Podcasts about voicebank

REQUEST: Please join this video's conversation on VOHeroes.com, where the comments are moderated and civil: https://voheroes.com/liz-atherton-on-her-new-vo-casting-site-castvoices-com/Hey there, hero!At this point in your VO career, you may be suffering not from "audition fatigue," but rather "oh there's a new VO casting site fatigue."I urge you to put that aside for now, and give this podcast episode a view or listen.Liz Atherton has been in the business for a long time, and has both casting and talent rep experience that no other casting site creator to date has had...and understands what we all miss most about the late, lamented Voicebank.I had the chance to sit down with her as she took a break from the heady moments of launching her new casting site, CastVoices.com.What she has to say just might surprise and delight you.#acting #voice #voiceover #onboarding #performance #productivity #tips #art #commerce #science #mindset #success #process #options #bestpractices #marketing

Here is Part II with Nick.His career has absolutely soared since we met, from being a part of The CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME , UK tour, to starring in SNATCH the TV showand most recently playing a role in the new Francis Lee film AMMONITE. A really top guy with a most fascinating story! https://www.spotlight.com/9498-5611-3826https://sharonhenry.co.uk/https://www.voicebanklondon.co.uk/artist/nick-pearse

VO Boss host Anne Ganguzza and special guest host, Liz Atherton, turn up the volume together in this podcast discussing the world of agenting.  From phone throwing to sleepless nights, to P2Ps, and life after the August 2017 VO tsunami (when VoiceBank changed hands to Voices.com), the changes on the VO landscape have had a powerful effect on talent and agents.  Liz Atherton, with her 20+ years in the industry as an agent, and now casting software developer, and CampVO director, provides thought-provoking insight into the agent side of the business.    Show notes and exclusive offers at VOBoss.com! FOLLOW THE BOSSES: On Twitter @vo_boss @aganguzza On Instagram @vo_boss @aganguzza On Facebook VO BOSS, Anne Ganguzza Voice Talent On YouTube VO BOSS, Anne Ganguzza SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VOBOSS iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vo-boss-podcast/id1238870667 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vo-boss?refid=stpr TuneIn: http://tun.in/piZHU Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5lk5ci2evkqynlddcro5khe7cy?t=VO_BOSS_Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43pUzgVrxP0wOBqYXojwrU?si=bbkH-KYbTRGZTb33u1aw-g iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-VO-BOSS-Podcast-29484508  Check us out on our website at http://voboss.com for BOSS swag, BOSS Business products, and our exclusive BOSS University Classes - Sign up for our mailing list to receive the latest news, exclusive content, and offers. Rock your voiceover business LIKE A BOSS! Show notes and exclusive offers at VOBoss.com! FOLLOW THE BOSSES: On Twitter @vo_boss @aganguzza On Instagram @vo_boss @aganguzza On Facebook VO BOSS, Anne Ganguzza Voice Talent On You Tube VO BOSS, Anne Ganguzza SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VOBOSS iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vo-boss-podcast/id1238870667 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vo-boss?refid=stpr TuneIn: http://tun.in/piZHU Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5lk5ci2evkqynlddcro5khe7cy?t=VO_BOSS_Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43pUzgVrxP0wOBqYXojwrU?si=bbkH-KYbTRGZTb33u1aw-g  Check us out on our website at http://voboss.com for BOSS swag, BOSS Business products, and our exclusive BOSS University Classes - Sign up for our mailing list to receive the latest news, exclusive content, and offers. Rock your voiceover business LIKE A BOSS! CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VOBossPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vo_boss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vo_boss/ VO BOSS IS SPONSORED BY: ipDTL: https://ipdtl.com/ Anne Ganguzza Voice Productions: https://anneganguzza.com/ VO BOSS LINKS: Website: http://voboss.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vo-boss-podcast/id1238870667 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vo-boss?refid=stpr YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOsTYcJnlKo4t2vjN5h37CA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VOBossPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vo_boss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vo_boss/ TuneIn: http://tun.in/piZHU Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5lk5ci2evkqynlddcro5khe7cy?t=VO_BOSS_Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43pUzgVrxP0wOBqYXojwrU?si=bbkH-KYbTRGZTb33u1aw-g  

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

Still shaking in your boots from the recent VO news? You've heard the cries, fear, and uncertainty from your fellow voice actors about the recent acquisition of Voicebank by Voices.com – but what does it all mean for the industry? Anne and Gabby talk about what's been happening, their thoughts on the merger and where they see the VO industry heading in the near and far future. Show notes and exclusive offers at VOBoss.com! FOLLOW THE BOSSES: On Twitter @vo_boss @aganguzza @voiceovervixen On Instagram @vo_boss @aganguzza @voiceovervixen On Facebook VO BOSS, Anne Ganguzza Voice Talent, Gabrielle Nistico On You Tube VO BOSS, Anne Ganguzza, Gift of Gab SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VOBOSS iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vo-boss-podcast/id1238870667 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vo-boss?refid=stpr TuneIn: http://tun.in/piZHU Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5lk5ci2evkqynlddcro5khe7cy?t=VO_BOSS_Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43pUzgVrxP0wOBqYXojwrU?si=bbkH-KYbTRGZTb33u1aw-g  Check us out on our website at http://voboss.com for BOSS swag, BOSS Business products, and our exclusive BOSS University Classes - Sign up for our mailing list to receive the latest news, exclusive content, and offers. Rock your voiceover business LIKE A BOSS! CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VOBossPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vo_boss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vo_boss/ VO BOSS IS SPONSORED BY: ipDTL: https://ipdtl.com/ Anne Ganguzza Voice Productions: https://anneganguzza.com/ Gabrielle Nistico : https://www.gabriellenistico.com/ VO BOSS LINKS: Website: http://voboss.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vo-boss-podcast/id1238870667 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vo-boss?refid=stpr YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOsTYcJnlKo4t2vjN5h37CA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VOBossPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vo_boss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vo_boss/ TuneIn: http://tun.in/piZHU Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5lk5ci2evkqynlddcro5khe7cy?t=VO_BOSS_Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43pUzgVrxP0wOBqYXojwrU?si=bbkH-KYbTRGZTb33u1aw-g

Voice Over Talent Agent Jeffrey Umberger joins Voice Over Body Shop to discuss the merger of Voices.com and Voicebank.net

KAY BESS is a veteran voice-over actor with hundreds of commercial, film/TV narration and video game credits to her name. Kay says technology has dramatically changed the way VO artists work. And while there are more voice-over jobs than ever before, they’re a whole lot harder to get than when she first began. (45:27)     EPISODE NOTES: I’d like you to meet my new Bess friend, KAY BESS, a veteran voice-over actor with hundreds of commercial, film and TV narration, live show announcing, network promo and video game credits to her name.  Kay is the voice of HGTV’s “Property Brothers” seasons 1-4 and plays Persephone Brimstone in the video game "Agents of Mayhem" and is Lara Croft’s nemesis, Ana, in the video game “Rise of the Tomb Raider.” She’s also pitched everything from Apple, Motel 6 and Hidden Valley Ranch to Toyota, Jergen’s and Kaiser Permanente on the radio. As Kay tells me in VOCE FORTE, technology has dramatically changed the way VO artists not only audition for jobs – which are harder and harder to come by these days – but the way in which they work when they do get a job. First, most everyone involved in voice-over now has a home studio, so it’s no longer necessary to live anywhere near a professional recording studio in order to read copy. Second, there’s VoiceBank.net: KAY: “It’s like a clearinghouse for copy. Advertising agencies used to either contact a casting director or contact talent agencies directly with copy and agents would call in their clients and read in the agency’s booth. Now with the advent of VoiceBank.net, all that copy is available to talent from coast to coast, and in Canada and European countries, too. So where I used to be reading against maybe 25 or 30 people locally, now it can be thousands. Back in the heyday, I’d book probably 1 out of 10 auditions. I’m nowhere near that now, because there’s just so many more people auditioning.” Having a home studio certainly makes recording copy convenient, but Kay says it’s also isolating. So, that’s why she now uses it to also record her own podcast, which she calls “The B-Hive.” All of Kay’s guests are women who work in the voice-over field in one way or another. And while there’s definitely plenty of VO shoptalk, the conversations she has with her guests invariably get deeply personal: KAY: “Really the crux of the podcast for me is the question that I ask, What is your biggest obstacle? What has tripped you up to the point where you thought you weren’t going to be able to carry on? And all of a sudden, everything gets really real. And the podcast becomes not about voice-over, but about the human condition. That’s what I love about my podcast more than anything else.” Exploring the human condition happens to also be what I like most about having a podcast. Like Kay, I really enjoy talking with people about the challenges in their lives and how they have or are working to overcome them. So when she revealed something extremely personal about her life, something that she’s never talked about publicly, not even on “The B-Hive,” I was definitely intrigued. And I think you will be, too. BP Many thanks to Lee Rosevere for the music featured in this episode royalty free through Creative Commons licensing: 1. "Try Anything Once" 2. "Vaping in LA" www.leerosevere.bandcamp.com      

  GK dreamed of being a Voice-Over actress when she was young, but like most of us- she didn't really think it was possible. She fist-pumped through school with the thought of becoming a doctor, studying micro-biology and molecular genetics. However, her creative itch for voice-overs never left, and she made a decision that most of us never believe we can make. Screw the traditional career. Follow your dreams. In this interview, you will learn how GK framed her mind to step away from the “safe” plan and attack her passion. We also get into methods and resources for starting a career in voice-overs.  GK is well known for using her magical voice to bring characters to life, including roles in  Happily N'Ever After 2 (2009), Resident Evil 5(2009)  Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Toothed Cave (2014). and Bleach, Memories of Nobody.     She's also worked with a massive amount of entertainment, food and beverage, and retail clients including Fox, Sesame Street, Warner Brothers, HBO, McDonalds, Subway, Nike and Walmart.     Prepare yourself. To defeat Godzilla with her talents… “I will use my most soothing Disney mom voice and lull him to sleep.” Advice… People are willing to help if you will just tell them what you want to do. Constant rejection wearies the soul. Interview Links & Resources Voices.com – Audition for voice-overs. Voices123.com – Audition for voice-overs. Voicebank.net – Listen to other voice-overs and study them to increase your skillsets / Audition for voice-overs. GK's Instagram IMBD GK's Website GK's Super-Fabulous Twitter GK's Linkedin  Highlights  9:57: G.K. shares how she transitioned from Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics to voice over. Voice over was a dream since she was 5. Luck was with her because living in L.A. made it so much easier for her to break into this field and people were willing to help just as soon as she tells them what she wants to do. She was a novelty in a place where everyone wanted to appear in movies while she only wanted her voice heard. 15:15: G.K. candidly shares how much she gets paid for her scream in a commercial and how, sometimes, it is such a stab in the heart to learn how much a celebrity earns for a similar job. Going legit in this business for her is all about going to auditions and having jobs lined up regularly. She also shares how having an agent really helps her get a steady stream of work. 20:05: G.K. has been doing voice overs for 11 years now and she shares how it was in the beginning when she had to tell her family she is giving voice over her best shot. She also reminisces on how it was then to be in this very competitive career, auditioning and getting rejected. She goes on to share how staying upbeat was a constant challenge when faced with one rejection slip after another. 24:27: G.K. shares the one simple but effective tactic she keeps that helps with her success: being amazed by the simplicity of how “being nice” to people can bring positivism in your life. G.K. has an amazing appreciation and awareness of her blessings that simply bring more good stuff in her life. 29:00: Validation is something we all look for and G.K. is no different. She talks about how it was to carve a career before the watchful eyes of parents who just did not get it and then how one day, they finally saw it her way and realized shedid have a career! 34:29: G.K. has a home studio now but in the early days she made the rounds of studios and does the recordings over those places. G.K. shares her tips for anyone looking to get into voice over as well as useful websites to constantly work on the craft.  

Join Mike as he interviews producer, audio engineer, author, and voice talent Dan Friedman.  Dan is a man of many talents. With over a decade in the voice-over industry, he has produced, directed, or provided his voice to thousands of audio productions. In 2010 he published a book, SOUND ADVICE - Voiceover From An Audio Engineer's Perspective.  A first of its kind in the industry, the book covers audio engineering and studio session etiquette as it relates directly to voiceover talent.  Dan continues to write a popular blog at his website, SOUND4VO.com. Dan was chosen to be among the top 10 "Most Influential Voice-Over Writers in 2011" in a Voice123 online survey.  He is a home studio coach with Voicebank and Edge Studios and is also a voiceover teacher and coach for the Screen Artists Co-op in Asheville, NC. For more information about this and other episodes head over to mikelenzvoice.com.

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.

Roland and Katie talk about demos and auditions. Will attempts to image for Audiblescripts. Get feedback and listen to demos on Voicebank. How quickly should you submit an audition? Should you record an audition if you're away from your home studio equipment? Communicate, communicate, communicate.