY! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
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OK, Maybe not 300, but at least a few get mentioned is this classic VOBS TECH-TALK #65. Dan and George get down on what it takes to get it right in your Personal Professional VO studio. This week we cover: EcoFlow River power pack, the many amazing features and uses Windows 11 is out, but stick with the last build of Windows 10 for now… George reviews the Presonus Revelator io24 Universal Audio Volt 176 USB-C audio interface with 1 mic channel- (The Universal Solo?) We also discuss proper (And improper) acoustics! Plus we answer your submitted questions! HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and right here for our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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On This Weeks Voice Over Body Shop, We Welcome the Dean of Voice acting, Mr. Marc Cashman! With over 40 years in the voiceover industry, Marc has written hundreds of articles about voice acting for Voices.com, Backstage and NowCasting.com; is in demand for V-O Conventions and Conferences as a Keynote Speaker and Master Class instructor, and has authored one of the top-selling books on voice acting, “V-Oh! Tips, Tricks, Tools and Techniques to Start and Sustain Your Voiceover Career.” When Dan, George and Marc get together, The VO wisdom just gushes out, so grab a bucket We’d love getting questions from you! Send them now to “theguys@vobs.TV or ask them in our Facebook OR YouTube chat! HEY! Catch it live if you can this Monday at 5 Pacific 8 Eastern, or the replay all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, or our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
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VO Recording Technology Made Simple! The entire voice over and voice acting community knows, when it comes to creating and maintaining a “personal professional voice over studio,” the place to get the proper information on how to do it right is the Voice Over Body Shop. Dan Lenard and George Whittam make it easy and fun and, hopefully prevent thousands of dollars of mistakes and hours of mind-numbing frustration. On this weeks wild TECH-TALK #64, we tackle these important items: * Vanguard v4 Gen2 Mic, what’s different? George on the mic * Mini-Review: The most “pleasing” sounding bluetooth earbuds George has ever heard, iMore Comfobud Pro with EQ presets * Rant: Hey Apple, when are the new Macs? Waiting on the Macbook Pro 14” * First look: Presonus revelator io24 * TIP: Exercising audio connections, what’s it mean and how does it help? Discussion: Dan rants on crowd sourced home studios. Plus your questions on: Sound proofing Window plugs A “Crackling“ noise in play back De-essing plug-ins and Why does DBX 286s have no-place in your studio? HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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AI voices and the legality of it all! We talk about it with VO Super Lawyer Rob Siglimpaglia! Contracts? NDA’s? Liability? Many of us don’t understand the legal aspects to running a voice over business, or any business for that matter. However, we are all independent contractors and we want to protect ourselves from some of the legal pitfalls we can encounter. That's where Rob Siglimpaglia, Lawyer, Actor, Voice Actor, Producer and author of the book we voice talent need to read, “Voice Over Legal” comes in. He’s our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop. HEY! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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A Special Free-For-All, Clubhouse TECH-TALK! "The Guys," Dan Lenard and George Whittam answer a pile of great home voice over studio questions! A great listen with in-depth Home VO studio reality checks.
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It says “Rolling Into The Next 10 Years!” No matter where you watch or listen to Voice Over Body Shop, you know that Dan and George, the most experienced, knowledgeable and dedicated experts in home voice over studio technology, are here for you. As we begin the next ten years, we rededicate ourselves to bringing you the most up to date information on how to best record your voice over tracks. This week on VOBS TECK-TALK #53, “The Guys” talk about the 10 things they’ve learned in working thousands of home VO Studios. It’s insightful, informative and entertaining stuff you don’t want to miss! Plus we answer your huge list of questions on Processing Plug ins, Recording ADR and dubbing at home, Ports on the new Mac mini, how and when to use a “Cloudlifter.” It’s here all week on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ or our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can’t thank our supporters and donors enough for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials. VO Heroes Source Elements Voice Over Xtra VOICE ACTOR WEBSITES and JMC Demos
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Let's talk to Marc Graue About Voice Over Demos! And a lot of other stuff.. At Voice Over Body Shop, As We Celebrate 10 Glorious Years Bringing You The People And Information You Need To Succeed, We Bring You A Talk With “The Dean Of Voice Over,” Mr. Marc Graue! As the owner of the Legendary Marc Graue Voice Over Studios, a Burbank California landmark for over 35 years, Marc has worked with Hollywood's elite voice talent for over four decades. As a Voice Actor you can hear him as one of the iconic pirate voices on Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride seen & heard by millions daily, Alaska State Troopers, Promos for Shark Week, DC'c Legends Of Tomorrow, Cartoon Network & Nickelodeon, parodies for Jimmy Kimmel Live & Real Time with Bill Maher and hundreds of cartoons and Video Games. And ..you can ask your questions too! Send them now to theguys@vobs.tv or ask LIVE from our Facebook Live comments! PLUS listen in and ask your questions LIVE on your iOS device as we simulcast on CLUBHOUSE as well! HEY! Catch it if you can This Monday AT 5 Pacific, 8 Eastern or the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials, VOHeroes, Source elements, VoiceOverXtra, VOICEACTORWEBSITES and JMC Demos
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Do You Have Voice Over G.A.S.? (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) We know! So many choices of voice over gear! Dan and George help you sort out what you need and what you don’t. Mostly ..Don’t. On this weeks Voice Over Body Shop Tech Talk #52, (Two years of amazing tech info you can’t get anywhere else) we delve into these important topics! George says he no longer will recommend Universal Audio’s gear! What to do when you spill something on your laptop! New Earphone pad upgrades! The new Apple Magic Trackpad2! Mac M1 update What is RMS? RX and other processing no-no’s. Plus your questions on: The difference between a RODE NT1 and a Neumann U87. 416 positioning. ACX Audition guidelines. Mic right side up or upside down? How to use Alkolol and much more! And we stuff it all in one fast paced entertaining hour! It’s here all week on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ or our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can’t thank our supporters and donors enough for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials. VO Heroes Source Elements Voice Over Xtra VOICE ACTOR WEBSITES and JMC Demos
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Mary Lynn Wissner fills us in What Really Goes On When Voice Over Projects Are cast during an incredibly informative interview! In addition to her successful casting career, Mary Lynn continues to direct workshops, coach, consult, and direct talent across the world. Since 1990, Mary Lynn Wissner's award-winning company, Voices Voicecasting in Los Angeles, has cast talent in thousands of voiceover productions. From a Clio-winning Chevron series to the 13-part History Channel documentary “The Color of War,” she also counts Chrysler, Taco Bell, Coca-Cola, Kleenex, U.S. Army, Legos, Jeep, Sony, Tecate, and many more among her clients. She has also cast several feature films, animation series, video games, audiobooks, narrations, e-learning, promos, and IVR. All this week on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ or our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials. VO Heroes Source Elements Voice Over Xtra VOICE ACTOR WEBSITES and JMC Demos
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10,000 Views A Month Can’t Be Wrong! “The Guys” Dan Lenard and George Whittam make the seemingly complex world of home VO studio audio, understandable! On this weeks opinionated, fascinating and entertaining episode: Remembering Rupert Neve, The video game spec's no one understands. Soundproofing floor/ceilings: What's it REALLY take? Audient id4 MKII, now with loopback. The impressive Earthworks Icon USB mic. An update on upgrading to Big Sur, Discussion: A week of bad purchases! Plus your questions on: Our thoughts on marketing ourselves. Will we be called into studios again to record voiceovers? Proper mic technique for a Sennhieser 416 and.. a proper adapter for USB C? Where else can you get this kind of info? That’s right. Nowhere but right here. Catch it on all on: Facebook@https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements VoiceOverXtra VOICEACTORWEBSITES and JMC Demos
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This week we have with the star of “In A World,” “A Serious Man,” and a ton of TV roles, Fred Melamed! We talk about His Career And The Reality of Voice Over Today. Fred’s voice a familiar presence on television, serving as the sound of the Olympics, Mercedes Benz, CBS Sports, USA Network, the Super Bowl, He became known within the industry as a voice actor, appearing in the Grand Theft Auto series, and dubbing several actors' entire performances in films. But it was for his portrayal of "sensitive" villain Sy Ableman, in Joel and Ethan Coen's 2009 film, “A Serious Man.” Fred has also taken prominent roles in many Woody Allen films such as “Hannah and Her Sisters,” and Dan’s personal favorite, "Radio Days." You can also see him Larry David’s psychiatrist in “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and most recently as Vision’s boss in Disney’s “Wanda Vision.” We talk about the constant need to practice to maintain your acting craft, and how to apply those skills strictly to voice acting. It's here for you all week for your convenience at https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ or our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials. VO Heroes Source Elements Voice Over Xtra VOICE ACTOR WEBSITES and JMC Demos
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Are You Intimidated by Home Voice Over Technology? “The Leaders” in VO Tech Make It Understandable With VOBS TECH-TALK #50! In George’s Tech Update: Clubhouse? A new platform for socializing and learning. AN interesting device takes the Cloud Lifter into a different world. The Rode VideoMic NTG finally is iOS compatible, AND, Should Dan sell his Mac Mini 2018 6 Core i5 32GB for a new M1? We’ll find out. Plus your questions on: Microphone frequency response Can you change a prior macs owner's Apple ID to your own without wiping it clean? recording voice overs in stereo? Auralex panel placement Plus tons more! Catch it if you can at https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Debi Derryberry! Tells it like it is in Animation and VO in General As one of Hollywood's most active voiceover artists, the amazingly talented Debi Derryberry is probably best known as the voice of Jimmy Neutron. However, she’s so much more! She’s currently performing a pile of voices for the hit Netflix show, "F is for Family,” and many other acclaimed animation series. Debi also coaches up and coming voice actors on the skills techniques it takes to succeed in animation voicing, and produces demos that can give them a competitive edge and she talks about about what it takes to keep at the top of your game. HEY! Catch it if you can @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and of course our podcast right here for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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After a couple of turbulent weeks, we can now collectively get back to Voice Over and Voice Over TECH! On this weeks brand spanking new VOBS TECH-TALK #49 we cover it all: Wireless headphones Studio in-a-mic products coming this year. But are they any good? Mackie & Persons processing Apps Sphere L22 IsoSphere plugin to compensate for bad acoustic resonances from a large list of products. Plus.. yes… Discussion: Setting Levels..Again.. Also your questions on: The “Eyeball,” “Roll off” switches, 416 shock mounts, Acoustics, windscreens, DO you need a DBX 286? (NO) Catch it if you can at https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Right Place, Right time. Aside from classic training and great talent, how did The Voice of "Frontline" get to the front of the line? “Will” Lyman is an American voice-over artist, actor, and musician. Being known for his polished, resonant voice, Lyman has narrated the PBS series Frontline since its second season in 1984 and played William Tell in the action/adventure television series Crossbow. If you don’t watch PBS you’ll know him as the iconic voice of the Dos Equis “Most Interesting Man In The World” campaign. We talk about his career and the surprising things you learn about your idols if you just ask. SO! Catch it all week here on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Dan And George Love Talking About VO Tech! On this weeks more info than you can handle Voice Over Body Shop TECH TALK#48 “The Guys” get down on the latest inside info on making the right decisions for your voiceover endeavors. For instance: Apollo and Big Sur (it unofficially works on M1 Mac) Understanding why the M1 Mac is such a big deal for the world of computing and why I think it’s a “no brainer” for a VO studio even now more than ever VO in the car? a proper wireless headphone for voice work? Why bother? We also discuss the huge difference between recoding Music and recording voice over tracks. Plus your questions on “loopback” and “air” and a few questions on acoustics! Where else can you get this kind of info? That’s right. Nowhere but here. Catch it on all on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-productionVOBS.TV
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Some Wild VO Stories to start 2021 with Joe Cipriano This weeks VOBS podcast is great talk with our good friend Joe Cipriano! VO booth disasters and triumphs! Succeeding in Promo, Imaging, voice work in general, and just fun stuff! Hear from one of the successful masters! Joe Cipriano is best known as the promo voice of literally hundreds upon hundreds of television shows on America’s most watched networks. Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, CW and many more. In syndication, Joe voices promos for shows like The Simpsons, and studios such as Warner Brothers, Buena Vista, King World, Lionsgate, Freemantle and more. He’s the promo voice of daily shows such as Harry Connick Jr., The Talk, Queen Latifah and others. With a resume like that, you know he has the knowledge of what it takes to reach the top levels of the voice over biz. We want to thank YOU, our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Did You Miss The Great Digital Interface/Pre Amp shootout of 2020? To celebrate the end of 2020 and a fabulous start to 2021, here’s the reprise of an ear opening, very special Voice Over Body Shop TECK-TALK from this past May. If you missed this very popular episode, here’s your chance to see Dan and George show you why they are THE experts when it comes to home vo studios. You can catch it all week, anytime on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! A Very Happy, Healthy And Prosperous 2021 To all our amazing clients and fans. We really do it for you, the dedicated, hardworking, aspiring and successful members of the Voice Over Community! We want to thank YOU, our supporters and donors for your continued support during this nutty year. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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From VOBS: Happy Holidays And GOOD BYE 2020! 2020 was a fascinating year! The VO biz certainly saw great things for some and not for others. One thing is for sure EVERYONE now needs a home VO studio. (We’ve only been warning you for the last 10 years!!) In this week's info jam-packed, Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #47, Dan and George look at VO tech predictions for 2021! For example.. Mac sales will increase as WinTel falls. Next version of Windows will be in the cloud, Virtualization of mics gets cheaper, competition for the Sphere L22. Virtual Remote engineered VO sessions? Plus we give detailed answers to your submitted questions on: Proper input levels. (No one seems to understand that one) Proper care and feeding of our precious microphones. Source Connect and the new M1 Macs. Acoustical treatment in a larger room. And much more! Not much is going on this week, so catch it on all on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Voice Over Multi-Tasking Coach Everett Oliver Is Our Special Guest This Week On Voice Over Body Shop! Everett is a 25-year veteran in the entertainment industry. Currently operating his voiceover company formerly known as MY BOOTH DIRECTOR, specializing in Professional Directing for Voice Over auditions. He was an animation demo co-producer, a private coach for commercial and animation as well as a career building consultant. With so much to cover, it's a memorable, entertaining and useful discussion. It’ll be on all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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At the Voice Over Body Shop, we're starting to wind down on this unforgettable year and ramp up the holiday season! For voice talents everywhere, new technologies can be a source of fear and dread. Dan Lenard and George Whittam break down all the new stuff into understandable terms that will set you at ease! On this weeks joyful and fun VOBS TECH-TALK #46, We get the lowdown on: Georges experience with the new Macbook Air M1, Consider it in Q2 2020 if you are in need of a new production computer New Facebook Group: Mac and iOS for VO Using Zoom with Apollo, George’s Mini-Rant: Windows issues with Zoom Our discussion on Do you need a front-end “limiter?” Plus your questions on: How peripherals and software are reacting to the new mac OS. upgrading to Catalina from Mojave ambient home Noise issues and much more. It’ll be on all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Become The Copy! What’s the difference between sticking out with your auditions and booking the gig, or being just like everyone else? Noted LA voice over coach Dave Walsh says it’s how believable you are with your read. Dave teaches his “True Tell” method where you become the message. He explains it and we play with copy to show you what makes that difference. Dave is one of our favorite guests as we always have fun truthfully looking for getting an edge with your auditions. It’ll be on all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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THANKFULLY, Dan & George Make Complex VO Tech, Simple! On this weeks fun and informative VOBS TECH-TALK #45, we cover the absolute latest tech topics for the VO world! Like: Big Sur is here! What works? Apple Silicon: The M1 chip and the new Macbook Air. What it means for voice actors. A “plug-in” high-pass filter from Shure . A cheap PC upgrade: GET IT CLEANED!! Discussion: Do you need to “Debreath” Plus your questions on: Acoustics, headphones, multi-tracking with Twisted Wave and the importance of an ethernet port. All you have to do is watch or listen at your leisure all week on our facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage @ VOBS.tv, or our podcast edition at Podbean https://ewabs.podbean.com/ We give thanks for your support and our wonderful sponsors! Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Let’s Look At YOUR Voice Actor Website! OK, This episode is a bit visual, but, you'll get the gist. No one knows the world of VO websites better than Joe Davis and Karin Barth of voieactorwebsites.com! Joe and Karin explain what is needed for your VO website to succeed. Then,they y critique your websites for design & SEO, They give it a good going over and make suggestions to help you stand out in the world of VO cyberspace. Its always a lively and informative when Joe and Karin join us. So, why don’t you? It’ll be on all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, on and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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The Sound Of Sibilance And Much More! Another week has gone by. Big changes nationally and VO technology marches on! Dan and George really have a great session of talking shop and get on important topics for you, like: Zoom and Apollo issues. (We warned you!) The new Shure MV7, a USB Podcaster’s SM7b (but for VO?) Some updates on SOURCE CONNECT. And, A pointed discussion on Sssssibilance. Is it the mic. Or is it technique? Plus your questions on What software to use on a Mac What Mac to get. ACX ''standards” (ugh) and what about the The Micport 2 with limiter ? All you have to do is watch or listen at your leisure all week on our facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage @ VOBS.tv, or our podcast edition at Podbean https://ewabs.podbean.com/ Our strength is because of your support and our wonderful sponsors! Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Recording On The Road With Beau Weaver! BEAU WEAVER is one of the West Coast's perennial "A list" voice over artists, heard on network television promos, syndicated television shows, trailers for feature films, cable network documentaries, national radio and television commercials, and is the signature voice for many major market television affiliates. He's had lead roles in animated series, like Superman and The Fantastic Four, and is frequently heard as the live announcer on Hollywood award shows, such as The Primetime Emmys. Beau Has to hit the road in an RV a lot and he shares his secrets on how to do it and SHOULD you do it! All you have to do is watch or listen, at your leisure all week on our facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage @ VOBS.tv, or our podcast edition at Podbean https://ewabs.podbean.com/ We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Dan Lenard and George Whittam Pride Themselves At Making The Complex, Simple, and on this weeks Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #43 “The Guys” let loose on a pile of great, relevant information to make your home voice over studio sound What Its Supposed To Sound Like (WISTSL), Like: The “new hotness” of audio interfaces: SSL2 Why to still avoid Apollo on Windows A use case for smart LED bulbs. The “ultimate” Internet router? RT2600ac? Can Zoom “Music Mode” be a great way to go remote? An important discussion about RX8 and other “Fixing” programs. Plus Your questions on: Thunderbolt inputs, Upgrading from a USB mic, proper mic position and can a Good ol Apogee ONE work with Catalina? It’s on all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/our homepage, VOBS.TV, on and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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When We Think Marketing Our Voice Over Business, VOBS Always Asks, “What Does Peter O’Connell Have To Say? OK, lets’ ask him! This week Peter joins us for an important discussion about this vital portion of our VO enterprises. Peter is a voice talent and professional marketing consultant. Peter has also written an e-book entitled The Voice Over Entrance Exam. The book examines the business and performance realities of becoming a voice over talent and maintaining a career among a spirited field of established professionals. We really get into the "meat" of Vo Marketing! It'll be on all week, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop Our homepage VOBS.tv, and our podcast RIGHT HERE for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Dan And George Suit Up For Another Exploration into VO Tech! At Voice Over Body Shop, we pride ourselves on being way ahead of the curve on webcasting and podcasting. For almost 10 years, Dan Lenard and George Whitttam have brought you the latest information on the equipment, software, techniques and skills you MUST have to successfully record your voice over tracks from your personal home studio. And, we answer your questions! This week on our brand spanking new TECH-TALK #42, The “Guys” look at: Considerations to deal with when you move. Coping withThe realities of apartment living (aircraft, lawn keepers, HVAC). An update on a TwistedWave 24.1 bug fix, along with a cool “did ya know” iOS/Mac/QT trick and a discussion about “G.A.S.” Gear Aquisition Syndrome. Plus we answer your questions on: Virtual mixers, Sample rate standards, high pass filters, acoustics and much more! Its super easy to watch and listen! On our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Our homepage, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast right here on Podbean We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Voice Over Success Is About Being Unique! And No One Is as Unique As Jon Bailey! Why do some people book consistently and others just keep blasting out auditions and get nothing but crickets in return? Our good friend Jon Bailey The “Epic Voice” guy, joins us this week on VOBS to talk about his experience in LA since moving here several years ago, and how he approaches auditions. Jon is a super witty, fast thinking, funny and successful voice talent. He’s fearless when it comes to auditions and copy calling for ad-libbing and interpretation. Its all about being different and Jon is like no one else! This was an exceptionally informative and entertaining VO BS like no other! All you have to do is watch at your leisure all week on our facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage @ VOBS.tv, or our podcast edition at Podbean https://ewabs.podbean.com/ We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-
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The VO Tech Stuff That Really Matters! Dan & George get to the nitty gritty of your home VO studio recording issues every week! There's so much misinformation and downright mythology about the best way to record at home. Listen to "The Guys" that actually know! This week we cover some really import things to know. There's a new Twisted Wave Twisted Wave 24 !Lots of cool features! Don't upgrade to Big Sur just yet...And why and when. Do you really need a “pre-amp”? Plus your questions on Vocal booths, Setting mic input levels in software, when to upgrade your mic and much Much more!! All you have to do is watch or listen at your leisure right here on our facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ out home page @ VOBS.tv, or our podcast edition at Podbean https://ewabs.podbean.com/ We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-
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We’re back, with a super fresh Voice Over Body Shop, and have we got a great guest for you! David Errigo, the voice of Ferb in the new Phineas and Ferb movie plus roles in Detective Pikachu, Yugioh!, Pokémon, and more, joins us to talk about taking risks in your VO career and other great advice! After building his resumé with a feature film, on and off camera commercial work, off broadway shows and animation projects in NYC, David came out to LA 2016. It would seem the move was worth it! Here’s your chance to hear his story and ASK YOUR QUESTIONS! All you have to do is watch or listen, or at your leisure right here on our facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ out home page @ VOBS.tv, or our podcast edition at Podbean https://ewabs.podbean.com/ We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-
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The Doctors Of Digital VO Audio Are On Call! Its amazing how many things can go wrong with your home VO studio, if, if you don’t understand “the basics.” The “GUYS,” Dan Lenard and George Whittam, have more experience than ANYONE on the planet when it comes to this unique subject. Listen in this week on a very informative VOBS TECH-TALK #40 as they talk about: - NEW GEAR on the horizon (or now): From Universal Audio,like the Apollo SOLO, Aston Microphones andPreSonus. Also, Mic Color options from Audio-Technica & Manley. Designing a studio by hearing/experience or measurements? A remote-controlled mic preamp. Also a Discussion on: Do you own a voiceover production studio? Plus YOUR questions on: Which Mic for which space? Mic technique for which space? “Pop” screens, and unreasonable gear requests from clients. Can you handle it all? We make it understandable! And, It’ll will be on all week on our Facebook page@ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop, our homepageVOBS.TV, and our podcast right here for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-productionVOBS.TV
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At Voice Over Body Shop, We Bring You Only The Top People In Voice Over, Week After Week After Week! And this week, we talk with Elaine Clark! Elaine is an award winning actor, director, producer, certified teacher, playwright and the author of the quintessential voice-over book, There's Money Where Your Mouth Is, and is the owner of ElaineClarkVO.com She’s performed in hundreds of voice-over and on-camera commercials, industrial narrations, video games, cartoons, film and made for television movies. She also serves as an audio engineer, casting director, and multimedia & anime director. The replay will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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If The Voice Over Community WERE A City, VOBS Would Be The Local Radio Station! The Voice Over Community is just that. It’s sort of its own medium to small town in a county and world of many different walks of life. And ours is special because of our intense common interest in making voice over a highly respected profession. So, Every week, Dan Lenard and George Whittam bring us all together to be informed about our marvelous business. Every other week it’s TECH-TALK, where we dispel the myths and show you the best practices to technically get your VO audio sounding “What Its Supposed To Sound Like.” And on this week’s VOBS TECH-TALK #39, we cover even more important topics the help us all meet that end. We discuss: Extending analog vs. USB or Thunderbolt cables, Mic Port Pro for Gaming VO? Mic Preferences from Producers and engineers, Updating Catalina, and George’s gripe on the 2i2’s 48V button. Plus your questions on: SPEACHALO, Acoustic panels for your noise floor? Real time audio backup. Sanitizing your booth, iPad recording and much more!, And, It’ll will be on all week on our Facebook page@ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop Our homepageVOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We gotta thank our amazing supporters! Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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World-Voices.org is here for YOU, and Katherin Vasilopolous, (No matter how you pronounce it) is its new President! If you’re a freelance voice talent, you know the VO business is a complex puzzle of Business, performance and technology. How do you sort it out? How do you keep up with trends and issues? Where can you find professional community and who’s looking out for us an a representative industry association? It’s World-voices.org. Katherin is now its 4th President. She brings a wealth of knowledge, business savvy and international flavor to this truly international organization. Katherin is a professional voice talent, audio producer, writer and translator, located in the Montreal area, in Quebec, Canada. This the replay will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VO Tech Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth From “THE GUYS” That Know! On this weeks Non-Misinformation jammed Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #38, Dan and George explore best practices and equipment to make the best of your VO recording! We cover: “Mud Flap” REFLECTION FILTERS!!! Are They USELESS? Zoom audio quality Adobe Audition latest update issues? Problem solving mics for “marginal” home studios Techniques for recording video game characters. Want to use a Wireless mouse? Dan and George debate Mic placement in small booths, And a discussion on “recording software. Complex or simple?” Plus YOUR questions on: Bundled Interface and mic packages Ribbon mics for VO recording? Recording input levels. CleanFeed? And someone’s Noise floor issues Can you handle it all? We make it understandable! And, It’ll will be on all week on our Facebook page@ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop, our homepage- VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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It’s A Double Header This Week on Voice Over Body Shop! Marc Cashman is one of our industries most respected VO coaches. His book “V-OH” contains many anecdotes and tips to make the most of your voice acting performance and career. We’ll have some fun having Marc showing us how to take direction professionally. Dan and Marc always have fun breaking down copy and showing you how to connect to copy. Also we’ll have a quick chat with J. Michael Collins about the upcoming ONE Voice USA virtual Conference coming up starting August 13th. Lot’s of information on why you might want to attend. Then the replay will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We keep it going every week with help from our wonderful supporters! Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Gear, Gear, Gear Is What We Talk about Here! VOBS TECH-TALK #37 has it all! The new Macbook Air is a 13” Macbook Pro 2019 You better get some backup! Processing “real time” for Source Connect, IPDTL, Dissing the “reflexion filters” Worst product name? Mics bundled/branded by audio interface makers, A cheap “Figure 8” mic. Also “Whats that noise?” or is it a noise? Plus your questions on gear, “stacks” and.. Pig Hogs? It’ll will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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This a great interview! VOBS Welcomes Sean Daeley! What's he got to say? Sean Daeley has made a name for himself in the VO world across several genre’s. Commercials, long format narration, audiobooks and and IVR. You see him commenting freely on Facebook and helping others gain ground in this highly competitive field. As a teacher of language arts and English as a Second Language, Sean understands the importance of communicating effectively, and the power of the written and spoken word. Sean joins us for a lively discussion our VO world this week on VOBS.. The replay will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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You’d Think It Would Be Boring… But you guys keep listening! Find out why with this week’s VOBS TECH-TALK #36! “The Guys” riff on in depth topics like: George’s Vanguard V4 review Audacity 2.4.2 bug Fixes A new TwistedWave is coming. Future of Apple Mac hardware? Then discussion on Choosing a booth: How “soundproof” does it need to be? Plus YOUR questions on: XLR cables, More on that Townsend L22 Sphere mic (again), USB Cable runs and hubs, and Twisted Wave compatibility issues. Not boring at all! It’ll will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can’t do it without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Award Winning Rebecca Davis Is Known For Her Versatility, Range And Dedication To Our Community! Nominated as Best International Performance for the 2019 One Voice Awards and for a 2019 Golden Trailer Award for Best Voiceover, Rebecca Davis is one of the most respected members of our big VO community! Rebecca was the inaugural recipient of the Don LaFontaine Voiceover Spirit Award from the SAG-AFTRA Foundation for emulating Don’s strong commitment, talent and desire. Rebecca, like Don, is a strong proponent of giving back to the community. Along with other important charitable work, Rebecca is an active participant in the animation community, working with the nonprofit organization, Women In Animation, as the Lead of the Voiceover Group. We always love hanging with our bubbly friend and devout photo bomber! Tthe replay will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, here on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We’d like to thank our wonderful supporters who help keep this weekly voice over tradition, in these weird times, alive! Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Establishing the Standards of “What Its Supposed to Sound Like! (WISTSL)” It’s a big responsibility these days being THE experts on home Voice Over Studios! However, Dan and George love it! It’s their passion, their profession and their mission. In this week's TECH-TALK #35, “The Guys” advise and consent on these topics. Levelator… the “black box” audio processor. What is it? Is it all you need for ACX mastering? Audacity headaches, fair warning, free software costs ya in other ways New Gear: Luna from Universal Audio, should you use it? A commercially available Hackintosh?! A thorough discussion “POP” screens. PLUS, your questions on Bit Rates, Powerline Ethernet adapters, Acoustics, and setting levels for Talking and shouting! It’ll will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Our wonderful supporters at this unprecedented time are: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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One Of Our Favorite And Eloquent Guys In the VO World, Dave Fennoy Joins us this week on Voice Over Body Shop! Dave has been a preeminent voice working in Los Angeles since 1990 and one of the most versatile voices in the industry providing voices for Commercials, Narrations, TV Promos, Award Shows, Animation and Games. Dave is also a well respected and sought-after VO instructor. Then the replay will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Our wonderful supporters at this unprecedented time are: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Revealing The Mysteries Of The VO Recording Universe! Dan Lenard and George Whittam know more about home voice over studios than all the other so called “experts” combined. Every room is different, every voice is different. Clicking into Voice Over Body Shop brings you into a world of truth when it comes to recording your VO Tracks. In this weeks TECH-TALK #34, “The Guys” cover topics that range the gamut of: What does “peering” mean? Possible Source Connect issue explained, solved with Source-Stream, the Luna Display Issues with Zoom and a discussion on what’s that hissssssss noise in the background? Also answers to your questions on “Loop Back” Bit rates, interfaces, Acoustics and more! It’ll will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Our wonderful supporters at this unprecedented time are: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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The Mystery Of Where Our Auditions Go. Producer Carolyn Casey tells us what goes on after we submit those auditions. Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop, Carolyn Casey has spent a career producing commercials for major advertisers. We’ll talk about what happens on the other side of the virtual glass when commercials are produced. We also talk about important points that we as voice talent can do to make their jobs easier and how to be more competitive for voice work in this heavily saturated market. This is the stuff you need to hear and we’re thrilled to bring it to you this week on VO BS! This replay will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! (This one will be a great listen!) We’d like to thank our wonderful supporters who help make this Weekly voice over tradition alive! Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMCDemos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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THE VOICE OVER BODY SHOP NO ONE WANTS TO MISS! What Is The Best Digital Interface For recording Voice Over? Does It Matter? In A Special Memorial Day Edition Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK, Dan and George bring a pile of digital interfaces out on to the VOBS workbench for a Shootout! Mic Ports, Scarletts, Audients, The Apollo Twin! So many choices! What do they do? How do they do it? Are 1’s and zeros, just one’s and zeros? Are all pre-maps the same? Join us and find out! It will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! (This one is a great listen!) Our wonderful supporters at these truly weird times are: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production--
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If You're Not Ready, You're Outta Business! With every voice talent needing home studio in the age of Covid-19, Dan and George have been very busy mopping up after a lot of bad advice. Your home VO studio is a very unique place and only “The Guys” at Voice Over Body Shop have the knowledge and experience to help you get it right, right off the bat. In this weeks info , jam packed, VOBS TECH-TALK #33, we get down with great topics like: Touchscreen monitors for mac? Gain control issues on the Audient ID4/14/22 Is Source Connect really being used? Get the demo, and be ready A discussion on Defining “Broadcast quality” Plus your questions on how to determine the difference between boomy, bright and muddy, mics. How to set proper gain levels! Recording on a computer vs an iPad? and Materials for a “Window Plug” People just can’t seem to turn it off. Find out why. It will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! (If you are going anywhere) Our wonderful supporters in this unprecedented times are: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Is Your Online Voice Over World Secure? Our guest this week on VOBS is voice talent Luke Truan, who brings us The VOCS Roundup, a bi-weekly roundup of the latest cybersecurity news related to voice over and studio technology. We all see many articles related to cyber security, but which ones apply to your voice over business and the technology that we all use every day to delivery to our clients? Most of us don’t have time to read article after article to find out which threat or vulnerability applies to voice over the VO technology. That’s where The VOCS Roundup comes in! Luke, and other experts have gathered up and report on the technology vulnerabilities that could impact your VO business and your studio technology. He’ll be joined by our good friend and VO website maven, Joe Davis of voiceactorwebsites.com to talk about how to keep your vital website and online business secure. It will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Our wonderful supporters at this unprecedented time are: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VOBS TECH-TALK #32 is Ready for your ears. In 2011, who would have thought anyone would want to watch or listen to a TV show about home voice over studios? 9 years later, Dan Lenard and George Whittam continue to talk shop, and people can’t seem to get enough! Click in to VOBS TECH-TALK #32 and find out why. In this weeks fact filled, fun and entertaining episode, we talk about what you’re NOT supposed to do with remote sessions, remotely working to picture for ADR, a discussion on Dynamic mics vs. studio condensers, lots of questions on this mic vs. that, processes in Twisted Wave, and .. how to scare away birds? Plus, much more! Surprisingly compelling use of your time. It will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and right here for our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! (If you are going anywhere) Our wonderful supporters in this extraordinary times are Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Creative Business Consultant Kristine Oller is our Guest! The paradigm in the voice over business has most definitely shifted. Stay-at-home will end eventually. However, everyone now has had a taste of what it takes to do VO at home. Will it be forever changed? How do we plan for these changes? How will our business models need to adjust? Kristine Oller is a respected consultant to people in the creative and performing arts. She’ll join us live this Monday On Voice Over Body Shop. She’ll give us insight in the psychology of making changes to our creative businesses and how to cope and adjust while we are all still stuck in our booths. It will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Our wonderful supporters in this extraordinary times are: Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Now, More Than Ever, You Need Voice Over Body Shop! Dan and George haven’t slept in weeks because of all your questions and concerns that your home VO studio is up to snuff. Take an hour and check out VOBS TECH-TALK #31. (We lost count) We cover all sorts of things! George talks about potential problems with Mac Catalina OS problems with Mac Mini’s. Floormats to protect your back while standing and working The Vanguard V4 Mica nd a dicussionon the disconnect between audio producers and now, online talent, which now means everyone. Plus we answer your questions on: Loudmax, A plethora of inquires about Source Connect, another “Whats the best mic? question” And.. recording outside? Hmmm. Dan and George love talking shop, and for some reason you’ve to listen! Actually it will be an hour well spent between baking and cleaning the bathroom.. again… And, it will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Our wonderful supporters at this unprecedented time are: Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production--
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Pat Fraley Returns! While we’re all still stuck at home, why watch HBO, HULU and Netflix when you have VOBS? At least for one hour before you get back to binge watching “Nailed It!” Our first guest on this show, 9 years ago, was Pat Fraley! Why was he our first choice? At this critical time in the voice over business, when competition is heavy duty, Pat can give us the inside tips to stand out in your auditions, improve your vo technique and all the other stuff he talks about which we’ll find out about when he starts talking! Then it will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ And of course our podcast right here, for those of you who love to listen on the go! Our wonderful supporters in this extraordinary times are: Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VOBS TECH-TALK #30 Has Your Answers! Its Panic! Many clients are DEMANDING home studios have remote capabilities! However, this is a good thing! Its time all voice talent follow the lead of Dan Lenard and George Whittam and get past their fear and intimidation of this simple technology. Its always fun to listen, but, this time, YOU HAVE TO! We took your questions, literally from all over the world, about everything from room acoustics, Mics, software, computers and remote technologies. Watch and listen as Dan and George, the two most experienced home VO studio consultants on this planet, put everyone at ease with honest, understandable, and myth busting answers! It will be on all week on our homepage, VOBS.TV, on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Our wonderful supporters are: Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Special Times Call For A Special Voice Over Body Shop! Robert Marshall from Source Connect addresses everyone's concerns! All the shutdown studios now have to work with all of us voice talents remotely. We’ve only been telling you this for exactly 9 years! (Its our 9th anniversary show!) Everyone’s freaking out, and Dan and George have been busy little elves trying to get everyone who wants to compete, up to snuff! Along with voice actors from around the country we talk with Source Connects President Robert Marshall who fills us in on the now prefered way to work remotely! Watch now here on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop Our homepage: VOBS.TV , OR listen to the podcast! If ever there was a time to watch VOBS, this is the one you don’t want to miss! Our wonderful supporters are: Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Alone In Your Booth? VOBS TECH-TALK #29 IS Here To Keep You Company! Dan and Georges phones have been ringing off the hook this week (That means we’re getting a lot of calls) from people who have come to the realization that Coronavirus isolation means HAVING TO HAVE A GOOD HOME VOICE OVER STUDIO! Thats why we’re here! IN this weeks social distancing, fact filled and fun episode of TECH-TALK, we discuss ISDN and remote studio connections A quick interface shootout, (Can you tell the difference?) RMS Levels for auditions? Compression Where to get software training, and, Dan blows a gasket about channels strips! Listen here or watch it on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Our wonderful supporters are: Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMCDemos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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OK, It’s scary. Corona virus has us all making big changes. While we keep our “social distance” there’s no need to avoid “virtual social closeness” with Dan and George’s familiar faces and information on Voice Over Body Shop! And we have a great guest! Simon Vance is the one of worlds most in demand audiobook narrators! He joins us from his brand new almost finished, custom built studio! So many of you do audiobooks and Simon give us all some insight as to what it really takes to make it big narrating. Our wonderful supporters are: Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMCDemos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Lori Alan is one in a million! Talented, witty, gorgeous and willing to share her knowledge! We never know what she’ll bring up! And YOU can ask her questions! Lori has played a long-running role as Pearl The Whale Krabs on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on The Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear video game series and the unforgettable “Chairy” on PeeW Wee Playhouse. We warmly welcome her back to our VOBS studio! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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When Dan And George Talk Shop, People Listen! We’re always amused when we are at conferences, or VO gatherings, because a crowd gathers around, just to listen to us talk. And Voice Over Body Shop was born! We’ll return with a fresh show on June10 with the amazing Lori Alan! (Pearl the Whale on Sponge Bob!) In the meantime, If you missed it the first time, on this encore VOBS “TECH-TALK” episode, the Masters of Home Voice Over Studio technology, The Guys at VOBS, Dan Lenard & George Whittam, show us some of the great new mics at NAMM! They also answer your questions On booth design, USB cables, Mic Pre-amps, and a pile of other questions! send yours to: theguys@vobs.tv Brought to you byby Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com,Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.comand J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Don't Miss This Rare Opportunity To See And Hear Something Special! Dan and George are taking some time off for Memorial Day and summer activities over the next month or so. But we want you to see the best of VO BS! If you missed it when we originally aired this in November, and with so many new viewers to Voice Over Body Shop, we thought you'd like to see one of the most innovative shows we did this year. A backyard Concert with "Sol Y Canto,” our Boston bilingual VO friends, Brian & Rosi Amador and their up-in-coming, superstar, singer songwriter daughter, Alisa! Sol Y Canto plays original Latin music. We knew they were good, but after the first note, with much of it in Spanish, (with their translation explanations) you can't stop listening to their soul stirring harmonies, their great musicianship and loving songs. We did this to help with the continued relief efforts to the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Show you care, you can still contribute to the cause! tinyurl.com/AmadorsLosAngeles We loved doing this special edition of VOBS and you'll love watching and hearing it. You can also say you saw Alisa Amador early in her career as she sang with her parents and played us her original material! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com,Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.comand J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Voice Over Body Shop Our guest this THis Week on Voice Over Body Shop, BILL RATNER, is one of Hollywood’s premier voices and storytellers, narrating movie trailers, Documentaries, voicing Cartoons, Games, Promos, and storytelling conferences and festivals. He is a 9-time winner of The Moth Story SLAM and a 2-time winner of The Best of The Hollywood Fringe Festival Extension for solo performance! Check out BillRatner.com and you’ll instantly know his voice! Bill just published an insightful book called ‘Parenting in the Digital Age. In that vein, joining us will be his Daughter Arianna! An accomplished voice talent in her own right, voicing commercials and video games! A great night of stories and VO tips for all! ALSO!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week and much more!
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Voice Over Body Shop Published by Dan Lenard · September 22 at 11:22 PM · Peter Bishop… or more often just “Bish”, is a native Londoner… born and bred under the flightpaths around Heathrow Airport. He came to the colonies in the late nineties while still playing the part of a corporate warrior for a large multi-national company. Deciding that he liked the US, but not the corporate life, he found his way to the world of VO. Now a Resident on Long Island, Peter is known for his sharp wit, no-holds-barred, biting commentary on the state of our industry and is the new President of World-Voices Organization (WoVO) the international industry association of freelance voice talent. We’ll talk about his shape-shifting career, the state of our business and how we can all work together to make it a better place! Peter is chomping at the bit to take on your questions! BE READY FOR SOME HARDCORE OPINIONS! ALSO!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week and much more! Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VOBS RETURNS with special guest KAT CRESSIDA! SHE'S EVERYWHERE! Talk about versatility! Like many great actors Kat went to a great school, UC Berkeley and A.C.T. in S.F.! KAT landed her first gigs in The Biz On-Camera. But when she took her first VOICE-OVER workshop– she found her niche! A few months later, she booked her first VO gigs: PROMOS for TNT’s JAMES BOND MARATHON... and “DEE DEE” in DEXTER’S LABORATORY for CARTOON NET. She’s also voiced NATIONAL Campaigns for Major brands, Animation for many network shows, Promo, and Trailers. She was the first woman to do Announcing LIVE for NFL DRAFT, and first to be the Voice for PBR Network, on NBC, Versus, + ESPN. KAT can be heard regularly on: RADIO, RADIO DISNEY COUNTRY DISNEY, Disney/ABC Channels, MLB NETWORK, and TNT. She also excels at celebrity voice matching, voicing for : NEVE CAMPBELL, SCARLETT JOHANSSEN, HELENA BONHAM-CARTER, and many others! She was also just invited to be a Celebrity Judge for the MISS USA PAGEANT 2018. ALSO!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week and much more! Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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How do you get chosen for a Voice Over project? For big commercials and other projects, the upfront gatekeeper is the Casting Director. Our guest this week will give us the inside view of what goes on when being chosen to even audition for project, let alone chosen for the gig. Kathryn Horan has been a Casting Director, Demo Producer, Audio Engineer, and Voiceover Coach with The Voicecaster since 2012. Kathryn has cast for major brands like Honda, ampm, Ashley Furniture, Verizon, Nike, and many more! She has a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Acting from New Mexico State University and has been in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles for over 10 years! And Of Course!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech. Voice Over Body Shop is helping you get to the top! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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ur distinguished guest this week on VOBS is Paul Pape! Paul began his professional acting career in New York as one of the original members of the Collonades Theater Lab. Paul was cast to co-star as 'Double J' opposite John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever". Paul has also been performing as a voice-over artist with over 7000 credits to-date. He's been heard in virtually every media - including commercials, narrations, promos, trailers, television series, films, video games and national political campaigns. Recent accomplishments include being one of the voices of President Obama's re-election campaign in 2012 and Hillary's Clinton's Presidential campaign in 2016, along with numerous U.S. Senatorial and Gubernatorial races. He is a voice for various environmental and energy related campaigns nationwide among his other corporate commercial credits. Paul co-produced and co-wrote the film with his best friend, voice-over legend Don LaFontaine, who passed away a short time later. Both men acted in the film and Paul received nominations in the writing and supporting actor categories Paul is the President and CEO of New Trails Productions. A member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Paul also serves on the Board of Directors of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. He is a Co-Founder of the Foundation's Don LaFontaine Voice-over Lab, which he helped build in memory of his best friend. And Of Course!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week on Mic technique and much more! Bringing you the best of guests! Only on VO BS! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop, Bob Bergen, needs little introduction. He is the current voice of the Warner Bros. cartoon characters Porky Pig and Tweety Bird and formerly hosted Jep!, a kids' version of the popular game show Jeopardy! Bob is also a tireless advocate for working voice actors everywhere through his work with SAG/AFTRA. We’re sure you have a lot questions for Bob about his impressive career in animation, technique for improving your character voice skills and of course issues concerning union membership and benefits. ALSO, DAN AND GEORGE WANT TO ANSWER YOUR HOME VOICE OVER STUDIO QUESTIONS sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week on Pre-amps and much more! Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how thoffettey do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbod... Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-prod... Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Our guest is Jamie Muffett, a British voice actor who lives and works in New York City and Bucks County Pennsylvania, Coming to NYC from the UK in 2009. He’s worked in voiceover for ten years, and has been in music and audio production for over 20 years. He’s voiced for national TV ad campaigns in the US, UK and across the world. AAA video games, promos for NBC, ESPN and Nickelodeon, documentaries in the US (Nat Geo/Smithsonian) and UK (Channel 4) and featured at film festivals such as Cannes, Phoenix and Toronto. He also hosts and produce the VO School Podcast, which is devoted to the art, craft and business of voiceover. We talk with Jamie about this industry we call ours and look at ways you can make the most of your business! And Of Course!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week on Mic technique and much more! Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS! Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific or forever on YouTube, or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.comand J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Perhaps most recognized for voicing various animated characters on The Simpsons, Chris Edgerly has a sweeping vocal portfolio that spans animated television and multiple hit video games. He has even made a few television appearances including Hot in Cleveland, The King of Queens, SeaQuest 2032, and Kenan and Kel. While Chris enjoys his time on-screen, he is at his best when lending his vocal talents to animated television, movie, and video game roles. He’s also been doing stand-up comedy for the last ten years, traveling around the country. He’s also producing a Web series with his Brother David: Edgy Brothers Presents Happy Hour! We’ll talk about his multi-faceted career in all these genre’s and about what its like to produce the web series. And Of Course!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: THEGUYS@VOBS.TV and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week and much more! Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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J. Michael Collins is everywhere! Doing Voice Over, being well known voice in the VO biz, taking on the “bad” guys and winning awards for his outstanding demo production for voice talents everywhere! He and his demo engineer, A.J. McKay join us for a lively discussion about how they go about making demos, why they work well together, what demos should be like, the different types, and how to use your demo effectively to gain VO work. A discussion you don’t want to miss if you’re wondering what they and your demo can do for you! ALSO!!! The VOBS/Voice oVer Xtra News and Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week on Mic technique and much more! Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbod... Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-prod... Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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on Voice Over Body Shop: A Perspective From Behind The Recording Studio Glass! For over 3 decades, Tim Keenan and his wife, Linda, have owned and operated Creative Media Recording, a professional media Recording studio In Cypress, CA. They serve independent producers, corporations and ad agencies throughout Southern CA. A civic minded professional, Tim served 8 yrs on the Cypress City Council from 1996 -2004 as well as 2 yrs as Mayor! (I sense a theme from last weeks show) Our discussion will cover the gamut from Networking, Marketing, Social Media, Casting, Demos and how to prepare to record in a professional studio. Tim is one of the nicest guys in the business, and a great resource for voice talent everywhere! Dan and George will also answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more! Looking at the Voice Over world like no one else! We’re VOBS!
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Mike Lenz is the former mayor of Saratoga Springs in upstate New York. But he’s really made his mark since as a full-time professional voice talent and podcast producer. For more than 10 years Mike has worked with clients on eLearning projects, corporate and web-based videos, audiobooks, brand imaging and commercials. Mike is also a Voice Arts Award nominated podcast producer, creator, and host of the Mike Lenz VO Podcast and creator of Podcast Snap (podcastsnap.com) – a concierge podcasting service, helping his clients with every step of their podcast creation and production. We’ll talk about his transition from politician to voice talent and how podcasting is becoming bigger than big! Dan and George will also answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more! Looking at the Voice Over world like no one else! We’re VOBS! Voice Over Body Shop! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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When it comes to VO Stars, Anthony Mendez shines brightly! He’s our special In-Studio guest, live this Monday night on Voice Over Body Shop! Anthony is a voice-over actor with an impressive list of credits to his career, including on-air promos, movie trailers, and TV commercials in both English and Spanish. Anthony has written and is currently working on a TV pilot inspired by his own life experiences of growing up in the headstone business, but with a supernatural twist, called “Mike Tomb.” He hopes to have it adapted into a serialized and motion comic book. His break-through role came as the “Latin Lover Narrator” on Jane the Virgin which earned him two, consecutive primetime Emmy nominations in 2015 and 2016 for “Outstanding Narrator.” Dan and George answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more! Covering the world of Voice Over and nothing less! We’re VOBS! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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At Voice Over Body Shop, we’re all about the voice business, and in our industry, one voice stands out as a leader: Dave “CourVo” Courvoisier. He’s our special guest this week on VOBS! He’s more than just a classy name. He recently retired from a 30 year career as News Anchor in Las Vegas! To people in VO, he’s known as the Former President and one of the four Founding Members of World-Voices Organization (WOVO) a prolific blogger and author. We talk about his exciting career, WoVO, and more importantly, the issues we all face together as voice talents and what we can do to make the industry a better and fairer place. Dan and George also answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more! Covering the world of Voice Over and nothing less! We’re VOBS! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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If you missed Phil Proctor on VOBS a few months back, you missed a treasure trove of hilarious stories about his acting and voice acting career. So funny in fact, we asked him back for more. Phil was a part of of the legendary Firesign Theater which still has a cult following from their avant garde collection of comedy albums in the 1970’s. Knowing how Producers and Directors want to see auditions that show our unique takes on copy, we’ll talk about how to be spontaneous and have more fun in our voicing careers. Dan and George will also answer answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more! Our Monday night webcast that creates VO community togetherness! we’re VOBS! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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VOBS Returns For Episode 125 with our guest, the one and only Phillip Banks! We talk about.. Uh.. Er...a... whatever is on Phillips mind! More VO stuff and VO Tech than you can possibly handle! Watch us Live if you can almost every Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific at VOBS.TV or forever on YouTube or right her on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/
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Voice Over Body Shop We all want to impress the people who we want to hire us. However, what is it Producers and Directors are looking for? How do we jump out from the crowd when it comes to auditions, and our performances as voice actors. Harry Dunn is a working network promo producer and teaches voiceover from the POV of a promo producer, knowing the ins and outs of what works and what fails with self-directed auditions. Learning how to do it by yourself is a challenge we all face, and Harry joins us on Voice Over Body Shop to talk about making the most of what you send out. We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and much more! Every week we bring you the people that make it happen! We're VO BS! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/
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He’s a star Trailer and promo voice talent! We Just can’t pronounce Dan Nachtrab’s name! We’ll learn more about the world of Trailer, Promo and narration and.. pronunciation! We’ll answer your questions for Dan, along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and much more! An hour and a half of no less than VO BS! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos
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Voice character acting is a growth industry in the animation and gaming industry. Keythe Farley is an actor, voice actor, casting director and voice director with a long list of notable credits. Keythe has also written for, produced and/or voice-directed episodes of Rugrats, As Told by Ginger and The Wild Thornberries. Keythe is also the co-author of Bat Boy: The Musical (with Brian Flemming and Laurence O'Keefe) which was the recipient of the 2001 Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Off-Broadway Musical. With all that talent and experience, Keythe knows more about the animation, gaming and film business than most. He's our in-studio guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop as we discuss his wide-ranging career, how to create compelling characters, dealing with the casting process and taking direction. We’ll answer your questions for Keythe, along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.comand J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
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Many of us share our VO careers with our families and loved ones simply because we live with them.. What if you bring your kids into the booth and get them involved in helping pay the rent by also pursuing a VO Career? Kristin Lennox is a successful voice talent with clients like Ocean Spray, Subway and Royal Caribbean. Kristin's daughters share the family sound booth and all contribute to the family. She and her daughter Ryleigh join Dan and George for a fun discussion about having VO family and how they balance Business and family life. We’ll answer your questions for Kristin and Ryleigh, along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and much more! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Ilko Drozdoski came to Los Angeles from New York City the old fashioned way- he drove across the country in a car that could barely make it, but he did. And on January 1st 1994 when he was on the beach in Venice tanning himself, he knew he’d never go back. Hollywood was calling. He toiled as a PA, driver and set worker on several films, TV shows and music videos over the years until he got his first big break: a full time job working for Steve Tisherman as an Assistant Agent. He did so well with the scheduling of the talent, that Steve promoted him to Agent in one year. He was responsible for booking, recruiting and hand holding of many, many VO talent. He placed talent in every field of VO- network promotion, film trailer, animated series, Video Games, commercial campaigns, audiobook and voices for toys- and both in English and Spanish markets! Within six years of this he and his partners bought Steve’s company and renamed it TGMD. His success in Hollywood as a voice agent makes him a popular speaker! If you are as confused about Agents as we are, join Dan and George as they welcome Ilko to the set at VOBS We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and much more! A VOBS that could change your career! Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/
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The Hits Just Keep-A-Comin On Voice Over Body Shop! Audiobooks are huge! This week we bring you a true giant in the business of audiobook narration! Scott Brick has narrated bestsellers and Pulitzer-Prize winners for every major publisher, over 850 titles since his debut in 1999, including JURASSIC PARK, FAHRENHEIT 451, IN COLD BLOOD, MYSTIC RIVER and HELTER SKELTER. In addition to over 50 Earphones Awards, he’s also received five Audie Awards, including two for his work on the DUNE saga. In 2004, AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE named Brick “one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy” and proclaimed him a Golden Voice, and his work was thereafter profiled in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. In 2012 Publisher’s Weekly named Scott their Audiobook Narrator of the Year for the second time, and his work on the multi-voice recording of THE MARK OF ZORRO was nominated for a Grammy. In 2015 Scott began teaching the nation’s first and only fully-accredited university course in audiobook narration at UCLA. In addition, Scott just completed work on his first novel, a supernatural thriller based on an 18th-century murder in New England. No word on which celebrities will be asked to record the audiobook. We’ll answer your questions for Scott, along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and much more! An hour and a half of no less than VO BS! Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific at VOBS.TV or forever on YouTube or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/
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Voice Over Body Shop Published by Dan Lenard · April 7 at 11:25am · Dan and George missed you! So, we're coming back to give it another 7 years! This Monday night our guest is our good friend Tim Friedlander! Tim is an award winning, Los Angeles based voice actor, studio owner, and musician specializing in Promo, Political, Commercial, Narration, and Animation. He's currently the voice of Toymakerz #1 hit show on the Velocity Channel as well as the voice of Motor Trend On Demand. In addition to his VO work, Tim owns and operates soundBOX:LA, a boutique recording studio located in Hollywood, and tours with his band, The Urban Renewal Project. Tim is a huge advocate of life long learning and completed his Masters In Music Education from Boston University in 2016. We’ll answer your questions for Tim, along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and other Tech updates! Voice over Body Shop! Keeping it real with with as little BS we can. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements, Voice Over Xtra, J. Michael Collins Demos and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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At Voice Over Body Shop, we pride ourselves at presenting all facets of the the VO Business: Home Studio Tech, Performance, Marketing and Vocal Health! Dr. Reena Gupta MD, FACS is the director of the Division of Voice and Laryngology at the Osborne Head and Neck Institute. She is an Ear, Nose, and Throat physician and laryngologist/voice specialist who has devoted her career to caring for professional voice users. Her practice is located in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers in Los Angeles, California. We’ll answer your questions for Dr. Gupta, along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! VOBS is upping its game to bring you VO from every angle. Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific or forever on YouTube or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com SourceElements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Highly opinionated radio advertising guru and radio talent coach, waging war against bad commercials and bad radio, Dan O'Day conducts seminars for radio stations, stations groups, associations and advertising agencies around the world. He also teaches Voice talent on how to succeed in VO and audiobooks. He joins us this Monday night to talk about commercials, radio and discuss his ideas in creating a successful audiobook narrating business as well. We’ll answer your questions for Dan, along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and this promises to be a Do Not Miss show! Dan and George put the BS in VO on VOBS. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements, Voice Over Xtra, J. Michael Collins Demos and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Dan and George pride themselves on the great home studio info they bring you as well as great guests we have on Voice Over Body Shop. This week they turn it up anotch by bringing you the very funny Carlos Alazraqui! Carlos was not just the face of Deputy James Garcia on Comedy Central’s hit show RENO 911 or RENO 911 the movie! He’s also been a standup comic for over 25 years, a well known television/film actor and one of LA’s top voiceover actors with hundreds of credits to his name. Carlos has provided the voices for Rocko and Spunky on Nickelodeon’s ROCKO’S MODERN LIFE, Mr. Weed on FOX’s THE FAMILY GUY, Lazlo on Cartoon Network’s CAMP LAZLO, Bane in JUSTICE LEAGUE DOOM, and Mr. Crocker on Nickelodeon’s long running series FAIRLY ODD PARENTS. One of his most famous roles was the voice of The Taco Bell Chihuahua for TACO BELL, which has been documented as one of the most well known advertising campaigns of all time. We answer your questions for Carlos, along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! Also the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News Dan and George put the BS in VO on VOBS. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements, Voice Over Xtra, J. Michael Collins Demos and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Mike DelGaudio is a non-union voice actor out of Pittsburgh PA. In addition to radio and TV commercial work, you may have heard him narrate for the New York Times weekly on Audible or as part of the regular troupe on the No Sleep Podcast, a popular podcast that dramatizes horror stories. He also hosts a Youtube channel called “Booth Junkie” in which he helps people set up their home studio so they can start to perform behind the microphone. We’ll answer your questions for Mike along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and the unpredictability of a live show! It doesn’t get any weirder than this on VOBS! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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There's so much social media that we all try to take advantage of to help us with our VO marketing. Tracy Lindley has developed a method for marketing on the very popular Professional platform, Linked-In. Tracy is our guest this Monday night on VOBS. Tracy is a full-time voice talent and mother of 4 young children who lives in the Kansas City area. She is passionate about building relationships, and uses a free LinkedIn account to find clients and book work with major brands like Microsoft, Ebay, Visa, American Heart Association, Proctor & Gamble, and more! If you want to up your game with your VO marketing, this VoiceOver Body Shop will be well worth dropping in on! We’ll answer your questions for Tracy along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and the spontaneity of a live TV show! Who thought there would so many things to discuss in the VO Biz? We did and we bring it to you every week. Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific or forever on YouTube or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements, Voice Over Xtra, J. Michael Collins Demos and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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On Voice Over Body Shop, aside from bringing you all the latest VO tech stuff, we pride ourselves on bringing the bests guests in the VO Webcasting business! You don't want to miss this episode as we welcome a very successful actor and voice actor, Roger Rose! He's a former VH1 VJ, and known for such films as Ski Patrol and for voice work in animated films and television series such as Happy Feet, Rugrats, Scooby-Doo, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and Quack Pack. He is also an very busy Promo and imaging voice for many network programs, as well as lots of commercials. We'll talk about his career, but more importantly, his views on the business of voice acting in todays marketplace! And we'll take your questions for him in our chatroom. We’ll also answer your studio tech questions and present PHOTOS OF YOUR HOME STUDIOS submitted to THE GUYS@VOBS.TV And we'll get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and the unpredictability of a live show! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VO BUZZ WEEKLY IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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A VOBS You Don’t Want To Miss! In the world of voice acting for animation, Debi Derryberry is one of the best. As one of Hollywood’s most active voiceover artists AND multi-talented kids’ entertainer, Debi Derryberry is probably best known as the voice of Jimmy Neutron. Wednesday in The Addams Family cartoon, and Jackie in Bobby's World. In English language dubs of anime, Derryberry provided the voice of Ryo-Ohki in the Tenchi Muyo series. She received a Best Actress in a Comedy award at the American Anime Awards for her work as Zatch in Zatch Bell!. Quite a resume’! Debi brings her bubbly personality and in-depth knowledge of the animation voice acting world to the set of Voice Over Body Shop this Monday night, Live, at 9 ET, 6 PT at VOBS.tv. She’s always entertaining and informative. We’ll talk about her career, how she now coaches the accomplished and hopefuls, some tips on creating characters and whatever else we can think of. Plus we’ll have a special appearance of her noted band Honey Pig! Live music on VOBS! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VO BUZZ WEEKLY IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Voice over IS A BUSINESS! Success depends on more than just a great voice and acting talent. You have to master marketing your voice and services. Just like VO recording tech, It seems intimidating until you understand the basics. Tom Dheere is a noted expert and coach in this vital discipline of our industry. We'll talk about the new tax code, how to be smart with your finances, the Sales Funnel. Why is it harder than ever to market yourself as a voice talent? How do you adjust to the current state of the industry? Tom will take your questions from our live and interactive chatroom. Also, Dan and George spent two full days at the NAMM trade show looking over all the new gear you will drool over. We have lots of video to share! We’ll answer all your VO studio tech questions submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! Plus, the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and the unpredictability of a live show! This week its VO Marketing success on VOBS! Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific or forever on YouTube or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com,Source Elements, Voice Over Xtra, J. Michael Collins Demos and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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If you're into narrating audiobooks, this Voice Over Body Shop is one you can't miss. Aside from all the top of the heap home voice over studio tech info, our guest is Sean Pratt. He's been a working professional actor in the theater, film, TV, and voice-overs for twenty-five years. He has been an audiobook narrator for seventeen years, has recorded over 700 books in almost every genre, and has received eight AudioFile magazine Earphones Awards and four Audie Award nominations from the Audio Publishers Association. For the last ten years, Sean has been helping actors, both students and professionals, to understand the complexities of the BIZ as well as reinvigorate and refocus their careers through his easy-to-understand, dynamic concepts. Showing you all parts of the VO Biz, We're VOBS! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” An expert in how to set-up a home or "Personal" voice over studio. Wether your a beginner in VO or a working pro with little to no experience on how to record at home. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and many other up and coming VO Stars. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ He is a FOUNDING Board member and Vice President of Technical Standards of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbod... Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-prod... Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Dan & George welcome back our good friend, Joe Loesch this Monday night on Voice Over Body Shop! Joe is the founder and coach of Booth Camp. He teaches all-day intensive workshops in Nashville and around the country. He has over 30 years experience in voice-over, and has been successfully coaching voice-over students for more than twenty years. Joe is a full time professional voice actor, coach, and spoken word producer. He's passionate about the business and has an enthusiastic, positive, and humorous personality which he conveys to all of his students. We'll talk with him about what makes a successful VO career and how you can get your focus in the right place! We'll also go over his tips for creating characters and different strategies to looking at and breaking down copy. We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and the unpredictability of a live show! We're dedicated to make your VO career POP! Voice Over Body Shop! Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific or forever on YouTube or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com,Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements, The VO Dojo, Voice Over Xtra, J. Michael Collins Demos and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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Dave Walsh is one of the most respected VO coaches in LA! Why? Because of his unique technique. The TrueTell™ is an easy and effective method for anyone, to quickly, powerfully and accurately zero in on that most connected and passionate part of themselves and how they communicate. He’ll explain, we’ll demonstrate and we’ll answer your questions for Dave or all your VO studio tech questions submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and the unpredictability of a live show! Helping you survive the VO scene in 2018! Voice Over Body Shop! Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific or forever on YouTube or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements, Voice Over Xtra, J. Michael Collins Demos and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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George and Dan welcome friends into the studio for a special New Year's Day party to celebrate their 300th live webcast episode since forming East West Audio Body Shop in March 2011.
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Graeme Spicer is one of the more conscientious members of our VO community. Inquiring and probing with the people who matter in our business and advocating in our interests. He’s giving all of us a voice with his new, live weekly webinar OPEN MIC VO. A 60-minute open forum in a "talk show" format where voice talents like you get together to discuss the latest news, technique and tech in the voice acting community. Its on Sunday night so you don’t have to miss VOBS! Graeme Moderates this fast paced hour with his noted tact and wit. He joins Dan and George to talk about his new endeavor and his thoughts on all this stuff we deal with everyday. We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News. And, Dan and George love to answer your Tech questions sent in to "theguys@vobs.tv" Where else would you rather be on Monday night? Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific or forever on YouTube or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements, The VO Dojo, Voice Over Xtra, J. Michael Collins Demos and VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
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J.V. Martin, the voice of Shark Week on Discovery Channel the past 13 years discusses narration technique and give some great pointers on great narration. Also tech talk from George and Dan.
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Matt Dubois of VoiceCastingHub.com joins voice over body shop to talk technology and his website Voice Casting Hub
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Audio Engineer Audiobook engineer, Director and Producer, Amanda Rose Smith joins George and Dan on Voice Over Body Shop
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voiceover and on screen talent Agent Liz Atheron of the TAG agency joins Voice Over Body Shop
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Voice Over Actor, Attorney and Producer Rob Scilimpaglia joins George and Dan on Voice Over Body Shop
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Dan and George welcome Guest: Pamela Muldoon A Professional Voice Actor AMarketing Director for WoVO World Voices A Content Strategist for The Pedowitz Group, a marketing Agency. We discuss the pros and cons of social media as a marketing tool for voice actors, the types of social media platforms and their unique advantages and disadvantages, and how to avoid mistakes and maximize your positive use of these platforms. Also some studio tech and the VOBS NEws
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Group ADR Producer and Director Johnny Gidcomb joins George and Dan to discuss ADR in the entertainment and voice over industry.
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Live Voice Over announcer Randy Thomas joins George and Dan on Voice Over Body Shop
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Lisa Orkin, Creative Director at Radio Ranch, Voice actor, Humorist and Podcaster joins George and Dan on Voice Over Body Shop
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Tish Hicks from the VO DOJO joins George and Dan on Voice Over Body Shop
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Voice actor Fred Frees joins Dan and George to talk about his career, His famous Dad, character voice actor Paul Frees (Boris Badenov, Fearless Leader, The pillsbury doughboy et. al) and his new podcast The Voice Peddler Interviews. Plus the tech stuff only Dan and George can deliver!
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Agent Erik Sheppard of Voice Talent Productions and agent Carol Rathe of Go Voices of the VO Agent Alliance tell all about why they helped form the alliance against Voices.com and Voicebank.net. #voicestrong
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We cover a WIDE range of topics on this episode of VOBS, from mic choices to audio interfaces to how to better market using social media. Larry Hudson, David Davis and JE Burton join us on Zoom and we get questions from Maxine Dunn, Steven Gonzales, Tracy Reynolds, Jack DeGolia, Don White
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Veteran Voice Over Actor from Firesign Theater Phil Proctor drops by Voice Over Body Shop to discuss his career and give advice to voice over actors.
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Voice actor Karen Saltus shares her tails from the road, the experiences creating a mobile studio, and why she did it!
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Voice Over Talent Agent Jeffrey Umberger joins Voice Over Body Shop to discuss the merger of Voices.com and Voicebank.net
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Animation Voice Over Casting Director and Voice Over Coach Sara Jane Sherman joins Dan and George in the Studio to discuss what she looks for when casting for Voice Over Roles.
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John Kuehne and Randy Brown of Vizzie Visual Demos joins Voice Over Body Shop
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Voice over actor and coach Kay Bess joins Voice Over Body Shop to discuss her work and advice as a voice actor
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The Voice Over Doctor, and voice acting coach Bill Holmes joins Dan and George on Voice Over Body Shop
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Superstar webmaster Joe Davis of Voiceactorwebsites.com and voiceoverview.com Talks about Voiceover View, his company's new CRM platform strictly for voiceover talents. He also reviews audience members websites. Dan reports on WoVOCON IV and George talks about a new iOS microphone.
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The Audio Masters Join Voice Over Body Shop to discuss voice over technology as it pertains to voice over
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He's a Voice Over, Film, & Television Actor as well as a producer, coach, and entrepreneur, David H. Lawrence XVII joins the Voice Over Body Shop to discuss his career and give advice to voice over as well as on camera actors.
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Voice Over Body Shop returned On Monday June 5th with an upgraded studio and a commitment to VO excellence. And we had a great special guest! J.J. Jurgens is an Emmy nominated writer/producer/actor. She creates the promos for CBS Daytime and her voice can be heard on numerous commercial campaigns and promos. She was also the voice of MTV's "Sex with Mom & Dad" and online shows for E! Entertainment. J.J. is the creator/host of TomGirl TV, a site dedicated to a new breed of adventurous, rugged, athletic women. She is a former collegiate athlete with a Master's Degree is Sports Broadcasting and is devoted to giving back and promoting strong, female athletes. We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News, Answer your questions sent in to "theguys@vobs.tv" Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com and Rehearsal App, Antland Productions, Source Elements, VO Dojo, Voice Over Xtra, VOICEOVERVIEW and Vizzie Demos!
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Lori Alan played the role of Dan Lenard on this special episode! Rick Wasserman talks shop with Lori and shares tips, magic tricks, and talks BookableVO.com
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Voice Over Actor Amber Hood joins Voice Over Body Shop to talk about working as a voice over actor.
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Voice Over Actor Bill Farmer, the voice of Disney's Goofy, joins Voice Over Body Shop to discuss his career as a voice over actor.
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Bilingual voice actor Sylvia Villagran joins Voice Over Body Shop to discuss her career as a voice actor.
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Award Winning Audiobook Narrator, Voice Actor, Writer and Publisher Amy Rubinate joins VOBS to discuss Audiobook Narration and voice over acting
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Hosts of podcast VO Meter Sean Daeley and Paul Stefano join us to share their VO tales and how they came to host their own podcast on VO.
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Voice Over Actor & Coach joins voice over body shop from Montreal to discuss Voice Over Acting and industry success.
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Voice Over Body Shop recaps the past 6 years of East West Audio Body Shop and Voice Over Body Shop webcast
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Dan Lenard and George Whittam take you behind the scenes at VO Atlanta
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Voice Over Actor Anthony Mendez joins the Voice Over Body Shop to discuss Voice Over Acting and his work on "Jane the Virgin"
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Robert Marshall and Rebekah Wilson from Source Elements, makers of Source Connect join the Voice Over Body Shop
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Voice Over Acting Coach Dave Walsh joins the Voice Over Body Shop to discuss coaching voice over actors.
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VO Director and CEO of Tikiman Productions Chris Borders joins VOBS to talk about Voice Over in the gaming industry
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Branding, Marketing, and Voice Over Manager Celia Siegel joins VOBS to discuss marketing and branding your image in Voice Over.
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Change Strategist and Guide to Creative Professional Kristine Oller joins Voice Over Body Shop to discuss organization, and helpful habits of entrepreneurs in the Voice Over Industry.
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Founding Director of ipDTL Kevin Leach joins George Whittam and Dan Lenard on Voice Over Body Shop
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The Voice Over Cafe joins Dan Lenard and George Whittam on VOBS
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Voice Over Coach and Actor Scott Parkin joins George Whittam and Dan Lenard to talk about proper voice over technique, and even does a little bit of improv.
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Voice Over Acting Coach and Director Everett Oliver joins the VOBS crew to talk about how to properly audition for voice overs and even takes Dan and a few listeners through the process.
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Vocal Therapist Amy Chapman joins the boys of VOBS to talk about vocal health.
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Andrew Feliciano's VoiceTrax West hosts us for our final Studio Month Remote special! Joining us from the Studio City Studio is Noelle Romano, Artt Butler, and Susan Palyo.
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Voice Over Audio Masters John McClain, Cliff Zellman, Jordan Reynolds, and Uncle Roy join George and Dan in a round table discussion about voice over technology.
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Dan and George speak with members of the VOBS fan round table. AND discuss using markers to divide audio recordings in Dawview 2016
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Groundbreaking Voice Talent Randy Thomas talks about her upcoming Voice Mastery 2016 Event, Dan and George explain dealing with Transient peaks. VOX/VOBS NEWS and more!
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Voice Over actor and Coach Brian Sommer joins the VOBS crew to talk about voice over acting
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Voice Over Actor and Video Producer Christi Bowen joins George Whittam and Dan Lenard and answers questions in regards to contacting producers, auditions, and success in the voice over industry.
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Today's guest is Actor and Developer of the Rehearsal.pro App David H. Lawrence XVII
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Our guest is Motion Capture Actor and Stuntman Richard Dorton
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Los Angeles voice actor and author Joe Zieja joins us to talk about his transition to living and working in Los Angeles.
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Our guest comes on from Munich, Germany to share information about his online casting service Bodalgo, and his IP audio tool BodalgoCall.
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One of our favorite technology geeks, Juan Carlos Bagnell comes in to share his corner of the VO world, the technology that drives VO and our lives. Topics ranging from WebRTC and tools for voice actors to tips from the casting director's perspective.
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Johnny Heller joins us via Zoom from his NYC home tonight to talk about his career in audiobook narration and shares a huge number of helpful tips, with a chuckle.
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Friend and long time sponsor of VOBS and EWABS, John Florian joins us to share what's new with Voice Over Xtra and what to expect in the future. We share USB Mic Shootout footage from WoVOCon, and answer tech questions.
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In our Fan Hangout tonight, joining us were Sean Daeley, Paul Stefano, Scott Chambers, Ray Valdovinos, and JS Gilbert. Anthony Gettig our chatroom moderator IN STUDIO for the show.
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Athens, GA voice actor Kelley Buttrick joins Dan and George for a great discussion on voiceover marketing, and he path to voicing for Jeep.
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An on location special as Dan and George remote in from the Tropicana Casino in Las Vegas for WoVOCon III.
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Columbia Grad and Anime Expert/VO talent Crispin Freeman joins Dan Lenard in studio, while George recovers at home from a stomach flu.
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Animated and entertaining MJ Lallo joins us in the VOBS studios and shares poetry, singing, and tales from VO world. There are many golden nuggets tonight for anyone getting serious about VO Animations.
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Animation voice actress Debi Derryberry, voice of Jimmy Neutron, comes in and tells us about her newly minted book Voiceover 101.
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We bring on Peter K. O'Connell to share gobs of knowledge about how to market your voiceover business. He addresses questions on cold-calling, mailing thank you notes, and tons more. George shares his video from Can Jam Socal 2016, headphone listening event.
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We've got our favorite snarky character from Jack FM Howard Cogan OUR "dumpy little building" this week. He also brings along the Neat Microphones Beecaster USB Microphone for us to check out.
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Sam Lavagnino AKA Catbug on Nickelodeon and his mom Hope Levy, also a successful voice actor and musician, join us in the studio!
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Now on Instagram @voiceoverbodyshop , we welcome Tom Dheere to the show to share his knowledge on marketing your voiceover business.
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Now on Instagram @voiceoverbodyshop , we welcome Tom Dheere to the show to share his knowledge on marketing your voiceover business.
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We welcome into the studio, all the way from San Francisco, David Rosenthal. He shares valuable tips on acting and what keeps many people from letting go and being playful.
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Chief Edge Officer David Goldberg shares the story of how Edge came to be and answers a TON of questions about the VO industry.
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Jon Bailey visits the VOBS studio and we have a hoot n nanny talking about voicing trailers, making funny YouTube videos, and riding in Ubers.
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Author of Voiceover Legal, Rob Sciglimpaglia, sheds light into the dark corners of the voice over business and answers legal questions from voice actors and our host, Dan Lenard. We talk OS upgrades, answer tech questions, and more...
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Our first casting director round table with guests Jodi Gottlieb, Mary Lynn Wissner, and Kelly Moscinski. Incredibly insightful discussion and a lot of great questions from the chat room, tune in if you're a voice actor wanting to get casted more often!
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A totally off-the-cuff Birthday party episode with Dan in California and George partying in Virginia! Celebrity guests John Taylor, David H Lawrence XVII, and many other friends! Lee and Kathie partying in France! Happy Birthday Dan!
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Stew Herrera, a BIG voice for Radio, Network Promo and Biking is Dan and George's guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop! Dan and George take your questions on Home VO Studio Tech and other stuff plus the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News!
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Our amazing panel: Cliff Zellman - Uncle Roy Yokelson - Juan Carlos Bagnell - Jordan Reynolds
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Fred drives across LA from the set of a TV show just to join George and Dan tonight. What a guy!
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Fred drives across LA from the set of a TV show just to join George and Dan tonight. What a guy!Part 2 will be posted shortly.
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Andrea Toyias, Blizzard Entertainment video game voice casting director and voice direction, a BIG WIG from the video gaming world. Find out what her FAVORITE characters are from Warcraft!
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Our lovely and SUPER SMART guest is Terri Apple, super knowledgable about what gets you booked.
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Chris Fries, Voice Arts Award winning actor, joins us this week and shares his wisdom about how to find an Agent, evolve as a voice talent, and keep a night job!
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The lovely and eloquent Maxine Dunn joins us via "satellite" this week from her home in Boulder, Colorado. She shares tips on marketing that you don't want to miss. Dan and George have news, including a story about new technology that could change the way voice actors do ADR forever.
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We had an incredible time with videogame Adam Harrington of League of Legends, The Wolf Among Us and tons of other games.
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Video game voice master (150 titles and counting) Dave Fennoy shares takes from his travels to the middle east in Dubai and Bahrain, helps Dan with a mic technique demo, and shares his experience as a video game voice.
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Our amazing guest this week is Cristina Milizia, inspiring voice actor and creator of the Global Voice Acting Academy.
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Chuck and Stacey of VO Buzz Weekly FINALLY in the VOBS studio for a super informational and fun show.
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We welcome some of our old friends and a few new ones on this information rich episodes. George is in PA and dan is in CA this time around.
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Talent voice actor of games, animation, and more Brian T. Stevenson joins live in studio this week, sharing his tale of moving up the ladder, finding an agency, and learning from the greats like Rob Paulson and Mick Wingert.
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Rick blows us away with his knowledge of voice acting as he shares some of the skills he teaches in his program bookablevo.com
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Lori Alan shares her wonderful stories and enthusiasm with Dan and George. Please visit her charity notodogmeat.com
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Marc Graue, owner of Legendary Marc Graue Studios and voice actor himself comes in for a few laughs and a TON of helpful information.
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John Taylor fills in for Dan and brings along Big Llou Johnson! A super fun episode, we get loose and real.
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Yes, this is actually EWABS reborn as Voice Over Body Shop!Your buddies George Whittam and Dan Lenard together from their new studio in Sherman Oaks, CA.
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Dan and George try out the new Voice Over Body Shop studio! Test run to see how the new video cameras and switching works, tweak lighting and sound, and block our shots. We have a few surprise guests, including John Taylor who dropped in to the studio, and calls from Marc Cashman and Chuck & Stacey from VO Buzz Weekly. Larry Hudson provided production assistance.
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Dan and George share their final episode of East West Audio Body Shop with 20 fans in a massive roundtable extravaganza! Robert Marshall of Source Elements joins us to share the latest happenings with Source Connect, why ISDN still survives, and audio tech. Dan and George will be back August 10th with their new show, Voice Over Body Shop at VOBS.TV!!
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We've got on this episode MJ Lallo, Jamie Hunsdale, John Taylor, Scott Burns, and dropping in to George's studio, Chris Heward! A show full of laughs and really helpful information for those interested in the world of animation and video game voice over work.
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Our first all female audiobook roundtable on EWABS, with Karen Commins, Carlyn Craig of Post Hypnotic Press, Ann Richardson, and Audie nominated Hillary Huber.
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Our panel tonight includes, returning once again, Cliff Zellman, Juan Carlos Bagnell, Uncle Roy Yokelson, and we welcome for his first time, Jordan Reynolds! Tonight we take a look back at what's changed in voiceover recording in the last 15 years or so, and what technology we'd like to see more of (and what should just go away). Plus the panel answers a huge array of chatroom questions.
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We decided 90 minutes wasn't enough time last episode to dedicate to this difficult conversation, so we invited a whole new panel to hash over the discussion of using online casting services to book voiceover work. This go 'round we welcomed Bev Standing, David Kaplan, J Michael Collins, and J.S. Gilbert to the roundtable.
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Online Casting and RatesGreat discussion from the voice actor's point of view. Peter BishopMatt CowlrickMelissa ExelberthPaul StrikwerdaThe opinions expressed during this episode are those solely of the panel, and are not representative of the producers of EWABS, nor its sponsors.
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Commercial and imaging voice David Jeremiah joins us from his elaborate Los Angeles studio this week, sharing entertaining tales from his 30 years in the biz. Dan's got a Tip of the Week on Audio Interfaces. And we answer a whole slew of audience questions, like we do every week, post yours at ewabs.com
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George gets a visitor in his studio this week when voice actor and standup comedian Rachel Butera joins us. She tells us about her journey from Jersey to Los Angeles, joining the union, landing an agent, contesting on America's Got Talent, calling in to Howard Stern, voice matching, impressions of Whoopie, Wanda Sykes, Rosie O'donnell, Joan Rivers, her Mother, and a lot more funducational stuff.
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Eric Leopardi, creator of ISDN to Go tells us about the genesis of his ISDN bridging service, which works with IPDTL, Source Connect Now, and Source Connect Standard. Dan's Tip of the Week is about moving homes and selecting the right place to have a voiceover studio. George shares a #whittamsworld on IP Audio Codecs from Comrex at the NAB show.
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We have friends and supporters of EWABS Larry David and Elizabeth Stuart on this episode. Larry and Elizabeth are voice acting pros who love to share their stories of success, and take a huge amount of questions from the chatroom. George shares highlights from WovoCon and a few product spots from NAB, including Shure, Pelican cases, and JK Audio.
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Multi-facted voice actor David Kaye joins us from his beautiful home studio and shares his story from womb to tomb. OK, no tomb. Tip of the Week on recording VO with an iOS device, and some highlights from George's Vegas trip covering NAB and WovoCon II.
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George takes the show on the road to attend NAB, NMX, and WovoCon, and lands at Melissa Moats' Voice Actor's Studio in Henderson, Nevada, complete like the Vegas Voicers providing a lively audience! We also talk to Jack de Golia and Mike Martin. Special thanks to Troy Moats and Alex MacDonald for their technical assistance.
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Edge Studio's very own vocal care expert and speech therapist Lara Hirner answers a deluge of questions from Dan and our audience. Dan share's a Tip of the Week on studio acoustics vs sound proofing, news, and viewer tech questions. More info about Lara http://www.edgestudio.com/lara-hirner
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Roger Leopardi's CPA KK Barton takes your questions on how to setup your business, preparing for taxes, and going S corp or LLC.George has video from VO Atlanta from Joe Cipriano and an interview with young voice actor Anna Cate Donelan.
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Our first ever segment en Espanol, Simon Fojgiel interviews Rene Figueroa and Emma Rodero at VO Atlanta during their Spanish Day. George interviews Susan Bennett, the original voice of Siri. We also have news about the new Macbook, Google Plus, and we take questions from YOU!
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A huge range of topics pertaining to producing audiobooks covered in this edition of Audiobook Masters Round Tables with Jeffrey Kafer, David Wilson, and Karen Souer. George shares more highlights from NAMM show, including MXL mics, Contour Shuttle Pro, and Blue Mo-Fi headphones.Dan has a Tip of the Week on cheap vs. expensive microphones. And the news, and your questions!
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Published on Mar 9, 2015We get to share the perspective of voice talent on 4 continents, Susannah Kenton in New Zealand, Debby Barnes in the UK, Ramesh Mahtani in the Canary Islands (Spain), and Jonathan Tilley in Germany, and US in the USA!
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Rosi and Brian Amador, bilingual voice talent couple from Boston join us this week to share how they share a studio, their love for music and performing (with some music!), and take questions from the chat room. George has another NAMM show highlight and Dan takes on your questions.
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Voice actor and online casting "P2P" success story J. Michael Collins joins us from his home studio in Luxembourg... Yes, Luxembourg! He stays up WAY past his bedtime to answer our questions, as well as the chat room's. Dan's Tip of the Week is on dealing with shelving reflections in your VO booth. George answers questions on audio interfaces and signal chains, cloud-lifters and phantom power...
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Promo, commercial and narration voice Thomas Pinto shares his wisdom on this edition. Dan is in Santa Monica with George this time around.
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Influential and helpful voiceover casting director Mary Lynn Wissner Voices joins us this week from voicecasting.comGerald Griffith, founder of VOAtlanta tells us what's to come for VOAtlanta 2015 coming March 12th. George has hits from the 2015 NAMM show, too!
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Pablo and Al the Voiceover Pals in the Garage bring some levity to the show and share their pearls of wisdom. Dan's Tip of the Week on Personal Studio Troubleshooting, questions, news, laughs, info, it's all here.
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Roger gives and gives on this information packed (aren't they all) episode. George's open letter to engineers' message about adopting IP audio codecs, News, Dan and George answer questions, and Mugman!
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World Wide Wadio producer Jeff Howell is our esteemed first guest of 2015. George asks the chat room what they plan to do to boost their VO careers in 2015 and shares some thoughts of his own. George and Dan answer viewer questions, and Dan's Tip of the Week is about "Personal Studios".
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You submitted your favorites and here they are, plus some of ours, too. Happy New Year, see you in 2015, same time, same place!
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Jay graciously sacrifices sleep to be with us LIVE for almost an hour of stories of his journey to success and questions from our audience. Dan has a Tip of the Week on using Studio Monitors over Headphones, George disputes it... News, audience tech QnA, and more goodies!
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If you want to know anything about WoVO, this episode covers it as a selection of the executive board joins us for this information packed episode. Chris Mezzolesta, Dave Courvoisier, Elizabeth Holmes, & Dustin Ebaugh are here with an open discussion and QnA with our chat room. George shares a Whittam's World on using Skype and other methods as a phone patch.
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Golden nuggets of information abound with Jodi Gottlieb! She worked at CBS! Jodi talks about what she looks for when hiring talent. She recently did a workshop with Jeff Howell (World Wide Wadio) re how to interpret your scripts. She's worked with many of the top talent in promo, including Townsend Coleman and the late, great Don LaFontaine, and shares some wonderful stories about them. As a demo producer her perspective on the subject is invaluable!Dan has a great Tip of the Week titled "It's not the microphone", about getting the gear "out of your way" and understanding what's really important as a VO actor working from a personal studio.We also take viewer questions and share the latest industry news.
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Tonights Guest is none other than Harlan Hogan! Show Log Episode 167, November 24, 2014 Guest: Harlan Hogan George on equipment upgrades 0:01:59 Here they are! Dan missed the big Buffalo snow dump. 0:03:17 Thanks to sponsors: Harlan Hogan, Edge Studio, VoiceZam, VoiceOverXtra, HomeStudioMaster, VO Studio Tech. 0:03:45 EWABS NEWS 0:04:00 WoVO’s new website is launched! Go to http://www.worldvo.org/ 0:05:00 Yosemite OS for Mac is still not quite ready. George says hold off! 0:06:15 Studio Suit is temporarily out of production. Dan may resume after he moves to California. 0:06:52 CBS is replacing ISDN with SourceConnect in 2015. 0:07:49 SourceConnectNow is still in beta. Coming soon SourceConnectNow 3.9. 0:08:23 EWABS NEWS 0:08:41 Questions. 0:09:00 Q: A person who works in Guatemala and wants to know about a VO kit that includes Adobe Audition. A: George doesn’t know the mic. 0:11:32 Q: about adding plugins that don’t have .stack extensions. A: They just show up in the flat list. George shows a screenshot. If they don’t show up, try reinstalling the plugin (like iZotope). 0:13:37 Q: What’s with the Avalon pre-channel strips? A: Adding enhancements defeats the purpose of sounding like you. You can actually make your recording noisier. Tubes can degrade over time. Leave it to the engineers and audio geeks. Tube equipment will add distortion that you can’t undo. 0:18:55 Write to ewabshop@gmail.com with your questions. Or call, 818-47EWABS. 0:19:34 Break. Home Studio Master. 0:20:43 Bumper on Thanksgiving. 0:21:16 They’re back. 0:22:27 George’s Whittam’s World on upgrading equipment (episode 23). https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Keu2tkQbA Does equipment degrade? 0:28:23 Back the show and discussion about equipment upgrades. 0:29:10 George asks Dan what’s the oldest thing in his studio. 0:30:00 George talks about interface lifespans. 0:31:23 Break. VO Studio Tech. 0:32:34 They’re back 0:33:10 And now, Harlan Hogan. http://voiceoveressentials.com/ 0:33:40 Dan introduces Harlan’s second edition of VO Tales and Techniques of Voice. The second edition is at http://alturl.com/gbmtw 0:35:04 Harlan tells what’s in the book. The second edition takes into account home studios and other changes in the business, amounting to about 60 percent of the book being new. 0:37:37 Dan asks how this book is different from how-to books. This one is tales “from in the day.” It makes a great book for people outside the business. 0:40:45 How things have changed since the 70s. 0:41:40 Harlan tells about “trades” used instead of salary. 0:42:30 Dan asks if there’s an audiobook version of the book. Not yet. It’s a long story. 0:45:35 What the publishing business knows… 0:46:05 There’s a contest. He has five autographed copies to the first 5 who can answer the question, what did Harlan do to get his agent call him regularly? Send entries to ewabshop@gmail.com with the subject line, “H2 Contest.” Entries must be received by November 28. The winners to be picked at random. 0:47:50 Dan asks how Harlan got into his “retail empire,” and how he balances that with other work. He tells the story. Several things led to an article on building the Porta Booth. 0:50:33 People wanted to know where to buy it! His IT suggested he make it and sell it. Before he knew it, he had a store. He made 1500 of the original Porta Booth. Then he ran into the idea of the “minimum order quantity.” 0:53:29 VoiceOver Essentials is all about voice-over. 0:54:52 Bumper … then … 0:55:20 They’re back talking about the book cover. 0:55:55 There’s a Black Friday sale! Use this code: BLKFRIVO, at midnight Thursday through Sunday. 0:58:07 Questions. Q: Make sure Harlan talks about the famous diner where the owner named a frittata for Harlan and a crepe for his wife. 0:59:48 Q What kind of discipline does it take to write a book, how do you do that as a busy VO talent. A: Harlan talks about a time expert in Canada. This guy recommends no to-do lists. He says pick a time and days. Set aside the time and do it. Schedule it. 1:01:45 Never finish a chapter during a writing time. Save it for the next day; this avoid writer’s block. 1:04:14 Q: What about the Mixer Face, the new interface? George wants to know about the limiter. A: Harlan tells the story, and gives a tip for fixing a phone session. He describes the device. 1:08:10 George talks about limiters. 1:08:37 Harlan talks about the nice thing about a small company—they can move quickly. In this case, adding the limiter after the product was announced. It’s now expected in February. What will be out will be fully ready. 1:10:00 Q: What steps do you take to get work quickly? A: Harlan answers. You have to be your own marketer. 1:10:54 Harlan talks about how voice actors may not see what they do as a business. 1:11:56 Q: What’s your bike? A: Harlan rides a BMW-R-1200RT. 1:12:40 Harlan asks Dan and George to guess how many miles he drove on his bike in 24 hours. They guess. The answer is 1350 miles on a round trip from Chicago to Sioux Falls, S.D. This put him in the “Iron Butt Society.” 1:14:10 Q: If someone has the VO1-A, and wants to “mod” it, what would you do? Dan explains the hobby of messing with mics. 1:15:00 Harlan talks about the art of making microphones and what little changes can do to the sound. George talks about switches and how confusing they can be. 1:16:39 Harlan how slight changes can add hum or other artifacts. 1:17:25 Q: Where does Chicago fit in with studios? A: Harlan talks about the scene. 1:19:37 George asks Harlan if he recorded at “Another Country,” a studio in Chicago, the place where SourceConnect started. 1:20:56 Harlan talks about missing audio engineers and learning from them. 1:21:30 Harlan tells about voice talent not knowing how to work side-address microphones— because we don’t have the studio and engineers to learn from anymore. 1:22:30 He talks about talking with audio engineers. 1:22:59 Q: When will you have a signature series shotgun mic? A: Probably never. He explains. Those “minimum order” quantities interfere. 1:24:31 Break. VoiceZam. 1:26:08 They’re back. Next week’s guest: Jodi Gottlieb, a promo writer and director. She’ll be talking about performance. 1:27:02 Thanks to donors and sustaining members. 1:27:20 Thanks to NarratorHelper.com. 1:27:42 Movember reviewed. See bitly.com/movos-movember 1:28:45 Nita Whitaker (Don LaFontaine’s widow) has her first Christmas CD out at nitawhitaker.com 1:29:10 Show logs: access at the EWABS website. Push the Show Log button. 1:29:48 Coming up: the annual/best of show from the past year, on December 29. Send the time and date of the show. George will put a form online. 1:30:35 Next shows: not sure yet, but Christmas week no show! 1:32:09 How to get to podcasts: Stitcher, iTunes, and click on the podcast at the EWABS.com website. 1:32:30 Follow us on Facebook, and other places. Thanks to wives, sponsors, and staff. 1:34:57 End of show.
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Episode 166, November 17, 2014 Guest: Zurek, https://soundcloud.com/zurek, founder of Voice Over Universe George is at Doug Turkel’s in Florida, Dan is farther west in Buffalo! Tip of the Week: Overthinking it. 0:01:52 They begin…reversed. And both are remoting! 0:04:00 Zurek comes on. 0:05:03 Zurek catches us up on what he’s been doing since his last EWABS appearance two years ago. 0:06:44 Dan asks how VO may have changed Zurek’s perspective on doing radio. He explains and George talks about John Taylor’s similar experience. 0:08:00 Zurek talks about being a morning show person on radio. 0:08:35 They talk about the Randy Thomas Voice Mastery event in Ft. Myers, Fla. 0:10:09 The event included a children’s reading. Name dropping ensues. The program came together in two months. It was a professional, intimate crowd. 0:14:16 Dan asks about Voice Over Universe, which Zurek founded.http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/. It was early in the VO social media explosion over the last six years. 0:17:55 Break. HomeStudioMaster. 0:18:55 SpongeBob! 0:19:18 They’re back. Questions: What’s your studio set up these days? A: 416 and the MBox 3 mini, and MacBook Pro and a bunch of plugins. He takes it all to the radio station. 0:21:58 Q: Do you do any improv and has it helped? A: He hasn’t but, he’s had an acting coach. 0:22:50 Q from Paul Strikwerda: How do you see the role of VoiceOver Universe in light of Facebook and other social media? A: It gives you your own webpage. They talk about people who got their start at VO Universe. 0:26:15 Q: What are you favorite plugins for Pro Tools? A: Waves. It’s got it all. L2 Maximizer and C1 are good. George asked about multiband compressors. 0:27:16 Q What iOS interface are you using on the iPhone? A: He uses the iRig into the iPhone with his 416. iTrack Solo is also a good iPhone device, though they have to be plugged into a power source. 0:28:21 Q: When did you decide it was time to uproot to follow the work? A: Chicago is his home. He recounts his early career in radio and voice-over. 0:30:13 Zurek introduces his fiancee, Georgia (AKA Zsa Zsa). He proposed on the air. She is an attorney, originally from Haiti. She speaks French and Creole. 0:31:59 Zurek talks about recording videos in the car. George talks about doing that while picking up people at the airport and will post. Zurek uses iMovie on his iPhone. 0:32:57 Dan asks Zurek about his interview with President Obama. He tells the story. 0:35:00 Zurek signs off. 0:35:10 Break. VO Studio Tech. 0:36:35 The celestial brothers clip from The Grand Budapest Hotel movie. 0:36:59 A couple of show bumpers. 0:37:56 EWABS News. (Jack de Golia voice) 0:38:40 Studio Suit is about gone! Order now! Dan may custom make them once he moves to California. 0:40:04 Q: thoughts on new virtual recording tool for (Voice Meter Banana?). A: Dan’s view: the best substitute for a phone patch is a phone. George shies away from software mixers. He needs to check it out. 0:42:09 Dan gives a tour of the theater where he just did The Music Man. He talks about stage acting compared to voice-over, lines and breaths. 0:45:48 They get letters. 0:45:58 Q about pasting in room tone in TwistedWave. A: Generally you don’t master room tone. George goes on to explain possible exceptions. 0:48:40 Q: How do you properly store equipment in different seasons? How do you travel with gear? A: If you’re always using your stuff, it’s just there. Dan elaborates. 0:05:32 George the only thing to watch are humidity changes with condensation on the capsule. Keeping mics dry, clean and not dropped are key. 0:51:46 Mic cozies are discussed. 0:52:10 Time for the Tip of the Week on OVERTHINKING! 0:52:30 Tip of the Week: Overthinking. 0:56:14 They’re back. 0:57:30 Break. VoiceZam. VoiceOver Xtra. 0:59:02 They’re back, with Doug Turkel, host for George tonight. http://dougturkel.com/ 0:59:30 Doug talks about observing “Apollo 13” moments before the show began! George said it’s called “show prep.” 1:00:25 George talks about going to the Banjo Emporium and wasting time in trying to solve a problem. 1:01:30 Harlan Hogan time: go to VoiceOverEssentials.com! Harlan has what VO actors need! 1:04:58 Go to ewabs.com, and click on Harlan’s logo at the bottom of the page to reach VoiceOver Essentials. 1:05:21 Dan shows his adapter collection. 1:06:02 Doug Turkel tells about his recent work with car and casino spots and mixed martial arts (MMA). Lots of screaming. 1:08:00 Doug talks about his goal with auditioning—he’d rather market to people and get on short lists for gigs rather than audition on play-to-play sites. He gets a better return on his investment. You can make it up in volume, but it’s hard to make a living that way. 1:10:10 Dan asks Doug about his view of pay-to-play sites. 1:10:43 Doug tells his opinion. 1:12:12 George joins the discussion with thoughts about the role of pay-to-play sites. Doug comments about VO talent selling themselves short. He sees a gradual erosion of pay rates and quality. 1:14:25 Dan feels it’s like an auction. Doug says it’s a reverse auction. They end the debate by mentioning the WoVO site that will be coming soon. 1:17:26 Thanks to Doug. Thanks to donors. Show addiction discussed. 1:18:55 How to donate: go to EWABS.com. 1:20:15 Subscribe to the YouTube Channel! 1:21:39 NarratorHelper.com, where you can get help with long-form work. 1:22:14 Movember. Donate to George’s MO-VO team at us.movember.com/team/1579149 1:23:25 November 24: Harlan Hogan will be the guest. 1:23:41 Another roundtable is in the works. Let them know what topic you’d like to see: audio masters, marketing, social media, acting, demo. Send a message to ewabshop@gmail.com with your thoughts. 1:24:29 Thanks to sponsors, Harlan Hogan, Edge Studio, VoiceOverXtra, and VoiceZam! 1:24:55 Thanks to the wives and to the staff. See the show logs via EWABS.com, click on SHOW LOG. 1:26:50 End of show.
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Jeff, John, and George really get to geek out this week as Dan rehearses for the Music Man, but he still manages to stop in to say hello in his top hat! We talk about audio processing, Voice Arts Awards, Car Talk, audio gear, Sennheiser 416, and a ton more on this one. Thanks to our sponsors:voiceoveressentials.comedgestudio.com/vostudiotech.comvoxtra.comvoicezam.comhomestudiomaster.comnarratorhelper.com
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Show Log Episode 164, November 3, 2014 Guest: Townsend Coleman, voice of Michelangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Turtles George answers questions Dan’s Tip of the Week will be about studio monitors 0:01:46 Here they are! 0:03:14 Sponsors: Harlan Hogan at VoiceOver Essentials, Edge Studio, and VoiceZam! 0:04:14 EWABS NEWS (minus the bumper). George talks about the Behringer mixer, the XR12 X Air Mixer: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/Xr12.aspx/. It can be controlled remotely with any device. The price is good, too. 0:05:28 Dan has news about Harlan Hogan’s new book, http://www.amazon.com/VO-Tales-Techniques-Voice-over-Actor/dp/1581152493 Hear excerpts at VoiceOverXtra.com 0:06:37 George says there’s a new Tesla museum being built in New Jersey. igg.me/at/bricks-for-tesla/x 0:08:02 New sponsor, VoiceZam! Find out SamFusion! 0:13:33 Dan and George are back. 0:13:57 Break. Home Studio Master. 0:14:57 The Two Radiant Celestial Brothers. 0:15:12 They’re back with questions via SpeakPipe. Q: A new VO actor wants advice on mic and preamp within his budget. A: Dan says, start with basic gear. Work on your mic technique, room acoustics, and performance first. His super cheap mic sounds just FINE! The new Scarlet Solo might be an option. The VO1-A from Harlan Hogan might work, and others. 0:19:27 Q: How do I connect Apollo Twin Duo to a hardware mixer. A: George gives the details. 0:23:40 Tip of the Week: Studio Monitors. Dan talks about “Close field monitors” and the limitations of headphones. 0:27:36 George talks about how headphones can help. He prefers them for audiobook production because the end-user will likely hear the audio that way. Hear more on Whittam’s World, Episode 46. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fWtpoQGOxY where George talks about monitors and headphones pluses and minuses. 0:28:53 Break. VO Studio Tech. Spongebob. 0:30:25 They’re back, in hysterics! Townsend Coleman is the fun guest. 0:32:00 Dan runs through Townsend’s credits. 0:33:16 Townsend tells how he got into VO. 0:35:42 Dan asks if Townsend’s work in promo led him to animation? 0:40:24 Townsend tells about how he knew Don LaFontaine. He and George reminisce. 0:45:10 Dan asks Townsend about his personal studio use. Townsend tells about his current work. 0:46:00 George asks Townsend what his chain is. His main mic is a 416. He likes keeping it simple. 0:47:59 George asks him if makes use of preset modes available. 0:51:35 Dan asks what Townsend has going on now. 0:54:04 Never burn a bridge! 0:54:41 Harlan Hogan time: VoiceOverEssentials.com, a great resource. 0:58:27 Q&A session. Q: What was your “life in a day” with TMNT? A: Townsend tells ninja turtle stories. 1:02:07 Q: Did the folks at DIC make life miserable for voice talent? A: Townsend replies. 1:04:42 Q: What character was the most difficult to create? A: The ones he didn’t get. 1:07:22 Q: What time of year is the best time to market to people who hire promo voices? A: interesting answer! 1:09:03 Q: Do you do dark dramatic promo or just comedy? A: He explains. 1:10:42 Q: Is it still an exclusive club in L.A.? A: Townsend tells the story. You don’t have to be in L.A., except for animation. 1:12:18 When it comes to the networks, it’s still pretty rarified. 1:14:16 Q: Is there room for women in promo? 1:15:31 Q: How do you warm up your voice. A: He demonstrates. 1:17:39 Q: Does animation ever abuse your voice when you scream? 1:18:19 Be careful not audition with a character that pinches your voice that you can’t sustain. 1:18:50 George asks if Townsend is a musician? 1:22:51 KOWABUNGA! 1:23:08 Dan asks if Townsend teaches? He does with Samantha Paris in Sausalito, Calif. http://voicetraxsf.com/ 1:24:11 Break. 1:24:57 VoiceZam ad. 1:25:59 VoiceOverXtra 1:26:34 They’re back. 1:27:01 Announcements. Thanks to the donors. Go to EWABS.net 1:28:31 YouTube Channel: all 164 episodes are there! https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow. There’s a podcast at Stitcher Radio, podbean, and iTunes. 1:29:18 NarratorHelp.com, will help you get your audiobook done right. 1:30:19 It’s Mov-ember. Donate to George’s team at us.movember.com/team/1579149 1:31:02 Next week, Dan is in a show, so it will be Jon Taylor and George. November 17—from Doug Turkel’s home in Florida. Harlan Hogan will be on on November 24. Send questions and guest ideas to ewabshop@gmail.com. 1:32:52 Thanks to the wives and staff. 1:33:47 Dan wants to leave us with something: his son Jacob’s animated short. 1:34:30 Jacob Lenard’s animation. 1:36:40 End of show.
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Show Log Episode 163, October 27, 2014 Guest: Chris Heward, comedian 0:02:00 They’re on, George, Dan, and Chris. 0:02:46 Thanks to our sponsors, Harlan Hogan, Edge Studios. 0:03:57 The news (bumper needed!) 0:04:07 George talks about Yosemite, the latest Apple operating system. See the EWABS Facebook group to see how it’s working for people. 0:05:46 Harry Schearer is now teaching VO. http://harryshearer.com/ He’s the artist in residence at Loyola University. 0:06:57 George talks about the new Acon Digital app for getting rid of clicks. It’s called the “Restoration Suite” for getting rid of clicks, clips and a de-noiser, all for $99. http://acondigital.com/products/restoration-suite/ 0:07:59 World Voices Organization (WoVO) held it’s annual meeting online last week. This year’s accomplishments: 501c status, first conference, meetup groups worldwide, new slogan (“We speak for those who speak for a living”), new logo, new job search site, new organization website, reference materials, and membership doubled in the last year. Coming soon: Tech certification of personal studios. 0:10:49 George takes care of a question from last week about the Avalon mic pre-amp. It’s complicated, and George sorts through it. “If it sounds good it is good.” One option: The Behringer UCA 202 http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UCA202.aspx or you have spend a lot more money. The Apogee duet analog to digital converter is in the middle, about $600. 0:13:42 Dan shows the iTrack Solo. The high-end gear is for rock musicians. 0:14:31 Jerry Reed asks how to record while Skyping in Linux. George replies. He uses Call Recorder by Ecamm (http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/), which is for Mac. On Windows, George likes Pamela for Skype: http://www.pamela.biz/en/ 0:16:11 Break. Home Studio Master. SpongeBob. 0:17:42 Dan is back-k-k-k. Discussion of Halloween in Hollywood. 0:18:40 Q: Considering no rumble, hum or buzz, isn’t -60 dB an acceptable noise floor. A: Yes and no. -60 Peak vs. -60 RMS are quite different. 0:19:44 George’s video may answer this question. 0:20:15 The Whittam’s World episode (Ep. 4) on reducing noise floor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F2Qm0h2VZo 0:24:42 After the video, George continues the discussion. 0:25:22 George talks about how he takes an audio sample of a studio. 0:25:53 George tells how to record room tone. Hit record, leave the room, and when you return, trim off the part where you were leaving. 0:27:08 Break. VO Studio Tech, Spongebob again, and then Uncle Roy in his restored car. 0:29:20 Dan recovers from the curve ball. 0:29:47 Chris Heward, from Edmunton, Alberta, Canada. He talks about his work in stand up comedy. 0:34:02 Dan asks what it’s like hanging out with other comedians. Chris tells the tale. 0:37:33 Chris realizes he wanted to try acting and started taking lessons. He hit voice-over and got a job from his very first audition. Chris tells some fun stories about his work. 0:40:28 Chris tells the story about working for a filmmaker who turned out to be a serial killer. Chris spent 3 weeks knowing the police were gathering information and having a deadline for him to come up with money for the film. 0:44:59 Chris was on some US TV shows about the incident. 0:46:19 George asked how this whole experience influenced Chris’ VO career. Chris contacted George and asked him about gear. Chris decided to go online to find out what Don Lafontaine had in his studio. Chris finally found George who told him not to buy expensive gear. 0:48:57 Dan asks what Chris has in his studio. Gear talk ensues. Chris geared up before he thought about having a studio. 0:51:38 And the moral of the story…followed by more gear talk. 0:52:52 Chris talks about finding a VO coach. He ended up doing a show at the Laugh Factory and now it’s his “home club.” He met MJ Lallo who coached him a real short notice. 0:55:42 Break. VoiceOverXtra.com. A bumper for Studio Suit. 0:57:07 The radiant, celestial brothers … 0:57:22 They’re back. 0:57:47 The Harlan Hogan moment. VoiceOverEssentials.com. Chris is wearing Harlan Hogan headphones tonight. “If you’re not using them, you’re just not listening.” 1:00:48 Questions start coming in, moderated by Anthony Gettig. 1:01:10 Q: Has Bill Holmes coaching helped? A: Chris answered, talking about DJ work he’d done. It was work to get back to his natural voice. 1:02:58 Chris’ website comes up. But it’s under construction. Plus, he hasn’t done his demo yet! He doesn’t have an agent either. George refers to the EWABS Demo Demo Derby (EWABS Ep. 151, July 21, 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmaRYhThdpg) 1:06:04 Q: Anne Ganguzza asks who does his hair (Chris was a hair dresser) now? A: He does, in a mirror. 1:07:07 Q What do you use the Manly mic for compared to the U87? A: Chris explains. 1:08:07 Q: I’m pursuing on-camera work and VO, how do you manage the time? A: he’s always on the go. He’s got 3 careers, and he’s had lucky timing. 1:09:48 George talks about a new VO actor who has started out with a too simple a mic. Chris agrees with not spending a lot of money before you get work, but he values quality and saves to get it. 1:11:29 Q: How did you finance yourself before you got to LA? A: as a hairdresser and a comedian, and now acting and VO. 1:12:10 George talks about getting into synch with Chris for haircuts…and periods. 1:12:45 George talks about what happens to VO actors after 10 years, and how careers take off. Being an overnight success is hard to maintain. 1:14:38 Thanks to donors. See the donation button at the EWABS website, ewabs.net Donate once, donate regularly. 1:16:05 Chris is about to release his first video. 1:16:53 Check out the show on the YouTube channel and other means. 1:17:13 Narrator Helper, NarratorHelper.com. 1:17:45 Chris asks how important a VO actor website is. George and Dan discuss. 1:19:44 Next week, no guest set yet. 1:20:08 Chris comments on how nice the VO community is. 1:21:04 Thanks to sponsors, like us on Facebook, subscribe on YouTube. Thanks to the staff of volunteers. 1:23:04 Sign off. 1:23:27 End of show.
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Show Log Episode 162, October 20, 2014 Audio Masters Roundtable 0:02:05 Here they are! 0:02:30 Thanks to our sponsors, VoiceOver Essentials, VoiceOverXtra, and Edge Studios. 0:03:45 Introductions for the AudioMasters Roundtable, all folks to help with audio and technical issues. 0:04:01 Steve Sisk, from Vancouver. siskstudio.com 0:04:41 Cliff Zellman, DallasVO.com 0:05:19 Jordan Reynolds, jordanreynolds.com 0:06:31 Juan Carlos Bagnell, http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/ 0:07:20 Uncle Roy Yokelson, antlandproductions.com 0:09:03 Dan starts with the questions. 1. What’s the hottest thing in VO technology today? 0:09:34 Juan Carlos begins with newest version of Android supporting mobile recording. Discussion ensues. 0:10:57 Jordon likes the Apogee mic (http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/mic) and how portable it is, and the Kayotica Eyeball, http://kaoticaeyeball.com/ 0:12:43 Cliff jumps in about the Eyeball. It works in some situations and not in others. 0:13:36 Juan Carlos adds and back and forth follows. 0:14:14 Uncle Roy joins in about the Eyeball and the PortaBooth Plus and a little EQ. 0:15:10 George joins in. 0:16:22 Cliff talks about Audio Evolution Mobil, a recording app for Android. http://www.audio-evolution.com/ Discussion follows. 0:17:32 Dan asks Steve about cutting edge stuff. What he’s finding cool is Apogree 1, Version 2, for iOS and Mac: http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/one. He clamps it onto the auto theft prevention device, the Club. 0:19:30 ipDTL discussion. Then George brings up Apogee and Avid’s partnership. 0:20:40 Discussion about new microphones showing up at AES. 0:21:12 Mike Varela joins the group. http://nuancetone.com/ 0:21:40 Mike’s first reply about new, cool stuff: NOT Yosemite, the new OS for Mac. There’s an issue with ProTools 10. 0:23:37 Break. VO Studio Tech and a bunch of bumpers. 0:25:58 They’re back. Mike had another item: Time Warner is updating modems in L.A. 0:27:14 Dan suggests they talk about whether personal studio audio is improving. We go around the horn, starting with Uncle Roy. His concern is pacing of audiobooks. Juan talks about tools improving vs. education for commercials. Part of the issue is finding out what your sound should be. 0:30:32 George talks about US setting trends. 0:30:45 Uncle Roy on fads, followed by Juan Carlos on too many plug-ins. 0:31:25 Cliff jumps in. He likes that VO talent is understanding it’s the environment where they record. 0:32:32 Steve finds older more established VO tend not to be open to learning how to use their gear. George chimes in about established talent attitude about gear knowledge. 0:34:24 Mike wonders about folks not understanding basic tech processes. Uncle Roy joins in. 0:36:00 Juan Carlos talks about how setups work and then when a major upgrade comes along, they have trouble. 0:36:40 Jordan adds his thoughts about gear, where some learn too much and others resist. But he thinks acoustics are improving. George and Juan Carlos add to the discussion about microphones. 0:40:09 Dan asks what the group thinks is the most important thing to do technically, for auditions, what would they do? 0:40:45 Uncle Roy talks about normalizing and having high enough volume. 0:41:51 George talks about how casting people listen for audio quality first, then acting. Juan Carlos talks about casting. Mike reinforces the idea. 0:44:03 Steve talks about getting the best sound out of your gear. Common errors, using the laptop mic or having a mic turned around. 0:46:00 Dan asks Cliff how long it takes to figure out a VO actor doesn’t know what they’re doing. Consensus: 5 seconds. A discussion about editing, breaths, and processing follows. 0:47:53 Dan says a personal studio is to make you sound like you, not something else. 0:48:18 Q: Has anyone heard a recording “stacked” by George Whittam. A: If you’re doing your job well, nobody should hear it. 0:50:34 Jordan likes George’s stacks because they’re subtle. The risk is if the room changes and the downward expander can clip off ends of words. 0:52:00 Jordan talks about what he hears at auditions with deep-voiced guys, you don’t need to boost their deep voices deeper. 0:53:25 Jordan says cutting low end is more favorable than boosts and makes top end sound brighter. 0:54:30 Uncle Roy talks about adding music and how this processing affects sound. 0:55:10 Michelangelo and VO, by Cliff. 0:56:00 Dan says the chat room has maxed out for the first time ever! 0:56:22 Break. Home Studio Master. 0:57:34 Whence came these two radiant celestial brothers… and bumpers. 0:58:16 They’re back. Harlan Hogan time. His gear doesn’t suck! His products are designed specially for voice-over. Use the EWABS webpage to link to Harlan’s page, http://www.ewabs.net/ 1:01:06 Time now for audience questions. Q: How do I remove those slight peaks before normalizing? Is there a way to automate this work? Mike says use a limiter in post production. Keep threshold and ceiling the same. Jordan likes the Tone Boosters Barricade, a plug-in. http://www.toneboosters.com/tb-barricade/ It costs €19.95 (euros). Another is the Fab Filter Pro L (http://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-l-brickwall-limiter-plug-in). 1:05:36 Cliff says ProTools now has a “clip gain” tool. He’s afraid to have something doing everything for him. 1:07:25 Q: Is there a way in Twisted Wave to edit out breaths and replace with silence? A: George says you have to do it by hand. Uncle Roy says breaths are part of the performance. George says use the Amplify tool (F). Don’t silence. 1:09:24 Mike says to record 10-15 of room tone at the top of the recording. Wear headphones and listen to it. Zoom in to see wave forms. 1:10:40 Juan Carlos says to choose breaths that fit the piece. One size can’t fit all. 1:11:33 Q: Can you create batches in Twisted Wave? A: Dan talks about markers. See EWABS Essentials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTBrctqrB0c&list=PLDHBaemlTK_T7X-gGnPiTq9zcc7YcVuZH&index=7 1:12:07 Uncle Roy talks about Word to Wave software for doing e-learning files. 1:12:47 Q: What do you believe if all the engineers don’t agree. A: Cliff, pick what you want to eat for dinner. Mike adds that a professional will add to another professional’s opinion, not run them down. Juan Carlos adds that this a technical art. 1:16:25 Steve says ultimately there’s no one way to do anything in recording. George adds that asking someone whose opinion you trust is a way to solve confusion. 1:17:34 Dan says it’s a matter of perspective, depending on what you do in the business. Does it sound good? 1:18:14 Juan Carlos talks about tech are another aspect of artistic expression. 1:18:48 Q: I’ve worked with video producers who muck up the audio. Should I mention something or walk away? A: Uncle Roy comments. Juan Carlos says it depends on your role—just VO?—walk away. 1:21:37 Jordan comments: not worth it. Dan says, it’s all about relationships. Steve says your job is to deliver good, clean audio. “Seize the check!” Carpe cheque! 1:23:30 Q: Where should I record my demos, personal studio or other? A: Cliff says the quality of your demo should reflect the quality you offer day to day. 1:24:46 Juan Carlos is torn. Ad agencies in LA expect you to record the job away from your personal studio. Cliff adds that most of his contact is with non-LA talent. Jordan talks about building a demo remote. 1:27:30 Uncle Roy says you’re not demoing that you can do production. They’re theoretically your clean audio that someone else engineered. 1:28:43 Around the horn one more time: -Steve — don’t be afraid of the tools, the worst that can happen is that you have to re-record. Get in there and get your hands dirty. Have fun. -Cliff — learn and practice as much as you can, give us audio that needs to least amount of work. Follow file label requirements to the letter. -Mike — spend the time, it’s a career choice. Things come with time. Be humble. Listen with open ears. Analyze. Ask questions. Weigh the advice you get. Check out linda.com on EQ compression, tutorials on Audacity and other programs. -Jordan — Motto: Acoustics Always Trump Gear. Take the time to learn, but don’t fall for “must have” gear. If you don’t know what it is, you probably don’t need it. -Roy — If it’s not broken don’t fix it. There’s more to life than plug-ins. Leave some breaths in! A discussion of air follows. Remember your settings and experiment. Ask questions. -Juan — Avoid buying stuff to just buy stuff. Gear won’t make you competitive. Don’t throw money at problems that aren’t there. -George — At AES Focal Press was there with books. One title that might help: Recording Secrets for the Small Studio, by Mike Senior. It’s more than you need to know. It’s for “project studios” like VO actors use. http://www.amazon.com/Recording-Secrets-Small-Studio-Senior/dp/0415716705/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413918891&sr=1-1&keywords=recording+secrets+for+the+small+studio -Dan — The author is with Sound on Sound Studio, another good resource: http://www.soundonsound.com/ 1:41:30 Thanks to donors. You keep the show commercial free. 1:42:17 EWABS is on a podcast, on Stitcher, iTunes, http://ewabs.podbean.com/ 1:42:45 Oct. 27: Chris Heward will be the guest. He’s a standup comic. https://www.rooftopcomedy.com/comics/ChrisHeward 1:43:24 Thanks to sponsors, Harlan Hogan, VoiceOverXtra, Edge Studio. 1:44:04 Group sign off…shop, shop, shop…. 1:44:23 End of show.
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Show Log Episode 161, October 13, 2014 Guest: Randy Thomas George will have highlights from the AES Show Dan’s tip of the week: normalization 0:02:03 There they are, on the only live VO webcast in the universe. 0:03:37 Thanks to the sponsors, Harlan Hogan at http://voiceoveressentials.com/, Edge Studio http://www.edgestudio.com/, and Voice Over 30 http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ 0:03:53 News: EWABS got nominated for a Voice Arts Award. Neither Dan nor George can go if they win, so they’re looking for a NYC VO person to go. 0:04:58 Acon Digital has a new app called the Restoration Suite for getting rid of clicks, clips and a de-noiser, all for $99. http://acondigital.com/products/restoration-suite/ 0:05:54 Mackey is announcing a budget line of mixers. http://www.mackie.com/products/mixers/index.html 0:06:57 Source Elements is announced Source Net, their own managed internet connection to replace ISDN for Source-Connect Now users. 0:08:56 George shows a video from the AES show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDdZVnJJMF0. 0:20:36 Break. HomeStudioMaster.com, plus Sponge Bob. 0:22:05 They back. Dan has a webinar this week on VoiceOverXtra on audio quality for auditions. Go to http://bit.ly/AuditionAudioWebinar to sign up. 0:23:30 Dan’s tip of the week on normalizing. 0:23:56 Tip of the Week: Normalization 0:29:42 Discussion follows. Write to us at ewabshop@gmail.com with questions. 0:30:42 Break. VO Studio Tech. And a bumper. 0:32:49 They’re back with Randy Thomas. 0:33:50 Dan asks for her background. Randy tells the story of being a kid who loved radio who got into radio as a career. That led to her booking voice-over for the Oscars, being the first woman to do this. 0:37:28 Randy describes her recording space and mixing paper and computer screens to read copy. 0:38:37 She talks about Entertainment Tonight and how her copy was taller than she is. 0:39:35 Dan asks Randy how she made the transition from broadcasting to voice-over. Randy does the Emmys, AFI, Oscars, SAG, Tonys. She kicked the door open for women. Other women now get the bookings. 0:42:01 Dan asks what they’re looking for in these auditions. They mostly wanted to know how she’d handle “live” before a huge audience. 0:43:09 Dan asks about subtleties of reading live for the Oscars. Randy comments about how pre-recorded energy isn’t the same as live. 0:44:50 George talks about what it’s like in the control room during a live show. 0:45:18 Randy tells about a year she did the Oscars when Cuba Gooding Jr. pumped up the whole show with his energy. She’s been at the Tonys the last 16 years and how that show has won Emmys for a live show. 0:47:17 George asks what she hears in her headphones during the show. Randy talks about hearing all the show cues from the director. She gets the live feed in one side, and the other has the director. Then, once she was cued, she swaps so she can hear herself enunciate. 0:50:00 George talks about his first season doing tech for Eagles football games and how intense it was. 0:50:37 Randy adds that it’s a job staying focused and in the zone. 0:51:30 What about being on-camera while announcing live? 0:52:20 Dan asks what other work Randy does. She describes her imaging work. 0:52:48 George asks Randy to explain “affiliate” work. Discussion follows about intensity and deadlines. 0:54:20 Randy talks about long-form narration and how much work it is. She likes working in a 15 or 30 second format. But also likes exploring different forms of VO. 0:55:37 Dan talks about Randy’s teaching. Randy talks about her daughter growing up and that led to her think about what’s next…She’s started doing public speaking and on her first big conference, “The VO Mastery Event,” Nov. 14-16. http://www.randythomaspresents.com/ 1:01:10 Edge and EWABS listeners there’s an extra $50 off the conference. 1:02:05 Harlan Hogan time! Hear about the great gear Harlan has for VO, including the signature headphones. 1:04:00 Randy tells about the sponsors of her conference and specials they’re offering, including audition opportunities and gear giveaways. 1:06:50 Q: What job has Randy done that she giggles about? A: Oscars…and more. 1:07:57 Q: Did you have trouble getting an agent at first? A: Definitely. She was a disc jockey. That all changed when she booked the Oscars. Today, there are many ways to go. If you’re not union, you don’t really need an agent. 1:09:12 Q: How do auditions work for live-announce gigs. A: Different ways. Any show from a particular city, belongs there. E.g., Kennedy Center Honors, is done by D.C. area talent. She originally got the Tonys while living in L.A. An agent is key, BUT—a few years ago, the MTV awards were cast off an online site. 1:11:22 Q: What’s your favorite chapter in Voice For Hire? A: Randy explains. 1:12:19 Q: Are women better reading live with a voice in their ear? A: Randy talks about Hooked on Phonics. 1:14:40 Q: Is there one gig that stands out more than others? A: Randy talks about being in the moment and working for Entertainment Tonight. 1:18:20 Q: How do you prepare for a big live event? A: Randy shows the book for this year’s Tonys. She uses essential oils by Young Living Essential Oils, http://living-essential-oils.com/?gclid=COWAy8zCrMECFQqQaQodvGIAqg on her tongue or on her skin to relax her and keep her throat comfortable. 1:23:00 Q: What’s your advice for women moving into promo? A: She describes the options, especially looking locally at high-end hotels and conferences. 1:26:57 Break. Voice Over Xtra. Bumper. 1:28:05 Thanks to the sponsors! 1:29:42 EWABS Essentials is at the YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow 1:30:20 The EWABS Podcast is on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and from the EWABS website. http://www.ewabs.net/ 1:30:50 NarratorHelper.com, a great service for audiobook production. 1:31:24 Next week: Audio Masters Roundtable. Send questions to ewabshop@gmail.com 1:32:24 This just in: Chris Heward will be on the show. He’s a stand-up comedian who is getting into VO. 1:33:04 Thanks to the sponsors for bandwidth. 1:33:39 Thanks to the wives and staff. 1:35:00 Sign off from East and West. 1:35:41 End of show.
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Published on Oct 6, 2014 New York City based voice actor Anthony Mendez shares his tail of success in VO, and takes a HUGE number of questions from the audience. Dan and George answer fan questions from the email bag, and George has a Whittam's World on Shotgun microphones. Plus a bit of VO Tech News to kick off the show...
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Episode 159, September 29, 2014 Guest: Marc Cashman and his new book V-Oh! George answers fan questions Dan shows his clicker editing 0:01:49 They begin! 0:03:35 If you have questions for George or Dan, write to ewabshop@gmail.com 0:04:20 Q: What’s the best material for a VO floor? A: Carpeting. 0:05:16 Dan adds that wooden flooring will absorb sound some, George adds that floor reflection generally go back into your mic. 0:06:25 Joe Cipriano is looking for better internet connection. George helped him and found California Internet http://cainternet.net/. They provide “the last mile” to Joe’s house with microwave. The downside is you need line of sight from the tower with the signal. Another vendor: Towerstream (http://www.towerstream.com/) 0:09:06 Satellite is another option, but latency (delay) may be an issue. Microwave has very low latency. Satellite can add 2 sec. of latency. This could be an issue with Skype and ipDTL. 0:10:32 Q: What are your opinions on ipDTL? A: Dan discusses. A common question is how do you record at your end? Dan mentions SoundFlower. http://soundflower.en.softonic.com/mac. Others: Audio Hijack https://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/ 0:12:40 This will be a year of transition, George predicts. 0:13:20 Q: Resources for newbies. 0:13:50 George plays the question. 0:14:58 George and Dan answer. (The question came via Speakpipe. To send in a spoken question, go to http://www.ewabs.net/, scroll down to the SEND QUESTION sideways tab you’ll see.) First, great audio quality! But, if you don’t have a budget for training, you may not be able to start a VO business. Lots of coaches work remotely. 0:16:23 Start at Episode 1 of EWABS. Or, google “EWABS coach” and you’ll see every issue of EWABS where a coach was on. 0:17:19 Break. VO Studio Tech. Larry Davis bumper. 0:18:45 Dan has a webinar coming up on October 15 on VoiceOverXtra (http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs110/1102478472127/archive/1118561011103.html) Dan will talk about audio quality for auditions. 0:20:13 Tip of the Week: Using sound codes for audio recording and editing. 0:26:22 George tries out another sound! 0:27:01 Write to Dan if you have a Tip of the Week topic at ewabshop@gmail.com. 0:27:47 Break. Home Studio Master and Sponge Bob. 0:29:12 They’re back with Marc Cashman. http://www.cashmancommercials.com/ Dan recalls the last time Marc was on, giving Dan directions for a read. See Episode 139, April 7, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGfhFMIT_wY 0:29:55 Marc shows his new book, V-Oh!, 35 years in the making. http://www.amazon.com/V-Oh-Tricks-Techniques-Sustain-Voiceover/dp/0990395804/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1412091907&sr=8-2&keywords=V-Oh! 0:30:40 The book is a compilation of 15 years’ worth of writing, plus 25 percent more. 0:34:39 Dan asks for an example of a tidbit from the book. Marc talks about the chapter called “The Sounds of Punctuation.” Punctuation has sounds! Marc explains. 0:36:45 We are voice actors and our audience is “blind.” They can’t see us. We have to compensate. Sometimes it comes down to the “sound” of a punctuation mark. 0:37:55 Dan recounts his favorite tip, that the script isn’t in stone. Marc says you just have to know when it’s appropriate to know where the script IS in stone. 0:38:50 Audiobooks and plays are in stone. Legal copy is set. E-learning modules have to be right to the letter. 0:39:53 You can change advertising copy, if you’re judicious about it. Don’t be a VO lemming. Correct obvious mistakes. 0:41:08 Q: Is there an audiobook version of the book? A: That’s his last big project of the year. 0:42:26 Dan asks how much voice work Marc does himself. Marc says it varies month to month. Every day is different. 0:43:42 Dan talks about taking classes. What is teaching a class like? 0:44:07 Marc is going on 15 years of teaching. He recounts how he got into it. Through substituting for another teacher, he began developing a curriculum and syllabus. 0:45:45 Now his classes are in a professional, commercial studio with an engineer to record the work and direction. Classes are on Saturdays and include mid week homework, and other material like scripts and articles. 0:49:00 Commercials are your Bachelor’s degree in VO. Specific genres like audiobooks and promo are advanced degrees. 0:49:30 The best actors never stop learning, never. 0:50:07 Example: Al Pacino wants to go back to stage acting, to be on the wire without a net. Marc knows VO actors who are in workout groups that meet regularly to keep honed. He brings the tough scripts he has trouble with to those groups. 0:52:15 It’s Harlan Hogan’s birthday. To help EWABS, use the banner ad at www.ewabs.net to reach Voiceover Essentials. There’s now a lot of video content at Harlan’s site. See the Digital Media library at http://voiceoveressentials.com/ 0:55:06 They’re back with questions for Marc. Q: Discuss the process of taking eyes off the script. A: Marc discusses. As an aside, he’s developed techniques to help actors with dyslexia. Marc asks his students to take eyes off the script for cut lines and key phrases. 0:57:12 Marc describes stage actors learning to “throw” or “lift” lines without reading the script. Get off the script whenever you can. The last line is one natural place to do that. To not sound like you’re reading, don’t read! 0:58:58 Keep your eyes on the script when the copy is dense. But for short lines, there’s no need to read them. Anytime you can get your eyes off the page without losing your place, you’ll sound sincere. 1:00:08 Q: What are you thoughts about ad libbing? A: Be judicious. When they say “be conversational,” you can ADD (not change what’s on the page)—enhance rather than change. You’re not an editor or copywriter, you’re an actor whose job is to bring copy to life. “You know,” “you see,” and so on, can be added when appropriate and be judicious. Pick your places. And make it better. 1:02:52 Q: Please talk about things to keep in mind when you self direct? A: Marc talks about working in a vacuum, as we do when we’re in our booths. 1:04:05 How many takes is too many? When it starts sounding studied. Sometimes you won’t know until you listen back during editing. Other times, you may need to take a break. 1:06:45 Q: Can Marc read a passage from the book? A: Marc reads from page 162: 1:07:22 A 21st Century Rant. How to say the year we’re in. 1:10:07 Q: What is “tough stuff” for you? A: Marc discusses how really short copy is really hard for him. 1:11:46 Also, poorly written copy is hard and he refuses to audition for it. 1:12:42 Marc’s book is at Amazon and his website, cashmancommercials.com. Coming soon: the ebook on Kindle. The audiobook is coming. 1:14:18 Break. VoiceoverXtra. And several bumpers. 1:15:33 They’re back with announcements. 1:59:59 George’s mom and Ella are in the studio. 1:16:51 New sponsor: Narratorhelper.com, which can help audiobook narrators with post production work, proofing, and pre-reading. Amy Whittam does this. 1:17:55 October 6: Anthony Mendez will be the guest. 1:18:30 October 13: Randi Thomas will be the guest. 1:18:55 October 20: Audio Masters Roundtable for personal studio technology. Send questions to ewabshop@gmail.com. 1:20:07 Thanks to sponsors Edge Studio, VoiceOver Essentials, VoiceOverXtra, VO Peeps, Home Studio Master, and more! 1:20:42 Thanks to wives and families. 1:21:00 Tune into the podcast! ewabs.podbean.com 1:21:53 Good bye from the Whittams 1:22:44 End of show.
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Episode 158, September 22, 2014 Guest: Jon Bailey Whittam’s World on “gain staging” Dan shows some FaffCon video 0:01:10 Intro audio begins. 0:01:52 They appear, both in George’s studio. Together we’re worse! 0:02:40 Dan tells his story about buying a house in So. California and not sleeping for days. 0:05:25 Dan shows FaffCon footage. 0:08:27 They’re back and talk more about FaffCon. 0:10:41 Break. Home Studio Master video and SpongeBob. 0:12:02 They’re back. George talks about gain staging. 0:13:06 Dan talks about why do I need a mixer? Set it, forget it, move on. You need a mixer when you have multiple sources, not just one mic. 0:14:43 Whittam’s World, episode 43: Gain Staging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBJnVH7ZVM 0:26:23 They’re back. George recaps. Keep it simple. 0:28:07 Break. VO Studio Tech. 0:29:34 They’re back with Jon Bailey, from Memphis, Tennessee. http://www.jonbaileyvo.com/Pages/default.aspx 0:30:50 Dan asks Jon how he got started in VO. 0:33:30 Dan asks Jon what genres he works in. 0:35:22 Jon talks about doing ADR (Automated dialogue replacement). He and Dan and George discuss. 0:36:49 Jon much of his work from Memphis. 0:37:32 Dan asks Jon about his favorite voices. Jon likes Optimus Prime. 0:38:30 Jon talks about “reverse engineering” to get to his character voices. 0:40:18 Dan says Jon did “W” a lot at FaffCon. 0:41:00 George asks Jon about improv has helped his VO work. 0:42:27 Dan talked about “ad libbing” your auditions. Jon comments. He does three takes: the first just like he thinks the client wants, second—goes with gut, third he just improvs and maybe not even what’s in the script. 0:43:34 Jon has a YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCMI16WgJejAfG60N4Nhyg He’s gotten work from it. And he has free tutorials there. His first manager found him through it. 0:47:06 Harlan Hogan VO Essentials time. http://voiceoveressentials.com/. New: MixerFace, a preamp, coming soon. 0:51:16 “What’s the longest voice match you’ve had to do?” George asks Jon. 0:52:34 What do you use in your studio? Jon describes and lists his gear. It’s a simple setup. 0:54:05 Dan tries to introduce questions from the chat room. Q: Do people do voice-match demos? 0:54:30 Jon answers. 0:55:42 Q Would you do Carl? A: Jon does two! 0:56:57 Q Do you do Jess Parnell? A: Yes and more… 0:57:55 Q What do you do to warm up and prepare. Jon answers. He’s got a music background that’s key to voice matching. 1:00:05 Dan asks if Jon coaches or teaches. Jon describes his work. 1:02:03 Q Do you do Steve Corell? 1:02:30 Can you come to Nashville to do a class? Yes! He also coaches online. 1:03:39 Break. Voice Over Xtra plus a bumper. 1:05:00 They’re back. Jon improvs a drop. 1:05:45 Thanks to the donors. There’s improv on what it’s like to call Dan’s cell phone only to reach his wife. 1:07:45 Clickers! A few are left…they’re phasing out. 1:08:12 Sept. 29 Marc Cashman will be on the show. He’ll talk about his new book, “V-Oh!” http://www.amazon.com/V-Oh-Tricks-Techniques-Sustain-Voiceover/dp/0990395804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410723841&sr=8-1&keywords=marc+cashman 1:08:56 Oct. 6: Anthony Mendez. 1:09:25 Please, please like us on Facebook, follow EWABS on Twitter and on YouTube. Jon does his thing. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ewabsshow. The podcast, http://ewabs.podbean.com/ 1:11:33 George talks like the Trailer Guy. He then tells stories until Jon derails him. Hilarity ensues. 1:14:20 Thanks to Jon. On to VO Buzz Weekly! Check out Jon’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/jon3pnt0 1:15:44 Happy birthday to VO actor June Foray on her 97th birthday. 1:16:00 Sign off follow by 1:16:12 oops by the Smoothenator. 1:16:21 Previous EWABS clip with June. She describes how she comes up with a character voices and describes her career. 1:19:20 Dan asks June what she’d like her legacy to be in voice-over. 1:20:37 End of show
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWJmBsJsB8&list=UUbH1aq5ZyQsghyjEWfDgQNQ Show Log Episode 157, September 15, 2014 Fan Round Table (audio only) 0:01:40 The show begins after the intro. George is at Laurie Allen’s home trying to make it all work. 0:03:22 Anthony Gettig has the first topic. What’s the state of portable studio technology? George and Dan discuss. 0:04:14 Dan talks about the limitations of on-the-road recording. 0:05:23 George’s opinion. 0:06:13 After some sound issues, George continues. 0:07:39 Anthony reports loss of audio to UStream. Pondering. 0:08:08 The audio returns to the stream. 0:09:09 Video issues. 0:09:50 A participants asks if people are using Zoom for phone patch purposes. Dan comments on Zoom’s stability. George doesn’t see it being used much in VO production. 0:12:15 UStream and broadcast issues surface again. 0:13:52 Karyn asks for TwistedWave tips. 0:14:11 Kevin: Buy George’s plug-ins. Also: iZotope RX4. 0:14:55 Dan says it’s important to thwart mouth noises physically. 0:15:10 Jack tells about a colleague who moved from the desert to Vancouver, BC, and lost her mouth clicks. He talks about incorporating iZotope’s DeCrackler into George’s effect stack. 0:15:40 Ann talks about finding all the breaths using the Detect Silence features. Jack adds using the command to shrink space. 0:16:14 Anthony encourages TwistedWave users to use the keyboard shortcuts feature. 0:17:36 Jack asks Karyn if she has used the ClipFile feature. 0:18:30 Break 0:19:30 David Bonnel from Albuquerque, calling in from his car, talks about wanting a booth. 0:21:05 Anthony talks about starting with a similar space and using Studio Suit. 0:22:25 Staple guns and shower curtains 0:22:56 Edward shows his studio suit set up. 0:23:40 Karyn showers her shower curtain rings for Studio Suit. 0:24:01 Edward talks about tuning your room, one sheet at a time. He talks about hanging the sheets on aircraft cable. 0:25:43 Introductions: Kevin Scheuller, Dayton, Ohio; Jack de Golia, Henderson, Nevada; Karyn O’Bryant, Pasadena, Calif.; Anthony Gettig, Ionia, Michigan; David Bonnal, Albuquerque, N.M.; Reen Vogel, Nashville, Tenn.; Ed Waldorph, Mobile, Ala.; Ann Richardson, Pleasanton, Calif.; Dave Smith, Henderson, Nevada; Kiki Baker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Scott Chambers, Gadsen, Ala.; Bill Russell, Nashville, Tenn.; Sam Fleming, 0:28:37 Break on top of introductions 0:29:30 George announces that Steven is recording the audio. 0:30:00 Bill Russell says hello. 0:30:58 Reen, a “newbie,” has questions about Audacity and courses about technical aspects of recording. 0:31:30 Dan offers his thoughts. 0:31:15 What about general “stuff”? Discussion is interrupted by pounding sounds. 0:33:42 Ann Richardson suggests Guitar Center. 0:34:38 George gives another view. 0:35:49 Kiki asks if the consultations cost. Further discussion about learning opportunities. 0:36:59 Kiki follows up with more questions. Discussion goes to Edge Studio coaching. 0:43:29 Break 0:44:40 Bill Russell talks from a noisy room as a security guard. 0:45:40 Anthony likes local MeetUp groups. He suggests people in Milwaukee and Nashville. 0:48:04 Scott Chambers asks how people feel about https://www.fiverr.com/ 0:49:00 Dan begins to commentary. 0:49:41 Another participant who is on fiverr gives another view. He used it to jump start connections with clients and then get gigs at better rates. 0:50:54 You can set your own rates from $5 to $50. Discussion ensues. They debate having income versus not. 0:54:11 George talks about moving to L.A. and doing sound jobs for free to start with. He talks about how complicated it is now to know what’s professional. 0:56:39 CRM tools? Anthony uses onepagecrm.com. There are new ones: Vox Tools, http://voxtools.com/ and Audio Helm. Other services discussed, including https://www.zoho.com/crm/ 0:59:09 George talks about Hub Spot, http://www.hubspot.com/, a service used by Edge Studios. They use it to tie social media, contacts database, and sales together. 0:59:45 Ed talks about Vox Tools which is new and it’s focussed on commercial VO. 1:00:22 Anthony says “customer relations management” or CRM is something you have to take care of. 1:03:09 One participant talks about what this business really is. 1:04:15 The question of having an agent gets addressed. 1:06:15 Break 1:06:44 Bill talks about signing for an agent and using Jonathan Tilley’s list development. 1:08:40 Time for parting shots and plugs 1:09:00 Karyn O’Bryant, http://www.karynobryant.com/ 1:09:24 Scott Chambers. He also plugs Jay Holland. 1:09:46 Sam with http://www.ivoicetoday.com/ 1:10:01 Bill Russell: http://www.billrussellvoiceactor.com/ 1:10:26 Kevin Scheuller http://www.stellarvoice.com/ 1:10:53 Ed Waldorf, www.ed-vo.com/ 1:11:20 Ann Richardson, http://www.annmrichardson.com/ 1:12:24 Dave Smith, website coming soon. 1:12:46 Kiki. She’s on Facebook and Twitter. 1:13:48 Reen. http://www.reenvogel.com/ 1:14:16 David Bonnel. 1:14:50 Steve Gonzalez. http://www.stevengonzalesvo.com/ 1:15:37 Steve 1:15:50 Anthony Gettig, http://www.gettig.net/ 1:17:00 Carey 1:18:27 Group sign off followed by lots of noises. 1:29:10 End of show.
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Show Log Episode 156, September 8, 2014 Clips from Voice2014 0:01:52 They begin. 0:03:00 Dan outlines the show to come. 0:03:45 The Red Carpet Reception, the first night. 0:05:46 Dan with Diane Merritt and Jen Davis. 0:06:43 Dan with Julie Williams on VO ethics. 0:07:36 Bill Holmes and Dan. 0:07:59 Fred Melamed and Dan. 0:10:19 Dan with Beau Bridgland from the U.K. 0:11:15 Dan with Ed Asner. 0:11:55 End of this clip. 0:12:20 Dan tells an elevator story about Ed Asner and Pat Fraley. 0:14:09 Break. 0:15:30 They’re back. 0:16:36 The live EWABS show at Voice2014. 0:19:26 Scott Brick joins the show. He talks about his role at the conference and about current work. 0:27:20 Scott leaves, and Dan tells an embarrassing story. 0:28:45 Larry Davis comes on stage. He’s here to learn self direction and tells about his current work, including Morgan Freeman ADR. He’s also does Madden game voicing and gives some examples. 0:33:35 Larry does Morgan Freeman. 0:34:12 Break. 0:35:53 They’re back with a live audience! Dan walks into the audience. 0:37:02 Esther has a question—name change when Dan moves to the west coast. 0:37:46 A VO actor has a yeti, what can she do to step it up? Dan talks about keeping it simple. 0:39:10 George asks what problems she’s trying to solve? GAS—Gear Acquisition Syndrome: don’t succumb. 0:40:03 Steve asks about ISDN and SourceConnect. George says its inevitable. Dan thinks it will be dominoes. 0:41:42 Denise Chamberlain thanks Dan for helping with her microphone. She asks about the difference between a condenser and dynamic microphone. Dynamic mics are designed to be spoken to very close, a live performance and broadcast mic. Condenser mic hears more like the human ear. She thought an RE-20 dynamic mic would work for audiobook work, but it’s not working out. George comments. 0:45:22 Susan Bernard: when will EWABS cover ventilation? Dan addresses it. George talks about using a cooler and block of ice. 0:46:45 Susan thanks George and Dan for EWABS. 0:48:10 Dan says the real trick is not to panic. 0:48:42 Gerald asks about mics and boards. Dan replies. With a mono, single track voice, you don’t need a mixer. You don’t buy expensive equipment to get work, you work to get better equipment. George joins the discussion. 0:53:18 Walter Olsen: have you guys tested the Kaotica Eyeball. Dan gives his opinion. George discusses his testing of the Eyeball. 0:55:43 Dan introduces another guest, Rodney Saulsberry, who talks about the session he’s about to lead. He works a lot for Telemundo. Dan asks him what he likes about Voice2014. 0:59:04 Break 1:00:16 They’re back. 1:01:06 Voice Over Essentials’ Porta Booths. 1:04:45 Ella says hello. 1:05:00 George shows a few photos of Ella at Voice 2014. 1:05:48 The Garden Party (with music by Ricky Nelson). 1:06:20 Curt Byk, who helps organize the event. 1:07:10 Dan meets Rebecca Davis. And she does a promo! 1:09:32 Scott Boyer at the Garden Party and a mustache duality. Baritone test pattern. 1:10:24 Joe Loesch and they order a beer. The bartender recommends a rum and Coke with ice cream for George. 1:12:56 Break. VoiceOverXtra. 1:13:26 They’re back. The final package. 1:13:52 Dean Panaro, Abrams Talent Agent, is presented with a problem to discuss at a Voice2014 session. 1:16:48 Terrace Talk vendor area. Diana Birdsall, winner of the EWABS demo derby. She describes working with Chuck Duran to make the demos. 1:19:33 Jonathan Tilley, who is based in Germany. He talks about how he came to live in Germany and his League of List Builders program. http://leagueoflistbuilders.com/ 1:21:55 The hypnotist. 1:23:17 Gibberish 1:23:52 Vendor visits: http://voxtees.biz/. Erica Garcia describes her business of providing VO accessories. 1:25:27 They’re back. 1:26:17 Next week: Fan Roundtable. Twenty-five can participate. Write to ewabshop@gmail.com to ask to join the show. 1:28:08 Donors thanked. 1:29:20 Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @EWABS_show, and like the YouTube episodes. Check out the demo derby in Episode 151 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmaRYhThdpg 1:30:00 There’s a podcast, so check that out. 1:30:25 Thanks to the staff. And sponsors: VoiceOverXtra, VoiceOver Essentials, and Edge Studio. 1:31:20 Thanks to wives and Edge Studio who is providing the bandwidth. 1:32:00 Voice2014 ALS Bucket Challenge. 1:34:22 End of show.
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Show Log Episode 155, August 25, 2014 Social Media Roundtable 0:01:49 They begin, both in the West. 0:02:36 Thanks to the sponsors, Harlan Hogan, VoiceOverXtra, and Edge Studios. 0:02:58 A new Edge Studio “mini site” will be unveiled at Voice2014. 0:03:20 Tonight’s show is all about social media. 0:03:56 John Lano in Minneapolis. 0:04:13 Trish Basanyi from New Jersey 0:04:40 Lisa Rice in Virginia 0:05:21 Jerry Reed from Update New York 0:06:03 Derek Chappell, Ottawa, Kansas 0:06:51 Dan asks Derek what he does on social media. He says “persistence” is key. External: clients; Internal: VO biz. He tries to be out there both ways to get business and keep up with trends. 0:08:05 For externals: 1) prospect for clients, 2) research clients, 3) share client’s online stuff. Internal: share everybody’s stuff, paying it forward. 0:09:34 Dan asks Trish to comment. 0:10:00 Trish says she has 17,000 followers on Twitter. She’s also on TweetDeck. It’s an app for Twitter to improve the interface. TweetDeck breaks the Twitter information into columns. 0:12:52 Dan asks Lisa what works for her. She didn’t like Facebook. She did social media originally for business. She loves Twitter because it’s a challenge to get your message into 140 characters. She has learned a lot from her VO contacts. For externals, she feels Twitter & Pinterest help with search engines. 0:16:00 Lisa uses her blog to show other sides of her personality and highlight her work. Her ranking: 1) Twitter, 2) Pinterest, 3) LinkedIn. 0:17:17 Lisa describes Pinterest. Pinterest allows you to create “bulletin boards” you “pin” articles to. It helps her organize what before were bookmarks. 0:19:42 Dan asks John what he does. He loves Twitter, too. It’s a giant conversation and you can see everything and jump in. In general, he sees social media as a giant party with different rooms, each with different rules and norms. 0:21:41 Dan asks Jerry what he does. He likes Twitter the best, but uses them all. With LinkedIn, people don’t disappear. He uses Twitter to call attention to what he does. He’s a photographer and uses them to promote himself indirectly. 0:23:23 When Jerry follows somebody on Twitter, he acknowledges when he’s “followed” back and sends a link to his demo. 0:24:10 Dan and George comment on the variety of perspectives. 0:24:30 Derek uses HootSuite to organize Twitter. He’ll also follow back and provide a link to more information. He’s started relationships with production companies in a more friendly way. He also has had VO friends refer him for jobs. It’s about fostering relationships. 0:27:34 Jerry talks about blogs. His blogs start with an audio version of him doing the blog via SoundCloud. 0:28:27 Lisa is pressed for time to even do a written blog. She tells the story of a client who wanted her to cast for a job she had. She used social media to search for people. She couldn’t find contact information on some people’s social media pages. 0:31:39 Break 0:33:37 They’re back. 0:34:30 Lisa says kids use Twitter for “open texting.” 0:35:21 George tells about a ringtone kids used that older people couldn’t hear. 0:36:00 George asks what has happened to Facebook to make it less attractive. Jerry comments that you have to pay for larger reach. Derek says Facebook is now the pay-to-play of social media. 0:37:20 Dan asks if buying “likes” is pointless. Discussion follows. 0:38:25 Derek puts something on his Facebook business page. And then he shares with his personal pages, which is free way to get his business page out there. 0:39:16 Jerry gets better reach when he puts a link as a comment instead of a post. Derek feels Facebook is secretive. Twitter is open and out there. George says features on Twitter come from users. 0:40:58 John says once Facebook tried to monetize everything, it turned into “click bate.” 0:41:37 Dan asks if social media actually generates work. 0:42:16 Trish uses TweetDeck https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/ to for things like “need female voice talent” and TweetDeck finds those words anytime they appear. Her biggest clients have come from Twitter five years ago. 0:43:52 Derek says you still have to do the searching for clients. He explains the client research he does. He’s created copy for potential clients and sent that to them as an audition based on his research. He was careful not to criticize existing client voicing. 0:47:09 Trish talks about HootSuite https://hootsuite.com/ and her many, many social media accounts. 0:49:33 John talks about Jab, Jab Right Hook about the languages each social media site uses. http://alturl.com/7osix 0:50:00 Lisa describes the differences between sites. She doesn’t like nonstop promotion on Twitter, for example. Don’t forget the human connection. 0:52:45 Break 0:53:59 They’re back after the Sponge Bob message. 0:54:20 Dan talks about the “time suck.” 0:55:07 How do you stop social media from being a “time suck”? Jerry gives his tips. 0:56:24 John likes BufferApp.com, for scheduling Tweets when most of your followers are on. He also likes http://www.tweriod.com/ for scheduling tweets. 0:57:52 Lisa talks about managing her social media time being a full time mom. Keep an eye on scheduled tweets when current events intercede and make them inappropriate. She has to be careful and disciplined to manage her work and time. 1:00:25 Dan asks Derek how he does it. He uses HootSuite to schedule blogs. If you find the right tools, you eliminate the time suck. He also uses timing for tweeting in other time zones in other parts of the world. Get it done and get out. He likes Twitter for current events. 1:02:39 George asks if anyone has used SocialOomph (https://www.socialoomph.com/)? George says it takes scheduling to another level. It can rotate through pre-loaded tweets. 1:03:34 Jerry asks “Can you tweet too much?” Derek says yes, especially if you’re self-promoting. He talks about Trish’s approach with Twitter with 30% business and 70% personal. He asks, why not share your humanity? 1:05:07 George talks about queueing up tips on SocialOomph. 1:06:15 Dan asks if that got him business. 1:06:50 Jerry says sharing good things you find is helpful to people. 1:07:25 John calls it “content marketing.” You feed content into the machine for your target audience. 1:08:12 Derek has built his social media “friends” that way. He then talks about a book called “Launch,” by Michael Stelzner http://alturl.com/w8jny and how sharing with others creates relationships. 1:09:28 Questions from the audience: Q: Personal Social Media vs. Dedicated VO Brands. How do you separate those or do you need to? A: Lisa doesn’t share info about her kids. She recycles her writings from time to time. 1:12:31 John restates the question: do you promote yourself on a personal page or a professional page? He talks about how personal our voice and brand are. So, on Twitter he combines it. On Facebook, he does have a business page mainly for his demos. And then he watches what he says on his Facebook personal page. 1:14:25 Jerry keeps things separate. George asks if you can automate dealing with “likes” on your personal page. 1:15:12 Derek says discretion is key. 1:16:22 Jerry keeps his timeline on Facebook clean. He deletes old posts. 1:16:49 Harlan Hogan break. 1:19:04 Back to questions. Q: Google Analytics and how do we quantify the return on investment? 1:19:34: Trish doesn’t. She explains. 1:21:03 Q: “The way to make money in social media is to make advocates. And I make advocates by….” 1:21:24 A: Derek tries to show clients that he knows what he’s doing. 1:22:16 Jerry is big fan of sharing the wealth and advocates for the people he does business with. Then they become return clients. 1:23:04 Lisa doesn’t use day-to-day Twitter for getting business. To her, being a good advocate for her customers is being reliable and have them come back to her. 1:24:12 Trish goes back to question about separate pages. She can’t imagine using Twitter for personal reasons! That’s what Facebook is for, in her view. 1:26:39 John says it’s relationship building, starting on social media. 1:27:10 Dan starts a lightning round for pet peeves on social media. 1:27:31 John: Blatant nonstop self promotion. 1:27:50 Trish—reposting the same thing over and over on Twitter. It doesn’t create interaction. 1:28:33 Lisa: constant self promotion on Twitter, especially in politics, and no communications because of scheduled tweets. 1:29:42 Jerry: negativity without something good to say in between. 1:30:02 Derek, 1) don’t beg for likes for no reason; 2) Blogs with no last name, no link; and 3) people who don’t post in groups, but only comment with negative comments and start a problem. Post something original every once in a while. Trish doesn’t like people who post but don’t comment. 1:30:59 George: humble braggers. “I just booked a job with…” It’s overdone. Post things more helpful to the community. 1:32:00 Dan says Derek’s #3 is his #1: people who want to participate in the Monty Python Argument Clinic (Yes I do; No you don’t) or incredibly passive aggressively throwing out bait. 1:32:48 Dan thanks the group. 1:33:42 Plug time: John follow him on Twitter and his blog (voiceovergenie.com/blog). 1:34:05 Trish: voiceovercafe.org where she and others have guests. 1:34:33 Lisa: lisaricevoice.com Follow her on Twitter. She follows back. 1:34:57 Jerry: JerryReed.com , Jerry’s Voice is the blog, and his brand “Warm Tone, Natural Finish,” which he just trademarked. 1:35:27 Derek thevoiceofyourbusiness.com/blog 1:36:50 Derek says we didn’t talk about YouTube at all as a platform. George suggests a show all about YouTube. 1:37:41 Break for VoiceOverXtra and Voice2014. 1:40:40 Whence came these two radiant celestial brothers clip. 1:40:55 They’re back. 1:41:11 Donors thanks especially for sustaining donations. 1:41:48 EWABS Clickers still for sale. 1:42:09 George talks about the clicker debate on the audiobook page on Facebook. 1:42:30 Future shows: dark next Monday. 1:43:12 Sept. 8-Voice2014 show will air. 1:43:23 Sept. 15: Fan Roundtable. Limit 25. 1:43:43 Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to the show on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow Look at the earlier shows. 1:44:26 George says EWABS is now on Stitcher. http://www.stitcher.com/ The EWABS podcast feed is at http://ewabs.podbean.com/ 1:45:03 Thanks to the sponsors: Harlan Hogan, VoiceOverXtra, Edge Studio. 1:45:30 Thanks to wives and Dan’s mom, and the staff. Kathy Curriden the show producer, Jack de Golia for show notes, Tim McKean for EWABS Essentials, and Lee Pinney for the podcast. 1:46:20 A new record for show length! 1:48:16 End of show
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Episode 154, August 18, 2014 Guest: Connie Terwilliger (and her class at San Diego City College) 0:02:02 Dan and George appear. They do an intro and thank sponsors. 0:04:00 The George meets Dee Snider story. 0:05:33 Questions from the audience. Q: What’s the difference between peak and RMS normalization? A: George discusses. There are two ways to measure levels in an audio file. 0:07:10 George puts an example from Twisted Wave up on screen. 0:09:38 Q: What do you think of this audio sample? 0:10:44 Listen the sample. 0:11:30 A: Levels peaked at only 12. Dan said it sounded like he was in a tube. The sound in the booth needs to be damped. Listen with sealed headphones to make sure edits are seamless. 0:13:21 Q: Is radio/TV imagining different from VO? A: Dan says it is VO, but it’s a very different, VERY competitive marketplace. Image and promo have a unique style. 0:16:09 Break 0:17:12 Spongebob promo. 0:17:25 They’re back. 0:18:12 Q: There’s been TMAX 1 headphone chatter. How can you read the specs to compare? A: George says accurate specs are hard to get and don’t matter that much with headphones. You have to try and return if not right for you. Check out http://www.headphone.com/ and http://www.headphones.com/ headphone.com has a comparison feature. Another place to look: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/ 0:20:08 George reads reviews about headphones before deciding which to try out. 0:20:41 Dan talks about his use of headphones. You need a quiet room with good monitors gives a more truetolife rendition. 0:21:32 Q: Jimmy has just set up his personal studio. What can he use to hold his laptop? George has a music stand at his website, http://vostudiotech.com/amazon/ for about $50. 0:23:25 Dan has a secondary monitor on the wall. 0:24:19 Tip of the Week: How to improve auditions technically. 0:25:26 Dan’s standard practices: Record at the proper level Record in mono, one track Slates: don’t slate if they don’t want them, if they do, keep it simple. Leadin time: half a second. Clean things up. Get rid of of clicks and pops Processing: use a little compression, but keep it natural Focus on being yourself. 0:27:35 Dan comments after the video. 0:28:50 Break 0:29:50 Whence came these two radiant celestial brothers—one from the east and one from the west! 0:30:06 They’re back, with Connie Terwilliger and her class at San Diego City College. 0:30:53 Dan asks Connie for her view of the VO industry today. 0:31:40 Connie says everything and nothing has changed. 0:32:25 In the old days, Connie didn’t have to market. She’d “network” with lists her agent gave her. After a break in her VO career, she reentered the VO world. She set up her websites: http://voiceovertalent. com/ and http://corporatevideo.com/ back in the 90’s. She set up a studio at home, with ISDN, and she had to learn the basics of editing. She doesn’t like negotiating. To set a price you need to know the shelf life and eyeballs—how long and how many? What’s the client’s budget? Serious marketing is part of the biz now. Even with agents it’s different. 0:37:20 She’s noticed in the last year that she’s doing more work at other people’s studios and getting cast more off her demos again. It’s hard not auditioning what isn’t right for you. 0:38:42 Dan comments on the role of demos in getting cast. He’s noticed people finding your demo online get work. 0:39:14 Connie talks about how internet searches can be targeted specifically, so you need to have specific demos. 0:40:05 Connie talks about website optimization as part of the VO job. She goes on to describe her class at SDCC. 0:42:38 Connie talks about her background, starting in college radio. She wrote PSA’s for the station. She went on to grad school where she did TV and radio. After school, she moved to San Diego and got a job in TV and did live staff announcing. 0:45:26 And now, as a talent, you’d have to negotiate for what to charge for this kind of work. 0:46:03 Dan shifts gears to ISDN. Connie discusses what ISDN is. 0:48:00 Connie’s ISDN cost is around $50 a month, but elsewhere, as much as $600 a month. It’s going away. Copper is being replace with fiber. 0:48:34 George talks about his discussion with the developer of SourceConnect about how there’s no direct replacement for ISDN. Still it’s difficult to have ISDN if you don’t have it already. 0:50:30 George says ISDN gear is for sale on eBay and the price is dropping. 0:51:49 Harlan Hogan time! http://voiceoveressentials.com/ 0:55:02 Now it’s time for questions for Connie: Q: If you live and work in San Diego, how much do LA clients insist that you go up there. A: She doesn’t have agents in L.A. for that reason. It’s hard to get away and go up there. If you live in Orange County, you could pull it off if you’re not working full time. The commute eats up too much time. 0:58:02 Q: What is the most mistake newcomers make? A: Not understanding their own voices and where they fit in the continuum from notsogood to great, to understand if they have the potential to make money in the business. You have to be competitive. 0:59:57 Q: Who did your demo or did you do your own? A: She does her own these days. Connie explains. She feels she’s hit a plateau with auditioning. She continues to get work from repeat clients, but not from auditioning. She’s going to go to a coach for a tune up. 1:02:25 Connie describes the “long tail” to graph VO work. There’s a small area with lots of dollars, a large area with smaller and smaller dollars. George describes how much content is out there. 1:04:00 George poses the question: “Are there more working actors than work?” 1:05:10 Q: How many agents do you have and how much work do you get from them and do you use paytoplay sites? A: About eight send her regular work, and she has innumerable other places where her demo is parked, but only occasional work from them. She doesn’t do paytoplays anymore. She’s on the site at Voice123, but no longer a member. 1:07:21 Connie discusses the paytoplay world. You have to understand as a newbie that you’re not right for everything thrown at you. 1:08:37 Connie says the key is LISTENING—to any voiceover. George talks about the analogy with music. Always listen, listen to other performers. 1:10:38 Q: Is there a virtual option for Connie’s class? A: No. Her class is 16 weeks long. 1:11:22 Q: What’s the most important thing to focus on with a script? A: Connie tends to read it aloud to figure out demographics, check specs, and then she goes for it. You need to understand what you’re selling and to who. 1:13:02 Q: Are there videos or book on your exercises at your websites? A: Most VO books have a section on warmups. Connie talks about experimenting with tongue placement. 1:15:47 Break 1:16:28 They’re back after Larry Davis’ Morgan Freeman making water spot. 1:16:45 Q: What about cardioid mics? A: Most of us use a good cardioid condenser mics. Shotgun mics are used, too. George uses an AT875R, which is a good starter mic. They reject more background sound. http://www.audiotechnica. com/cms/wired_mics/cae8c23cfe000574/index.html A large diaphragm mic will pick up more sound around. He says you can buy either or both for under $200 each. 1:19:52 Q: How many who go into VO compared to how many make a living? A: After what you know what the business is then you can tell. Don’t ask your mom or best friend how you’re doing. You want a truly objective opinion. 1:21:50 Connie talks about the Edge Studio weekly contest. You can listen to everybody else’s recordings, hear issues, and learn from that. http://www.edgestudio.com/scriptcontests 1:23:06 George adds that for $27 you can have a sample audio evaluated for performance and technical issues. Edge also has scripts. 1:24:22 Dan and George talk about what they’ll be doing at Voice2014. 1:25:42 Thanks to donors. Become a recurring donor! 1:26:37 EWABS Clickers! Last chance to order before they go off to California. http://www.ewabs.net/ 1:27:14 EWABS Essentials—work in progress. See gems from past EWABS shows at the YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSdw5Ry09A0&list=PLDHBaemlTK_T7XgGnPiTq9zcc7Yc VuZH 1:27:59 Next week, Aug. 25: Social Media Roundtable, with social media savvy VO actors. 1:28:50 Labor Day: No show. On Sept. 8, the show recorded at Voice2014 will air. 1:29:42 Sept. 15, the Fan Roundtable. 1:30:03 Thanks to sponsors: Edge Studio, Harlan Hogan, VoiceOver Xtra. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, subscribe and like the show on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow 1:31:16 Check out EWABS podcasts at iTunes and Stitcher. 1:31:51 Thanks to wives and families! And the staff: Kathy Curriden, producer; Anthony Getting for the chat room; Jack de Golia, show logs; Tim McKean for EWABS Essentials, and Lee Pinney for the podcasts. 1:33:56 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
Episode 153, August 11, 2014 Guest: Dave Courvoisier Dan and George both in the same place! George compares mics Questions answered. Send them to ewabshop@gmail.com 0:01:10 Opening video 0:01:52 There they are in Santa Monica together. 0:03:00 Dan learns how to drive and park in Southern California. 0:05:18 Questions from the audience 0:05:46 Q: I’m using Audacity. What steps should I do after I record? A: If you don’t know what something does, don’t use it. George talks about a long discussion thread about mastering with Audacity. He talks about settings. Use each tool separately and then listen to understand what each piece is doing. Levelator is a onestop, draganddrop that does something to files. It’s one size fits all. All these tools need to be tweaked by someone who understands audio engineering. 0:10:14 George comments on the process. Dan adds that there are better programs, like Adobe Audition or SoundForge, or on Mac, Twisted Wave. 0:11:30 TwistedWave has had an update that allows easy installation of “stacks (sets of processing steps). 0:12:15 Audacity is like your first bike. It gets you around town, but there are better bikes out there. 0:13:50 Just because it’s free doesn’t mean Audacity is the right tool. 0:14:06 Q: There’s a lot of talk about ISDN alternatives. What about AudioTX? A: George says AudioTX’s issue now is price, it has a “hasp” that you need but can’t replace, and it’s Windows only. AudioTX is complicated to use for ISDN. 0:16:09 George shows all the boxes of parts needed to make AudioTX work. 0:16:35 George asks Dan if he was ever able to get AudioTX work on ISDN. Dan says, “Never.” 0:18:19 George points out ISDN gear is getting cheaper as ISDN dies a slow death. 0:19:19 Break while Dan and George “breathe on each other.” 0:20:18 Celestial Brothers moment from Grand Budapest Hotel. 0:20:35 They’re back. 0:21:30 Whittam’s World on shotgun mics. (Ep. 31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ31DZBQg4) 0:28:59 Back to the guys. Discussion about shotgun mics follows. It’s not the equipment that will get you the work. 0:30:40 They move on the the Scarlett 2i2. They recommended it once, but now there are some quality issues popping up. 0:32:15 Price and reliability. Beware of bargain prices—QC may not be there. 0:33:00 Because they’re so cheap, buy two, to have a backup. 0:34:26 Break 0:35:55 SpongeBob! 0:36:18 They’re back with Courvo. He talks about his career on TV. 0:37:50 Dave describes his VO career and how he found the VO community so supportive. 0:39:42 Dave’s book, “More than Just a Voice,” is now out. The book pulls together the best of his blogs over the last seven years. Dave discusses. 0:40:41 Where the title came from. 0:42:26 How is the book arranged? Dave describes the chapter organization. 0:44:29 George asks where he gets his inspiration for his blog. 0:47:00 Dave’s next book is on social media, but stuff happens so fast. He does print on demand. 0:48:09 Q: Does report on tragic news stories get outweighed by positive stories? A: Dave talks about how he builds emotional calluses. 0:49:55 Q: How truetolife is Anchor Man? A: Dave describes real life work. 0:51:29 Dan asks about Dave’s station’s social media involvement. 0:52:35 Q: You’ve said it’s a challenge coming from one form of entertainment to another. A: Dave talks about the “patterned speech” rut that he’s had to get coached past. He’s had to “detune.” 0:54:14 Q: Do you prefer oncamera or VO? A: After 30 years, TV pays the bills, but when the time is right… 0:54:50 Q: What surprised you the most in VO and what was total BS? A: The surprise was how giving the VO community is. As for BS—early on, he started gathering equipment and get caught up in the “tech.” Dan calls it “severe acquisition syndrome.” 0:56:07 Q: Any tips on managing a full time while building a VO career? A: Dave has a site on how to do this. Ask him to join. You have to find the balance. He’s up until 3 in the morning after the 11 o’clock news to do VO work. He misses work during the day because of his day job. 0:57:21 Q: Do you sleep? A: I do, but not your hours, 311. He automates his tweets and blog. 0:58:22 Q: How do you like the audiobook of your new book? A: Dave found it pretty easy. Fun. Coming soon. 0:59:10 Q: What software to you use to automate your social media. A: https://www.socialoomph.com/ 1:01:06 Harlan Hogan sells books! http://voiceoveressentials.com/ (see career resources) 1:02:00 MixerFace coming soon. Good for iPhone, tablet, windows or mac: http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/MixerFace.htm 1:04:09 Dan’s wife calls. 1:05:10 Harlan’s books. 1:05:53 Announcements. Thanks to donors, including monthly ones. To donate, go to http://www.ewabs.net/ and click on the DONATE button, in the upper right. 1:07:29 EWABS Essentials: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=EWABS+Essentials. Check it out! Small bites of great info. 1:08:16 Next week: Connie Terwilliger on Aug. 18 1:08:26 Aug. 25: Social Media Roundtable. 1:09:18 Labor Day: no show. 1:10:01 They’ll air the show recorded at Voice2014. “Live to Drive.” 1:11:08 Thanks to sponsors, Harlan, VoiceOverXtra, and Edge Studio. Edge has new ways of producing demos. The goal is to launch the new Edge website by Voice2014. 1:12:19 Acknowledgements to the wives and staff. 1:15:22 George shows his new keyboard from eBay. 1:16:45 They sign off. 1:16:57 VoiceOverXtra spot. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ 1:17:31 Voice2014 spot. http://www.voice2014.com/ 1:20:11 End of Show.
Voice Over Body Shop
Show Log 0:01:37 Opening video 0:02:19 The show begins with a big radio sound! 0:04:03 Hot weather in Southern California. He was in Las Vegas last week in 110+ heat. 0:04:49 Ventilation in a pre-fab booth and how to add it your recording space. 0:05:40 You need to exchange the air. The first key after air circulation is having cool air to work with. 0:06:58 You may need to build a “muffler” to quiet air movement. You can buy them or build them yourself with online instructions. 0:08:22 Another trick: make the distance the air has to travel a lot longer. Longer ductwork snaking around in the attic will quiet air movement. 0:09:06 In a small closet, you may have to get creative with convective cooling. 0:10:30 You may have to install an A/C unit outside the house. 0:11:32 Dan tells his tale. He cut a hole in the ceiling of his closet and installed a “plenum.” 0:13:37 This is why a booth in a garage is a bad idea, since there’s little cool air out there. Also, “sound proofing” by making a booth air tight is unhealthy! The best a basement. 0:15:34 Break 0:16:40 Radiant celestial brothers clip. Name that movie (Grand Budapest Hotel). 0:17:00 They’re back. 0:18:26 Q: What’s a good way to measure the “noise floor” of a personal studio. A: George—there is no industry standard. He’ll listen to a voice (between -6 and -3 dB) and room tone. He’ll then normalize to 0 dB. He then takes the room tone and analyzes the peak level for “noise.” He feels -55 dB is a good level. 0:20:34 Dan joins in. Any noise below -55, -60, is much easier to remove with gating. Don’t use reduction; it destroys audio. Dan does a similar process. He also looks at the frequencies of the sounds in the lower end of volume. 0:22:46 George talks about noise gates. Q: Isn’t -50 kind of high? A: low frequency noise isn’t as loud. 0:23:56 Q: If through EQ you get to -60, should you take it down further? A: It’s not your problem if you’re not a producer. But if you’re going to process your auditions, downward expansion can be useful. George doesn’t use a compressor without a downward expander. 0:25:54 Q: How do you export stacks in TwistedWave? A: George describes that. In the Stacks window, you’ll see an option that says manage stacks. That will take you to a folder where you stacks are. Open the Stacks folder. See George’s video on importing stacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Wn9OZa6Xo 0:28:23 Q: How do you change the settings in the effects stack? A: If you want, go ahead, just don’t change the original. Play back as you change the settings to see what they do. 0:30:50 If you have a question email ewabshop@gmail.com, write Question in the subject line. They also have a voicemail box at ewabs.net. 0:31:56 Break 0:33:46 They’re back with Rudy Gaskins. 0:34:54 George asks Rudy how he picked his business location in NYC. 0:36:18 Dan asks Rudy to tell us about himself. He tells about his career. He got into sound engineering. He got his start recording sound effects for a Coppola film. He moved into directing and producing on NY TV. Then he went to ABC News doing promos and that got him into marketing. He then launched Push Creative. http://www.pushcreative.tv/ He met Joan Baker, a voice actor. http://joanbaker.tv/ They married and that got him into voice work and spawned “That’s Voice Over.” http://thatsvoiceover.com/ which led to the Voice Arts Award. 0:40:31 Dan notices an Emmy in the background. 0:41:50 Rudy won his Emmy for the 2000 Olympic Games with NBC Sports, writing and producing promos and athlete vignettes. 0:43:20 Dan asks about the Voice Arts Awards. Rudy explains “That’s Voice Over.” This yearly expo led to the awards. 0:46:12 Dan asks how many categories are in the Voice Arts Awards program. 0:46:58 A display of the categories appears on-screen. 0:48:00 Dan asks how people submit for the awards. Rudy explains the process. It’s all online. http://sovas.org/home-vaa/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoiceArts. 0:50:38 The nomination process doesn’t include sending in a demo. Submissions get reviewed by a group of jurors who put out nominations. This elevates how you feel about your work. 0:52:15 Dan asks what the judging criteria are. Rudy says they’re explained online. Generally, they look at creativity, innovation, originality, and execution on the brand message. The judges are all professionals—agents, publishers, producers, voice actors—who know what’s effective. 0:54:20 The web address, voicearts.org (redirects to http://sovas.org/home-vaa/). The event is on November 9. Submission deadline: August 24 (it’s been extended). There’s a cost to submit. See http://sovas.org/rules-eligibility/#entry-fee for details. 0:55:37 Rudy explains how the fee helps support the quality of the award itself. The design includes a mic hanging upside down over a copy stand. 0:57:02 Sponsor time: Harlan Hogan http://voiceoveressentials.com/ He’s got everything you need except your voice! 0:58:07 George praises Harlan’s return policy. 1:00:30 Q: Do you have to be a member of SOVAS to participate in the award. 1:00:49 This leads to a pronunciation discussion SOVAHSSS? Nevah-duh? Neva-dah? 1:01:08 A: You don’t have to be a member, but members get discounts on several things. 1:02:10 Q: Why do people have to pay to enter? A: Again, it has to do with making this non-profit work. You aren’t nominating yourself, you’re entering a field from which nominations will be chosen. 1:03:44 Rudy reviews the process. There’s a lot to be gained for your marketing effort. Get exposed to major producers without asking for a job. 1:06:37 Throughout the process, there’s buzz, win or not. 1:07:42 Awards are a line item in production company budgets. This is an unknown in the VO world, but well known in other areas. 1:08:55 Q: Do all the submitters get heard? A: Yes, they listen to everything in order to select the nominees. Rudy explains what the jurors expect. 1:10:25 Some jurors want to stay anonymous. 1:11:00 Dan asks how jurors are selected. Rudy explains. 1:11:50 Q: How did you come up with this year’s Lifetime Achievement awardee, James Earl Jones. A: Rudy explains. 1:13:44 Rudy observes that when the James Earl Jones choice hit Facebook, the feedback was all positive. 1:14:31 Q: What were your greatest challenges? A: He’s done a lot of things—launching the award show is the hardest thing he’s ever done. 1:15:14 Q: Are the jurors names on the website? A: Some, soon, on Tuesday next week. Look for the “juror” button on the SOVAS website. 1:16:05 Q: Where will entry stats be posted? A: They won’t list all entrants. Nominees will be listed. Note: During these few minutes, Dan replaces his malfunctioning microphone with a VO1-A from Harlan Hogan to fix the problem. 1:16:47 Q: What do you think the awards will do for the VO industry? A: The award becomes a lightning rod for how we collaborate. You’ll list your producer, copy writer, and others, as in other industries. The pursuit of excellence doesn’t happen by itself. 1:19:27 Q: How many nominees in each category? A: It depends on the quality of work in that category, maximum of five. 1:21:38 Break with information on VoiceOver Xtra 1:22:29 Hear now from Sponge Bob Squarepants. 1:22:42 They’re back. 1:22:53 Announcements, including a Dan freeze. 1:23:28 Donor acknowledgements. 1:24:49 Clickers! Buy some today! Go to www.ewabs.net to order. 1:25:23 EWABS Essentials at the EWABS YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSdw5Ry09A0&list=PLDHBaemlTK_T7X-gGnPiTq9zcc7YcVuZH 1:26:20 Next week (August 4): no show! 1:26:36 On August 11, Dave Courvoisier will be the guest. Dan and George will both be in Southern California. 1:27:12 August 18—a surprise guest! 1:27:19 August 25—Social Media Roundtable! 1:27:40 September 1—The show will be recorded at Voice2014 and aired on this date. 1:28:11 Thanks to sponsors, Edge Studio, VoiceOverXtra, and VoiceOverEssentials. Click the LIKE button at YouTube! 1:28:47 Thanks to the wives. 1:29:08 Thanks to Kathy Curriden, Anthony Gettig, Jack de Golia, Tim McKean, and Lee Pinney. 1:30:30 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmaRYhThdpg Show Log Episode 151, July 21, 2014 Demo Demo Derby Guests: Cliff Zellman and Uncle Roy Yokelson 0:00:00 Incomparable Promo (with echo SFX) 0:01:02 Intro Video 0:01:46 The opening, complete with monster truck voicers. 0:02:41 Ground Rules for the Demo Demo Derby. Tonight will be about technical quality. 0:03:15 Cliff tells about his work with demos. 0:03:46 Roy describes his work. 0:05:01 Cliff describes what the modern demo must be. 0:05:38 Dan describes tonight’s goal to look at production of the demo and audio quality. 0:06:49 First demo (audiobook). 0:08:29 Critique. They liked the performance. Roy thinks it needed more breaths and pacing was off. Recording quality good, though George said levels were low. 0:11:15 George on mastering. RMS was -25. It should be closer to -20dB. It appears almost raw. 0:13:19 Sponsor words. 0:14:46 Next demo. Commercial demo. 0:16:02 Discussion. Cliff wanted more variety. Roy wanted to see more range demonstrated. 0:17:35 Roy talks about sequencing of demos. 0:18:21 Cliff says a demo must be entertaining. 0:19:40 J.S. Gilbert commented that it wasn’t actual broadcast spots. Don’t break out with the nationals that you didn’t do unless you really pull it off. 0:21:00 Don’t try to fool the casting director. 0:22:45 Cliff comments on how he can hear a director push a talent. 0:23:40 George said it sounded flat. 0:24:10 Roy asked what a typical casting director listens to demos on. 0:25:10 Cliff says a demo is the same as an audition. Audio quality is 51% of his decision. Uncle Roy adds his thoughts on audio quality. 0:27:42 Break (includes SpongeBob Square Pants’ “drop”) 0:28:56 They’re back. 0:29:50 Roy emphasizes that the demo is a “pre audition.” 0:30:20 Next demo. Character demo. 0:31:25 Discussion. Cliff liked original and rule breaking nature of the demo. 0:35:20 Next demo. Another character demo. 0:36:30 Discussion. Cliff and Roy wanted more variety and greater entertainment value. 0:39:33 Next demo. Commercial demo. 0:40:05 Discussion. Short and sweet: Dan asks what’s the perfect length. Roy heard what he needed and then it was on to the next. Cliff wondered about the casting for spots in the demo. Miscast demos stick out more than any benefit. 0:42:10 Dan said, “You gotta wow ‘em right from the start.” 0:42:39 Chatroom question: What would you guys do to master a demo to make it sound better? Discussion follows. 0:44:27 Dan: “So in other words, if you don’t know what something does, don’t use it!” Knob twisting doesn’t work, Cliff says. 0:44:55 Cliff then says, “You can process whatever you want as long as I don’t hear it.” Discussion. 0:45:56 Q: What do we mean by “range”? Discussion follows. Roy says it’s the emotions. 0:47:44 Cliff describes a TV ad that struck him because it was so well voiced. 0:48:20 Roy says we don’t want to hear “the sell,” we want warmth to be the sell, the smile to be sell. It’s too obvious when someone tries to “sell.” 0:49:18 Another commercial demo. 0:50:30 Discussion. Roy asks about the demo’s length. He’s not sure anybody would get to the last two spots. He liked the beginning, heard the range, liked the production. 0:51:10 Cliff thought the demo didn’t know when to stop. It was 1:10. Discussion. The first 15 seconds were key to the demo’s success. Cliff liked that it sounded like the voice actor’s talent and not someone else. 0:53:48 Break 0:55:02 They’re back. 0:55:57 Another demo. Commercial demo. 0:56:57 Discussion. The character in the middle broke the flow. Otherwise he liked it. Roy liked the range the character voice in the middle, but thought it might distract a casting director who’d miss the next spot. You don’t want to surprise in that way. George thought it needed a little mastering. 0:59:29 Dan asks “Should you produce your own demo?” Dan plays a demo he worked on with Roy. 1:00:13 BEFORE: Dan’s demo, original version. His voice is overwhelmed by background sounds. 1:01:15 AFTER: Dan’s demo after Uncle Roy fixed it. Voice and music blends much better. Cliff says there were subtleties that came out in the repaired version that he didn’t hear in the first version. Roy says the direction and script were good, it just needed to be mixed better. 1:04:21 Q: How long does it take to a demo? A: 3 hours to 2 months. Cliff likes to work one hour at a time, take time off (days, week), do another, and so on. Roy says you won’t get that at a “demo factory.” Roy says Cliff produces whole spots that are “demo worthy” and then pick pieces from them. 1:06:38 Cliff answers question about how many different segments should you have? A: no answer, as long as it’s entertaining and not “same-y.” 1:07:48 Roy, each session is a highly concentrated coaching session. Just because a spot aired, he needs “killer” spots to work with for a demo. 1:09:09 Dan says it’s critical to work with someone you trust. And you need to be able to reproduce what’s in your demo in a job. 1:10:09 George talks about the educational program at Edge. They’re reworking it. They’ll have a three-tier rating system for talent. 1:11:56 Cliff uses talent’s audio from home. 1:12:50 Roy has a student who went through a demo factory and was told to read to time. 1:13:27 When Cliff sends out auditions, he makes it clear NOT to time to 30. He wants to hear interpretation, not rushing to read. Roy wants to hear the acting, hear the story. 1:14:20 Roy says, “Don’t be embarrassed.” If you’re not happy, get satisfaction from the source; if not, then contact him or Cliff. 1:15:05 Cliff asks Roy if he’s dealt with updating demos with one or two new pieces. 1:16:16 Segue to Harlan Hogan ad. Harlan has the stuff you need. http://voiceoveressentials.com/ 1:19:49 Next demo. Commercial. 1:20:50 Discussion. Cliff didn’t think he’s featuring his money voice. The stuff at the front is well done, but the style was common. The higher register woke Cliff up. He wants more of that. 1:22:02 Roy suggests a re-sequence. 1:22:55 Q: Do all samples need a music bed and Q: How important is music? A: Dan says it’s everything. 1:23:55 Cliff echoes that thought. Old music will make your demo sound dated. 1:24:30 Cliff also likes to hear warm reads, without music. 1:25:30 Roy and Cliff talk about music for intros to narration demos. 1:26:58 Q: What should some expect to pay for a commercial demo? A: The better you are, the cheaper it is. 1:28:09 Roy: $500-$1500 depending on what’s required. Roy says to freshen, $500; a full blown, $1000; animation with a lot more sound design, $1500. 1:29:14 George asked them which demo stood out. Diana Birdsell was the consensus. Her demo was produced by Chuck Duran. 1:30:30 You can reach Roy at http://www.antlandproductions.com/ and Cliff at http://www.dallasvo.com/ 1:31:50 Thanks to the wives and staff. 1:32:39 Rudy Gaskin will join us next week (July 28) to talk about the Voice Arts Awards. We’ll be “dark” (no show) on August 4. On August 11, Dave Courvoisier will be on. 1:33:58 All four sign off, thanks to sponsors including Edge Studios. 1:34:17 EWABS Chorus. 1:34:42 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McXMVhkD1tI&list=UUbH1aq5ZyQsghyjEWfDgQNQ Show Log Episode 150, July 14, 2014 Guest: Bob Merkel from VoiceZam. George will air a Whittam’s World on mic questions And Dan will address the issue of audience participation. 0:01:16 Opening video. 0:01:57 Here they are. 0:03:20 Dan will be in L.A. for part of August. 0:04:00 Thanks to the sponsors, Edge Studio, Harlan Hogan and VoiceOverXtra. 0:05:00 Here we are at episode 150 since March 20, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9KjlnreVIw Dan and George want to hear from folks about what they’d like to hear about on the show. 0:06:30 If you have an audio issue, send it in and watch the guys sort it out. “Troubled Audio of the Week,” or “What’s in the Specimen Cup This Week?” 0:08:20 George asks if there’s “breaking news” to report on each week. 0:10:20 In the old days, they used to live call-ins. Should they revive this? 0:11:19 Send in feedback about roundtables and other content. 0:12:07 Next week: the Demo Demo Derby! Dan and George will be joined by Uncle Roy and Clifford to review the technical quality of demo productions. 0:12:57 Send your ideas to ewabshop@gmail.com There will be a new “specimen cup” at http://www.ewabs.net/ where you can submit your audio for technical review on the show. 0:14:47 Break 0:15:52 They’re back. 0:16:19 Whittam’s World Episode 25, with answers to mic questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjA5FLPGRS4 0:26:29 End video. George discusses more mic issues and how troubleshooting works. He recommends a backup mic. 0:30:01 Break 0:31:37 They’re back. Dan talks about websites being essential to being a voice actor. He talks about VoiceZam and introduces VoiceZam’s creator Bob Merkel. 0:32:59 Dan asks how VoiceZam works. Bob explains. VoiceZam takes the traditional demo with multiple selections presented one at a time and breaks them into separate selections on a “player.” This can help a producer who is wading through demos and short on time. VoiceZam stacks all the selections so the listener can control what they listen to. The website: http://www.voicezam.com/public/mainpage.aspx The site includes an overview video and a sample demo. Bob demonstrates how VoiceZam works. 0:38:22 VoiceZam lets producers stay longer. Each segment could be longer than in the traditional format. 0:40:42 VoiceZam also includes contact information and social media links. VoiceZam also generates statistics on how your VoiceZam is used. 0:42:32 Bob describes his newest product, StraightShot. It’s a marketing tool that works with your emails. Bob shows how it works. You get buttons in your signature area of your email for your individual demo tracks. StraightShot takes you to the voice talent’s website. 0:51:58 George shows what the email looks like at his end. And we have problems with Flash. 0:53:40 Bob calls emails with VoiceZam “marketing missiles.” 0:54:12 Let’s look at the producer’s world. 0:55:30 And now some words about our sponsor, Harlan Hogan. Tell Harlan EWABS sent you! 0:57:34 Dan asks Bob about another new product, a WordPress plugin. Write him at bob.merkel@voicezam.com for a beta copy. It drops VoiceZam into your website. 0:59:09 Q: Any feedback from casting directors? A: Bob talks about “zamstistics” 0:59:40 Q: what’s your background? A: Bob gives the answer. He created VoiceZam out of frustration as a producer. 1:00:35 Q: Can VoiceZam be put on Facebook and LinkedIn? A: Yes, on a FB business page, so contact Bob to find out how. 1:01:04 Q: Will Zamstistics let you know WHO clicked on your demo links? A: It will show starting times for clicks and when a demo gets downloaded. Bob explains how you can use a tracking code to figure out who is doing the clicking. 1:02:36 Bob says there’s a revised version of Zamstistics coming soon. 1:02:55 Q: Can VoiceZam be used on Wix or Weebly sites? A: Yes. Bob discusses. 1:03:47 Dan asked about pricing. StraightShot is $2.95 a month which is on top of the standard VoiceZam price. There’s an EWABS premium, giving $5 off. 1:05:15 Bob gives overview of how VoiceZam responds to its customers. 1:06:13 Break 1:09:56 Dan and George are back. 1:10:36 Announcements: Thanks to donors! There’s a donate button on the ewabs.net page. 1:11:55 Clickers! Order your EWABS clickers! $5 on the EWABS homepage. 1:12:28 EWABS Essentials, a play list on the EWABS YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow. 1:13:44 Next week, the Demo Derby, with a technical review of demos. Hear what works and what doesn’t. 1:15:03 If you’d like your demo critiqued technically, send it to ewabshop@gmail.com. 1:15:19 On July 28, Rudy Gaskin will be on, talking about the Voice Acting Awards. Nominations for these awards are due July 31. 1:16:14 August 4, no show. On August 11, Dan and George will be together and the guest will be Dave Courvoisier, who will talk about his new book. During Voice2014, they will tape a show and air it in early September. 1:17:55 George thanks his dad for an “Angular Clock” from http://shop.wickeddevice.com/ 1:18:40 Watch the second VU meter! 1:19:24 Thanks to sponsors. 1:19:54 Follow us on Facebook, @EWABS_show on Twitter. Like the videos on YouTube. 1:20:44 Thanks to the wives and the staff. 1:22:46 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxfy8oHtxXk&list=UUbH1aq5ZyQsghyjEWfDgQNQ Show Log Episode 149, July 7, 2014 Summer 2014 Fan Hangout using http://zoom.us/ 0:00:58 Show opening followed by black screen. 0:02:12 Dan (with a bird on his shoulder) and George begin. 0:04:13 Going around the Horn: Amy Snively, L.A., Calif. http://www.amysnively.com/ Anthony Gettig, Laurium, Michigan. http://www.gettig.net/ Conrad the Bird (with Dan Lenard) in Buffalo, N.Y. Steve Tardio, NYC to be. http://www.stevetardio.com/ Dave Smith, Henderson, NV. https://www.facebook.com/VegasVOguy Diana Birdsell, Huntington Beach, Calif. https://www.facebook.com/diana.p.birdsall?fref=ts&ref=br_tf Edward Waldorf, Spanish Fort, Alabama. https://www.facebook.com/ewaldorph?fref=ts J.S. Gilbert, South San Francisco, Calif. http://jsgilbert.com/ Bill Lord, Alexandria, Va. http://www.nothingrhymeswithorange.us/ Scott Chambers, Birmingham, Ala. http://www.scottchambersvo.com/ Shelley Avellino, Albuquerque, N.M. http://www.shelleyavellino.com/ Steven Gonzales, Baton Rouge, La. http://stevengonzalesvo.com/ Ted Mcaleer, Sevilla, Spain. http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/profile/TedMcaleer Larry Hudson, L.A., Calif. http://www.larryhudsonvo.com/ Andy Coffman, http://www.topvoiceover.com/ Jerry Reed, Syracuse, N.Y. http://jerryreed.com/ 0:14:15 The “Brady Bunch” view 0:14:47 Break 0:16:06 They’re ALL back. Welcome to Lee Pinney, Costa Mesa, Calif. https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lee-pinney/9/892/603 0:17:19 Amy Snively makes an announcement. EWABS fans can get $25 off registration. The code is EWABS. You’ll get an additional code to promote FaffCamp to your associates. They’ll get $25 their registrations and you’ll get $25 off for each person you sign up, up to $350 off. Go to http://faffcamp.com/ Amy explains FaffCamp. There are two tracks, “starting smart” and “working pro.” The agenda is set before the event, so presentations can get honed; planned but not canned. Registration goes from $375 to $449 on July 12. You can take up to six months to pay. 0:26:43 Larry Hudson asks a question: He’s set up and working, but doesn’t have a pre-amp. What’s the difference if you spend $400-500 on a pre-amp. 0:27:27 George has clients who do just fine without a pre-amp and just plugging into a Mackey board http://www.mackie.com/products/digital_recording/index.html. That’s all you need if you’re doing all your processing. Things get more interesting if you’re using ISDN. It comes down to subtle differences. 0:28:50 J.S. comments. Now there are more products on the market that work well. For gaming, where audio gets heavily processed, there’s a huge difference when you use a high-end pre-amp for when the audio starts to have issues. Game voicers use high-end gear. You can also shorten a file without getting artifact-ing at a higher level. For the average or above-average, it may not come into to play. 0:32:02 J.S. has expensive gear because he can and he likes using it. 0:32:16 Dan comments that if you don’t know what something does, you probably don’t need it. Dan uses a pre-amp for the EWABS show, but for recording, he doesn’t for the sake of keeping the audio chain simpler. Most people can’t tell the difference. 0:34:30 Ted says “you want it warm.” It often means tubes. What makes the warm audio warm? 0:35:14 The Warm Audio brand gets discussed. http://www.warmaudio.com/ George talks about ribbon mics. Transformers add “warmth.” 0:36:10 Steve uses the Apogee mic. He wants tips for auditioning in hotel rooms. Dan says grab the quilt, go into the closet and cover yourself. 0:37:40 J.S. says to put all your clothes into the closet, use the suitcase as a table. 0:38:19 George says it’s all about “damping” and reverberation issues. Use the luggage rack and put it on the room desk. 0:39:15 Scott talks about the “Eyeball.” He uses it with the VO 1A mic. 0:39:55 Debbie Irwin, NYC, joined the group. http://www.debbieirwin.com/index.htm 0:40:30 Shelley asks about agents sending different formats, some long, some short. 0:41:20 Debbie says in her experience if it comes from an agent, they want the entire thing recorded. 0:42:05 Larry comments. If it’s exceedingly long, he’ll ask the agent. He’ll mix up the paragraphs and not read from the top. He’ll read 1-2-3 as 2-3-1. 0:43:12 J.S. has a different experience. He did the whole thing and they did a “lift-off” of it. They just used the audition rather than recording the piece yet again. He feels that if you need a watermark, you shouldn’t work for that company. There are lots of reasons why he’d want to hear the whole thing. 0:45:57 Break 0:50:02 They’re backbackback. 0:50:47 Diana Birdsell has gotten comments from clients who say her audio sounds “overprocessed.” She uses TwistedWave, normalizes to -3, declicks, and runs an effects stack. George responds. He says it’s a good sign that they know what they’re doing and bothered to tell her. It sounds too compressed. George she could go in an uncheck the Limiter. And if it’s still a problem, uncheck the Dynamics Processor. 0:53:10 George appreciates the feedback, it’s important for him to hear when the stacks don’t work as intended. 0:54:51 Dan says everybody is different and hearing it differently. The whole point of the stack is to make it better to sound good in a crappy setting. 0:55:31 Diana is new to the 416. She’s gotten a random echo happening. Dan and George both think the Declicker is creating the problem. But she hears the issue before she processes. They invite her to drop a sample in Dan’s “specimen cup” at http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/, about halfway down the page. 0:56:57 Larry asks what she’s wearing. He points out his 416 picks up fabric movement. 0:57:49 Susan joins. No camera. She wonders about backups and storage. Where should she get backup gear? Dan talks about hard drives and the cloud, having 2-3 copies. 1:00:08 Anthony is a huge believer in Dept. of Redundancy Dept. He likes CrashPlan, DropBox, Carbonite, or Box.com. His wireless router died and he bought a NetGear N600, which has a USB port. You can plug a drive into it to create a home network. 1:01:50 George says there are some issues, but a Mac Airport Extreme has a port, too. You can backup at a friend’s house. 1:02:54 Steve Gonzalez uses SSD’s, solid state discs. He works off of them as they’re quicker. George says they’re expensive per gigabyte. You buy them for performance (speed) and use hard drives for off-line storage. George has all his stuff in the cloud. 1:05:05 J.S. Everyone should consider using one as a “boot drive.” He recounts his backup gear. 1:07:11 Jerry describes his backup setup. George says his system needs discipline. 1:08:23 J.S. says you can use your own FTP. Dan says the bottom line is back up in several places. 1:09:29 Break 1:10:31 They’re back. And they talk about Harlan Hogan’s http://voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan knows VO. “He’s been doing longer than all of our combined ages,” Dan said. 1:13:20 Thanks to Edge Studio, http://www.edgestudio.com/. The 4th weekend in August, there’s a Poker Classic to raise money for the LaFontaine lab. 1:14:17 Shelley asks if anyone from Edge is going to FaffCon? George thought David, the owner is going. 1:15:58 Walt gets harassed. Dan asks him to talk about his Studio Suit. He has it strung like curtains. He rolls them out when he needs them. And they’re all angled, there’s no parallel surfaces. 1:18:20 Gray in Asia asked about difference between a mixer and an interface. George explains they’re apples and oranges. In most cases, a mixer is useful for VO unless you’re re-routing audio. Some mixers have interfaces built in. 1:22:14 Around the Horn for plugs 1:22:27 Anthony: http://www.myaudioeditor.com/ 1:23:05 Dave Smith. The iPad Air vs Mini? George: it comes down to how many pixels on the screen. 1:24:10 Debbie Irwin. 1:24:29 Edward. No plugs, his website is under construction. 1:25:12 J.S. Faux Vegas. 1:25:40 Larry: in Sept. he’s doing a webinar with John Florian for new VO’s. He’s got some Audacity training planned, too. Click on VO Heaven tab at his website for more. 1:26:26 Scott plugged his site. 1:26:37 Shelley: She’s been doing a large, interactive website. “Tales of Gigi” for a client in Bulgaria. http://www.taleswithgigi.com/ 1:27:26 Steve Gonzalez: StevenGonzalesVO.com 1:27:49 Steve Tardio—now has an extra blanket from housekeeping. He’s just finished another kid’s science book, called “Alien in My Pocket.” 1:28:52 Dan: if you get a chance to see the documentary he narrates: “J Street Challenge.” http://thejstreetchallenge.com/ 1:29:43 Thanks to donors! Use the donation link at EWABS.com. Clickers! Get your clickers! 1:30:33 Congratulations to Rebecca Davis again for getting the Don LaFontaine Spirit Award. 1:30:50 EWABS Essentials are growing at the YouTube Channel. (www.youtube.com/ewabsshow) 1:31:25 Bob Merkel from VoiceZam will be next week’s guest. The program has been updated! 1:31:40 Thanks to wives and staff. 1:32:15 Thanks to zoom.us. 1:32:30 Thanks to Kathy Curriden and the volunteer staff. 1:33:25 Ella joins the group. 1:33:34 Sign off by the whole group. 1:34:13 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
Episode 148, June 30, 2014 John Melley on Marketing VO George on noise reduction on the mic side Dan will talk about normalization 0:00:44 Show opens 0:02:26 What is wrong with this picture? You CAN snowmobile the beaches of Puerto Rico. 0:04:13 Microphone choice affects exterior noise. George discusses. Band-aids are common, but if you can eliminate the noise from the source. Use a mic that rejects noise. Mics not good at this: omni-directional mics. 0:05:32 Cardioid mics are the most common VO mic tend to pick more of what’s in front. Supercardioids and hypercardioids tend to have a more limited pickup pattern and will pick up less noise. 0:06:37 Shotgun mics are the first that come to mind that do reject background noise, but they’re not miracle solutions. They pick up a “node” of what’s behind the mic. 0:07:26 These mics are more sensitive, that means more sensitive to noise in their pickup patterns. So, positioning these mics is key. 0:07:56 George shows dead zone for his AT-875R shotgun mic. http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT875R-Short-Shotgun-Microphone/dp/B000BQ79W0 He goes on to say it’s one of the most affordable shotgun mics around $150. 0:08:39 Dan’s mic is the CAD-E100S. It looks like a typical cardioid. It’s a super-cardioid that reflects the style of a shotgun mic. See sample at http://alturl.com/6xq26 0:09:36 If you have severe noise issues, then you can lean toward a dyanmic mic, Shure SM7B for example. See sample at http://www.fullcompass.com/product/270444.html?gclid=COihtKqnpL8CFQGmaQodWU4A_g 0:10:12 This mic is designed to be used very close. 0:10:35 Another way to solve the issue is to use a ribbon mic and using it sideways and speaking over the top of it. This is just a way to “think outside the box.” 0:12:46 Dan joins the conversation. 0:14:16 Break 0:15:46 Question from Shelley Avellino: what mic would you get, George? He has never gravitated to the most expensive mics. He loves his AT-875R. 0:17:06 George asks Dan what his “if money was no object” mic would be. Dan has them all already! 0:18:42 Happy Canada Day! 0:18:56 Tip of the Week on Normalization (video). Dan’s tip is to normalize after processing and to record as loud as you can without overmodulating. 0:24:26 George’s approach is to normalize first, doing the processing, and then normalize again. 0:24:56 George says it’s really a volume control. It’s good for minor adjustments. HJe also asks about the role RMS normalization is playings See his Whittam’s World (episode 34) about LUFs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tYNR1hjCio We could see an average RMS normalizing instead of peak normalizing. Be careful with RMS, stick with peak normalizing. 0:27:46 Break 0:29:10 They’re back with John Melley from Boston. 0:29:55 John tells the story how he got into voice-over. He quoted Woody Allen: 80 percent of success is showing up. 0:32:33 John’s tack on VO marketing. 0:33:27 Are you a commodity? What do you offer? 0:34:26 How can I get clients come to me? How to be the only guy in the room? 0:35:20 Dan asks how John does this. John talks about using your own story. 0:36:16 Part of cutting through the clutter is standing out with your product. Right Angle Marketing. Create a product that interests people at various conferences. For example, he was noticing a lot of work from dentists. How can he work with dentists? He went to a dental conference, set up a booth, and he was the only VO actor in the room. 0:39:26 Dan asks what kind of product was it. It’s an infomercial. John explains. 0:41:16 How do you find these niches? Use your own personal story as a marketing tool. He’ll send his story to prospective clients. It also triggers memories of things you’ve done that you have expertise in. 0:42:14 How can I make money now and raise my rates later? Create a product in an area you already have expertise in. Later you can refer to your body of work and charge a higher price. 0:43:46 Dan points out this creates products you can get paid for over and over. 0:44:16 There’s nobody in this business who didn’t do something else. 0:45:16 Dan asked John about sending out cards, referring to the EWABS marketing roundtable a few weeks ago. John said Thanksgiving is a good time since no one is doing it then. 0:46:31 Dan asks John about his webinar at VoiceOverXtra. It’s on July 9. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs110/1102478472127/archive/1117689104469.html John will go through the math of the business so you can really make money. 0:49:05 Harlan Hogan promotional message. Dan shows the HH headphones. You’ll hear yourself as you exist. They’re built to last. http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/vo-headphone.htm When you buy there, tell them EWABS sent you! 0:51:35 Questions from the chat room: Q: where did you go to college; A: UM Amherst. He enjoyed it, but found no closure in political science. 0:53:16 Dan asks about John’s podcast. It’s at voiceovermarketingpodcast.com 0:54:20 Q: Yes, where there’s no competition in VO? A: the key thing is finding an audience you know about. John talks about finding your own niche. Once you have a product it should continue to work for you. 0:55:31 George talks about his wife’s experience in photography and finding a niche in that, which turned out to be men in yoga. 0:56:29 John says “Riches in niches.” 0:56:56 Q: do you see a move to USB flash drives? A: John sees mp3 but if you can package things in an interesting way, they’ll open it. 0:58:12 John knows a guy who was mailing his promotional material in a bank bag. 0:58:46 Marketing can be fun, tapping into your creativity. 0:59:28 Q: Does John sell his product online as well as at conventions? A: Yes, and he also uses endorsed mailings. He explains. It’s all about the audience. 1:01:11 George asks about bobblehead dolls. Laughs followed by a discussion. He talked about Dan Kennedy who has a series of books called “No BS Marketing.” One sample: http://alturl.com/8x7m8 1:03:46 If you do have a list, do mail all at once. You should test the list and see if it’s working. Crickets? You miss and then try again. 1:04:26 Q: Your blog interviews are too short? A: He’s respectful of his guests’ time. 1:06:04 Q: Do you market just marketing services or VO coaching? A: He does some with usually local talent in person. 1:06:59 Q: How do you find the right person to contact? A: John tries to network authentically. Connect with folks naturally. 1:08:42 Q: Besides your thank-you cards what else do you use? A: Printed, hardcopy newsletter. He gets comments and work from doing that. He had Jim Palmer, a newsletter guru on his podcast. Palmer gave data comparing newsletters and email reading rates. Write about yourself, what’s going on in your world. People get caught up in characters and stories. Newsletters keeps you in front of people. 1:11:36 John loves podcasts. He uses his commute to listen. There’s a podcast by Mark Melkoff called the Carson Podcast. http://carsonpodcast.com/ On this one you hear about how standup comics prepared to get on The Tonight Show. It’s great marketing training. 1:15:09 Break. Voice 2014 featured. 1:18:17 They’re back. 1:19:09 Announcements Thanks to the donors. Clickers 1:21:16 Congrats to Rebekah Davis who was given the Don LaFontaine Spirit Award. See https://plus.google.com/+GeorgeWhittam/posts/ZiaiW6P8cKM 1:22:56 EWABS Essentials is growing! 1:23:46 Next week, a fan hangout. Email ewabshop@gmail.com to get the link. 1:25:17 Thanks to sponsors, Harlan Hoga and Edge Studio. Email production@edgedtudio.com Tell them George Whittam sent you. 1:26:36 Thanks to the staff and wives. 1:27:16 George shaves. 1:28:08 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
First EVER VO Marketing Roundtable 0:00:00 Intro starts. 0:01:56 Dan does the introductions. Ann Ganguzza from Irvine, Calif.; Debbie Grattan and Paul Rarick, from Michigan; Doug Turkel from Miami, Fla.; John Melley from New Jersey: Kelley Buttrick from Atlanta. 0:04:19 Tonight’s about VO marketing. Dan asks how marketing has changed in the last decade. 0:04:51 Ann says her use of online marketing has increased. The internet has let her see others market and develop her own plan. Her background is in technology. 0:05:49 Debbie and Paul reply. When she began, other people did the technical stuff. Now she and Paul where all the hats. Having a partner allows him to market and her to do voice work. Often if you’re by yourself, you exhaust yourself. 0:07:17 Paul does the crap Debbie doesn’t want to do. They didn’t do much marketing for a long time and then when there was a big rush of VO talent into the business, they began. 0:08:07 Dan turns to Doug. Doug need to differentiate himself. He’s got an everyman voice, not the deep booming sound. He evolved to the “un-nouncer” describing what he sounds like that he’s been able to use for different situations. 0:10:02 Kelley has a journalism/public relations background. Her marketing is very research and relationship oriented, on a very individual basis. 0:11:02 George, caught mouth breathing, gets asked about how he markets. His challenge is that when he does his job well, he won’t hear from his clients again! He speaks to 5 to 10 new people per week. That’s why he joined Edge Studio to get support for marketing. 0:13:42 Dan asks what types of marketing are available. 0:14:06 Debbie said her approach is “if you build it they will come,” at her website and then work on the SEO. She uses keywords, YouTube, and a blog. She doesn’t like cold-calling. She prefers feeling good about what you’re doing. There are people who love cold calling. Find whats a good fit for you. You could spend all your time marketing and have no time for work. 0:18:02 Debbie tries to be very responsive to potential clients. 0:18:32 Anne weighs in. She schedules Twitter tweets. She wants to “drive the traffic” from social media to your website. She tries to engage and interact on social media so people get to know her. It takes time. 0:19:56 Dan asks Doug if he thinks it’s essential to drive people to your website for demos or is it something else? Answer: It depends. The market you’re going after might expect to hear from you in different ways. Most will still come from your website. It should build trust with your clients before they ever work with you. He has a lot of nice things clients have said on his site. You either sound like what a client wants or you don’t but your site will reinforce you. 0:22:32 Kelley has people who work on her SEO for her. She says the first thing she does is find out about a client. She finds people who might hire her and then researches them in detail. She’ll then send a “warm” email with her talking about the client before she talks about what she can do. 0:24:24 Kelley talks about “thoughtful appreciation.” What can she do for someone who does something helpful. She has sent items that people like and want as thank-you gifts. 0:25:22 Dan asks who does their websites. Anne does her own, Paul has done Debbie’s but also gotten outside help. Doug urges people to take pay-to-play sites off their websites. Why direct clients to those sites? 0:26:57 George describes his experience with websites. 0:28:32 Dan uses others to make his sites, but he wants to be able to change and update, to have control. 0:29:22 The group chimes in about the issue of not having website control. George says make sure you have a site you can manage. 0:30:09 Kelley writes her own content. She has an SEO plan. She wants the site to read well, and the SEO wants it to say things a certain way. 0:31:40 Thanks to our sponsors! Harlan Hogan at VoiceOverEssentials, VoiceOverXtra, and Edge Studio. 0:33:22 Dan moves the conversation to BRANDING. 0:34:12 Doug says it depends—that Dan’s mustache is memorable, for example. Doug took a stack of scripts he’d been hired for. He compiled the specs into one document. He looked for the common feature—everyday guy, not an announcer, and so on, stood out. That led to “un-nouncer.” Your booked jobs will give you a peek into your clients’ minds. What they think of you is more important than what you think of yourself. 0:36:47 Doug says another possibility is ask the clients for a word or a paragraph about what they think of your performance. Doug took “Doug gets it” into “Doug understands so you can be understood.” 0:38:09 Anne talks about personal branding. She agrees with Doug that it’s difficult to do this yourself. Everything she posts has a conscious choice to reinforce the brand. 0:39:52 Debbie says when she’s reading social media by VO talent, they’re targeting other VO professionals, not potential clients. Look for ways to serve your clients. Make their job easier. 0:42:20 Kelley says there are subtle ways to brand. She’ll send gifts from her town (Athens, Ga.). 0:44:14 Doug points out that all this assumes you’re good enough at VO that you book work. 0:45:22 Dan asks about the idea of “niche.” Do you find your niche or does it find you? Doug says it’s semantics and it can happen either way. 0:46:32 You can’t force a niche. It’s something you know a lot about or have a passion for. He says it’s important that you specify what you do and what you’re good at. 0:46:59 Niche marketing—is your name the thing to grab as your domain name? Put yourself in your client’s shoes. They’re looking for “medical narrator.com” or whatever it is, your key words are baked into your domain name. 0:48:36 Dan asks, what about marketing to agents? Don’t you have to make lots of money already? Debbie says it depends on the market the agent is in. Small market agents might well take you on. Much of the work doesn’t require an agent. 0:51:06 Dan announces another break. Dan and George talk about getting your audio analyzed at http://vostudiotech.com/ or http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ 0:51:47 George asks questions from the chat room. Kelley fell out of the Google Hangout; bandwidth issue. 0:52:31 Q: how do you create a blog that isn’t just white noise. How much is too much? A: Paul says he’s focused on the SEO side of this. He looks at search results. They blog 3-4 times a month. The challenge is finding something clients want to read. Debbie uses actual events that inspire her to share them. She started blogging as an SEO avenue rather than to share knowledge. 0:55:26 Anne agrees. For SEO, the more you can have fresh content, the better. Content is king. Write what you have to share, with search terms. That establishes your expertise. Gear your content to people who will hire you. 0:56:37 Doug adds—if you can be the expert in a specific area of VO, then you can become the go-to person. That also makes it easier to write blogs or whatever. 0:58:17 Q How important is it to have a site that’s mobile friendly. A: Very important, several say. George then talks about sites like wix.com, squarespace.com/, and wordpress.com/. Look for the term “responsive” to be sure mobil users can easily see your stuff. 0:59:24 Q With social media and online networking, is snail mail still viable or a waste of time? A: Anne says there’s a place for the handwritten note. You’ve take the time…and it’s noticed. Debbie says the key is building client loyalty. Snail mail has a place and a big one just because it’s more unusual. Find ways to authentically make nice or friends with a client. Make it personally yours. 1:02:02 “Gifts?” says Dan. And George asks if giving branded marketing items as gifts is “distasteful.” 1:02:45 Deb says it depends on what you’re doing. If you’re sending a blanket marketing contact, then it could work. Another option: Paul will send a request for a review after invoicing. They hold a drawing every month for a $50 VISA gift card for those who reply. 1:04:58 Kelley is back then gone, then back. 1:05:22 Doug has printed cards he uses for handwritten thank-you notes. 1:06:58 Kelley speaks on the whole subject of gifting. She got advice—don’t give holiday gifts. They get lost in the shuffle and you’ll be expected to give every year. There’s a difference between promotional and gifting. There’s a place for both. Think before you “gift.” Keep the two distinct. They’re for different purposes. 1:08:02 Q What’s a branding post? A Branding post is about a show you like that shows your interest. If you do this enough, you’ll be known for that brand. 1:09:57 George asks John Melley if he has a “silver bullet” for marketing…but he’s gone… 1:10:26 Q If you have a website, can you buy additional domain names for the same site? A: Doug—talk to an SEO person. Yes, you can buy domain names and point them to an existing site. You can’t have multiple names for one site. You can also put content on those additional sites. You can link to your main site. 1:12:05 Dan comments that someone owns voiceactor.com, but won’t respond. There are people who buy domain names and sell them. George said he had multiple names and it became too hard to meld them into a brand. 1:13:52 Kelley adds that if you have a common name, you may also want to buy that domain, too. If your name is googled, you want YOU to come up. 1:14:25 Debbie was told multiple pages, with each “optimized” can increase your SEO. Paul says the more pages you have, the more opportunity for SEO. 1:15:28 Anne says there’s power to advertising yourself as a regional talent. A couple of local terms can help you. 1:16:41 Q: With social media and online marketing. Is snail mail a good marketing tool? A: Anne says there is a place for them. Anne sends New Year’s cards. 1:17:45 Dan sends his biggest clients fruit baskets. 1:18:14 Debbie says the key thing is touching your clients in a variety of ways and consistently. Find ways that put a personal spin on it. 1:19:47 Doug — be aware of your market. If no one else is sending cards, do it. If all the VO talent is doing it, don’t. 1:20:37 Dan asks for everyone to give one final point, plus a link of their choice. 1:21:02 Anne: Be authentic, be yourself. Go to http://anneganguzza.com/ or http://vopeeps.com/ 1:21:14 Debbie: Be consistent. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Be authentic. Make it a relational business. See http://www.debbiegrattan.com/ 1:22:07 Kelley: make sure everyone you know knows what you do in a non-cheesy way. Make sure your parents, neighbors and so on. Her site: http://www.kbvoiceovers.com/ (soon to be new and improved) and on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/kbvoiceovers?ref=br_tf 1:24:27 Doug. Do everything you can to create your own opportunities. Be so good at what you do so they can’t ignore you. “You can’t work for those you want to work for but don’t any less than you already do.” His sites: http://voiceovertalent.com/ and http://unnouncer.com/ 1:25:52 Group hug. 1:26:12 Thanks to donors. 1:26:37 R.I.P. Casey Kasem. 1:28:02 Clickers! Get your EWABS clicker—green, red, purple, and more. Next guest: Unknown! 1:28:57 Thanks to sponsors. Harlan Hogan http://voiceoveressentials.com/, Voice-Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/, and Edge Studio http://www.edgestudio.com/ 1:29:43 Audio-only is on iTunes thanks to Lee Pinney. 1:30:29 Thanks to producer Kathy Curriden and others. 1:31:10 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
Streamed live on Jun 9, 2014 Show LogEpisode 146, June 9, 2014Guest: Kristen Thorne, Edge Studio Director of ProductionGeorge talks about using iPads and Android tablets for recordingDan’s Tip of the Week will be about audio quality in the personal, professional studio0:00:00 The show starts right from the top. Technical problem: can’t run the spots as usual. George is in NYC at Edge Studio.0:03:14 Dan rants on bad audio. He and George have heard a lot of bad audio lately. Dan reviews the basics: 0:04:15 Acoustics. If they aren’t right, your gear can’t fix it. There has to be minimal observable room reaction. Many don’t hear room reflection. 0:05:40 Base reflex. This comes from being in too small a room or under a shelf. Never mind “sound proofing.” Go into your closet and make it acoustically neutral.0:07:20 Mic technique. Dan has heard a lot of exploding p’s. The mic should be above, the copy below. Some get too close to their mics. You should be 7-12 inches away from your mic (the hang-10 finger routine). Headphone leakage, buzzing, noise floor are all issues Dan is hearing. Dan has a dropbox athttp://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ 0:10:02 George has a sound check service, too, athttp://vostudiotech.com/dropbox/ Note: he’s behind by several weeks because of his workload. Both services are free. 0:10:57 Starting July 1, World Voice Over will start certifying personal studio audio for members. 0:11:41 Dan still has Studio Suit, a sound damping treatment. (See EWABS Episode 103 (July 28, 2013) starting at about minute forty-one where Dan sets up a booth with PVC pipe and Studio Suit. EWABS Ep.103 July 28th, 2013 On the Road with VOPeeps! Guest: Scott Rummell).0:14:00 Technical issues intervene.0:19:22 George talks about how to use iPad for audio. (See also Whittam’s World Episode 27 at Edge Studio's Whittam's World - Episode 27 "Recording / Editing on iPads") The iPad is a decent computer, capable of producing good audio.0:20:30 George talks the Apogee One microphone for iPad. http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/one It’s an interface and has a built-in mic. 0:22:18 Question: what about tablets? Non iOS like Android, don’t have standard hardware, so you can’t guarantee how it will interact with USB devices like microphones. 0:23:23 George talks about the “USB Dual Pre” by Art that he’s had success using it on an Android phone. http://artproaudio.com/discontinued_products/discontinued_products/product/usb_dual_pre/ Make sure any tablets you’re thinking about getting have a “USB on-the-go” functionality and cable. The software on Android isn’t as simple and easy to use as Apple products at this point.0:24:21 TwistedWave on iPad is easy. Dan weighs in about how that works. 0:25:45 Question: can you run SourceConnect on the iPad? Not yet, but it’s in the works. 0:26:10 A less expensive mic for the iPad is the iTrack Solo. http://us.focusrite.com/ipad-audio-interfaces-usb-audio-interfaces/itrack-solo It just needs to be plugged into USB “bus power” (AKA a USB battery). George shows an example.0:26:59 George says iOS8 will have some great new features that allow file sharing that will give DropBox a run for their money.0:27:35 George goes to find the guest for tonight. Dan explains that YouStream didn’t cooperate and they had to use Google Hangout to bring us the show. He tells horror stories about radio remotes. 0:28:45 Kristen Thorne joins the show. 0:29:20 Dan begins interview. Kristen tells her background in VO. After falling asleep in studios, she decided she’s a producer. 0:31:40 Dan asks Kristen what goes on at Edge Studio. http://www.edgestudio.com/She explains. It’s everything from audiobooks to animation to corporate work. 0:33:00 Her main focus is bringing in new clients and helping them plan productions. 0:34:42 Question: what are some of your favorite projects and VO actors. Kristen discusses.0:35:45 As a casting director, she’s looking for professional, reliable voice actors. 0:36:30 George mentions that Edge hires who they train. George Orlando is an example. NYC has a thriving studio scene. Edge is a stone’s throw from Times Square. 0:38:33 Dan asks about Edge’s classes. The program includes webinars. 0:40:30 Dan asked about coaches at Edge. Kristen lists several.0:41:12 Question: are you using ipDTL and other remote capability? Mostly they use SourceConnect. There are some growing pains which is why George is there this week.0:42:48 Question: what is the n umber one thing a talent must have to work with Edge? Answer: Great demo gets you in the door. Location is next. Are you close to an Edge facility or does your personal studio produce professional quality. 0:44:25 Question: do you come west to teach? Answer is yes. 0:45:20 Question: Can I record my demo at Fairfield, Conn., Edge studio or do I have to come to NYC? George and Kristen talk about if remote recording demos is possible. George says that Edge will eventually have a SourceConnectNow link to allow talent to provide audio.0:48:35 Can you record auditions at Edge? Yes, it’s billed at 15-min. increments and you can hire a booth director. They offer “checkup” sessions for $27 where you can have Edge listen to your audition. 0:50:18 How often do you hire Edge students from the “Fresh Voices” library? Clients hire, Edge just submits from their talent roster. Kristen describes the process.0:52:05 Can you recommend someone in L.A. for demos? Noelle Romano is the Edge go-to-coach for in-studio production in L.A. (You can see her in EWABS Episode 142—May 5, 2014—EWABS Ep 142 May 5th, 2014 with Noelle Romano, voice coach)0:53:20 Is there an Edge Studio in the South? They have some relationships in Atlanta, but nothing definite yet. George talked about commercial studio quality sometimes being poor compared to personal studios. 0:55:40 George now attempts a tour of Edge Studio’s facility via MacBook Air.0:57:09 Client’s eye view in Studio B. 0:57:45 Studio B booth. 0:58:20 Ceiling acoustical treatments.0:58:30 Wall thickness!0:59:30 Studio E.1:00:06 Studio C, where the phone patch lives.1:00:37 Kristen talks about the “scream test” to test the isolation of each booth.1:02:41 Elevators and reception area.1:02:05 The Tech Closet!1:02:25 Dolby certified room for production.1:02:50 Foley pits and the mixing production area. 1:04:09 The view of 45th Street.1:04:50 Back off and the edge of the wifi coverage.1:06:00 George describes the coming week and the Promax convention. http://promaxbda.org/events/current-events/promaxbda-the-conference-20141:07:41 The next show will be from Florida and will be a roundtable on marketing. 1:08:40 EWABS Clickers! The supply is dwindling. Order now! Coming soon: a shirt.1:10:39 EWABS Essentials coming online: great moments from past shows. 1:11:20 Thanks to Edge Studio and to support staff.1:13:03 End of the show.
Voice Over Body Shop
Show Log Episode 145, June 2, 2014 Guest: Joe Loesch George will give tips about your work flow and efficiency Dan’s Tip of the Week will be about using the EWABS clicker 0:02:06 The show begins and they succumb to “chit chat.” 0:03:40 George talks about your equipment—is it still costing you money? Pro Tools is the example. People stick with what they have because they paid for it and spent 3 years making it work…only they’re using it poorly! Is there a point when you need to revamp and work more efficiently. Your equipment and products might be perfectly good; but how productive are you? In ProTools, some folks “bounce” their audio in real time, for example. A fast workflow is key in this business. Sometimes a little training can improve your workflow. 0:07:28 Also, people end up settling on mic’s that can be the most expensive. Sometimes the least expensive mic can be the best for your voice. Why keep 4-5 extra microphones? Hold a “shoot out” of your mic and keep the best two. 0:09:18 Another way you’re wasting your money is by sending out lousy sounding auditions. Raw files aren’t good enough anymore. Send auditions in at the quality of the final product. Some processing is needed. Your “RMS” or volume should not be lower than the rest. Louder things can be perceived as better. 0:11:28 One more thing: losing out on jobs on sound quality problems you aren’t aware of! Pervasive sounds you may not notice will cost you work. So, look for an objective review of your sound. 0:12:50 Dan joins in the discussion. Hissing and hums mean your audition won’t make it past the slate. Expensive equipment that you don’t know how to use will just show how much you don’t know. Juan Carlos Bagnall said he judges equipment and recording quality in the first few seconds. 0:14:50 Break 0:16:52 They’re back. Dan has lots of Studio Suit! Come on down. 0:18:16 Audio question from Trevor Jones. He wants more toys. Is there any point to aspiring to better gear? He’d also like to get out of the closet into a booth. Will his sound get better? Should he sell his Sony 75-6’s to an unsuspecting victim? 0:20:30 Dan on aspiring to more expensive equipment. Get good stuff, learn how to use it, but the higher the quality of the equipment the more the quality of your recording space is important. 0:21:15 Does moving to a bigger space improve quality? George thinks anything smaller than 5’ x 8’ if it’s tuned acoustically, it makes no difference. You can get better quality in a larger room. 0:22:36 About headphones—absolutely a personal preference. If you like the sound of your headphones, go for it. 0:23:25 Tip of the Week—the EWABS clickers, a step beyond. 0:23:58 It begins. We all make mistakes, so be good at editing. Use sound codes, like a clicker, to mark your waveform. 0:24:50 One way is with a mouth pop. Another a beep you make, and a third is your clicker. Each can mean a different problem. 0:25:32 Dan records and shows how it’s done. 0:26:41 He can now edit visually. Dan uses the clicker to show the start of a slide, followed by the slide number. He then pastes over a copied piece of audio file with a marker, with the required time for the start and end of each slide. Dan uses pop sounds for mistakes and then more quickly delete the mistakes. He demonstrates. Dan names the markers as required. 0:29:25 You create a code for yourself to speed up your process. 0:30:38 Break 0:32:24 They’re back with Joe Loesch, producer and voice actor. 0:33:05 Joe recounts how he got into the biz starting in the 70s. Robert Redford inspired him. Joe’s career spans the days from tape editing to now. 0:37:00 Luck favors the prepared. 0:37:30 Joe now teaches in Nashville. He also teaches “Booth Camp” for John Florian’s “Voice-Over Xtra.” 0:38:56 Dan asks Joe his view of how the business has changed in the last 30 years. 0:41:37 Joe has written stories and other books for kids. 0:42:50 Joe has expertise in demos. He talks about how he got into making demos. 0:45:20 Dan asks what goes into making a demo. Joe says a lot of training. In this market your demo is your calling card. 0:47:07 Dan comments that you shouldn’t do a demo before you’re really ready. Joe advises taking baby steps. Hone your skills. He wants to hear confidence; it’s everything. 0:48:22 A Harlan Hogan break. Hear the VO: 1-A vs the Sennheiser 416, ElectroVoice RE20, and the Neumann U87: http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/vo-1a-voiceover-microphone.htm 0:51:00 They’re back for a quick tour of Joe Loesch’s studio. He describes the sound deadening in his space. 0:53:15 George asks Joe how his air system works. Joe describes it. He coils the flexible duct so that the air arrives silently. 0:54:13 JS Gilbert asks what the biggest challenge is now in VO compared to 10 years ago. Joe is just enjoying life. 0:55:29 Steve Tardio asks about Joe doing animation in Nashville, not L.A.? He tells the story. 0:56:06 Is most of your work from local connections, LA or NYC or elsewhere? Joe has a lot of friends in the business. He gets work through word-of-mouth. 0:57:18 Would you advice acting lessons for animation? Joe replied, “Absolutely,” and goes on to explain. Improv is great for voice actors. 0:58:11 Do you coach over Skype and what genres do you teach? 0:58:58 What percentage of time do you spend preparing compared to other audiobook tasks? Joe figures it should be 3:1. 0:59:34 To slate or not to slate? Joe always slates. 1:00:10 Do you use ISDN? Joe sees it going away. He doesn’t use it or need it. 1:01:00 George asks Joe as producer if he likes live sessions or for the talent to just send a file. Joe like getting the file. Dan says that makes making your auditions ready for use, to show the quality of your recording. 1:02:02 What do you to warm up? Joe uses tongue twisters. “She stood in the doorway of Burgess’s Fish Store Shop inexplicably mimicking him and welcoming him in.” 1:04:49 When you send a demo to an ad agency or production house, should you include extra material or just a short note? Joe says short note—no bio, no headshot. What matters is your demo. Don’t ask them to look at more stuff. 1:03:38 What mic do you use: Neumann U87 in the booth and an Avlex 79 outside the studio. 1:05:05 George asks about his advocacy of slightly produced auditions, and what Joe thinks about that? All Joe does in normalize because time is of the essence with auditions. 1:06:42 George asks if Joe does any front-end processing. He uses MBox and wants to look at FocusRite. 1:07:30 Joe asks if George and Dan will be at Voice2014 in August in Anaheim. Yes, both. 1:08:56 How does Joe avoid the “sore throat syndrome.” He works out and washes his hands. 1:09:23 What do you recommend for mouth noise and clicks? Lubricate, drink water. Eat green apple and chew thoroughly before swallowing. 1:10:54 Joe says goodbye and they take a break. 1:11:51 They’re back. Joe’s Route 66 Band will be in Kingman, Arizona, in August. See route66kingmanfestival.com 1:13:10 Announcements. Donate to the show, it’s not free to produce! Thanks to the donors. 1:14:45 George will be in New York City and do the show next week from Edge Studio. He’s got time Thursday and Friday next week for NYC-area VO help. He’ll be visiting at the PROMAX convention. 1:16:12 Next week’s guests: Debra Deyan and Colleen Marlow from the Deyan Institute http://www.deyaninstitute.com/home.html 1:16:29 June 16: George will be in Florida at Doug Turkel’s place, doing the show and helping host a “Marketing Masters Roundtable.” 1:18:20 Thanks to the sponsors. 1:18:39 Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter at EWABS_Show. Watch on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow 1:19:04 Closing remarks. Thanks to wives, Katherine Curriden, Anthony Gettig in the chatroom, Jack de Golia with show notes, Tim McKean for his work on EWABS Essentials, Lee Pinney for the podcasts. 1:20:30 Dan plinks a few notes on his ukelele. 1:21:31 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
Published on May 19, 2014 Guests: Paul Strikwerda, VO and author of “Making Money in your PJ’s” George on audio processing Dan on the best mic for VO 0:02:30 Next week: no show. George tells about his head wound. 0:03:14 Dan shares the mustache gifts he gets and a non-mustache gift he got. 0:05:07 Thanking the sponsors! Harlan Hogan, John Florian at Voiceover Xtra, and Edge Studio. 0:05:43 Dan’s Tip of the Week—what microphone is “best” for VO? Which ones aren’t good? Among those: SM57—good for guitar amps and snare drumheads, not live VO. You don’t sound real talking half an inch from someone’s eardrum. 0:07:32 The RE20 is great for radio, but not the best for VO. We take a side trip into Dan’s radio history. 0:09:08 Tip of the Week: In your personal studio, the less optimum a mic you need to use. Without a professional booth, don’t spend a lot of money on a mic. A mic between $200 and $350 will work if you use it right, it will capture YOU. 0:10:05 Dan shows his mice -TLM 103. It’s extremely sensitive and not so good for noisy days. And it’s $1000 -E100S. Great mic. Not expensive. -Harlan Hogan’s VO1A. Good price and good sound. -Sennheisser 416 shotgun mic. Anyone of along with the Perception Series, will fill the bill. 0:12:28 While any mic can fill the bill, you have to know how to use it and interpret copy. Our job is present our voices to potential clients in the way they want to hear them. 0:13:26 George joins the discussion. It’s the mic you already have (unless you have a bad sounding or broken mic). Nobody will know what mic you use. Nobody needs to see where or how the sausage is made. Keep your audio chain simple. Don’t overthink it. 0:15:15 End of rant. 0:16:04 Break 0:17:42 They’re back. Dan has Studio Suit in the basement. Buy it so Dan can clear the extra bed he needs in June when it mom visits. 0:19:07 George’s “Whittam’s World Episode 18” on audio processing. George describes applying processing filters. 0:28:19 George is back. 0:28:59 Break 0:30:20 They’re back with Paul Strikwerda. Paul tells about his journey in writing books on voice-over. Paul’s website: http://www.nethervoice.com/ Paul appeared on EWABS in Episode 30 (Dec. 4, 2011; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lty2kDbnpFA) and Episode 58 (July 29, 2012; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gUjQrchEj8) 0:36:30 Paul wanted something with staying power. He wondered if he should write about being a freelancer or being a VO actor. 0:39:00 He wanted a book about how to be a professional not just for VO actors only, but for all freelancers. 0:39:40 Dan comments that people don’t know what it means to be an entrepreneur anymore. Paul replies that people know a lot about their art, but not about being in business and marketing yourself. 0:41:40 Dan asks Paul what makes his book different. Paul has developed his writing style from 4 years of blog work. He’s found it isn’t effective to tell people what to do. But, if they hear stories about other people, that’s more digestible. 0:43:34 Dan asks Paul for a sample reading. Paul also shows his colored computer glasses. 0:44:50 Paul reads a story from the book about the “Most Obnoxious Man in Voice-Over.” 0:47:10 Paul ends the great story and discussion ensues. 0:48:56 Dan asks where can you can get the book. It’s available for download devices, Amazon, and from http://makingmoneyinyourpjs.com/ 0:49:28 Paul has a contest. Buy the book in the next 3 weeks, take a photo of themselves with the book, and send it to Paul to win some prizes, including getting interviewed for Paul’s blog. 0:50:00 George asks when the audiobook version will be available. Paul thinks in about a month. 0:51:15 VO is hot right now, and this book gives insights into that. Some people are reading the book together including people in other fields. 0:54:24 George asks Paul how he learned an American English accent. 0:56:16 Harlan Hogan commercial. 0:58:20 Back with Paul. How do you say his name? 0:59:14 Dan asks Paul about his blog 7-8 months ago about pay-to-play sites. Paul has tried them all and now has said good bye to them all, including Bodalgo. He thinks they have cheapened the industry. We’ve traded convenience for low pay and low quality. He can’t price for profit at the pay-to-plays. They’re for the hobbyist. You have to do a lot more for a lot less. There are good things about them too. 1:03:50 Paul wrote a blog post, “Leaving voices.Com.” He plays bad auditions he heard on just one day. George talks about how so many people don’t get additional coaching. 1:05:40 Paul comments that there’s so much information online. Ignorance is no excuse. 1:06:41 Dan thinks the whole business is going through a major shift in the next year or two. Paul talks about crowdsourcing and how he used it to design his book cover. Paul said if pay was better and quality control was better. 1:08:41 Dan asks about Paul’s new studio. Paul describes it. He wrote a book, “Building a Booth on a Budget,” available only on his site. Paul won his mic at http://recordinghacks.com/ He goes on to talk about his gear. 1:11:57 George shows an example of Paul’s new interface, the Audient ID 22. http://audient.com/products/id22 Paul talks about his use of the interface, and his previous preamps. 1:14:50 Questions from the audience: Where are your main customers in the U.S., Europe or both? A: Sixty percent are in Europe, 30-40 pct in the US. He also has clients in Egypt and Oman. He gets up early! 1:16:04 Q: What do you think of crowd sourcing at VoiceBank.com. A: Paul wishes it were different. He’d rather get work through an agent, like Eric Shepard, to get his top five. Sorting through the 100 auditions crowdsourced is a waste of time, Paul says. 1:18:43 Break 1:19:28 They’re back. 1:19:48 Announcements: Dan asks George what’s up with Joe Cipriano is doing with BSW. Joe is working on a way to get more 416s in people’s hands. You get a Sennheisser 416 and Joe’s book, “Living on Air,” for $799. See more at: http://alturl.com/urpgc Buy from BSW and use promo code: Livingonair. 1:22:14 Thanks to the donors. To donate go to http://www.ewabs.net/ and click on the DONATE button, in the upper left of the screen. 1:23:10 George is on a “Twitter-chat” on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Pacific, 8 p.m. Eastern. Tweet with the hashtag, #ACX, to ask a question or @VOSTUDIOTECH.COM. 1:24:20 There’s a YouTube Channel for EWABS. https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow where you can see all 144 episodes! 1:25:00 EWABS Essentials—a pile of short tidbits from EWABS. 1:25:50 No show next week for Memorial Day. The chat room will still be there. 1:26:28 On June 9, Debra Deyan and Colleen Marlow from the Deyan Institute http://www.deyaninstitute.com/home.html . They offer classes for audiobook narration. There are marketing and demo demolition roundtables in the works, too. 1:27:37 Thanks to sponsors. LIKE us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter at EWABS_SHOW. Like the YouTube videos. Thanks to the wives and support staff. 1:30:42 End of show.
Voice Over Body Shop
Episode 143, May 12, 2014 Guests: Harlan Hogan of Voiceover Essentials and David McRell of CEntrance, introducing MixerFace. George on the role of webcams in home studios. Dan on what you call your “home studio.” 0:02:18 Opening of the show with Dan and George. 0:04:38 George talks about using webcams in your own studio to go back to face-to-face contact. Why aren’t we using video more? George urges to use your webcams and Skype to improve the connection you have with clients. 0:08:13 Dan weighs in on the topic. Sometimes bandwidth issues interfere. He uses his iPhone or iPad to do the video. Clients watch him, but he doesn’t watch them. Dan and George talk about whether it’s a distraction. George proposes we explore the idea. 0:11:52 Break 0:13:09 They’re back. 0:13:39 Dan talks about Studio Suit. People are raving! http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Studio Suit comes in 8’x5’ pieces. 0:15:45 Tip of the Week: At WoVOCon the idea came up of not using the term “home studio.” Dan thinks we should change the name of “home studio” to “personal VO studios” for client consumption. No one needs to see how the sausage gets made! He lists pros and cons of studios at home. The only thing that matters is how does your audio sound. PPVOS: A personal, professional voice-over studio. 0:19:01 Back to the show. Dan continues the discussion. “Home studio” has a negative connotation. 0:20:54 Dan shows two business cards—two VO actors, but identically designed cards from Vista Print. 0:21:23 George likes the idea of losing the word “home” from a branding standpoint. Then he asks about how “professional” gets overused. 0:22:40 Dan and George fields a question about TwistedWave vs. ProTools. A TW user has created a keyboard shortcut for inserting silence to “punch and roll,” and the question was is that possible in ProTools. George wasn’t aware of one but suspects that a ProTools user out there has created something. 0:26:14 Break 0:27:49 They’re back with the guests, David and Harlan. 0:28:42 Dan asks Harlan how Voiceover Essentials got started. Harlan tells the history. It started with Porta-Booth. He stumbled into the idea and posted it on the web. Then somebody suggested making and selling them. After the first 1500 it occurred him that there was no VO source. It was a complete accident. 0:32:59 Harlan tells about how the business grew once he got set up at Amazon. http://voiceoveressentials.com/ He goes on to tell stories about his stopwatch and his book which looks at the days when VO actors and engineers all knew each other through studio work. http://alturl.com/t7x6x The second edition comes out in July. 0:40:00 Q: What does HH think of all the crowd sourcing of auditions? A: It sucks! It does speak to the difference between auditioning and building a business. That means going out and finding work. Pay-to-plays don’t build a business. 0:42:40 David McRell joins the discussion. He’s a development engineer at CEntrance. There are four MixerFaces in existence. It’s a portable solution for recording with iPhone, iPod, and iPad. http://centrance.com/products/mixerface/ 0:47.53 David explains the limiter function to prevent clipping your audio when you get too loud. George says the limiter makes this product unique. Set it and forget it. 0:49:48 George talks about how difficult self-engineering is when you’re performing. 0:51:01 David shows the size of the MixerFace compared to an iPod Touch. It’s the same size as the iPhone5 generation. 0:52:00 George asks if it’s compatible with other devices, too. Yes, if you have a USB Audio Recorder Pro. Check your Android phone specs. If it has “USB Host” capability, then Android will work. 0:53:41 George asks what controls the MixerFace has. David shows controls. It can handle ISDN input. 0:55:35 Dan asks if you can plug it in or if runs off its own battery. You can charge both the MixerFace and your iPhone or iPad when you plug it in. 0:57:30 Available in July but probably August will be the earliest David said they will be able to ship MixerFace. 0:58:50 Q: Is the battery replaceable? A: The battery will last about seven hours. Q: What about over the long term? A: It’s not super high powered so they expect the battery will last two years. 1:00:49 Break 1:01:29 They’re back. Harlan voices his own ad. 1:03:11 Harlan says email terry.lee@voiceoveressentials.com if you’d like to order a MixerFace when they’re available. When the device is actually going to be available, they’ll contact you. No obligation. Harlan then talks about how you could use the MixerFace to serve as a phone patch and mixing board. True phone patches allow you to play back audio for clients to hear during sessions. 1:08:24 Harlan talks about new items at Voiceover Essentials: Decoupling speaker foam (“speaker shock mounts”). They “decouple” your speaker from the shelf. http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/shock-mount-speaker-stand.htm 0:13:13 Harlan talks about a shotgun mic shock mount. 1:14:10 Harlan shows his find, a 2 oz. shotgun mic shock mount for a 416. Cost $29.99. http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/shotgun-shock-mount.htm 1:17:15 Harlan shows his adjustable mic stand. http://voiceoveressentials.com/Harlan-Hogan-Universal-Desktop-Microphone-Stand/M/B009W3B2FI.htm 1:17:59 Dan shows a new use for the “Adjustable Boom Stop.” http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/abs.htm 1:18:15 George points to NO on his t-shirt. 1:18:50 Audio starts breaking up and goes dead for the rest of the show. Sorry. 1:22:36 End of show.
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Show Log Episode 142, May 5, 2014 Guest: Noelle Romano, voice coach from Edge Studio George presents a “Whittam’s World” on pre-fab vs. DIY isolation booths Dan talks about World Voice Over (WoVO) membership 0:04:40 Dan talks about WoVO Con One, the first conference of World Voice-Over. One of the best he’s been to. It began two years ago, as an industry organization for voice-over. Coming up: resources and people so WoVO can be the “voice of the people who speak for a living,” all over the world. There’s now a plan for a special website to promote members’ work. Join WoVO to help make the industry better for everyone. To learn more go to: http://www.worldvo.org/ The meeting was very productive. There was a demo of all three online ISDN replacements. People worked together. 0:11:04 George asked what it takes to join. You have to be a working professional. It’s a member-driven organization. 0:14:32 Break 0:16:47 They’re back. The latest with Studio Suit: Dan has a bunch and will ship! Hang it up and it works. http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ 0:17:25 George’s “Whittam’s World” (Episode 22) on isolation booths: build your own or pre fab? The “usual suspects” in pre-fab are similar and start at $4000. 1) George suggests consider looking at resale value if you may have to move soon. 2) Did you consider buying a used booth? Not so hard in L.A., but elsewhere it might be harder. Used booths can cost $3000 and hold their value pretty well. 3) Do you have time to build a booth? Are you missing work without the booth? The do it yourself booths take a lot of time to put together, far longer than you might expect. 4) How good are you at building? Do you have skilled friends? Dawbox plans aren’t the best and depend on your skills in building. 5) Acoustical treatments—all these need more than what they come with. They need denim panels (http://www.atsacoustics.com/) or other material. Some booths have pre attached foam that you need to work around. NONE have adequate acoustical treatment out of the box. Send questions for “Whittam’s World” to George at whittamsworld@edgestudio.com. For one-on-one consulting, go to http://vostudiotech.com/ The video ended at 0:26:49. 0:26:50 George continues discussing the topic. George talks about Scott Peterson of L.A. (on Facebook) who makes collapsable, custom booths. https://www.facebook.com/scottsvobooths. Not available out of L.A. area. He cautions: often, the better the isolation, the worse the acoustics. It takes effort to make it all work. 0:29:19 Break 0:30:45 They’re back, with a rant about looping software. 0:31:16 Noelle comes on. She introduces herself and how she got into VO. 0:35:45 She specializes in coaching children! 0:38:40 George asks what if he brought Ella in. 0:40:30 What does it mean for a kid to be “competitive”? It comes down to how well a kid can take direction and how consistent are they? Are they enjoying it? Are they understanding it? 0:44:37 How important is it for a kid to have an agent? It’s important for getting access to bigger brands and clients. Otherwise, it would be a big workload for the parent. It’s up to the parent. 0:46:30 George asked about successful kids. Noelle tells of a mom who made sure her daughter got lessons as well as work. 0:49:50 Live spot for Edge Studios. 0:51:01 George talks about his month-long special on TwistedWave effect stacks for $37.50. Coupon code: TWStackMay14. 0:51:53 Q: Do you teach Skype sessions, Noelle? A: Yes! 0:52:25 Q: What percentage of work is going to actual kids compared to adults doing kids? A: It depends on the style of the show. In the pre-school world, it’s more likely to be a kid. For ages 7-14 and above, it tends to be adults doing kid voices. A problem with kid voices is that the kids grow up and their voices change! 0:54:43 Q: Does child acting work translate to adolescent and adult work? A: Noelle said it does, it can. 0:55:45 Q: Do you advocate a rounded acting education? A: Most of her kid clients are doing that. It comes down to the kid. 0:57:27 Q: Should you (the adult VO actor) choose a coach who is close to your own vocal style? A: Noelle thinks that can help, while not totally necessary. See her at NoRoVO.com. She advocates trying a lot of different teachers to cover a variety of learning styles. 0:58:40 Q: Is there work for kids not in L.A.? A: For kids, you typically want them in the room. You might, here and there, do an ISDN session once work is booked. The bulk of L.A. work is in person. Dan adds: NEVER direct your own kids! They can get surly. 1:00:03 Q: How much do you seek talent via auditions from agents or pay-to-play sites? A: Noelle has seen roles go to new talent, when the tried and true talent a studio is used to doesn’t meet the need. The animation world in L.A. is a tough bubble to pop. Competition is intense. Producers love to have choices, assuming the talent isn’t a celebrity. 1:02:50 Break 1:04:19 Dan is back with echo. Next week’s guest is HARLAN HOGAN! 1:05:00 Go over to Voiceover Essentials, http://voiceoveressentials.com/, for the best collection of VO gear. Harlan will have a preview of a new mixer next week, including the mixer’s makers. 1:07:30 Dan on travel fatigue. 1:08:30 Thanks to the sustaining donors. 1:09:29 EWABS t-shirt. George made the mistake of asking about the design. 1:09:55 T SPRING coming: the shirt will be for sale for a limited time and quantity. The proceeds will let George build a Windows computer for the show. Stay tuned for news on the shirt. 1:11:20 Q: Is the show streamed over YouTube Live? A: That’s something the new computer will be able to do once we add some horse power in the graphics card. 1:12:50 If anyone can help create EWABS Essentials segments, George would train. 1:13:55 Show notes are “hot clickable” in YouTube. 1:14:26 Next week, Harlan; May 19: The Elusive Doug Terkel and a marketing for VO roundtable. May 26: Dark, no show. 1:15:13 In June, two audiobook producers, Debra Deyan and Colleen Marlow from the Deyan Institute http://www.deyaninstitute.com/home.html who offer classes, will be guests. 1:15:29 Thanks to sponsors, Harlan Hogan, Voice-Over Xtra, Edge Studios and Home Voice Over Studio (Dan) http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/. George is way behind, so feel free to drop your audio sample into Dan’s “specimen cup.” 1:17:15 Thanks to support staff and wives, and Anthony Gettig for chat room herding, and Lee Pinney for the podcast work. 1:19:21 End of show
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Show Log Episode 141, April 28, 2014 Guests: James Alburger and Penny Abshire George talks about buying a new computer Dan talks about HISSSSSSS 0:03:55 Thanks to our sponsors. 0:04:44 Dan shows his old carbon microphone. 0:06:30 George goes computer shopping. Learn what a GPU is compared to CPU. 0:10:00 How much memory do you need? 0:12:25 Hard drive (HD) or solid state drive (SSD)? 0:14:35 Which operating system? 0:16:38 Dan and George discuss. 0:18:43 Break 0:20:19 They’re back in echo mode. Bumpers for the show welcome! 0:21:30 Tip of the Week on hissing. 0:26:03 Discussion. George added that Hiss can be a setting issue. Some Windows systems can actually add hiss. 0:28:55 Dan’s “live read” for Edge Studio’s home studio spring cleaning service offer. George will clean your system and filing, and give you ideas for backup. All for $127. Also, his TwistedWave stack service for half off during May. 0:31:50 Break 0:32:28 They’re back with Jim and Penny. 0:33:55 Jim and Penny join in from San Diego to talk about Voice Over Academy. Their site: http://www.voiceacting.com/ It all began at Voice 2007 in Las Vegas, and a community was created. Voice 2014: August 27-30 in Anaheim, Calif. “Better than Ever.” They’re having a Spanish VO presenter from Argentina, and more on motivation and marketing. Check out http://www.voice2014.com/ to see the presenters list. There will be presentations for intermediate to advanced levels of VO. Beginners will also find value in the programs. Most programs will be recorded and most will be available to participants. Early Bird registration runs through April 30. Also, until May 2, you can save $50 on registration. Listen how at 0:51:58. 0:55:37 Harlan Hogan’s Voice Over Essentials: http://voiceoveressentials.com/ He’s got all sorts of custom voice-over gear. 0:59:00 The interview with Jim and Penny resumes. They talk about their Voice Acting Academy. Their workshops will resume after Voice 2014. Another arm of their business: http://voiceactingstudios.com/ 1:01:00 Questions from the Chat Room 1:01:30 Q when will the 5th edition of The Art of Voice Acting, Jim’s book? A: this fall. 1:04:38 Q is there a chance Voice will make it outside of Southern California? A: No. They want it to make it convenient for voice talent and agents in L.A. They talk about the sense of community created by the Voice conferences. EWABS started because of Voice. Larry Davis and Elizabeth Stuart met at Voice 2010 and married. Andy Boyns and Mehmet met on the way to Voice, while both lived in Istanbul. 1:13:29 Break. 1:14:30 They’re back. Thanks to donors. Announcements Thanks for the sustaining donations we’re getting. Check out the YouTube channel for the shows as well as “EWABS Essentials,” which is a collection of nuggets from the show. Help needed for making “Essentials” videos. Coming soon: May 5: WoVOCon report from Dan. May 12: Marketing Roundtable. Get well, Uncle Roy. Thanks to our sponsors! Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, like our YouTube Channel. Thanks to Katherine Curriden, our producer. Anthony Gettig, the chatroom guru. Jack de Golia for show notes. Lee Pinney does the podcast version of the show. 1:23:35 With the show notes in YouTube, the time stamps become clickable links. Check that out. 1:24:38 Sign off with the classic microphone! 1:25:05 End of show.
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Episode 140, April 21, 2014Third Anniversary Show, together at the Ganguzza’s house in Irvine, Calif. 0:3:10 Guests: Many, including Dan’s mom.0:4:00 Dan tells about meeting a SoCal mouse at his mom’s.0:5:25 Dan tells some EWABS history, starting with a talk George gave at Voice2008. Then, at Voice 2010, it started to jell as Dan and George collaborated on solving a problem. They took inspiration from NPR’s “Car Talk”—hence the “body shop.” Now we’re at episode 140. 0:9:55 Dan admits to editing with a razor blade.0:10:05 George admits his age (40), and then Dan does, too. (+17)Some shoutouts:0:10:45 Bob Sauer0:11:04 Adam from SLC0:11:29 Andy at Top Voice-Over0:11:37 Andy Boyns and Memet Onur sing happy birthday in Turkish (and sing it well)0:12:12 Anthony Gettig from the U.P. Michigan0:13:00 Break0:14:25 Back at the party. 0:14:50 Dan prepares to roam the room. Dan talks with Johnny Cavetas and his camera. 0:15:34 He then moves over to see Larry Hudson and Sylvia McClure, the EWABS “bumper” folks. Is it “Dan and George” or “George and Dan”? Simon Vance is the cameraman.0:17:30 Katherine Curriden, the EWABS producer for the last two years. She’s the person who gets the great guests for the show. 0:19:08 Connie Terwilliger. She met Dan at Voice 2007 in Las Vegas. Unconscious incompetence is curable. Connie is a good source on forums for good information.0:21:17 Denise Chamberlain. She worked with Dan on Voice-Over Virtual last summer. Dan sent an ALL CAPS email. They originally met at Voice 2007.0:22:30 Karen O’Bryant, a frequenter of the EWABS Chat Room. She recalls her favorite “cluge” when George had to broadcast Dan’s image from an iPhone perched on his forehead (Episode 125, Dec. 30, 2013). Her other favorite moment was a long discussion by George with no audio—the Chat Room filled in with their own words.0:24:28 Alex Apostolides0:25:13 James Alburger and Penny Abshire came up from San Diego for the event. Voice 2014 will be at the Anaheim Hilton this year. The theme is “Better than Ever.” A Las Vegas headliner will do a show and a talk later about the show, “Creating a Million-Dollar Mouth.” Other presenters will be new, too. Lots of surprises. 0:27:45 Martha Kahn, who helped Dan with the Voice-Over Virtual conference last summer. More shoutouts: 0:28:44 Joe Cipriano, the view from the wiring tangle, behind and underneath it all.0:30:03 Cliff Zellman, from his studio0:30:20 Dave Courvoisier (CourVO) from his car0:30:49 Ed Waldorph with a distinguished shoutout0:31:35 Break0:32:50 They’re back. George has a new virtual audience toy. It has cheers, crickets…0:33:30 Dan wanders over to meet Simon Vance. Simon tells us about his current audiobook work. He recounts his 700 title-career. He explains why he worked under other names.0:36:55 Dan asks Simon how he’s seen the business change. MP3’s contributed to the change, and then Audible combined with Amazon which “democratized” audiobooks, but drew in a huge number of new actors and changed the standards. The industry has expanded hugely. 0:42:03 Ann Ganguzza, the party host. Ann talks about Voice-Over Peeps. She remembered the fun of Episode 103, last July 28, when Dan built a Studio Suit booth in Ann’s living room. More shoutouts0:45:42 Elaine Clark, from Voice One in San Francisco0:46:00 Jerry Pelletier, from Florida, and his Studio Bricks studio0:46:32 John Taylor, in his house0:46:57 Kevin Scheuller from his EWABS inspired cave, with his EWABS clicker!0:47:30 Source Elements (Robert Marshall and Rebekah Wilson) sends a shoutout0:47:57 Break0:49:18 They’re back with a dead mic and frozen video. (Apollo 13 continues.)0:49:54 A wave from Dan’s mom.0:50:06 Dan’s mic dies. Gear shift. Cover SFX.0:52:30Q Is Dan shaving off his mustache in honor of three years?A Detailed answer0:53:20Q What equipment are you using to do the show?A (George adds a mustache). 0:53:50 George gives an extended answer. Be ready to take notes on all the details!0:57:00 Prizes offered to the assembled fun-havers.And then it was time to “fork a poke,” … er…1:06:50Announcements: Next week: James and Penny talking about Voice 2014The week after: VO Marketing Roundtable (Ann Ganguzza and others)1:08:00We still have clickers. $5. Get them at EWABS.com.1:09:30Sponsors: Harlan Hogan has a supply of “personally vetted,” very dense foam at half the cost for studio monitors. He has a shotgun mic with “field replaceable o-rings.” Harlan will be on the show in May. He’ll talk about a new audio interface for iOS.1:11:59 Contributors: Eric Erigoni, who donates weekly. Thanks to the wives. 1:12:45 Our sponsors: Harlan Hogan (Voice Over Essentials), Edge Studio, VO Studiotech.com (Soon to be Edge Studios), Voice-Over Xtra. Voice-Over Xtra’s daily newsletter is worth a daily read. Edge Studio’s newsletter got a shoutout too.1:13:15 LIKE US on Facebook, LIKE our videos on YouTube, FOLLOW us on Twitter, SUBSCRIBE to YouTube.Thanks to show support staff, like Katherine Curriden; Ann & Jerry Ganguzza; Lee Pinney for the Podcast; Jack de Golia for the show notes.1:14:42 We wind up with “Happy Birthday”! (Actually sung pretty well!)Time to stick a fork in it.More shoutouts!1:16:19 Nathan Cundiff1:16:29 Lee Pinney from Voice Around Town1:17:09 Steve Tardio with Three Clicks!1:17:26 Andy Barnett from KC1:18:06 End of Show
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Episode 139, April 7, 2014 Voice Acting Masters Roundtable Guests: Elley-Ray, Marc Cashman, Randye Kaye and Elaine Clark To get into the chat room: at EWABS website click on “chat now.” 0:03:30 Skype TX coming someday. 0:05:00 Guest introductions. 0:08:00 First topic: Voice Over Styles Elaine: Every city/ad agency has a different feel. Elley-Ray: Actors forget we’re in a dialogue and to naturally respond (not displaying, dictating or announcing). Randye is having bandwidth problems. 0:11:20 Changing styles isn’t easy. It seems people who are “just me” do well. Elaine: the more real it is, the more you have to become part of it. For some it becomes more about them. The listener should feel and take action. Your delivery will depend on how close you are to the mic. Elley-Ray: we perform by ourselves, but really we’re part of a team. We forget it’s not a singular enterprise. We can’t just grab the ball for ourselves. Elaine: We have to know our job. Sometimes our character personifies the problem, not the solution. We have to understand our role. The “classic announcer” is now more of a caricature. Randye says the announcer still works but before a group. VO actors have to have a point of view, we’re not neutral newscasters. That’s new in the last few decades. We have to know what we feel and what we want the audience to feel. There’s still a place for the “engaged announcer read.” 0:16:30 Dan asks how the number of VO actors these days affects what we do. Elley: adapt and change. For her, time in the biz gives her confidence. For newbees, don’t get locked into what you may think is your “safety net.” Things will come full circle. Bend with the times. Elaine: technologically things have changed, but our core is technically based. In the late 90s there was so much “attitude” and youth orientation, followed by 9/11 which led to heart-felt, deeper. Then with aging baby boomers, now we need 50+ VO. Attitudes and styles of writing change, but techniques stay the same. Elley: Women’s roles have changed from airheads to professions. We’re now more conscious about who and how we voice. 0:20:30 Dan asks how do you do it differently? Elaine: there’s only one YOU, complete with opinions and visualizations. Bring your personality to it. Elley: we read left to right and get stuck on punctuation. She advocates dumping the punctuation. Change pitch speed and play with elongating prepositions. “Not read.” Discovery point in a sentence—how do you discover a response. When it’s written down, screw with pitch, speed, rhythm, volumes. Play with those things. Take risks, put your opinion and put in emotional truth. Elaine: coaches’ jobs is to put as much as we can in students’ bags of tricks. Change in reading copy (after 5 seconds of the same, the client is gone). 0:26:20 Break 0:28:49 They’re back. 0:30:00 Marc Cashman joins via Skype and George sorts it out. 0:32:00 Dan talks about a script he got today with confusing direction. And then he got copy written for what they say they don’t want. How do you get through this? Dan reads the copy and asked the group to respond. Randye said it’s difficult to coach since Dan’s read in his “see what this is” mode. This doesn’t say if it’s for radio or TV. Elley: There’s a humility needed that if you know too much, you can sound slick. Elaine: read it again as a TV commercial. Take 2. Dan reads again. Loses the script. Take 3. Coaches reply. Elaine: you have to imagine when you see the word “imagine.” It implies a storyteller style. The copy divides into three parts. Boil it down to a simplistic style. Turn the paper over and tell her a story about the script is about, in your own words in whatever time you want. 0:40:36 Dan does that and Elaine asks “why does that matter?” She talks about personalizing the message so that Dan can care about it. Elley: wrote down the word “imagine” – that’s the selling point while you’re selling transit. You have to be sure that when you get to that (transit) that we know it. Elley would have Dan do it in gibberish to express emotion of the words. 0:43:45 Marc Cashman arrives. Elley has to leave and come back to reestablish hearing. 0:45:00 Randye adds her thoughts—she heard Dan judging the copy as he read it. The copy didn’t suit his personality. He got more relaxed as he got further into it. He got a little Dr. Seuss when not connected to the copy. Each “imagine” is another chance to connect to the listener. Figure out whatever personal connection you can find and have a point of view either of you or the character you’ve playing. Take 4. 0:48:10 Responses at 0:49:24. Marc—initial take, Dan forgot to breathe. Breathe to the end of your phrases. He also thought it was a little too intimate. He thought Dan pulled back his personality too much. Ignore the direction and be yourself. Also, Marc didn’t hear a smile. Randye says Dan was reacting to coaching from take 1-on. She thinks there are moments in the script that need intimacy, but he didn’t change with the story. She liked that Dan took the risk. Elley urged Dan to change rhythm. He lost emotional truth while making a good change away from take 1 read. 0:53:45 Dan said he chose this copy with four coaches because he knew what would happen. Elaine points out that there’s an arc to the story, from personal to global. Marc said that there needs to be a build. Marc asked him to go back to Take 1 more. Take 5. 0:56:00. Marc reacts at 0:57:00 and says take the “sell” out and to emphasize “transit.” Elaine says there’s an “In a World” facet to this piece. Too stiff on the numbers. Marc suggests relaxing on the number to fourteen-forty, for example. 0:59:00 Dan tries to corral the discussion. 0:59:37 Break 1:01:00 They’re back. Time for questions from the chat room. 1:01:51 Q What’s the definition of conversational reads? A Elaine-having a dialogue with the listener, reacting with in-between-the-lines talk, movement Elley—authentic responding with mental, physical, & spiritual action in the voice. Randye—to add on, conversational doesn’t always mean casual. It means “natural for the situation.” Figure out the situation and decide what suits the copy. A thought is a breath and a breath is a thought. We use sounds and tempo changes to emphasize as opposed to mechanical reading. Marc—the way we talk we sometimes stutter, stammer, we never talk in a rhythm, but do talk in a cadence. Depending on the copy you can enhance with “glue” phrases like “so,” “you know,” and so on, to enhance the “flavor.” Don’t read as if in stone. The actors who bring more to the table than just the copy are the best to work with. Sometimes you have to add a little bit to the copy; this isn’t suitable for every piece of copy. George added that the higher the pay, the less suitable it may be to add to the copy. 1:07:30 Q Are men still dominating the industry? A Yes Elley: Example, MacDonald’s ad to lipsynch a hen clucking—job went to a man. Randye--P.S. It depends on the field. Lifetime Network is nearly all female. Elaine: there are more women. VO reflects society. Thirty years ago only 10% female. Now 30%. 1:10:40 Q Do you feel union is overrated, should new actors stay non-union. A Sticky question. Elaine: we need the union to establish standards and rate of pay. It’s there when people are ready for it. Marc it’s nice for somebody to establish minimum scale. His concern is that union doesn’t go after companies for residuals. He hears about VO’s getting screwed. 1:13:45 Q Is there an upsteak trend? A Use sparingly. Marc says uptalk is viral. It’s part of the venacular. You should control it and use it when you want, not let it control you. Marc said 30-40% of commercials have it. Elaine: Uptalk makes it hard to edit video. It sounds insecure. 1:17:45 Q My voice changes morning to evening. How should I deal with that? A Elaine pick a time and record consistently at that time. Record yourself throughout the day and listen to changes. Elley: warm up if you need to record first thing. Work at your optimum. Discussion about voice care follows. 1:20:30 Randye talks about singing exercises helping her. Warm up with easy vocal exercises, drink a lot of water. Your mouth gets tired. Take breaks, massage your jaw. Singing and tongue twister exercises are good. Elley talks about soft palate exercise where you yawn. She also puts ice packs on her throat to reduce swelling. 1:23:19 Break 1:24:15 They’re back. Time to talk about Harlan Hogan products. Voice Over Essentials! 1:27:20 Q What is the difference between “east flavor” of coaching and “west flavor” of coaching? A Elley-Ray each uses different language, but they all come from the same place. They know what truth and response is, that there are no monologues, just dialogues. Elaine: we all possess good ears so students can hear what needs to be fixed. Marc figures that because of the internet, there’s no north-south-east-west anymore. 1:31:30 Cumbayá breaks out. 1:33:00 Announcements. Thanks to donors. Spread the word. Third Anniversary Show is on April 21. Next week: Dark. No show. Thanks to support staff and wives. This week, George will be at NAB in Las Vegas and at the Vegas Voicers workout on 4/ 10. 1:36:49 End of show.
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Episode 138, March 31, 2014 Guest: Joe Davis from voiceactorwebsites.com George on gear in or out of your booth Dan’s Tip of the Week on VO Education 0:03:30 Thanks to sponsors, Harlan Hogan, VO Xtra, and Edge Studio/VO Studio Tech 0:04:00 “Shout-outs” needed for the Third Anniversary show on April 21. 0:04:58 George rolls his “Whittam’s World” (Episode 15) about equipment in or out of the booth. George gives details on where to keep your computer and other gear. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mfMi8URfLg8&list=PLpWTD2BQBdrKqkKsnsWMWc4FYrh3mXBpH&index=16 to see it again. 0:13:00 Discussion between Dan and George about what gear in the booth. 0:14:52 Break 0:16:30 Dan’s rant on VO education. Everybody learns from somebody. Acting, technology, and business are the three phases of the VO biz. You never stop studying. Education for profit? Nothing wrong with that. There’s no certification for teaching VO acting. No one person can teach it all. Webinars? The question is what is the information being presented worth to you? Making you a better voice actor is in their interest. The all-in-one organizations offering guaranteed success—RUN! See WoVO’s best practices. http://www.worldvo.org//?s=Best+Practices&x=0&y=0 But never stop learning! Dan and George discuss. Dan says his peers have taught him much, with the foundation coming in his school days. Next week’s roundtable will include some top coaches. Q: Does WoVO offer accreditation? A: No, though WoVO will soon offer home studio certification. Coming up: how to make your website better. 0:25:57 Break 0:27:30 They’re back with Joe Davis. Joe demonstrates branding by wearing a Dan mustache. Joe talks about how he came to the business. His friendship with Dan led him to learn about VO. He began thinking about making web design fast, affordable, and relevant for VO. Joe and Dan now have a business, http://www.voiceactorwebsites.com/ Dan noticed websites can be a pain, with somebody else in charge. Joe thinks a website’s goal is either for branding (where you’ve had contact with the clients prior). For those sites, search engine optimization (SEO) isn’t as important. Example: McDonald’s—lots of graphics, nearly no text. Not good for SEO. http:// www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html The other type that brings in new traffic. That type needs to have a lot of text. Example: Dan’s site. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ It’s got lots of text which is good for SEO. “Flash” can’t be read by SEO. Example is Dan’s VO site, which can’t be seen on an iPhone. So you need to decide your need before you start. 0:37:00 Branding discussion. For Dan, his site is like a business card. 0:38:40 Joe asks what is a brand? A brand on livestock was a way of know who owned which cow. Ultimately, it’s something people think of someone or something. Example: Pepsi logo. Sometimes a brand gives you an insight into a company or it can give a feeling. For the website Joe runs, he spent hours building a logo with a headset and a mic. And that turned out not to work since VO’s don’t use headsets so much. It might be best to bring a brand or logo to your website development, rather than have the web designer do it. 0:43:20 Dealing with SEO and keywords. What is all that? When you go to a search engine and type in words, the search engine gives different weight to different terms. SEO includes on-page and off-page factors. If you don’t have the words “voice-over” on your page, you won’t get found. Most webpage viewers don’t go beyond the first page of a search result. Something 60- 85% click on the first three choices brought up by a search engine. Pay-per-click: Google makes its money by selling advertisers who appear above the search results. The client sets the amount per click up to a ceiling amount. This is why most of us won’t make money via our websites since there are deep pockets getting the most out of their SEO. Google has 10 spaces for the 1.3 million looking for voice work everyday. So if you can identify your niche visually and in text at your site. 0:51:15 Harlan Hogan spot. Harlan is having an April Fools Sale, one day only on April 1. 0:53:59 Audience questions. Q I just bought a domain and I’m trying to “host” it via WordPress. If this OK? A Yes. This is a good way to manage your site yourself. Joe tells the history of site management. You can “host” your site through BlueHost. You can have more power and flexibility by hosting yourself. Hostgater is another ($10 a month). George uses SquareSpace. His site includes an embedded element (SourceConnect Now). Joe said you do need to be careful that your embedded content is a trusted source. The other caution: the more you put on your site the slower it loads. It should load within 7 seconds. 1:01:10 Q: How do you handle multiple websites? A: Depends on what you want to do with each site. You probably need a very different brand for each function if you have a different site for each. If all your sites talk about the same thing, keep the branding the same. 1:04:08 Often there’s a bar across the top. Then a call to action and services in the upper right. English speakers read in an F pattern, looking top left first, then across, back, down, and across: define the brand first, then call to action, down the side your menu, and a way to contact on the right. Sidebars are moving to the right to enhance SEO. 1:06:20 Q How much change control do I have? A Depends on the web design system you’re using. 1:08:25 Q What about mobile sites? A More than 1 billion use mobile devices to access the internet. Having a site that works is important. You can build a site specific to mobile devices or a responsive design. In those, the site changes as it shrinks. Responsive design is better for SEO. Duplicate content gets punished by Google. You can also get reported by a competitor. 1:12:19 Q How important is it to have a blog on the website? A With WordPress you can have both managed on the same system. Google loves fresh content and old content and domain names. If update regularly, that’s good. If you’re not doing it at least once a week, you might want to remove your dates so Google doesn’t think you have an abandoned blog. 1:14:48 Q What about registering a domain with wix.com? A Joe doesn’t have experience with Wix. The more you use a template service, you’re limited, but it can be easy to use. If you want more flexibility, then hosting yourself is just as expensive. 1:16:52 Q Single page website vs multi-tab site? A It depends on the goal of the site. The more pages the better if you want to bring in natural traffic. Long single pages could get hit by Google if they’re too long. Google likes organized content with “bread crumbs.” George asks Joe about podcasts. Joe says it requires an audience with specific interests. Now days we can build websites quickly and inexpensively. 1:24:04 Joe’s final advice: buy domains associated with your domain name and then a Break. 1:25:38 They’re back. Email your questions to Joe. Announcements: Clickers! Donors thank yous. Subscription donations possible! The YouTube Channel includes EWABS Essentials, with the “best of.” Next week: Voice Over Coaches Roundtable. April 14: DARK. A break. April 21: Third Anniversary with Voice Peeps. Send a video shout out and put up at Dropbox. May 5: Marketing Roundtable 1:31:30 George tests two mics. 1:33:19 End of show
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Published on Mar 24, 2014 Sinusitus and all things sinuses the topic on this thrilling episode of EWABS. Dan shares a TOTW on audio processing, and George shows off and demos his Kaotica Eyeball, picked up while presenting at VO 2014 Atlanta.
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Published on Mar 17, 2014 Our wonderful and patient guest this episode is Liz de Nesnera, one of the most knowledgable on the subject of telephony in the VO industry. We have some Skype issues and George gets Liz on IPDTL mid-interview. If you like seeing how we make the sausage, this episode is for you. Dan shares his thoughts finding now VO niches, George shares a Whittam's World on dealing with aging audio equipment, and we answer a viewer question on audio processing with Logic Pro X.
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Streamed live on Mar 10, 2014 Johnny Heller joins us to discuss the world of audiobooks from the actor's perspective. He's a union talent from New York City with many years of wisdom to share. Dan helps you with your technophobia and George rants about getting bad tech advice from forums.
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Published on Mar 4, 2014 Our panelists this time around include Cliff Zellman, Uncle Roy Yokelson, Joe van Riper and Stephen Sisk. We start off analyzing audio for quality, discuss the demise of isdn, and take your questions. Than to Livingston Studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Published on Feb 24, 2014 We're ALL BUSINESS this episode as Celia takes your questions on branding and building a VO business, Dan talks about nurturing your referrals, and George gets into his version of Life Hacking.
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Published on Feb 18, 2014 Erik Sheppard, Agent from Today's Voice is our special guest, and friend of the show and entertaining morning show host John Taylor drops in to the LA studio. We start the show with Dan and George speaking via Source Connect Now, the latest in audio streaming over IP technology, George shares an interview with Source Elements founders Robert Marshall and Rebekah Wilson, and Dan shows us his RE20 and explains why NOT to us it for VO!
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Published on Feb 10, 2014 J. S. Gilbert is visiting the southland this week and stops in the EWABS West Studio! We get into the discussion about whether ISDN should or will remain king of the hill for much longer, or if new technologies like Source Connect and IPDTL will take over soon. George shares product videos from Winter NAMM show including the CEntrance MixerFace, Universal Audio Apollo Twin, and Equator D5 studio monitors. J.S. Gilbert discusses: ISDN with the guys. IpDTL is beginning to gain much acclaim among VO artists, for sound quality, and ease of use. The topic turns to some of the reasons ISDN continues to hang on. J.S. shares some personal experiences with studio production personnel. JS makes the analogy of how mics evolved for use on the west coast in VO work Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Whittam's World: Segments from the NAMM show featuring centrance myxer face, the Apollo Twin Thunderbolt Interface, and Equator Studio Monifors, and controller. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F2Qm0... J.S. shares some advice on comparing yourself to others in the VO business. J.S. compares VO ten years ago, and today. J.S. goes in depth on just what is often expected from VO talent these days that isn't acting related at all. Dan shares a story of he and J.S. at dinner in San Francisco. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm J.S. relates how dan and george give so much added value to the vo industry. Js shares the details of his audio chain. George relates some stories of some of his higher end clients. J.S. lends his approval to studio suit as being installation, and cost effective when compared to the alternatives. Dan's Port a Booth demonstration video. Announcements An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Next Week...Erik Sheppard Feb. 24.. Celia Siegel WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Feb 4, 2014 Toronto, ON, Canada voice actor Mike Pongracz is our special guess this week. Dan reminds you to not over think a home studio, and George shares sage advice on choosing audio cables.
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Streamed live on Jan 27, 2014 Join Dan and George at 9 Eastern Time! If you'd like to be directly in the hangout, let us know now, we have room for 4 more participants. Otherwise, join us in the usual chatroom and watch live (Sort of ) on You Tube! Google hangout guests included: Ann Richardson Gene Dixon Scott Chambers Karyn O'Bryant Hosts: George Whittam Dan Lenard George logs in from the edge studio offices in New York, and gets us up to date with his New York trip thus far. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Hang out questions, and topics included: What is considered the standard resolution, and bit rate for voice over work? George's experiences at the NAMM show this year. The terminology of "Sound Damping." Client audition requests which become red flags. How to price readings for screenplays. How Dan was once quoted by Al Jazeera. The recent Blue Microphones user group email. Dan shares an interesting logo based on a Smith Brother's cough drop ad. Equator monitors that George saw at the NAMM show. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements: An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Next week: Mike Pongracz of the Three Amivos. Coming Soon: J.S. Gilbert, Celia Siegel. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Jan 20, 2014 Kelly Passinault shares HUGELY helpful info about casting VO, Dan's experiences in Vegas with Marice Tobias, and Joe Cipriano, George on phone patches. Dan's tip of the week: Vegas! Dan was recently at Maurice tobias' workshop in Las VegasDan has some great footage, including some of Joe Cipriano reading from his new book. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Whittams World: Phone Patches George shows us how with: Skype Earbuds Cell phone Hybrid Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome this week's guest: Burbank Creative Director, Kelly Passinault. Head of casting for voice caster, demo producer, and much more. http://kellylynnmarie.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kellylynnvo http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kelly-pas... Interview topics, and questions included: How did Kelly get started doing all these varied skills? What did Kelly study in college? What exactly does a casting company do? What does she look for that causes her to choose one voice talent over another? How important are the specs on a particular piece of copy? How much of an audition does Kelly generally listen to before moving to the next one? Does she still choose mostly California talent, or does she find talent everywhere these days? Dan asked about the teaching, coaching, and production work that also goes on at Voicecaster. What part does audio quality play in a good audition? Kelly explains the classes at voice caster. What sort of equipment is available at Voicecaster? What are the criteria for working with Voicecastor? Voicecastor can also direct your audition via VO 'n' GO. What's the quickest way for talent to get passed over? What's the best way to get to read for Kelly if you're in LA for a few days?? What sort of equipment does Kelly use to listen to auditions? Does Kelly often choose Talent she's already familiar with for projects? John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Focusrite drivers are now available to make the Scarlet a class compliant item. http://global.focusrite.com/answerbas... George is at Nam show this thurs, fri. George will be in New York at Edge Studios next week to include: 6 p.m. Thursday night party at edge studios, and.. Tuesday through Thursday George is available to work on your studio if you are local to the New York area. Dan introduces us to a new studio in Toronto Special thanks to VO Peeps, and and Anne Ganguzza. Next Week: Google hangout - rsvp ewabshop@gmail.com to be a guest. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Jan 14, 2014 The lovely Larissa Gallagher is in studio with George for this episode. Dan's Tip of the Week is on iOS recording devices, and George shares his thoughts on IPDTL. George fills us in on IPDTL, the Chrome browser extension that facilitates a live voiceover session. It's free, and the sound quality is nearly as good as Source Connect. Our guest Larissa shares her experiences with ISDN. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Dan fields a quick question from the chat room audience about the 2i2 verses Sapphire 6 in regards to sound quality. Dan's tip of the week: IOS Recording. It can be done, but do you have to? Dan shows us several interfaces. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Larissa Gallagher http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5000693/ http://www.larissagallagher.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Laris... Interview questions, and topics included: How Larissa got started in the VO business. Larissa's dance training. Larissa's other background prep for voice over. Larissa's time on the East Coast prior to her move to LA. What was the hardest thing in shifting from acting to voice over for Larissa? Larissa's home studio. Larissa's choice in DAWs. Larissa says she loves the new Harlan Hogan Signature Series headphones. How did Larissa prepare for the leap into the US market? What advice does she offer other Aussies? Questions on Australian accents, and dialects. What other accents does Larissa perform? John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: George talks a little about possibly upgrading to Mavericks, and why you may want to wait until you do. Dan tells us whats new with Studio Suit. George will be in NY 26th/27 Jan. For a session at Edge Studio. Friday Is a mixer/hangout at edge studios 7pm.....see edge.com for details??? Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Jan 7, 2014 Bob Bergen, voice of Porky Pig and many other characters, commercials, radio imaging, and more is our guest.
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Published on Dec 30, 2013 Dan and George celebrate another year of edu-tainment EWABS style. Share some of our favorite moments of 2013. Enjoy some of our favorite interviews this year including Rick Wasserman Anthony Mendes, John Taylor, David Kaye, and more. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Relive many of the valuable lessons taught to us by: Paul Pape Juan Carlos Fred Melamed Maurice LaMarche Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt Rodney Saulsberry Marc Grau Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Afterward the guys share some of the fun technical glitches, and bloopers associated with the shows production. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Other favorite segments included: Dan's assembly of a portable voiceover booth featuring Studio Suit. The guys sharing a little Halloween hilarity with us. Featuring Lee Pinney as "Dan Lenard." Jason Huggins playing a little ukulele for us. Dan and Dr Bernstein singing a little tune for us. Announcements An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Next Week: December 6th Bob Bergen. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Streamed live on Dec 23, 2013 Happy Holidays! George joins us from his parent's house in Pennsylvania. George's parents own both a pipe organ, and a player piano. We get a demonstration of the player piano later in the show. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties, an audio loop back interferes with a portion of the show after, but gets corrected around38:00 minutes into the show. Regular chat room viewers who joined us in this holiday hang out included: ( in order of appearance) Dan Lenard George Whittam George Whittam Sr. (AKA Trumpet Guy) Jason Lawson Lee Pinney Ron Levine (AKA Santa Claus) Uncle Roy Yokelson Steven Tardio Special guest appearance by Ella Whittam. Carol Spencer Morgan, and Husband Tom. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Announcements: Please send in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. www.ewabshop.com An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs. com Hang out topics, and questions included: The activities of each of our guests this holiday season. Some specifics about Steve Tardio's work at NBC. Carol Spencer Morgan's recent voice over work. Dan's recent adventures with a sump pump. The EWABS logo contest. Specific clip requests for the best-of 2013 show. A demonstration of the Whittam's player piano. Best practices for voice over in the coming year. The electric train set up at the Whittam residence. Happy holiday wishes from each of our guests. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show George will be at Edge Studios open house in New York on Thursday, and Friday of this week. Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Upcoming Shows: Dec. 30th End of the year best of 2013 show. Jan. 6th Bob Bergen. How to practice animation sounds. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Streamed live on Dec 16, 2013 Rob shares his legal wisdom and end of the year tax tips. George joins us later in the program, special thanks to Anthony Gettig for co-hosting this episode. Dan's Tip Of The Week: Processing. Do you need it? How much is too much? Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Dan demonstrates the new EWABS Clicker, only $5. Order yours today. George joins us live from a client's studio, where George is completing a project. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome This Weeks Special Guest: Robert Sciglimpaglia. Robert Sciglimpaglia is a practicing attorney, actor and accomplished voice over artist as well as the author of Voice Over Legal. https://www.facebook.com/robscig http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2215197/ www.voiceoverlegal.com Interview topics, and questions included: What year end business advice might Rob have for us? What sort of questions does Rob receive from voice over clients? Rob relates that recently there have been many questions in regards to collections. Can an individual have a legal trademark? What tips does Rob have for getting paid? Are wire transfers a legitimate method of getting paid? What are the differences if operating as a foreign entity doing business with the United States. Are trademarks, and service marks the same thing? What news is there regarding Rob's book "Voice Over Legal?" What sort of projects has Rob been working on recently? What's Rob's connection to World Voices Organization (WOVO)? Have there been any recent problems with people using copyrighted music on their demos etc? What is Rob's opinion of to pay to play sites? What is the single biggest mistake that voice talent usually make? What is the best practice regarding starting out with a new client? Should we trademark our personal names? Rob's book is available at www.voiceoverlegal.com. George gives us some additional information about his on site project. Announcements Please send your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. www.ewabs.com An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To Be Announced Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Happy Holidays! from Harlan Hogan's 12 days of Christmas. voiceoveressentials.com/ Next Week: Holiday Hangout special with the Whittam family. RSVP ewabshop@gmail.com. January 6: Bob Bergen Support the show by sending your questions and ideas to ewabshop@gmail.com WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Dec 9, 2013 Karen Souer of karensouer.com is our guest, Dan and George talk studio acoustics, and we share some client stories from the past week. Dan and George explain how easy it is to get into our live viewer chat room. George shows off a specialty tool he recently acquired, a power nailer. Dan shares a few recent mustache themed items he's received. The guys share some recent experiences they've had maintaining their own, and other's studios. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Whittam's World: Acoustic treatment. Example acoustic panels, and their composite materials. Including a studio suit demonstration. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome this week's guest: Karen Souer, Voice Over Administrative Assistant. Karensouer.com Karen@karensouer.com Interview topics, and questions included : Karen's job title, and examples of the tasks involved. The business side of voice over. The principles of organization. Client relationship management (CRM) software. The ability to delegate tasks. How Karen came to be a voice over administrative assistant. What was it like growing up with a father so involved in voice over? Karen's audio editing expertise. Ability to work with social media, and Internet content. Karen shares some recent tips on organization. What sort of tools ( online, offline, software) Does Karen use in her administrative work? John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Happy Holidays from Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements Please send your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. ewabs.com An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To Be Announced Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Support the show by sending your questions and ideas to ewabshop@gmail.com Upcoming Shows: Dec. 16th Rob Sciglimpaglia, Dec. 23rd Holiday Hang Out with the Whittam family. Dec. 30th End of the year best of 2013 show. Jan. 6th Bob Bergen. How to practice animation sounds. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Dec 2, 2013 A wonderful interview with Wes Dooley at his AEA headquarters in Pasadena, CA, George talks USB, and Dan shares his thoughts on mics for the traveling VO. George's Tech Tidbits: USB 2 vs. 3. It's all about speed, but how much do you need? Dan shows us the happy Hanukkah glasses his son Louis sent from school this year. The guys explain that this week's guest Wes Dooley, and AEA Microphones have the most veritable microphone collection. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Announcements: Tuesday Dec. 19 Dan Lenard's Home Studio Wizardry: Live Training, Studio Case Analysis, Q and A. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs... An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. Thanks again to Eric Arigoni, John Taylor and Others who have made recent donations. Dan's Tip Of The Week: Which microphone to take on the road. How to keep it simple. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan This Week's Guest: Wes Dooley of AEA Microphones. WWW.wesdooly.com http://www.ribbonmics.com/aea/R44.html Interview topics, and questions included: How Wes became involved in the microphone industry. Why ribbon microphones? What improvements were made to the original 44 design? How Wes went from Hobby mode, to full paced business mode. Wes gives some suggestions for specific vo ribbon mics. Wes explains the physics of why ribbon works for voice over. Ribbon mic technique. We get a visual pan of AEA's "Wall of Mics." Ribbon mic pricing. Why ribbon mics are so well suited to long-form narrative work. A brief look at some of the more interesting Mics in AEA's collection. George recommends the N22 if investigating a new AEA ribbon mic, and then demonstrates a Coles 4104 B mic for us. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Happy Holidays from Harlan! Harlanhogan.com/sale save up to $100. George shares this week's Viewer question. Choosing appropriate shapes of acoustical foam. Dec. 9th Karen Souer - Virtual Assistant. Dec. 16th Rob Sciglimpaglia, Dec. 23rd Holiday Hang Out with the Whittam family. Dec. 30th End of the year best of 2013 show. Jan. 6th Bob Bergen. How to practice animation sounds. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Streamed live on Nov 25, 2013 EWABS AUDIO MASTERS ROUNDTABLE 11/25/13 This is the RAW YOUTUBE LIVE feed, warts and all. I will upload the Ustream version as well. Our Quarterly Audio Masters Roundtable included guests: Uncle Roy Yokelson Cliff Zellman Juan Carlos Bagnell Mike Varella. Paul Pape also joins us in the chat room to contribute. Roundtable topics, and discussions included: Noise floor description and solutions. Candid In-depth analysis by experts. Lots of audience questions about noise floor too. Breaths, should you Leave em in? Take them out? What's the rule? Recording formats and specs. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Uncle Roy tells us about his Emmy from CBS Sports. Pro Tools 11. What's new? Will an expensive mic improve your sound quality? Dan asks the panelists for their opinion on soundproofing devices. Australian listener Carol Spencer Morgan asks Juan Carlos bagnell if she should continue to dream of a serious shot in the US market. A brief discussion about the Kaotica Eyeball Mic. An audience member asks is a rubber floor good for a studio? Does Reaper have punch n roll? Uncle Roy re-visits the Pro Tools discussion briefly. Mike asks George about his headset mic. Cliff Zellman rejoins us from a critical computer meltdown to lend his opinion of the eyeball mic. Juan Carlos Bagnell hosts a YouTube video for using a Microsoft Surface tablet to record. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT7n75... Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. HarlanHogan.com/save - Black Friday Deals. Announcements: Thanks once again for your recent donations. Get your EWABS Clickers. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: Possibly airtime on EWABS for your business, though it is yet to be announced officially. Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Next Week: Wes Dooly Coming Soon: Karen Souer WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Nov 18, 2013 What a unique opportunity we had this episode! Joe Cipriano came on to talk about his book "Living On Air" and had to break away for a promo VO job, but he took us with him into the booth and we got to experience the entire session from start to finish. Soooo cool! Plus, George features a Whittam's World on EQ and Dan and George discuss Mac for VO. The guys chat with Joe about his new book "Living On Air," which will also be available in audiobook form directed by Maurice Tobias. Then, Joe gives us a tour of his studio which leads to an impromptu ISDN session. You'll love watching Joe work live. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Whittam's World: EQ. George gives us a hands-on demonstration using Twisted Wave. Notch filter? Add some punch? Roll-off? George shows us how. Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Dan's Tip Of The Week: Why choose Mac for voice over? Both dan, and George give us their reasons for recommending Mac. Announcements: An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: Possibly airtime on EWABS for your business, though it is yet to be announced officially. Deadline: December 28th, 2013. Dan has a Home Studio Wizardry Webinar with VoiceOver extra December 10th at 9 p.m. Eastern. EWABS "clickers" are now available for purchase. Potentially new swag for next year... send in your ideas. Thanks to Eric Arigoni, and other chat room viewers for their recent donations. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. Ewabs.com Next Week:Audio-master's Round Table. Dec. 2nd: Wes Dooly of AEA microphones. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Nov 11, 2013 SoundStreak Demo episode with Yoni Slotwiner answering the chat room questions, plus Dan on Mic selection for VO.
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Published on Nov 4, 2013 Fred Melamed gives us 40 minutes of his time to share his experiences and wisdom as a screen and voice actor. Dan fills us in on the current happenings at World Voices, including voice over coaching, and demo production. See this months newsletter for more. George's Tech Tidbits: George shares this weeks "Whittam's World." George's bi-weekly vlog, This Week: Reducing your noise floor. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome This Weeks Guest: Fred Melamed. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577329/ http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/prof... http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/... Interview topics, and questkons included: Fred's demo reel. Did Fred originally set out to be a stage or film actor? Fred's early beginnings, and his decision to get involved in voice over. Fred's approach to voice over. Fred's home studio, and how he was one of the first to have a home studio. How often does Fred audition? What one book would Fred recommend on voice acting? Does Fred Miss New York? Why did he move to California? How did Fred approach his dubbing work? What does Fred think of the violence in video games today? What are fred's thoughts on breaking into the US market from a foreign speakers point of view? Does on camera work bring any advantages to performing as a voice over? What is it like working with Larry David? What has Fred's experience been in regards to "In a World?" What is Fred's advice to mid-level voice actors looking to accomplish more? Fred ad-libs a spot for Harlan Hogan. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements: November 7th voices for voices event benefiting the Don LaFontaine lab. November 10th at 3 p.m. James Arnold Taylor's "Talking To Myself." November 18th Joe Cipriano. November 25th Audiomaster's Round Table. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Oct 28, 2013 Hangout Guests Included: Diane Meritt Gene Dixon Jason Huggins Lee Pinney Pat Sweeny Rosemary Benson Chris Thom Special Guest: Ella Whittam. Happy Halloween Ella! Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Announcements: Dan shows us some new EWABS swag. EWABS Clickers. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Hangout Topics And Questionsd Included: Audition 3.0 dropping out on playback. MiC vs. Macbook upgrade to fix noise problem. A revisit of hooking the 416 to an existing mic and boom. Audio monitors in sizes other than the standard 8 inch. In ear monitors. Large booths, and bass. OS X Mavericks. Closing comments from each of our guests. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Oct 21, 2013 Maurice LaMarche joined us for a wonderful 40 minute interview! Chris Currier shows us the Neumann TLM 107 at the 135th AES Show in NYC. George shows us some footage of his bike trek in New York. George's Tech Tidbits: Audio Codecs; ISDN, or ? Source Connect, SoundsStreak, Lucy live, Skype,... Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... George turned 40 this week. Happy birthday George! Dan's Tip Of The Week: Proper Level Settings. Under-modulation, over-modulation, set it just right. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm This Week's Guest: The Emmy Award winning Maurice LaMarche of Pinky and the brain, Futurama, and Inspector Gadget fame. Interview questions, and topics included: Maurice's portable recording set up. The guys share some impromptu troubleshooting techniques with Maurice. Maurice shares his recent experiences at some L.A. area studios. Maurice shares some of the highlights of his recent work with Lexus. Some fellow voice talent that Maurice admires. Dan asks about Maurice's two Emmys. How did Maurice get to where he is in his career? Maurice lends some advice. How long has Maurice been working with Rob Paulson? Which of them was cast first for Pinky and the brain? How many auditions; and what type, does Maurice do each day? Maurice gives us a sample of his Fruit Loops character Toucan Sam. Are there any plans with Rob Paulson to do future Pinky and the brain episodes? Does Maurice have a Toronto/Canadian agent? Was Paul Frees an inspiration in regards to Toucan Sam? What sort of things does Maurice do to keep his voice in shape? What sort of training would Maurice recommend. What sort of parts has Maurice missed out on, or would he like to do in the future? Has Maurice done any video games? Maurice gives a personal shout out to Diane Meritt. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Next Week: "Ghoulgle" hangout costume party. RSVP ewabshop@gmail.com to be a participant. Nov. Fred Melamed who plays the father role of the recently popular "In A World" movie. Coming Soon: Audio Master's Round Table. Thanks to our recent donors Voice Over Virtual is still open... Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Nov.10 Dan will be giving a live demonstration of Studio Suit. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com George shares highlights from the AES show featuring the new Neumann microphone. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Oct 7, 2013 The only voice actor we know with a performing pig living in her house, Debi Derryberry had us entertained from start to finish with her stories and experiences as a world-traveling voice actor. Dan share video he collected from FaffCon 6, and George shared his coverage from the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm AnnouncementsGeorge directs us to the e webs website where you can now send in your voice message questions as well via javascript.Special thanks to our recent donors.Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference.http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article....Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com.EWABS E-support membership:Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo.Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop.Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsewabs_show on TwitterWOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com.Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com
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Published on September 30, 2013 1 Google Hangout!
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Published on Sep 16, 2013 Graeme Judd is our guest this week, George: USB vs Firewire, Dan's TOTW "Broadcast Quality" George's Tech Tid Bits: Firewire vs. USB. George relates his recent experiences with FireWire on Mac devices, and tells us how the Lexicon Alpha may solve some of these problems. Lots of other great information regarding Firewire, and USB. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: "Broadcast Quality," what does it truly mean? perhaps "Professional Quality Audio" would be a better term to use. Dan explains. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Dan gives a quick shout out to his son Louis at Oswego college. Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Welcome This Week's Guest: Graeme Judd promo voice of CBS, TBS, Travel TV. Graeme works in both Canadian, and the US markets. Graeme breaks from his wife's birthday party to give us this EWABS interview, thanks Graeme. Graemejudd.com http://www.sbvtalent.com/Pages/vo_tal... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Graeme... Interview topics and questions included: Graeme's comedy promo reel. How did Graeme get into doing promos? What's Graeme's average day like? Graeme's home studio setup. Graeme's new house / studio project. Does Graeme ever come to the US to record? What kind of benefits does Graeme get from having a personal manager. Who Graeme looks up to in the promo world. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements George directs us to the e webs website where you can now send in your voice message questions as well via javascript. Special thanks to our recent donors. Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Coming Shows: September 23rd Rachael MacFarlane September 30th Google hangout Edition. TBA: interview with Wes Dooley from AEA Microphones. MXL Microphones. Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Sep 24, 2013 Seth's (more talented) sister Rachael MacFarlane joined us for this blast of an episode. (George obviously knows the MacFarlanes quite well, which makes for an interesting interview you won't want to miss). Georges Tech Tid Bits: Soundproofing. Should you sound proof? George gives us some practicality on the subject. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: Audio Book Recording. Dan helps us understand some editing, and processing requirements. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Voice Actress Rachael MacFarlane of American Dad, Family Guy, and more. https://www.facebook.com/RachaelMacfa... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1484134/ http://americandad.wikia.com/wiki/Rac... Interview questions, and topics included: How the family is associated with both Seth, and Rachael's careers. The differing recording environments involved in each series. Rachael's ability to influence character direction. How Rachael transitioned from musical theatre, to voice over. How do you handle having young children, and being a voice over. Georges work on Rachael's studio. Rachael's typical day. Rachael's production work. Rachael's plans to expand into the commercial world. Rachael gives us a sample of her Hayley character. Current projects Rachael is working on. Watch for this future episode of Family Guy. Rachael Guest Stars. Rachael's audio chain. Georges personal friendship with the MacFarlanes. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Dan shows off his awesome modified voice over recording sign from Harlan, and Voice Over Essentials. Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... George reads us a viewer question. A question about a headset for use on Les Mis. George shares a unique rig with us. Announcements: Thanks Eric Arrigoni for your recent donation. Next Week: Google Hangout Edition October 7th Debi Derryberry October 14th Stew Herrera Please help Stew as he rides to support the Arthritis Foundation. http://afcabikeclassic.kintera.org/fa... October 21st Maurice LaMarche WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Sep 9, 2013 Tara Platt & Yuri Lowenthal are our guests. Dan's Tip of the Week is on Rumble. George speaks about when it's time to upgrade your home studio. The guys have been working steadily on voice over virtual, and the open house went well Saturday night from Anne Ganguzza's house. George's Tech Tid Bits: Time to consider a professional studio upgrade? George gives us some things to consider, and introduces us to the Wheatstone Vorsis M1. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: Rumble What it is exactly, and how to deal with it. Dan shows us some specific measures. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guests: Tara Platt, and Yuri Lowenthal. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523180/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297428/ http://voiceovervoiceactor.com/ Interview topics, and questions included: How tara, and Yuri got their start in voice over. Tara, and Yuri's work in animation. Do you need to be accessible to LA to be in animation? Tara, and Yuri's work in anime. How important is improv for voice actors? Tara, and Yuri's book: Voice-Over Voice Actor. Tara, and Yuri's movie: Con Artists Conartistsmovie.com Yuri, and Keith Barry's e-book: Tough City. http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/32... Tara, and Yuri's web series: Shelf Life. Tara, and Yuri give us a tour of their home studio. How Tara, and Yuri schedule studio usage time. The couples marketing strategy. The Voice-Over, Voice Actor warm up CD. Do Tyra, and Yuri consider themselves primarily actors, or voice actors? Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Announcements: Thanks to our recent donors. Birthday shout outs. A brief after Poker Classic update. Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ 100% satisfaction guaranteed. George, and Dan field a question from regular chat room viewer Steve tardio, with audio. Coming Shows: September 16th Graeme Judd from Calgary. September 23rd Rachael MacFarlane September 30th Google hangout Edition. TBA: interview with Wes Dooley from AEA Microphones. MXL Microphones. Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Aug 27, 2013 John Taylor, Karyn O'Bryant, Katherine Curriden, Anthony Gettig join us for a fun discussion on watermarking, traveling, a recap of the DLF Poker Classic, and much more! George tells us about his recent affiliation with edge studio. Congratulations George! https://www.edgestudio.com/press-rele... Dan tells us about his recent meeting with David, and Stephanie Ciccarelli of voices.com. Hang Out Guests Included: John Taylor Karyn O'Bryant Katherine Curriden Anthony Gettig Rachel Ehrenberg Hang Out Questions and Topics Included: John Taylor's recent live broadcast of his radio show via Luci Live. Dan's progress with his ukulele lessons. Tales from the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic. Don LaFontaine, and June Foray's birthdays. Connie Terwilliger's meet up group. Shotgun mics, and pricing. Watermarking. Serious considerations. WOVO-world voices progress. Anthony's recent video presentation. Deriving work from YouTube productions. Various YouTube tips. Some of John's recent in studio experiences. Closing comments from each of our guests. Special Thanks to our newest sponsor Edge Studios! http://www.edgestudio.com/ Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Sept 2-------Labor Day - No show this week. Sept 9----Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal-Actors, Animators, Authors of "VO Behind the MIC" Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Aug 19, 2013 David Kaye was our guest, and we had a great time. George talks about audio interfaces, and Dan's Tip of the Week is Audio Formats. Plus a viewer question with sound clip, and even more! George's Tech This Week: Audio Interfaces What an audio interface does. Some requirements we should be looking for. George and Dan show us a few, including: ART USB Dual Pre Focusrite iTrack Solo Echo (prototype) Apogee One (original type) Apogee MiC (with integral interface) Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: File Formats What are the functions of the particular audio file format extensions? AIFF AAC MP3 QuickTime Wave PCM (etc.) Dan gives us an in-depth answer. Dan, and George field a question from a viewer who has an odd transient noise in his audio. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: David Kaye http://www.davidkaye.com/ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/D... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443286/ Interview questions, and topics included: David's 11th grade radio job. David's transition into freelance Voice work. David's work on the GI Joe Animated Series. David's work in video games. David's work on Transformers. Georges recent work on David's home studio, with pics. Are recent animations using more real voices than cartoon voices? Current projects David is working on. Ratchet and Clank. Avengers. Which of David's voiced games does he play? George and Dan play us the Transformers theme, which was originally recorded by one of our regular chat room guests; Uncle Roy Yokelson. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Experience the Voice Over Conference for the Digital Age ! http://www.voiceovervirtual.com/ Announcements: George considers a future live EWABS YouTube stream. Dan's Studio suit order progress. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Future Shows: AUG 26-----Google Hangout Sept 2-------Labor Day - No show this week. Sept 9----Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal-Actors, Animators, Authors of "VO Behind the MIC" TBA: Rachael MacFarlane
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Published on Aug 12, 2013 Casting Director, Voice Director, and technology blogger Juan Carlos Bagnell, AKA "Some Audio Guy" is our guest. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555985/ https://www.facebook.com/jcbagnell http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/ George returns from his recent business trip to New York. Dan shows us his new display case for his antique microphones. George's Tech Tidbits: Neumann Microphones. Chris Currier of Sennheiser sent George a few Neumann microphones this week; including a TLM-103MT, U87, TLM-193. George shows them to us, and goes over some of their features. George will be bringing us some audio from each of these soon. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: What's the best recording software? Dan gives us several things to consider, and some useful advice. George gives us some further choices. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Juan Carlos Bagnell aka "Some Audio Guy." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555985/ https://www.facebook.com/jcbagnell http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/ Interview topics, and questions included: Juan's start in the business. As a casting director, and voice over director, what is Juan's casting work like? The actual workflow involved. Facilitating relationships, narrowing the search. How much of Juan's casting is union?; non-union? Does Juan receive many auditions from outside the LA area? Juan's experiences as voice over director. What's the biggest mistake Talent make? What can talent do to increase their chances? Juan's work with http://www.yourtechreport.com/,http://www.examiner.com/. What does Juan feel is the next biggest thing in tech? How does Juan define "conversational" for vo? Have the tastes of clients changed in the last year or two? Giant 3-day Online Conference, all you need is an Internet connection. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements: George thanks our recent donors. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Future Shows: AUG 19 ----David Kaye AUG 24--------POKER CLASSIC---$ for the DLF LAB AUG 26-----Google Hangout Sept 2-------Labor Day - No show this week. Sept 9----Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal-Actors, Animators, Authos of "VO Behind the MIC" George lists a couple of blogs he follows each week that include recent happenings, and things we should be aware of as voice over artists. http://www.nethervoice.com/nethervoice/ http://www.courvo.biz/blog Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Aug 6, 2013 Listen to Marc Graue "Fix it in the mix" as he shares his pearls of wisdom on the VO industry, how he started his own commercial studio, and a few dirty jokes for good measure. We also visit with our friend Marc Cashman to see his amazing home studio built by the late Mike Sommer. Dan recounts an interesting story of being recognized while visiting California recently. The guys share footage of thier visit with Marc Cashman featuring his studio, and workflow. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show George's Tech Tidbits: George hints that there is a big transition in place for him, and will reveal more soon. Dan's Tip Of The Week: Mac vs PC. Advantages, and drawbacks to consider. The guys continue the debate with chatroom viewers afterward. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Marc Graue http://www.fixinthemix.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1246394/ https://www.facebook.com/marc.graue.3 Interview questions, and topics included: How Marc got started in voice over. Marc shares stories from early in his career. Marcs studio, and his popularity in the VO community. Marcs unique demo production process. Marc gives other demo advice, and tips. Marcs preferred audio chain. The type of work Marc does, versus most home studio work. Marc's classes, and how they relate to casting. How Marc's studio was a big part of "In a world." Marcs advice for voice actors. Giant 3-day Online Conference, all you need is an Internet connection. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements: Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Future Shows: AUG 12----Juan Carlos Bagnell aka Some Audio Guy AUG 19 ----David Kaye AUG 24--------POKER CLASSIC---$ for the DLF LAB AUG 26-----Google Hangout Sept 2-------Labor Day - No show this week. Sept 9----Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal --Actors, Animators, Authos of "VO Behind the MIC" Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Jul 29, 2013 Scott Rummell, Anne Ganguzza and the VOPeeps join us for Episode 103. Dan assembles a Studio Suit booth onsite! Peeps test out the SM57, Sennheiser 416, and AT2020 mics in the booth. We join the live audience as Anne explains a little about VO Peeps to us. Anne introduces us to some of the raffle items to be given away this episode. Dan introduces us to This Weeks Guest: Orange County VO Scott Rummle. http://www.scottrummell.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083086/#A... Scott's beginnings in voice over, and his early affiliation with Daws Butler. Scott's close friendship with Don LaFontaine. Giving back. Scott shares some stories. Scott's home studio. If scott could give beginners one piece of advice, what would it be? What networking advice does Scott have for the new voice actor? Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show VO Peeps Scholarship Fund: http://vopeeps.com/donate/ Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Announcements: Aug. 5th at 9pm Eastern, the show goes to one hour on Monday nights. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Dan's mom makes a brief guest appearance. Dan and George assemble a homemade, portable sound dampening booth featuring Studio Suit. Dan fields questions about Studio Suit, and the assembly. Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Giant 3-day Online Conference, all you need is an Internet connection. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Audience members volunteer to read scripts as Dan demonstrates three different microphones inside the Studio Suit booth. Anne, and Dan draw names for the raffle. Prizes included: Full Registration to That's Voiceover! (2 Tickets) 6 months subscription includes EWABS Pro content and eSupport 1 hour home VO studio consultation with Dan 1 hour VO Studio Consult EWABS SWAG! Next week's guest is: Marc Graue Aug.12: Juan Carlos aka Some Audio Guy Aug.26: Google Hangout WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Jul 22, 2013 Paul Pape, co-founder of the DLF VO Lab and ADR VO is our guest. Dan's Tip of the Week on his home studio thoughts, George on EQ, and Bob Merkel on VoiceZam! It's a jam packed episode! This weeks guest: Paul Pape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pape http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-pape... http://www.redwallproductions.net/pau... George's Text Tidbits: Equalization Why do you need to use EQ? George shows a detailed example using twistedwave. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: July 28 EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. http://vopeeps.com/vo-peeps-meetup/ Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/pokercla... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Dan's Tip Of The Week: Soundproofing Just how sound proof do you need your studio? Things to consider. Welcome This Week's Guest: Paul Pape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pape http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-pape... http://www.redwallproductions.net/pau... Interview questions and topics included: Paul explains what ADR is. Paul gives some recent real world examples, including a recent Tom Hanks film. How do you get into ADR? Paul's new production company is New Trails Productions. A full-service production company. What sort of skills are needed for directing? Paul's training in theatre. How important is technology in your home studio? How far should we go with tweaking our audio before delivery? What percentage of Pauls work is iSDN? Paul's home studio equipment. The huge support of the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic this year. How important is improv training to ADR? Some of the technical aspects of performing ADR. Will ADR ever be possible for your home studio? Should we pursue work in ADR, even though those jobs are often hard to get? Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Dan tells us more about voiceover virtual. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Bob Merkel gives us a great interview explaining voicezam in detail. http://www.voicezam.com/public/mainpa... Next Week: EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Jul 14, 2013 Ryan Drean, Radio Producer, Voice Actor, and Host of The Producer's Podcast is our guest on this week's show. www.ryandrean.com/ www.ryanontheradio.com/ George's Tech Tidbits: The Cad E100S microphone. George gives us a live demonstration, alongside the 416. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: July 28 EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. August 5th EWABS will begin airing live on MONDAYS. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... George will be in this Virtual Conference. Premiere Discount Expires July 31 Pay By Installments! http://www.voiceovervirtual.com Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Dan's Tip Of The Week: Phone Patch What is it? How does it work? Do you need one? What are the alternatives? Welcome This Week's Guest: Ryan Drean, Radio Producer, Voice Actor. www.ryandrean.com/ www.ryanontheradio.com/ Interview topics, and questions included: How Ryan got his start in radio. Ryan explains some of the equipment that was being phased out as his career began. How is radio production different, from other types of voice over? What types of imaging formats are there? Tips for working with demographics. Ryans home studio setup. How did the branch into voice acting occur? How can you get started in imaging production? Has social media changed radio? Which mic is better for imaging? Ryan's also hosts a podcast, which can be found here: http://www.ryanontheradio.com/2010/01... Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm George's Tech This Week: Audiophile Engineering, Voxover. http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/... Next Week's Guest: Paul Pape. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Jul 7, 2013 Audio Masters Roundtable Guests Included: Cliff Zellman Joe Van Riper - Sporting a "# 100" sticker, for this special episode. Mike Varela - Lead Engineer at the Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab. Uncle Roy Yokelson Dan joins us from his recent trip to Europe, and shares a mini travelogue. Friends, and guests of EWABS sent in audio/video shout outs, which are aired throughout the episode. Roundtable Questions and Topics Included: Portable setups, and recording on the road. Tweaking the performance of your porta booth. Avid Fast Track Solo. Source Connect. ISDN. Audio Evolution for Android. USB Audio Recorder Pro (which comes with Audio evolution.) OTG cable, to connect USB to your Android device. LUCI, information and features. Which of our guests still rely on ISDN, and why? Bridging. Skype. What's the best media player to select for your voice over website? VoiceZam information, and a feature request. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs Next Week's Guest: Ryan Drean, "Ryan on the radio." Coming Soon: George, and Dan together in L.A. A live broadcast, from Anne Ganguzza's house. EWABS will be airing live on Monday nights, further details to be announced soon. Other Roundtable Questions and Topics Included: RMS vs. LUFS in twisted wave. Advice on setting up your voice over website. Transferring media from audio evolution to other devices. parting advice, and thoughts from all our guests. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Jun 24, 2013 Our guest is Rodney Saulsberry, voice actor, coach, and author of "You Can Bank On Your Voice." George reviews the iTrack Solo and Adobe Creative Cloud. Dan's Tip Of The Week is on Mic Technique. George's Tech Tidbits: Focusrite iTrack Solo George shares an unpackaging, and shares its features. Lots of need to know info, if you're considering purchasing one of these. Dan gives us his experiences with the product as well. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: The EWABS live podcast will be back on July 7th for our 100th episode. Send us a video / audio shout out for this special occasion. A 30 second video, or audio shout out which may be aired during EWABS' 100th episode. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... George will be in this Virtual Conference. Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Dan's Tip Of The Week: Mic Technique. Dynamic, and condenser mics explained. How a condenser mic is designed. Tips for condenser mic usage. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome this week's guest: Rodney Saulsberry www.rodneysaulsberry.com www.linkedin.com/pub/rodney-saulsberry/6/a27/19a www.imdb.com/name/nm0766697/ Rodney has appeared in TV shows like M.A.S.H., Monk, The Bold, and the Beautiful, Taxi, and Hill Street Blues. Interview questions, and topics included: Rodney's experiences with Don LaFontaine. Don's contribution to rodneys book. How Rodney got started in voice over. Rodney's early experiences in voice over. Rodney's promo, and trailer work. Rodney's Zatarain's work. Rodney's suggestions for ongoing voice over training. Rodney's teachers, and training. Rodney shares with us a video about confidence. Rodney's voce over coaching. Rodney will be in Nashville on the 13th and 14th, and New York July 27th at edge studio. The Consultants Club. http://www.rodneysaulsberry.com/the-c... How is Rodney's teaching style different than other teachers? Rodney's studio, audio chain,etc. Does Rodney generally process his work? Rodney's money box. Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm George's Tech Update: Adobe Creative Cloud subscription service. Pro Tools 11, now with offline bounce. Be sure to join us July 7th for our 100th episode, and an audio round table. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on May 12, 2013 Tri-lingual Promo VO Anthony Mendez is our guest on this episode, and George's parents and brother make a surprise visit! Visit Anthony Mendez' websites at: http://www.anthonyvo.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/company/antho... http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/prof... Condolences go out to George's mom, who suffered a nasty spill. She's visiting with them this Mother's Day, and will join us live later in the show. Dan fills us in on the details regarding his Pirates of Penzance performance. Dan's wife is also in this production, and Dan shares a picture. George's tech tidbits: Open season on George. Ask George any question. George gives us some 416, and condenser mic positioning tips. Chat room viewers pose questions. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: May 15th-Georges "How to record with the iPad effectively" webinar. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/webinar.... Please watch for the upcoming EWABS marketing survey. Please donate, any help is appreciated. Studio suit was on display at FaffCamp, and performed phenomenally well. For Studio Suit Orders and Info.http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/st... Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Dan's tip of the week: Troubleshooting. Follow a logical pattern to find recording chain problems. Dan gives us some examples. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome this week's guest: Anthony Mendez http://www.anthonyvo.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/company/antho... http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/prof... Interview questions and topics included: Some of Anthony's current projects for CNN, HBO. Anthony's regional, and national commercial work. Anthony's introduction to the voice over business. How Anthony got into working for the larger networks. Who Anthony has trained with. Anthony's multi-lingual talents. George streams some samples of Anthony's work for us. Anthony shares some fun stories regarding his promo spots. Anthony's Spanish work. How does Anthony balance voiceover with his family life? How Anthony handles the marketing side of voice over. Anthony's studio, and equipment. Was Anthony affected by super storm Sandy? What does Anthony think about the current ISDN situation? John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. George introduces us to our surprise guests this week: George's parents Mr.,and Mrs. Whittam, George's brother, and his daughter Ella. George's tech update: NAMM Footage. sE Electronic's 4400A. Rycote InVision USM studio mount. JZ Microphones BH1S. also, Tips on mounting the 416. George shares his custom VO T-shirt with us. Next week's guest: Bob Souer, the second nicest guy in voice over. May 26th Google hangout special. Email ewabshop@gmail.com to reserve your spot. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Mar 31, 2013 Our Easter edition Google Hangout ! Happy Easter, and Passover everyone ! Hangout guests included: Dan Lenard George Whittam Lee Pinney Anne Ganguzza Anthony Gettig Steve Tardio Patrick Sweeny Jason Lawson David Kaplan and, Doug Turkel Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Questions and topics discussed included: Dan's recently aquired Tannoy ribbon Mic. Dan and Anthony's recent experience with Canadian customs. Mic Port Pro quality / durability. Dan, Anthony and Pat Sweeney at Pat Sweeney's meetup group. Studio Suit's sound deadening capabilities. Traveling with your microphone. George's Rode HS1-P headset. Projects, and popular equipment George has worked on recently. ISDN fasing out ? Source connect, other options. Microphones: Charteroak........ Neumann, others. Pat Sweeney's American/Canadian pronunciation sheet. Pat Sweeney's reaction when Dan,and Anthony called from the Canadian border. David Kaplan's recent projects. ARU Studio, Chicago. Whisper Room versus Studio Bricks, and ventilation. Room size issues. Larger, or smaller booth ? David Kaplan's recent Maurice Tobias workshop. Porta-booth pro, Harlan Hogan Headphones. The hangout guest's portable setups. George shows us a prototype 416 pop screen. Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm EWABS announces e-support membership. Just $39.95 per month. Go to ewabs.com and click on E- support. Next week's guest is Joyce Castellanos. April 14th: Anthony Mendez.(Tentative) April 21st: The long-awaited return of Dr. Joel Bernstein, Dan's otolaryngologist. Dr. Bernstein will be speaking on hearing loss. TBA: Bob Souer. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes, and to Lee Pinney for keeping our podcast up-to-date. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Mar 24, 2013 J. S. Gilbert joins us, lots of sage advice about the VO business. http://jsgilbert.com/ Like JS Gilbert at: https://www.facebook.com/jsgilbert George's Tech Tidbits: Mic Proximity. George shows us an example of mic positioning using a porta-booth. George's Professional website: Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: Thanks for donating. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. EWABS.com is down. EWABS.net is currently working. Dan will be at voice world Toronto May fourth, along with lots of other great speakers. voiceworldtoronto.com Check out faffcamp - Enter promo code WoVo ! Faff Camp May 3-5, 2013 see http://faffcamp.com/ Dan's Tip of The Week: Recording on Your Tablet. Dan introduces us to a cool app, and demonstrates using twistedwave. Airturn can even make things completely hands-free. Dan's Prof. Website: Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest JS Gilbert: Who is J S Gilbert ?? http://jsgilbert.com/ Interview questions and topics included: JS offers a tip using an iAudioInterface2. JS Gilbert's original game voices. More recent game characters JS has portrayed. Where did the term "Gilbertism" come from ? JS Gilbert's lengthy career in voice over. The state of voice over today. Is experience still highly valued in voice over ? Entering into voice over ? JS Gilbert's perspective. JS Gilbert's typical day. JS shows true dedication to voice over. Full time income from gaming voices ? What drives JS to do what he does so well. JS gives us some final advice regarding relationships. Like JS Gilbert at: https://www.facebook.com/jsgilbert VO-xtra John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Pic and clip of the week: A booth in the bathroom ? Next week is our monthly Google Hangout Special. Apri 7th Joyce Castellanos Let us know who you would like to see on the show ! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes, and Lee Pinney for keeping our podcast up-to-date. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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ublished on Mar 17, 2013 Dan and George are joined by VO tech masters Uncle Roy Yokelson, Joe van Riper and Cliff Zellman. We had an awesome Tech Masters Round Table and covered a huge range of topics, check it out. Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone ! George's Tech Tidbits: Genius ? George's recent experience with an Apple genius. Welcome Our Roundtable Guests: Uncle Roy Yokelson Joe Van Riper Cliff Zellman And our hosts: George Whittam Dan Lenard Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show The Roundtable: Six topics were prepared, the answers to resulting questions, and the discussions that flowed from those topics are listed below. 1) (2 Parts) ( a)Soundproofing in a home studio; impossible, plausible, in-expensive ? ( b) Which is more important soundproofing or room acoustics ? What sort of jobs might require more soundproofing ? Window treatment. Room tone. Location. Soundproofing versus sound dampening. Hard versus soft surfaces. Studio size, and configuration. 2)Buying the right stuff. Who to ask. Who not to ask. Equipment considerations. Smarter shopping. Mike testing scenarios, and tips. 3) Mic Price versus quality. Each panelist gives their microphone recommendations. Dynamic mics ? Lots of great mic info. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Announcements: Happy Second Anniversary EWABS ! Thanks to our recent donors. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors ?? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Thanks to Lee Pinney for reestablishing our itunes podcast. Topics and questions continue. 4)External preamp ? Channel strip ? Who should be doing front end processing ? Plug Ins. Audition processing ? 5) When to Normalize. Each panelist explains their technique. Human compressor ? Normalization tips. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm One thing all of our panelists agreed on, was... Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. 6)Panelist topics, and questions from Chat room viewers. Home studio hum. Processing revisited. If client asks for processing, and you don't understand the request, one of our panelists can help you. Favorite pre amp recommendations. Summations from our panelists. Next week's Guest: J.S. Gilbert. March 31: Google hangouts. April 7: Joyce Castellanos. A special thank you to Dave Courvosier (Courvo) who voices the shows intro. each week. Thanks Dave ! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden. Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes, and Lee Pinney for keeping our podcast up-to-date. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Mar 10, 2013 On this very special episode of EWABS, we are joined by Chuck Duran, and Stacey J Aswad. Hosts of VO Buzz Weekly! Hear how it all got started and more about Chuck and Stacey than you'll find anywhere else. vobuzzweekly.com staceyjaswad.com/ http://www.demosthatrock.com/ EWABS would like to thank Doug Turkel for allowing Dan to use his studio to complete this week's promo. Chuck, and Stacy join us live from George's studio. George's Tech Tidbits: Skype's new codec. Higher-quality audio is coming. George also introduces us to Mixer Buddy, a sort of multi-feature, custom patch bay for your studio. http://www.broadcasttools.com/view_pr... Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: Next week is EWABS two year anniversary. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Thanks to our recent donators. Dan will be at voice world Toronto May fourth, along with lots of other great speakers. voiceworldtoronto.com Also May fourth, Faff Camp www.faffcamp.com. For Studio Suit Orders and Info. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/st... Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Dan's Tip Of The Week...is more of a rant. Where should you get advice ? Dan refers to a recent forum exchange which can be found here: http://linkd.in/ZxvSMs Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan This week's special guests are Chuck Duran and Stacy J. Aswad, hosts of VO Buzz Weekly. vobuzzweekly.com Topics and questions included: How VO Buzz Weekly came to be. VO Buzz Weekly celebrated it's first year in January. The concept behind VO Buzz Weekly. The careers of Chuck, and Stacy, prior to VO Buzz Weekly... Stacy has been working with Disney World for some time, and trained at Juilliard prior to that. Chuck is originally from Florida, and has a musical background which merged with voice over demo production, and direction. The VO Buzz Weekly crew. Whats the production schedule like at VO Buzz Weekly ? Chuck shares some voice over demo advice, as well as some business advice. Chuck demonstrates the new Harlan Hogan voice optimized headphones. Stacy speaks about the shared professional commitment that bonds EWABS, and VO Buzz Weekly to the voice over community. twitter@vobuzzweekly www.facebook.com/VOBuzzWeekly?group_id=0 http://pinterest.com/vobuzzweekly/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Ti_... Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm George shares more NAMM footage, from the Focusrite booth. Check out the 2013 Scarlett Series. Next week join us for Audio Masters Roundtable. With: Dan, George, Uncle Roy Yokelson, Cliff Zellman, and Joe Van Riper. Sending your questions for this event to ewabshop@Gmail.com. March 24th - J.S. Gilbert will be joining us. March 31 Google hangouts special. April 7 Joyce Castellanos Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden. Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Dec 2, 2012 Randye Kaye joins Dan and George this week on East West Audio Body Shop! Check out ewabs.com for more about the show, including show notes, logoware, more... ________________________________________________________________________ This week's special guest is: Randye Kaye Screen actor, voice actor, voice over coach. http://www.randyekaye.com/ http://spokenwordinc.com/benbehindhis... https://www.facebook.com/randye.kaye Also George will be shaving his him Movember stash live, before a chat audience. This week was also the NYC VO mixer Randye will help fill us in on the event. George's tech this week: Large diaphragm vs small diaphragm (shotgun) microphones. Pros and cons how each are used. Georgie also shows us a small lav Mike. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: (Be sure to watch as George shave's his 'stash) George and Dan's team raised $ 2,595.00 dollars for men's cancer awareness. EWABS MINI Pop Filters - You should have all received an email from KCurriden coming soon to a mailbox near you!!! Don't forget to send us a pic of you with it!! Some of you have them already!! To follow EWABS please subscribe and like the EWABS facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... HolidayMagicCD.com - For Children's Hospitals around the country---connect with VO Talent Jeff Gelder--10 year anniversary. Dec 8 fundraiser in San Diego---go to holiday magic CD.com for more information. TIS the SEASON for SWAG- --EWABS Gift Giving!!http://Shop.EWABS.com EWABS announces new e-support membership pricing. Sign up for the remainder of 2012 for just $39.95 per month. Dan's tip of the week: Auditions Important tips, what you should know. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome this week's special guest: Randye Kaye - Randye fills us in on the NYC mixer. - How Randye got started in voice over. - Randye shares her personal story of commitment to the industry. - Randye chairs a personal story of hope and a bit about her book / audiobook: "Ben behind his voices." - George asks randye to share her travel gear setup.... and other innovative techniques. - Randye discusses her coaching at edge studios. - Randye offers us her marketing perspective. - Randye also offers social media tips. - Randy's involvement with wovo, and the voiceover community in general. - Randy relates howl social media helps alleviate some of the alone time associated with long form narration. - Randy talks business and marketing relationships. - The guys invite Randye back in 2013. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at EWABSHOP.com to discuss!!! The guys reveal their plans for the show in 2013. Next week's guest: Joan Baker Also coming soon: The Voxey Ladies Deb Munroe George was recently at a party with Billy West who is also slated as a guest for 2013. December 23rd will be the EWABS Christmas hangout party. George plays us a clip of Jim Cummings' remarkable singing skills. George was recently at a party with Billy West, who is also slated as a guest for 2013. Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden. Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Nov 18, 2012 Chris Fries, commercial and video game voiceover joins us this week from his home studio via Skype. ___________________________________________________________________________ Happy Thanksgiving everyone ! This week's special guest is: Chris Frieshttp://www.chrisfriesvoices.com/ Chris joins us this week from his home studio via Skype. George's Tech this week: Traveling Voice Over Is it feasible for your genre of voice over ? What about connectivity on the road ? Some excellent advice from the guys. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: - November is Movember US.movember.com To donate to Dan & George's teamhttp://us.movember.com/team/601381 - EWABS MINI Pop Filters - You should have all received email from KCurriden-- they have been ordered--so coming soon to a mailbox near you!!! Don't forget to send us a pic of you with it!! - 2012 NYC Voice Over Mixerhttp://voicetalentproductions.com/Eve... $10 Donation at the door, but you will need to RSVP. Thanks to Erik Sheppard and Voxy Ladies ! - EWABS announces new e-support membership pricing. Sign up for the remainder of 2012 for just $39.95 per month. Go to ewabs.com and click on E- support. - 'TIS the SEASON for SWAG- --EWABS Gift Giving!!http://Shop.EWABS.com - Join Joe Cipriano at Prime Time Voices For Children, ventures to spread goodwill and charitable giving to children in need. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/primetimevoi... - HolidayMagicCD.com - For Children's Hospitals around the country---connect with VO Talent Jeff Gelder--10 year anniversary. Dec 8 fundraiser in San Diego---go to website for more info. Dan's tip of the week: What's the best recording software ? Dan weighs in with several examples. George gives his opinion as well. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome this week's special guest: Chris Fries ,commercial and video game voice actor. http://www.chrisfriesvoices.com/ - Chris shares how he got involved in voice over. - How he advanced his career voice over - Chris once worked as a jailer on his way to full time VO. - How Scott Rummell acted as Chris' mentor. - George shares some video of Chris in the booth. - Which genres of work Chris works in. - Chris shares some of his work in video games. - Chris gives us a tour of his studio. - How Chris had to train for all the genres he services. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Studio pic / clip of the week: Craig Bowershttp://craigbowersvo.com/ Featuring a unique curtain-like enclosure. Ewabs_show Twitter.. Future Shows: 11-25---No Show Tonight --Happy Turkey Day!! 12-2----Randye Kaye 12-9----Joan Baker Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to sign up for the EWABS Facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/groups/EWABS/ Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden. Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. And Lee Pinney for updating our weekly podcast archives. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com HAVE a Great THANKSGIVING!!!!!
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Published on Nov 11, 2012 Tom Kenny, voice of Spongebob Squarepants, is our very special studio guest this week! WOW, we've made the big time of podcasting, folks! ______________________________________________________________________ This week's special guest is Tom Kenny voice of SpongeBob SquarePants. Also a surprise guest appearance. George's tech of the week: The Reflexion Filter. How useful is it aside from it's basic purpose ? Dan gives a brief demonstration of the affect the filter has on his acoustics. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Visit Dan at homevoiceoverstudio.com/ Announcements November is Movember ! A mustache growing contest for men's cancer issues. http://us.movember.com/?home EWABS announces new e-support membership pricing. Sign up for the remainder of 2012 for just $39.95 per month. Go to ewabs.com and click on E- support. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htmhttp://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Dan's tip of the week: Soundproofing vs Sound Dampening What is sound isolation ? How does it relate to this ? Watch for Dan's new concept the "studio suit" acoustical treatment. George shares video footage of how he met Tom Kenny at a fundraiser, with special guest appearance by Ella. Visit George at vostudiotech.com Welcome this week's special guest: Tom Kenny.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444786/ - Tom discusses the huge popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants. - Tom got his start doing stand up comedy in Syracuse, New York. - Tom describes how difficult it was to transition to full time voice over, compared to his start in comedy. - Tom and the guys discuss the false rumors of Tom's demise. (aka twitter-death) - Tom discusses how SpongeBob SquarePants is related to his beginnings with Rocko's Modern Life. - Tom shares a bit about the production of the new sponge bob Christmas movie. - George and Dan ask Tom about the music for SpongeBob. - Tom reveals there is a new downloadable SpongeBob Christmas album. - "It's a SpongBob Christmas" album is available on iTunes And at Amazon. - Tom and the guys discuss the other cast members of Spongebob. - Tom gets down to the nitty gritty of how Sponge bobs Character voice was created. - Tom shares how his typical day goes. - Tom shares a bit about his other voice acting roles. (see IMBD link above) - Dan's son Jacob has a fun moment with Tom. - Tom relates a bit about the newer style sponge bob, and a bit about patchy the pirate. - Tom ends by performing a live drop for the podcast. Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Please welcome our surprise extra guests: Mara Junot, and her husband Steve. A brief conversational interview about how Mara came to be in LA, and met up with Tom Kenny at George's. The topic turns to this year's NYC mixer, a V0 travel tip, Then a bit about Steve's music career. Next week's guest will be Chris fries. Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.comewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to sign up for the EWABS Facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/groups/EWABS/... Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden. Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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Published on Nov 4, 2012 This week's special guest is: Lori Alan. Roles include Pearl the whale/SpongeBob, Diane the anchor woman/Family Guy, Chairy/Pee Wee's Playhouse, the fantastics, and others. www.Facebook.com/Loritalk Dan returns this week from his seminar in Toronto. All of our thoughts go out to the survivors of sandy and we're hoping for a speedy recovery for those hardest hit. George's tech this week: Screen capture How it can help in your marketing efforts. For Mac you will need Quicktime, SoundFlower and an app called line in for monitoring. Visit Dan at homevoiceoverstudio.com/ Announcements: Get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Order your EWABS custom mini pop stop today. Dan's tip of the week: Broadcast Quality What is it ? What does it mean ? Professional quality audio, and what it means. Visit George at vostudiotech.com Welcome this week's special guest: Lori Alan. www.Facebook.com/Loritalk The guys share a bit of witty banter with Lorie, then discuss topics including: - SpongeBob SquarePants - Lori's on screen acting career, and how she got started in voice over. - How Lori comes from an extremely creative family and background. - The type of pieces Judy enjoys performing the most. - Improvisation - Some of Lori's more recent work, Hugglemonstors. - Lori's studio Versus time spent at the larger studios. - George's work on Lori's home studio. - Lori's plans to produce or direct. Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Dan shares about his recent meet up with Pat Sweeney, complete with studio pics. Pat's studio features an acoustical cloud. The guys talk a bit about "proofing" audio books. George's Tech Tid-Bits: What's the technical take on the new Windows 8 ? George's first impression of a convertible laptop, and the Lenovo surface vs. the ipad mini, and other options in this general category. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks Randye Kaye for your recent purchase of an EWABS mini pop stop. Randye Kaye is also scheduled to be next week's special guest. Coming soon: Chris Fries, and Tom Kenny Special thanks to George, and Dan's Families for their support of this production. The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to sign up for the EWABS Facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/groups/EWABS/ Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer Katherine Curriden. Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
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This week's special guest is: Tara Strong My Little Pony, Rugrats, Hello Kitty, Many more credits, too many to list here. http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tara-Strong/ https://www.facebook.com/tara.strong.514 Also with special guest host: Dave Courvoisier from Las Vegas. Dan attended Faffcon this weekend in Charlotte North Carolina, and will be on the return trip home. Dan's father in law recently passed away, Condolences Dan. George, and Dave discuss their experiences at prior Faffcons. George, and Dave share that Faffcon will become a yearly event going forward. Dave Showcases a brief comparison between the Mic Port Pro, and the Shure X2U. George compares Heil's USBQ version of the above. Chat room viewer Diane Merritt asks about Dave's air turn, a remote, foot pedal, page turner. watch for upcoming reviews. George discusses the MicroBook II interface. Visit George at vostudiotech.com This Week's Announcements EWABS would like to announce E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. Membership starts at 75 dollars per month. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com The new EWABS Mini Pop Stop is now available for ordering as a group buy. George explains. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com George, and Dave have a brief discussion regarding next week's guest Bill Smith of Auralex. George will be on VO buzz weekly October 21st, and October 28th. George discusses a chance to win a Charter Oak S700 mic. ....viewers should send a video to VO Buzz Weekly about why they love East West Audio Body Shop. Gabby Nistico will be speaking in Dallas Texas October 20th. George's birthday is Thursday, Happy Birthday George ! Visit Dan at homevoiceoverstudio.com/ Please welcome this week's special guest: Tara Strong. George interviews Tara at her residence. George's wife Amy assists the production. Tara discusses how George aided in her studio's construction. - Watch Tara audition from her studio. - Tara discusses how much work is done from home, versus larger production studios. - Tara shares her work flow, and how her home studio is a key element. - Tara shares some career stories. - Tara discusses her work on My Little Pony. - How Tara begin her career even as a child. - Tara performs a sample from Hello Kitty, and discusses her work on Rugrats. - George asks about Tara's usual day. Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. George, and Dave discuss how genuine, and professional Tara is, and the talent of her children. George shares that Tom Kenny voice of SpongeBob, is a potential future guest. Dave relates some pertinent information regarding WOVO. the first round of invitations for applications are out. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm George relates that Focusrite has come out with the Itrack, a plugin interface for the iPad, mac, or pc. Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to sign up for the EWABS Facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/groups/EWABS/ Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Special thanks to the shows producer Katherine Curriden. Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
