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The final episode of EWABS – the wildly popular East-West Audio Body Shop voice over program seen live on Monday nights on Ustream.tv – is tonight starting at 9 p.m. Eastern time, 6 p.m. Pacific. But fans of the show needn’t worry, except perhaps for a few upcoming weeks of not seeing the program until co-host Dan Lenard moves West, and he George Whittam rename the series …
In the UK, The VoiceOverNetwork is growing fast with networking and education events, including The Big Summer Party in London’s Piccadilly this Friday (June 19). Organiser Rachael Naylor reviews the network’s history and purpose …
Broadway’s “Mary Poppins” star Megan Osterhaus performs at VOICES REMEMBER – an intimate cabaret fundraiser for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, overlooking New York’s Central Park on May 11.…
Most folks would agree that the voice over community is amazingly supportive. Which prompts voice actor/musician Brian Amador to note: “Unlike our government, this community is actually capable of coming together to work toward common goals.” So as the political season heats up, we wonder …
Traditions sparkle up the December holidays, and one we always look forward to is the annual audio holiday message produced by popular voice talent and coach Terry Daniel. Settle back for 38 minutes of laugh-out-loud, warm and friendly, sweet and sincere, VO tongue-in-cheek greetings from nearly 100 of your personal and virtual voice over friends. This 5th annual greeting is truly a wonderful gift to us all …
A skilled voice actor can captivate us in stories written by others – as they do quite well when narrating audiobooks. It’s another skill altogether to be a great storyteller of one’s own tales – and that’s the rarefied realm of legendary voice actor-author-entrepreneur Harlan Hogan. Harlan has just released the second edition of his popular book, “VO: Tales and Techniques of a Voice-Over Actor,” which is a thoroughly updated string of humorous and lesson-filled stories about Harlan’s career – plus no fewer than 23 mini-chapters of voice over success advice on voice acting, home audio studios, business and marketing. And he’s granted permission to VoiceOverXtra to excerpt some bits for you. Part 1 …
When you’ve slogged through a tough week or dread what awaits on Monday morning, a little pep talk can do wonders. And for some time now, UK voice actor Debby Barnes has been cheering us on that way every Sunday with her Sunday SideLines posts on Google+ – graphics that link to uplifting messages. VoiceOverXtra asked Debby to share some of her inspirations – and to tell us what makes her so cheerful!
For seven years, voice actor/TV news anchor Dave Courvoisier has been anchoring our voice over careers with blogs, reports, resource lists and more to keep us on track. Now it all comes together in Dave’s new book, “More Than Just A Voice: The REAL Secret to VoiceOver Success” – available today …
For years we’ve been enjoying voice actor Paul Strikwerda’s timely advice on VoiceOverXtra and in his frequent blogs – and now Paul wows us with a new book, “Making MONEY In Your PJs: Freelancing for voice-overs and other solopreneurs” … packed with practical, realistic advice. And of course, it’s based on Paul’s decades of personal experience …
Voice actor Jamee Thompson is on her way to 15 minutes of fame as the first voice over talent in the first commercial for medical marijuana to be seen on a major television network – and she landed the job with her demo …