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The long game. Career strategy, business structure, productivity, mindset, and navigating an industry that keeps changing. Includes the full MO-JOE Friday video archive from Joe Loesch.
In the world of voice acting solopreneurs, charisma is a huge part of what attracts casting directors and other clients to certain talent, says veteran voice talent Paul Strikwerda. Here are six traits that he finds are shared by charismatic people – traits that you can learn ..
The voice over career cycle is not always an easy ride. There’s ups, downs, flat terrain – and potholes and there. Veteran voice actor Dan Hurst tells how to diversify to smooth out the road and your cash flow …
Are you known in voice overs for being good, fast or cheap? Or any combination of those? It’s your choice, says voice actor Joe Thomas – so think clearly and decide how you want to be perceived …
What aspect of voice work sparks your soul? Can you get a handle on what really lights your fire? Voice actor-producer-coach Joe Loesch shares how to dig down and discover your special slice of the VO business pie …
Voice talent Rebecca Davis: “I know deep down that this is what I’m supposed to be doing. So I have no choice but to keep trying, keep learning, keep hustling, keep knocking on doors, keep networking, and keep pushing myself” …
Are you a voice overachiever? Or a voice underdog? “Becoming a voice overachiever is simply about working on your business – not just in it,” says voice over talent manager Celia Siegel. “Amazing talent isn’t enough – the most successful in this business commit time, every day, to being kickass business people.” Ten tips …
Can you roar like a lion or tiger? Probably not (without some sfx help). And in Sounds Odd #25, Elizabeth Holmes tells us how the vocal folds in those big cats can produce such low-frequency intensity. And of course, there a human vocal health connection …
Is live event announcing for you? Veteran voice talent Dan Hurst shares the complexity of a major production following his sixth gig as announcer at a major annual convention …
In her new Sounds Odd column, Elizabeth Holmes uncovers strange bedfellows in the history of audio engineering – and you don’t have to be a history buff to appreciate the irony of WW II propaganda morphing into modern voice over and popular music …
You’re a part-time voice actor with a goal of leaping to full time VO. But how do you decide when the time is right? Former meteorologist Judy Fossum shares the roadmap and decision process she created and followed to conclude,”Holy cow! I’m really going to do this!”